G1 is looking a bit outdated....

[xxmadeyousmile]

I love my G1, dont get me wrong, but my boyfriend just got the MOTO CLIQ and all of a sudden, my G1 seems pretty lame. The cliq is so much faster, cooler widgets and apps, and just makes me plain jealous.

SO...the question is - How can i make my phone cool again!?

I used to have a shadow which was pretty easy to configure/make themes/etc. But this one has me absolutely baffled.

[ggrant3876]

Root your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567610
And theme it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569160
It will fast and classy, just like a new phone.

[havikx]

if your not rooted or anything like that....i would suggest that first. if you are rooted..

cyanogenMOD is a great rom out for g1s right now. w/ better browser, auto overclock to make the phone run faster, along with a few other great tweeks.

if i may... i too felt my g1 was outta date a little while ago. i was still runninn jesusfrekes rom. now i heard he stopped make roms and put input in to help other devs. i changed to cyanogen. got apps2sd with ease...something that took hours at first.

i just put voice navigation on google maps. thats soo freakin sweet.

i would theme it if your bored.

if theres nothing out you like and theres something specific you want from your boyfriends phone.... ask a dev.

[xxmadeyousmile]

I've read on here though that rooting it can be bad. What does that mean exactly to root it?

[djunio]

(people might not like this but oh well)
NO CURRENT ANDROID PHONE IS COOLER THAN THE G1. It can run any version of Android that is on any of them phone and its 1 of 3 phones that can currently do that. My G1 is a Hero now, was a Cliq yesterday, plain ole 1.6 before that, a Pulse for a day and its gonna be a 2.0 soon.


Nothing beats the original lol

[xxmadeyousmile]

My G1 is a Hero now, was a Cliq yesterday, plain ole 1.6 before that, a Pulse for a day and its gonna be a 2.0 soon.


Nothing beats the original lol

I like that! haha Well teach me your ways!!

[ggrant3876]

I've read on here though that rooting it can be bad. What does that mean exactly to root it?

It means thgat you have complete control over your phone. You can delete native apps you don't use, wireless tether and voice navigation, all free. As djunio said there isn't presently a phone available I would swithch my G1 for.

[Derrick]

I've read on here though that rooting it can be bad. What does that mean exactly to root it?

I have never seen anyone permantely brick their phone from rooting it. Now when you get into flashing SPLs and stuff it gets kind of risky but one step at a time, eh? I suggest going to YouTube and watch someone root there phone and follow their actions exactly. There are auto root methods but those are iffy sometimes plus its always good to get your hands a little dirty

[havikx]

just for reference....

root, while maybe not the most precise of tech definitions, is to have administrative capabilites over your phone. what does this mean? you can screw around with more files that you wouldnt be able to. you can screw aroud with the files that make the phone run the way it does. add modified files inplace of stock files (roms)...and you modify the way the phone acts, looks, or performs.

[havikx]

I have never seen anyone permantely brick their phone from rooting it. Now when you get into flashing SPLs and stuff it gets kind of risky but one step at a time, eh? I suggest going to YouTube and watch someone root there phone and follow their actions exactly. There are auto root methods but those are iffy sometimes plus its always good to get your hands a little dirty

and i think what derrick means by get your hands dirty is...


learn some linux commands. haha