People who take security seriously do.
Just because you never had an issue doesn’t mean there’s no attack surface with an unlocked bootloader and root.
Due to the convenience I had rooted phones for years - without a single issue (that I was aware of).
Backup/restore of apps or phone, migration to a new phone is just so much easier with root unless you want to rely on ‘Google cloud’ for that.
But nowadays I value security more than convenience.
I value having ownership of my devices, and you’re right being able to take real backups where I could completely factory reset my phone and have every app and setting loaded just how it was previously in a matter of minutes. Among so many other things root can do.
I prioritize control and ownership over unsubstantiated fears. With ownership also comes responsibility and I gladly embrace it.
People who take security seriously do.
Just because you never had an issue doesn’t mean there’s no attack surface with an unlocked bootloader and root.
Due to the convenience I had rooted phones for years - without a single issue (that I was aware of).
Backup/restore of apps or phone, migration to a new phone is just so much easier with root unless you want to rely on ‘Google cloud’ for that.
But nowadays I value security more than convenience.
I value having ownership of my devices, and you’re right being able to take real backups where I could completely factory reset my phone and have every app and setting loaded just how it was previously in a matter of minutes. Among so many other things root can do.
I prioritize control and ownership over unsubstantiated fears. With ownership also comes responsibility and I gladly embrace it.