What the heck is rooting and jailbreaking ??? EXPLAINED

[jessedogg]

I had an idea of what rooting was but you made this more understandable. Thanks a lot for explaining this. I see more detail on what is being done and im ready to get my HTC thunderbolt rooted.

[halfcab123]

@jessedogg come on down, make sure that you don't update though! new update blocks root! come to live chat on our site!

[jessedogg]

@halfcab123... I did the last update that was pushed to our phones back in Oct I think which fixed the buggs from android 2.3.4 that verizon put a stop to when it first came out. The Software number was 2.11.605.5. Hopefully I can still do it?

[halfcab123]

@jessedogg There is currently no official firmware on the thunderbolt that can't be rooted. So if you have a thunderbolt yes it can still be done.

[bluecaker]

i love it make more videos

[awdickerson]

this guy is great! Thanks for all the information and rooting my Thunderbolt. It is now the best phone ever!

[Paulk9pg]

Got my Thunderbolt rooted... would never have been able to figure it out by myself, and I'm fairly good with this kind of stuff... but the Thunderbolt is a PITA. I would recommend Chris... fair, on top of things, quick, and gets back to you quickly via email. The remote session is 100% safe...no funny business.

[OceanStateRI]

So i have 1 question. once i root my phone, i'll basically be able to customize my themes and wallpaper ? Where do i go to get free apps ?

[y2jfanlol]

why do you support akaskriller? all they have are stolen half assed-ly themed ROMs? :/

[halfcab123]

@y2jfanlol he's a good guy, means well. android is open source, every custom rom was built on android. Same concept ;)

[madskilzs]

Great vid, I just got an atrix 4g and i want to get some system emulators on it like snes and some others. Do I need to root it to be able to install emulators?

[awassupsir]

Cabby, great vid. Did a really good job of breaking down the whole process and kept it in simple terms. LIKE!

[keyey33Tee]

one question .... does a rooted android phone gives full access to donwload free

apps in android market ? does it give u apps like Cydia , installous etc. like in a

jailbroken iphone ?? i am still confused regarding that matter ..... im planning to

buy a htc wildfire then root it myself, im only interested in games,apps etc ..

[halfcab123]

@keyey33Tee nope, rooting does not give you apps. And neither does jailbreaking by themselves. Now, in jailbreaking applications such as red snow, snowbreeze, etc., you have the option to install cydia, but once again, jailbreaking and rooting by themselves do nothing but give you full access to your phones. Thats it.