{"id":19369,"date":"2017-05-18T10:47:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T05:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=19369"},"modified":"2017-05-18T10:47:07","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T05:17:07","slug":"8-reasons-why-you-should-root-your-android-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/8-reasons-why-you-should-root-your-android-device\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Reasons Why You Should Root Your Android Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rooting an Android smartphone unlocks a whole new world but it comes with its fair share of problems. But are the problems worth it? Well, we are here to answer that question.<\/p>\n<p>If you are searching for good enough reasons to assure you to root your smartphone.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"1-custom-roms\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>1.Custom ROMs<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Most people root their Android smartphone, so that they can go ahead and install their favourite custom ROM. Custom ROMs offer a lot of advantages like letting you install the latest version on Android, when your OEM isn\u2019t rolling out an update. Along with that, ROMs bring a ton of additional features and customization options. There are a number of\u00a0great custom Android ROMs\u00a0available like CyanogenMOD, Paranoid ROM, Resurrection Remix, so you can choose to your liking.<\/p>\n<p>The majority root their Android phone, which will pass in advance and install their favourite custom ROM. Custom ROMs provide a number of blessings like letting you install the modern version on Android, whilst your OEM isn\u2019t rolling out an update. Together with that, ROMs deliver a lot of additional functions and customization options. There are some of great custom Android ROMs to be had like CyanogenMOD, Paranoid ROM, Resurrection Remix, so that you can select to your liking.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"2-customize-everything\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>2.Customize Everything<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you have rooted your Android device, you can go ahead and customize every inch of the interface. Thanks to various\u00a0Xposed modules\u00a0and sources like\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/repo.xposed.info\/module\/com.ceco.lollipop.gravitybox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GravityBox<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, you can squeeze every element of the interface. You can even change your device\u2019s boot animation\u00a0or the DPI of the interface to suit your needs better.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, you can generate a system level changes and change almost everything including the\u00a0<strong>navigation buttons, lockscreen, quick settings, notification shade, status bar, launcher<\/strong>\u00a0and more. There are also several squeezes available for display, media, power saving and hardware keys.\u00a0Along with the modules, there are different apps like\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontrol&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GMD Gestures<\/a><\/strong>,<strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bocharov.xposed.fscb&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flat Style Colored Bars<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bocharov.xposed.fsbi&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indicators<\/a>\u00a0etc<\/strong><\/span>. that let you personalize the OS to the hilt.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"3-boost-performance\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>3.Boost Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Android has been criticized loads over the years for its inconsistent overall performance and while it\u2019s loads higher now, there\u2019s nevertheless scope for development. luckily, rooting your Android tool lets you make some tweaks and use some apps that genuinely accelerate the performance.<\/p>\n<p>You could use an app like <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.mhuang.overclocking&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SetCPU<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>to overclock your device\u2019s CPU for a greater snappy overall performance. Overclocking basically method increasing your processor\u2019s frequency for higher performance. Even as this does increase the overall performance of an Android device, battery woes are part of it. There\u2019s additionally the choice of the use of custom kernels, which bring features and options that may not be formally supported on your device just like the potential to control CPU, GPU, display screen, battery, sound, RAM and more.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>There are also several apps like\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=flar2.exkernelmanager&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EX Kernel<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.grarak.kerneladiutor&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kernel Aduitor<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, which helps various kernels and let you squeeze advanced options from the app. Also, there are other dedicated apps only for rooted devices that speed up performance. There\u2019s\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=artur.m3rv.myszka.speedupswap&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speed up Swap<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, which speeds up performance by emptying memory and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.n0n3m4.gltools&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GLTools<\/a>, which offers advanced options\u00a0for better GPU performance.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"4-explore-new-features\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>4.Explore New Features<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>One of the best things about rooting is that you gain get right of entry to lots of latest features to play with. For instance,\u00a0Xpose framework\u00a0brings a lot of modules that bring<strong>\u00a0features like multi window, detailed app permissions, native clipboard,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>YouTube background playback<\/strong><strong>, boot manager<\/strong>\u00a0and way more.\u00a0That\u2019s now not all although, as apps like\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.ifttt.ifttt&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IFTTT<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tasker<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>bring a lot of cool features if your device has root access, basically giving you the ability to automate something.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"5-access-more-apps\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>5.Access More Apps<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There\u2019s no shortage of apps for non-rooted devices but there are convinced cool apps aimed at rooted users. Apart from the apps we have previously mentioned, there are several\u00a0more great apps for rooted android users like\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drive Droid<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flashify<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.defianttech.diskdigger&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disk Digger<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.quintstoffers.DataSync.beta&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Sync<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.namelessrom.devicecontrol&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Device Control<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>etc. that make the best use of the root access to bring you some great features and control. If you are searching for the best Android apps for rooted devices, do\u00a0check out our list.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"6-improve-battery-performance\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>6.Improve Battery Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Android users always complain about poor battery optimisation and if you are one of those users, you should root your device because there are apps &amp; mods that totally refine your device\u2019s battery performance.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenify<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>is arguably the best battery optimizer app for rooted devices, which brings cool features like auto-hibernation mode, which basically hibernates the apps that are heavily consuming your battery. Apps like<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wakelock<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.franco.servicely&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Servicely<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Battery Stats<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0etc. also make sure that your device makes the most out of the battery.<\/p>\n<p>Android customers continually whinge about terrible battery optimisation and in case you are one of those users, you ought to root your tool because there are apps &amp; mods that absolutely refine your tool\u2019s battery overall performance. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenify<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>is arguably the first-class battery optimizer app for rooted devices, which brings cool functions like automobile-hibernation mode, which essentially hibernates the apps which can be closely eating your battery. Apps like <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wakelock<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.franco.servicely&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Servicely<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Battery Stats<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 etc. Additionally make sure that your device makes the maximum out of the battery.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"7-remove-bloatware-apps-ads\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>7.Remove Bloatware Apps &amp; Ads<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>System apps and bloat apps from device manufacturers can cause quite a problem if your device does not have a huge internal storage. Well,\u00a0<strong>rooting brings the ability to remove any system app or bloatware<\/strong>. There are various apps that remove bloatware but we quite like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ccc71.at.free&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3C<\/strong> <strong>Toolbox<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>due to its advanced app managing features. The app lets you remove system apps but that\u2019s not all, as you can also remove updates to apps, move any app to SD card along with other\u00a0advanced options. If you are looking for something simple to remove bloatware from your device, you can install\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.tvkdevelopment.nobloatfree&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NoBloat<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>System apps and bloat apps from gadgets manufacturers can reason quite a problem in case your device does not have a large internal storage. well, rooting brings the capacity to get rid of any system app or bloatware. There are numerous apps that dispose of bloatware but we quite like <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ccc71.at.free&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3C <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Toolbox<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>because of its advanced app managing functions. The app helps you to do away with machine apps but that\u2019s not all, as you may also cast off updates to apps, circulate any app to SD card at the side of different advanced options. In case you are searching for something simple to put off bloatware from your tool, you may install\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.tvkdevelopment.nobloatfree&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NoBloat<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Ads too can be particularly irritating, especially the full page ads some apps bring.\u00a0Root users can install\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/f-droid.org\/repository\/browse\/?fdid=org.adaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AdAway<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(APK file), which is the best ad-blocker app on Android. The app is easy to set up and it blocks ads on both websites and apps. You also have the ability to whitelist\/blacklist an app or website.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"8-backup-everything\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>8.Backup Everything<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>While Android contains a backup feature for\u00a0non-rooted users, it\u2019s no match\u00a0against the abilities of a backup app like<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Titanium Backup<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. There are several apps for rooted devices that let you take\u00a0a complete backup of your device. The best apps are definitely Titanium &amp;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nandroid<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>and they let you\u00a0<strong>backup everything including all the apps, app data, files, settings along with external data<\/strong>\u00a0that might be part of your SD card. You can then save this backup on your external storage, SD card or even in the cloud. So, if you ever lose or brick your device, you can easily restore a Titanium or Nandroid backup on the new device and feel like nothing happened.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 Reasons Why You Should Root Your Android Device &#8211; Mobile &#8211; Rooting an Android smartphone unlocks a whole new world but it comes with its<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,46018],"tags":[58647,58637,58659,58661,58645,58662,34410,58657,29742,29747,38935,29740,58644,58666,58653,58643,37026,38934,29889,58654,58646,9647,38021,58655,58665,53163,38033,58660,58667,58639,29758,58641,58664,29736,29743,29745,34401,58656,34409,58663,58638,58658,58649,58651,58648,58650,58640,58652,58642],"class_list":["post-19369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-mobile","tag-advantages-of-rooting","tag-advantages-of-rooting-android-phone","tag-all-root-apps","tag-android-phone-root","tag-android-root-download","tag-apps-for-root","tag-apps-for-rooted-android","tag-apps-for-rooted-mobile","tag-apps-to-root-android","tag-apps-to-root-android-phone","tag-best-app-to-root-android","tag-how-root-android","tag-how-to-hide-apps-on-android-without-rooting","tag-how-to-root-a-device","tag-how-to-root-an-android-phone","tag-how-to-root-android-mobile","tag-how-to-root-android-phone","tag-how-to-root-android-phone-without-computer","tag-how-to-root-android-without-computer","tag-how-to-root-any-android-phone","tag-how-to-root-mobile-phone","tag-how-to-root-my-android","tag-how-to-root-your-android","tag-how-to-root-your-phone","tag-i-want-to-root-my-phone","tag-iroot","tag-iroot-for-android","tag-mobile-root-meaning","tag-phone-root-meaning","tag-recover-deleted-files-android-without-root","tag-root","tag-root-access-android","tag-root-all-apps","tag-root-android","tag-root-android-phone-with-pc","tag-root-android-without-computer","tag-root-apps","tag-root-tablet","tag-rooted-android-apps","tag-universal-android-root","tag-uses-of-roots","tag-what-is-phone-rooting","tag-what-is-root-in-mobile","tag-what-is-rooted-mobile","tag-what-is-rooting","tag-what-is-rooting-an-android-phone","tag-what-is-rooting-android-phone","tag-what-is-rooting-of-phone","tag-why-root-android-phone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}