MyTouch 4G Rooted vs. Unrooted

[yeska29c]

hey can you show me a good video with someone that can explain how to root it and not brick my touch ?

[StaticImpluse]

I have this phone, how do i root it?

[k3vinyAng]

So is it good to root the Mytouch 4G?

[spichanator1]

@k3vinyAng Absolutely! :)

[spichanator1]

@CrazyLoco61 I may have to give that a try, thanks! Perhaps it'll be another video even! :)

[CrazyLoco61]

I Have Virtous Affiinity A Sense 3.5 Rom On My Mytouch 4g, Its Great

[worm513]

I have a mytouch 4g rooted running sense 3.5. Rom

[spichanator1]

@worm513 Which ROM are you using? I may consider putting a 3.5 on my wife's phone. If I do I'll definitively do another comparison video.

[lucirz]

@spichanator1 can u download games that would normally cost money for free and play it if u root your phone? i have a jailbroken ipod touch and that's what' i use it for.

[spichanator1]

@lucirz You can, but I don't believe that even requires root access. You only have to check off the "unknown sources" box in your applications part of "settings". There are plenty of criminals that post pay apps on MediaFire and the like for you to steal. Just Google the app you want to steal and you too can become a thief! Times are tough for everybody! If taking 99 cents away from a dev, go ahead! BTW, there's a two year old in a stroller down the street with a lollipop that you might want.

[nismo451]

@spichanator1 i would take that bitches lollipop too you can work for the man or work for the people

[spichanator1]

@artinhopar818 No there's very little graphics change. Any change is just the CPU processing info faster.

[artinhopar818]

so the graphics quality had nothing to do with rooting the phone right?

[superbate1]

Can u root my Phone?



[spichanator1]

@superbate1 Are you serious?

[superbate1]

@spichanator1 Yea . why?

[spichanator1]

What app are you referring to? I don't know of any apps that don't work on a rooted phone...

[surryj]

Do you have to have a custom rom to use this app or can you just be rooted?

[itsjustsohorrible]

Rooting the phone also lets you access its system files, which could delete all The useless bloatware

[davidromero19]

but forreals witch one broke first...!!!!!

[spichanator1]

@davidromero19 LOL! Neither one has had a glitch and are running fine! BTW, both are rooted now and running the Royal Ginger ROM.

[dannypineda]

Can someone please explain the purpose of rooting a phone.

From what i understood in this video it is because you can change the speeds on the processor. Is there any other reason?

[spichanator1]

@dannypineda Extending battery life is only one of the benefits of rooting your phone. I use AdFree android to block ads in my apps. I use Market Enabler to access other Android markets from other carriers around the world. I tether my other devices, laptop etc. to my phone. You can change your ROM and theme to suit your tastes. The list goes on and on.

[dannypineda]

@spichanator1 So pretty much its to hack it and personalize it.

ive done some stuff on my laptop and should b able to do it on the phone.

just want to know if it is worth it and what are some of the drawbacks.

Thanks for your answers and your time :)

[spichanator1]

@dannypineda Yes, personalizing the device to your tastes is great, but so are the practical points of overclocking the CPU and opening the possibility for more apps than those allowed on your carriers Android Market.

Downsides, sure! You could make a mistake and brick your phone (this becomes less likely all the time now that HTC is opening up the bootloader)! You void your warranty (if you brick your phone it seems that they don't even look to see if it was rooted)!

[EinGeistKrieger]

@tlcbadboy its true. I also had a g1 and upgraded to a mt4g. The root and custom rom world has changed quite a bit from what it was.

While there has always been the potential for problems, its 95% of the time remained in the realm of potential and often because someone didn't follow the instructions.

Thankfully most things are idiot proof almost now, so feel free to experiment!!

[tlcbadboy]

have you every had any problems with the rooted phone????

[spichanator1]

@tlcbadboy Of course I have! LOL! Call me crazy, but sometimes that's what the fun part of this stuff is. Trying different ROM's just because you can to see what does and doesn't work. Being on the bleeding edge and pushing the hardware to more than stock is my sickness. Things are better now then early G1 ROM's. :0)

In truth, for stability, battery life and reliability, take a look at Royal Ginger 3.0. It's based on CyanogenMod (as are many ROM's) and is a great vanilla Android ROM.

Thanks!

[somejordan]

what is the name of the 2nd app u used? id like to test my phone with that.

[spichanator1]

@somejordan Nenamark1is what I used. There is also a Nenamark2 that you may like as well.

[somejordan]

@spichanator1

ok thank you :)

[saigondj]

so you have to sacrifice the graphic performance if rooted? is this a worthy tradeoff?

[spichanator1]

@saigondj No graphic degrade at all, generally by overclocking a ROM on a rooted phone, you can get better frame rates and performance overall. Some kernels tweak the graphics more than others but you'll get better than stock just because you can crank up the CPU.

[lainey674]

Yeah,,

[lainey674]

Yeah..

[lainey674]

Ok.. Now how did you get the rom on your phone? Iam new to this..

[spichanator1]

@lainey674 Have you rooted your phone?

[theclarkmanman]

great review, i just wish the video was 720p

[spichanator1]

@theclarkmanman Thanks! If I make another one, I'll try to remember to post in HD.

[lainey674]

How did you overclock it to 1.7?

[spichanator1]

@lainey674 After rooting your device, the easiest way is to download SetCPU from the market. This app allows you to set the sliders for min and max CPU speeds and will also allow you to set up many different profiles such as, screen off, charging, charging AC, charging USB and so on.

Different ROMs use different kernels and as such, have slightly different top end CPU speeds. I'm currently using Royal GInger 3.0 that has a 1804 MHz peak. Not bad for a 1024 stock chip.

[lainey674]

How did you overclock it to 1.7ghz?

[lainey674]

How do you overclock it to 1.7ghz

[BadAssNinjaz]

i got a question, what does rooting your phone do? is it like jailbreaking where you can get free apps and stuff?

[spichanator1]

@BadAssNinjaz Rooting allows for use of different ROM's, kernels and apps. You can overclock or underclock the processor to increase battery life. You can make your phone a wifi hot spot. You can block ads in your apps. Get apps that aren't "meant" for your phone. You can use different Android markets than your current carriers for more apps from around the world. There are also some unofficial markets you can download apps from.

Lots of options beyond just making your phone run smoother.

[ChaseisaGhost]

What app did you use to run the graphics test?

[spichanator1]

@ChaseisaGhost I used NeneMark1. It's pretty much the standard GPU benchmark.

[ManUnited10r]

How would you know if yours is the bad screen if you have nothing to compare it to?

[haik93]

@ManUnited10r because if the one on the right looks worse on the left then obviously that one has a worse screen..

[brianminkc]

@ManUnited10r thats a very darn good question. I suppose if your not annoyed by the way yours looks... it must be a good one. lol. Now I am gonna be anxious till I get my new phone later this week... its in the mail right now.

[spichanator1]

I don't have any firm numbers, but I'd say at least a 20% increase running conservative cpu settings and some of the helper apps mentioned, like auto pilot.

[beratalbania]

yea the unrooted one has the bad screen i have the one with the bad screen too idk what to do iv had this for 3 weeks now

[saigondj]

@beratalbania what? it thouth the test shows the rooted one has the bad screen. You're stating it backwards. can u explain? cuz im concerned of getting bad screen after rooted. (i have not rooted yet)

[beratalbania]

@saigondj oops lol the rooted one has the bad screen* you dont get the bad screen by rooting, its the actual panel check where your phone was made, china or taiwan , if it was made in taiwan than you most likely have the bad screen like me if its made in china its most likely the good screen

[saigondj]

@beratalbania what? china makes better phone than taiwan? are you sure? i would think it's the other way around. where do u check thefor the panel?

[56suited]

Couple questions: I was wondering what type of performance scores you were getting at your preferred 1200 level (we just saw it at 1700, or so)? And, what are the dangers if I was to root my phone with very or little knowledge of the process? Worth taking the "risk"? Thanks!

[spichanator1]

According to what I've gathered on XDA the rooted phone has the "bad" screen. Much as your comment suggests, it's all in the eye of the beholder...or their monitor. I've never been bothered by it and I only mention it since some folks think there is an issue.

Thanks for your comment!

[GraffitiBoi95]

@spichanator1 Actually, it just 1.depends on who was the developer/maker of the phone--China came with lots of "bad screens" and the certain colors mean a slight hardware difference when having a gingerbread rom on it. Also, the white, and black HTC Glaciers have the bad screens--my purple one doesn't, and i went to a T-Mobile store and the black one was bad. Just giving some facts out there.

[XDViPeR]

You have bad screens on those phones? The unrooted one looks more like it, but more than the rooted one.,