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Google should be required to give root to any user that request it for their own device... (anyone should be able to get better control of their own device). I

Google should be required to give root to any user that request it for their own device... (anyone should be able to get better control of their own device). It would be easier to control crazy permissions.

bitmapbrother 11y ago
They do. It's called the Nexus.
- viewer5 11y ago
  Is my Nexus 5 pre-rooted? edit: I don't really know a lot about this stuff, I was just trying to understand the comment I was responding to. I think I maybe misunderstand something fundamentally.
  - bitmapbrother 11y ago
    Why would Google pre-root their phones?
  - deleted 11y ago
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  - izacus 11y ago
    Why would it have to be? It allows you to enable root access without exploits or trying to prevent you from doing the process.
  - simoncion 11y ago
    > Is my Nexus 5 pre-rooted? No, but Google has made sure that doing so is pretty trivial: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_hammerhead https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_hammerhead
- StavrosK 11y ago
  Don't most other phones too? I could unlock the bootloader on my HTC One and my Z3 with just one command.
- privacy101 11y ago
  I didn't know that they are now letting users root Nexus devices without having to use exploits and such, but I was refering to all devices that use the Android OS.
  - morganvachon 11y ago
    > I didn't know that they are now letting users root Nexus devices without having to use exploits and such... If by "letting users root" you mean providing instructions on using ADB to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, sideload SuperSU, and reboot into a fully rooted device, then no. Google doesn't provide these instructions, but they also don't lock the phone down to the point that you have to find an exploit and pray you don't brick the phone. No exploits necessary on a Nexus, just standard tools and instructions available on any reputable Android dev site.

bitmapbrother 11y ago

They do. It's called the Nexus.

viewer5 11y ago
Is my Nexus 5 pre-rooted? edit: I don't really know a lot about this stuff, I was just trying to understand the comment I was responding to. I think I maybe misunderstand something fundamentally.
- bitmapbrother 11y ago
  Why would Google pre-root their phones?
- deleted 11y ago
  [deleted]
- izacus 11y ago
  Why would it have to be? It allows you to enable root access without exploits or trying to prevent you from doing the process.
- simoncion 11y ago
  > Is my Nexus 5 pre-rooted? No, but Google has made sure that doing so is pretty trivial: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_hammerhead https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_hammerhead
StavrosK 11y ago
Don't most other phones too? I could unlock the bootloader on my HTC One and my Z3 with just one command.
privacy101 11y ago
I didn't know that they are now letting users root Nexus devices without having to use exploits and such, but I was refering to all devices that use the Android OS.
- morganvachon 11y ago
  > I didn't know that they are now letting users root Nexus devices without having to use exploits and such... If by "letting users root" you mean providing instructions on using ADB to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, sideload SuperSU, and reboot into a fully rooted device, then no. Google doesn't provide these instructions, but they also don't lock the phone down to the point that you have to find an exploit and pray you don't brick the phone. No exploits necessary on a Nexus, just standard tools and instructions available on any reputable Android dev site.