Why Root a Fire? - Page 3

Blossom · 01-24-2012, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by salsaguy

Blossom.
what is the widget in BABM that works with go launcher?
I have both but didn't notice anything?

You will need the Fire Edition of the BABM and then you just press on the home screen and widgets then find scroll till you see it. It's just a battery gauge with icon that shows the percentage and when tap it, it takes you to BABM stats page.

jduck · 01-24-2012, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

The paid version of BBM it much more accurate then the free and is made just for the Kindle Fire. the Free version isn't. It's just has minor tweaks. I have a feeling the price will probably go up so I would grab it while it's 99 cents.

Nice, I like the looks of the new version, but wish they would add charging/discharging current display.

TechnoCat · 01-24-2012, 02:24 PM

Why root? I rooted because it allowed me to further optimize my Fire experience a bit and to tweak some program data files. But around 98% of the time I'm running in regular, not rooted, mode.

So let's talk about those tweaks. By rooting, I have been able to block most ads from the browser, speeding my browsing experience. I've been able to "cheat" at a few games. I've been able to get at the WEP/WPA key for any network that I've registered it on, which was very helpful when one of our cats destroyed (by spilling a pint of water) my 11-month-old Mac Air, and I was travelling with a new one.

So there's really no need to root for most people. I'm just pushing the use cases a bit further than most.

Blossom · 01-24-2012, 03:01 PM

After my Fire giving me a infinite boot sequence. I can no longer recommend Go! Launcher or Rotating Wallpaper apps. Now I can't say it's the cause because after the last firmware update I had not restarted the Fire till today but it might have been a combo.

All I know is my Fire is useless now

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01-24-2012, 02:24 PM	#33
TechnoCat Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 150390 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pacific NorthWest Device: Kindle Fire	Why root? I rooted because it allowed me to further optimize my Fire experience a bit and to tweak some program data files. But around 98% of the time I'm running in regular, not rooted, mode. So let's talk about those tweaks. By rooting, I have been able to block most ads from the browser, speeding my browsing experience. I've been able to "cheat" at a few games. I've been able to get at the WEP/WPA key for any network that I've registered it on, which was very helpful when one of our cats destroyed (by spilling a pint of water) my 11-month-old Mac Air, and I was travelling with a new one. So there's really no need to root for most people. I'm just pushing the use cases a bit further than most.

01-24-2012, 03:01 PM	#34
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	After my Fire giving me a infinite boot sequence. I can no longer recommend Go! Launcher or Rotating Wallpaper apps. Now I can't say it's the cause because after the last firmware update I had not restarted the Fire till today but it might have been a combo. All I know is my Fire is useless now