▲ 162 ▼ Xiaomi won't give Android updates if you unlock your bootloader (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id [M] to c/android@lemdro.id 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/3017869 (!xiaomi@lemdro.id)
[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) For rooting it, for example. That's always an option, even when your phone does not have a good alternative ROM permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penquin@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) I have never met a person that just rooted their phone without slapping a custom ROM on it. The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom ROM, but that makes sense I guess Edit: yup, I'm wrong about needing root to install a custom ROM. My apologies, my last rooted device was the galaxy note 3 back in 2013/2014. My memory is very rusty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago "The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom rom". Nope. Rooting has nothing whatsoever to do with installing a custom rom. Root is a function within a rom - it's the equivalent of granting admin access in Windows (root means you have write access to the root directory). Most ROMs that you can install aren't rooted themselves. That's how little root is related to rom. What is common between rooting and a custom rom is the requirement for an unlocked bootloader. I've rooted almost every phone I've owned (since 2009), and all but the last 2 never had a custom rom available. Most phones don't have a custom rom available - it's a rare phone that does have a custom rom available. Check out rom developers, like Lineage, to see how many devices get custom rom support. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago You don't necessarily need to root to install a custom ROM On a Fairphone at least you can practically flash the device OOTB after unlocking the bootloader, no root needed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago I have never met a person that just rooted their phone without slapping a custom ROM on it. Now you have The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom ROM I think there are some misunderstandings. Root is not needed to flash a custom ROM. That does not (usually) happen from a running system, but through fastboot or the recovery, and those don't ask for root permission, only an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] penquin@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) I have never met a person that just rooted their phone without slapping a custom ROM on it. The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom ROM, but that makes sense I guess Edit: yup, I'm wrong about needing root to install a custom ROM. My apologies, my last rooted device was the galaxy note 3 back in 2013/2014. My memory is very rusty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago "The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom rom". Nope. Rooting has nothing whatsoever to do with installing a custom rom. Root is a function within a rom - it's the equivalent of granting admin access in Windows (root means you have write access to the root directory). Most ROMs that you can install aren't rooted themselves. That's how little root is related to rom. What is common between rooting and a custom rom is the requirement for an unlocked bootloader. I've rooted almost every phone I've owned (since 2009), and all but the last 2 never had a custom rom available. Most phones don't have a custom rom available - it's a rare phone that does have a custom rom available. Check out rom developers, like Lineage, to see how many devices get custom rom support. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago You don't necessarily need to root to install a custom ROM On a Fairphone at least you can practically flash the device OOTB after unlocking the bootloader, no root needed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago I have never met a person that just rooted their phone without slapping a custom ROM on it. Now you have The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom ROM I think there are some misunderstandings. Root is not needed to flash a custom ROM. That does not (usually) happen from a running system, but through fastboot or the recovery, and those don't ask for root permission, only an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago "The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom rom". Nope. Rooting has nothing whatsoever to do with installing a custom rom. Root is a function within a rom - it's the equivalent of granting admin access in Windows (root means you have write access to the root directory). Most ROMs that you can install aren't rooted themselves. That's how little root is related to rom. What is common between rooting and a custom rom is the requirement for an unlocked bootloader. I've rooted almost every phone I've owned (since 2009), and all but the last 2 never had a custom rom available. Most phones don't have a custom rom available - it's a rare phone that does have a custom rom available. Check out rom developers, like Lineage, to see how many devices get custom rom support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago You don't necessarily need to root to install a custom ROM On a Fairphone at least you can practically flash the device OOTB after unlocking the bootloader, no root needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago I have never met a person that just rooted their phone without slapping a custom ROM on it. Now you have The initial motive for rooting is normally to install a custom ROM I think there are some misunderstandings. Root is not needed to flash a custom ROM. That does not (usually) happen from a running system, but through fastboot or the recovery, and those don't ask for root permission, only an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent