Why Are You Still Rooting Your Android Phone?

AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Android@lemmy.world – 99 points –
Why Are You Still Rooting Your Android Phone?
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Do you root or do you go straight to ROMs?

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I have root on this phone I'm using to post. I'm also running LineageOS 21.

The reason I do this is because this is my phone and I'll be in control of it. Also I want to keep my phone running as long as possible. I'm still using a Pixel 2 XL.

Sure, but why root? These days you can flash custom roms without root on a lot of phones (including my fairphone 4)

I suppose I might not understand the question then. To me having root is more important. I guess I'd say why not? I do not use any functionality that stops working due to SafetyNet or whatever.

Thats a fair reasoning. Im running lineageos myself (without root) so i can also do a lot of customization or app removal. That and lineageos is freaking good and keeps updating older phones!