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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 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.'''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.When you root the Android device, you gain what is known as "Super User Privileges." Once you root your device, you will be able to use software that is more powerful than the stock apps and in the process you will have much more control of your device than you would without rooting.When you root the Android device, you gain what is known as "'''Super User Privileges'''." Once you root your device, you will be able to use software that is more powerful than the stock apps and in the process you will have much more control of your device than you would without rooting.Rooting is basically achieved by exploiting a security flaw or glitch in the Android software and installing a special application to manage requests for elevated permissions. It is similar to using the 'sudo' command in a Linux/Unix environment. The manufacturers consider root access a major security issue, as it practically opens the door to unwanted access, data leaks and theft, hardware failure and so on, if the developer has malicious intent. This is because the user can unknowingly allow a rogue app to gain permission to the operating system in a way that exposes the user's data. The user can avoid this by understanding and knowing what is going on, and not accepting permission requests without knowing for sure what those requests are for. There are '''risks to rooting''' your Android. Rooting is basically achieved by exploiting a security flaw or glitch in the Android software and installing a special application to manage requests for elevated permissions. It is similar to using the 'sudo' command in a Linux/Unix environment. The manufacturers consider root access a major security issue, as it practically opens the door to unwanted access, data leaks and theft, hardware failure and so on, if the developer has malicious intent. This is because the user can unknowingly allow a rogue app to gain permission to the operating system in a way that exposes the user's data. The user can avoid this by understanding and knowing what is going on, and not accepting permission requests without knowing for sure what those requests are for. Most manufactures will void the warranty if you root the device. This isn't to say that you are guaranteed to not have your device covered by warranty just because you rooted it, but it is to say that if the manufacture knows you rooted your device, you will likely have to kiss your warranty goodbye. Most of the root processes out there offer a backup and restore capability, so you can "unroot" your device (if everything goes correctly.) Also, a device that fails in such a way that no one can tell what is on it, rooted or not, can help keep your secret, that is, that you rooted it.Most manufactures will '''void the warranty''' if you root the device. This isn't to say that you are guaranteed to not have your device covered by warranty just because you rooted it, but it is to say that if the manufacture knows you rooted your device, you will likely have to kiss your warranty goodbye. Most of the root processes out there offer a backup and restore capability, so you can "unroot" your device (if everything goes correctly.) Also, a device that fails in such a way that no one can tell what is on it, rooted or not, can help keep your secret, that is, that you rooted it.