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It's true that I might not fully grasp what happens if I root my phone and it's part of the problem. It seems that the process of rooting my phone already requ

by ike77 6y ago

It's true that I might not fully grasp what happens if I root my phone and it's part of the problem. It seems that the process of rooting my phone already requires me to download an APK's (KingoRoot?) from sketchy websites. And then what this APK's does is not clear either... Reading a bit, it seems that that this software could be considered as malware... So the process is not really transparent and is kind of scary. Maybe if you have a different perspective or some resources pointing to open source alternatives?

aruggirello 6y ago
> So the process is not really transparent and is kind of scary. Not at all. It's very straightforward - all you need is Magisk. For a starter, head to the Magisk github page: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk Go to "installation instruction" and follow the instructions for your device.
ragnese 6y ago
To be fair, the process is scary. Depending on your phone, rooting often involves exploiting security flaws because the manufacturers don't want you to have root (reason #1 that makes me want it all the more). I have an old Pixel 2, which allows you to unlock the bootloader, so I didn't have to break into my own device, which is nice. I don't know anything about KingoRoot. I use Magisk (https://magisk.me/ https://magisk.me/) which is FLOSS. When you have root on your phone, an app has to ask for root access. You may deny, grant temporarily (15 minute default IIRC), or grant forever. Very few app should require root. But it's important to me to be able to run whatever I want on my own computer.
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