• @MigratingtoLemmy
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    610 months ago

    Android is Linux with a patched kernel and a different userland. Are you saying you never use root on Linux?

    • Big P
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      -310 months ago

      My usage of my phone is different from the usage of devices I specifically install Linux on.

      • @MigratingtoLemmy
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        510 months ago

        Being root gives you access to the firewall and better access to controls over apps. Although maybe you don’t care

        • Big P
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          110 months ago

          That’s fair, but yeah I don’t really care for that. I can understand why someone would though