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Unleash the potential of your phone: Rooting your device does not void its warranty(fsfe.org)

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bug@lemmy.one
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Strange that the focus point of this article is rooting, you can modify your device to install custom firmware etc without needing root exploits anymore!

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NightAuthor@beehaw.org
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Depends on the phone, many come with locked bootloaders

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GVasco@discuss.tchncs.de
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Many can be easily unlocked

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AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu
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But few can be relocked.

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kratoz29@lemm.ee
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IMHO Android is not very free without root… I roll my eyes every time I see the need of adb commands when it is just way easier to slap in Magisk and have full control.

I come from iOS and I used to jailbreak the heck out of my devices, rooting is very similar to JB (but better).

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bug@lemmy.one
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Depends what you want to do, really. I’ve got a proper PC for serious tinkering, my phone has all my private data on so I’d rather have the security that comes with blocking root access.

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people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org
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I mean, literally replacing your device’s firmware sounds like a step above rooting, even if it’s arguably easier to do.

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bug@lemmy.one
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Exactly, so why is rooting even mentioned?

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