If you root your phone they can't exactly 'take it' away from you at a later date. The only reason to not root your phone is due to it voiding a warranty (not sure if it actually would), as only the carrier really cares if you root it. Think about:
Google - Can't see why they care if you root it- they just provide the base line OS for customization/distribution. Plus, I would think rooting would be in their benefit as it would lead to hacking around on the device/custom firmwares/etc which (theoretically) could be contributed back to core Android (not getting into the OSS arguement) HTC - They took android, put some bells and whistles on top and put it on some hardware then sold it (either to you are en mass to a carrier). They already made their money by selling their device - so why would they care if you root. Also same applies above, custom firmwares/hacks/etc can help them sell more (look at their Windows Mobile phones - most would be dead if not for XDA etc) Carrier - The only one who would care is the carrier. And most likely only t-mobile (as they are the only ones right now selling android phones in the US). However - if you bought it unlocked from them and they are not your carrier they have no interest in wtf you do with the phone - you already payed them the full price for the phone. So in short, I have to agree Disconnect - if you bought an Ion and want root then go for it, no one is stopping you or will bother you. It is your phone, you payed the money for it, you don't have to ask anyone's permission, so do whatever you want with it :) On Aug 12, 11:34 am, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > Yah as far as I know the ion is rooted and I believe it had a developer > bootloader. Not sure it counts since it was a vendor giveaway instead of a > product release though :) > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Disconnect wrote: > > > No. The only phone under that category is the ADP1. > > > Actually, doesn't the Google Ion (HTC Magic distributed at Google I/O) > > fit that description as well? If not, I'm curious what the ADP1 offered > > in this area that the Ion doesn't. I have no expertise with > > flashing/rooting, so use small words. ;-) > > > Admittedly, getting your hands on a Ion isn't easy... > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > >http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > Android Development Wiki:http://wiki.andmob.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
