How To Root Your Android Device

In this article we will discuss how to root your android tablet and unlock the world beyond.

Rooting comes into play if you want more from your android like changing fonts,using some third party apps, etc which most manufacturers don’t provide with the native UI(USER INTERFACE).

Rooting gives you a chance to do much more than your stock rom android can’t do, before rooting you need to know why you are doing it.

What is rooting?

Rooting is breaking your limit and accessing the phone software that your phone manufacturer won’t allow, some times when you root your device the app asks for the super user permissions. Well consider a desktop user (windows or Linux) you get an automatically generated user permission called root or administrators permission. Similarly in android devices, it is super user.

Why Do You Need To Root Your Android Device

There are two types of technology user. First, the one who use the device as it is provided by manufacturer, and another one who wants to jump and dig deeper into it to make it more adaptable& customized according to his requirement/desire.

While purchasing a new android phone you are just like a general user. You can use the phone like a normal user with restrictions i.e. you cannot make changes in the system file’s. If you want some advanced features and functionality which are kept hidden from you, or want to become a master user, you need to root your Android divice.

What Can You Do When You Root Your Android?

Below are Few Reasons why you should root your device:-

Customization of the look,interface and feel of your device.
Enhance the performance.
Increase the battery life.
Allows you to install incompatible apps.
Better backups and restore.

How To Root Your Android Phone

Now you know what is rooting and why do you need it, but how can you root your phone yourself? Here are 4 easy steps to root your Android phone in just a few minutes.

Step 1

The easiest way to root your phone is to use Kingo Android Root Software. It is a one click android rooting software which can be downloaded and installed easily on your PC.
Step 2

After downloading and installing of the Kingo Root software, you need to enable the USB debugging mode in your phone and then save the settings.
Step 3

Now, run the Kingo Android root on your PC and connect your phone via USB cable. After waiting for a few seconds, your device will show a popup “Allow USB debugging”. Tick the “Always allow from this computer” and then click OK.
Step 4

Click root and wait until the process completes.

After following up the above 4 steps, you get the permission to access everything on your phone. Now you are free from all limitations and can install those apps that require root access, can customize your Android phone and get the benefit of advanced features and functionality.

You can also use use applications(softwares) like iRoot, SRS Oneclickroot, Wondershare MobileGo,Root Genius, etc.

Advantages Of Rooting

Wondering what can you do when you root your android? Below are some things that you can do on a rooted android phone.

Running Special Application

The greatest advantage of rooting your Android device is to install and run those powerful applications that require privileges more than the non rooted device.
For example the apps that can only be installed in rooted device like:
- Root Explorer: – Allows you to access the complete android’s file system.
- SetCPU: -Allows you to change the CPU settings.
- Mobile Uncle Tools:- Allows you to check and manage the engineering in-depth in your device.
- Chamelephon:- Allows you to change your device IMEI number with ease.
- ROM Manager: – Allows you to manage ROM, perform backup and restore.
- ProxyDroid: – Allows you to set proxy while using Wi-Fi networks.
Backup And Restore Better

The built in backup and restore functionality of android phone is a little weak. To have better backup and restore the root access is required. The app like Titanium Backup is the most powerful backup and restore tool on your android device.
Custom ROM

After Rooting your device you can install custom ROM. It allows a user to use the most recent version of Android and make your smartphone run in a better way. It also improves your device’s performance with increased battery life.
Block Unwanted Ads

You may have seen unwanted ads while playing games like angry birds, Stick Cricket or Subway Surfer. By rooting your device, you would be able to install adblock plus app and block all unwanted ads.

Risk In Rooting Your Android Phone

Warranty Get Voided

Don’t try to give your device for servicing, because after rooting, your phone is at your own risk. You are not able to complain to the customer care center in case if any problem/fault arises.
Attack Of The Virus

Rooting allows the user to install apps that are incompatible and most of them can be from unknown sources. It can harm your device so you have to be careful about the virus attack in your device.
The Risk Of Bricking

Bricking your device means playing up with your phone in such a way that can damage it completely and it becomes completely useless which means your purchasing a new Device (Android phone).

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