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Hobbs
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My main reasons for rooting are
To installs Recovery so I can switch between different roms when I get bored .
To change system fonts.
Use Titanium Backup to remove unwanted system applications.
Change my screen resolution
That's all I can think of at the moment.
You can unroot whenever you feel like it and with Recovery installed you can backup your stock rom so if anything goes wrong you can just enter Recovery mode and restore.
Its nice having all these extra options.
Its not for everyone though because things can go awfully wrong but I've always managed to bring my X10 back to life.Let's hope Sammy plays along too.
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jj03
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i got cwm packaged with chainfire' ki3 root kernal. very happy with the firmware. |
Hobbs
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Bono Hows your phone doing.Any more random reboots?
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Hobbs
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Thank goodness that all went well.Just installed my first rom onto the S2.
I chose the 2.3.6 CheckROM Revolution HD v4 from XDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312240
Check out my Quadrant benchmark ...4209 
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mriley
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@hobbs
what do you mean change screen resolution by rooting?
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Hobbs
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Theres an app on the market called LCD Resolution that requires root where you can increase/decrease your screens resolution.
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Caspa
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Yeah, a lot of ROMs come with different resolution options... What DPI you set at Hobbs?
Proper dying to get back to Android but unsure if work will come through with the G-Nexus, its 200 quid upfront as its an additional line on the existing share... Even with that phone I'll be rooting and whacking a custom ROM on with all the trimmings... |
Hobbs
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With LCD Resolultion I put the density on 180 (640x1066). You can go lower than that but then things like the icons in your notification area start doing wierd things like blurring,overlapping ect But 180 for me was perfect.
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mriley
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Did you see a significant improvement over the deafault dpi?
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Hobbs
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I cant say I did.Used it on my X10 which feels like ages ago (only a week). Now with the beautiful screen on this G2 I cant even remember how my X10's screen looked.
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mriley
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The only problem with the display is the low dpi, pixeleted text on websites etc
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jj03
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dpi change can hammer the battery so be careful..besides the fact that the screen res is good enough on the gs2 as it is...also remember that if you change the dpi some apps will look funny (white pixelly lines...even icon cracks). |
Hobbs
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I dont use it on the G2.It doesnt like the Samsung Touchwiz homescreens.You need to use a third 3rd party launcher.
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Caspa
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Yeah, I've never used it personally but some people seem to swear by it and HAVE to change the DPI... |
mriley
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On 2011-12-09 19:20:00, jj03 wrote:
dpi change can hammer the battery so be careful..besides the fact that the screen res is good enough on the gs2 as it is...also remember that if you change the dpi some apps will look funny (white pixelly lines...even icon cracks).
I disagree, the resolution doesn't compare with the iPhone and it;s one of the factors that lets the phone down, every other aspect of the display is stunning.
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