DD image or rooted DD image

[Eastwood]

Hello,

i'm a noob in these things but which image do I need to download/use? The DD image or the rooted DD image? What is the difference?

Txs for helping

[Ghost]

Hello,

i'm a noob in these things but which image do I need to download/use? The DD image or the rooted DD image? What is the difference?

Txs for helping

The rooted image allows you more control over the Android OS. But if you happily use your phone / tablet without having it rooted, then you should be fine just a standard DD image. 

As I understand it, some apps will only work if rooted. Others will only work if not rooted.

Just remember, if you are downloading a DD image, you cannot use PhoenixCard to burn it. You will need to use either the dd command in a terminal (Linux/Mac), or Win32DiskImager, or something similar like Rufus (Windows).