Does Rooting an Android Phone Unlock It?
Contents Rooting a Phone Will Not Carrier-Unlock It, but It Will Let You Customize the Operating System or Install a New One. Both Types of Unlock Are Legal...
Rooting a phone will not carrier-unlock it, but it will let you customize the operating system or install a new one. Both types of unlock are legal, although a SIM unlock often requires help from the network/carrier.
Is unlocking a phone the same as rooting?
Rooting means gaining root (administrator) access to the phone, and lets you modify the system rather than just the apps. Unlocking means removing the SIMlock that prevents it from running on any but the original network. Jailbreaking means allowing you to install applications from third-party sources.
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Does rooting remove network lock?
The carrier/ sim lock isn’t removed by simply rooting the device. … sim unlock is separate to rooting however with the galaxy s2 it should be possible to unlock it after rooting with an app on the market (Galaxy S2 Sim Unlock).
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