Android rooting

Android Rooting

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3 Questions on your Android Mobile

1. Are you using all the features and the settings of your Android Operating System?

2. Can your mobile run every app which is available in Android Play store?

3. Do your Android phone have latest software update and will your Android phone get the upcoming software update?



Answer is…

No!!!



What is Rooting?

• Rooting is the process of allowing users of smartphones, tablets, and other devices running the Android mobile operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") within Android's sub-system.

• Rooting is performed with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and hardware manufacturers put on some devices, or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superuser


Superuser

• Using a rooted android device makes you a Superuser

• Super user is the central governance of the Android Software

• With the help of Superuser you can gain ultimate control over your Android device



Benefits of Android rooting



Use your low end device with High end performance

• Your Android phone may have a ram of 512MB, 1GB, 2GB or 3GB which is why your mobile show low end performance

• Have you ever tried increasing the ram. It is possible by rooting

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1 GB ram mobile 32 gb memory card 4GB ram computer



Get Control over Processor

• Get full authority over your Android processor.

• Your Android processor is more powerful than what you know about it.

• You can unlock the full speed of your processor by overclocking the processor which is possible by rooting

• You can also underclock your processor for saving your battery life in critical situations.

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Remove pre-installed Crapware

• There are pre-installed apps in your mobile phone which takes a lot of memory and ram

• Most of those apps are not used by the user.

• Those apps can be removed by root access.


Tweak the Dark Corners of Android

• Root Access provides a wide number of possibilities to hack a network, site, server…. Etc

• Since android is a linux based operating system we can imagine the hacking capabilities of Android.

• These hacking capabilities can be enhanced to 100% by rooting

eg: Wifi kill- It allows a android device to gain access over a wifi. It may be a secured wifi or unsecured wifi.



Rooting Process

1. Install Root File

2. Install Clockwork Recovery

3. Install Cyanogenmod

4. Enjoy the Root Previleges!!


Root File

• Root file is first installed by flashing the Root Package (update.zip) in boot time.

• This root file breaks the security protocol of Android and install Superuserwhich gives the total Governance over your Device.

• Installing the root file is the Major step in Rooting.


Clockwork Recovery & Cynogenmod

• Clockwork Recovery is installed in the same way as Root file

• Clockwork Recovery is used for the maintenance of Android Software like Custom ROM and RAM

• Cynogenmod is useful for the Advance updating of Android Operating System

Cynogenmod 9 (Icecream Sandwich)Cynogenmod 10 (Jelly Bean)Cynogenmod 11 (Kitkat)


Disadvantages of Android rooting

1. Your Android may get bricked while rooting.

2. It will end up your phone’s warranty.

3. Android Hacking will be enhanced by rooting which can be used in a wrong way.


Thank you !!!

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