Whats the difference between a root and a non rooted device?

[Zyguti]

I am confused about the roots and non roots things. like what does a rooted device do and what does a non rooted device do?

[animehack]

On 11/21/2020 at 5:25 PM, Zyguti said:

I am confused about the roots and non roots things. like what does a rooted device do and what does a non rooted device do?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Rooting

[GWARslave119]

it generally allows you to do or access things that otherwise couldnt do normally. I could sorta understand if a person doesn't own, or hasnt fully paid for their phone, but i think if the phone is yours, and you paid for it, you should do what u want to it and accept any risks. A rooted phone is kinda like a pc that you have admin rights to, altho the operating systems will still hassle you on some occasions. The phone thing all started cause Motorola and Verizon won a lawsuit, or something like that, claiming that phones needed their bootloaders locked cause of potential hackers wrecking havoc on the mobile airwaves. Alas, there's always going to be an opposing force, i just dont like when people try to control the situation by doing a 'blanket ban' out of fear.