Problems and drawbacks of the Nexus devices ROOT access – Faqs Android (blog)

Oh, that ROOT or administrator access that sometimes brings to mind … Are ye of passing rooting your Android nothing buy or prefer not complicaros the life with this process also jeopardize the terminal, may violate your warranty ? We could write a thesis with all the advantages that the ROOT provides the use of our preferred, especially those phones and tablets mobile operating system, such as Google Nexus Expand the capabilities of advanced user. But today we will not talk about the benefits, but we will focus on just the opposite. In problems and disadvantages of making the ROOT the Nexus

Go ahead I am a strong advocate of ROOT : I’ve always been one to have rooted your phone right out of the box, not when they had cut any of the Google Nexus I have had ( Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 , specifically). But that does not imply that also have distinct disadvantages and should consider carefully before deciding on a process as “dangerous”. Can not say that the ROOT in Nexus entailing excessive risks, but always be careful.

Google does not put undue obstacles to rooteo of their devices; but not so with every version of Android to develop. In fact, the process has become more complicated, the result of efforts in this mobile operating system as safe as possible. Because you must not forget one thing: have administrator access to your Nexus involves a loss of auto safety, as well as the applications access to the system root . So you must be very careful with the permissions otorgáis when you use and install. But we go by: what are the main drawbacks and problems of ROOT on Nexus

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This is inevitable: Nexus come with the serial bootloader locked, so it must be unlocked for the chance of rooteo. And unlock the bootloader always involves a troubling fact: gets a full wipe or full erase of the device . Photos, data, games, apps … With bootloader unlocking will lose everything. But yes: Google puts this process suffices to write a single statement using fastboot easy. And when unlocked for the first time able to lock and unlock it without erasing the device again.

The latest versions of Android takes to get ROOT

This is not something generic and there are always nuances, but, being the Nexus who first acquire the latest versions of the system, are also the first to face the changes in security made by Google. Generally the cooks take a while to get a reliable method of rooteo, being something not too important when we go to rootear Nexus with an established sufficiently version.

There is a risk damage the device

It is a minimal risk, it must be said, but there it is: rootear Nexus may imply that convirtáis in a brick . In addition to the warranty is void (nothing that can not be solved flashing factory image and blocking fastboot bootloader again).

You see that have not found too many problems with ROOT Nexus devices , so it is a lot safer than other brands (just look at Samsung, for example). Still, you should always be careful, may be the case that there are applications that refuse to work if the device has administrator access.

Would you have found more problems or accustom to root the Nexus without problems? We look forward to your comments.