Comments on: Android Rooting 101: What is rooting and why should you root?

By: khouryrt

khouryrt — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:05:00 +0000

In reply to jesse. if you bought your apps on the Play Store, you can download them again at any time, even if they are uninstalled.

By: jesse

jesse — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:28:00 +0000

Are my apps wiped when I root? I have some bought apps and am wondering if I need to use something like titanium backup before I root and flash a rom. I think titanium has a ‘root app’ and a paid ‘pro’

By: khouryrt

khouryrt — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:07:00 +0000

In reply to Robert Bruce Summers. I think he meant to say that there are slight chances that you did root it for those shady apps, and the IT dep guy has no way of figuring out or controlling what you do with those access and privileges. So he won't take his chances and allow that device to be used for business.

By: Robert Bruce Summers

Robert Bruce Summers — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:32:00 +0000

In reply to SmartphoneHelp. The first part of your statement is true, about corporate networks. The last sentence, "chances are you did it just to install some suspicious software....", is ridiculous. Most software, suspicious or not, can be installed without rooting. I rooted for most of the 9 reasons listed above, so that I am free to operate MY phone as I see fit.

By: khouryrt

khouryrt — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:46:00 +0000

In reply to SmartphoneHelp. Valid point, thanks for mentioning it.

By: SmartphoneHelp

SmartphoneHelp — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:49:00 +0000

Good article, but you should add another negative point to the “Bad part” section. If you work for a professional company and use an Android phone or tablet to synchronise on their servers, they have every right to deny you access if your device is rooted. Security is heavily compromised by rooting. Thing is: no IT administrator can know why you rooted or what you use it for. Chances are you did it just to install some suspicious software from an obscure forum which includes some malware without you realising what you just installed.

By: Rajesh

Rajesh — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:35:00 +0000

In reply to 6630n8808. It depends on the device but generally the answer is a no.

By: 6630n8808

6630n8808 — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:04:00 +0000

If I root my device, without installing any custom ROMs, will I still be able to get OTA software updates? How about if I remove some of the bloatware, would I still be able to get OTA software updates?