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How hard and problematic is it to just install the normal Android OS on phones that come with weird kinds? And does it end up not quite fitting the specific han
by jackowayed 17y ago
How hard and problematic is it to just install the normal Android OS on phones that come with weird kinds? And does it end up not quite fitting the specific handset as well?
- there 17y agoit varies by handset. my mytouch 3g took a lengthy process involving 2 microsd cards, a hex editor, submitting some id numbers specific to my phone/microsd cards to some random website and getting emailed a "gold" file, and reflashing various files. my nexus one took all of going into the settings and unlocking it, then reflashing a cyanogen firmware that had been downloaded to the phone. i would imagine that if at&t is locking down this particular phone, they are (or have instructed motorola to) lock down the firmware reflashing process.
- aschobel 17y agoIf you get the phone from Google or T-Mobile it is trivial to root them and install your own firmware. Hopefully Motorola won't lock down the bootloader too badly on AT&T.