And they are in a dilemma that whether to root their expensive Android
Phones
So here is a guide for advantages and disadvantages of rooting
Advantages :
1. Run Special Applications
After you have rooted your phone, you can run special applications
that require root access on your phone. When compared to regular
applications, root applications provide more features. As these
special apps can directly deal with the Android system files, they can
tweak your Android in more extensive ways.
2. Run Custom ROMs
One of the main reasons I rooted my phone was because I wanted
toinstall and use custom ROMs on it.These custom ROMs bring many teaks
and performance fixes and are much more user friendly when compared to
the stock ones. They are optimized in performance and battery
areupdated more frequently than the stock ROMs.
3. Free Internal Storage
People who have low internal memory can transfer any application from
internal memory to SD card after rooting their phone. There are some
applications that provide the option by default. But if you want to
force move an app by creating a symlink, you must use an app that only
works on a rooted phone.
So those were about the merits. Nothing's perfect and there are
certain caveats associated with rooting an Android device.
Disadvantages :
1. Your Phone Might Get Bricked
Not to demotivate you here, but when I tried to root my first Android
phone– Samsung Galaxy Y bricked it and it was in the service center
for next 15 to 20 days. No matter how good a rooting tutorial is, it's
a daunting task and if you miss out any step or flash a corrupt zip
file (that's what happened to me) you might end up with a bricked
(broken) phone.
2. You End up Voiding Phone's Warranty
As soon as you root your phone, you void your phone's warranty and if
anything happens to your phone even when it's in the warranty period,
the company is going to charge you for the repairs. In some of the
phones, you can un-root your phone, but in most of the phones there's
is no going back.
Conclusion :
So, you've been acquainted and warned. If you think that rooting the
phone to run special applications and custom ROM is worth is, go
ahead. If you think it's not worth the hassle, stay put. At the end of
the day, it's depends on your usage and what you want your phone to do
for you. Of course, proceeding with caution no matter how great an
expert you think you are is always advisable.
The bricking incident never stopped me from rooting my phone again.
Soon I will post a guide on how to fix any bricked phone keep visiting
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