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People Ask Why Some Root Their Device and For Me This is Why (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by alkaliv2@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I am a Tasker enthusiast and when I can automate something simple on my phone I like to. I set a simple task to turn off WiFi when my home network is not detected so my phone doesn't scan and report my location to businesses. However, this functionality is now nonexistent and the developer has to ask people not to one-star their app because it doesn't work. My phone is my phone and killing my ability to use it as such for whatever security theater Google is playing at is why I root my device. Anyone else still rooting for similar reasons?

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[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

TIL Tasker even worked without root lol.

Also, why do we even need tasker to do that? iOS allows you to do that with its Shortcuts app lol, this is a weird moment when Android is becoming more closed and iOS open (in system wide features).

Well, that is why I chuckle when people say there is no reason to root nowadays... Heck, not even banking apps will prevent me from rooting my phone, and my next android purchases are gonna be based in whether it can be rooted or not.

[–] Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

iOS open

So open that you need an app to send a file over Bluetooth....

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Come on, you know what I meant, compare pre iOS 7 with whichever Android was at that time... You can see nowadays the release updates are switching and iOS is implementing more features (or features that it should have had since the beginning lol) and Android is closing down more (Google's fault and no root ofc).

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, you need Tasker because that's one of the Android equivalents of the Shortcuts app.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sure, but I meant, how is it that we don't have a native tool for this (like Automator) or at least a system app from Google (like Shortcuts app).

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Fair, I was being cheeky. I don't know if I trust Google anymore to make and maintain a good app or service.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Samsung has Routines. Might be worth to check out of its possible to run it outside OneUI.

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[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

People still use Tasker? That makes me smile. I remember using it way back in the day and it was just incredible seeing the things other people came up with. Tasker allowed for so many features that took iOS and Android years to implement.

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