Rooting Android Created By : Mayank Talwar

Android Currently Developed by Google OS Versions named after desserts: 1.6 Donut 2.0 Eclair 2.2 Froyo 2.3 Gingerbread 3.0 Honeycomb 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 4.1 Jelly Bean 4.4 Kitkat 5.0 Marshmallow

What is Rooting? Administrative or root access Android by default doesn’t have root Different Methods for different phones Rooting gives you a lot of advantages.

This is usually how you can see if an android phone is rooted – the SuperUser app

Roms Read Only Memory Data cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty  ROM is modified version of android Stock ROM is the default ROM (Backup)

Kernel Component of OS Manages communication b/w S/W & H/W Custom Kernel can speed up phone Custom Kernel can improve battery life

Flashing Installing something on your device Done through recovery or through ADB(Android Debug Bridge) It can be Rom/Kernel or recovery

Brick WHAT IS BRICKING?

Bootloader Lowest level of S/W on your phone Runs all the code to start OS Security Checkpoint for different partitions Locked Bootloader keeps phone safe Bootloader verify signature of system image before booting

Recovery S/W on your phone that lets you take backups or flash roms Wiping cache/data

Nandroid From most third-party recovery modules, you can make backups of your phone called nandroid backups. It's essentially a system image of your phone: Everything exactly how it is right now.

Superuser Rooting android device makes you superuser

Why Root?

ADVANTAGES 1. Control your CPU.

ADVANTAGES 2. Flash a custom ROM.

ADVANTAGES 3. Flash a custom Kernel.

ADVANTAGES 4. Remove pre-installed bloatware.

ADVANTAGES 5. Backup for seamless transitions.

ADVANTAGES 6. Use Low end device with high end performance

ADVANTAGES 7. Completely Block Advertisements

ADVANTAGES 8. Automate Everything with Tasker

ADVANTAGES 9. Dual Boot Roms

ADVANTAGES 10. Move apps to SD CARD

Hacking Hack site,server or n/w Linux based has high high hacking capabilities Enhanced to 100% by rooting WIFI KILL- Secured or unsecured wifi

Risks of Rooting

Method Before doing anything - Make a backup! SMS, call logs text messages etc. can be erased so don't take chances! Every device is different but the basic premise is you need to unlock bootloader flash a custom recovery which will allow you to install Superuser APK Before flashing a new ROM, make a backup of your current ROM. If anything goes wrong you'll be able to reflash a ROM you know works.

CONCLUSION Rooting your device turns you into its owner in the truest sense of the word, as it puts you in charge of every aspect of your phone. It allows you to extend the longevity of a device via custom ROMs, tweaks, and up to date patches. By rooting your android device and getting super user access, things can only get better for you.