Samsung Galaxy Tab Rooted Before Launch

on 09/03/2010 04:24 PDT

As we previously mentioned, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is getting plenty of attention this week, and now perhaps the device has gotten a little too much attention for Samsung’s liking. The tablet hasn’t even been made available for mass consumption yet, and the folks over at Sera-Apps have already managed to root the Galaxy Tab before the device is launched, which will allow you to fiddle with the system as you see fit. That being said, it remains to be seen if Samsung will take this period of time before the release to patch up the vulnerability that allows the rooting to be performed.

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rooting Rooting is essentially a process that allows users of smartphones, tablets or other devices running on Android to gain “superuser” access to the software. This will allow the user to perform administrative tasks such as writing to locations normally restricted by the system which in turn will allow for deeper customization. For iOS users, rooting on Android devices could be thought of as a close equivalent to jailbreaking your device. More info in Rooting for Android: What, why and how?

Samsung Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

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