Rooting your smart phone

[NightVision]

Re: Rooting your smart phone

@TofiBaba

Besides what NightVision copy/pasted (:)) the biggest thing is it provides me with super-user access. First thing I install is my DroidWall firewall, which lets me block network access to whatever I want. Rooting may void warranty but there are stock versions of the OS that you can flash on which brings your phone back to how it was when you bought it.

Android (without root) allows you to install all kinds of apps, eighter through the Google Play store, Amazon AppStore or via side loading where you download the .APK file and run it thru an Explorer like utility. Rooting just enbles extending the OS, removing bloatware that manufacturer and carriers load on, and making sure things on your phone are behaving exactly how you want it to.

I’m trying to get more involved

Slowly