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Two 'Rooting' stories November 2014 - March 2019

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Android Q beta 1 on Pixel and Pixel 2 can now be rooted, Pixel 3 is ‘coming’

Damien Wilde Mar 18 2019 - 6:23 am PT

We reported just a few days ago that the Magisk developer John Wu tweeted some bad news for anyone looking to root Android Q. Well, despite the difficulties in rooting Android Q anyone with the original Google Pixel or Pixel 2 can now root their devices.

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EFF files petition with U.S. Copyright Office to ensure that rooting an Android device remains legal

9to5 Staff Nov 8 2014 - 12:36 pm PT

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced this week that it has filed a petition with the U.S. Librarian of Congress and the Copyright Office to extend and expand the exemption that makes rooting an Android device or jailbreaking an iOS device possible without violating the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) in the United States.
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