Rooted — your Android, fully yours.
Rooted is the unlocking assistant for your own device. It scans your phone or tablet over ADB — entirely in your browser, read-only, nothing uploaded — checks your bootloader, and builds a rooting and upgrade plan matched to your exact model and firmware.
What is rooting?
Rooting gives you superuser (root) access to your own Android device — the same level of control the operating system itself has. With root access you can remove pre-installed apps you never asked for, take complete backups, install a custom ROM, and customize the system far beyond what stock settings allow.
On most devices, rooting starts with unlocking the bootloader — the gatekeeper that decides which software the phone is allowed to run. Whether and how a bootloader can be unlocked depends on the manufacturer, the exact model, and often the carrier variant. That is why generic tutorials so often fail: the safe path is different for almost every device.
How Rooted works
1. Connect
Plug your device in with a USB cable and enable USB debugging. Rooted talks to it over ADB, straight from a WebUSB-capable desktop browser — nothing to install.
2. Scan
The scan is strictly read-only: it inspects your model, firmware, and bootloader state and never writes to the device. Nothing leaves your computer unless you choose to save the report.
3. Plan
You get a step-by-step unlocking and upgrade plan matched to your exact device — including an honest "not possible" when your variant cannot be unlocked.
What you can do with a rooted device
- Install a custom ROM — replace the whole operating system with a community build like LineageOS. See ourROMs section.
- Remove bloatware for good — uninstall pre-installed apps instead of merely disabling them.
- Take complete backups — including app data that stock backups skip.
- Customize deeply — system-wide theming, kernels, automation, and features your manufacturer never shipped.
Know the risks first
Rooting is powerful and it is your right — but it is not free of consequences. Unlocking the bootloader factory-resets the device. Rooting can void your warranty, and some apps — banking and payment apps in particular — may refuse to run on a rooted device. A mistake during flashing can leave a device unbootable. Read the fullrooting & unlocking risk disclosure in our Terms before you begin.
Frequently asked questions
Is rooting legal?
Rooting a device you own is legal in many countries, but laws and warranty terms vary. Rooting can void your manufacturer or carrier warranty, so check the terms for your device and region before you begin.
Will rooting erase my data?
Unlocking the bootloader — a required first step on most devices — performs a factory reset and erases everything on the phone. Back up anything you want to keep before you start.
Can I unroot and go back?
In most cases, yes. Reflashing the manufacturer's stock firmware returns the device to its original, unrooted state. The exact procedure depends on the device maker.
Does rooting work on every Android phone?
No. It depends on your exact model, carrier variant, and whether the manufacturer allows the bootloader to be unlocked. Some carrier-locked variants cannot be unlocked at all — which is why Rooted checks your specific device before recommending anything.
