I see lots of tutorials telling me how to root my phone (Motorola Droid), but none of them mention any potential "side effects."

Aside from a few relatively minor issues that seem to require rooting to fix, I'm basically happy with the phone and therefore a little leery of messing with a device that cost me a lot of money and is only a few months old.

Assuming that I'm just talking about rooting, and none of the typical post-root actions (like installing a custom ROM), am I taking any risks by choosing to root?

• Does it have the potential to brick the device?
• Will it void my warranty?
• Will I stop getting updates?
• Will the cops show up at my front door the next day? (Yes, I'm being facetious.)
• Anything else I should be aware of?

(See also: Are there any risks to flashing a ROM?)

I see lots of tutorials telling me how to root my phone (Motorola Droid), but none of them mention any potential "side effects."

Aside from a few relatively minor issues that seem to require rooting to fix, I'm basically happy with the phone and therefore a little leery of messing with a device that cost me a lot of money and is only a few months old.

Assuming that I'm just talking about rooting, and none of the typical post-root actions (like installing a custom ROM), am I taking any risks by choosing to root?

• Does it have the potential to brick the device?
• Will it void my warranty?
• Will I stop getting updates?
• Will the cops show up at my front door the next day? (Yes, I'm being facetious.)
• Anything else I should be aware of?

(See also: Are there any risks to flashing a ROM?)

I see lots of tutorials telling me how to root my phone (Motorola Droid), but none of them mention any potential "side effects."

Aside from a few relatively minor issues that seem to require rooting to fix, I'm basically happy with the phone and therefore a little leery of messing with a device that cost me a lot of money and is only a few months old.

Assuming that I'm just talking about rooting, and none of the typical post-root actions (like installing a custom ROM), am I taking any risks by choosing to root?

• Does it have the potential to brick the device?
• Will it void my warranty?
• Will I stop getting updates?
• Will the cops show up at my front door the next day? (Yes, I'm being facetious.)
• Anything else I should be aware of?

I see lots of tutorials telling me how to root my phone (Motorola Droid), but none of them mention any potential "side effects."

Aside from a few relatively minor issues that seem to require rooting to fix, I'm basically happy with the phone and therefore a little leery of messing with a device that cost me a lot of money and is only a few months old.

Assuming that I'm just talking about rooting, and none of the typical post-root actions (like installing a custom ROM), am I taking any risks by choosing to root?

• Does it have the potential to brick the device?
• Will it void my warranty?
• Will I stop getting updates?
• Will the cops show up at my front door the next day? (Yes, I'm being facetious.)
• Anything else I should be aware of?

(See also: Are there any risks to flashing a ROM?)