Should you root your Android device?
There are many settings that can be
tweaked in an android device, however these tweaks are restricted to
what the manufacture permits .Rooting an Android device or gaining root
access allows tweaking the device at very deep level.
Having the freedom
to tweak your operating system has been and will always be
of great importance for any open source enthusiast. With GOOGLE backing
the portion of Linux based operating system to handheld and portable
devices, this freedom has increase manifold. Companies
manufacturing mobile phones and handheld devices have had to give
in to
Android's growing popularity as it's competing head-to-head for space with other popular mobile operating system such as iOS, Blackberry OS and other proprietary operating systems.
A number of tweaks and functionality have been added to the most recent version, Android Kit Kat, which was released at the end of October 2013.However,a number of users continue to be on earlier Android versions such as jelly Bean(on devices with low configuration).As with other open source desktop operating systems, it is possible for android users to tweak or change any part of the system within the limitations set by the open source community and by the licences .Although there are several apps available on the Google play store, Android primarily doesn't allow its users to make any changes in the system .This can, however ,be achieved by using a method commonly referred to as the ROOTING OF AN ANDROID DEVICE. A device that has undergone this procedure is referred to as a ROOTED PHONE OR A TABLET. The name is derived from the term "root access", Which is actually the ability to attain permissions only restricted to super users or administrators. Rooting allows you to perform a number of operations that would have been otherwise impossible because of the limitations set by the carries or phone manufactures.
Android's growing popularity as it's competing head-to-head for space with other popular mobile operating system such as iOS, Blackberry OS and other proprietary operating systems.
A number of tweaks and functionality have been added to the most recent version, Android Kit Kat, which was released at the end of October 2013.However,a number of users continue to be on earlier Android versions such as jelly Bean(on devices with low configuration).As with other open source desktop operating systems, it is possible for android users to tweak or change any part of the system within the limitations set by the open source community and by the licences .Although there are several apps available on the Google play store, Android primarily doesn't allow its users to make any changes in the system .This can, however ,be achieved by using a method commonly referred to as the ROOTING OF AN ANDROID DEVICE. A device that has undergone this procedure is referred to as a ROOTED PHONE OR A TABLET. The name is derived from the term "root access", Which is actually the ability to attain permissions only restricted to super users or administrators. Rooting allows you to perform a number of operations that would have been otherwise impossible because of the limitations set by the carries or phone manufactures.
Although rooting your device might sound like a great idea,
there are several disadvantages that negate its advantages