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  • 21-08-2011 2:51pm
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    Four of a kind
    Registered Users Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I'm going to move away from iPhone to the android market and thinking of getting myself a galaxy s2 sim free. Had my iPhone jailbroken but I've no clue about rooting and kernels when it comes to android.

    Could someone provide me with a few good links to where I could get my teeth stuck into learning this stuff??

    Cheers.


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Four of a kind wrote: »
    Could someone provide me with a few good links to where I could get my teeth stuck into learning this stuff??

    The Android forum would be a good start. :D


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    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    The only link you need:

    http://www.google.com/search?q=rooting+galaxy+s2


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    blaz
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭blaz


    Why would you need to root it? You need to jailbreak an iPhone to make it half useful, but Android is open enough by default that you don't need to root it in the vast majority of cases.


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    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    blaz wrote: »
    Why would you need to root it? You need to jailbreak an iPhone to make it half useful, but Android is open enough by default that you don't need to root it in the vast majority of cases.

    I'll give you one big reason
    https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree


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    blaz
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭blaz


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    I'll give you one big reason
    https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree

    Great, I am sure all the developers that depend on ad income will be very grateful.


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    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    blaz wrote: »
    Great, I am sure all the developers that depend on ad income will be very grateful.

    I don't buy from silly little ads I get on mobile media, they're not losing out on any income. I'd prefer not to see them, its my phone


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    deco nate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,340 ✭✭✭deco nate


    just like if you use firefox,and use adblock.
    whats the problem with that?


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    KrisW
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭KrisW


    The problem with that is that those in-app ads provide a payment to the developer - in a lot of places, it's the ONLY way the dev has of getting paid for their work. If a considerable number of people block them, the developers' ad-revenue will drop, and developers will move to other platforms.

    Most successful mobile apps are written by full-time developers, and a lot of them are simple one- and two-person outfits. It's no money-machine either: I have a friend who writes a very popular app on iPhone; the income just about supports himself and his wife, but he'd probably make more as a contractor to a bank. And that's on a platform where most of the users will pay for their software...


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    I don't buy from silly little ads I get on mobile media, they're not losing out on any income. I'd prefer not to see them, its my phone

    You don't have to, a developer can get paid per display and per click of an advert within their application.

    By blocking adverts you are essentially stealing their work.

    I assume that you would expect to be paid for whatever work you do? So why don't developers?


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    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    draffodx wrote: »
    You don't have to, a developer can get paid per display and per click of an advert within their application.

    By blocking adverts you are essentially stealing their work.

    I assume that you would expect to be paid for whatever work you do? So why don't developers?

    Once again, its my phone, I'll install what I want.
    Its the same as flicking channel on TV when the ads appear, is that wrong?


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    bandit197
    Registered Users Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bandit197


    I block them all too, have done from day one and will continue to do so. I buy the full version of any apps worth paying for. If the developers cant come up with an app that is worth 2eur then they are in the wrong game.
    A free version should be just that, a simple version of a more advanced app that is unlocked by paying for it.
    I don't want to see ads for local singles or some crap like that on my phone or pc so I block the lot.


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    Paarse Krokodil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭Paarse Krokodil


    How common is adware among free android apps?

    Was going to get an android phone but if the apps are all adware and rooting is a lot of trouble then do not want.


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    Galen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Galen


    rooting is easy


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    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Rooting takes seconds and is reversible


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    KrisW
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭KrisW


    Paarse Krokodil wrote: »
    How common is adware among free android apps?

    Was going to get an android phone but if the apps are all adware and rooting is a lot of trouble then do not want.

    Rooting is relatively easy if you're comfortable with computers.

    Android has a much lower portion of pre-paid apps than other platforms; most stuff is either ad-supported or free. By not providing good payment systems, Google discouraged devs offering software for sale (Google are a major provider of in-app advertising, so this was in their interest). This has improved a bit, though - with operator billing finally coming to Android, you might see a bit more "pay once, no ads" apps.


    Personally, I hate ad-supported software. If something's worthwhile to me, I prefer to pay for it, and use it in peace without being interrupted and without needing to be online - a lot of adware won't run offline, because the ads are fetched from the net.


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