Root and Rooting an Android Phone
Rooting or Root is a common term used in the Android community today. The phone as it is comes with files used to run it already inside it. That is why you can use it without installing anything extra for starters. Those files and everything that primarily runs on the phone are called System Files/Apps. They’re the system that runs the phone.
You’re able to use them when you power the phone on, but if you wish to modify any of them, you would need to go to the core of the phone where those apps were put by the manufacturer and do any modifications you wish. The core of the phone where those System Files or Apps are found is what we refer to as the root of the phone. In that sense, rooting is the process of finding a way to have full access to the root of the phone, to be able to have full privileges to modify System files as you wish at will.
It comes with both Advantages and disadvantages but as far as we’ve come to know, advantages have turned out to be way more than disadvantages especially if you know what you’re doing and why you are doing it. A common thing done after rooting or after root is removing some of the useless Apps that come preinstalled in the phone. They’re called bloadware. They turn out to consume a lot of space and run as they run in the background and it is understandable for one to root their phone in order to uninstall them. Caution in such has to be taken however because if a System App that the phone actually depends on to run is removed, the phone will crash. You’d therefore need to flash the phone.
There are tons of useful powerful apps and procedures that require root for them to do what they were designed to do and without it they won’t work. You will meet them.
How to root your phone:
There is actually no universal procedure that can root all Android phones. Most phones have a specific procedure and guide is provides in order to root them. Yet still, there are applications that root a wider number of phones.
You can root your phone using an application that can be install on your phone or simply use a computer application that requires you to connect your phone via USB.
Android Applications that can be used to root phones include (Root without PC):
- Framaroot
- Root Genius
- iRoot
- Universal Androot
- KingoRoot
- Z4root
- Towel Root
- Baidu root
- Unlock Root
- Root Master
- Root Genius
- iRoot
- Universal Androot
- KingoRoot
- Z4root
- Towel Root
- Baidu root
- Unlock Root
- Root Master
Note: You have to enable installation of apps from unknown sources in Security option under phone Settings. Enable USB Debugging as well (Read Below)
To root phone using PC:
You will most likely go for this if the above apps failed. You will need to enable USB Debugging in your phone and a USB cable connected to your phone and PC to continue.
In Android 2.3
Go to: Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB Debugging (Enable it)
In Android 4.0
Go to: Settings>>Development>>USB Debugging (Enable it)
In Android 4.2.2
Go to: Settings>>Development>>USB Debugging (Enable it). In official firmware, the Development option is usually hidden in 4.2.2. So you have to go to Settings>>About Device>>Build Number. Tap repeatedly on Build Number until you see a pop-up notification, “You’re now a developer”. Go back to settings and find Developer option. Enable USB Debugging
PC Apps include:
NOTE: Rooting a phone voids your warranty!!
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