To root? Or not to root?

[alder201]

I understand that there's lots of advantages to rooting. It does seem a bit difficult to do? I'm on jellybean . I am a newbie. I did jb iPhones a few times.

Is it pretty simple? Shall I use the "Galaxy nexus root kit"? Simplest for me? And probably the biggest question is I've had the device a few days now, installed apps and contacts etc. can I save this and once rooted get it back?

Thanks

Sorry if alot of this is posted but it's very confusing when I google, research rooting and find tonnes of different sites and different ways to do this.

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[Mattnphuron]

This site has everything you need to root. The nexus is really easy. A lot of people have used wugs toolkit to root. I would search for his toolkit in here download it and read every direction twice and then read again. Don't be afraid to ask questions

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[alder201]

Thank u for support I probably have questions.

[Mattnphuron]

The hardest part of the toolkit is getting the drivers installed correct.

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[rayhodge02]

There are several different ways to root...I personally used adb to root

Yes I'm using tapatalk 2

[alder201]

The hardest part of the toolkit is getting the drivers installed correct.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Ohhh , guess I will find out in the next day or so. Have to dig out my windows machine.

[rayhodge02]

Ohhh , guess I will find out in the next day or so. Have to dig out my windows machine.

What do you normally use mac

Yes I'm using tapatalk 2

[alder201]

What do you normally use mac

Yes I'm using tapatalk 2

Yep used a Mac for quite awhile now. But I have a cheap netbook I bought 2 yrs ago which I hate and it's awful. Off topic but never buy asus. Nothing but trouble from customer service!

[Mujibar]

Continuing the off-topic ... my Asus Nexus 7 is great!

~ GNexified ~

[fish1552]

Continuing the off-topic ... my Asus Nexus 7 is great!

~ GNexified ~

Well, he *does* have a point. The company will not answer any inquiries about an expected ship date for any additional stock to stores. Not even broad time frames.

Sent from my GNex using a darkened TapaTalk 2.