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Is rooting to KITKAT a good solution?

prodigy
Contributor

Is rooting to KITKAT a good solution?

Is rooting my SP to KITKAT a good or bad idea? I want to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of ROOTING a phone? What is so good or bad about Kit kat? I'm thinking of this if SONY decides not to roll the KITKAT update for SP. But still I'm afraid of doing this- not for the warranty- but for the performance of the phone. please I want a solution. Some said that SP will not get KITKAT, others said it will. We don't know for sure if this will see the light. Hop so.

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Akkush
Visitor

I dont know anything about kitkat ,but rooting your sp will not lose your warranty ,because you can easily restore a factory FW with flashtool. Slightly_smiling_Face

of course ,do not bring a rooted phone to the service center. Grinning_Face

rooting your phone and using a custom rom :

for example you can set cpu/gpu speed ,freeze or remove almost any program with greenify or titanium backup(?).

but google for what rooting means. Slightly_smiling_Face

of ,forgot : almost any custom(rooted) roms are free from bloatware and if i can say it ,optimized.

disadvantage : if you are too lame ,maybe u can kill your phone with overclock,etc settings. 

xsp252
Visitor

It depends on our preference
prodigy
Contributor

Thank U so much for both of U. U were a great help for me. Now I'll wait for Sony for the KITKAT update. I'll wait 3-4 months, if we didn't get KITKAT I'll root my phone. Another thing is that I don't know how to root the phone? Can I root it myself? Or should I take it to repair centre and let them do the job? Is rooting a difficult thing to do? What are the dangers of rooting? Is it true that some phones were damaged badly while they were rooted, so U have to throw your phone in trash?

Thank U.

Akkush
Visitor

@prodigy :

for general information about rooting,etc ,check the xda-forum. Slightly_smiling_Face

prodigy
Contributor

Thank U so much. I found it difficult on xda-forum. Can anyone simplify the steps more?:smileyyahoo:

J0a0
Visitor

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prodigy
Contributor

Hello everybody. I found that Mobogenie PC app has an option under the / My phone / menue which is Oneclick Root . Iss it true? Can I use it? Is it safe with no malware? Anybody who can help, please?

prodigy
Contributor

I installed mobogenie on my PC. But my antmalware says that it has many malwares and uses too much pc resources. This is the reason why I'm asking about it? Anyone who has any idea. Thanks.

nied0bry
Visitor

Mobogenie is crap, full of malware and adware. Remove it and don't use it.