This document provides an overview of Android rooting. It defines rooting as a process to attain privileged control of the Android system by installing an executable file. The document discusses advantages like improved performance and ability to uninstall bloatware, as well as disadvantages like voiding the device warranty and increased security risks. It also describes different methods of rooting Android devices, such as using recovery or download mode, and defines soft bricking versus hard bricking if errors occur in the rooting process. Precautions for safe rooting are also presented.

1. SEMINAR
ON
ANDROID ROOTING
PSESENTED BY: PRESENTED TO:
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2. ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM
 Operating system for mobile phones
 Open source : Download, Modify And Redistribute
 Multi tasking system
 Astro 1.0 released In 2008
 85% market share In smartphone Industry
 Based on modified Linux 2.6 kernel

3. WHAT IS ROOTING?
 Rooting is a process to attain privileged control
(known as "root access") within Android system.
 This is done by installing an executable ‘su’ under
/system/xbin/.

5. WHY ROOT OR NOT TO ROOT?
 To improve the performance of an old phone.
 Rooting enables all the user-installed applications to run
privileged commands that are typically unavailable to
the devices in their stock configuration.
 After you have a root access over your phone, you
could browse your Android root folder and make any
changes to the system files on your phone.

6. HOW TO ROOT AN ANDRIOD?

7. 1.USING RECOVERY
1. Boot into the recovery mode.
2. Choose option – install zip
3. Choose option – choose zip
from /storage/sdcard1
4. Browse to the zip file in SD
card
5. Select and confirm.

8. 2.USING DOWNLOAD MODE
1. Unzip the zip file on PC.
2. Start ODIN
3. Boot into download mode
4. Press volume up button
5. Attach phone with USB cable
to PC
6. Configure settings as required
7. start

10. ADVANTAGES OF ROOTING
 NANDROID backup
 CPU Governors
 More application choices
 Uninstall Bloatware
 Flash custom kernel
 Flash custom ROM

12. DISADVANTAGES OF ROOTING
 Rooting Voids Warranty
 Risk of Bricking your Android
 Makes device more vulnerable to hacker
attacks, spyware, and viruses.

13. TYPES OF BRICKING
 Phone shows some signs of life.
 Most times the booting process gets stuck on
manufacturer’s logo screen.
 Or the phone gets stuck in boot loops.
 Possible reasons – error in zip file, rooting procedure or
interruptions like USB cable not connected properly.
 Can be resolved by flashing new rom, or nandroid
backup.
SOFT BRICK

14. HARD BRICK
 Device shows no signs of life.
 Caused by human carelessness.
 Such as flashing a kernel or ROM with different firmware
version.
 Most of the times unfixable.

15. PRECAUTIONS
 Look for exact match for your phones model number
while searching for guides, ROMS, Kernel etc.
 While flashing Custom ROMS, go for stable builds.
 Do a good amount of research for your phone.

16. UNLEASH THE SMART IN YOUR
SMARTPHONE

17. ANY DOUBTS OR QUERIES ?

18. REFERENCES
 www.wikipedia.org
 www.xda-developers.com
 www.droidpolice.com
 www.youtube/cursed4eva