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<blockquote data-quote="Orchid" data-source="post: 1022666" data-attributes="member: 98800">Rooting the phone will not allow you to install Custom ROM on your phone. For a custom ROM like CalyxOS or GrapheneOS needs an unlocked boot-loader. Chris Hoffman on How to Geek (<a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/135663/htg-explains-whats-the-difference-between-jailbreaking-rooting-and-unlocking/" target="_blank">What’s the Difference Between Jailbreaking, Rooting, and Unlocking?</a> June 20th, 2017) discusses the difference between the two. Technically speaking:Rooting: Give you administrative permission to access the Android file system, where you can uninstall default apps on your phone. An example of this is like using sudo privilege on Linux or using the Administrator Account on Windows.Unlock boot-loader: Permit you to gain access to the disk partitions on your phone. An example is Disk Management on Windows, where you have C: partition, D: partition, etc. Unlocking the boot-loader, you can now change the default Android OS to a Custom ROM. However, if you buy a phone from your carrier, your phone is locked. You can buy an unlocked phone from the manufacturer or Best Buy.*Note: GrapheneOS and CalyxOS only work on Google Pixel devices. I will also add GrapheneOS, and CalyxOS will allow you to re-lock the boot-loader after you install the Custom ROM. Other Custom ROM will not do that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orchid, post: 1022666, member: 98800"] Rooting the phone will not allow you to install Custom ROM on your phone. For a custom ROM like CalyxOS or GrapheneOS needs an unlocked boot-loader. Chris Hoffman on How to Geek ([URL='https://www.howtogeek.com/135663/htg-explains-whats-the-difference-between-jailbreaking-rooting-and-unlocking/']What’s the Difference Between Jailbreaking, Rooting, and Unlocking?[/URL] June 20th, 2017) discusses the difference between the two. Technically speaking: [B]Rooting[/B]: Give you administrative permission to access the Android file system, where you can uninstall default apps on your phone. An example of this is like using sudo privilege on Linux or using the Administrator Account on Windows. [B]Unlock boot-loader:[/B] Permit you to gain access to the disk partitions on your phone. An example is Disk Management on Windows, where you have C: partition, D: partition, etc. Unlocking the boot-loader, you can now change the default Android OS to a Custom ROM. However, if you buy a phone from your carrier, your phone is locked. You can buy an unlocked phone from the manufacturer or Best Buy. *Note: GrapheneOS and CalyxOS only work on Google Pixel devices. I will also add GrapheneOS, and CalyxOS will allow you to re-lock the boot-loader after you install the Custom ROM. Other Custom ROM will not do that. [/QUOTE]

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