Superuser vs SuperSU – Android Root Management at its Best! If you have rooted your Android devices, you must have heard of Superuser or SuperSU, the two root permission managers. But do you really know the functions of these two root permission tools? And what's the difference between Superuser and SuperSU? In this post, these puzzles will all be solved.
What is Android Root Management? After your Android devices have been rooted, every app in the device will ask for root privilege when it is needed. Therefore, you need a tool to manage root access permissions for all the apps to protect your phone's safety and privacy, for example, preventing the threat of malware. Normally, when rooting a phone, it also involves installing an app for managing root access permissions, which is usually Superuser or SuperSU, the two best apps in managing root settings.
Superuser VS SuperSU Superuser, developed by ChainsDD, comes with two versions, the free version, as well as a paid version called Superuser Elite. Whenever an app requires root privilege, a Superuser permission
request will pop up on the phone so that users can choose Deny or Grant the permission. That's how Superuser works. It is enough for a normal user who wants only to set which applications should be granted root privilege, but it could be quiet annoying that the Superuser permission requests pop up frequently. Therefore, ChainsDD equips Superuser Elite with a set of advanced features, including Ghost mode to hide the Superuser app from the app dock, password protection for managing rights, log and notification settings(you don't have to receive the permission request every time!) for each application, easy setting for backup and restore and more.
SuperSU is an enhanced version of Superuser. In the description of its developer ChainfireXDA, it "allows for advanced management of Superuser access rights for all the apps on your device that need root." SuperSU can totally do Superuser's job, only with more powerful features and more user-friendly interface. For example, you can see which apps you've granted root permissions to, revoke them, or see how frequently they use it; it is possible to temporarily unroot your device with SuperSU; your device will always run in ghost mode; the root management still works when Android isn't properly booted or in recovery. There is also a paid version called SuperSU Pro , which provides advanced features such as keeping root rights after a system update, password protection and advanced log configuration settings for each application.
Conclusion Overall, SuperSu is a more powerful root management tool than Superuser. If you are using Superuser, you can always replace it by downloading SuperSu from Play Store. But you only need a tool to grant or deny root permission on your Android device, Superuser works just fine. Tip: Need to get your phone rooted first? Here is how to root an Android phone.