This will vary from device to device.

The only way a carrier will know is if they have software on your phone. 

Risks are a softbrick. (recoverable) or sometimes a hard brick that is very hard or improbable to recover from. This will vary from device to device. 


On Sun, May 26, 2019, 5:05 AM <kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:
> Will not have root unless your phone is rooted.
I've been toying with this idea for a while...
What am I up against?
What are the risks?
Can you hide it from your carrier?
Can you recover the phone phone if you botch it...
ET


Stephen Partington writes:

> Install one from the play store.
>
> Will not have root unless your phone is rooted.
>
> On Sat, May 25, 2019, 6:09 PM David Lopez <lopezdavid123@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> does anyone know how to get a terminal window up on android phone.
>> what i'm thinking is to issue 'ls' commands etc.
>>
>> david
>>
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