Is it safe to be rooted?

[ahawkua]

I have rooted all of my Android phones and I'm worried about it. I just don't want my phone to be useless eventually. Is it safe to be rooted? Like will being rooted cause my phone to become useless?

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[wizzrah]

I have rooted all of my Android phones and I'm worried about it. I just don't want my phone to be useless eventually. Is it safe to be rooted? Like will being rooted cause my phone to become useless?

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No. You should be fine with rooted devices. The only downfall is if you damage your device, you can't send it for repair because the warranty is void.

 

[UJ95x]

No. You should be fine with rooted devices. The only downfall is if you damage your device, you can't send it for repair because the warranty is void.

Insurance still covers it
Or at least that's what I was told by T-Mobile.
To answer OP's question: You'll be fine. A lot of us here also root our phones, and I have never seen an issue caused directly by root. It's usually something the user flashed that was either incompatible or broken that leads to bricked devices.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

 

[ahawkua]

No. You should be fine with rooted devices. The only downfall is if you damage your device, you can't send it for repair because the warranty is void.

Even if you factory reset it?

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[ahawkua]

Insurance still covers it
Or at least that's what I was told by T-Mobile.
To answer OP's question: You'll be fine. A lot of us here also root our phones, and I have never seen an issue caused directly by root. It's usually something the user flashed that was either incompatible or broken that leads to bricked devices.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

So rooting a device won't cause a brick? I always look up the root guide for my specific phone and make sure in that guide forum that it hasn't caused any bad problems .

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[wizzrah]

Even if you factory reset it?

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If you get root fully removed, then you should be fine. It depends on your device. Some devices leave traces that the phone has been tampered with.

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So rooting a device won't cause a brick? I always look up the root guide for my specific phone and make sure in that guide forum that it hasn't caused any bad problems .

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If the device has not bricked as of now, chances are it won't in the future...

 

[wizzrah]

Insurance still covers it
Or at least that's what I was told by T-Mobile.
To answer OP's question: You'll be fine. A lot of us here also root our phones, and I have never seen an issue caused directly by root. It's usually something the user flashed that was either incompatible or broken that leads to bricked devices.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

What if you don't have insurance or T-Mobile?

 

[ahawkua]

If you get root fully removed, then you should be fine. It depends on your device. Some devices leave traces that the phone has been tampered with.

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If the device has not bricked as of now, chances are it won't in the future...

But can rooting a device brick it?

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[wizzrah]

But can rooting a device brick it?

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Usually the risks of bricking are when you are actually rooting the device. After that, you are good to go.

 

[ahawkua]

Usually the risks of bricking are when you are actually rooting the device. After that, you are good to go.

That kinda scares me

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[wizzrah]

That kinda scares me

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Why?

 

[ahawkua]

Why?

Because I don't want to root my phone and brick it

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[wizzrah]

Because I don't want to root my phone and brick it

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Now you're confusing me. Are you devices rooted or not rooted?

 

[UJ95x]

Because I don't want to root my phone and brick it

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If you follow instructions and use the correct files, you'll be fine. You said you had experience with rooting, so I assume you're already doing that.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running SlimKat 4.4.2

 

[ahawkua]

Now you're confusing me. Are you devices rooted or not rooted?

No they are but for when I get a new device in not sure if I should root or not

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[wizzrah]

No they are but for when I get a new device in not sure if I should root or not

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If you're scared, then don't do it. Like UJ95x said, you seem to have some experience, so just follow instructions like usual! :')

 

[ahawkua]

It's going to be hard to decide

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[wizzrah]

It's going to be hard to decide

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How so? What device are you going to root?

 

[ahawkua]

How so? What device are you going to root?

I don't know. Like I said just just trying to figure out if in the future I should root or not

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[wizzrah]

I don't know. Like I said just just trying to figure out if in the future I should root or not

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I don't understand your reason for worry then.