Root access is even needed if you want to install trivial things like certain custom fonts, and rooting Android can also unlock new features in certain apps and launchers.

Google’s SafetyNet services and APIs allow Android app makers to ensure that they’re running on phones that haven’t been tampered with… at least in theory. In practice that would prevent ...

Reflecting on the end of Nova Launcher, my journey with Android customization, and the nostalgia of tinkering with my devices ...

My banking apps stopped working if there was any sign of root software on my phone, so I had to make a choice. My last two phones have remained unrooted, and I won't be going back. Custom ROMs and ...

As noted by Google expert @AssembleDebug on X (formerly Twitter) and members of the AndroidRoot subreddit, the Apple Music app is now presenting rooted Android users with a message stating that it ...

Making Use of Launcher Apps Launcher apps provide another way around navigating limitations set by some manufacturers when attempting to install custom fonts on Android phones without rooting them.

Many users with rooted Android devices or devices running custom ROMs have encountered issues sending and receiving RCS messages through the Google Messages app.

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

New Android malware can root infected devices to take complete control and silently tweak system settings, as well as evade detection using code abstraction and anti-emulation checks.

A rootkit designed to install itself with pirated or root-access apps sneaks past users, gets them to give it root access, and keeps control by replacing critical Android system software with ...