Following this line of articles intended to deal with Google's mobile operating system, best known as Android, today we are going to emphasize the word Root, its literal meaning and the consequences and benefits of Root our device Android.
Root is a word derived from operating systems Linux, and as we all know, Android has the heart of a true linux penguin.
What is Root?
El Root o Rotation of a terminal is to manipulate it to bypass its own security systems that are predefined by the manufacturer to have access to all the components of the device, in other more common words we would say that when Rooting a device we obtain the maximum privileges to do and undo at will in our terminal Android.
Is it advisable to root?
That depends on how we use our Android device and its technical characteristics, for example, if we own a Samsung Galaxy S3 and we are intermediate Android users, that is, we only use it at the user level to navigate, message, GPS and talk, we will not need to Root this sensational terminal, since it is a terminal powerful enough to carry out the tasks to which it is intended. We will submit to you without any problem. However, if we have a terminal classified as medium or low range, this process will be advisable to be able to install, for example, applications to efficiently control and manage the RAM of our device, that generally this range of terminals tend to have deficiencies in this regard.
Pros and cons of rooting
One of the biggest cons when doing Root is the loss of validity of the official guaranteeAlthough there are ways to root and unroot the terminal, if it were to break down while rooted, the SAT or technical service would notice and the guarantee would be void.
Other cons that occur to me is that for users novice or inexperienced It can be a double-edged sword, since by having permissions to access all the files on our terminal we can delete something essential for the proper functioning of the system and destroy our beautiful Android.
On the other hand, there are the pros, which are too many to enumerate, although for now it occurs to me to be able to do Backup of our system content, use system applications to make our Android works much better, in some cases, use apps to free our terminal, and many more options that would take too long to list.
How do I root my Android?
There are various ways to do Root ours Android, each terminal is a world and has its own tools such as odin for samsung o Flash Tool for terminals Sony, although there are also generic tools valid for a large number of terminals, among the latter are SuperOneclick y UnlockRoot.