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Re:How to unc0ver a 0-day in 4 hours or less by swiley on Friday July 10, 2020 @04:46AM (#23789467)
> unless you disable auto-updates and tap "Later" on every update notification

Some of us do that for this exact reason. I wish there was a way for me to just pick software to give root to though, this is way less secure.

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Re:How to unc0ver a 0-day in 4 hours or less by the_pwner224 on Friday July 10, 2020 @07:37AM (#23790466)
This is how it works on Android. Generally on a rooted phone you have a 'manager' like Magisk or Superuser. The first time an application tries to use root, the manager makes a popup and allows you to grant permission temporarily or forever.
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