Top Apps to Root Android Device

For rooting your android device, firstly you have to know about What is Rooting? and What are the pros and cons of rooting your device. So there are two methods of rooting your device.

Those two methods of rooting are:-

1.      With PC

2.      Without PC (by using mobile)

Both these methods are easy. But in this article I will discuss about the second method of rooting because everyone don’t have PC or laptop. That’s why second method is usually prefer by the all users who root their device. So don’t worry, it’s a very easy process to root your android device without the use of computer. For rooting your device without PC you have to install apps to root your device. I have listed several top apps for rooting.

Here are they:

1. KingRoot or KingoRoot: Download the app here.

KingRoot is the application which can root your device both the ways. There is an android application of KingRoot and also a software for pc. This is a very useful and widely use application to root device. This helps you manage your device easily and efficiently. You can choose which apps to deny or grant access to, you can remove embedded root functions, you can manage superuser access for every app on your device that needs it.

 

2. iroot : Download the app here.

iRoot also known as vRoot. This application is also works as both the methods: with pc or without pc. Through this app you can root your device easily. It is very helpful app and give 95% success rate.

3. One Click Root: Download the app here.

 

 

4. Root Master: Download the app here.

Root Master can also be available for rooting Android devices without computer and with computer. It supports for almost all of the popular Android devices. Also, you can root and unroot your devices with one click. All of the blocked features in Android can be reachable for you.

5. Super SU: Download the app here.

This app has a free as well as a paid version. The free version too is highly reviewed. It roots your phone and always runs on ghost mode. It offers temporary unrooting. The Pro version contains additional features like PIN protection and denying or allowing root access to a particular app for a set period of time.

 

6.       Root Android without PC: Download the app here.

This is an app that helps you root your phone without using a computer. It provides systematic instructions for every kind of phone and model, and ensure that the rooting process goes smooth and glitch free.

Some other apps are:

1.      Root android All Devices: Download the app here.

2.      Root easy installer:  Download the app here.

These are the tutorials apps which helps you to take decision whether you should root your device or not and also shows the process of rooting.

·         Root your Android: Download the app here.

·         Root Phone: Download the app here.

·         Root Android: Download the app here.

Now you have rooted your device. Then question arises Is your device rooted or not? To check this you whether your device is root or not install these apps also.

Root checking apps:

1.      Root Checker by joeykrim: Download the app here.

This app is best for people who do not know much about Android and want the app to be easy to use. It checks the root status of your device and asks for root access. This comes in very useful when you are using a traditional tutorial and want to check your device status and permissions.

2.      Root Checker: Download the app here.

This application gives you important information about your phone. It also check the root information of your phone and allows you to know all the relevant details before you actually get down to rooting it.

 

Above given listed apps for root your device without PC are very easy to use and implement. These listed apps help you to root your device without PC. You can also check your root status.

Benefits of Rooting Android Device

Earlier I have discussed about: What is rooting? , But now I am discussing about the pros and cons of rooting. This post will help you to take decision or clear you mind whether you should root your Android device or not.

Advantages of Rooting:

1. Installing Custom ROMs

After rooting your device, you can flash a custom ROM or Kernel, which means you can have a new device

2. Remove Preinstalled Crapware

Manufacturer won’t allow you to uninstall those preinstalled apps on your device. Rooting a device can make them removed easily, which ensures a high running quality.

3. Blocking Ads in Any Apps

Sick of the pop-up ads when playing games? A rooted device can remove this annoying ads immediately.

4. Install Incompatible Apps

Some wonderful apps need the root access if you install them on your device. Root your phone, enjoy more apps.

5. Keep Latest Android OS

A rooted Android can get the new OS months before the carrier releases the update, often along with a few bonus features.

6. Change Skin for your Android

As you can see, there are only 3 to 4 default skin on your device to change. But if you root your phone and install the new ROMs, you can enjoy the customized and tweaked skins on your device.

7. Unlock hidden features

After rooting you can unlock hidden features.

8. Boost your Android Device’s Speed and Battery Life

After rooting you can boost your Android device speed and battery life also. Some powerful apps like Greenify which closes the useless background applications automatically. By this app, it effectively improve your device performance.

9. Make Complete Backups of Your Android Phone or Tablet

An unrooted Android phone can only backup some settings and apps of your device. Titanium can be used on rooted device to give you a complete backup.

10. Automate Everything

Tasker is the app for automation! This app works on IFTTT (If This Then That) logic, with this awesome app you can automates about anything on your device. For example, you can turn off the Wi-Fi when you leave your home, or when you connect your phone to a car dock it turn on Google Maps. Tasker is also work on unrooted android devices with less automation options but if you rooted, it can do a whole more.

11. Add External Storage

After rooting your Android device, you can download USB-OTG Helper and mount USB sticks and externally-powered hard disks on your Android device.

 

12. Track Your Android Device

Just like tracking in iPhone with “Find my iPhone” feature we can also track android device with having root access on it. All you need is to install a tracking app like Cerberus.

 

13. Be Master of your Android device

After rooting your Android phone or tablets, you can truly own your device.

Above are the reasons why you need to root your Android device, but sure, there are some risks by rooting android phones. You need to know both Pros and Cons of rooting android so you can avoid the risk from rooting.

 

Disadvantages of Rooting:

Most of you may know more about the benefits of rooting, however, there are some disadvantages of rooting also. Viewing all of the pros and cons of rooting Android can be good for you to make decisions.

1. Root can Brick Your Device

Compared with unrooted Android device, the rooted one faces a common threat from misoperation and sometimes you may turn your Android device into a brick.

Avoid this risk: Just download apps from reliable place like Google play, and, do not delete the files if the files are suggested not to delete by rooting apps.

2. Say Good-Bye to the Warranty

The Android device manufacturers will not cover the damage after you rooting your device. For some brand, we can unroot the device after rooting, so, the manufactures don’t know if you have rooted your Android device or not.

3. Problems with Updates

Sometimes you root Android phone to get latest OS but after rooting, you may find that the automatic updates to the firmware stopped. Updates fail to install due to software modifications that occurred while the distribution has been rooted.

 

Now you have both pros and cons of rooting your Android device by comparing with these pros and cons of rooting your Android device, then choose if you need to root your Android device or not.

Hope this post is helpful to you. Thank You!!  

How to use your PenDrive as a RAM

As we know there are two type of storage or memory in your computer - Hard disk and RAM. Hard disks are cheaper to store huge amounts of data, but slower than RAM. RAM is much costlier, but is the fastest to access small pieces of data which is what programs need.

RAM is a volatile storage used for temporarily storing data. Once the power is turned off, the data is lost here. Also it is a short term memory used to recall  and store immediate actions to that needs to be processed.

But these days, many programs take lots of memory during operation, which is a nightmare for low RAM systems. So to keep away from this make your pen drive/USB of large size as RAM, which will permit your system to handle more operations and tasks. It is a very easy process which you can easily do. To know how to do this, follow the steps below :

Method 1:

1. First insert your Pen Drive (minimum 2GB).

2. Format your Pen Drive as NTFS mode.

3. For Windows XP users Right- Click on 'My Computer' and Go to 'Properties'.

• Now Click on ‘Advanced' tab.
• Click on the ‘Settings’ under Performance.
• Now Performance Options appears.
• Go to ‘Advanced' tab.
• Click on ‘Change’ option of Virtual memory.
• Select your Pen Drive.
• Click on ‘Custom Size’ which is a radio button. It shows the Initial and Maximum size of the Pen Drive.
• Click on the ‘Set’ button.
• Click ‘OK’ to complete your setup.

 

Finally you have to restart your PC and Voila! Your cache memory has increased!

 

Method 2:

 For Windows 7 and 8 users

 

• Right Click on the Pen Drive icon

 

• Select ‘Properties’ option

 

• Go to ‘ReadyBoost’ tab

 

• Click 'Use this Device'

 

• Choose maximum space to Reserve System Speed then click on 'OK' and 'Apply'

 

And now you are set to operate on a faster PC due to the enhanced virtual memory.

 

 

Note:

1. Properly eject your Pendrive, direct removal may cause some problems.

 

2. If you don't want to use your Pendrive as RAM then revert it back to normal or otherwise open your pendrive and delete Readyboost file from your pendrive.