lg phone question

vero55

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when i open the security menu and then click on the device administrators,first time it didnt do anything and the lettering was a grey tone instead of the usual black font...second time i tried it was no longer grey and opened after clicking on it but said"no device administrators"....it seems to be locked or otherwise inaccessible.cant i or shouldnt i be the administrator?it seems strange that im not the administrator of MY device....can i and if so how do i become the device administrator of my mobile device?
 

ganon11000

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Device administrators is for apps to get administrator access to the phone (E.G Avast! Anti Theft) not for the user of the phone. Rooting basically logs you in as an administrator and lets you give apps even higher privileges (Backup apps, Screen recorders etc..)