Basic And Detailed Information About AndroidRooting (things You Never Knew)

The Android phone that you are using is

running an operating system that was

designed for commercial and private use. Like

most any operating system, several features

have been disabled, either for future use or to

prevent the casual user from causing

permanent damage to the operating system.

Smartphone have different operating systems

and different name for each process used to

gain access to the phone's full functions. For

example, Nokia Symbian is called hacking,

Apple iOS is called jailbreaking, and for

Android which is our main focus is called

ROOTING. we are going to be talking about

Android rooting; what is rooting?, advantage

and disadvantage of rooting,etc.

"Rooting" is the process in which the

limitations are removed and full-access is

allowed. Rooting your Android device involves

adding in a small Linux application called "su

". It stands for SuperUser, and allows

applications and commands to run with

elevated permissions. Once rooted, the

Android phone owner will have more control

over many settings, features and performance

of their phone. Basically, "rooting" means to

get to the root of the operating system and to

have the ability to make global changes."

Why would I want to root my phone?

Good question! Maybe you don't. Everything in

a Linux system is a file, or is treated as a file.

Since Android runs on top of Linux, it acts the

same way. Most of the files you will need to

access or change are available to you without

having elevated permissions. When you want

to do things that affect or change the core

software of your device -- like updating the

version of Android on your phone , or adding a

nice piece of software from another device

you'll have to do it as root.

Rooting also gives you access to some handy

software that you couldn't use otherwise.

Things like a complete system backup or ad

blocking software require you to root your

device. Don't root your phone just for the sake

of rooting your phone, but if you come across

something you feel you could use or would like

to have, then consider it. You'll find that the

open source community is usually pretty

helpful and encouraging new people to do new

things is common. And when you get to the

point where you can lend a hand to the new

folks, pay it forward.

Advantages

"Rooting" your Android phone does afford you

numerous benefits, including:

1. Running special applications -Superuser is

an app that can only be run on a rooted

Android phone. This allows you to control

which apps have access to the "root" system.

Another popular application that "rooting"

affords is the ability to tether a computer to

your Android phone so that the computer can

access the Internet using the phone's data

connection. Another program can allow your

Android to be used as a WiFi Hotspot without

having to pay your provider for the feature.

2. Freeing up memory -When you install an

app on your phone, it is stored on the phone's

memory."Rooting"allows you to move installed

applications to your SD card, thus freeing up

system memory for additional files or apps.

3. Custom ROM's -This is the most powerful

feature of "rooted" phones. There are hundreds

of custom ROM's that can do anything from

speeding up the processing speed of your

phone to changing the entire look and feel of

your phone.

Disadvantages

There are two main disadvantages to rooting

and Android phone:

1. Rooting immediately voids your phone's

warranty - Once rooted, don't try to bring your

phone back for service or warranty work. You

are on your own!

2. Rooting involves the risk of "bricking" your

phone - In essence, a "bricked" phone is no

better than carrying around a brick in your

pocket. The phone is dead when it has been

"bricked."

Other potential disadvantages, though less

severe, are still worthy of consideration:

1. Poor performance - Though the intention of

"rooting" a phone is to give the phone more

performance, several users have found that, in

their attempts to speed up the phone or add

additional features, that their phones lost both

performance speed and features. Remember

that when you "root" your Android phone, you

are making changes to the stock operating

system.

2.Viruses - Yes, even phones can get viruses.

A common practice that people do with

"rooted" phones is to flash their ROM's with

custom programs. Whenever you make

changes to the code of a software, you run the

risk of introducing a virus.

Conclusion

So, the decision to "root" your Android phone

is one that should not be rushed into. Though

the allure of having an unlocked phone is

powerful, having a "bricked" phone is, trust

me, not very much fun.