Flashing sbf doesn't root your phone. There are additional steps to run if u want to root it.

Download ringdroid extended to assign custom music as ringtones.

Battery cover decals wont last long, probably only takes a week to fall off if your phone going in and out of pocket a lot. I actually like the back screen decals but for $7 a pop, its quite expensive. But its nice to have mikey greetings the person in front of u when u slide the keyboard out

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Added on July 7, 2010, 5:12 amDetails of the update - http://www.droid-life.com/2010/07/06/motor...s-mr2-5-update/

Hopefully it applies to the 2.36 update that we had. Or perhaps there will be another update?

This post has been edited by sanosizo: Jul 7 2010, 05:12 AM

Did u mean u dun want to lock the phone when u press the on/off button?

If that so then u can try the phone lock settings inside location n security options. Set the phone lock to pattern or password then set the security timeout to few minutes. This way it will only ask for unlock pattern or password after the specified timeout time, if u press the on/off button to turn off the display, pressing it again wont give u slide to unlock function.

of course it will. but if u do nandroid backup before the rooting process then u just need to restore the backup to unroot it back. (i'm not sure this is the right way to unroot becos i never tried)

another way to unroot probably to flash a new sbf file. make sure to flash the correct one.

all i can say, rooting is a safe process. just dont brick the phone.

by bricking the phone i mean doing crazy modifications after you root the phone.

getting root is a simple process. as easy as pressing a few buttons and select an option in the menu and you're done.

when u have root access, all the system files will be accessible or modifiable. if u get adventurous, u will start modifying files to suit your need. but then it is actually quite hard to brick a phone, unless u saja-saja go flash a firmware which clearly not for your phone.

Get a prepaid plan then, no monthly commitment


If you flash with GOT modified firmware then you don't need to install vulnerable recovery because its already inside the package. Vulnerable recovery is needed if you flash the original motorola firmware.

brand new ori set costs around 1.9-2k, i cant believe if used ori set can go that price, unless the seller really desperate for money or he/she didn't know that 1.2-1.3k is for the ap price. if its really a used ori set then good for the buyerlah.

If you want to update froyo in the future just flash the stock firmware back but make sure use the service version to keep your data intact. Most GOT have 2.36 already. Rooting and unrooting now very easy to do. Salute to the people who has done a great job simplifying the process to normal users like us.

Anyway I'm enjoying typing with swype at the moment

Just google for swype 1.56 and you will get the working non expiring version. I got mine from the brother soft website

I hope I can clear things up...

1. original milestone runs at 550mhz with 256mb ram
2. Milestone xt720 got 2 versions but I believe only 1 available at the moment, the one that runs at 550mhz with 256mb ram
3. There are news about europe version getting down spec from 720mhz/512mb to spec same as no.2

android 2.1 support only 256mb? Care to share where you get that from? Did you know that droid x runs on android 2.1?

that's sux. knowing that your phone has more memory but you can't use it, apart from nexus one owners I guess. galaxy s is a very fast phone, seems like it's using the same cpu as the droid x.

I guess x10 owners would be very angry with this limitation, since the phone has 384mb ram.

i guess all android 2.1 phones.

memory card is more practical. have u ever tried doing backup worth of 16gb of files? and not to mention the restore process as well...

Probably you don't read all of the contents but efuse already existed even in droid and milestone. So far nothing happened to those phones.

We might not get custom firmware but root is possible.

There is a reason why motorola lock the bootloader. More people with custom firmware means higher risks of bricked phones, thus more warranty claims. I hate their decision on this but when you compare the ratio between users like us and mass market users like our uncles or sisters who are not going to explore the phone like we do, it's a better approach in term of business.

check whether u have gps, bluetooth, background sync, system update, wifi, email checking, etc settings set to on.

flash again with the retail south east asia version then u will get the normal motorola logo. but of course u need to root again after that.

i'm quite a heavy user, normally i charge the phone twice or 3 times because sometimes i play games, sometimes i watch movies and youtube and sometimes i browse websites and download stuff for hours

how long your milestone takes to boot? i mean right after u press the power button until u get to see the homescreen.

thats the downside of having a touch sensitive buttons. maybe u can try an app called pro paint camera. with this app u dont need to push the camera shutter button, just touch the screen and it will auto focus. it takes pictures quite fast if im not mistaken.

1. download open recovery files. i recommend getting the GOT latest version here - http://www.multiupload.com/ORHI6UI34W
2. in the zip file there will be 1 folder (openRecovery) and 1 zip (update.zip)
3. copy both files into your root sd card.
4. power off the phone.
5. press camera shutter + power button. when moto logo comes up release the power button but keep pressing the camera shutter button, until you see the triangle image with an exclamation mark, release the camera button.
6. press volume up key then press the camera button. this will give you a menu.
7. use the directional pad left or right to navigate thru the menu. select apply update.zip then press the center button on the pad.
8. it will load the files needed until you are presented with this menu - http://groupoften.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/1_main.png
9. choose nandroid menu then you will be presented with options for backup (system, data, all) or restore.

there are other interesting stuff in other menus, but be careful not to install them without knowing what they are for.

Yes you have to flash it first