Here's a fact: An android that is rooted can do more things than an ordinary android.
You can't deny the fact that once you have rooted your android device, you now have the ability to take full control of it. In short, you can do almost everything you want from it- From simple easy managing of apps to extreme overclocking of CPU which can make the device perform much better than its current state.
With these kind of features, an android users will be totally tempted to root hus/her phone. However, did you know that there's danger in rooting your device?
Once you take control, you now have the capability to either make your device a SUPERPHONE or you can break it. If you don't have the right amount of knowledge on what you are installing, then possibly you can ruin your android phone within seconds.
So basically, one thing that you must avpid doing when you have root access to your phone is installing root apps which you don't know clearly. Some rooted apps may cause malware and malfunctions to your device that it may be brick and far more worst, it can wreck its software and you can kiss your phone goodbye!
One app that I highly recommend on avoiding when you are a root user, is the app called Chainfire 3D.
What is Chainfire 3D?
Chainfire3D is an intermediary OpenGL driver. What does that mean? It means that Chainfire3D sits between your apps and the graphics drivers, and can intercept and/or change commands between the two. It has some built-in functions, and can be further extended with plugins to provide extra functionality.
Features
- CF3D OpenGL driver
- NightMode (inspired by Jeff Sharkey)
--- Handy shortcut to toggle on/off
--- Supports red, green, blue, amber, salmon and custom (pro only) modes
- Global OpenGL manipulation
--- Reduce texture size
--- Reduce texture quality
--- Unroll textures
--- BGRA emulation
--- Load plugins
--- Replace shaders
--- (Pro) Disable Chainfire3D detection
--- (Pro) Dump all shaders
--- (Pro) Force depth buffer size (EGL)
--- (Pro) Force MSAA (MultiSample Anti-Aliasing) (EGL)
- (Pro) OpenGL manipulation on a per-app bases
- (Pro) Fix market settings
- (Pro) Manage installed plugins and shaders
- (Pro) Backup and restore settings, plugins and shaders
You can check out more info on the app here later.
When I have tried to install this program in my Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505, it totally wreck the software of my device, causing it to go in endless boot loop that results to reprogramming of the while software.
My fault is that I haven't thoroughly research about the app and I admit my mistake. The app is only run-able on HTC HD2, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7", Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Epic 4G, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid 2, LG Optimus 2X, Google Nexus S and many more. The "many more" word had me hoping that my S4 can run the app but instead, my phone got bricked!
Also, another mistake is I did not enable USB debugging on my phone. Because of this, I can't fix my phone through ODIN or by using ADB, just to delete the malicious app.
Far more worst, I did not read the description which says it's for Android 2.1.😅
So in the end, instead of having a really good app for my S4, I end up reprogramming my phone.
Tips for Android Root Users
If you're a root user, then I suggest these two simple but helpful tps for you:
1. ALWAYS ENSURE THAT USB DEBUGGING IS ENABLE IN YOUR DEVICE.
In this way, you will have the option to connect your device to your PC and possibly come out with a solution to fix your phone before deciding to reprogram it.
2. KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT AN APP BEFORE INSTALLING IT
This is very simple- research and find out whether the app is good or not, before installing it ti your device.
Hope that you have learned something from my experience Web Junkies.
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