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Short version is you can use root or jailbreaking to modify stuff you normally wouldn't be able to on your phone.

I can only speak for Android phones but these days their bootloaders are locked by the manufacturer right from the start, which means they can't be tampered with unless you unlock em. There are sometimes alternatives but usually the only way you can unlock them is if the manufacturer allows it.

Once you get it unlocked, you can install a custom recovery to flash (install) a root platform (Magisk, SuperSU} and from there you can modify and fix stuff like customizing your status bar, battery charging routines, YouTube premium without paying for it, and more.

If you don’t know what either of these things are then trust me, you shouldn’t do it

>root

Injecting the su binary into Androids file system and then executing it

>jailbreak

Modifying the fstab file in /private/etc/fstab on iOS to grant read/write permissions to the root partition effectively bypassing iOS’ use of BSD Jails

>>1067706 (OP)

You always run the risk of bricking yr device. rooting or jailbreak just means now you have full control of yr device. For instance, some geniuses at https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking figured out how to root my amazon fire 5 gen which was previously unrootable a few months ago. I have two just sitting there for years so if i get around to it i can bypass all amazons bullshit and actually make use of the device

Imagine knowing the root password / being in the sudoers file versus not knowing the root password and not being in the sudoers file

>>1067706 (OP)

I believe the term refers to the act of smuggling the phone device in your anal cavity or beneath your dick root, commonly done by prisoners. Sometimes causing internal damages, thus referred as jailbreaking.

>>1067752

This may or may not have been fancier way of saying OP is a fag.

>>1067722

This is a good post.