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Talking Re: Radioshack updated my phone. No root for me?

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Originally Posted by ycats View Post
why is everyone calling it "root" instead of "unlock"?
As I understand it, Android sits on top of a Linux kernel, In Linux parlance gaining Root access is very similar to logging on to WIN box as an administrator. This is a simplistic way of looking at it but can be hopefully helpful.
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