**The Droid Thread**

[Geoff]

I've thought about rooting, but does it void the warranty?

I believe it does, but I returned a rooted phone last year and never heard back from Verizon about it being an issue.

I'm pretty sure it falls along the same lines of jailbreaking an iPod. Just reset it if something happens.

Resetting the phone can undo rooting?

If you do a master wipe and reset it should reset the factory image on it.

There seems to be some confusion with rooting. Once you root you won't be able to undo the root by factory resetting it, you need to perform an unroot using software on your computer.

 

[speedyink]

I believe it does, but I returned a rooted phone last year and never heard back from Verizon about it being an issue.




There seems to be some confusion with rooting. Once you root you won't be able to undo the root by factory resetting it, you need to perform an unroot using software on your computer.

Yes, a root is exactly what it implies, it allows some access to your root folders, allowing you to flash in different roms to your system etc. folders. There are ways of unrooting, pretty similar to reverse of rooting. It's also kinda phone specific on the process of doing so.

 

[dave1701]

Hi, my Dad has a droid X and he wants to not have to pull the thing down to unlock the screen every time he uses it. Is there a way to turn that off?

 

[massahwahl]

go into settings then go to 'location and security' and you can set an unlock pattern. Mine is just one button so its easy to switch to the phone.

 

[johnb35]

Hi, my Dad has a droid X and he wants to not have to pull the thing down to unlock the screen every time he uses it. Is there a way to turn that off?

Have him go to the android market on the phone and download and install the ap called "no lock".