Is it safe to root your phone?

The risks of rooting.

Rooting your phone or tablet gives you complete control over the system, and that power can be misused if you’re not careful.

The security model of Android is also compromised to a certain degree as root apps have much more access to your system.

Malware on a rooted phone can access a lot of data.

What does it mean to root your phone?

Rooting is a process that allows you to attain root access to the Android operating system code (the equivalent term for Apple devices id jailbreaking). It gives you privileges to modify the software code on the device or install other software that the manufacturer wouldn’t normally allow you to.