As you probably know, rooted devices are smartphones, tablets, or other gadgets where the user has unlocked administrative access. This allows them to bypass restrictions set by the manufacturer or carrier. It’s like owning a house versus…
When you hear the phrase “rooted Android,” you might think of custom ROMs, bootloader warnings, and a long-lost tech hobby from the early 2010s. But despite what the mainstream market suggests, rooting is still alive and well. And if you are a…
It’s 2017 and it’s time for a new look at the world of rooting. Is rooting still as relevant as it was in years before? Can you still gain a lot by rooting your Android? We admit it: we’re biased when we say that rooting is still extremely…
Among some of the cons or disadvantages associated with the rooting process, the vulnerability of a rooted device to malicious apps and data theft has not been highlighted sufficiently enough. But it is a fact that a rooted gadget becomes more…
Even though all of us have smartphones today and all of us cannot live without our android devices, it is not necessary that all of us are as enthusiastically immersed in technology as the tech geeks. We love it, no doubt, but we cannot constantly…
Before you get into the interesting and rewarding process of rooting, it is essential you know about the various terms used. That is because you would have to do some amount of reading on forums and from other sources on the internet that would use…
The Android Kit Kat 4.4 OS has introduced many changes that are making it increasingly difficult for anybody to carry out systemic changes in the OS. Initiatives such as the SELinux, and dm-verity kernel are being used for booting as well as to…
The popularity of the Android platform is due to its much lower cost, flexibility of use as well as the many free apps that are available for use. Moreover, thanks to its open source system, modding Android is quite an easy task and that opens up…
You have your Android smart phone with you and feel you have the best device that you can now enjoy. But you read about a process called ‘rooting’ and how it can transform that device into something much better and you wonder if you should go…
There is no doubt about the customization and other flexibility features that the Android platform offers the user. However, due to some overenthusiastic OEMs and handset manufacturers, you have a scenario where you are unable to get the best out of…
