Advantages And Disadvantages Of Android Rooting

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Android rooting is a process in which a basic user can attain the privilege mode (Super User) i.e. normally user running android has certain limitations and rooting a device allows the user to overcome all this limitation. It is only required, if you play around with the advanced feature or update your firmware.

Merits of Rooting:-

Rooting an android device enables the application developer’s community to get new version of OS in device months before the carrier releases the update. After rooting it is extremely easy to install the latest and greatest.

The major pros of rooting in android as it gives chance to the application developers to have a view on custom ROMs which are more user- friendly and have many performance fixes.

Rooting is also an another positive aspect for Android app developers as it gives them access of over clocking i.e. over clock the graphics, processor which allows smooth experience.

It also helps in freeing up the phone memory as when we install an app on your phone it is stored on the phone memory rooting allows installing application to your SD card freeing ...
... up the memory for additional files.

After rooting app developer can actually install the certain special apps that require root as these apps can directly deal with android system files which are useful in understanding and future application development.

Another huge advantage is ability to use root apps from the play store that allows doing things like adjust CPU frequency etc.

Demerits of Rooting:-

The foremost demerit of rooting any android device is you end up nullifying the warranty you get from manufacturer. it means that if you have any technical error, you can’t get replacement for your device from the manufacturer or fix the issue for free.

Rooting May also ends up with another negative effect like frequent shut down, blank screen display, quicker battery run down.

While we say rooting worth it as you can use custom ROM but we all are aware that there are certain bugs on the custom ROMs as this will make android behaving in an unexpected ways.

There’s always a risk of bricking, it is very rampant with rooting up the android devices, in this condition android based OS refuse to function after being rooted and it takes a lot of time for any expert to resolve this issue as one the one hand it voids warranty or replacement by the manufacturer.

Conclusion is that rooting an android device can give you access to number of unexplored feature available and considering the merits of rooting it is good for the application development Communities and testers who want to explore or debug the malfunctioning of apps but being a basic user it is highly recommended to avoid rooting of android devices as it may results in unstable functioning.

Still if you’re Super user or willing to root device then you must try these apps:

GMD speed Time
Drive Droid
GMusic FS
Network Log
SuperUser

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