Root access is even needed if you want to install trivial things like certain custom fonts, and rooting Android can also unlock new features in certain apps and launchers.

By following these steps, you can successfully install Kali Linux NetHunter on your Android phone, whether rooted or unrooted, and leverage its powerful penetration testing tools.

Android phones rooted by “most serious” Linux escalation bug ever New rooting technique is believed to work against every version.

Less than a week after the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet started shipping, hackers have discovered a way to root the tablet and install the official Google Android Market. There are still a few hoops ...

No Android device is really yours unless you have root access. Here's how to install the Android SDK and root your Kindle Fire.

A security flaw discovered two years ago in the Linus kernel could give hackers root access to Android devices.