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Originally Posted by Teknikal
I think that was probably for the best this forum was pretty full of people who rooted and had major issues basically bootloops/or worse and couldn't recover easily if at all.
I don't know what version of Android Sony used but I really suspect it was one of the very early ones and I think it was also stripped to the bone your far better with a cheap tablet or something if you want to play with Android apps.
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There is a reason for that. Sony restricted access to the Linux Kernel and because of that, downgrade of firmware is not possible and there were conflicts if you used mods made for another firmware.
As long as you have firmware 1.0.05 or below, you can easily restore the reader in recovery mode. The community made a sd-rescue package for firmware 1.0.05.
There are also restore packages for other older firmwares.
It is almost impossible to brick the reader with firmware 1.0.05 and below.
Recovery mode is accessed through a recovery file on the microSD card so it doesn't matter how corrupted the OS is. (Linux kernel access is disabled so you can always entered recovery mode as long as it is powered).
I'm restricting your freedom in case you hurt yourself.
Doesn't that sound familiar?
T1 runs Android 2.2.1.
I myself root the reader to install Android apps, such as a much better reader like Cool Reader or better dictionaries or even Dropbox for cloud storage. There is even a wiki page for working apps on T1.
No one should be trying to play Angry birds on it.
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Originally Posted by auspex
Kobos are no less "locked down" than Kindles. fwiw, there aren't many Android devices of any sort that aren't locked. It's just that the really popular phones get a lot of people hacking on them to open them up.
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It seems are readers from both companies can be modded and firmware downgradable(to allow modding), unlike Sony.
However, I dislike how I have to create an Amazon account to use it (or have some functionalities disabled) or have my reading habits uploaded to their servers. In that regard, I think Kobo is more open.
We don't need any more surveillance.
You are mistaken about Android phones.
Phones nowadays ships with locked bootloaders for security reasons, which can be unlocked through the manufacturers' website, no hacking necessary. Once that is done, anything is possible - custom recovery, rooting, custom ROM, updating of radio firmware etc.
Anyway, Android (AOSP) itself is open sourced and pretty much 'made for modding'.