We've recently covered why or why not to root your Android phone. Rooting your Android smartphone is a lot like jailbreaking an iPhone or iPod Touch. It unlocks your phone giving you full administrator (Linux root user) access to the phone. This gives access to the phone's internal system, CPU, memory, OS. It lets you do things like enable or disable features, make your phone run faster, run custom ROMs,
tether it to your computer, and best of all, install rooted apps. While rooting your Android device breaks the warranty, it is fully reversible and now fully legal!
The rooting process is different than SIM unlocking your phone. A SIM unlock is a permanent solution that enables you to use any GSM carrier's SIM card in your locked phone. This is handy when switching carriers or using a foreign SIM when travelling abroad. It is an entirely different process and depends on a manufacturer code specific for your handset based on the IMEI number.
With this comprehensive guide, you will learn how to root the four most popular brands of Android phones on the market today and many more. While it's not every phone on the market, it covers the bulk of Android users and the best Android phones available.
When Android first began way back in 2008 and phones were beginning to be unlocked with root, the process to root was crude and complex. It required knowledge of code and command-line Linux. Today, it is easier than ever with many 1-click methods and easy-to-follow guides for nearly every phone out there. This guide will skip the nerd gibberish and give you the straightest, fastest, easiest root method. Once complete, you will know you have enabled root if you have the Superuser program installed.
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