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Here are some advantages of rooting Android device :

1. Installing Custom ROMs


After rooting your device, you can flash a custom ROM or Kernel, which means you can have a new device.

2. Remove Pre installed applications

Manufacturer won’t allow you to uninstall those preinstalled apps on your device. Rooting a device can make them removed easily, which ensures a high running quality.

3. Blocking Ads in Any Apps

Sick of the pop-up ads when playing games? A rooted device can remove this annoying ads immediately.

4. Install Incompatible Apps

Some wonderful apps need the root access if you install them on your device. Root your phone, enjoy more apps.

5. Keep Latest Android OS

A rooted Android can get the new OS months before the carrier releases the update, often along with a few bonus features.

6. Change Skin for your Android

As you can see, there are only 3 to 4 default skin on your device to change. But if you root your phone and install the new ROMs, you can enjoy the customized and tweaked skins on your device.

7. Boost your Android Device’s Speed and Battery Life

Some powerful apps like Greenify can close the useless applications automatically, which can effectively improve your device’s performance. Of course, Greenify needs root access.

8. Make Complete Backups of Your Android Phone or Tablet

A unrooted Android phone can only backup some settings and apps of your device. Titanium can be used on rooted device to give you a complete backup.

9. Change the bootlogo

You can add boot logo like you want. Some applications will provide you this feature.

10. Add External Storage

The best free app that allows you to extend storage for you Android is USB-OTG Helper. Now most Android devices carry USB-OTG ports which allow them to host external devices. After rooting your Android, you can download USB-OTG Helper and mount USB sticks and externally-powered hard disks on your Android device.

11. Track Your Android Device

We know that we can track our iPhone with “Find my iPhone”. With root access, we can also track our Android device even someone makes a factory reset! All you need to do is installing a tracking app such like Cerberus deep into your system in rooted Android device!

12. Be Master of your Android device

In the end, all of this boils down to one thing—be master of your Android devices. After rooting your Android phone , you can truly own your device. You can do whatever you want to do.

As every coin has 2 sides there are disadvantages too,

1. Security


You won't be able to use any Internet banking apps.. Since after rooting, you will use make rooted apps and tha may not provide you safe security.

2. Phone’s Warranty

Once you root your phone, the manufacturer’s warranty becomes void.

3. Higher vulnerability to Viruses

By now you should know your smartphone is a target of viruses, malware, adware and all sorts of crapware, just like your PC. When you root your phone, you can also flash the device’s ROM using custom programs. Making such changes to the code of a software increases the likelihood of introducing a virus.

4. Hardbrick

While flashing some roms, recovery or even while rooting there is chance that you phone can get bricked.
 
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