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		Aaron1011 on Jan 22, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Update and Build Prep "We will NOT be shipping root baked into the ROM." Does anyone know why this is the case? Is there some kind of issue with shipping it rooted + a root manger (SuperSU, Superuser, etc) as CyanogenMod did?

mastax on Jan 22, 2017 | [–]

Having root makes many apps not work (e.g. Android pay) so if you're not going to use it you're better off not having it.

ikeboy on Jan 22, 2017 | | [–]

Android pay requires stock, any custom ROM will fail even without root.

XorNot on Jan 22, 2017 | [–]

I too would like an answer to this. If I'm flashing my phone already...

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