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		rsync on Aug 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Essential Phone, available now "Isn't the OS just vanilla Android?" Have they discussed whether the phone is designed to be rooted easily ? Like a nexus device, for instance ?

ktta on Aug 17, 2017 [–]

Yes.

https://twitter.com/essential/status/870381000852996099

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/6eppuc/the_essenti...

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