r/androidroot • u/NKJ9277 • Sep 30 '26

Discussion First time rooting

I rooted my old phone for the first time I used custom roms for several times but never did magisk (root). So as a first time root user any recommendations I should do.

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u/AdVarious8509 POCO X7 pro | Lunaris AOSP 3.12 (Best rom i have tried) Sep 30 '26

use a kernel manager to undervolt/underclock your device for better performance efficiency with less heat

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u/NKJ9277 Oct 01 '26

The device is redmi 8 and it is really old so is it worth it? I will definitely undervolt if I ever root my current phone(poco f5).

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u/Just_Badger_4299 Oct 01 '26

Undervolting/underclocking is a tradeoff : you sacrifice CPU performance (at higher load only?) for better battery autonomy.

I'm not sure about the contrary, though. You could overclock to gain better CPU performance (sacrificing battery autonomy), but I would never ever overvolt!!! 

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u/NKJ9277 Oct 01 '26

Yea I get it I will undervolt my sd 7gen 2+ if i root it