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Just Days After Release, Google's Nexus 4 Has Already Been Rooted
An anonymous reader writes "Google's Nexus 4 sold out around the world very quickly this week, and while there was talk of very limited supply, apparently some key people managed to get their hands on it. That's right: the Nexus 4 has already been rooted."
Yep, it's an unlocked device and you're supposed to be able to root it without issue.
All Nexus devices can be rooted in 30 seconds or less .... by design.
Why is it news?
Because the "reporter" lives under the iStockholmSyndrome and thinks that having access to hardware you bought can only be done through clever trickery.
From Wikipedia: "The Google-branded Android devices, the Nexus One, Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus, can be boot-loader unlocked by simply connecting the device to a computer while in boot-loader mode and running the Fastboot program with the command "fastboot oem unlock".[7] After accepting a warning the boot-loader will be unlocked so that a new system image can be written directly to flash without the need for an exploit."
Right because "sold out" automatically means that the Nexus is doing as well as the iPhone without knowing how many were sold.
Yep, it's an unlocked device and you're supposed to be able to root it without issue.
which, I find very amusing...
Slashdot supposed to be a place for geeks, and look what we have here ... Both the Slashdot Submitter and Slashdot Editor do not know that Google's Nexus devices are made to be rootable.
How can Slashdot remains a geeky place when the editor ain't geeky enough?
Muchas Gracias, Señor Edward Snowden !