Also, rooting your system allows you to run background services that otherwise normally did not come with your Ouya.

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Initially I thought this was covered very well that my input was simply not necessary.

However, the issue with the website and especially forums is as they get older they tend to get harder to read.

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I have a few articles on my blog here that Ive had to update from time to time.

To be honest the SuperUser (root) option feels like it should be in the Manage System menu of the Ouya.

So why jump through all of the hoops of websites to do it Disclaimer: Loading third party APKs or the use of ADB scripts onto any device without knowing the source is dangerous Use extreme caution when doing this as it could potentially brick your Android device.

Not responsible for any brokendamaged Ouya consoles for following this blog I should also note that a lot of this I did not make The reason why I am posting this so makes it easy for myself with my Ouya to load and root when I need to.

Anyone else is free to follow along.:) Why host the files S, Why start a Root the Ouya article now your just cashing in on the hits arent you Why yes, all 0 dollars.

If youd like a refund well double that amount;) But the serious answer is the pictures above.

Ouya Emulator Download An APK

Basically a trap to make you download an APK that you dont want on your Ouya.

Then if you hit cancel it dumps us to Dev-Host links which works.

But when you use the default Ouya browser to attempt to download the APK and root the Ouya.

You get a pop-up asking you to install a possible ad-ware APK.

Can you guess which link is the actual file If you guessed the smallest one you are correct.

And if you ever tried to navigate to that download link it is rather the pain on the Ouya controller even with the mouse.

As an Ouya user, you shouldnt have to be pulling teeth just to get an APK.

Why is root on AndroidOuya locked away to begin with Simply put lock is designed to block applications from doing malicious things to smartphones.

That developing on the android is (for the most part) open-sourced underneath Java that certain precautions have to be taken to prevent users of their product from doing something dangerous such as downloading a free game only to find out that it destroys the entire partition of your phone completely bricking the thing To root something is to remove that layer or protection that keeps your OS stable (and sane).

This is ultimately why rooting any device is considered not for amateurs and for people who understand the risks.

Why root the Ouya But to answer the question about why would you root and Ouya is to get more versatility out of your console.

The Ouya Store is great but there is something that is in other stores like Google Play.

Anyone who had tried searching for APKs to download for your Ouya has hit that inescapable barrier that everything exists on Google Play and you cant easily download APKs from Google Play and put them onto your Ouya.

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