{"id":12056,"date":"2018-02-20T16:50:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T13:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/?p=12056"},"modified":"2018-02-20T18:22:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T15:22:42","slug":"supersu-vs-superuser-whats-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/supersu-vs-superuser-whats-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"SuperSu vs Superuser: What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re an Android power user, you must have experienced with rooting until now and are definitely familiar with these two root managing apps. The sides are split, with arguments in favor and against both apps, but there\u2019s still no answer to the big question. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s see which one of them is the actual winner, in today\u2019s SuperSu vs Superuser clash, and why you should use it after rooting your smartphone. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does a root management app do?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before analyzing each app in part, let\u2019s see what\u2019s their actual purpose on a rooted photo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping it short, after rooting an Android phone, every installed app will ask for root privilege whenever it\u2019s needed, so you will need a tool which manages root access permissions for all the apps, in order to protect the phone\u2019s safety and privacy. After all, you don\u2019t want to end up with any malware on your device, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most cases, this management app it\u2019s either SuperSu or Superuser, but there has been a long debate among users on which one of them does the job better. Well, let\u2019s see what each of them can do. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the advantages of using SuperSU?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, it\u2019s the most widely used root permission app and we can totally understand why. At a first look, this is the winner in the SuperSU vs Superuser battle, from the UI\u2019s point of view. It\u2019s very easy to understand how it works, besides the powerful features, and allows any user &#8211; no matter their level of technical knowledge &#8211; manage a rooted Android device.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/supersu.jpg\" alt=\"supersu\" width=\"601\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/supersu.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/supersu-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/supersu-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the apps main features, the following are worth mentioning:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Unroot your device<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you don\u2019t want to spend that much time with exploring Android\u2019s depths, you can simply unroot your phone or tablet with SuperSU, with a simple tap. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Enable Re-Authentication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. After updating or reinstalling apps, you can make them to ask for permissions again. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Logs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thanks to this feature, you can keep track of when an app needs root permission. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Set default access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Using the Settings menu, you can set default response for root access requests, no matter the app. SuperSU offers the possibility to grant or deny this automatically, whenever an app needs it. There is also the possibility to push a notification when an app needs access as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The free version of the app is just enough for the average users. However, if you want a few additional features, like keeping root rights after a system update, you can give the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">paid variant<\/a> a try. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the advantages of using Superuser?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving on to the other participant in the SuperSU vs Superuser clash. Specifically, it\u2019s called PHH SuperUser, one of the three apps sharing the SuperUser name, which is still receiving updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/superuser.png\" alt=\"superuser\" width=\"603\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/superuser.png 603w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/superuser-150x73.png 150w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/superuser-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the open-sourced Clockworkmode Superuser, it\u2019s very popular among users and it also offers some pretty interesting features, as it follows: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Faster notifications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You will get them as soon as an update is released or an app requires root access, not to mention that you can disable them<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A user-friendly interface<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Great especially for first-time users. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ghost mode<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A feature for those moments when you don\u2019t want the root to be detected, also including password protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Logs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Just like with SuperSU, you can keep track of all the times when an app needs root access<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The paid version, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.phh.superuser&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Superuser Elite<\/a>, is present in the Google Store as well, including a couple of very interesting features. However, it\u2019s not that much worth the money, because the free version is just enough for the majority of users. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SuperSU vs Superuser &#8211; Which one is the best?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After testing both apps on the same rooted device, it was obvious that SuperSU is the better choice. It has a superior root command compatibility, not to mention that it never failed to give root access to an app, unlike Superuser. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides this, we also have a thing for the user interface &#8211; a critical factor when recommending an app or a tool &#8211; which seems to be better and easier to navigate through in SuperSU\u2019s case. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what about you? Which one of these apps is your favorite and why? Let us know, using the comments section below!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re an Android power user, you must have experienced with rooting until now and are definitely familiar with these two root managing apps. The sides are split, with arguments in favor and against both apps, but there\u2019s still no answer to the big question. 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