Why Rooted Android Smartphones are Actually More Secure!
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2018
- Today I am going to talk about why rooted Android smartphones are actually more secure, there is a misconception going around where people think a rooted phone is less secure. Well, as a person who has rooted almost every phone he has owned, and I have personally bought about a hundred Android smartphones since 2011, I have NEVER been hacked with a rooted smartphone. Full article here:
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I learned all this when i first started rooting on my old nexus 5. Rooting gets a bad reputation mainly because it gives complete control to consumers. Which is something corporations hate.
Cedric Barber Nexus 5 was a beast!! I still want another one just because. Lol
Cedric Barber I don't think that's why it's getting a bad rep but more likely for the fact that rooting many phones can be very tricky for new users that aren't familiar with adb/fastboot and flashing different partitions, and that's not to mention carrier phone users that get their phones with a locked bootloader from AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc etc where the firmware doesn't have a bootloader unlock file for the public to use.
I've personally never met anyone who've had a rooted phone or had known what the term means.
@kojitha mandanayake it got 3
I too started rooting android from my nexus 5. Now I'm on my rooted Poco x2 😁
@@555dines are rooted phones pron to viruses
I'm running Resurrection Remix on my OnePlus 2 and my family thinks I'm stupid and I should stop goofing around with my phone I'd break or end up getting hacked but little do they know, I CONTROL EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON MY PHONE UNLIKE THEM.
Yeah you never know if FBI already has backdoor to OEM software, Samsung would NOT tell consumers about these things. Custom ROMs are more secure in that way.
Max Lee I think one of the ways for malware to enter a phone is via malicious ads (just a wild guess) and I've AdAway installed so I don't have to worry about that.
You still have OnePlus 2?! In 2018?!
Just kidding, I'm stuck on a OnePlus 3, so I can't say I'm much better off.
But OnePlus phones are THE BEAST!!!
Kareem Hussaini It's still doing great so I don't think I need to upgrade
Nitik Sharma
I agree! Mine is wonderful, except for the camera....
I don't know how, (I have a Spigen case) but I managed to damage the camera. The camera isn't focusing unless I jerk the phone really hard......
Careful Max, you may have just challenged a few hackers lol
NP, my job has been dealing with many hackers on my websites, got hacked a few times but not as of recently as I have locked my servers down pretty good.
@@BIGMACMCDONALDLEE I'd subscribe in a heartbeat to High on Server Security
@@pearsonpsh2
Count me in ! Lol
@@BIGMACMCDONALDLEE seriously , why'd they hack a nice guy like you ? What are they gaining out if this ?
@@BIGMACMCDONALDLEE it's not safe that why you lose phone warrentery how about you let people know the dangers people who don't understand root believes you dies it then detroys there phone how about tell the the risk
Thanks for clearing that up. I miss my rooted phones. Because of you and your channel, the first phone I've ever rooted was my T Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3!!
anthony williams Thanks Max really helpful with my Note 3 and few Nexus phones
I learned to root my Galaxy S2 Sprint variant from Max. Glad to see he's still on RUclips 👍
First phone I rooted was my galaxy S3 which I did end up soft bricking it and somehow fixed it
sucks that my new phone has a rooting lock and no one has a custom rom yet for my phone
@@jamestor6700 My Asus Zenfone live is seriously hard to root.
I have to agree with you. You do make some of the best android tutorials on RUclips.
Random Hacker: Challenge Accepted. 😂😂😂
Keep trying. Android is way more secure than a PC.
Max Lee android is more secure than ios 😂
Joe A flip phones are more secure than my fridge
My Nokia is more secure
@@nezunish-898 heck the Nokia 3310 is virtually and physically indestructible
Also you forgot that often custom kernels developers even for stock ROMs can easily include patches for security vulnerabilities before even it's being released by the OEM manufacturer this is especially useful for older phones that no longer receive OTA.
Because of you I started rooting my Androids since my Galaxy Note 1 (which BTW was my last Samsung)
GALAXY Nexus [Rooted]
Nexus 4 [Rooted]
Nexus 5 [Rooted]
Nexus 6 [Rooted]
Nexus 6P [Rooted]
Pixel 2XL [Rooted]
Thanks Max Lee for every single tutorial!
Stay high on Android! ✌️
Kk thanks for chiming in and stay HIGH ON ANDROID!
my first rooted phone is galaxy y
@@guisado1002 same mate my first android too
Mine was a LG G5 H830. Still using it.
I'm thinking about rooting so I can record internal audio but I'm not sure I can since I have no computer to back up
When the Galaxy S2 came out, I found your channel and learned how to root and flash custom rom.
Small tip, there are custom ROMs for iOS, but Apple killed it. Those are called custom IPSW.
Apple is a dictator.
Great video that really explains the concept of rooting. One thing you should have touched upon though is that the user needs discretion as to what is safe to install on their rooted phone. For the majority of people out there, rooting is probably less secure because they have no clue whether they are installing a sketchy app that requests root access, for example.
Wow max,7yrs that has gone fast,still enjoying your vids, great video ,well informative
Great vid, Max Lee! I discovered your channel 2-4 years ago discovering rooting the S3 thus installing custom roms such as Cyanogenmod 13. I now have a rooted S6 running XtrestoLite and been solid with extended battery life and no security issues for over 2 years. Keep up the good Android content~
Max, you've been the go-to guy for me these past 4 or 5 years whenever I've wanted to know how to root whatever phone I happened to own at the time. The knowledge you've shared has always been very straightforward and easy to follow. Thank you! However... I really feel you should have done the Gangnam Style dance as your opening for this video. That t-shirt is a hoot! :D
You've made a bit of an oversight though. In order to root (via Magisk), you need a custom recovery. If someone steals your phone, they can easily remove your lock-screen and any security methods you've put in place (e.g. FP, pattern, password, pin) via your custom recovery. They then have free access to all your data.
Even if you flash the original stock recovery to prevent this, since your bootloader is already unlocked, someone can steal your phone and just flash a custom recovery themselves via adb / odin or whatever.
Root makes your phone more secure in some areas, but less secure in others.
You are my rock. You can lock your boot loader and usb debugging in developer options lol
But only a person who gets hands on your phone can do that. Someone sitting away from you phone can't and that's all the hacking.
u also also install magisk without custom recovery..just patchboot img from magisk manager and flash boot img via fast boot
@@erriezzanslounge1380 i know right. This guy posting yhis comment here is clueless
Encryption takes care of the custom recovery weakness
I started flashing roms since my galaxy s1. Have never soft bricked or hard bricked a phone to date. I have used your tutorials over the years and its helped me a great deal. Currently running Teamexykings S9+ Port on my Note 8 with Notorious Kernel. Keep up the awesome work Max.
Just learning all of this and have been watching tons of videos and oh my goodness
Thank You for just the way you explain everything!!!!
Your channel and web page have always been my only source for rooting since the HTC evo
Please more of this kind random knowledge #HighOnAndroid 💪💪
I went to my local cell-phone shop and I asked them to root my phone because rooting the LG V20 H915 was more than what I can handle. Even with a step by step guide. And the manager there strongly discouraged me from rooting because my phone could get hacked.
Thing is I've rooted many Samsung/HTC's phones using your guide and not once have I ever had a problem with them.
That is what people who don't know about rooting say, because they don't know.
Alseir I agree the rooting process for the LG V20 is way too involved... and I have rooted and installed custom roms on at least 20+ different Android phones.
The people in the cell phone shops are not techs, they are sales people. They know as much about technology as grandma does.
This is me watching ur video for the first time.. and I immediately subscribed after completion of the video.. u make pretty good videos and keep 'em up..
One of the things I usually do when checking out a phone is whether there is (or will be) Lineage OS available for it. I like having an alternative to the OEM Android variant if it sucks (which it usually does).
I agree with you. Only thing i got closer to getting hacked was I mistaklenly installed some adware.
Nice job. Good points. Always enjoy your work - been with you since my Note 2 days.
Good point, why didn't I think of that?🤔 Actually I too have been rooting every single android device we have at home whether a phone or a tablet since the 1st smart phone I owned which was the original galaxy note 2011. Thanks man👍. You know, you were the my 1st guide into the rooting world and I've been following you since then☺️.
Finally someone talks sense ...by the way ...any update on the s9 custom rom that u previously installed .. did they make the camera work like with the stock features (except the aniemoji😋)
Hey Max love your stuff keep up the good work been watching and learning from the beginning of your channel. Appreciate you bro! One
Hey there, I watched so many of your videos and Iv'e learned more from you than from anyone before. I have a Samsung galaxy S8 Exynos and I really want to root it. It has all the requirements you mentioned in your video on rooting this particular phone. I got as far as downloading the 6 files I need to root it, but for some reason I am so scared lol!! The thing is, I don't know enough about phones to root it by myself. Im afraid I make the wrong choice in terms of custom roms etc. I do however watch that video of yours often so when the moment arrive, I will do a proper job of it. Your videos are phenomenal, gives a person alot of creative ideas and damn addictive lol!!! ( in a good way) Greetings
Hey Max, what is Samsung Knox exactly? Is it just secure folders or is it something that keeps Samsung phones safe if they aren't passing Android security updates?
Nic topic..no one has covered
Max we are waiting for your OnePlus 6 G cam reveiew..u have promised they you will do the review soon .
Dude...I still remember when you helped to root my Note 3 International version whenever I got it a few days after it launched :D
Dude you are Golden, been watching since 2012. Always enjoy your videos🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I definitely agree, the ability to completely control every bit of software running on your device can always ensure a high degree of security. It should be worth noting though that if you do obtain root and you don't know what you are doing, you could VERY easily compromise the security of your device.
How do you personally secure your device when you run twrp and a custom Rom? I have a password on both twrp and "Before Android Starts" as well as when it boots, if I'm not mistaken. I have a "Verizon Galaxy S7" which is a great phone but it's a Verizon and it no play nice. I keep going back to my Nexus 6p running Project illusion ROM, 8.1 with substratum system-wide dark theme, Magisk, zANTI (to test my own network security only!), Camera NX (Pixel 2 app I think), and some Android P UI tweaks and some other stuff. It's got "Smart Pixels" to turn off like 75% of the pixels which makes a huge difference with battery life....and it's nice in low light situations. Project illusion ROM is by far my favorite right now, although I do like RR, but like what this ROM offers a lot.
I thought RR got discontinued??? Maybe that was just for my device? Idk. Either way, I'd love to hear how you personally secure your rooted devices.
I will never not root, every Android I own that can be rooted....is rooted, even if I don't "need" root for any app in particular....i just gotta do it 😆
Nice video and thanks for the info. I have a Pixel 2 XL and would like to root it with Android 9. Any chance you could make a tutorial on how?
Very informative, useful and with a great sense of humor video - like always 👍 Stay awesome, bro!
I have no clue about rooted phones or custom ROMs. Do you have a step-by-step walkthrough on how to do it on Note 8?
Hey Max, I'm a backup engineer. Do you know any good way to get started on working more with Linux?
Are there any side effects to your phone? Like storage, battery, and slow downs
Heyo! I rooted my Moto Defy (2021), but I wanna stay on the OEM ROM, because Motorolas OS is so clean and I love the gyro shortcuts. Would it be advisable to have my banking apps on that phone still, or do I need to take any other precautions?
i'm still rocking rooted nexus 5 and i do play pokemon go on it.
Patrick Waterman Eyyy I'm on mine rn. Undervolted with ElementalX kernel on Android 8.1 with the latest security patch
How? Magisk hide?
That's not fair. I can't run magisk on my phone and need to use SuperSU.
Hi, a great video, do you use banking related apps on rooted phone?, i am planing to use a rooted phone as my daily driver that's why asking, also best practices to do related to security (install anti virus etc?).
Depends on your bank, some block you via safety net. My banks (Keybank) app doesn't care about my rooted phone and I can log in just fine. As for safety basically don't be an idiot, don't install pirated apps, don't install software that says you have viruses, avoid fishy sites, ect and you should be fine.
I rooted my first phone ie nexus 4 with the help of Ur tutorial. Ever since I'm obsessed with rooting.. Thanks to you I'm learning a lot of things on android.. Cheers bro 😊👍
Hey Max !
Any video upcoming on an AOSP ROM for note 5? Resurrection Remix or lineage or anything ?
So true! I wish i could pass safetynet on my Sac23 S9 Ported Rom. If you know how i could pass the safetynet. Can you tell me? That would me a lot to me.
Great vid man. Very informative. I'm going to try rooting my note 8 using your guide... I bricked my s7 using an (apparently) inferior method... Can't wait to get a custom ROM on my note...
Brilliant video. I've recently come back to rooting my device. For a while I felt by having Google devices I wouldn't need to root, but I love tinkering with these devices. I missed the Xposed framework.
Are there roms that can also make my phone act weird? Root checker apps say that my phone is not rooted, but my device status says custom. I may have mentioned this before, but my apps, background apps, & other stuff would stop working. I got a used phone, and I'm not sure if my phone is rooted or has a custom rom.
G935A Samsung
Yo, max, could you stop being high for a sec and tell me if the camera integration into resurrection remix is 100% legit? I seem to have gotten messages about not being able to film at 60fps, also getting green flickers while recording video. Are you able to do it flawlessly? Thanks for your work.
That’s a good video , I do agree with your points , but could you tell me why does some payments app then don’t support it ? Like google pay in India (although it’s working with Magisks hide ). I was a custom rom user with 3t but had a bad experience :P with the phone suddenly crashing and stuff I did run some of the stable roms available and also my battery time was shot my max usage was like 1.5_2 hours straight , so when I recently bought the poco phone I decided not to unlock . Not bashing your video would rather love to know why the payment app disagrees with unlocked boot loader and also I have read many a articles that rooted phone can be vulnerable to malware or similar things because they have root access to your device .p.s I did everything properly on my 3t while unlocking and flashing , nobody could help me over at Xda and no matter how many clean flashes I did my phone ad problems and also I would love to know more about how unlocking you device is safe than not being locked. Cheers mate 😄✌️
Only problem is when a rooted phone with unlocked bootloader is stolen and if that thief knows about TWRP recovery and root.. He can easily access all my data stored in my phone.. Is there any way I can lock TWRP with paasword or anything??
This makes so much sense talking about hackers , but what about the viruses and malware things , any idea on that , it really can help
Are you safe to use an Android at the latest is it got even if newer versions are out there? For example a Galaxy s6 that is stuck on nougat.
Sooo true, this info need to spread out cuz lot of articles on the internet are discouraging people to root their phone cuz of security breaches. Well the only security concern on rooted phone is safetynet like google pay and same secure apps like snapchat, pokemon go that won't run if they know the phone rom has been tampered/rooted
Hi new subscriber here. I want to clear if it is true that you lost your phone warranty once you rooted your device? And why some technicians hate to fix your phone when it is rooted?
Nice video.
I am experimenting with my old android devices and have a lot of fun :D.
Cause of you I started rooting my Devices and when I broke one I always found a way out.
Ty.
Love you're vids.
Edit: My first rooted device was a LG Optimus 2 :D.
Hey Max Lee, just wanted to give you a heads up that I was able to run Fortnite on my 2016 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro by using GL Tools, Build Prop, and Magisk Manager (used your previous tutorial) . Safetynet hasn't been working since this past week of August if not the beginning of August. However, I was able to run Fortnite without passing safety net. I know that's not very safe since Epic can probably detect that but it still works. Just wanted to say that it works whether safety net passes or not. Love your vids btw! Keep up the awesome work
Kk thanks bro! You phone probably passes it. Something wrong with magisk safetynet check atm.
So after rooting and without receiving OTA for my device, how do I manually update it?
Hey if I root a Samsung galaxy note 8 or 9 to this stock android what you talked about, will the spen work? And all other features or is that software based
Hi there. I spent a very long time trying to root my tab s2 AT&T T817A, but I couldn't. Do you have any way to root it.
What custom ROM youre using rn on Oneplus 6?
Its actually said, "Donde nos ponemos fufurufos con android"
Now say it in Chinese or Japanese since you didn't learn that at home and do it without a translator. Grammar police.
I recently bougt a sumsung a34 thru amazon,that says rootet phone,i couldnt use it with google pay because of security risks? ANY HELP?
In your explanation you primarily referred to rooted phones with a custom ROM. But obviously you can always stay with stock and still us a rooted phone. Maybe you can elaborate on that in terms of security?
If (IF) I'm going to buy the Note 9 around Christmas time I hope good rooting methods will be available as well as functionality for the Xposed framework, which otherwise would be a deal breaker. I won't change to a custom ROM for quite some time though.
Nice video:))
And i really wait for your next tutorial with fortnite on older device.
hi how are you?
I am using oukitel k10 smartphone. the problem is the sound is very slow in phone. volume Call and media volume. so I Want know how to edit by es file explore app. in samsung mixer path xml is the sound file but in oukitel. I don't know?so kindly help me how to do that?
Trouble is, disabling boot verification means people such as bad police can install any app, maybe as system privileges. (through flashing storage or custom recovery)
I just bought a pixel xl and updated it to android Pie... it was the worst decision i've ever made. The battery consumption is very terrible. Can i fix the battery problem with flashing any custom rom? If so, what custom rom can you recommend,, desperately need help
Hey Max ! I Want To Make An OTA Update On A Phone With Magisk And No Custom Recovery. That Means The Phone Only Has Been Rooted Using Magisk Manager ... Is That Possible ???? Please Do Reply Man
Max still breaking it down... Been down with you brother since day one max!!!. Are you and Kevin still golfing in Chicago? Stay cool 😎
Watch your video since you install cwm on note 4. Great video support from India. 👍
I have been worried about the e-waste that we're generating for awhile now. Rooting allows us to continue to use our devices long past the manufacturers EOL. The only time that I have had a problem was with a jailbroken iPhone 3GS. Even then, I think that it was an app from the Cydia store.
Plz can you make a video on downgrading the devices..
Ok that is a good video, I'm getting excited, what rom is more suitable to install on my galaxy J7 pro ?
I have been rooting my phones since the Samsung galaxy S launched. The reason was the Samsung bloatwares. After the S4, I was fed up with Samsung bloats and never bought another samsung again. I do agree with your point, but the issue is many apps ( most of the banking ones and few others) are detecting root. Sure you have magisk and safety net for it to pass, but it's becoming more and more tiresome to keep up with the updates, sometimes I just have to quickly do my banking stuffs but I can't cause I didn't update the module and google broke the patch.
Hey, do you know how to recover deleted photos from Audio Manger app
if you browse on not trusted websites in android, can you get a virus or malware like in windows or no? im new and curious about this thanks:)
i got a note 5 i will like to use a custom rom but close enogh to the original rom what di you recomend me ?
What android software is on your galaxy s5.
after watching this video you changed my view on rooting thanks, also i subscribed
the problem though isn't with updates though, it's with apps that "require" rooting that have malware on them, though that's only a problem if you get them without looking them up and checking what's inside
Interesting video, but i feel like as long as people use their smartphones correctly, they shouldn't really worry about anything happening to it
It's a smart explanation to all android user. Thank you very much. May I ask if you have rooted Samsung galaxy A6 2018 edition? It's my daily drive. And I want to secure my android phone. If there is a chance you can help me I'm very thankful for your help. I'm a high on android fan of yours.
Thanks for the update can you explain or point to meeh where to look to update a rom like libeage os kernEL? Security flaws are in the android/ linux kernel how to manually update that?
You intelligent man you. Glad a found your channel! Subscribed
I think many people love your Spanish 😂 greetings from Mexico I peak Spanish, this is the best channel of Android and root environment 😀
How i used note4 samsun and it was already rooted my question is can you help me how can i put lock on recovery my purpose is if when my phone was stolen they could'nt reformat or reset my phone and for me there would be a big chance to recover my phone via map or account through internet
nice video, can u post more elaborated video about why shared open sources are safer?
Where do i find your tutorials on the web?
My S7 Edge Suddenly can't pass Safety.net check , it says invalid.. But i can still open pokemon go. Have no idea now...
great video. I rooted my OnePlus 6, it was the first phone I rooted so I bricked it a few times, but your vids helped me get back on track. however the problem is that safety net check would not pass and then Google pay doesn't work. and sometimes when when safety net check passes, Google pay still doesn't work. I've unrooted many times to try to see which app causes, but no use. that's the only reason my OnePlus 6 is unrooted now,or else I would root it and put stuff I like on there. not much of a custom rom person as I like oxygen os a ton but I want iOS emojis and I want stereo speakers lol
Can you make a video about jolla on Android headsets? I'm currently using a Redmi Note 5
And to chip in to your topic, most popular custom roms come with latest security patches from Google where as stock roms are infamous for hardly updating for sometimes a year old devices
danm this channel bring me memorys i follow your tutorial how to root and install custom rom on a s3 now im here for more the 5 years
hello max , sorry this is off topic , but can you make a video on how to root Samsung galaxy j7 pro . i,ve search every where ( at xda developers ) but there is no results . there are a few tutorial , i,ve try but seems my phone was not properly rooted. every time after rooting my phone , i,ve try to delete Samsung bloatware , restart my phone it always bootloop . if you have the time please make a video on how to properly root Samsung galaxy j7 pro , thanks you in advance
BUT, what about the flip side, mal-ware can more easily be downloaded AND installed by mistake by an unskilled user. Right?
Nope that is a misconception, they cannot install by themselves unless the user lets it or gives root access. So no.
Max Lee You meant, you made them *open source*, right?
_silently walks backwards_ 😅
HI
Max there is a way to root my phone without connecting to the computer?
I can only charge my phone Through the computer..
Thanks
I’ve been rooting android phones since the Samsung galaxy s2! Also followed your videos and guides since. Good times.
My phone had a custom rom on it when it was stolen can it be tracked ?
Very Informative video! Stay High On Android!
Thanks for the good work as always Max! This info should calm any nervous nillies who listen to all that fake news (pun intended) out there.
Will apps like Netflix still work if I root my Samsung Galaxy s7