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>A lot of downsides come with rooting and bootloader unlocking after all. I think you might be confused. You don't need to root or unlock the bootloader on an
by ChuckNorris89 5y ago
>A lot of downsides come with rooting and bootloader unlocking after all.
I think you might be confused. You don't need to root or unlock the bootloader on an Android device to side load apps. Just download desired APK and accept the security prompt of installing from unknown sources. It's literally that easy.
- eropple 5y agoThose applications can't get root, though, and that does limit user control of the device. (I used to root Android phones in the 4.x days, and then stopped, and then went back to iOS as I found myself doing progressively less and less with my phone.)
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]