01-31-2015, 02:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2015, 03:02 PM by Nuuppanaani.)
(01-31-2015, 08:00 AM)Apocryphan Wrote: As long as it doesn't come with facebook messenger pre-installed, we can consider it smarter than my "smart" phone.
Root that shit and delete all the bloat from /system/apps!
And while you're at it, install Xposed and all the other root shit and tweak all the things!
And then custom roms start looking more and more tempting. You find yourself flashing the noob rom for your device that doesn't require a custom kernel. Easy and fast value improvement for your device!
After this you realize all the sweet improvements custom kernels give you: overclocking, undervolting, double tap to wake etc. You find yourself opening the bootloader of your device (if you haven't already) and flashing a feasty custom kernel that blows your friends' $/£/€800 Samsung flagships out of the water with its performance and features!
Then you realize how many custom roms there are for your device and become a flash-o-holic. This is not you controlling the flashing any more but all the shiny new roms just need to be flashed.
A new android release is rolling out and you *have* to have it before your friends. You tweak the phone all night and finally get that shit to boot! This is your miserable life's happiest moment while sober and clothes on!
Your friends are really jelly for your phone and its bleeding edge android version. However it's not that long until you realize the flaws of that experimental pre-alpha rom you just flashed: it doesn't have that one tweak you cannot live without! Couple hours after the flashing you decide to revert back to stock because it was the fastest of all the roms after all, and you won't need the features the roms are offering because there's Xposed.
You try flashing your device back to stock and find out the hard way stock rom's bootloader doesn't approve of the custom one you had and realize your device is giving no signs of life any more. :'( It is hardbricked and you pray the customer support for help. But they find your IMEI on the list of naughty kids for unlocking the bootloader and refuse to give you any warranty.
You wake up next day without being able to check the time from your phone, reading the Reddit feed or any of that stuff. Living without your beloved smartphone is tough! But what is this? Google released its new Nexus device; a phone running their latest pure android that is designed for developers and hackers in mind! You spend the remaining of your savings on this new beauty. It is 10 times better than your old device in every way!
It takes a single day until you get fed up of all the Youtube advertisements and that little stutter when scrolling your Reddit feed. You root your device, void your warranty and the addiction takes all over you again. You must have more every time! And the loop goes around.