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Re:Critical Bluetooth vulnerability in Android by myself248 on Friday February 07, 2020 @08:43AM (#22265833)
TBQH I've never been quite clear on what it means to root a device. I just run Heimdall and load the files they specify, plug the device in, and a few minutes later, it reboots into Lineage.
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Re:Critical Bluetooth vulnerability in Android by joshuaissac on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:28AM (#22267598)
To install LineageOS, it is enough to unlock the bootloader, which permits the installation of operating system images that have not been signed by the manufacturer (e.g. Samsung).

Rooting permits applications to have more control over the device at runtime. Some devices require the bootloader to be unlocked to enable rooting, and others do not.

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