Just root your phone and install 2.1 already. It honestly takes maybe an hour if you are computer illiterate. I am running Smoked Glass 6.0.1 with the processor overclocked to 1.1ghz. This phone is amazing if you just let it do what the components allow.
Are there any real hazards or issues after you root the Droid, aside from the warranty being voided. I know that when I put custom ROM's on my WinMobile phones, they never seemed to work as smoothly as I had prior to putting a custom ROM on. I mean I had newer features, but there was a downside.
Is there anything like that here with rooting on Android?
From what I have seen there has been no downside. The stock processor speed is only 550mhz I am running twice that with no loss in battery life or excess heat (I have it drop down to 250mhz when it is not in use to save on battery).
Since I have overclocked it, the phone is much more responsive. Not that it was particularly bad in the first place, its just that everything is now instantaneous with zero lag at all.
There are many forums that will gladly help you figure out the rooting and installing of the custom roms. I personally go to droidforums.net but sites like alldroid.org are great as well and will have almost identical information.
I'm a HUGE fan of the Android developer community. Not a dev myself, but the work of these awesome people is what makes phones like the Droid some of the most amazing devices you can own.
@BobStewart How is that running for you? I was having major issues with it loading apps and running smoothly, so I'm sticking to 5.X until the 6.X is developed a bit more
I have not had any issues yet at all. But then again, I have only been running it for a little over a day now. btw, the android community is just amazing. I am so happy I bought this phone.
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Just root your phone and install 2.1 already. It honestly takes maybe an hour if you are computer illiterate. I am running Smoked Glass 6.0.1 with the processor overclocked to 1.1ghz. This phone is amazing if you just let it do what the components allow.
@BobStewart
Are there any real hazards or issues after you root the Droid, aside from the warranty being voided. I know that when I put custom ROM's on my WinMobile phones, they never seemed to work as smoothly as I had prior to putting a custom ROM on. I mean I had newer features, but there was a downside.
Is there anything like that here with rooting on Android?
@Poochnuts
From what I have seen there has been no downside. The stock processor speed is only 550mhz I am running twice that with no loss in battery life or excess heat (I have it drop down to 250mhz when it is not in use to save on battery).
Since I have overclocked it, the phone is much more responsive. Not that it was particularly bad in the first place, its just that everything is now instantaneous with zero lag at all.
There are many forums that will gladly help you figure out the rooting and installing of the custom roms. I personally go to droidforums.net but sites like alldroid.org are great as well and will have almost identical information.
@Poochnuts
I'm a HUGE fan of the Android developer community. Not a dev myself, but the work of these awesome people is what makes phones like the Droid some of the most amazing devices you can own.
Check out this link: http://alldroid.org/threads/16435-Complete-How-To-on-How-to-Mod-Your-Phone-(2.1-ROM-O-C-MM-Boot-Animation-etc)
@BobStewart
How is that running for you? I was having major issues with it loading apps and running smoothly, so I'm sticking to 5.X until the 6.X is developed a bit more
@bravokiloromeo
I have not had any issues yet at all. But then again, I have only been running it for a little over a day now. btw, the android community is just amazing. I am so happy I bought this phone.