There are plenty of apps in Google Play these days, but a relatively small proportion are designed to unlock the power of a rooted device. Since it can be easy for these powerful apps to get obscured by the crush of retro, free-to-play, side-scrolling platformer games, we like to aggregate the best root-only apps on occasion. Whether you want to free up some screen real estate, change icons around, or manage your backups, the apps you need are right here.
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Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 7: Apps 50-57
From time to time, we like to dive into the murky depths of the Play Store and see what cool root-only apps we can dredge up. If you went to the trouble of rooting your phone, you'll want the best root apps to take advantage of all that freedom. That's just what we have here, the best root apps carefully chosen as must-have additions to your arsenal.
Read on for eight more killer root apps that change the flow of time, liberate your music, test your network, and more.
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Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 6: Apps 42-49
It's been quite a while since we've delved into the realm of root apps on Android, so let's get to it. If you're rooted and not taking advantage of it, why even bother? The Android development community is ready and waiting to help you master your device.
The apps on this list have been carefully selected as "must-have" apps for root users. Well, what are you waiting for? Read on for eight more great root apps.
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Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 5: Apps 34-41
It has been a few months since we last took a look in the Android Market for a new set of must-have root apps, and a lot of worthy entries have since entered the arena.
They battled it out in fight to the death, and the eight victors now stand before you, offering their unparalleled services at your disposal.
Okay, so maybe it didn't play out quite so dramatically, but the point remains the same: we have eight new apps that every rooted user should know about.
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Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 4: Apps 26-33
So, you've rooted, checked out every single app from our first three root-only-roundups (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), and are looking for something new and exciting?
Never fear, because we're back with eight more of the best root apps to hit the Market in the last few months.
Are you ready? Lets get started.
Update: Part 5 just went live.
This article deals with a couple of advanced topics.
Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 3: Apps 17-25
This is the third iteration in our 'Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About' series. Click here for part one or here for part two.
It's that time again - we've spent the last few months scouring the Android Market, and now we're ready to report back with nine more great root apps. There are a lot of good ones in this edition - read on for some of the best reasons to root your Android handset!
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Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 2: Apps 9-16
Introduction
About half a year ago, my friend and colleague David Ruddock posted an article showcasing his eight favorite root-only apps.
Many of you read it, enjoyed it, and found the information contained within quite helpful, so we've decided to make it an Android Police series.
Part deux begins right now.
This article deals with a couple of advanced topics. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the terms, hit up our primers here:
adbWireless
Love the geeky freedom of connecting your computer to your Android device via ADB but wish it could all be done wirelessly?
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Top Android Apps Every Rooted User Should Know About, Part 1: Apps 1-8
Ok, I’ve Rooted, So Now What?
Aside from allowing the installation of popular ROMs developed by the Android community, rooting your phone also comes with the benefit of being able to install apps that require root permissions.
Finding such apps can be a hassle, so we’ve done some of the leg work for you and come up with a detailed rundown of our top 8 root-only applications.
Titanium Backup
Cost: FREE (Full Version: $3.99)
The thought of losing all the apps on your Android device likely evokes a slight sinking sensation in your gut.
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