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Why Are You Still Rooting Your Android Phone? (www.droid-life.com)
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Do you root or do you go straight to ROMs?

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[-] ar0177417@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I have been rooting my phones since android 7. I like rooting my phone because

  • it allows me to block ads without a VPN or a DNS (AdAway)
  • I can install apps from fdroid like I am installing from google play store, I don't have to manually install an app.
  • I use NeoBackup to backup apps with app data. *I use revanced (I know I can use the non-root version but why install an extra app (microg) that runs in background).
  • I can disable tracking/telemetry of individual apps by disabling their activity component.

So, I would say rooting is a big deal for me and banking apps still works.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I can install apps from fdroid like I am installing from google play store, I don’t have to manually install an app.

On that note, is the opposite possible? As in, every installation has to be manually confirmed and executed, no matter from where?

[-] ar0177417@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I think aurora Store (3rd party foss playstore) can do that but official play store can't.

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