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<div id="tocalign">__TOC__</div><span style="font-weight:bold;">root</span> [roōt] n., common word associated with giving a user "super user" access to their phones programming and other various aspects that would normally otherwise not be possible | <div id="tocalign">__TOC__</div> | ||
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==Why Root?== | |||
<span style="font-weight:bold;">root</span> [roōt] n., common word associated with giving a user "super user" access to their phones programming and other various aspects that would normally otherwise not be possible. | |||
The most commonly not asked question when it comes to rooting, is why are you rooting your device? If you do not know the answer to this then you might be better of not rooting your Android device. If you are rooting your device due to lack of certain functionality and or maybe an application in particular that requires root to function, one you cannot live without. For me it mostly boils down to customization and being a power user. I like to have complete control over the devices that I purchase, with that comes a certain comfort zone that I like to operate inside of. If I cannot run certain things or execute certain tasks due to a lack of control I tend to get very frustrated and embark on personal crusades to unlock said device. In a more realistic tone however, I usually root due to either the need to add kernel modules, the desire to toy around with the Android OS and/or containers/chroot environments, or simple because I cannot live without [http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway AdAway]. | The most commonly not asked question when it comes to rooting, is why are you rooting your device? If you do not know the answer to this then you might be better of not rooting your Android device. If you are rooting your device due to lack of certain functionality and or maybe an application in particular that requires root to function, one you cannot live without. For me it mostly boils down to customization and being a power user. I like to have complete control over the devices that I purchase, with that comes a certain comfort zone that I like to operate inside of. If I cannot run certain things or execute certain tasks due to a lack of control I tend to get very frustrated and embark on personal crusades to unlock said device. In a more realistic tone however, I usually root due to either the need to add kernel modules, the desire to toy around with the Android OS and/or containers/chroot environments, or simple because I cannot live without [http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway AdAway]. | ||
==Why Not Root?== | |||
If you are the type of person who enjoys stock devices with stock OS and stock applications with no deviance and/or chance that you could personally mess anything up on your device then I hate to break it to you but rooting is probably not for you. Rooting leaves your phone wide open security wise, if you do not know how to adapt your personal usage habits accordingly then this is probably not something you should be doing. Also take note that obtaining root gives you full unrestricted access to your device and its filesystem, making changes you perform more hazardous to your device. Typically speaking if you were locked out of said directories before rooting and you are not sure what you are doing, it is a good idea to leave those alone after rooting or risk harming the stability of your device. | |||
* <span style="color:#CB4154">Please also understand that depending on where and from whom you purchased your device, your warranty is likely to be void upon obtaining root.</span> | |||
This ends up not being a problem with some devices as there are methods for some to perform a removal of root, with some devices a simple reset to factory defaults will perform this, I just would like to point out that this is not a guarantee and you are continuing at your own risk. | |||
==ASUS Transformer Prime TF201== | ==ASUS Transformer Prime TF201== | ||
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Why Root?
root [roōt] n., common word associated with giving a user "super user" access to their phones programming and other various aspects that would normally otherwise not be possible.
The most commonly not asked question when it comes to rooting, is why are you rooting your device? If you do not know the answer to this then you might be better of not rooting your Android device. If you are rooting your device due to lack of certain functionality and or maybe an application in particular that requires root to function, one you cannot live without. For me it mostly boils down to customization and being a power user. I like to have complete control over the devices that I purchase, with that comes a certain comfort zone that I like to operate inside of. If I cannot run certain things or execute certain tasks due to a lack of control I tend to get very frustrated and embark on personal crusades to unlock said device. In a more realistic tone however, I usually root due to either the need to add kernel modules, the desire to toy around with the Android OS and/or containers/chroot environments, or simple because I cannot live without AdAway.
Why Not Root?
If you are the type of person who enjoys stock devices with stock OS and stock applications with no deviance and/or chance that you could personally mess anything up on your device then I hate to break it to you but rooting is probably not for you. Rooting leaves your phone wide open security wise, if you do not know how to adapt your personal usage habits accordingly then this is probably not something you should be doing. Also take note that obtaining root gives you full unrestricted access to your device and its filesystem, making changes you perform more hazardous to your device. Typically speaking if you were locked out of said directories before rooting and you are not sure what you are doing, it is a good idea to leave those alone after rooting or risk harming the stability of your device.
- Please also understand that depending on where and from whom you purchased your device, your warranty is likely to be void upon obtaining root.
This ends up not being a problem with some devices as there are methods for some to perform a removal of root, with some devices a simple reset to factory defaults will perform this, I just would like to point out that this is not a guarantee and you are continuing at your own risk.
ASUS Transformer Prime TF201
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Motorola Atrix 4G
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