I’ve written this blog post about moving from rooted Samsung to a Pixel running GrapheneOS. It’s a list of every root tool that I used, with a note on whether I’ll miss it. I wrote it as a checklist for myself initially, and decided to add links and more comments and publish it. Turns out I don’t really need root, which truly surprised me.
Do you have any apps or tools that hold you back from leaving root?



I tried to live without root after my last reinstall. Finally I had to root to make AndroidAuto work, as I’m using microG instead of Google Play, and aa4mg requires root.
That’s a neat little tool! I’ve been looking for something like this