Have you ever wondered what gains and disadvantages you could face if you root your device? This article will help you with what you need to know
concerning rooting. More often than not, the
question of what can I gain and what will I lose/
risk when it comes to rooting android phone pops
up. It’s in there as 2nd place (debatable of course)
in the most common rooting questions. This is
because most people that do care about their
Android device really want to know before they
even try to root. Even the ones that don’t actually
care would, at some point, eventually want to know
(curiosity still works). In this case, we’ll start with
the good news and then the bad news about
rooting and provide details about each part.
This might not be considered as a “best reasons”
list (still debatable!!), but it can provide well
enough to help you decide. You can learn to root
android phone by following simple steps. I
am listing 7 positive sides of rooting an android
phone below.
BENEFITS OF ROOTING ANDROID DEVICE
#1. Root Access / Super User access
Once your Android device is rooted, you now have
access to various files/parts/sections of your
device that previously should not have been
available. This is a pretty good thing which allows
for more customizing and other things like being
able to remove system apps. System apps are
normally stuck in there with no way to uninstall/
remove them. It also allows for apps that require
root access to be installed and run properly/better.
#2 CPU Clocking
CPU clocking is normally not available with un-
rooted devices. What you can do with CPU clocking
is increase AND decrease the CPU (processor)
speed. What this does is either increase the
performance or increase the battery life
respectively. One of the easier apps to deal with is
No Frills CPU Control. It’s freely available from the
Google Play Store and is a pretty straightforward
app to use as the name implies. You don’t really
have to worry much about its use and technical
settings/terms. You can experiment with it safely. It
doesn’t keep the changes if they are not working.
It’ll even tell you in most cases which setting/
setup isn’t working.
#3. Tweaking
Tweaking is simply configuring and usually at the
same time optimizing your device to give it a
customized look/feel and better performance. Once
your android device is rooted, you’d have access to
settings and other things to allow this. There’re a
lot of different tweaks that can be done on
Android. It’s actually a very large list depending on
your aim for the device. So much more shows up
when it’s rooted. Some examples are customizing
the keyboard layout and better multitasking.
#4. Blocking
This one is very popular. Ads get in the way and
get annoying pretty quick. Rooting allows a person
to use specific apps that are meant to block ads
among other things. Do note that it is better to use
the apps rather than attempting to manually
change/edit an app in hopes of blocking ads.
#5. Remove Pre-Installed Apps
There are many cases where manufacturers and
carriers will install apps that you wouldn’t want,
like, or need. They’re just going to sit there taking
up space on your planet!! The most likely case is
that they’re set as system apps. You can’t normally
uninstall/remove them. Rooting will definitely help
to fix that.
#6. Custom ROMs and Kernel
A kernel is the part of an operating system
(Android of course) which helps apps and whatever
else needed to control the various hardware
aspects of your Android device. There are various
goodies that come with a custom kernel. Adding
features that were not there before and improving
performance and battery life. A ROM is a modified
version of Android that can be installed. Again,
extra features and usually a large variety of other
goodies are included with custom ROMs. Custom
ROMs can be installed and used even without
rooting. The thing is, you’d be much better off
using a custom ROM with a rooted device. Custom
ROMs really can drastically change the look/feel of
your device with their heavy duty customizing. The
fun part is they also come as stock Android. This
means they’re the basic Android install as typically
found on most devices. This is surprisingly handy
because they can be used for a variety of
purposes. Especially when it comes to un-rooting
your device.
#7 .Un-Rooting
Sure, there are plenty of ways to root your Android
device. But there is some cases where un-rooting
is needed. Un-rooting is simply reversing the
rooting process. It does return your warranty and
usually returns your device to stock. The better bet
for warranty concerns is to simply not tell anyone
that it was rooted, un-root it, and hope for the
best.
Apart from above listed benefits, there are many
apps for rooted android which simplifies your
technical life. You can download them once you
root your android device. They are worth trying and
helps to enhance your android experience.
DISADVANTAGES OF ROOTING YOUR DEVICE
#1. Root Access / Super User access
Sure, it’s seems pretty nice to have this. Up until
something goes wrong. Do note that one wrong
setting or move in the wrong place/time, and “here
comes the pain”.
#2. CPU Clocking
Although there’s a wide variety of apps out there to
help you increase and decrease CPU speed and at
least some have pretty good safety features,
someone is almost always bound to get it wrong
and BBQ their device.
#3. Bricking
This is the dreaded word of the rooting world.
When you brick your device, it simply means your
Android device is now a very fancy and very
unusable brick. Yes, there are ways to fix it. It can
be surprisingly easy to brick your device. The list
of ways is mountain sized. You’d be amazed at
some of them.
#4. Tweaking
What did you think was going to happen when you
adjust a setting wrong? If you guessed “nothing
pretty”, you’re good!! Sure, anyone can tweak their
device all day long. Find out how FIRST. Otherwise,
get ready for that “nothing pretty” wreck!!
#5. Ad Blocking
Yes, this one is also considered a downside. Keep
in mind that those ads we’re all stuck with are also
used to help generate income for the developers.
Said income is often used to further develop the
app you like using. Blocking those ads all the time
might actually become a bigger problem than most
would think. Attempting to edit/change an app
manually for this purpose could render the app
useless.
#6. Custom ROMs and Kernels
Yes, they sure can be pretty nice to have and use.
They can also be a total nightmare wanting to
happen. Get the wrong ROM and/or kernel, your
device gets bricked or just outright goes crazy on
you. These disasters can cost you a lot in the way
of time, money, and effort to fix.
#8. Warranty
It’s well known that rooting an Android device will
void its warranty. Un-rooting might not work every
time. So this particular problem is definitely
situation dependent. It’s a matter of if you care
about it or not and if the device was under warranty
to begin with?
Should I root android device?
At this point, you most likely have noticed that
most of the pros are the cons at the same time.
That’s just how Android has always been. What it
amounts to are these questions:
Can you live with or outright get around the
cons part of it and really enjoy rooting your
device?Did you make a backup of your device
before you attempt anything involved with
rooting?Did you take the time to find out how to
root your device properly?
With just 2 out of 3 of these questions answered as
“yes”, you should be okay. All 3 and you should be
in great shape to root android.
If any 2 are
answered as no, you might want to get help from
someone that knows what they’re doing and
perhaps will either charge you little or nothing to
do it. Or outright leave rooting alone all together.
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