Ok, little background here:
First, just to clarify I am not afraid of rooting my phone and have rooted all my android devices to date and JB all my Apple Devices.
Second, because Sprint/Samsung announced the Note2 was compatible with the Gear S I decided to try to set it up with my N2... Things went very badly... I spent two weeks and almost returned my GearS out of frustration (Glad I didnt, but...) ultimately, I gave up and used my upgrade with sprint to get a Note 4 since I was having some hardware issues anyway (mic was dieing). I'm loving the new phone, but am missing some features I had on my N2 because I've not rooted my N4 (and the "no root required" alternatives are... awkward, at best, and don't have most of the features I want). The main worry I have is that rooting it might somehow break compatibility with my GearS, which I use every day very heavily and spent weeks getting working.
Short version:
Will rooting my phone (Sprint Note4, android 4.4.4) cause any problems with my GearS?
I am not planning on loading any custom roms or kernals, mostly just want backup (Titanium Backup) and tethering (Galaxy Tools) possibly in the future adding an app that lets me use a BT gamepad like PS3 or Wiimote... Not planning to even remove any sprint bloatware apps since N4 lets you hide them from the app menu.
I'm pretty sure it wont affect the GearS, but after all the hassle I've been through I'd rather not risk it and decided to ask first to be 100% sure.
First, just to clarify I am not afraid of rooting my phone and have rooted all my android devices to date and JB all my Apple Devices.
Second, because Sprint/Samsung announced the Note2 was compatible with the Gear S I decided to try to set it up with my N2... Things went very badly... I spent two weeks and almost returned my GearS out of frustration (Glad I didnt, but...) ultimately, I gave up and used my upgrade with sprint to get a Note 4 since I was having some hardware issues anyway (mic was dieing). I'm loving the new phone, but am missing some features I had on my N2 because I've not rooted my N4 (and the "no root required" alternatives are... awkward, at best, and don't have most of the features I want). The main worry I have is that rooting it might somehow break compatibility with my GearS, which I use every day very heavily and spent weeks getting working.
Short version:
Will rooting my phone (Sprint Note4, android 4.4.4) cause any problems with my GearS?
I am not planning on loading any custom roms or kernals, mostly just want backup (Titanium Backup) and tethering (Galaxy Tools) possibly in the future adding an app that lets me use a BT gamepad like PS3 or Wiimote... Not planning to even remove any sprint bloatware apps since N4 lets you hide them from the app menu.
I'm pretty sure it wont affect the GearS, but after all the hassle I've been through I'd rather not risk it and decided to ask first to be 100% sure.
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