Why ROOT?
By rooting your device you get complete control over what should remain in the device and what should not. Rooting means you are the master and in control. Not to mention, it's just fun! - root-android.org
10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ROOT YOUR ANDROID PHONE
1. Performance, Performance, Performance:
Android is an absolutely awesome open source mobile OS for
smartphones. The only problem is that with manufacturer’s own version of
UI layered upon with bloatware, the performance of the phone could
become sluggish, and thus ruining your phone usability. With every
update of Android, the performance of the hardware just gets better and
better. Rooting your phone and installing your own custom ROMs available
online gives a new lease of life even to the first generation of
Android Phones. And we are talking stuff like – New windows opening up
faster, App menus loading faster and UIs being more responsive.
2. Hardware / Software Interaction:
Stock Android installations often tend to have bottlenecks when it
comes to performance. With a rooted Android OS, this is removed and
hence the performance is tweaked. Overclocking the processor is much
easier, and even certain functionalities can be enabled which are not
present in the default install – e.g. Flashlight function in HTC Desire.
3 . Freedom:
Take for example my Android phone – Samsung Galaxy Portal. It came
with Android 1.5 (or the Donut), and I hate to wait for bloody ages to
get the carriers upgrade it to Eclair. It was eventually done, but I had
to wait ages for the update. If I would have rooted my phone back then,
I could’ve easily upgraded my phone with the then readily available
custom ROM ( in Eclair version).
4. Apps2SD:
One of the most important features that rooted phones support is that
you can install Apps to the SD Card, instead of clogging up the phone
memory. Although, the performance of apps which are installed on the SD
card is a bit inferior to the ones on phone. This comes in very handy
when you need to backup Apps, since most of the 1st and 2nd generation
Android phones don’t come with a lot of internal memory. In addition, you can also increase your internal memory and load the apps faster with certain app like Link2SD.
5. Unavailable features:
With the root, features such as Live wallpapers can be enabled.
C’mon, you have to admit. As silly as it may sound, one of the most
amazing features of the Eclair update was the Live Wallpapers. With the
official Eclair update on my Galaxy Portal, Live wallpapers was
disabled. And Live Wallpapers was disabled on all Android phones with
version lower than Eclair. By rooting the phone, I could enable Live
Wallpapers.
6. Multi-touch:
This is yet another major feature which is enabled by rooting your phone. ‘Nuff said.
7. WiFi and Bluetooth tethering:
With this functionality enabled, you can share your cellular data
connectivity to be used by your PC/Laptop. There are several apps
available which can assist you to establish a tethering connection, but
these only work with rooted phones.
8. Better keyboard:
Not that we don’t love what Samsung, or Moto or HTC have to offer –
or any of the other paid apps offering keyboard layouts , but custom
ROMS have their awesome input methods that make me go hmmm!
9. Apps from other builds:
The whole wide world of the Android market is your oyster. But also,
you can get apps from Custom ROMs which are integrated from other builds
– such as Switchers that can toggle WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth, GPS ,
Microsoft Exchange to support work mail, etc.etc. The list is endless.
[Well, not endless really, but you know what I mean).
10. Because you can:
The most ultimate reason. Because you are the BOSS. It’s your phone
which you paid your hard earned money for. And you are not letting the
shitty default installation ruin the experience for you.
Whilst, the only downside of rooting your phone is that you will lost your warranty.Though, you can always unroot your phone if needed. Credits for the information above goes to root-android.org.
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