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Jailbreaking iOS devices might be dead but rooting android based devices is thriving. With a jailbreak / root you can get around carrier restrictions on tether
by blissofbeing 9y ago
Jailbreaking iOS devices might be dead but rooting android based devices is thriving.
With a jailbreak / root you can get around carrier restrictions on tethering, which in some areas without high speed wired internet options this is very important.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- klondike_ 9y agoBack in the 2.xx days rooting was basically mandatory to get decent performance and regular updates, but now the OS is more optimized and has most of the features of rooted devices anyways. Regardless, Google is trying their best to kill off rooting and custom ROMs. Apps like Snapchat and Google Pay don't work without hacks on rooted/unlocked devices because of Google's SafetyNet, which is a huge disincentive to root
- alinspired 9y agoAlthough it's an extra step, Magisk is there for rooted phones to hide root/custom roms.