Information about rooting android device.Advantages and Disadvantages.
Android OS:
For understanding what is rooting Android OS you first have to understand what is Android OS file system really is.
Android OS is based on Linux-kernel.It is currently supported and developed by Google.Android devices use 3.4 of the Linux kernel or newer.
The flash storage on Android devices is split into several partition, such as /system for the OS files and /data for user data and application data.Android device users are no given root access to the OS and other sensitive partitions such as /system.So they are read-only files whereas Linux users are given that access.You can not change that files.
However, root access can be obtained by exploiting security flows and mechanism in Android which is used by many users to enhance the capabilities of their devices.
When you buy a new phone you just get a access of its feature as same as guest users in windows.Rooting is the process of allowing android users to obtain privileged control within it's sub-system.It is used to overcome limitations that manufacturers put on android devices.
By rooting you can get permission to alter or replace system applications and settings.You can run specialized apps that require superuser permission, or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user.
Rooting can also gives you ability to completely remove and replace device's operating system.
As Android derives from the Linux kernel, rooting an Android device gives similar access administrative permissions as on Linux or any other Unix-like OS.
However, root access can be obtained by exploiting security flows and mechanism in Android which is used by many users to enhance the capabilities of their devices.
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By rooting you can get permission to alter or replace system applications and settings.You can run specialized apps that require superuser permission, or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user.
Rooting can also gives you ability to completely remove and replace device's operating system.
As Android derives from the Linux kernel, rooting an Android device gives similar access administrative permissions as on Linux or any other Unix-like OS.
It is similar to iOS jailbreaking which is used to bypass several type of Apple prohibitions for apple users.
Sideloading
Sideloading refers to run applications distributed outside of the Google Play Store.Rooting is not needed for that.The Android OS supports this features through the "Unknown sources" option in the settings menu or through the Android Debug Bridge.
Advantages
- You have a root access so you can browse root folder and make any changes in system files on device.
- You can install more powerful and special apps which requires root permissions so you can not use on no-rooted phones.Such as ROM manager, xposed or Rec.
- This is the most obvious reason for rooting.You can install and use custom ROMs on your devices other that your manufacturer's ROM.Custom ROMs gives you more power pack system.It gives more performance and more user-friendly interface rather than default one.
- If you have low internal storage and can not transfer some applications to your SD card then it is possible by rooting your android devices.
- You can overclock your cpu by using apps like SetCPU which enhances device's performance.
- You can boost you battery life more by put some background apps into hibernate mode.
- You can uninstall all the inbuilt applications i.e. bloatwares.
- You can flash a custom kernel also.
Disadvantages
- Rooting your device voids it's warranty.
- In rooting there is a risk of 'bricking'.Bricking means your phone become dead.
- There are several other security issues when you use unknown applications which needs root access.
Overall,You should think twice before rooting your device.
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