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I believe the root constraints are a security thing. They don't want you to charge your phone in a dodgy USB outlet in a public space (e.g. an airport) and be
by bsimpson 10mo ago
I believe the root constraints are a security thing. They don't want you to charge your phone in a dodgy USB outlet in a public space (e.g. an airport) and be compromised. Making you flash your phone to get root is meant to prevent people accidentally exposing themselves.
- BatteryMountain 10mo agoGoogle can provide a non-rooted system image out of the box for safety, but nothing stops them from providing a clean & rooted image for download that I can flash onto device if needed. The security model should already be tight enough so that a dodgy usb outlet does not compromise the core system (rewriting system images).