The Dutch developer Chainfire has within a day after the release, a tool released to root access on the Nexus 5. The tool CF-Auto-Root works on Windows, Linux and Mac. It is the first time that Android 4.4 is rooted.
The tool requires that the user of the device in bootloader mode-turn and a computer hangs, and then through the execution of a file, everything is automatic. Chainfire warns on XDA-Developers, however, that the process of obtaining root the device is empty throws if the bootloader is locked. If the tool Photo after startup at the main menu, it from the Play Store to be installed.
With root access, users can apps run with rights that cannot normally have. That doesn’t happen automatically: users, apps can prohibit superuser-rights to obtain. With root, users can, for example, full backups of their device. Root access can also make the warranty null and void, although that given in the Netherlands is under discussion.
Google announced the LG-made Nexus 5 on Thursday, after which he was available. The Nexus 5 is the first and so far only smartphone with Android 4.4, a new version of the mobile operating system that Google especially has attempted to the memory address. It also includes a modified appearance.
