rooting

Modification of Android devices to obtain root access

EntityQ1134817

Also known as rooting Android

Subclass of: modding
, Jailbreak

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Rooting is the process by which users of Android devices can attain privileged control over various subsystems of the device, usually smartphones and tablets. Because Android is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel, rooting an Android device gives access to administrative (superuser) permissions similar to those on Linux or any other Unix-like operating system such as FreeBSD or macOS.

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Has effect: access relative to: superuser
Has use: custom firmware
modding
Facet of: Android
Uses: privilege escalation nature of statement: sometimes
bootloader unlocking nature of statement: sometimes
Different from: iOS jailbreaking

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