Help Mutiple owner accounts on android.

[Cyburg]

Is there a way to have mutiple owner accounts on android that have admin rights?

Also i want to change an existing account without making a new one, is that possible?

My device is: Asus nexus 7 (2013) with android 5.0.2

Build number: LRX22G

Kernel version: 3.4.0-g154bef4

 

[Hadron]

Giving any user admin rights requires modifying the system software. This process is called rooting, as root is the Linux admin account. How you root a device depends on which device you have - despite claims some make, there is no one tool which works for all devices. But the N7 is easy: just visit our Nexus 7 (2013) forum and look in the All Things Root subforum and you'll find what you need.

I don't know about granting some users root access, since I haven't used multiple accounts and root is unofficial and so there's no reason for the OS to support it that way. But ask in that forum, because once people have root they can do a lot of extra stuff.

 

[Cyburg]

Giving any user admin rights requires modifying the system software. This process is called rooting, as root is the Linux admin account. How you root a device depends on which device you have - despite claims some make, there is no one tool which works for all devices. But the N7 is easy: just visit our Nexus 7 (2013) forum and look in the All Things Root subforum and you'll find what you need.

I don't know about granting some users root access, since I haven't used multiple accounts and root is unofficial and so there's no reason for the OS to support it that way. But ask in that forum, because once people have root they can do a lot of extra stuff.

Well if thats the only way, is it safe? Is it like jailbreaking an ios device? Will it run off the warranty? Just give me an explanation of rooting android.

 

[Hadron]

It's analogous to jailbreaking an iOS device, except that on Android you can do a lot of stuff without rooting that needs jailbreaking to do it on iOS. But you asked specifically about admin rights, and that is what root is.

I don't own a N7, so can't advise on the procedures in any detail, but Nexus are very simple to root. And while you should back up first, as long as you read and understand the instructions before trying it there is very little risk. Warranty may depend on who you bought it from - better to ask in the device forum - but if it's still functional you should be able to return it to the stock, unrooted state if you need to. As I say, I'm not a Nexus expert, but the people in this forum will be able to advise: http://androidforums.com/forums/nexus-7-gen2-2013-all-things-root.2401/

If you visit the Nexus 7 All Things Root forum you'll also find an "All Things Root Guide" sticky post there with more information on all of this.