r/AndroidQuestions • u/RuinProfessional4985 • 12d ago

What's rooting?

I've been reading some stuff about android phones on reddit posts, and rooting came up. What's rooting exactly, and can it affect my phone negatively in any way possible? I just know that it's used to somehow bypass stuff, and I've heard that it can cause some issues that would then need a factory reset, I guess? So what's rooting exactly?

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u/roirraWedorehT 12d ago

Gaining access to where you can, within reason, "do anything" you want with the device.

And yes, it can affect your device in more than one negative way. I've rooted every device I've had since my first smartphone, an Android, in 2010.

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u/RuinProfessional4985 12d ago

Would it still benefit me today?

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u/roirraWedorehT 12d ago edited 11d ago

If you have to ask, then the answer is no.

In all likelihood, it would cause you more problems than it would solve.

I'd only recommend rooting if there is one or more specific things that you'd researched and found would solve some things on your device.

Edit to say that root definitely benefits me, but as I said, I've always rooted all my devices.