Let's have a look on what is
rooting and benefits of a rooted android phone.
Rooting is a very common term amongst android users. After having an Android
Smartphone or Tablet, most of us search the Internet for a
rooting guide for the device. However, in this article we are not going to give
you any rooting guide, instead you’ll get a clear idea about rooted
android phone, Advantages and disadvantages of
rooted android devices, so
that you can decide whether to root your android phone or
not.
So, what is rooting? Rooting is basically a way to get admin right or full control over phone’s operating system. Manufacturers deactivate some of the deep system features by default to prevent average users from causing damage to mobile operating system. Android is the most customizable mobile operating system ever but most of the advanced features stay inactive by default. Rooting helps to remove all those limitations and give you the full control to customize advance settings, features, and performance of your phone.
Pros of rooted android phone
After rooting
your android phone, you can perform a number of
advance tasks with your android phone. Below are some of the most important
task that you can do with your rooted android phone. Advantages or benefits of
rooted android phone includes:
Runs various Apps which ask root permission:
One of the great advantage of having an
android powered phone is that, you can download and install tons
of free apps from the Google Play Store which give your
android experience a different level. However most of the great apps in
Google Play Store works with rooted android phone. There are plenty
of normal apps available which works with non rooted android phone but
root apps allow more features and control to access system settings and tweak
various features. So, if you have a rooted android phone, you can
enjoy lots of great apps from Google Play Store.
One of the most important advantage of rooting
android phone is that, you can enjoy various custom
ROMs on a rooted android phone. If you don’t know, Custom ROMs are made from
the source of official firmware by third party
developer which provide many customizable features, increase overall processor
speed, and change the overall look of your android phone and many more. With a rooted
android phone you can enjoy various custom ROMs like- CyanogenMod,
ParanoidAndroid, AOKP, PACman, SLIM ROMs, MIUI and much more.
Free up lots of System Memory:
One of the major complain of android
users that internal memory is full of defaults apps and very low space for
installing new apps. It’s true that most android phone comes with huge system
apps by default which takes a big amount of internal memory. But with a rooted
android phone, you can transfer apps to External SD Card or install
apps to SD card. Hence you can free up lots of internal memory space.
Cons of a rooted android phone:
Along
with many pros, rooted android phone have certain grey areas too. Check
out below to find disadvantages of rooted android phone.
Rooting void manufacturer warranty:
The
main disadvantage of rooting android phone is that
root void the phone’s manufacturer warranty. Means, once you rooted your phone,
your phone’s manufacturer will not give you warranty even if your phone is in
warranty period. The service centers will charge for any service they
provide for the phone. But this is not a serious issue as you can un-root your
device any time and get back your manufacturer warranty
by re-installing the official firmware.
First up all you
should know that rooting your phone is a very
serious task and should be done carefully. You’ll find a number of rooting
software and tools that help rooting process very easy even for normal
user but one should take help from advanced android users who have already done
the rooting process. Follow every step carefully while rooting your phone
else you might end up bricking your phone. Taking any
wrong step or flashing corrupted root file may cause your phone brick, means
your phone will be dead.
Hope you now understand what is rooting and disadvantages and benefits of rooted android phone. Rooting voids manufacturer warranty, rooting might brick your phone if attempted carelessly but if you can take the risk then you can experience all those great apps, custom ROMs and much more.
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