To Root Or Not To Root? - Android Q&A

[@WindowCleaningWizards]

You can also get in-app purchases for free if you root

[@Kushigro]

Jesse Pinkman how?

[@WindowCleaningWizards]

Sahil Gogave download lucky patcher

[@Kushigro]

Okay thanks pal

[@snoozbuttin6038]

I have that and have successfully used it in the past on an unrooted device

[@dominiclowrey6567]

Much Funniness what software did you use to unroot?

[@BABA-GOMI]

Always root your secondary cheap android phone first. Never flash a custom Rom...there is really no need. Rooted is more fun.

[@mumphis18]

Nexus Users can't live without Rooting....who's with me?

[@SUMITMITRA25]

present sir XD

[@SUMITMITRA25]

present sir XD

[@joemann7971]

I'm a Nexus user and I find no compelling reason to root, even though I know how and I can very easily root my phone. I stopped rooting after lollipop, since it has encryption by default. Having a phone unlocked/rooted messes with this security. also, some apps won't work if your phone is rooted, which pretty is a reason I stopped. Plus, Nexus phone have no bloat so it's not as important for me as it is for someone with a carrier branded phone. I may root later down the road when I upgrade and use this Nexus 6p as a backup phone rather than my daily driver.

[@markusTegelane]

BigZ Al-Ajmi me

[@christophersimpson5457]

BigZ Al-Ajmi ..I'm in now

[@6iancar1o]

I think I shall root as soon as my updates stop.

[@RomelBacchus]

I consider myself an android enthusiast; love the OS; it keeps getting better with time. i've always hated touchwiz and all the samsung bloatware on my galaxy S3... took the leap and used the Cyanogenmod installer- rooting was a breeze n now my phone runs like a beast :D

[@sura_is_here]

That's the way! Root ftw :D HTC Sense is pretty good too - although I'm not sure if and how they run on other devices. I went from a HTC Sense (bloated) to CM, then BACK to HTC Sense (cleaned, stripped of bloatware, and optimized) . Sense by far is my favorite experience.

[@MrCristopher99]

Root do NOT void varranty. *EDIT* on certain phones!

[@ellieisfit15]

Is it true?

[@nulk1]

Actually rooting certain phones will void your warranty for example if you rooted a Note 3 or Galaxy S5 this would trip knox. Once knox is tripped your warranty is voided forever feel free to look it up.

[@ItsmeDendi]

Wyatt Baragar or just use triangle away and reset the flash counter

[@2007excalibur2007]

ellieisfit15 Rooting doesn't void your warranty, because on *some* phones, you can root it without needing to "unlock" your phone first. This is sometimes referred to as a "half root", meaning you'd get root access, but you'll still be limited to stock ROMs, and that you still can't flash a custom kernel. Sony Xperia phones are like this for example, and until you fully unlock them, you can just simply re-flash one of their stock firmwares to remove the root access.

[@Potetsjokolade]

You could return back to stock, and stills end your device in. I've done that on my old Nexus 7

[@kylehoell]

I am an android geek and you are right about the little things that matter to an android geek and not an average user, because i'll doing something to my phone through xposed or a custom rom, then show my friends or family members a little thing that they can do and they will say something like "you put in all the effort just to make that little of a difference?" but to me its a big difference and worth the amount of time.

[@harryharpratap]

But they don't realize that what we "tweakers" use today, becomes a part of android tomorrow

[@lewininja250r]

get a life

[@davodxsuperstar]

I am no programmer but no ones stopping me for rooting my android phone neither jailbreaking my iPhone!

[@jainz2080]

I've bricked two of my phone's but only was fixed the other not even the shop keeper can fix it is there any way to fix it

[@alexsishc]

Exactly. I tweak my phone to make it perfect because my sister wanted me to do it to show her what I can do then she's like "ok" I'm it's like wooow

[@cloroxbeach647]

Actually rooting your phone would give you better security, mostly because the best security apps are only available with root.

[@ceasara9473]

Any recommendations?

[@CarlJivinCCruz]

Like? What?

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Nah. Root makes you safer because you can install the latest version of Android with app the security patches. Just don't be an idiot and give every app root access unless you know what it does

[@markusTegelane]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv exactly! if you have the common sense, latest security patches, a secure root manager app, and make nand backups regularly, it is actually pretty secure on stock firmware that doesn't get updates, there may be a rootkit exploit and if you're on a stock firmware without root, you may be unable to remove the malware (not a hypothetical examples it has actually happened before), but with nand backups you can simply restore the state if your device does get infected. another thing, if there are no updates, eventually you get certificate errors when browsing some https websites (there are probably ways to import those, but staying on up to date firmware is one solution)

[@DrDarp]

I never worry about warranty IF you are smart enough to root it then you can unroot it and simply flash stock rom remove the yellow triangle (If you have) and slap that phone on their faces. I personally don't like exposed because i had a love with it but after a long time if found out that exposed actually does slow your device down believe me or not it also makes some apps crack like my Newsstand was crashing because of swipe away. So use a custom rom currently i am using Carbon with elemental x. LOVE it.

[@zacmcchesney5245]

Some phones like my old phone galaxy young have literally 100s of vids showing how easy it is to root

[@DrDarp]

***** True dat. XD

[@zacmcchesney5245]

***** on a lot of android devices a simple reflashing stock will give warranty back

[@yverhulst]

***** nexus 5 is easy to restore and claim warranty. just flash stock firmware, lock bootloader, reset tamper flag and you're done

[@DrDarp]

***** wow long time, same happened to my Nexus 5x it died out of nowhere like legit no idea why it's not turning on, so I am going to do a insurance claim. And for that I started the bootloader and flashed the stock. Simple

[@EnvAdam]

root+stupid=fail how it always goes

[@1aleindra]

youre right

[@supervegetto1087]

root+smart= success ?

[@EnvAdam]

root+common sense=success

[@supervegetto1087]

Adam Khan (Y) i rooted my Nexus 5 yesterday and started to download payed applications

[@makmm8119]

umm you can do without rooting

[@jeffreycodoy2105]

ok root you phone if the warranty or 1 year warranty is over ... rooted or unroot after the warranty expired what well happen?

[@ronalddingal6806]

Jeffrey Codoy e

[@fatthor6342]

Nothing!

[@CarlJivinCCruz]

Literally my Name =D

[@CarlJivinCCruz]

@@fatthor6342 Did you call me xD

[@fatthor6342]

@@CarlJivinCCruz you got it right my dude xD

[@urmilshroff]

Actually, bricking a phone is of two types- *soft brick* and *hard brick*. While flashing ROMs, there is a possibility that the phone can get _soft_ bricked (i.e. get stuck in a bootloop) and never boot. This can be easily fixed by heading back into Recovery Mode and re-flashing the same or another ROM, or performing a factory reset. Soft bricks can be easily fixed. On the other hand, _hard_ bricks are difficult to fix. This happens when the device cannot boot into Recovery Mode or anything else and gets completely stuck at the initial boot logo; or the screen doesn't even come on. This may be a permanent issue and may be caused by incorrectly installing Recovery/Bootloader updates from unreliable sources. *Flashing ROMs does **_not_** cause hard bricks*, so your point over there is invalid, *****.

[@urmilshroff]

How did you find such an old post Anunay Sharma​😂

[@ritvarsskujins7495]

easy explaion but knew already

[@B10101]

This is gay

[@markusTegelane]

@@urmilshroff old post replying to an old post... huh :D

[@LetMattEntertainYou]

I wish people would stop with the "rooting voids the warranty" rumour. It simply doesn't. You break your phone or even brick it, it'll be repaired no problem under warranty regardless of root.

[@nulk1]

Actually rooting certain phones will void your warranty for example if you rooted a Note 3 or Galaxy S5 this would trip knox. Once knox is tripped your warranty is voided forever feel free to look it up.

[@justinnanu4338]

Do you speak from experience? Companies will do anything to avoid spending money they don't need to spend. Why do you think the very first step ANY company will have you do before starting an RMA claim is to factory reset the phone? Hardware manufacturers want to make sure that the issue isn't cause by software. If you modify the software, they'll argue that it's not their hardware that's broken, but rather your modifications that caused the damage.

[@LetMattEntertainYou]

***** I've had a bricked custom ROM phone completely repaired by Samsung.

[@justinnanu4338]

***** It's possible you got lucky and the tech was lazy, or didn't care. Especially with Samsung, I can't imagine they'd be happy with people rooting and customizing. They've gotten TouchWiz to the point where it's almost it's own OS. In fact, a lot of people speculated that Google sold off Motorola as part of an unofficial agreement with Samsung - "we'll stop competing with you on hardware, and you stop messing around with Android." Samsung has every reason in the world to discourage customers from modifying their vision of Android.

[@z4520ft]

***** If it work for you doesn't mean it will work for every one. You need to remember USA =/= whole world. Samsung at your place may have different policy from other Samsung in the other side of the planet.

[@YiannhsBekas]

14 year old Android Geek with a 2011 xperia mini running CM11 4.4.4 and a completely stock Nexus 5 so i bet iam both an Enthusiast and a Geek lol ^_^

[@ramsatagopam18]

Giannhs ICS now you're 16

[@dvrkplayer]

12 year old Android/Windows Geek with a LG L50 running stock rom (no roms on the phone :( ) with root and xposed and a stock Galaxy J3 2016 (no roms bc its my daily driver and i want warranty) so im a loser

[@KaraokeNig]

Can you geeks tell me shortly if i can recover mom's data [contacts. messages, whatsupp, fotos] after factory restore? YES, NO, HOW? thank you people.

[@Daxter780]

just rooted my phone, my warnity exposed like 2 months ago i i had nothing to loose and i love it so far

[@moviegametime3891]

I'm an Android enthusiast but every time I get more excited about the new world I can discover as a geek...

[@jordonhaye7769]

I'm not a root user because I'm afraid of viruses, but I would want to try rooting a phone just to know all about rooting.

[@blueberrypie8382]

Exactly. Same reason I have not rooted mine. Viruses.

[@samratsamal8925]

you should try in your device which you are going to dismantle

[@xuangli3952]

Dude Try Dr.fone its very safe rooting method with it i rooted my phone and it didnt void my warranty

[@KenzosKingGaming]

Lol im with kingroot in 1 year, and it help me much, u can transfer files from pc to your android phone super fast, and lot of apps that need root, no viruses at all mate.

[@lazar2949]

Your phone can be actually more safer with root access if you know what are you doing.

[@TarekMidani]

Android enthusiast. And the one thing I enjoy about rooting is trashing the perfectly-named _Crapware_ But I only take the "red pill" if the phone is neither a Nexus nor a Moto

[@MalikMidani]

100% agreed

[@xlr8710]

Am I only the one who's watching this in custom rom flashed and rooted device

[@robertomiro1103]

Actually rooting does void your warranty BUT you can always go back to the stock firmware if you need it. Also you guys at Android Authority should make a weekly video about rooting (apps, roms, mods, etc..)

[@PockheadLock]

I rooted my galaxy s3, now I've forced myself to get a new phone because mine is constantly freezing now...

[@w8F61xwVxA]

You can unroot it or change the rom to something more lite and stable than touchwiz.

[@a4andrei]

that happened to me and it was actually caused by a hardware defect. when i was on samsung's original os, everything worked fine because that os had a patch targeting the issue, but when i was on cyanogenmod (or any other rom for that matter) it was freezing randomly

[@A-Doug]

Happened to me once on my GS3, one thing i learned from years of rooting is always make a nandroid backup before you flash a rom or anything. It will save you time. To stop all the freezing i just did a factory reset. I don't flash roms unless they're like the stock roms that comes on the phone

[@Bossvega13]

I rooted my s3 n flashed a room on it and it works perfectly fine I have had no problems so far

[@hellrider7s922]

I got an LG G3 and I love the bloatware it allows me to do different things that I can't do with stock android so It's good to me ..even though I like to download launchers I didn't do it on the G3 cuz looked good enough and it allowed me to customize my phone the way I like it so I'm more than happy.....Oh and I'm an android enthusiast probably

[@jericgarcia111]

I regard myself as an Android Geek. I rooted my phone since I got my first android device and never hesitated about voiding the warranty. Rooting just give you that "you really own your phone" idea and tweaking every single thing on your device. I constantly change ROM every single while and prefer AOSP roms over TW ROMs since I am using a Samsung phone.

[@geetmadan1991]

"Tweak little tiny insignificant things to average users," thats the best and the most simple explanation for a geek.

[@timmyyong91]

You guys missed the whole point of this video, this video about Canon's first phone leaked.

[@JayceBroda]

Lol

[@advityasharma5467]

Jayce Broda sir i have a challenge that u can't root my device without pc. model no j210f. .....

[@harithaqill]

Advitya Sharma You can root your phone without pc via custom recovery

[@m0e263]

Based on your description, I take it that "Android Enthusiasts" are "noobs". When I first held an android device, i was so excited. But when I tried to upgrade it, I had a very bad experience using Samsung Kies. I tried to upgrade the OS of my phone during the first week i got it -- guess what? my phone got soft-bricked. So, I sent it to scamsung, and they took 3 weeks to fix it -- thats right, THREE WEEKS!!! I was a noob then, but now...after knowing how to root & flash and all (thanks to XDA)..I'd definitely recommend everyone to root and flash their devices. Just a side note -- scamsung does not support updates on outdated devices. In my opinion, warranties are just useless, coz what a warranty usually covers is just the software problems, and not hardware problems. There are lots of custom ROMs out there which are much better, full of features and more flexibility in customizing.

[@SkyDomeVIZE]

I have rooted "HTC Sensation 4g". The mean reason for rooting is the support for updates & good hardware that can still keep up with modern mid tier phones

[@ThatSilentGuy]

In 2014 I bought my first Smartphone (Sony Xperia Z1), didn't know about rooting or that the XDA website looked like that 3:50. Now I'm still using my Z1 running CarbonROM Nougat and I'm glad that I've chosen a very development-friendly OEM when I was a layman.

[@ryancoolgathogo580]

Im an android enthusiast im not into rooting

[@misscubic]

why u here

[@gamingpro719]

Then why did you click on the video dumbass XD

[@villykase6456]

@@gamingpro719 hahahahaha absolutely same I was going to say!

[@UmbroKhan]

i only root old phones and install custom ROM's. for new phones don't really need it.

[@shuheelsharifudin6601]

What is custom rom and the function?

[@AriesTheBestGaming]

@@shuheelsharifudin6601 Custom ROMs are custom versions of Android. They have more features, increased speed, lots more than the stock Android ROM.

[@btsatlau3810]

The intro was sooooooo Professor Snape😂😂😂

[@dreyxtian]

I rooted my HTC One M8 and flash a stock based custom rom. I love my UI and how my phone interact with me because of rooting!

[@selwyngomes593]

I am definitely an Android Geek as I have rooted ,flashed Roms,changed Kernels and everything which can be done with it .Hit a like if you did the same 😋

[@acanofspam4347]

Selwyn Gomes I get my phone bricked a ton of times but get it fixed with a stock Samsung rom XD

[@i-lovliesk-diamonds7317]

How do you root?

[@drunkdogeKB]

so if you're a geek then you might know when a soft brick happens and when a HARD brick happens? can you pls tell me man?

[@capedbaldy4459]

so i already rooted my samsung tablet before for hacking games like speed hack but i unrooted it because im afraid thay it will brick/bootloop like my old samsung note 5 (fake) now you say that it will brick only when installing custom rom? and now i remember the old days why my samsung note 5 (fake) bootloop because i was installing custom rom and rom manager reckless so thats why

[@ncshuriken]

If you only want to do stuff like hacking games, then you don't need to root. Theres no need to take the risk. You can just go to an Android piracy site and you can get all the games hacked already for you, so you just have to install them. Hacks like "infinite money" and stuff like that. If you want to flash a custom firmware onto your device and add/remove features that are normally hardcoded, then I think thats the only time you need to root. For just hacking and piracy, you virtually never need to root. If you're into hacked/modded games, just google for "modded APK's", or google the name of the game you want + mod, EG "Farmville + Mod APK". Remember to just be careful which site you DL from, and use an antivirus on your phone/tablet too.

[@leonro]

ncshuriken There's really no risk to rooting. It's when flashing a custom ROM when things can go bad.

[@capedbaldy4459]

Slippy Toad ye thats what the guy said and i believe this what happens to my fake note 5 i want to install custom rom in it so more speed but i dont know what to install so i installed like for samsung j7 lol and now im rooting my tab its been 3 weeks :D

[@joshplays6274]

Rooting is safe for your android but There are risk that your phone can get soft bricked or Hard bricked when you flash a custom recovery or something that is not compatible with your device😊

[@seenulraffinah5256]

ncshuriken Bro he is saying for multiplayer games...

[@Husvagnen18]

I've rooted my Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Mainly because after the Kitkat update my phone received a irritating memory leak that made its present known after 2-3 days of use. Now I have no problem with that thing anymore. And secondly it's nice to get rid of pre-installed apps that you normally can't uninstall, plus you can also use the device more freely than when you are not rooted.

[@sean7825]

I am an android geek and I'm proud

[@j800r]

The way I see it, if you own a Nexus device there's little to no reason for rooting. You'll already be on the latest, greatest Android version before even CyanogenMod can get there. You'll have absolutely zero bloatware, just pure Android how it was meant to be and you still have tonnes of customization options available to you. There has been one single reason I had been considering jailbreaking my new Nexus 6P and the reason is as follows... ...I want to experience a purely stock, stable Android experience. That includes the stock launcher. However, I also want my homescreens laid out a specific way. Google Now launcher will let me create those homescreens but not lay them out how I want. I like my default homescreen to have a clock & weather widget along with a folder of essential Google apps and a folder of network provider apps. To the left of the default I like to have two calendar widgets. Month view and agenda. To the right I like my Facebook and Twitter social widgets. Google Now launcher lets me do this, but not alter the default homescreen so Google Now is ALWAYS to the left of my default homescreen. Of course, I can install a custom launcher to circumvent this but i would prefer that Google had allowed this within their own launcher.

[@mikldude9376]

+J Ryan latest and greatest ?? that might be over stating it a bit i think mate, but to each his own , i tried pure android for about 4 days ...... i couldnt wait to put a skin on it, i hated every single day using it , it was just bland/boring, bloody horrible, its redeeming feature as you mentioned ..... is customization.

[@j800r]

mikldude I'm overstating nothing. I can only speak of my own personal tastes and opinions.

[@mikldude9376]

***** ditto .

[@j800r]

mikldude Respect to you dude. Thank you for not being unreasonable and turning things into an argument.

[@mikldude9376]

***** no worries mate, we can only go off our experiences. have a good day.

[@3legentyo393]

Thank you for telling me how i can brick my phone I'm not going to install a custom rom thanks now I might root ....

[@3legentyo393]

My phone is already rooted

[@realbingus]

My friend his phone got bricked when he rooted it with kingroot

[@LucasseLeBron]

It's easy to unbrick though

[@marlouparada2501]

+Devon Schirrmacher how?

[@LucasseLeBron]

Marlou Parada depending on if it's a soft of hard brick. I've bricked my phone before, if it's a soft brick and just gets stuck on the opening logo, you just hold PWR + VOL UP until you boot into recovery, you should keep a stock rom on your phone if you root anyways so just wipe, clear cache, and reinstall new rom. If it's a hard brick, install through your bootloader, you can always side load a rom through your laptop, usually flash a stock rom and BAM. both methods take maybe 15 min including the wait time. Without less than 5 min

[@ken43848]

hi android authotity, i have always wanted to know about the pros n cons of rooting ones phone but ur explannation / presentation about rooting one android phone made me make up my mind .

[@poland011]

About disadvantages: You don't permanently loose your warranty, you just have to flash back your stock firmware before you give your phone for some repairs (i did that and it works). About bricks: maybe i'm wrong, but i think it is possible only on flashing custom recovery for the first time, after that you always have a backup in case you get bootloop or anything gets wrong. In my opinion rooting is great idea, but if you have stock android on your phone, you should leave the rom, just use xposed for any custom features you desire.

[@xMITCHELL10x]

I want to root my htc desire 626 but idk how

[@shahidhameedqureshi3720]

+Isaiah Mitchell just try kingoroot . its best

[@SUMITMITRA25]

dont try kingroot , visit xda your phones section you will get tools safest is with adb or odin :)

[@andymelander7537]

kingroot is without computer:)

[@andymelander7537]

+Shahid Hameed Qureshi ye safer then pc

[@andymelander7537]

+Shahid Hameed Qureshi mean kingroot

[@elltform517]

Ya, I just root it so I can cheat on games :P

[@sophie-ug4et]

+Ellt form how can you cheat on games with it? lol

[@elltform517]

+sophie You can go on youtube and type in how to hack android games, you can hack it with a tool called Gamehacker or Gamegaurdian.

[@brandonvolesky9867]

I rooted my Nexus 6p. I like rooting because it allows me to flash the latest launchers (Nexus Launcher), iOS emojis, and keeps me on the edge of technology.

[@niki9742]

My S3 is rooted and im running CM11.I don't give and F about the warranty cuz i know how to flash ROMs .etc

[@patrickwells8349]

This video and most of these comments are hilarious if you live in Australia, where to "root" someone (or something) means to have sex with or to "f**k. So go ahead, if you want a good laugh, read some of the comments and wherever you see the word "root", replace it with "have sex with" or "f**k"

[@Brianramos993]

iPhone 6 ftw

[@lukamlinar]

It's not even out.

[@oliownstersamsung]

Fuck off kid

[@thedudeoffail]

welcome to a world of pure imagination

[@thedudeoffail]

Ali Hassan *5 minutes

[@ellieisfit15]

Haha you must be high, Apple's successes are being even shorter lived year on year, as Android is making its way fast

[@CarlosArce]

Android geek here! Currently have Rooted Nexus 5 running Carbon ROM with Franco Kernel! Rooted devices before Samsung Captivate, Galaxy note 1 and 2, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 :)

[@liranpiade4499]

Hi there ;) Yep, totally an Android geek. I use Xposed all the time, and I rooted my current (non first) phone on day 1

[@nitinkulshrestha4072]

I'm an android geek.. I'm running S5 n Note3 custom rom on my note 2 n experience is incredible.. Just love it..

[@z4520ft]

Used to do it a lot in the past but with the way android is now, I don't really find a need to root my phone. I guess it depend on what phone you own and what you expect it to do. Having a near stock android experience, my Moto G have serve me very well; no more worries about unnecessary bloatware or services running in background anymore.

[@djet2yankees]

I do have a Rooted phone. Galaxy S3 I535. This is the first device I have rooted. I gotta say I love the endless possibilities you get with rooting! #AndroidGeek

[@ericg6421]

+Androud Authority +JayceBroda I'm beyond being an Android *Geek*. I've become a *TechnoPath*.

[@TommyThousandFaces]

Everytime I get a new phone I'm an Android enthusiast until the warranty period is over. And when it is I get back to be an Android geek. Nice video (:

[@kidrock777]

Android geek here, running the ViperOne 6.2.1 on my HTC one M7. And it runs like a boss 😎

[@abdohady124]

If I root my phone to get gl tools for pubg Is it still dangerous

[@canonphila]

WOW! Thank you for that explanationation. I keep hearing about rooting but never clearly understood what it was & how to do it. I am an enthusiast and no way am I about to root. I am looking forward to the rest of your great leap forward series.

[@rishikeshdubey4399]

Android geek...!! rooted my Moto G. installed many Roms. bricked it 3-4 times. recovered it. and again started doing development tweaks in it. and I love it. You can do thing which other Android users can't. And you can always be on the latest Android version

[@harryharpratap]

Firstly, BEST INTRO EVAR! Secondly, As foolish it may sound I have seen people buying a phone because one had brightness slider and toggles and other didn't. People DO care about these tweaks, they just don't know its possible and so easy. Lastly, Rooting increases your security if you know what you're doing. Plenty of xposed modules available that save you from deadly bugs and privacy breaching apps.

[@charleybull33]

I'm an enthusiastic enthusiast. I rooted my Nexus 7, as Cyanogenmod had the handy installer. I've since returned to stock 4.4.4. I've thought about rooting my One M8 but I like it just the way it is, so I won't be bothering with that.

[@silenceindenialsid9177]

I currently use an AT&T LG G2 and have it rooted, and it is fantastic, as Jayce said you can tweak to your hearts content, however there are many many many non tweak related things such as free IAP purchases, or recording your screen, however back onto the tweaking aspect, I simply hated the menu button and having to hold the home button to go to recent apps as I had no use for the menu button. However because I rooted I was able to change my onscreen buttons and changed that menu button into a recent apps button, I was able to create custom LED colors for things like charging status, messages, calls its all there and if you are willing to look past those risks mentioned it is quite easy and simple. All you have to download the correct computer program, connect your phone and boom your rooted within two minutes. Oh and did I mention custom boot animations?

[@MargaretChong]

Root my S4 after the warranty expired and flash Cyanogenmod! It's a whole new phone now! Love it!

[@JeazyG]

If you brick your phone you can flash an original OEM to your phone. If your brick it, just factory reset and find one on Google for your SPECIFIC device. I can guarantee you there is one for every phone. In the near future (or there probably already is one) there might be one for the G3 or new phones to come when the time comes. Also you should look into doing a nandroid backup. It's backs up 100% of what is currently on your phone even photos or videos you deleted on accident from what currently is on your phone that you delete in the future. You just need to install TWRP or CWM or any other recovery. Benefits: allows you to try different roms. If you don't like it just flash the nadroid backup and your phone is 100% back to the way it was, yes even after a factory reset. Another benefit is if you do brick your phone (by not factory resetting, removing data cache partition and dalvik cache when flashing a rom, EPSECIALLY an AOSP ROM) you can just restore/flash the nandroid backup. Ive bricked my S5 twice but thank God to nandroid backup and flashing original OEMs. I'm currently running XtreStolite ROM, a debloated ROM that removes 1 GB of needless bloat on my S5. My phone has never performed as fast as when I first got it, blowing away benchmarks. Good luck, and have fun.

[@Awesomegeorge301]

I'm a young geek rooted my first android at 13!😉 Running Pac-Rom with android 4.4.4 and I love my phone!

[@primalbatin]

not rooted now with my LG G3 dont need to, but rooted my Glxy S3, and rooted and ran roms on my Evo4G. loved it

[@AriesTheBestGaming]

I'm an Android geek. I customize, tweak, everything. I root a lot. Also, I change the CPU settings too.

[@ilovemesomejess]

Currently under rooted, have rooted in the past, I have derooted, flashed Rome and even ran full linux os through a loop back address.

[@yabneelmarrero3496]

Rooting does give you control over your memory but now since my Verizon M8 comes with 32GB internal and SD card option I don't mind ignoring the bloatware. Also in case anyone hasn't noticed it you can still move apps to the SD card on newer versions of Android. The M8 let's you move apps to the SD card as long as they are downloaded apps and not the pre-installed ones. I have heard other devices with the same feature which is good to know you don't need root anymore to at least move some apps.

[@TheMoises1213]

I'm an android enthusiast. I tries unlocking my galaxy s epic 4G from sprint but it didn't work. I never successfully rooted my ohone so I'm scared that I might mess things up so I don't try. I will one day though hopefully soon. Is their an apk or something to run LG latest GUI software and launcher on your phone?

[@jesusm653]

I believe I'm both because I love all things Android and I like to "tweak and tweak"

[@DhananjayNaik]

rooted since 2 years.. using xposed.. just love the gesture navigation..

[@AriyanSajid]

Android geek here Fav ROM is omni Fav stock UI is Xperia UI Unrooted and locked xperia Z Rooted nexus 7 Root to unleash the full capabilities of the amazing OS

[@thegammerman]

I had rooted my phone android it becomes better but I want to know if it increases the battery life or decrease or keep it the same because I think that it decrease its life

[@StaryzHelios]

HEY I Just want to unroot 1 app. What should i use ? does it will broken my security and phone warranty ??

[@epicdroid1218]

I rooted my note 10.1 (2014). I can now run any app side by side, any app in the pen window, it's 10x faster, and it saves battery life. I just update it using kies.

[@Emiror]

When I am sick and tired of my phones , I root them. And then I fall in love all over again.

[@md.ashifmondal8432]

if i root my phone..... my private data like contacts ,account number ,password can be access by the server were i'm connected

[@AbdulrahmanMajash]

Isn't flashing a new radio (when not knowing what you're doing) is what mainly causes bricking your phone?

[@ChivoPool]

Manufactures will start making all phone unlocked from factory. This means that the phones will work on many more net works and the need to unlock or flash them will be no more. Especially since flashing most phones is illegal at the moment.

[@tonyviesca6776]

Andy Montes Not illegal, you just can't blame the carrier/maker. if anything goes wrong after

[@TheAvatarfan98]

I have a rooted phone, and flashed a custom ROM on it. It runs better than it did a year ago.

[@TheTargeryans]

I really like the way Jayce talks, dunno why.. LOL

[@gulumamu2472]

my mobile shows repeated messages of UIDS are inconsistent .i am feeling lucky ,with this message mobile misbehaves and shuts down ,this is the case for every time any idea how to fix this problem?

[@mekoar]

Android Authority if i only root my nexus 5, and don't flash a custom rom on it. could i still become update from google?

[@emmanuelodigie8854]

I'm an android geek I rooted my last phone and it worked and I could do things android wouldn't allow me to do. I'm trying to root my new phone and I'm having problems with it the masterkey vulnerability stops me from rooting my phone what should I do?

[@zone07]

▲▲▲▲ Rooted running CM11; Why? It allows my legacy device to run the latest version of Android (4.4.4) thus allowing me to install newly released apps; plus gets rid of bloatware and allows room for more apps to be installed.

[@ali282h]

How do you even use an unrooted device?

[@A-Doug]

I'm a geek. I've rooted almost every phone i've owned. I usually stay away from custom roms unless they're based on the stock rom that comes on the phone. I like to remove bloat and turn off annoying stuff like start up sounds and volume warnings.

[@manishbaghel6091]

sir i haven't rooted my phone yet. i am afraid about voiding my warranty.but iam an android geek and i. like to tweek in my phone. what should i do then in that case please help me out

[@swapnilghosh9637]

What happens if a rooted phone breaks down???pls tell me its urgent.....

[@dustinm2717]

"putting apps on your sd card" my 2013-2014 asus tablet already allows me to do that (i say 2013-2014 because my model was released in 2013 but i got it in 2014)

[@alterego984]

my huawei y540 cant root because it is already rooted but when i use an app that need root it says: root acess needed! check su setup

[@Bagd_cg2]

i have a LG K10 and i cant find anything to help root my phone. king root kingoroot didnt not help they said there wasnt a root foe my phone... help?

[@Persnoody]

Android Geek here, I love my custom Nexus 5!

[@unknowntalent7543]

so bricking only happens when you flash custom Rom?

[@ozzmancrowley7129]

I have a question will rooting my phone affect my relationship with straight talk with is a phone company?

[@stephenpelletier4844]

I'm loving the Matrix theme!

[@helinatamru2074]

What about the the virus protection of our phone. And root phone

[@jaden2678]

I know you probably can't but can you get iMessage from rooting?

[@AzidCast]

if i root but then drop my phone and break the screen i can still get it repaired for t mobile right?

[@theRaven131]

I have a question for you: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab A, SM-T350, Android 7.1.1 tablet. I do not have a computer, but want to root my tablet. I tried kingroot, framaroot, kingoroot and others. Nothing worked. HELP??????

[@Xevraz]

I've rooted my N4 the 1st day i got it, lol. I cant live otherwise. There are so many benefits of Rooting and its just too tempting. The custom kernels, the custom roms that give u xtra features and more QS's and more more more. Once you are in the world of Rooting - there is no goin' back ! Cheers !

[@danny_cunningham]

I would like to root my phone but the risk of bricking it stops me from trying