Android 2.0+: root permissions are not required!
Android 1.5/1.6: root permissions are optionals!
Use your Android phone to browse, explore, transfer and manage files of any Bluetooth ready device, using File Transfer Profile (OBEX FTP) and Object Push Profile (OBEX OPP): you can also receive files, send applications and contacts!
Android 1.5/1.6: if your phone is rooted, by using a customized firmware like Dwang or CyanogenMod, then you can receive from any Bluetooth device. Otherwise, if you don't have root, you can receive only from another Bluetooth File Transfer (Android) software.