The best replacement for rooting is routing.

The best alternatives to rooting are rated as following:
★★★★★  routing
★★★★  jailbreaking
★★  unlocking
★★  flashing
★★  routing for a team
★  unlocking android
★  bootloader
★  routing team
★  custom rom
★  flashing android
★  routing for your team
  cheering
  unlocking bootloader
  tired rooting

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Speaking about rooting, one probably shouldn't forget about sd card.

Other search terms related to rooting and their ratings are:
★★★★★ sd card
★★★ flashing
★★★ custom rom
★★ superoneclick
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