To hack, or not to hack? That is the question.
People who order a Google Play edition Galaxy S4 or HTC One are starting to see their devices delivered today, and one of the things that goes along with that is the hacking that’s going to happen to slap the operating system from the Google Play edition devices onto their carrier counterparts. It may turn out to be relatively easy (for the end user, that is) or it may be more difficult, but we’re sure it will happen. And that means people with the carrier or OEM models of these two have a decision to make — to hack or not to hack?
You lose a lot of functionality that comes standard on the versions with HTC and Samsung’s firmware, but to many people that’s all just extra fluff they never wanted in the first place. In the other camp, you have the people who have no desire to lose these and take what they feel would be a step backwards to a bare-bones build of Android. It’s something to think about, especially if you’re tied to your current phone for two (or more) years.
We can’t make that decision for you, but we are curious about just how many are going to take the plunge. There’s a poll in the sidebar to the right, or you can just click through the break and find it. Take a second and answer it, and feel free to say why you voted the way you voted in the comments here.
Before we go, a look at last week’s poll.
What is your top social networking feature?
For the two-thirds of us that enjoy social networking, it looks like the quality of our Android app is the most important feature, Are you listening Facebook and Twitter?