Rooting or jailbreaking a phone isn't as hard as it once was. The process does involve considerable risk. Some reasons might make you want to try. Many years ago, when I first heard about rooting ...

One in 4 Android phones potentially affected by a staggering security vulnerability that allowed hackers to access locked and ...

An estimated 875 million people using an Android phone that includes any of a number of MediaTek chips... might be at risk.