Hi all, ultimately I’d like to experiment with a whole new os, but I gotta save up a little to buy a pixel. I’m currently working with a galaxy s21 ultra.

I never quite understood the reason to root and so I never really researched it. But now that I’m venturing more into the foss world and learning a bit more about tech, I’m realizing it might be useful for utilizing certain apps that require root and possibly helping to get rid of google and such services for good, but again idk the extent of what root offers and I also read it can be dangerous, so I’m lost to say the least.

My recent interest in rooting is purely because I have some foss apps that require root for me to use the full capabilities that I want. I also heard about adb and that it may be similiar to rooting but without actually rooting?

I’m just quite not sure how I should approach this and what things I should be aware of or NOT to do, to ensure I don’t end up bricking the thing lol

Thanks for reading

  • Ladies5821@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thanks a lot, I am weary about rooting and will probably not do it. So what are some other similar ways you could utilize the adb route?

    • superkret@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      First step would be to install the universal Android debloater. It can remove unwanted preinstalled apps over ADB. If your phone is supported by TWRP it might be possible to replace Google Play Services with microG, but I’m not entirely sure if that works without root. Didn’t manage it on my phone but that might be sure to the fact it isn’t supported by TWRP and I had to hack a custom version of it which kept getting uninstalled by the stock ROM on every reboot.