Posted: 8/4/2016 11:03:10 AM EDT
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Currently have an LG G3, have had Motorola and Samsungs in the past. 10000% unhappy with these phones, they work great for the first few months, and as soon as the next upgrade in OS hits, they become painfully slow, evidence I strongly feel points to the manufactures trying to get us to upgrade and upgrade and upgrade hardware all the time. I do a lot with my phone, and it usually takes me a week or so to get everything set up 100% like I want it, so periodic factory resets are always a PITA because I never get my phone back to 100% where it was, interface-wise.
I have read a lot about "pure android" -- phones like the Moto X Pure Edition, HTC One M8, Google Nexus 5/6 etc, which offer very little fluff on top of plain vanilla android. This interests me greatly. NFL stuff, spotify stuff, about a zillion apps on my phone that I have never, and will never use... Stuff I can't turn off, processes that run all the time even though I never use them but can't shut them down... Wondering if I should be looking at a new phone, or consider rooting my G3? I have never rooted a phone before. I'd like to know specifically if a rooted phone can be made to run a bone stock vanilla lightweight android, with *only* the options I want, without creating problems with the carrier (Verizon), google play, etc? If rooting is not the answer, then I would welcome advice on the next logical upgrade from the G3, in the pure android arena. I have to go to ebay in order to preserve my grandfathered plan features, and my price range is $150 or less. Not interested in the most chic and modern phone, I always buy one or two generations old, but if its time to upgrade, I'd like something snappier than the G3, with a similar/better screen. Any opinions would be great, thanks. |
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rooting a phone isn't hard, but can be a little complex, in that certain tools will be required. you have to find an image of the os you want for that phone and then you have to follow the instructions.
I have used it for a couple of phones and tablets mostly to blow back a previous version of the os so it would run like it used to. but typically I just ignore the upgrades. |
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Currently have an LG G3, have had Motorola and Samsungs in the past. 10000% unhappy with these phones, they work great for the first few months, and as soon as the next upgrade in OS hits, they become painfully slow, evidence I strongly feel points to the manufactures trying to get us to upgrade and upgrade and upgrade hardware all the time. I do a lot with my phone, and it usually takes me a week or so to get everything set up 100% like I want it, so periodic factory resets are always a PITA because I never get my phone back to 100% where it was, interface-wise. I have read a lot about "pure android" -- phones like the Moto X Pure Edition, HTC One M8, Google Nexus 5/6 etc, which offer very little fluff on top of plain vanilla android. This interests me greatly. NFL stuff, spotify stuff, about a zillion apps on my phone that I have never, and will never use... Stuff I can't turn off, processes that run all the time even though I never use them but can't shut them down... Wondering if I should be looking at a new phone, or consider rooting my G3? I have never rooted a phone before. I'd like to know specifically if a rooted phone can be made to run a bone stock vanilla lightweight android, with *only* the options I want, without creating problems with the carrier (Verizon), google play, etc? If rooting is not the answer, then I would welcome advice on the next logical upgrade from the G3, in the pure android arena. I have to go to ebay in order to preserve my grandfathered plan features, and my price range is $150 or less. Not interested in the most chic and modern phone, I always buy one or two generations old, but if its time to upgrade, I'd like something snappier than the G3, with a similar/better screen. Any opinions would be great, thanks. Good luck with those requirements. If you want a good experience, you are going to have to pay for it. Newer hardware is what you need for a good experience Cheapest option is the nexus 5x, and that is in the ~$250 range. That still has its own issues, but is as close to what you want at the lowest possible price. |
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rooting a phone isn't hard, but can be a little complex, in that certain tools will be required. you have to find an image of the os you want for that phone and then you have to follow the instructions. I have used it for a couple of phones and tablets mostly to blow back a previous version of the os so it would run like it used to. but typically I just ignore the upgrades. I hadn't even considered going back down a rev or two. Good call. Trouble is, I play a game that requires the latest version. Don't judge, I play it with all my kids across the country, so I have an excuse for being trendy. Future updates of the game usually require the latest version of android. Maybe I can get a pared-down version of the latest android? Can anyone recommend sources for alternative/lightweight OS versions that aren't full of chinese malware? I'm not so comfortable downloading some random phone image from a website, which is what I assume you have to do when you root the phone and then replace the OS? |
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Good luck with those requirements. If you want a good experience, you are going to have to pay for it. Newer hardware is what you need for a good experience Cheapest option is the nexus 5x, and that is in the ~$250 range. That still has its own issues, but is as close to what you want at the lowest possible price. Meh. I can easily make this phone last another few years, if I can shrink the OS image and/or remove all the crapware that LG and Google install on my behalf. Thanks tho, I was hoping the G3 was old enough that there was something newer and better on the used market that wouldn't cost me a ton. |
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typically you can find good sources if you find multiple reviews or instructions on your particular phone model for rooting. they will supply where they got their stuff from and if you find 4 or 5 from different people pointing to 1 url, then you are probably gtg. Of course scan it but typically if someone tried to lace it with malware, someone would call it out way before you get to it.
Anything older than 6 months and you are behind the early rooter's. |
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I had a Hisense Sero Pro 7" tablet that I rooted and put a plain, no frills android on that also gave me the choice of how much of the Google crap to install (I put very little, just the Play Store and a couple other necessary items). It made a TREMENDOUS difference in how fast and how smooth the tablet ran.
Of course, a couple mouths after I had it running so great I flopped in bed one night and put my elbow through the screen. 
Do a search for your phone, but you'll probably end up at http://www.xda-developers.com. |
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Trouble is, I play a game that requires the latest version. Don't judge, I play it with all my kids across the country, so I have an excuse for being trendy. Future updates of the game usually require the latest version of android. Maybe I can get a pared-down version of the latest android? Is it.. Clash of Clans? I play that on (among other things) a Nexus 7 (2013) Tablet, plays it like a champ. You can play it both on the tablet or the phone. |