Help Jailbreaking my android, what do i get?

[Ragecraze]

Hello. This is my first post in this forum, i see that it's one of the most popular android forums out there.

anyways, i own an xperia z2, and i never owned anything else but android, so i've been seeing people with wicked gadgets and menus on their phones, tweaks that a normal android can't do, then i came to understand that it is possible do make tweaks like these when you Jailbreak, root or unlock your phone. i really dont understand the difference between these 3. So anyone can explain to me what jailbreaking is and how to do it?

and, after you jailbreaking my phone, where do i get these tweaks and applications that make my phone different? is there any websites that do that? thanks.

 

[AMOCO]

Here you go:
http://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-root-the-sony-xperia-z2-xda-developer-tv/

 

[Ragecraze]

This doesn't excatly answer my question. i know it's easy to root, but i don't know if i want to root or jailbreak, and even if i did, what would i get from it? i need answers for these questions first.

 

[AMOCO]

The only reason a device needs to be rooted is because it maybe slow and a lot of apps running in the background causing your device to act up.I have no need to root my G2 because I think it runs just fine.

 

[Hadron]

"Jailbreak" is an iOS term, so in Android we just "root"

I root to allow me to do proper system backups, improve performance with custom kernels, use custom ROMs, have more options for recovery if I have a problem, tweak and theme more deeply than Android naturally allows (you can do a lot without root, but there are things you cannot do without changing bits of the system), install better firewalls or phone location which will work even after a factory reset, ...

 

[Ragecraze]

"Jailbreak" is an iOS term, so in Android we just "root"

I root to allow me to do proper system backups, improve performance with custom kernels, use custom ROMs, have more options for recovery if I have a problem, tweak and theme more deeply than Android naturally allows (you can do a lot without root, but there are things you cannot do without changing bits of the system), install better firewalls or phone location which will work even after a factory reset, ...

thanks. So where do i get these cool things on my phone after a root? Is there a google store-like thingy or any websites that provide that?

 

[AMOCO]

Here is a list of a lot of Roms, and kernels for your device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2

 

[Hadron]

Rooting by itself just gives you the option of doing this stuff. Some apps in the Play Store need root for their full function. Other stuff is community-produced, such as the contents of the forum AMOCO has linked.

 

[DESIGNB4ATTACK]

With root u can get a better backup, bypass school filters, hack inapp purchases, block ads, make your phone faster, battery last longer and edit game contents

 

[Hadron]

But any discussion of the third of those items is forbidden by forum rules. Please remember that and do not post about it at AndroidForums.

 

[Slug]

The only reason a device needs to be rooted is because it maybe slow and a lot of apps running in the background causing your device to act up.

Yeah... no.

My handset was rooted asap because of:

1. Custom recovery for nandroid backup
2. Xposed (to enable comprehensive modifying of UI)
3. Titanium Backup
4. Lightflow (for customised control of LED notifications)
5. AFWall for added security/privacy

 

[mikedt]

Root may not be necessary to bypass school filtering. A VPN app/service can do that, no root required. FWIW I know all about internet filtering, I live in China.