GusterAug 3, 2023

Is Rooting still as essential as it used to be?

https://lemmy.world/post/2589174

Is Rooting still as essential as it used to be? - Lemmy.world

Back in the day - rooting Android phones and installing custom ROMs were such a big part of Android. I remember so well using titanium backup and take and Greenify and cyanogenmod and the list goes on. Is it still necessary to root in 2023 though? I have been vanilla Android without root access and at this point most root features have made it into the vanilla Android OS. What are your thoughts?

Show threadHidingCatAug 4, 2023
Can't root, breaking Safetynet destroys about 30% of what I use my phone for.
Show threadpacjoAug 4, 2023
Have you tried KernelSU? Also if you’re careful with magisk you can get SafetyNet to work, even Play Integrity API (but only Basic and Device integrity as Strong requires locked bootloader (or a really bad implementation of security mechanisms as seen here))
Home | KernelSU

A kernel-based root solution for Android GKI devices.

Show threadHidingCat
As said above, don't want to be stuck without access to payment apps and ID apps even for a day or two. Risk not worth the reward.
Aug 4, 2023 at 4:54pmWeb
Show threadpacjoAug 4, 2023
That’s your decision. I experience no issues with my setup, but you do what you want.