Top 10 Reasons to Root your Android Phone - Unleash the Real Power of Android..!

In my previous article, we learned about rooting in brief - What rooting is? and Where the concept of rooting came from in Android? But as I mentioned, rooting without complete knowledge is harmful and so, many of you might be afraid of rooting your Android. But don't worry as I will post articles which will give you the complete knowledge on rooting. And as a starter, here I have mentioned the most interesting and the most powerful advantages of rooting, so that you can feel motivated. So let's start...

Android is one of the most open, versatile, and customizable mobile operating systems out there. You may think you don't need to root your phone, but you'd be surprised at how much more you can accomplish with a little work. Here are 10 reasons for rooting your phone.

10. Unlock Hidden Features and Install "Incompatible" Apps

 

Sometimes, even Android isn't open enough to give you some of the features you want. Either an app is blocked by carriers, hacks into Android's system files, or otherwise isn't available. Luckily, rooting can help with that: you can install carrier-blocked apps, get features from the latest version of Android, make incompatible apps compatible, power up your hardware, get features like Beats Audio from other phones, or emulate exclusive features like those on the Moto X. Whatever you want, rooting gives you the power to do a lot more.

9. Automate Everything (Make your Android AI)

Ever wondered if your phone contained Artificial Intelligence..! What if the mobile data automatically turns OFF after 1:00 A.M. Also you can set triggers in your phone like - Whenever we turn WiFi to ON, the mobile data automatically goes OFF. We can completely automate our Android.

You might have probably heard of Tasker, the awesome app that automates just about anything on your phone. You don't need to root your phone to use it, but if you're rooted, it can do a whole lot more. Certain tasks, like toggling 3G, GPS, changing CPU speed, turning the screen on, and others require root access. So, if you want to get the full benefit of an app like Tasker, you'll definitely want to root your phone.

8. Block Ads in Any App

Look, we of all people understand the need for occasional ads—it's how we make money. But ads can also get in the way and use up data. If you want to block ads in certain apps or on certain devices, rooting is by far the best way to do so. AdFree, AdBlock Plus, and Ad Away are all great options. Of course, if you aren't rooted, going into airplane mode works in a fine.

7. Speed Up you Phone and Boost the Battery Life

You can do a lot of things to speed up your phone and boost its battery life without rooting, but with root, you have even more power. For example, with an app like SetCPU you can overclock your phone for better performance, or underclock it for better battery life. You can also use an app like Greenify to automatically hibernate apps you aren't using - perfect for those apps that always want to run in the background when you're not looking.

6. Back Up Your Phone for Zero Data Loss

When you move to a new Android device—or restore your device to stock for any reason—you can make your life a lot easier by backing up your apps and settings first. That way, you can get your entire setup back in just a few taps. If you aren't rooted, you can back up a few things like apps and data, but you won't necessarily be able to backup system apps and their data, or automate the entire process as good as Titanium Backup can.

5. Remove Preinstalled Apps

 

Many a times we face problems like phone hangs and eats a lot of memory and storage. So we start removing applications that we have installed - which might be useful for us. But we can't remove the in-built system apps - some on which are of no use. Here, rooting your phones comes to help.

Titanium Backup is good for more than just backups, too. It can also uninstall that annoying, battery-draining, space-wasting crapware that comes preinstalled on so many phones these days—and, sadly, this feature is root-only. Freeze them first to make sure your phone operates normally without them, then delete them completely to free up that space.

4. Tweak the Dark Corners of Android

If you're the kind of person that likes to fiddle with every little feature—both on the surface and under the hood—rooting is for you. Whether you want to customize your keyboard layout with something like Keyboard Manager or give yourself faster scrolling, improved multitasking, and extra themes with Pimp My ROM, rooting gives you the power to tweak just about any corner you can think of. If you want to do it, chances are someone over on a forum like XDA has created a mini-app or tweak that will help.

3. Flash a Custom Kernel

Some of Android's most deep tweaks require a custom kernel, which you can only flash with a rooted device. The kernel is responsible for helping your apps communicate with the hardware of your phone, which means a custom kernel can give you better performance, battery life, and even extra features like Wi-Fi tethering (on unsupported phones), faster battery charging, OTG connectivity (if supported by hardware but ROMs does not support) and lots more. You can flash kernels manually or simplify the process with something like Kernel Manager. 

2. Flash a Custom ROM

You probably already know about this one—but it's one of the best benefits of rooting. A custom ROM is basically a custom version of Android, and it truly changes how you use your phone. Some merely bring a stock version of Android to non-stock phones, or later versions of Android to phones that don't have it yet. Note: As some of you have noted, you don't actually need root access to flash a custom ROM—though you will need to unlock your bootloader (a process that sometimes comes bundled with root access). Still, it requires freeing your device from manufacturer lockdowns, so we've kept it in the list.

1. Truly Own Your Device

In the end, all of this gets combined to one thing: you own your device, and you should be able to do all the things with it of your wish. Certain manufacturers and carriers try to keep that from happening, But with root access, you truly own your device and open yourself up to all the possibilities other parties try to block.