New to Android

Rafaela

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Hi,

I just ordered a Samsung Vibrant phone. I know it has Android 2.1 ..any way to upgrade to 2.2 or 2.3 unofficially?

I know i was able to upgrade my Blackberry with any newer OS released by another carrier. Is it the same?

I heard about rooting Android. What is it?

Thanks!
 
you can root your phone. this will give you more control over your phone (superuser permissions), allowing you to tweak a lot more stuff (theming, overclocking, etc.).

one of the biggest perks of rooting is the ability to flash a custom rom. the vibrant doesn't have a huge dev base, but i'm pretty sure there is a froyo rom (cognition, i think it's called?). so in short, yes, it is possible to unofficially get froyo onto your phone.
 
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