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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by pass111(m): 5:29pm On May 07, 2016
Basically the term root is a linux terminology. Root access in linux allows you to get hold of your system as an administrator. Once you’ve this root access, you can access and modify any component of your OS. Root can be understand in a better way by keeping the example of administrator account of windows in view. Root access simply allows you to take administrative access over entire system of your operating system. Since Android originated from Linux, the term root access followed Android as weldoing


You can control your Android device according to your liking after having it rooted. Many of you might be looking for some solid reasons to convince yourselves to root your Android device. We’ve put together a list of 10 reasons, that are good enough to convince you to go ahead, wipe off your fears and root your Android smartphone. Let’s begin with.

1. Remove Bloatware
The reason for putting the bloatware removal at number one is, this may be the most annoying thing that any Android user wants to get rid off. Manufacturers like Samsung, Sony, HTC push a handful of applications in their Android smartphones. These applications include manufacturer exclusive applications that these giants want the users to use in the first place. Bloatware is responsible for slowing down the performance of your phone. We have seen Samsung users always getting disappointed because of getting a laggy TouchWiz. There’s nothing that makes TouchWiz laggy, but the culprit is the default applications installed by Samsung, called bloatware.
You cannot apparently remove the stock or default applications by simply accessing the file manager. You need root access to remove the factoryinstalled applications from your phone. Some manufacturers now allow disabling the stock applications, but if you’re owning a bit older device then you’re probably gonna need root access to remove bloatware. So, that’s why we put it at the number one spot.

2. Root Specific Applications

Okay, the 2nd reason that may be good enough to convince you to root your Android phone is the installation of root specific applications. Root specific applications are the greatest choice to enhance your Android device without installing acustom ROM or without flashing custom MODs. Root specific applications allow you to perform the actions that you normally cannot perform. To understand the root specific applications in a better way, we can take a look at Titanium Backup. Titanium Backup allows the users to backup all system and user applications with data. It also allows users to freeze / disable or uninstall in-built applications. Another great root specificapplication is Greenify. Using Greenify, you can get better battery life from your Android device. That’s not it, these two applications were mentioned to give you an idea of root specific apps only. There are tons of root specific applications which can help you to enhance the performance, battery life of your phone and also bring in some new features.

3. Flash Custom Kernels, Custom Recoveries, Custom ROMs

Root means freedom. Once you’re rooted, you’re free to install applications like Flashify, Flash Gordon etc. By means of such applications, you can install Custom Kernels, Custom Recoveries and even Custom ROMs. Using Custom Kernels, you can enhance the performance of your phone. Using Custom Recoveries you can flash further .zip files, backup Nandroid, wipe cache, dalvik cache and do a lot more and by flashing a custom ROM, you can enjoy a whole new OS on your phone. You can also install a custom recovery prior to rooting your device, but if you’re got your device rooted before installing a custom recovery then that’s just a plus.This can be done by using a simple root specific application known as Flashify

4. Customisation and Tweaks
Root access takes customisation to a whole new level. As we mentioned above that you can flash custom MODs to customise or tweak your system, that means you will be able to make your Android smartphone’s OS work the way you want. One of the greatest tools to modify or tweak your Android system is the Xposed Mod. Xposed Mod works for hundreds of Android smartphones. Xposed MOD’s module repository contains tons of MODs which can make you love your Android phone in just a few taps.

5. Backup Everything

We mentioned Titanium Backup above in the root specific applications section. Titanium Backup is something that will allow you to backup each and every file of the applications installed on your phone. You don’t have to worry about the progress of your game. For instance, you’re switching to a new Android device and you want to shift the data of your played game, then Titanium Backup is what’s going to help you. There are many other applications out there that allow you to backup various partitions like IMEI, EFS, Modem of your Android smartphone. You can also backup Nandroid once you’re rooted. In short, you can backup your whole Android device. This is one of the most important things that you would want to do having enabled root access on your Android smartphone.

6. Merge Internal and External Storage

Want to install tons of games on your Android phone but running short of storage? Well, you don’t have to worry if you have a microSD card slot on your phone. All you need to do is, you need to insert a microSD card in your phone and you can merge the internal and external storage using applications like GL to SD, Folder Mount etc. Manufactures now allow moving apps to SD cards, but this functionality may not work for some users as advertised. You will still need to mount SD card into internal storage to have the freedom of installing as many games as you want.

7. WiFi Tethering
WiFi Tethering allows you to share the internet of your with other devices. This feature is useful for those users who have got a great data bucket and their usage on phone isn’t enough to finish the data bucket. They can go ahead and share the internet of their bucket with their Laptops, or other phones around them. WiFi Tethering on the unlocked / international devices is not locked down or restricted. Users having international variants of devices can use this feature without any hiccups. The problem stays there for users who have carrier branded devices. Most of the carriers do not allow sharing the internet of phone with other devices. This is done in order to make sure that the users do not use a huge amount of data and stay limited. But I guess, if you’re a user with your a rooted phone, it shouldn’t be a thing to worry about for you. Users with a rooted phone can easily tether WiFi and enjoy the internet of their phone on other devices.

8. Overclock / Under-clock processor
Just in case the current performance of your phone isn’t satisfying you, you may want to over-clock or under-clock the CPU of it. While this is something that’s highly forbidden and involves high risks, this may not stand as a prominent reason for many users to root their phone. But if you’re not afraid to go ahead and unleash the true power of your phone, you may give it a try.

9. Record Screen of your Android
I always wanted to record a video of stuff that I do on my Android phone. After figuring out that it’s easily possible, I was pretty happy and I did try recording the screen of my Android phone. This experiment went pretty successful. All I had to do was, I had to root my phone and then get my hands on a nice screen recorder. There are many screen recording applications out there. There also may be some applications that allow recording the screen without root. Just in case you want to give a try to one of the coolest screen recording applications, you may grab Shou Screen Recorder.Shou requires root.

10. Root your Android because you can and you should!

Android brought all the freedom in the world of smartphones. We have already discussed the greatest advantages of rooting Android. Rooting your smartphone sure has many downsides as well as discussed in the disclaimer, but it shouldn’t be a big deal if you’re willing to explore the world hidden beyond the apparent boundaries of Android. There are tons of methods which have made rooting a lot more easier then it was until a few years ago. Now you only have to make a few taps and you’re done, so why not to root your phone and checkout what’s in there

Disclaimer: Rooting your Android device results in voiding its warranty. Whenever you’re rooting your Android smartphone, follow the instructions in the respective thread or page carefully. Be reminded that when you’re rooting your Android smartphone, you’re responsible for everything that you’re doingdoing

Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by hernandex07(m): 6:29pm On May 07, 2016
Pls..... I try downloading screen recording app,is tellin me is not compatible wif Ma phone..I hv rooted Ma phone,am usin tecno r7..
Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by pass111(m): 6:32pm On May 07, 2016
hernandex07:
Pls..... I try downloading screen recording app,is tellin me is not compatible wif Ma phone..I hv rooted Ma phone,am usin tecno r7..
Which of the screen recorders
Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by pass111(m): 6:34pm On May 07, 2016
I would recommend A-Z screen recorders
Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by gidimasters(m): 6:52pm On May 07, 2016
hmmm
Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by pass111(m): 7:23pm On May 07, 2016
Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by hernandex07(m): 7:45pm On May 07, 2016
pass111:
I would recommend A-Z screen recorders
Bro dat d app I was talking abut.... a-z screen recorder
Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by Ewizard(m): 7:46pm On May 07, 2016
No root.. No use!
Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Root You Android Smartphone Today by daphid25(m): 3:27pm On May 09, 2016
Ewizard:
No root.. No use!
Says who?

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