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Originally Posted by Cruzatte
Couple of questions on behalf of the non-techies here. First, what's the value of rooting the device? Does it open doors in terms of functionality or customizability or trans-network service? And on top of all that... what does "root" mean?
Thanks, from the bottom of my noob heart.
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"Rooting" is essentially the Android's version of "jailbreaking." Although it's already an open platform, there are certain areas of the phone that is locked to prevent tampering and withhold the "integrity" to the manufacturer's "standards." Rooting the phone allows one to flash the ROM, run a different OS, run a different UI build, run a custom build, unlock features locked away for one reason or another, and/or even install fixes by third party developers instead of waiting for official updates by the manufacturer.
That's my understanding anyway, I may be wrong.