When we finally stop rooting

I still remember that in the PC era, whenever the computer encountered some unsolvable problems, reinstalling the system was the ultimate killer move.

When smartphones first came into being, there was also a similar "killer weapon" that could make the phone "completely new", and that was root.

For Android phone users, rooting your phone is a good idea whenever you want.

The metaphysical thing is that everyone was worried back then whether their cell phone would be among the unfortunate one percent that turned into a brick.

For those boys born in the 1990s who once relied on self-learning Root to win the admiration of female classmates, Root is their youth running in the sunset.

"One brush can solve all your worries"

Mobile phone rooting usually refers to the Android system, which allows users to obtain superuser privileges of the Android operating system.

Root is usually used to help users overcome the restrictions of mobile phone manufacturers, allowing users to uninstall certain applications pre-installed in the mobile phone by mobile phone manufacturers, operators, and third-party channel providers, and run some applications that require superuser permissions.

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In the initial stage of the development of Android phones, root phones did solve many problems for users.

For example, lag. At that time, mobile phones had little memory, and other hardware could not bear the responsibility of running smoothly for a long time.

Therefore, whenever the phone is in a state of overwhelming stress, just swipe it and it will be like unloading a heavy burden and ready to go again.

For example, seeing those pre-installed software on the mobile phone that can’t be gotten rid of can really drive those people with obsessive-compulsive disorder crazy.

What’s worse is that these pre-installed software have become “sticky” and don’t care about being “rogue” anymore. Stealing traffic and stealing privacy are just routine operations.

The easiest way to uninstall pre-installed software and rogue software is to flash the device.

Even back then, some mobile phones could not cancel the camera sound. Such an inhumane setting must be changed. Otherwise, how can you happily take pictures of your bestie sleeping?

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All in all, it is not an exaggeration to say that "one root can solve all your problems".

Therefore, many people tried their best to save their phone, even if it meant risking the phone becoming a brick, data loss, privacy leakage, or the phone no longer being covered by warranty.

Want to "change the fate" of mobile phones

It's not just Android users who want to "change the fate" of their phones. Apple users are not satisfied with what they have now. They call this "jailbreaking."

Google, the company that invented Android, originally treated its users as "computer geniuses" and made the Android system so difficult to use that users couldn't use it unless they took the initiative to flash the system.

Apple, the company that invented iOS, treats users as "children" and draws a circle on the phone to "protect" users inside. This "circle" is the closed software ecosystem of iOS.

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Android relies on flashing, and iOS relies on jailbreaking, both hope to break through the existing limitations of the phone or extend its service life.

Back then, the lifespan of an Android phone was not determined by its hardware, but fundamentally by its software.

Software has always been the driving force behind hardware upgrades, and games are even the "fighters" among those driving forces.

Games consume power and take up memory, making the phone prone to overheating. If there are fun games that require hardware to keep up, users will of course be happy to root their phones - or simply change their phones.

Mobile phones no longer need "root"

Nowadays, the era of "no root, no Android" has passed. System lag? Just change the phone, which is of course what the phone manufacturers want.

Rooted phones are becoming increasingly distant from us. The masters who used to make a fortune by using rooted phones are now just legends in the world.

Except for a very small number of high-end mobile phone users, it is indeed a good thing that most people now say goodbye to root.