About rooting - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've went back and forth rooting my device started with my Galaxy tablet device I own back years ago (I use iphone back then). See my signature.
It was fun experimenting with root, but not necessarily useful. After awhile, I flash back stock rom into it and just use it as it is. Jailbreaking an iphone was the same, was fun at first but along time cydia got my iphone very unstable and prone to crashes.
Then my first venture to Android phones started with Oneplus One, on which after Cyanogen stop their development I went into Oxygen, which was very horrible (I don't know about the later versions though).
Then stumbled into Slimroms and Lineage OS on which for a year or two got them installed with root enabled. The only thing that really helps to get the device pleasant to use is adblocking (ad away). I've also used Magisk, tried different modules in it, but I don't feel any difference. What I like about magisk is that it can hide root to root sensitive apps (like banking apps).
Nevertheless, I've tried different root apps, like firewall, DNS forwarding, VPN, automation, cleaners and boosters. None of them really caught my interest for a long time, as for example, for boosters OPO is already too powerful for 3DMark (Ice Storm). Well other benchmark were not compatible with OPO since as far as I'm concerned it's 32 bit processor under Android 8.1.0.
Trimming down the OS is not too useful as well, since Lineage is already sporting barebone android without any bloat at all. I've even tried MicroG Lineage, but a lot of apps don't work well since they require proper Google services running. I got my OPO startup logo change to my personal logo (changed logo.bin), and it looks neat. But after that nothing else interest me. Backup apps? Titanium backup? I already got TWRP which will backup everything.
For gaming, I did use sixaxis, but then I bought myself a bluetooth gamepad. Probably tincore should be useful for gaming, but I didn't try it yet. I mostly play emulators anyway and they supported the gamepad out of the box, so tincore will be pretty much pointless.
I'm now on Oneplus One, with TWRP, combined with Android go settings (https://www.xda-developers.com/android-oreo-android-go-low-ram-patcher/). It's blazing fast and it's my daily driver currently. I got a spare Mi A1 with Android Pie and Mi 4A with Nougat. Probably will switch to Mi A1 and use my OPO for gaming on the go and experiments later (such as this thread). I still love my Oneplus One, as it's a very capable device even today without too much bells and whistles and unnecessary features.
Well, that's my intro on my experience on rooting. Here're the questions :
1. Is there any point for rooting, specially for casual users/non power users/daily use today? And for this matter custom roms?
2. If yes, what root apps do you use regularly?
3. What magisk modules do you actually use intensively and really change your android experience?
4. What else do I need to know?
Thank you.

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stubbe said:
I've went back and forth rooting my device started with my Galaxy tablet device I own back years ago (I use iphone back then). See my signature.
It was fun experimenting with root, but not necessarily useful. After awhile, I flash back stock rom into it and just use it as it is. Jailbreaking an iphone was the same, was fun at first but along time cydia got my iphone very unstable and prone to crashes.
Then my first venture to Android phones started with Oneplus One, on which after Cyanogen stop their development I went into Oxygen, which was very horrible (I don't know about the later versions though).
Then stumbled into Slimroms and Lineage OS on which for a year or two got them installed with root enabled. The only thing that really helps to get the device pleasant to use is adblocking (ad away). I've also used Magisk, tried different modules in it, but I don't feel any difference. What I like about magisk is that it can hide root to root sensitive apps (like banking apps).
Nevertheless, I've tried different root apps, like firewall, DNS forwarding, VPN, automation, cleaners and boosters. None of them really caught my interest for a long time, as for example, for boosters OPO is already too powerful for 3DMark (Ice Storm). Well other benchmark were not compatible with OPO since as far as I'm concerned it's 32 bit processor under Android 8.1.0.
Trimming down the OS is not too useful as well, since Lineage is already sporting barebone android without any bloat at all. I've even tried MicroG Lineage, but a lot of apps don't work well since they require proper Google services running. I got my OPO startup logo change to my personal logo (changed logo.bin), and it looks neat. But after that nothing else interest me. Backup apps? Titanium backup? I already got TWRP which will backup everything.
For gaming, I did use sixaxis, but then I bought myself a bluetooth gamepad. Probably tincore should be useful for gaming, but I didn't try it yet. I mostly play emulators anyway and they supported the gamepad out of the box, so tincore will be pretty much pointless.
I'm now on Oneplus One, with TWRP, combined with Android go settings (https://www.xda-developers.com/android-oreo-android-go-low-ram-patcher/). It's blazing fast and it's my daily driver currently. I got a spare Mi A1 with Android Pie and Mi 4A with Nougat. Probably will switch to Mi A1 and use my OPO for gaming on the go and experiments later (such as this thread). I still love my Oneplus One, as it's a very capable device even today without too much bells and whistles and unnecessary features.
Well, that's my intro on my experience on rooting. Here're the questions :
1. Is there any point for rooting, specially for casual users/non power users/daily use today? And for this matter custom roms?
2. If yes, what root apps do you use regularly?
3. What magisk modules do you actually use intensively and really change your android experience?
4. What else do I need to know?
Thank you.
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1:yes for example lineage and twrp
2:twrp,lucky patcher,setcpu,live boot and root explorer
3:none really
4: be careful flashing a custom rom one wrong move will brick your android

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jkalter11 said:
1:yes for example lineage and twrp
2:twrp,lucky patcher,setcpu,live boot and root explorer
3:none really
4: be careful flashing a custom rom one wrong move will brick your android
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1. I AM using Lineage. What I'm asking is : is there any point of enabling root in Lineage for daily use?
2. So nothing that actually helps your daily use, the fact that all those tools are actually help you with root, instead of helping you to utilize the root. IIRC lucky**** wasn't allowed to be discussed in this forum BTW. I did use it back then, but merely for ad blocking. It's effective to those ads that adaway couldn't handle.
3. That's my point.
4. Thank you Captain Obvious.
I probably should rephrase the questions :
Is there any real magisk enthusiast can point out the benefits of using the modules for daily use, actually? I'm not bashing Magisk, in fact I'm interested in using it again, but have no idea for what.
Yes I know if it doesn't do me anything, nor do I feel need it, I shouldn't use it. But since I already know my way on rooting (and magisk), I should at least try utilizing it to its full potential, if it would help me in everyday tasks. Probably I'm missing something or such. That's is what this thread is about.