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Re: should I "root" my Kindle Fire or not? Praziquantel Send a noteboard - 12/06/2013 03:22:24 AM

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So my laptop recently died on me, not unexpectedly (I'd had it since February of 2010, and it got plenty of use).

So I ended up with a used Kindle Fire, ordered off of eBay. Not a bad little machine, it does perfectly well what I need it for (watching video, reading ebooks, etc) mostly.

But I've had several friends suggest rooting it. I don't know much about this stuff, so I am looking for input from you good folks.

Should I root my Kindle Fire or not? I understand this will open up a lot of apps to being able to work on my Kindle, mostly all the stuff available in the app store that Google has.


IF I DO root the Kindle, will I lose the data that is on it? Will I lose the apps already there? Uncertainty on this issue has led me to not purchase any apps yet that cost any amount of money (don't want to chance having to pay for it again; unemployed broke ass ya know).

Thanks for your input!


I gotta agree with Aemon. Rooting does open up a lot of things for you from the Google store as well as customization in general, but unless you have a reason for wanting either of those, it's probably better off not rooting. I mean, I assume it already has an Anroid OS on it, so you're not rooting it to install android on it.
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should I "root" my Kindle Fire or not? imlad - 11/06/2013 07:20:25 PM 906 Views
I'm an Android developer by trade, so I can probably help out a bit here. Aemon - 11/06/2013 08:02:03 PM 770 Views
I am not an Android developer but I agree random thoughts - 12/06/2013 06:36:18 PM 553 Views
Out of curiosity, why'd you put it back? *NM* Aemon - 12/06/2013 09:38:44 PM 410 Views
It was booting of the SD card and I wanted the memory back random thoughts - 13/06/2013 12:58:11 AM 548 Views
Sounds like you had a lot more than just root going on. Aemon - 13/06/2013 07:06:29 AM 844 Views
The Nook id the Barnes and Noble answer to Kindle random thoughts - 14/06/2013 06:00:27 PM 692 Views
I'm very familiar with that the Nook IS, just not with the latest software hacks and such. Aemon - 15/06/2013 06:21:38 AM 708 Views
Thanks for all the responses imlad - 15/06/2013 01:54:50 AM 584 Views
AEMON: Any particular apps you worked on? imlad - 15/06/2013 01:55:41 AM 650 Views
Well, I'm kind of a boring corporate Android developer, so no cool apps you'd know of. Aemon - 15/06/2013 06:41:46 AM 943 Views
actually, I think that's all pretty cool dude! imlad - 16/06/2013 04:17:31 AM 653 Views
Thanks! Aemon - 16/06/2013 06:55:03 AM 795 Views
We use WebEx at work (General Motors). everynametaken - 17/06/2013 02:38:09 AM 626 Views
Re: should I "root" my Kindle Fire or not? Praziquantel - 12/06/2013 03:22:24 AM 555 Views
Well, it looks like it may be a little too late for this but I did root my Android. everynametaken - 17/06/2013 02:55:13 AM 569 Views
yeah there are a number of apps I want to get rid of (questions in here too) imlad - 18/06/2013 08:37:35 PM 1443 Views
Re: yeah there are a number of apps I want to get rid of (questions in here too) everynametaken - 20/06/2013 03:54:53 AM 933 Views
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