What is a Rooting On Android Phone?

February 13, 2012

By gchangetok

What is a Rooting Android Phone?
Android root function is to give full rights to the Android user to enter the Android system. By doing Root, the user can add, subtract or modify files or data that is located on the Android system when the standard state (not root) files are not accessible. If the analogy Windows computer operating system, Android root function is to give administrator rights to users.
What is a Root Android? By doing root Android will not necessarily increase performance or capabilities of Android phones. Rooting Android as an “open door” for you to develop this operating system.
Why Android operating system developers do not give root access from the beginning?
It aims to protect the Android operating system as a whole. If a user inadvertently or intentionally alter or remove one or more file systems, it can cause the performance of mobile phones or tablet becomes unstable, and the most severe damage brick or phone does not turn, therefore limiting the Android developers access to the file system.
Advantages And Disadvantages Root Android

Disadvantages Root Android:
Root shortage Android # 1: It can eliminate the phone warranty
Why Android rooting may lose warranty? Root was likened to a “warranty seal”. Analogues such as this, if you buy a factory-built computer (not a computer assembly), it usually comes with a warranty seal or sticker. This seal will usually be damaged if you open the computer casing.
If we want to improve computer skills, for example by replacing the computer’s graphics card with a better one, we automatically have to open the computer case and it will automatically undermine the warranty seal. Whether to dismantle the casing will cause the computer to be corrupted? Of course not.
However, if there is damage whether to scorch the warranty? It is clear, because the service center to see that the warranty seal has been broken, and gave the verdict that the computer is damaged due to be dismantled, but the damage caused by other factors.
Similar to root Android. If your HP gets damaged, for example, the speaker does not beep, and you bring to the Service Center with the condition was root, then there is the possibility of a warranty claim will be denied and said that the phones were damaged by the root, but they are not.
But actually you do not have to worry too much, in contrast to the warranty seal, the root can be reversed or the phone is returned to the initial conditions. This process is called Unroot. If the unroot done, it will automatically return the warranty will apply.
Note: If you want to bring to the HP service center, but do unroot, you should also do factory reset (remove all data and applications are installed)
Root shortage Android # 2: Security issues
Actually for this one is still being debated. It is said that by doing Root, then the malware applications such as virus or Trojan can be easily entered into the file system and perform the destruction or theft of user data.
However, even though HP is not the actual root, if the virus is “mean-spirited”, then without any root, virus applications can easily access the file system.
Android Root advantages:
1. Can the Need Access Application Installs Root
Here are some examples of applications that require root access to the most widely installed:
App2Card and Link2SD: With this application allows users to move all applications to the SD Card.
Titanium Backup: This application is useful for backing up all the installed applications. Not only that, this application can also back up application data like settings (setting-an), etc..
Application ScreenShot: Allows you to take a screen shot of the mobile phone screen.
Wi-Fi tether: The application can make Android phones to share its Internet connection via Wi-Fi network. Note: the system Froyo Android 2.2 and above, the application is already installed on the phone. ‘
2. Can install custom ROM
What is a custom ROM? Custom ROM is a custom Android operating system (alternative) or not made by mobile phone vendors. Custom ROM was developed by a community of fans of the Android operating system. Note: by doing a root that does not mean you can directly install Custom ROM, but most Android phones require root access if you want to install a custom ROM.
3. It can make arrangements to maximize the performance of the phone.
One of the settings that can be done is to overclock the processor. With overclocking, the processor can be “forced” to work faster than the speed of luggage that can improve the overall performance of the phone. However, it can shorten the life of processor overclock, make the battery more extravagant and fast heat up and also there is the possibility of causing the system to become unstable.
4. Can Uninstall Default Application Factory
By doing a root, we can do uninstall factory default applications are useless and just meet the phone’s memory. However, if you intend to do this better be careful, because if either uninstall could cause the performance of mobile phones to be imperfect. Should not be done when it is not really necessary.
Root Mobile Android – Conclusion
Root Android process is useful for open access to the Android system. Android gains root outline is to have full control over the phone. The control if not carefully done can cause damage to the system. So, if you still feel satisfied or somewhat with the ability and facilities owned by the Android mobile phone, then the root should not have done.