• u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    If you root your phone, at least with most tools, you don’t become the root user. Apps that use root access have to request it, and you’ll have to allow it in the root tool you flashed.

    Example pop-up from SuperSU:

    • Programmer Belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      So google is lying about rooted devices, they seem as secure as an OEM letting an user sideload apps or google themselves letting malware apps inside their store