New tech terminology

[yitaf24]

Excuse me all, but what exactly does it mean when I read that a phone is "root" or "rooted"? Is there advantages to this and disadvantages?

 

[Abe21599]

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[hookbill]

Advantages: More flexibility, you can do so much more when you are rooted. More apps, you can get rid of all that extra Verizon stuff on your Droid.

Disadvantages: It voids your warranty.

 

[liferefugee]

the term is used when you have access to the root account of the OS. The root account is the admin or super user.

 

[yitaf24]

Too risky for me... besides i've only had my DX for 2 weeks. thanks anyway.