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Google, the maker of the Android Operating System for mobile devices, and device manufacturers, such as Samsung for example, provide you with a powerful device that is basically a tiny personal computer. However, unlike the personal computer you purchased, these companies do not give you full access to your Android device. They have the device locked down so that there are only limited things you can do, and limited things you can see on the device. It is your device! You paid for it! Why let big companies control something that you own? It is like Big Brother Government controlling your life, which is fine for some folks (like liberals) but for the rest of us, we want the power and control left in our hands. Well, if you root your Android, you are taking back control and gaining access to the entire file system, and all of the capabilities possible with it.Google, the maker of the Android Operating System for mobile devices, and device manufacturers, such as Samsung for example, provide you with a powerful device that is basically a tiny personal computer. However, unlike the personal computer you purchased, these companies do not give you full access to your Android device. They have the device locked down so that there are only limited things you can do, and limited things you can see on the device. It is your device! You paid for it! Why let big companies control something that you own? It is like Big Brother Government controlling your life, which is fine for some folks (like liberals) but for the rest of us, we want the power and control of our property to remain in our hands. Well, if you root your Android, you are taking back control and gaining access to the entire file system, and all of the capabilities possible with it.By gaining root access you can modify the device's software on the very deepest level. So, to be fair, we can take a closer look at why your Android has been locked down with limitations, unlike your PC. These limitations are said to be safety mechanisms put in place for security and to ensure that (inexperienced) users don’t mess up their devices. On a Microsoft Windows XP computer, if you have Administrator privleges you can delete your c:\windows directory and render your computer inoperable until services (by reinstalling the OS).By gaining root access you can modify the device's software on the very deep level. Alternatively and to be fair we can take a closer look at why your Android has been locked down with strict limitations. These limitations are said to be safety mechanisms put in place for security and to ensure that novice users don’t mess up their devices. On a Microsoft Windows XP computer, if you have Administrator privileges you can delete your c:\windows directory and render your computer inoperable until serviced (by reinstalling the OS). When you delete something important on your Android file system, it may not be so easy to restore it. Relatively smart individuals, and those even semi techie find these limitations a nuisance. They obviously limit how they get to use a device they own. Rooting is how users can lift these limitations and use the device the way they want to and not necessarily how the manufacturer wants them to. Some of the limitations are to protect you from doing things to disable the device. Other limitations are profit driven, such as those that encourage you to use the Google Play Marketplace, and prevent some 3rd party software functionality. Relatively smart individuals, and those even semi techie find these limitations a nuisance. They obviously limit how they get to use a device they own. Rooting is how users can lift these limitations and use the device the way they want to and not necessarily how the manufacturer wants them to. Some examples that I personally enjoy since rooting my Android include the ability to install Samba so that I can share my Android drive on my Microsoft Windows network. I can install VNC Server on my rooted Android so I can see and control it from my desktop computer. I can also change annoyances about the UI such as disabling the stupid Google search button and an annoying side button that causes me grief. Finally, I like to remove Verizon apps (bloatware) that I will never use, yet Verizon locks onto the phone. Any of these carrier forced apps can be removed once you have root. These are just a few small examples of things that can only be accomplished after gaining root access.