HappyCorpse
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Hey, I know to most of you this sounds ignorant but honestly I am ignorant when it comes to this stuff. I just want to know exactly what rooting is and what the benefits are.
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Root Why should I Root
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HappyCorpse
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I currently own a DNA
Pro's :
Root access itself only give you a little bit more battery life by installing Titanium Backup or any apps that can freeze unused System Apps (bloatware)
But if you continue to use custom ROM and kernel youll get more performance and battery life (depends on custom ROM and kernel, there are more performance focused or battery savings kernel)
The cons :
Losing your guarantee (if you wanna claim but you can't do unroot, it's a rare case tho)
Some playstore apps (commonly Games) can't be played
Root access itself only give you a little bit more battery life by installing Titanium Backup or any apps that can freeze unused System Apps (bloatware)
But if you continue to use custom ROM and kernel youll get more performance and battery life (depends on custom ROM and kernel, there are more performance focused or battery savings kernel)
The cons :
Losing your guarantee (if you wanna claim but you can't do unroot, it's a rare case tho)
Some playstore apps (commonly Games) can't be played
Rooting is the act of getting admin access on your phone - just like the Administrator access on your pc.
It allows you to do a number of otherwise prohibited or poorly implemented things -
- full backup
- ad blocking
- proper firewall
- custom operating system installations or limited patches from the development community to control theming, efficiency, security, control, updates not according to HTC or the carrier
It's not for everyone but those who succeed at it typically don't go back to a non-rooted phone again.
Very, very few apps refuse to work on a rooted device. I've yet to have one but I've read about a couple - literally, two or three.
It allows you to do a number of otherwise prohibited or poorly implemented things -
- full backup
- ad blocking
- proper firewall
- custom operating system installations or limited patches from the development community to control theming, efficiency, security, control, updates not according to HTC or the carrier
It's not for everyone but those who succeed at it typically don't go back to a non-rooted phone again.
Very, very few apps refuse to work on a rooted device. I've yet to have one but I've read about a couple - literally, two or three.