News Pixel 9 owners might not want to unlock the bootloader

[AC News]

Users started reporting problems with the Pixel 9's AI features after rooting the device.

Pixel 9 owners might not want to unlock the bootloader : Read more

 

[rvbfan]

Who still roots their brand new phones?

 

[Bkdodger1]

Who still roots their brand new phones?

Nope, them days are over for me

 

[anonymous-bot]

Who still roots their brand new phones?

I have rooted every Android phone I used, including my current Pixel 8, and I don't plan on stopping. Using Swift Backup to handle my app backup and restore is just plain superior to relying on Google's backup.

 

[mustang7757]

Who still roots their brand new phones?

Nope, them days are over for me

Those days are over me also lol

 

[JudasD]

I have rooted every Android phone I used, including my current Pixel 8, and I don't plan on stopping. Using Swift Backup to handle my app backup and restore is just plain superior to relying on Google's backup.

+1 for what you said. lots of nice options become available when you root!

 

[YankInDaSouth]

Who still roots their brand new phones?

Nope, them days are over for me

Those days are over me also lol

Same ... I just didn't have the desire to root my devices like I once did.

 

[davidnc]

Same here . Rooting and Custom Roming used to be the first thing I did to my new phone.
I think I stopped doing that around 2018.

 

[Bla1ze]

Who still roots their brand new phones?

Not me. Haven't rooted a phone in years now. Rooting was more a thing when phones were slow and laggy as you could unlock some extra power but these days, there's just not much reason.

 

[JudasD]

if you have zero reason to root your android, you might want to give an iphone a try.

 

[Bkdodger1]

if you have zero reason to root your android, you might want to give an iphone a try.

I like my Android just fine unrooted. It's nice having options so those that still want to keep doing that enjoy yourselves

 

[mustang7757]

if you have zero reason to root your android, you might want to give an iphone a try.

I do use both platforms
No jail breaking or Root

 

[Bla1ze]

if you have zero reason to root your android, you might want to give an iphone a try.

Why?

 

[Laura Knotek]

if you have zero reason to root your android, you might want to give an iphone a try.

Why? Even without rooting there are plenty features on Android devices not available on iOS devices.

 

[Golfdriver97]

if you have zero reason to root your android, you might want to give an iphone a try.

I did, and it didn't impress me.

 

[Golfdriver97]

I haven't rooted since my S3. Not a typo....S3. I just don't see a reason for it anymore.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I haven't rooted since my S3. Not a typo....S3. I just don't see a reason for it anymore.

Last device I rooted was Nexus 7 back in 2013.

 

[circadia]

Who still roots their brand new phones?

ME!
created an account to say this: I will literally not buy any phones that don't allow me to root it (e.g new Oppo/Vivo/Honor phones), and I always root regardless of consequences (Samsung Knox being lost, Google "AI" features get broken, etc.)

rooting allows me to just take my device to the next level, be it installing and running even Windows on an emulator, backing up data with open source software, optimizing performance via custom kernels and root modules, not to mention making custom ROMs and kernels! I love rooting!

 

[SeeBeeEss]

if you have zero reason to root your android, you might want to give an iphone a try.

 

[gamestocaboca11]

AC News: I’ve rooted all my Android phones, including my current Pixel 7, and I don’t intend to stop. Swift Backup is far better for managing my app backups and restores than relying on Samsung and Google’s backup system.