new to android
 

this is my first android phone, i used to be a winmo user...

ive looked around, try n see what i need to do to my phone to get started on my customizations... i have a cpl of questions thou...

i see there are different versions of rooting, what is the difference? im thinking of downloading the one-click-version but like i said, i dont know what the difference would be... (besides the obvious that of course this is a one click thing and the others are more of a process)

i read that in order to remove apps, add stuff etc etc u write a code? where do u do that and where do you learn the different codes? or am i getting too advanced too soon?

what else after rooting can i do to my phone besides the obvious of adding themes, and custom roms?

thanks in advance, i did try searching but it can be difficult not knowing the vocabulary of what the simplest thing can mean

Re: new to android
 

just got my Hero today as well, first android...

Re: new to android
 

anybody!?

Re: new to android
 

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-hero/9...3-13-10-a.html

before i got my phone i started reading this thread.

7 links down or so shows how to remove bloatware and which ones are safe to remove.

Re: new to android
 

thanks chris, ive read that thread.... but im still confused as there are different types of roots! for example flashred method, androot method, unrevoked method, etc etc..... which ones better? whats the difference? thats what im confused on

Re: new to android
 

as far as rooting goes, there are numerous stickies but you will be faced with a decision between clockmod and AmonRa recovery. Clockmod seems to be way easier when it works right however is not compatible with all the roms. AmonRa seems to be the best bet with maybe 2 mins more worth of work.

Re: new to android
 

thanks, what about the one click one? is that any good? also, a friend told me that they all do the same job, its just a matter of procedure

EDIT: im a cdma hero user by the way....

Re: new to android
 

There is an active user community on the xda developers forum.