Is it safe to root your andriod device?

[jerkric]

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some experts saying na if rooted ang devices kay prone to virus, pero mag depende ra jud na sa user if pataka lang pud adto ug site, or download/receive items from bluetooth/web

more or less nindot siya kay maka speed up sa system ug full control sa apps

Agree kaayo ko ana bro.

Akung gi root akung phone, okay raman

oh dba? choy pa kaayo.

I would say it is safe to root a phone although this can void your warranty. Nexus devices are the easiest to root and load custom ROMs.

You may check a tutorial I posted:
https://www.istorya.net/forums/androi...post-here.html



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Mao.

[Syd_M]

some experts saying na if rooted ang devices kay prone to virus, pero mag depende ra jud na sa user if pataka lang pud adto ug site, or download/receive items from bluetooth/web

more or less nindot siya kay maka speed up sa system ug full control sa apps

Well, those experts are wrong. Rooting has nothing to do with making your phone prone to viruses. What they probably mean is that users who root their phones are more likely to sideload apps indiscriminately, and some of those apps may be malware. Maybe the malware might be able to use elevated (superuser) permissions to do their dirty work, but I find that unlikely. A rooted phone, IMHO, is just as likely to get viruses as an unrooted phone. So it's all the same.

Is there a benefit to rooting your phone? Absolutely. I've got an LG Optimus One (P500) -- it's a pretty old phone -- but I'm running CM 9.2 Ice Cream Sandwich on it, and it's rock solid stable. I've even managed to get Jellybean (CM 10.1) complete with Google Now (minus the voice features, though) running on this phone, and only switched back to ICS because JB was a bit of a battery hog. Now compare that to the official Optimus One which only goes as high as Gingerbread. If I didn't root my phone, I wouldn't have been able to upgrade it.

Are there risks to rooting? Well, yes. Rooting my phone was no problem (the instructions for my phone's model were easy), but I softbricked my phone for a couple of days when I tried to flash a new ROM. I was using a Linux PC at the time and the instructions I used were for Windows, so maybe that was the problem. Still, I was able to revive it myself without having to go to a repair center. It won't always be that easy, though. Some phones (like Samsung) are very sensitive to flashing and could brick easily. If you've got such a phone, you'll want to have a USB jig handy in case you'll need to revive your phone if things go wrong. If you don't have a USB jig, you could buy or make one, or borrow one (there's a network of people who're willing to lend their jigs; hit me up if you need one and I'll try to get you in contact with a few I know). Anyway, there's always risks, but as long as you read ahead and are prepared, then rooting your phone should be as easy as cake. Oh, and I strongly recommend reading the XDA Developers Forum (find the forum for your phone's model) before attempting anything. It's the best resource for anything Android.

[ginsomnayrbryle]

nkasuway ko ani, akung sony xperia mini 1.6, napangitaan nku ug paagi mahimog 2.3 android which is not possible jud na a 2.3, but with the help of xdadevelopers.. didto ko nkkakuha sa mga steps.. ako gisunod tnan steps pero naabtan jud kug pila ka days kay naa nmn time na dli na mu-on ang phone. di ma read ang pra DL sa new system.. may gani nakathink ko na ilisan ug laing SD card then gbalhin nku ang mga files na mga needed., then nadayon jud ang paginstall.. sa CM MODS system kuyaw sad bya

[arn2_3ajr]

rooting is cool.. choy kaau ang mga custom roms s XDA developers nga site.. PERO.. after 1 year nga nag-cge ko ug ilis2x ug custom ROM.. I realized nga mas maau jud ang stock ROM sa manufacturer.. para less issues sa imu android,rooted stock ROM lang ang gamita.. yaw namu anang mga kuyaw na kaau nga jellybean ROMS kai naa jd na issue..

[juck401]

ka nice rag rooted, mas maka modify kas imong phone..

[sammedriano]

mga ka istoryans need lang ko sa inyo help or advice. ok ra ba e root ang android phone nya e update sa higher na version or unsay tawag ana?

Nice ang rooted nga phone coz daghan ka pwede mabuhat sa imo phone such as adding CUSTOM ROM sa imo mobile which is impossible sa standard phone set-up, kay kinahanglan ni sya og administrative rights. Pero be aware lang jud sa mga pro's and con's of rooting your mobile before doing so.

As for updating your phone's firmare/flashing it, hehe di ko kabalo ana

[sammedriano]

Mao jud bro. Kuyaw kaayo usahay ang mga custom rom's pud coz naa mga issues at times. Daghan bugs nga if unaware ka unsa buhaton, aw makasapot jud.

[sammedriano]

Strongly agree ko sa imo point bro, UP ta ani nga topic para ma-aware ang kadaghanan.

[jerkric]

Strongly agree ko sa imo point bro, UP ta ani nga topic para ma-aware ang kadaghanan.

Up ta ni mga bro kai kabantay ko gamit ni cya nya para ma.junior member na sad ko kai kabantay ko gi.usab man to 100 posts embes 30. haha!

[jhongardz]

Well, those experts are wrong. Rooting has nothing to do with making your phone prone to viruses. What they probably mean is that users who root their phones are more likely to sideload apps indiscriminately, and some of those apps may be malware. Maybe the malware might be able to use elevated (superuser) permissions to do their dirty work, but I find that unlikely. A rooted phone, IMHO, is just as likely to get viruses as an unrooted phone. So it's all the same.

Is there a benefit to rooting your phone? Absolutely. I've got an LG Optimus One (P500) -- it's a pretty old phone -- but I'm running CM 9.2 Ice Cream Sandwich on it, and it's rock solid stable. I've even managed to get Jellybean (CM 10.1) complete with Google Now (minus the voice features, though) running on this phone, and only switched back to ICS because JB was a bit of a battery hog. Now compare that to the official Optimus One which only goes as high as Gingerbread. If I didn't root my phone, I wouldn't have been able to upgrade it.

Are there risks to rooting? Well, yes. Rooting my phone was no problem (the instructions for my phone's model were easy), but I softbricked my phone for a couple of days when I tried to flash a new ROM. I was using a Linux PC at the time and the instructions I used were for Windows, so maybe that was the problem. Still, I was able to revive it myself without having to go to a repair center. It won't always be that easy, though. Some phones (like Samsung) are very sensitive to flashing and could brick easily. If you've got such a phone, you'll want to have a USB jig handy in case you'll need to revive your phone if things go wrong. If you don't have a USB jig, you could buy or make one, or borrow one (there's a network of people who're willing to lend their jigs; hit me up if you need one and I'll try to get you in contact with a few I know). Anyway, there's always risks, but as long as you read ahead and are prepared, then rooting your phone should be as easy as cake. Oh, and I strongly recommend reading the XDA Developers Forum (find the forum for your phone's model) before attempting anything. It's the best resource for anything Android.

sir can u help me teach or give a tutorial links on how to do this? pareha tag phone.gusto pud ko ma upgrade nako into ice cream sandwich OS.tnx..