Hi originalman20, Here is my take on cupcake. My understanding is that there is no guarantee that cupcake will work on a G1. Plenty of people have installed it to see how it works, but I think it is fair to say that it seems to be a long way off. Even if this conclusion is wrong, I believe a rooted version of cupcake will be available fairly soon after it is released.
Finally, as a root user, you can always reflash your G1 to have the original release candidate (now RC30 in the US). This would allow you to get the cupcake update just like everyone else. My comments in this thread are not to promote root access for everyone, but rather to point out that a rooted RC30 allows users to enable features that make the phone much better than it is currently. These features would ideally be available to non-root users as well. If these features were already available, T-Mobile and Google would have a big hit in their hands (an actual iPhone competitor)--much bigger than they have currently. Also, fewer people would be seeking root access. Keep in mind that getting root can be a scary and potentially risky operation. Follow directions very closely, or you might end up with an expensive plastic brick. --Ed On Feb 2, 1:43 pm, originalman20 <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot for the input! My next question is what would be the pros/cons > of upgrading to the "cupcake" update once I've rooted my G1? Is it worth it > or should i stay with root access? > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have to say that I tried to avoid root access for quite a while. > > However, rooting my phone has finally made me a satisfied G1 customer. > > There are many things that make my rooted phone a real alternative to > > an iPhone, among them: > > > 1) ability to change themes (icons, layout, transparencies) as much as > > I want (user perspective: this was promised, but not implemented) > > 2) ability to store run apps from SD card, freeing up gobs of space > > (user perspective: what the hell else do you want an SD card for, > > especially when your internal memory runs out so quickly?) > > 4) multitouch browser and picture sorter (user perspective: much > > better than default browser's zoom implementation) > > 5) autorotating screen for applications depending on position of phone > > 5) task manager, screenshot utility, file manager, etc, etc > > > I showed off my rooted G1 to the gobs of iPhone users in my office, > > and they were finally impressed. The G1 actually EXCEEDS the iPhone in > > some ways now, whereas before it was some strange, expensive non- > > competitor (ala Zune). > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
