Hi,
I know nothing about tablets really. I suppose if I did, I wouldn't be here.
I keep seeing references to "rooting" tablets. I have a Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113. What exactly would rooting it accomplish? I'm old enough to have learned that "free lunches" are rare in this world, so what are the tradeoffs for rooting?
What new things would this enable me to do with the Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113 and what would I lose?
And lastly, what dangers are involved in the process?
If an answer here would prove to be long and painstaking, would someone please be kind enough to put up some links which will explain this to me?
I've done some google searches but I keep finding HOW to root the Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113 but nowhere can I find what it does and why I might want to do this.
What I'm hoping rooting will enable me to do is get rid of some of the stuff Samsung decided to use my memory for.
Before I bought it, it didn't occur to me to see how much of the 8gb internal memory was taken up by stuff I don't really want or need (but Samsung decided to force down my throat).
After I bought it I discovered that well over 4gb of the 8gb internal memory was already taken up, leaving less than half of the internal memory free for me to use how I want.
This type of thing reminds me of when downloading some software or other all of a sudden you've got new toolbars and a bunch of other crap someone snuck into your hard drive and made it your default whatever. I hate that crap!!!
Anyway, still not checking far enough into this, I bought a 16gb external memory card thinking, "Problem solved. I'll never use it all."
THEN I find out that, for the most part, I can only use the memory the way SAMSUNG ALLOWS ME TO which is essentailly to store videos, music and graphic files. Can't store apps etc on it. GRRRRR.
I mean I like the Tab 2, I really do. And I appreciate Samsung laying Jelly Bean on me. That was nice if them. But somehow, at the same time, I feel a little cheated by Samsung too.
Would rooting it allow me to get rid of some of the bloatware?
Would it all me to use the external card the way I want to use it? Would i be able to store other things on it and not be limited to storing only videos, music and graphics?
Please pardon my ignorance.
And thank you,
Don
I know nothing about tablets really. I suppose if I did, I wouldn't be here.
I keep seeing references to "rooting" tablets. I have a Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113. What exactly would rooting it accomplish? I'm old enough to have learned that "free lunches" are rare in this world, so what are the tradeoffs for rooting?
What new things would this enable me to do with the Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113 and what would I lose?
And lastly, what dangers are involved in the process?
If an answer here would prove to be long and painstaking, would someone please be kind enough to put up some links which will explain this to me?
I've done some google searches but I keep finding HOW to root the Tab 2 7.0 GT-P3113 but nowhere can I find what it does and why I might want to do this.
What I'm hoping rooting will enable me to do is get rid of some of the stuff Samsung decided to use my memory for.
Before I bought it, it didn't occur to me to see how much of the 8gb internal memory was taken up by stuff I don't really want or need (but Samsung decided to force down my throat).
After I bought it I discovered that well over 4gb of the 8gb internal memory was already taken up, leaving less than half of the internal memory free for me to use how I want.
This type of thing reminds me of when downloading some software or other all of a sudden you've got new toolbars and a bunch of other crap someone snuck into your hard drive and made it your default whatever. I hate that crap!!!
Anyway, still not checking far enough into this, I bought a 16gb external memory card thinking, "Problem solved. I'll never use it all."
THEN I find out that, for the most part, I can only use the memory the way SAMSUNG ALLOWS ME TO which is essentailly to store videos, music and graphic files. Can't store apps etc on it. GRRRRR.
I mean I like the Tab 2, I really do. And I appreciate Samsung laying Jelly Bean on me. That was nice if them. But somehow, at the same time, I feel a little cheated by Samsung too.
Would rooting it allow me to get rid of some of the bloatware?
Would it all me to use the external card the way I want to use it? Would i be able to store other things on it and not be limited to storing only videos, music and graphics?
Please pardon my ignorance.
And thank you,
Don
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