The word root is a technological term use to give reference to permission in any Linux based operating system or kernel. In other operating system like IOS or Windows the term Root is refer to as jailbreak, they all mean the same thing just different name in operating system.
In a layman language root can be describe as a means of getting full control of your mobile phone, for example Mr. A purchase a particular mobile phone with his/her hard earned money and the manufacturer thinks he/she knows what is best for you and decided to limit the function you have access to on your mobile phones and allow you to access only what he/she thinks is safe for you to operate. In technology term ROOT is a process of allowing users of mobile phones(smartphones), tablet and others runing the Linux or Android operating system attains administrative privilege control, Root is not save if it is not done properly and can brick ones device, violation of product warranty is not left out. Over the years, to root or jail break any device is easy due to the development of various software that are developed to perform such task , software like Iroot, Kingoroot, dr.phone root, superuser app etc.

Advantages

1. Support for themes, allowing everything to be visually changed from the color of the battery icon, to the boot animation that appears while the device booting and more.

2. Full control of the kernel, which for example allow overclocking and underclocking the CPU and GPU.

3. Full application control including the ability to backup, restore or patch and edit application, or to even remove bloatware that comes pre-install on many phones.

4. Custom automated system level process through the use of third party application.

5. Ability to install custom software also known as Custom Rom(cynogenmod,lineage os,Resurrection Remix, Paranoid Android and many more) or software such as Xposed, Magisk, BusyBox etc. It allows additional levels of control on a rooted devices.

Mobile phones manufacturer are making some function available to customer in order to discourage them from root, functions like font change, font size, theme etc.
Does any one still root or jail break his/her device in 2019, as for me i dont, because installation of custom Rom is addictive, what is yours??

Of course, very necessary.

TUANKU:
Of course, very necessary.

But some of the things that makes us to root our phones can be access without root

Back then, I used to root to control data usage with Droidwall and some times get those annoying adverts off apps with Lucky Patcher.
Now most phones comes with network control

ITbomb:
Back then, I used to root to control data usage with Droidwall and some times get those annoying adverts off apps with Lucky Patcher.
Now most phones comes with network control

bro I stop rooting due to the fact that I have a habit of changing from one custom rom to another

I stopped rooting after viruses crippled my last phone

Of course

Kingsean:
I stopped rooting after viruses crippled my last phone

rooting has it pros and cons, only that the pros outweigh the cons

kvngjesse:
Of course

why??

ITbomb:
Back then, I used to root to control data usage with Droidwall and some times get those annoying adverts off apps with Lucky Patcher.
Now most phones comes with network control

Is there a way to know the particular app that brings up the ads?

I want to root my tecno ka7 but I have not been able to.

I have tried kingroot but it doesn't go beyond 1%, so I towel root does not work, even kingo root crash when I tap root.

Any help cos I am not enjoying my phone and I have waited for tecno to do something especially about font but nothing.

Please help me of you can

samwobi:
I want to root my tecno ka7 but I have not been able to.

I have tried kingroot but it doesn't go beyond 1%, so I towel root does not work, even kingo root crash when I tap root.

Any help cos I am not enjoying my phone and I have waited for tecno to do something especially about font but nothing.

Please help me of you can

there is a way....
Download adb and MTK drivers, unlock the boot loader of your phone

I can remeber what i face last time with a rooted device

ken6488:
I can remeber what i face last time with a rooted device

Tell us

Would that require the use of a PC?
Or it's just my phone that I need?

masterfactor:

there is a way....
Download adb and MTK drivers, unlock the boot loader of your phone

samwobi:
Would that require the use of a PC?
Or it's just my phone that I need?

yes you need a PC, some MTK device can be unlocked from development mode but it does not reflect in fastboot

Noah13:
Is there a way to know the particular app that brings up the ads?

When the ad appears... Goto recent app... The logo of the app that serve the full screen ad will be displayed...