"Rooting" vs. "jailbreaking" - GSM-Forum

MISHAH · 02-12-2013, 01:35

Gaining root access is sometimes compared to jailbreaking devices running the Apple iOS operating system. However, these are distinct concepts. In the tightly Apple-controlled iOS world, a user is restricted from (1) installing or booting into a modified or new operating system (a "locked bootloader" prevents this), (2) sideloading non-authorized applications onto the device. And the user is (3) not allowed root permissions. Bypassing all these restrictions together constitute the expansive term "jailbreaking" of Apple devices. It describes overcoming several types of restrictions and limitations to the user created by Apple.
By contrast, most Android devices do not have locked bootloaders[citation needed], and the ability to sideload apps is common and usually permissible without root permissions. Thus, it is only the third aspect of iOS jailbreaking relating to superuser privileges that correlates to Android rooting.....

MISHAH · 02-12-2013, 01:37

Reasons for rooting

Rooting is often performed with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and hardware manufacturers put on some devices, resulting in the ability to alter or replace system applications and settings, run specialized apps that require administrator-level permissions, or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user.

02-12-2013, 01:35	#1 (permalink)
MISHAH Major Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Philippines Age: 31 Posts: 49 Member: 1867192 Status: Offline Sonork: HJUNAI29 Thanks Meter: 23	"Rooting" vs. "jailbreaking" Gaining root access is sometimes compared to jailbreaking devices running the Apple iOS operating system. However, these are distinct concepts. In the tightly Apple-controlled iOS world, a user is restricted from (1) installing or booting into a modified or new operating system (a "locked bootloader" prevents this), (2) sideloading non-authorized applications onto the device. And the user is (3) not allowed root permissions. Bypassing all these restrictions together constitute the expansive term "jailbreaking" of Apple devices. It describes overcoming several types of restrictions and limitations to the user created by Apple. By contrast, most Android devices do not have locked bootloaders[citation needed], and the ability to sideload apps is common and usually permissible without root permissions. Thus, it is only the third aspect of iOS jailbreaking relating to superuser privileges that correlates to Android rooting.....

02-12-2013, 01:37	#2 (permalink)
MISHAH Major Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Philippines Age: 31 Posts: 49 Member: 1867192 Status: Offline Sonork: HJUNAI29 Thanks Meter: 23	Reasons for rooting Rooting is often performed with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and hardware manufacturers put on some devices, resulting in the ability to alter or replace system applications and settings, run specialized apps that require administrator-level permissions, or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user.