- You will finally be able to backup your device - without root access you will only be able to back up your personal files/data, with root access you'll be able to backup the entire device - system files as well as your personal stuff.
- You will be able to flash or install custom ROMs - these custom ROMs tend to offer better optimizations as well as possibly better battery life/usage for your device and most of them look pretty cool with features that your stock ROM may not have.
- You will be able to flash newer versions of Android onto your older device - There are devices that are currently running Android 4.0 because they were rooted and flashed with newer ROMs while their "unrooted" counterparts are still stuck on Android 2.3.7 waiting on their carrier or device manufacturer to release an official update (which may never come).
- You will be able to remove the bloatware system apps that the device comes with - i.e carrier or manufacturer apps that ties you to their network or brand. You WILL ONLY be able to remove system apps when the device is rooted.
- You will be able to unlock features of the hardware which are not available by default for example, the ability to tether or internet sharing (I got that one on my HTC 7 Surround some time back) or you can even overclock your processor.
- You will be able to gain access to the Google Play store - For certain devices such as Amazon's Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble's Nook HD tablets, you will need to be rooted (in most cases) in order to install and use the official Google Play Store.
- You will be able to install any app on your device - this includes apps that are “blocked” based on region restrictions (use this to beat that), apps that have been “banned” from the official app store, and even alternatives app stores.
I would have already outlined the two (2) major issues associated with rooting your device in yesterday's post...see here.
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