Beginners Guide?

[Guest DagsJT]

I should be getting a Nexus One through on Friday and I'm just wondering if there's a guide, quick-start or tutorial on where to start with regards to modding the phone?

I've heard about rooting, about using custom roms, Paul's work on Sense UI, and it sounds great. Is there anything I really should be doing when I get the phone for the first time? Essential tricks? Recommended apps or hacks?

Basically I haven't got a clue where to start with Android but I'm eager to learn after moving away from my iPhone 3GS and wanting a bit more control so opting for the N1 instead. All help and advice is appreciated :(

[Guest xkonni]

I should be getting a Nexus One through on Friday and I'm just wondering if there's a guide, quick-start or tutorial on where to start with regards to modding the phone?

I've heard about rooting, about using custom roms, Paul's work on Sense UI, and it sounds great. Is there anything I really should be doing when I get the phone for the first time? Essential tricks? Recommended apps or hacks?

Basically I haven't got a clue where to start with Android but I'm eager to learn after moving away from my iPhone 3GS and wanting a bit more control so opting for the N1 instead. All help and advice is appreciated :(

read the stickies, here and on xda-developers.com forums.

for each rom, there's a little howto, read those as well.

there are lots of interesting threads around :(

[Guest DagsJT]

read the stickies, here and on xda-developers.com forums.

for each rom, there's a little howto, read those as well.

there are lots of interesting threads around :(

Cheers. Working my way around various sites trying to pick up what I can and taking notes of apps to grab :(

[Guest xkonni]

Cheers. Working my way around various sites trying to pick up what I can and taking notes of apps to grab :(

sounds good... you can always ask questions, but there are a lot of things you can learn on your own too.

take care when flashing radio :(

apart from that, learning by doing can not do too much harm, if you got some common sense ;p

[Guest slyydrr]

sounds good... you can always ask questions, but there are a lot of things you can learn on your own too.

take care when flashing radio :(

apart from that, learning by doing can not do too much harm, if you got some common sense ;p

PLEASE respect what xkonni just said regarding flashing your radio. Take EXTREME care in doing so as a bad radio flash = bricked phone. My rule of thumb: unless I'm experiencing radio issues, I will not flash. In that regard, I follow the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" motto.