I think it is important for the readers of this site to know the hardware on which applications will be tested. I recently sold my Black T-Mobile G1 but often use and test apps on those owned by friends, family and colleagues. My main device is now a Nexus One, rooted with the latest version of Enomther’s TheOfficial Nexus1. My recovery menu is Amon_RA’s RA-nexus-v1.5.3. I am also running my applications off a 512MB ext3 partition on a 16GB class 6 microSDHC. I also use a rooted Merlot myTouch 3G with the latest version of CyanogenMod. My recovery menu is Amon_RA’s RA-sapphire-v1.5.2. I am using an 8GB class 6 microSDHC with a 64MB linux-swap partition and compcache enabled at 32MB.

I currently have roughly 300 applications installed on my phone.* I do my best to test applications on as many devices as possible, however, this is not always necessary. If I feel that there is a distinct reason to do so, then I will. Since the Nexus One was released, and as more high powered devices hit the market, this will become increasingly necessary.

I will do my best to update this as I update my phone’s configuration but this isn’t always possible. I frequently change my phone’s ROM version but more or less stick with the above setups. I almost always have the latest version of a particular developer’s ROM on my phones but at the most, I will be one version behind. This rarely occurs.

I cannot help you root your phone, however if you are interested in doing this, there are many Web sites that can assist you in this process. The absolute most helpful and certainly best of these sites is http://forum.xda-developers.com/. If you decide to go through the rooting process, do so at your own risk. There are many advantages of rooting your Android device but if you decide to do it and you are not familiar with the process, I highly recommend that you first devour everything there is to know about it before beginning. While it is not necessarily and overly difficult process, knowing what to expect in advance will greatly reduce, or even eliminate the headaches you will get if something goes wrong. It can even prevent things from going wrong, thus, not giving you a headache in the first place. That being said, if you do decide to root your phone, I hope you enjoy it and all the goodies that come along with it. I personally would not use any of my Android devices without first rooting it. While Android devices are highly satisfying to use out of the box, for someone like me, rooted devices are the only way to go.

* Please note that I do not pay for an app once and use it on both phones at the same time unless I have gotten explicit permission from the developer to do so. I either use one phone at a time or pay for an app twice. That’s right. I pay for the same app twice.