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Do you own a phone that's easily rooted? Who else does?
What about your WiFi routers? Internet modem? AirTags? Smart home appliances?
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esseph • 07/31/2025
Rooting a phone fails certain security checks that prevent a lot of banking apps from working on your device.
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In the early 2010s the majority of Androids were easily rootable and the ROM-modding community flourished as a result.