Best tricks for android with ROOT

Many features and functions of an Android smartphone are only available on rooted unlocked devices. Unlock your phone with root permissions it’s not illegal, it’s simply a question of taking full possession of the phone and using it as an administrator (or super user) to modify the system files which, for security, are protected by those who sell the phone to the public.

In the following guide we will show you what can we do with rooted android, so as to decide if it is worth making this change on our phone or if we have to use the phone without any changes. We remind you that, in case of unlocking root permissions, we will have to totally format the phone, so it is better to act in advance with a nice backup of personal data.

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1) Recover deleted photos and videos

If we have accidentally deleted photos or videos from the phone’s memory, we can try using the app DiskDigger photo recoveryan app designed to recover all deleted photos and videos in secret folders and areas inaccessible to any other recovery app.

After opening the app and providing root permissions just launch the search and get comfortable: after a few hours we will have access to all the photos and videos deleted by mistake, with the possibility of saving them in a new folder or sharing them in chat apps.

For more information, read our guide to app to recover deleted photos on android.

2) Choose which network to use for each app

We want an app to use Wi-Fi only or cellular data connection only? Do we want to block “snooping” apps altogether? The root app that is right for us is AFWall+an advanced firewall for Android.

This firewall works only with root and allows you to set which connection every single app on your phone should use, including system apps or hidden background apps. If we fear that our phone is being tapped just allow legitimate apps onlyblocking all suspicious ones.

3) Change Android fonts

With root permissions it becomes very simple change the fonts installed on your phone, since we will have direct access to the folder that contains all the fonts. To be able to manage them well, we advise you to install the app iFontuseful for installing new fonts not available from the Play Store.

For more information, read our guide to app to change font and font on android.

4) Make app backup and restore

Using an application like Titanium Backup you can back up an application’s data and restore it later. This feature requires root access because Android applications should not be able to read data from other applications.

Titanium Backup lets you easily back up and restore every app, including data that wouldn’t normally be backed up.

5) Remove system apps and bloatware

Bloatware are those apps that are already installed on your phonewhich take up space and cannot be removed in any way, except using root permissions.

An app like Root Uninstaller it will let you uninstall any app, but it only works with root access on the system. However, this is a delicate operation because removing an integrated app search could cause instability and malfunctions of the whole mobile phone. This should only be done if the internal memory is full.

For more information, you can read our article on how to uninstall apps on android completely, even all at once.

6) Overclock and Optimize Phone

Rooting Android means being able to access the hardware resources of the smartphone to take full advantage of it. With Android root, you can do things like battery calibration, screen calibration, and most importantly, CPU overclocking.

One can boost the CPU power of the mobile or lower it to save battery by using apps like Kernel Toolkit.

7) Get full access to the file system

Root allows access to system filesalso to the folders where there are Android files, system apps and all those folders “hidden” from user view.

Using a good file manager that supports root permissions (like for example X-Plore File Manager) you can look at these files, open and edit them if you are able.

8) Move applications to the SD card

On phones with little internal memory it is essential to move all applicationseven those that would not allow it, on the SD card.

To do this you use an app like Link2SDwhich tricks the system and, using symlinks, moves the data of the applications making Android believe that they are instead in the internal memory.

On this app we can read our in-depth analysis on how to move android apps to sd card.

9) Stream to Apple devices with AirPlay

AirScreen is an application that makes Android devices compatible with AirPlay devicesi.e. all iPhones, all iPads, Macs, MacBooks and Apple TV.

By launching the app and providing root permissions, it is possible to stream audio and video from the Android phone to an AirPlay receiver, without having to use screen transmission systems (such as Miracast).

On the same topic we can read our article about how to connect smartphone to tv.

Conclusions

With a rooted mobile we can use many additional functionsalthough over the years Android systems have become so full of features that many of the things listed above have become almost completely useless or only for a few users (this also explains why fewer and fewer people root their phones).

Those who have rooted an old phone and want to try new apps and functions can continue reading on our guide to best apps for rooted unlocked android mobiles.