There are situations when you want to know if the root is right on the device you are using. For novice users, it seems that this is impossible. But in fact, there is nothing difficult in this, the article you opened will help you to make sure.

The question "How to check for root rights on Android?" may occur for several reasons:

• You are about to install a banking client. Many of them will refuse to function on "rooted" devices. For example, the popular in Russia is so strict about security aspects " Sberbank Online».
• You have installed root rights, but doubt whether you did it correctly.
• Your firmware has recently been updated to the latest version. Sometimes this leads to the fact that root access is safely closed.
• You bought or are going to buy a smartphone based on the Android operating system with your hands. In this case, the check will not be superfluous - so you can understand whether you will have to look for opportunities in the future getting root rights .

And these are just the most common reasons for checking! If you try, you can come up with other situations when you want to know if your device is rooted.

What are root-rights fraught with?

But first, let's try to understand what the granted root access generally affects. Firstly, as mentioned above, it does not allow bank card clients to work normally. Such applications will simply give an error. Secondly, full access to system files obliges you to be more responsible. Theoretically, you can remove something, as a result of which the device will stop working normally.

But in fact, root access has more pros than cons. With it you can install one of the programs designed for ad banner blocking. You can also modify the operating system. What can I say, without obtaining root rights, it is impossible to install a third-party Recovery menu, thereby preparing the smartphone for installing a custom build of Android!

Using Root Checker

The operating system itself will not tell you anything about the presence of root rights. But this will be done by a third-party application called Root Checker. It is located on Google Play and works on all devices with Android 3.1 or later. The program allows you to check if the user has been granted root access - this is its only purpose. So, do the following:

Step 1. Download and install Root Checker.

Step 2 Click the button To accept". This is required on Android 5.0 and earlier versions of the operating system. On Android 6.0 this step is skipped.

Step 3 Run the program.

Step 4 Click on the button " To accept”, agreeing that this application is not able to give you root access if one is not found.

Step 5 Click on the button " OK».

Step 6 Click on the button " ROOT check". If necessary, move to the tab of the same name.

Step 7 The check will take a few seconds. As a result, you will see an English-language message and the corresponding icon. A green checkmark indicates the presence of root rights. A red cross will make it clear that root access is missing or not installed correctly.

As the developers remind, there is an improved version of this program. It will additionally tell you which version of SuperUser you are using, as well as provide other useful information. But this application is already distributed on a paid basis.

Summarizing

Of course, installing Root Checker is not the only way to check if root permissions are present. For example, you can also download Android Terminal Emulator and write in this application " su”, then pressing the enter button. But this and other methods are much more complicated, and therefore their use is almost meaningless.

Good day. In the last topic, we wrote a topic about "What is Root rights". there we told what they are for when you encounter them and he is threatened with obtaining root rights. Today we wanted to review an application that will help you check the device for administrator rights. What is it for? Now let's take a look. Perhaps you have decided to buy a smartphone for yourself, both in a new store and from a friend. They begin to tell you how good he is and has never slowed down. But who knows what happened with this device, no one knows. Why did I say when buying a smartphone even from the store you need to check?

Previously, he himself worked in a company selling cellular communications and more than once came across the fact that when a new smartphone or tablet comes out, everyone becomes interested, including sellers. They start to take these devices home and conduct opt-outs on them, taking reviews and getting root rights. As soon as the toy is tired, they make a simple reset and return the product to the counter and, first of all, focus on this model. Starting to use such a device may experience errors or failures. This is very unpleasant and there is nothing you can do about it. The same can happen with the device of your friend who sells you a gadget. If the administrator rights are not set correctly, a large bunch of errors occur that quickly disable your device.

Checking will not take you much time and thus you will save yourself from a bad device. Let us tell you how you can check your device for such rights. Go to Google Play and in the search bar enter the name of the application "Root Checker". Download the free app and install it on your device. After installing the application, launch it.

When the application is launched on your device. The program will ask you to accept the disclaimer and will once again show you that it is an application that is designed to check for rights and not to obtain them. Click on the accept button and proceed to the next step.

The next step is very simple. Click on the first button "Check for permissions". And wait for completion. If experiments were not carried out on your device and such rights were not set, the program will give you a message " Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device" If it was or installed, the program will automatically show you that the rights are set.

Checking through Root Checker is completed, you can close the application and remove it from the device.

Now we will show you another useful application that can show the installation or permissions on the device and help clean it from garbage. Yes, you read everything correctly. This is a famous application and you should know it, and as I think every user should have this service. In the last topic, I only wrote .

Download and install the app on your device. At the end of the installation, launch and open it.

When the application starts, open the curtain. Swipe your finger across the screen from left to right to open the curtain as shown in the picture above. In the curtain that opens in front of you, click on the "System Information" item. Where a new page will open in front of you.

In the system information, you will see the item "Presence of Root". In my case, the application shows that administrator rights are not set, which means that nothing serious happened to the device. That's all and thank you for your attention.

If you have any questions or have something to add, we are waiting for your comments below.

Recovery guides always state that an application needs root access to function properly. What is it, why is it dangerous and why root access is needed - read about it here.

What is root rights (superuser rights)

Ruth- This is an analogue of jailbreak in iOS. It allows Android users to dive deeper into the phone subsystem, working with it in the same way as with an SD card or internal memory of a mobile device.

Android uses permissions similar to Linux. Everything you do is done as your user with limited permissions. Any running application can also use these rights with the consent of the user.

Root user = superuser. His rights are not limited, he can access any file or folder, perform any file operation in the Android OS.

In simple words, root access is the ability to work with the root file system in the Android OS without restrictions.

What happens when rooting?

Rooting– modification of the file system in order to grant superuser rights to the root directory of the smartphone / tablet.

The root program gets full access to Android. As a result, the root user has an unlimited list of rights on the Android device. If the program is granted superuser rights, it can also do whatever it wants on the phone.

How to find out if your phone is rooted

In fact, it is very easy to find out if the phone is rooted. If you recently bought a phone and are running stock Android firmware, it makes sense that you don't have root access.

If the phone is used or you do not remember if you installed root, you can check the status using the Root Checker program. The app will detect if there is a superuser / su access on the android device.

Why do root: the main reasons

By getting root rights, you can easily bypass any restrictions set by the smartphone manufacturer by default. In particular, you can

• Launch more apps with a wide list of privileges, manually accept or deny the permissions of a specific app installed on Android;
• Without Android OS obstacles, install unofficial firmware;
• Give data recovery programs access to the phone's memory;
• One of the most obvious incentives for rooting your Android is to rid yourself of viruses that can't be removed from your smartphone without root access. Of course, there are antiviruses in nature with pre-installed root access, but these are a minority;
• Install special applications and custom flash roms;
• In general, improve the performance of the tablet, customize the appearance of the phone more flexibly, overclock or slow down the processor of a mobile device using root access.

Some applications, using superuser rights, will allow:

1. Perform an automatic backup of all your applications and data in Android memory,
2. Create a secure tunnel on the Internet,
3. Make the device a wireless access point (hotspot) - in other words, set up a wireless network via wifi (see "tethering" on Wikipedia), even if it was disabled by default by the firmware developer.

What is dangerous root for the phone

Manufacturers of android mobile devices are interested in preventing rooting. Inept handling of superuser rights leads to the failure of smartphones and tablets. However, for an advanced user, the risk of screwing up the phone is minimal, and the potential benefits of rooting - judging by the above list - are impressive.

There are three potential dangers when activating root access:

1. Void Warranty. Some vendors, having found activated root access on the phone, refuse warranty.

However, keep in mind that you can always revoke root access to the mobile device's file system. If you need to send your device in for repair, just roll back to the original (backup) firmware and no one will ever know you were rooted.

2. Turning the phone into a "brick": If rooting fails, there is a risk of turning the device into a so-called "brick".

The surest way to avoid breaking your phone is to carefully follow the instructions when obtaining root rights on trusted web resources, mobile portals. Make sure the manual applies to your device and that custom firmware is compatible with it.

Pay attention to user reviews with a similar device: perhaps they have already installed the root, or vice versa - they turned it into a “brick” and are in shock.

3. Increasing vulnerability. Granting root rights on Android reduces security. Services and applications with unlimited rights can create a vulnerability. It's not for nothing that Google refuses to support its services (for example, Google Wallet) in rooted devices.

If you want to dig into the Android system, you may find that many applications require root rights. Recently, there is practically no need to obtain root rights, but still some applications require root rights. This article describes how to open root rights on Android and why you might need them.

Why do you need root rights on android?

Android is based on Linux. On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, the root user is equivalent to the administrator on Windows. The root user has access to the entire operating system and can do anything. By default, you are not rooted on your Android device, and some applications do not work without root permissions. Like other modern mobile operating systems, Android runs apps in a sandbox for security purposes.

The root user always exists in Android, there's just no built-in way to access it. Getting root rights means that you get access to an account with superuser rights. This process is often compared to jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad, but rooting and jailbreaking are two different things.

Root rights allow you to do many useful things. With superuser rights, you can uninstall or freeze pre-installed applications, launch a firewall, enable tethering even if your carrier blocks it, create a system backup, and use many other settings that require low-level system access.

Apps that require root access are not hard to find on the Google Play Store, but they won't work until you get root access. Some apps have features that work on rooted devices. Therefore, you need to learn how to open android root rights in order to take advantage of these features.

Warnings

Android devices cannot be rooted for various reasons. In fact, device manufacturers are trying their best to prevent getting the rights to an Android gadget. And that's why:

• Safety: On rooted devices, apps run outside of the sandbox when running. Applications can abuse the superuser rights that you have granted and climb into other applications, which is usually not possible. Therefore, Google discourages the use of Android Pay on rooted devices.
• Guarantee: Some manufacturers claim that after getting root rights, the warranty is lost. However, gaining superuser rights will not break the hardware. In many cases, you can perform a denial procedure and the manufacturer will not be able to know whether the rights were obtained or not.
• Breaking A: As usual, you do this at your own risk. Rooting is usually a safe process, but you do it yourself. If you mess something up, you can't count on free warranty service to fix it. If you are worried that everything will go smoothly, we recommend that you first look for information about successfully obtaining superuser rights on your device to be sure that there will be no pitfalls in the process.

Also, rooting may void your warranty, at least for some repairs.

Several ways on how to open root rights on android

There are many ways to root an android, and which one you should use depends on your phone. In general, rooting will involve one of these processes:

• Bootloader unlock A: Google and device manufacturers don't officially support rooting, but they provide an official way for low-level access to some devices, which allows you to get superuser rights later. For example, Nexus devices are designed for developers and you can easily unlock the bootloader with a single command. And then root download the .zip archive containing the root file through the recovery screen. The Nexus Root Toolkit for Nexus devices automates this process. Other manufacturers also offer ways to unlock the bootloader, but only for certain devices.
• Exploitation of a security vulnerability: Other devices are blocked. Their manufacturers provide no official way to unlock their bootloader and tamper with their software. These devices can only be rooted using a security vulnerability that allows a necessary file to be installed on the system partition.
• Installing CyanogenMod or other custom firmware on Android: Technically, this is an extension of one of the above methods. Unlocking the operating system bootloader and exploiting a security vulnerability allows you to install custom firmware such as CyanogenMod, which are often already rooted. CyanogenMod has a simple toggle in the settings that allows you to enable or disable root access. Upgrading to a new version of CyanogenMod or other custom firmware will not disable root permissions if the firmware is already rooted.

In this article, we will primarily use the first method, which involves unlocking the bootloader. If your phone requires exploitation of a vulnerability, then we will not be able to help you, as this process is different for each phone. You can search for information on how to root android on the XDA Developers forum. You can use the Kingo Root and Towelroot applications, which allow you to get superuser rights in one click.

Before rooting android, you will need to unlock the bootloader in the official way, and then install the TWRP recovery environment using these instructions. We will be using TWRP to root your phone.

How to download SuperSU to your phone and get root access

So, you have an unlocked bootloader, and you have installed TWRP. Excellent! You have almost done everything. To get root rights, we are going to use the SuperSU program. This is the best app that can grant root access to other apps. SuperSU is also available in the Google Play Store, but this version will not give you superuser rights, it can only be used if you already have root rights. Luckily, SuperSU is also available as a .zip file that we can download from TWRP. This will allow you to get superuser rights and install the SuperSU application.

So, to get started, go to this link to download the latest version of SuperSU. Download the .zip file to your computer, connect your phone via USB cable to PC and download SuperSU to your phone.

Next, boot your phone in TWRP mode. This is done differently on different phones, but usually you need to turn off the phone and press and hold the power button + volume up key for 10 seconds, then use the volume keys to go to the "Recovery Mode" item and press the power button to select it .

Once you do this, you will be taken to the TWRP main screen. Click on the "Install" button.

NOTE: you need to make a backup twrp before proceeding.

The following screen will appear. Scroll down and navigate to the zip file you downloaded earlier.

Click on the zip file and you will see this screen. Swipe the slider to confirm the installation.

When the process is complete, click on the “Wipe cache/Dalvik” button that appears and swipe the slider to confirm.

When the process is completed, click on the "Reboot System" button to boot the Android system again.

If TWRP asks whether to install SuperSU, click "Do Not Install". Sometimes, TWRP cannot detect that you already have SuperSU installed.

Root management with the SuperSU app

Now that you have learned how to open root rights on android, you need to learn how to manage these rights.

After rebooting your phone, you should see a new SuperSU icon in the application menu. SuperSU distributes rights to applications that require them. Whenever an app wants to ask for root permissions, it should ask your SuperSU app to show that prompt. To make sure that root rights are working, you can download the Root Checker app to check root rights.

For example, let's open and add the Clean Master application, which allows you to clean your device of accumulated garbage. It requires the presence of root rights for more effective cleansing. After starting, you will see a message stating that you need to grant superuser rights. Click Grant.

To manage root rights, open the application menu and click on the SuperSU icon. You will see a list of applications that have been granted or denied superuser rights. You can click on an app to change its permissions.

To remove root rights, open the SuperSU application, go to the settings and select the "Complete Root Removal" option. If this is applicable for your device, then the root rights will be removed.

Now you know how to open root rights on android and how to remove them. Good luck!

Root rights on Android devices give almost limitless possibilities to their owners. There are quite a few ways to get them, but an additional administrator program is not always installed: SuperSU, SuperUser and the like. Because of this, users often cannot check for root rights. To make sure that the rooting process has successfully completed, you must first download SuperSU (if not) and use the Root Checker application.

Here are some popular exploits, detailed on our website, for rooting Android devices:

Instructions: how to check for root rights on Android

1. After rooting, go to the menu and see if the SuperSU application (or equivalent) appears there. If not, then install it from the Play Store.

3. Open the application. On first launch, a disclaimer will appear stating that the developers use services to collect statistics and diagnose the application.

4. Accept it - this will not affect the work of Root Checker, but it can help developers.

5. After that, click on the "Verify Root Status (Check ROOT)" button.

6. SuperSU prompt will appear. Select Grant.

If the application has successfully verified root, then the top item will turn green and the message “Congratulations! Root access is properly installed on this device!".

If the SuperSU request did not appear, then in the end you will receive a message: “Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device".