What are the big cons of rooting your Android phone other than voiding the warranty?
Crip Ryda asked:
I am looking at rooting my android phone (captivate) so I can do wifi hotspots without having to tether it. Is it worth it?
I am looking at rooting my android phone (captivate) so I can do wifi hotspots without having to tether it. Is it worth it?
Big con is messing up your phone, if you do the wrong thing (depending on the method of rooting you do), and turning your phone into a paper weight.
But the good news is it’s fairly hard to get to a point that you can’t undo a botched root. You void the warranty only of you can’t unroot the phone to have warranty work done or get replacements if needed. This is the main reason all the root directions include backing up your original ROM, so it can be re-installed if need be.
Rooting is up to you… the only thing rooting does is give you SuperUser access (good power) to the phone.
Contrary to Yahoo Answers and Noob Belief… Rooting does NOT violate Warranty. Androids ARE NOT I-crap-phones and.. oh god… i need germ-x now… Gulp… Jailbreaking… Where’s my mints!…
The only CON…. is if your the kind of person who thinks they know everything… and roots without following all the directions… and ends up bricking the phone…
go to Androidcentral.com and research
Enjoy