As is the case with any smartphone, the initial ownership period is always the most exciting one. Your phone is new and you can’t wait to try out all the features it has to offer. After a while, though, you tend to get bored with it and that’s when you start thinking about buying a new one. Unfortunately, what many don’t realise is that at times, manufacturers aren’t able to exploit the phone's true capabilities due to various reasons and one of the best ways to achieve that is by rooting it ( assuming it is an Android Smartphone.
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What is rooting and why do I need it?
At the core, Android is based on Linux and by default, it gives users only limited access to the system. The permissions are set to give users access to everything they would typically need and restrict them from accidentally modifying any system files or permissions, since a novice user can end up bricking their phone. Rooting your Android phone gives you Superuser access, which is similar to having an Administrator account in Windows. Armed with this, you can now perform system level updates; make changes in the UI through specialized apps; modify protected files, etc. With this you can now use Titanium Backup, which is one of the best backup apps in the Marketplace letting you backup virtually all your settings, data, etc, which otherwise is not possible. Adfree is another very handy app that lets you block ads in any free app you download and since it works at the IP address level, it doesn't slow down the system.
Advantages Of Rooting An Android Device
1. You can use custom ROM's such as CyanogenMod & MIUI.
2. You can overclock the processor to increase performance or underclock it to save battery power.
3. You can delete the carrier added crap-ware, use custom themes.
4. You can obtain SuperUser access.
5. You can backup and restore the whole system.
SuperUser Access Granted
Dis-Advantages Of Rooting An Android Device
1. Your warranty will be in great danger.
2. Security Concerns may occur.
3. You can possibly turn your phone into an expensive paper-weight if you don't know what you're doing i.e. Brick you android device.
Your Phone If You Do Something Wrong
How To Root?
Every android device whether it's a smartphone or tablet, have a different method of rooting. In my personal opinion, there are two applications that can almost root any android device.
Using SuperOneClick - Download
This Windows-based application will root (almost) any Android phone in the market and is a good place to start. It works on Windows Vista and above, and requires you to have .NET Framework 2.0 and above pre-installed. For the full list of supported phones and instructions on how to use this on a Mac or Linux, follow this thread. Once you download and install it, just follow these steps:
Put your phone in Debugging mode - For this, go to Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging. Some phones have this placed differently, so if you don’t find it here, just browse though all the sub-menus in settings, you will eventually find it.
Make sure the drivers for your phone are installed - If you received a CD with your phone then install it. If not, then go to the support section of your phones website and download it from there. In case you have a phone from a lower tiered company then chances are you may not find drivers for it. Don’t worry, as OneClickRoot will download generic drivers for your phone.
Plug your phone to the PC via USB cable - Remember, not to “Turn on Mass Storage”, if you get the prompt. Just ignore it.
Run the software and it should now detect your phone. Then you simply click ‘Root’ and wait for it to complete. If Windows can’t detect the drivers for your phone, click the second tab on the program and click “Get Drivers”.
Your phone is now rooted! You’ll now have a new app in your list called ‘Superuser’. All that it does is keep a log of which applications require Superuser access.
The other application is Unlock Root, which works in a similar fashion. So, if for some reason OneClickRoot doesn’t work, you can give this a try.
Now that we have rooted the phone, it’s time to install a custom recovery, so we can install custom ROMs and a lot more.
What is Custom Recovery and why do I need it?
Think of recovery as DOS mode in your PC. You access it to make changes to the system, apply updates, change file partitions, etc, which is normally not possible through the OS itself. All Android devices come with a recovery, but the stock one offers very basic options, which won’t let you install custom ROMs or make any other system level changes. For that, we have a custom recovery and the most popular one is the ClockworkMod Recovery or CWM developed by Koush or Koushik Dutta.
A couple of things you can do with CWM are:
Make, restore and manage backups of your current ROM
Install a custom ROM or flash a kernel from internal storage
Mount, format your phones internal storage partitions
Create logs for error reporting
It’s ok, if you don’t know what some of them are, as you’ll seldom be using them. You can install CWM in different ways, but the simplest is through an app called ‘ROM Manager’. Here’s what you do:
Download ROM Manager from the Android Marketplace
Launch the app and the first option itself should say “Flash ClockworkMod Recovery”. Just press that and follow the instructions onscreen. In case you don’t have enough internal memory, you’ll be prompted to insert an SD card, so do that.
Be patient and let it work its magic. Once it’s done, you now have a custom recovery on your phone.
You can get into recovery mode a number of ways. Some phones have a button combo, which you boot into, but again, the simplest way is through ROM Manager. The second option says ‘Reboot into Recovery’, so just hit that and your phone should boot in to recovery mode.
After a reboot you won’t see the screen above directly, if you boot through ROM Manager (sometimes). Instead, you’ll have an Android logo with an exclamation mark. Don’t be alarmed; simply press the ‘Home’ button or any of the soft keys and you’ll see the main menu. You can scroll through the options using the volume keys and enter them using the ‘Home’ or ‘Power’ button. It’s a bit different for each device, but nothing that you can't figure out on your own. CWM will not work with every device, especially the lower end handsets from Spice, Lava, etc. The reason being they aren’t support by the developers, since they are relatively unheard of. However, almost every phone from a Tier 1 brand are supported.
Congratulations! You now have a rooted phone and a custom recovery installed. Don’t worry about loss of data as both these procedures will not affect any of the settings or data on your phone. The next step? How about installing a custom ROM?
About Custom ROM's, you will find loads of them here........at XDA-Developers
Till then, Stay Cool!
galaxy nexus
Is this the same method for the galaxy nexus?
gnasr74 said:
Is this the same method for the galaxy nexus?
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Sorry to say, but i don't know anything about galaxy nexus as it is not available in india, in the meanwhile, i suggest you to search in galaxy nexus forum for support.
rooting galaxy s2
hi there,
i am very new to rooting. i own galaxy s2 and wud like to try it. my phone is under contract i.e. donot have a sim card.
so can i still root it??
Can I move apps to sd without root with apps such as facebook?
Actually, I do not think I will root again unless I have a replacement or my phone is two years old, the length of the htc warranty. My phone plays up for absolutely no reason at all and it can't read zip files! If I were I noob I would not root.
Thanks for the tutorial! :good:
rooth
How to one klick rooth Tele2fon V1 (MobiWire Aquila)??Can someone pls help me
Coby Kyros MID7048
I've own Coby Kyrus MID7048 Android 4.0 is this tutorial effective to this unit? I'm begging for HELP
How do you take away root?
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda app-developers app
Is there possibility that any of this "one-click-root" methods above to make unsolved damage (brick) to device?
Can I return to previous (unrooted) state at later time from already rooted device?
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here is proof. (sorry normal cam is broke so u gotta deal with webcam)
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Should work for:
Gogear Connect 3 8gb SA3CNT08
Gogear Connect 3 16gb SA3CNT16 (not tested. may need to edit drivers with proper device ids)
Now there are Pre-Rooted custom roms. look at the bottom of the post for a link to the guide.
this is 32 bit only at the moment
on the official Phillips support forum they stated that the developers wouldn't give out the adb drivers, so i used the method found on hikboys thread to make my own.
Now its an actual guide!
1. Put your Connect 3 into "Debug Mode"
a. From the home screen, press the Menu button below the screen.
b. Tap the Settings option.
c. Choose Applications.
d. Select Development.
e. Check the box for USB Debugging to turn it on.
2. Plug in The USB cable
3. After the drivers install, uninstall them in the device manager
4. refresh the drivers and you will see device that says go gear connect
5. install the ADB driver, linked at the bottom of the page, for the go gear connect in the device manager
6. download the newest copy of super one-click from here
7. open super one-click and change the exploit drop down menu to "zergRush"
8. click on the root button and let it do its thing.
9. click OK on the popup to install busybox.
10. after that it may ask you to verify root, allow it to
11. you are now rooted. do a happy dance.
I Have Figured out how to unbrick and flash this device if you have Messed it up while having root privileges. this method can also be used to install custom roms once some are made. if people need the repair/flash method or wanna work on roms let me know in the comments and i will post the files and guides needed for it.
this guide is by mateo1212
Now there are pre-rooted custom roms check out the guide Here
just figured out updating definantly removes the root but you can use the same method to re root.
processor information for the curious=
800mhz arm v7 Cortex A8
Freescale i.MX51 EVK board
very awesome! i just got this for my son for xmas, root will be awesome. so much bloat on this thing.
going to try rooting now. Thanks again.
**edit** i gave this a try and it worked flawlessly. Very happy to be able to remove all of the bloat that comes with this device.
How do I upgrade driver to adb interface? I've rooted other devices and never saw this instruction before. Thanks
I got it rooted. Thanks so much
What I did is uninstall the original driver that installs when you connect the device. After you uninstall, reconnect it to your pc, use the drivers here to allow for adb.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
hey. im glad my post is helping you guys. i have some thing i would like input on.
1. im in the process of working on a custom rom for this device, should i continue?
let me know. thanks
also if people with the 16gb version can give me there device ids i can make custom adb drivers for your devices also, because this method will work for your devices
Im actually thinking about purchasing this for myself and was a little skeptical until i saw it can be rooted..whats ur opinions on this device? is it worth it? im one click away from ordering. And id definately be interested in custom roms for this.
this is a pretty cool little device. the only thing i have a problem with is the screen size. its a little small for my fat fingers but in the end you get used to it pretty quick. there is a lot of bloatware on it also but after you root you can get titanium backup and remove alot of it. i personally love the songbird music program they have installed. it is soooo much better than the stock music player. some apps dont show up in market but you can always sideload them(downloading the apks to the pc and copying them over to the sdcard then using a file explorer to install them). in all i think if you dont mind the smaller screen it will be a good buy after you root it.
Yea the screen size is what I'm really worried about I've gotten used to the 4inch screen on my phone...I'm torn between this and the galaxy 4.0
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yea my gf is going to be getting the galaxy player 4.0 around income tax time. she does not like the fact that my mp3 player does not have a camera..lol from what i have seen the galaxy player 4.0 is pretty easily rooted but there isn't any custom firmware for the us version i have only found custom roms for the uk and korean versions.
right now im working on making a rom thats as close to stock AOSP as i can get that includes root and some other helpful software.
im also going to make a custom themed rom with the Espier Launcher as the default launcher and im going to make it clone ipod as much as possible.
the processor is the freescale imx515 so im going to work on compiling my own custom rom from scratch as the hardware is similar to the evaluation board kit. but thats down the road. the first few roms will be based off of the stock rom
i expect my first rom to be out tonight or tomorow during the day
Drivers
When i uninstall drivers, I'm not able to install the new ABD drivers yet, when i uninstall the drivers, the device goes away. When i scan for changes, it installs the stock one, when ii try to update drivers, it says drivers up to date.... any help please.... Thanks
Windows 7 x64 OS
well first off. according to your post you are running windows 7 x64 and this is only for windows 7 x86. to get it working in x64 i need to finish the drivers and then i dont know if you will need to deal with driver signing issues.
if you are doing it in windows x86 make sure to delete the driver that shows up under "universal serial bus controllers" section it will show up as "USB Mass Storage Device" all you have to do is un plug it and plug it back in to figure out whitch one it is. but i repeat if you are running x64 THIS WILL NOT WORK
Fear not though i will soon be posting a few custom roms that are already rooted.
i have 5 in progress now
1 thru 3 are done i just need to gather up the files and write up the guide
1.the stock rom that comes with the device except its rooted and has a few extra utilitys
2.the stock rom that comes with the device except it is stripped of the bloatware and it is rooted and has a few extra utilitys
3.A close to AOSP rom, or atleast the best i can get, with root and a file browser and only the radio app from the normal rom (even has stock android boot screen)
4. A ROM that makes this device loosely imitate the iPod touch
5. totally themed ROM using launcher pro as the default launcher and it will keep the songbird app for music like the two stock ROMs. it will also have root
Ordered one last night now waiting for it to get here...
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i am uploading the files for the custom roms now
mateo1212 said:
i am uploading the files for the custom roms now
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did you upload the roms? i need to root my device and flash a new rom, there is so much bloat ont his thing it's crazy
yea i put a link in the bottom of the original post. you do not have to be rooted to flash the custom firmware.
I got it rooted but For some reason no facebook app on it?
Says not supported once i try to update it after i dl'ed it from Snappz, it does not show up on Android Market? I got the SA3CNT08K/37 *gb Model.
yea there is an issue with the market and such for some apps. i have attached the new facebook apk. copy the facebook apk to you sd card and use root explorer to install the apk.
16 gb
I have a 16GB Let me know how I can help..device id's and such.
This is a rebranded phone in the Philippines running ICS 4.0.4, has 512mb RAM, 1GHZ core. Does anyone know what the original phone is? I've had a hard time looking for pc drivers, but was able to root it with bin4ry.
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I just found out that the phone is a rebranded Mobistar Touch Cream 350.
Rooted the Cloudfone Excite 350g?
Hi mrichiem! I have the same phone but was unable to root it with Bin4ry v17, though I have installed the drivers using Moborobo and also tried with Super OneClick. What process have you made to root it? O_O I tried taking it to safe mode, but still the permission is still denied. I am searching ways to root it but since it was just released last December, I guess the company is suppressing the growth of tutorials of rooting their models. But I guess the company is expecting users to root it because of it's low internal memory. O_O Thanks.
::ROOT:: Cloudfone Excite 350g
Let me set down here exactly what I did to root my excite 350g. The files you will need are attached, but you will have to search and download Moborobo. I had to research the proper way to install the drivers as my first attempt ended up soft-bricking my phone. I had to bring it to the service center to have it repaired. Funny thing was my warranty still covered it, even though it was already rooted and I had changed the boring yellow bootanimation.
So, be warned and root at your own risk!!
Extract the files to a folder or your desktop. Turn off your 350g and remove the battery. The next step will take a bit of dexterity and timing. Plug the USB cable to your PC. Press and hold the Volume up button on the phone and quickly insert the battery. The pc will prompt you to install drivers for the device. Just direct the wizard to the MTK65xx Driver folder. Once drivers are installed release the volume up button. Open the MTK Android PC Sync Tool and select Cloudfone Excite 350g in the popup. This will install the MTK Suite Daemon on the phone. Once done, you can close the tool. Next open Moborobo which will automatically install additional drivers for the phone. Once you have done all of this, you may now proceed with rooting. I have included two versions of bin4ry in the file. Try using Root Mtk Android 4.0.4 v15 first. If this does not work, use Root MTK ICS. The phone should now be rooted.
Download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/kOhRfezo/DEV.html
Great!
Haha. As they were saying that the warranty will be void if you have rooted the phone. Great! Thanks! I'll try it. I hope i won't end up bricking my phone. Thanks mrichiem! :good: I will reply as soon as I have tried the method. :highfive:
Haist... after following all the instruction still after rebooting my phone dont show a super user icon. Even the computer says im already rooted
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Please try this to know if you are really rooted...
werdna99 said:
Haist... after following all the instruction still after rebooting my phone dont show a super user icon. Even the computer says im already rooted
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Please install this app from the Google PlayStore:
Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich
It is mainly a Linux Command Prompt Emulator that is used to do some functions such as cp (Copy), ifconfig (Get the IP address of your phone), etc.
After you installed it, please follow the instructions below:
Open the Android Terminal Emulator App.
Type: cd root
If you see something like /system/bin/sh: cd: /root - Permission denied, you are not yet rooted. And maybe that is the reason why the SuperUser app was not installed.
Are you rooting the your CM Flare? I guess this trick works only for Cloudfone350g.
Sir, exactly how many seconds does it take for you to plug the phone via usb then hold the volume up and insert the battery?? i cannot seem to get it right. i've tried a dozen times already and i still can't get it.
No sir. Im rooting the cloudfone of my friend. I already root several android phone this unit give me head ache my cm flare ia already rooted
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Replying to all
HI ALL!
At first I was having difficulty with this method trying this on Windows 7. But I switched to Windows XP in order to see if there would be difference. Use Windows XP instead because I have successfully rooted my phone with that.
I just rooted my phone now, so it took me a long time to reply. It is because I tried to see if someone would verify the trick and to give further instructions to it. But then, it seems no one is willing to share. XD
So here is the reason for each step of the trick.
1. Insert the USB Cable (take note, the USB cable to the PC not to the Phone), insert the battery, then hold Volume UP. This would only take less than 10 seconds. It's aim is to force the PC to detect the MTK Preloader so that you can install it the drivers for it.
2. Run MTK Android PC Sync Tool and let it install the MTK driver for your phone. The aim is to install the "debug mode MTK driver" into your Phone so that the Root by Bin4ry would be able to copy files into your Phone's internal memory and run commands.
3. Lastly, Open moborobo and let it install the Moborobo Suite Daemon into your device. The aim is just like the #2. To add drivers that will support the rooting.
Root it with Root Mtk Android 4.0.4 v15.
I have added some screenshots as a proof Hit thanks for me and mrichiem if you have succeed!
BlueFireSiege said:
HI ALL!
At first I was having difficulty with this method trying this on Windows 7. But I switched to Windows XP in order to see if there would be difference. Use Windows XP instead because I have successfully rooted my phone with that.
I just rooted my phone now, so it took me a long time to reply. It is because I tried to see if someone would verify the trick and to give further instructions to it. But then, it seems no one is willing to share. XD
So here is the reason for each step of the trick.
1. Insert the USB Cable (take note, the USB cable to the PC not to the Phone), insert the battery, then hold Volume UP. This would only take less than 10 seconds. It's aim is to force the PC to detect the MTK Preloader so that you can install it the drivers for it.
2. Run MTK Android PC Sync Tool and let it install the MTK driver for your phone. The aim is to install the "debug mode MTK driver" into your Phone so that the Root by Bin4ry would be able to copy files into your Phone's internal memory and run commands.
3. Lastly, Open moborobo and let it install the Moborobo Suite Daemon into your device. The aim is just like the #2. To add drivers that will support the rooting.
Root it with Root Mtk Android 4.0.4 v15.
I have added some screenshots as a proof Hit thanks for me and mrichiem if you have succeed!
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Last time i used a windows 7 pc ill try your advice
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Backup rom
Please backup rom for me, i need rom!!
I also had the same problem as I has already rooted my Excite 350g before backing up the ROM. So I had to search the net to look for a way to restore my phone in case something went wrong. And indeed, something went wrong. I ended up flashing the original Mobiistar firmware and discovered something interesting. The original camera resolution of the device is 3MP, which is what I have now. And after uninstalling the stock Vietnamese files, I ended up with 160MB of free internal memory. The site is in Tieng Viet, so use Chrome to translate the page as it loads and depend more on the screenshots than the actual instructions. As usual, flashing MTK ROMs work best on PCs running Windows XP.
Click Here to Open Link
Posting benchmark results before and after flashing the stock Mobiistar ROM.
sent from my Excite 350g
Hello Guyz, Welcome to the Most Ultimate Guide To Rooting your Phone, Recovery, Fastboot, Bootloader, Custom ROMs, Bricking and Unbricking your Device and anything more you want.............
This guide would cover up the following topics:-
1. ROOTING
> What is meant by 'rooting'?
> Why should I 'root' my phone?
> Why shouldn't I 'root' my phone?'
> How do I root my phone?
> How to check whether my phone is rooted or not?
2. RECOVERY
> What is a 'recovery'?
> What is this 'CWM'?
> Why is it good to have a Custom Recovery instead of the Normal Android Recovery?
> What are the features or advantages of having a Custom Recovery on phone?
> How to get a custom recovery on my device?
3. ROMs
> What is a ROM?
> Why should I have a Custom ROM on my phone?
> How can I get a Custom ROM on my device?
[GUIDE] (A) All About Rooting
ROOTING
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1. What is 'ROOTING'?
Rooting is the process of gaining privileged control or root access in a phone or a tablet. Some hardware and carrier manufacturers do not allow certain things such as writing into /system folder, overclocking the CPU, remove in built apps (which consume a lot of space and are never required) but after rooting you can do all of these and many more.
When you root your phone, it is like you become the administrator of your phone. It is not a big thing and nowadays each and every phone can be rooted.
2. Why should I root my phone?
Rooting your phone can be very useful and fun. After rooting you can delete or freeze apps that drain your battery life (Eg. V-Cast Music in Verizon Devices). Not only this but you can also unofficially update your phone to a newer Android Version such as ICS or Jelly Bean. You can also control processes in order to save battery life. Apps like these which consume memory and do nothing are referred to as "bloatware". After this you can also overclock your CPU to some extent i.e. making it go over its memory speed (Eg. In HTC Wildfire the Qualcomm ARMv6 processor operates at 528 mHz — this is a limit that is coded in to the kernel because they can’t guarantee good cooling for the CPU if you go over this limit and yes it can go to 768 MHz until it freezes only after rooting and having a suitable kernel which supports overclocking.)
3. Why shouldn't I root my phone?
The above benefits can be enjoyed after rooting but the main disadvantage of rooting a phone is that YOU LOSE YOUR WARRANTY or in more complex words YOUR WARRANTY IS VOID. If anything happens to your phone after rooting you can't take it back to manufacturer to get it repaired , so be ready with a backup or learn how to un-root your device.
4. How do I root my device?
The method of rooting differs from phone to phone (sometimes even model to model).
So SORRY I can't help you in that you have to search the g00gLe to find out about rooting your device.
But yes depending on the Android version you can also root your device.
Rooting Android Devices running Froyo (2.2.x)
RyanZA a, Senior Member on XDA developed an app called z4root App which can root a Froyo running device in just one click. This app also provides Temporary Root or Permanent Root option with an Unroot option too. So you can easily unroot too if you want. The Temporary Root option roots your device for one time use only i.e. after a reboot the root will go
Visit this thread for more details:- [APP]z4root for Froyo....
Download Here:- z4root.apk
Screenshots of the APP:-
Rooting Android Devices running Gingerbread (2.3.3/2.3.7+)
Rooting all gingerbread devices is bit different while StoneBoyTony Member on Droid Forums found a universal way to root your phone (basically Samsung Models supported see list below).
Visit the Official Thread at:- http://www.droidforums.net/forum/android-forum/210957-universal-gingerbread-root-unroot-2-3-3-2-3-7-a.html
Models Supported:-
GT-S5570
GT-S5570B
GT-S5570I,
GT-S5570L,
GT-S5571,
GT-S5578 (Chinese Mini),
GT-S5660,
GT-S5660M,
GT-S5660L,
GT-S5660V,
SHW-M290K (Korean Gio),
GT-S5670,
GT-S5670B,
GT-S5670L,
GT-S5830,
GT-S5830B,
GT-S5830C,
GT-S5830D,
GT-S5830F(La Fleur),
GT-S5830i,
GT-S5830L,
GT-S5830M,
GT-S5830T,
GT-S5830V,
GT-S5830Z,
GT-S5839i,
GT-S6802,
GT-B5330,
GT-B7510,
GT-B7510B,
GT-B7510L,
GT-B7800,
GT-B5510,
GT-B5510B,
GT-B5510L,
GT-B5512,
GT-B5512B,
GT-S6102,
GT-S6102B,
GT-S5300,
GT-S5300B,
GT-S5302,
GT-S5360,
GT-S5360B,
GT-S5360L,
GT-S5360T,
GT-S5363,
GT-S5369,
GT-S5690,
GT-S5690i(new),
GT-S5690L,
GT-S5690M,
GT-S5690R(new),
GT-I8150,
GT-I8150B,
GT-I5510,
GT-I5510B,
GT-I5510L,
GT-I5510M,
GT-I5510T,
SCH-i509,
SGH-T499,
SGH-T499Y(new),
SGH-T499V(new),
SGH-T499W(new),
SGH-T589,
SGH-T589R,
SGH-T589W(new),
SGH-I827,
SGH-I837,
SGH-I857
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Method :-
DOWNLOAD THE UNIVERSAL GINGERBREAD ROOT PACKAGE HERE
1. Move the downloaded zip to your internal/external sdcard.
2. Switch Off your phone
3. Reboot into Stock Recovery Mode (generally Vol Up + Home + Power)DISCLAIMER:- THIS ROOT WORKS WITH STOCK RECOVERY ONLY.
4. Select "apply update from /sdcard"(in some phones it may show "apply update from internal/external /sdcard OR apply sdcard:update.zip")
5. Highlight "universal_gb_root_v25.zip" by scrolling UP and DOWN with VOLUME KEYS and select it with HOME button.
6. After it shows "install/update from /sdcard complete" select "reboot system now"
AND YOU'RE NOW ROOTED !!!!!
Open the App SUPERSU in your app drawer.
When you open SuperSU it will ask you to upgrade the SU binary just press continue your phone will reboot once and you are done!
Un-Rooting Android Devices running Gingerbread (2.3.3/2.3.7+)
Method :-
DOWNLOAD THE UNIVERSAL GINGERBREAD UN-ROOT PACKAGE HERE
1. Move the downloaded zip to your internal/external sdcard.
2. Switch Off your phone
3. Reboot into Stock Recovery Mode (generally Vol Up + Home + Power)DISCLAIMER:- THIS UN-ROOT WORKS WITH STOCK RECOVERY ONLY.
4. Select "apply update from /sdcard"(in some phones it may show "apply update from internal/external /sdcard OR apply sdcard:update.zip")
5. Highlight "universal_gb_unroot_v9.zip" by scrolling UP and DOWN with VOLUME KEYS and select it with HOME button.
6. After it shows "install/update from /sdcard complete" select "reboot system now"
AND VO!LA........ YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UN-ROOTED YOUR PHONE....
4. How do I check whether my phone is rooted or not?
You can use an app like ROOT CHECKER or ROOT CHECKER PRO to verify root access and check for busybox.
SCREENSHOTS OF ROOT CHECKER PRO:-
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ROOTING
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1. What is 'ROOTING'?
Rooting is the process of gaining privileged control or root access in a phone or a tablet. Some hardware and carrier manufacturers do not allow certain things such as writing into /system folder, overclocking the CPU, remove in built apps (which consume a lot of space and are never required) but after rooting you can do all of these and many more.
When you root your phone, it is like you become the administrator of your phone. It is not a big thing and nowadays each and every phone can be rooted.
2. Why should I root my phone?
Rooting your phone can be very useful and fun. After rooting you can delete or freeze apps that drain your battery life (Eg. V-Cast Music in Verizon Devices). Not only this but you can also unofficially update your phone to a newer Android Version such as ICS or Jelly Bean. You can also control processes in order to save battery life. Apps like these which consume memory and do nothing are referred to as "bloatware". After this you can also overclock your CPU to some extent i.e. making it go over its memory speed (Eg. In HTC Wildfire the Qualcomm ARMv6 processor operates at 528 mHz — this is a limit that is coded in to the kernel because they can’t guarantee good cooling for the CPU if you go over this limit and yes it can go to 768 MHz until it freezes only after rooting and having a suitable kernel which supports overclocking.)
3. Why shouldn't I root my phone?
The above benefits can be enjoyed after rooting but the main disadvantage of rooting a phone is that YOU LOSE YOUR WARRANTY or in more complex words YOUR WARRANTY IS VOID. If anything happens to your phone after rooting you can't take it back to manufacturer to get it repaired , so be ready with a backup or learn how to un-root your device.
4. How do I root my device?
The method of rooting differs from phone to phone (sometimes even model to model).
So SORRY I can't help you in that you have to search the g00gLe to find out about rooting your device.
But yes depending on the Android version you can also root your device.
Rooting Android Devices running Froyo (2.2.x){Mainly SAMSUNG SUPPORTED}
RyanZA a, Senior Member on XDA developed an app called z4root App which can root a Froyo running device in just one click. This app also provides Temporary Root or Permanent Root option with an Unroot option too. So you can easily unroot too if you want. The Temporary Root option roots your device for one time use only i.e. after a reboot the root will go
Visit this thread for more details:- [APP]z4root for Froyo....
Download Here:- z4root.apk
Screenshots of the APP:-
Rooting Android Devices running Gingerbread (2.3.3/2.3.7+)
Rooting all gingerbread devices is bit different while StoneBoyTony Member on Droid Forums found a universal way to root your phone (basically Samsung Models supported see list below).
Visit the Official Thread For Downloads and Details:- OFFICIAL STONEBOY TONY's THREAD AT DROID FORUMS
Models Supported:-
GT-S5570
GT-S5570B
GT-S5570I,
GT-S5570L,
GT-S5571,
GT-S5578 (Chinese Mini),
GT-S5660,
GT-S5660M,
GT-S5660L,
GT-S5660V,
SHW-M290K (Korean Gio),
GT-S5670,
GT-S5670B,
GT-S5670L,
GT-S5830,
GT-S5830B,
GT-S5830C,
GT-S5830D,
GT-S5830F(La Fleur),
GT-S5830i,
GT-S5830L,
GT-S5830M,
GT-S5830T,
GT-S5830V,
GT-S5830Z,
GT-S5839i,
GT-S6802,
GT-B5330,
GT-B7510,
GT-B7510B,
GT-B7510L,
GT-B7800,
GT-B5510,
GT-B5510B,
GT-B5510L,
GT-B5512,
GT-B5512B,
GT-S6102,
GT-S6102B,
GT-S5300,
GT-S5300B,
GT-S5302,
GT-S5360,
GT-S5360B,
GT-S5360L,
GT-S5360T,
GT-S5363,
GT-S5369,
GT-S5690,
GT-S5690i(new),
GT-S5690L,
GT-S5690M,
GT-S5690R(new),
GT-I8150,
GT-I8150B,
GT-I5510,
GT-I5510B,
GT-I5510L,
GT-I5510M,
GT-I5510T,
SCH-i509,
SGH-T499,
SGH-T499Y(new),
SGH-T499V(new),
SGH-T499W(new),
SGH-T589,
SGH-T589R,
SGH-T589W(new),
SGH-I827,
SGH-I837,
SGH-I857
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Method :-
*****Enable Unknowm Sources on your Device (Settings->Applications->Unknown Sources)
1. Visit the droid forums website and download the universal_gb_root_v26.zip and place it in your sdcard.
2. Switch Off your phone
3. Reboot into Stock Recovery Mode (generally Vol Up + Home + Power)DISCLAIMER:- THIS ROOT WORKS WITH STOCK RECOVERY ONLY.
4. Select "apply update from /sdcard"(in some phones it may show "apply update from internal/external /sdcard OR apply sdcard:update.zip")
5. Highlight "universal_gb_root_v26.zip" by scrolling UP and DOWN with VOLUME KEYS and select it with HOME button.
6. After it shows "install/update from /sdcard complete" select "reboot system now"
AND YOU'RE NOW ROOTED !!!!!
Open the App SUPERSU in your app drawer.
When you open SuperSU it will ask you to upgrade the SU binary just press continue your phone will reboot once and you are done!
*********PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO STONEBOYTONY at http://stoneboytony.blogspot.in/
Un-Rooting Android Devices running Gingerbread (2.3.3/2.3.7+)
Method :-
1. Download the required unroot package from the droidforums website above and place it in your sdcard.
2. Switch Off your phone
3. Reboot into Stock Recovery Mode (generally Vol Up + Home + Power)DISCLAIMER:- THIS UN-ROOT WORKS WITH STOCK RECOVERY ONLY.
4. Select "apply update from /sdcard"(in some phones it may show "apply update from internal/external /sdcard OR apply sdcard:update.zip")
5. Highlight "universal_gb_unroot_v9.zip" by scrolling UP and DOWN with VOLUME KEYS and select it with HOME button.
6. After it shows "install/update from /sdcard complete" select "reboot system now"
AND VO!LA........ YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UN-ROOTED YOUR PHONE....
4. How do I check whether my phone is rooted or not?
You can use an app like ROOT CHECKER or ROOT CHECKER PRO to verify root access and check for busybox.
SCREENSHOTS OF ROOT CHECKER PRO:-
Your post title is All About Rooting, but when I get to that section you say Sorry I can't help.
Hello everyone.
I found out how to improve root success rate. This was done on my brother's phone Sony Xperia E4 (latest firmware) after many failed attempts.
Disable Driver Signature Verification (Windows 8/10 only!):
[*]Go to advanced boot and disable driver signature check. TUTORIAL
Disable Antivirus, Firewall and Cleaner apps:
Disable Antivirus + Firewall on your computer. If you are using Comodo, please uninstall it. It still block some programs even it is disabled.
Turn off or uninstall Antivirus and cleaner app on your Android device
[*Turn off or uninstall Task manager on your Android device
Close all running Android emulators
Disconnect other devices from your computer
On your device, open Google Settings from app drawer, -> Security -> and disable "Scan device for security threads"
Unlock developer options and enable USB debugger on your device:
On your device, go to Settings > About phone and look at the "Build number".
Tap on the "Build number" many times until it says "You are now a developer!"
Go back to settings, scroll down, and go to "Developer options"
Enable "USB-debugging"
Ready? Let's start rooting your device:
On your PC, download ADB driver (Universal): DOWNLOAD LINK
Connect your device to your PC
On your device, allow debugging/fingerprint (if asked)
Download KingRoot for Windows, and install it DOWNLOAD LINK
Open Kingroot, and let it check your device model
Now start rooting and let it run. Don't multitask something on your PC during root.
If Kingroot failed to root your phone, DO NOT PANIC!
Close Kingroot, open Task manager and make sure adb.exe and kingroot.exe are closed
Open Kingroot and re-root again
Kingroot should tell you that your phone is successfully rooted
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F.A.Q
Q: My device reboot serveral times during rooting, why?
* Kingroot have many root exploit methods to root almost all devices. If one of the root exploit failed to root your device, and not vulnerable, Kingroot will reboot your device and looking for other vulnerability (i'm not sure how it works)
This was done with Sony Xperia E4. The 4th vulnerability was found in that device and Kingroot was able to root it.
1. If the first exploit failed to root your phone and reboot, the message "your phone is not vulnerable" will appear, and Kingroot will try second exploit
2. If the second exploit failed to root your phone and reboot, Kingroot will try third exploit.
3. If the third exploit failed to root your phone and reboot, Kingroot will try fourth exploit.
4. Kingroot successfully rooted my device.
Q: My device freezing during root at %50-60, why?
I'm not really sure why it happen on some devices. Please do the following:
1. DO NOT CLOSE KINGROOT
2. Hold the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device
3. Turn on your device, and Kingroot will resume
Q: Root failed. What to do?
Never Get Pissed! Take a deep breath. If still feel pissed, take a deeper one. Try again.
Remember. If you have updated your firmware to the latest version via OTA (Over The Air), you have less root success rate.
Make sure Google security and Anti-virus is disabled on your device
Q: Root succeed with no Kingroot installed?
Two causes may be:
There is some additional protection on your device. (Occurs often on carrier-specific models like AT&T, or Manufacturers like HUAWEI)
Something goes wrong with Kingroot.
There is no easy fix on the first cause. As to the second, please try and manually install Kingroot application from kingroot.net.
Q: /system partition is still Read-only.
Probarly the kernel that protect /system partition from bricking. I don't know how to fix it. You should try root your device again to see if you get Read-write in /system partition
Is Kingroot malware? Why detected by antivirus software as malicious?
The answer to this question may appear to be "he says what he says...". As stated before, the core of Kingroot rooting your device is through exploiting system vulnerabilities/security loopholes, which is and will always be "dangerous" to antivirus softwares. But in turn, using Kingroot to root your device is your choice, and you are the one to employ these "dangerous" vulnerabilities, not being threatened by them. So rest assured.
Q: Kingroot tells me that i don't have internet connection (WiFi error icon). How do i do?
1. Close KingRoot
2. Open Task Manager
3. End process of adb.exe and kingroot.exe
Or try another method
fire3element said:
Hello everyone.
I am the user that originally found that running apps in the background helped KingRoot achieve root with higher success rate.
My original test was using a game "CounterSpy" and game console emulator app "PPSSPP". I ran the game Final Fantasy Type-0 in the PPSSPP emulator along with the CounterSpy game. Root was achieved within 2 attempts.
Fast forward to today (after many many tests). My original device was broken during testing. I have purchased a new device and run 3 phone benchmark apps along with KingRoot.
Antutu, Quadrant, and Geek Bench. Ran all 3 apps, ran KingRoot, phone rebooted once. No root yet. Force Stopped KingRoot from Settings (did not clear cache or data), ran 3 apps again and KingRoot. Phone Root Success.
One thing that you need to keep in mind. If your phone has a built in Task Manager app, you need to go into Settings > Apps > All > [Task Manager] and FORCE STOP it before trying to run those apps and KingRoot.
If you do not, the Task Killer will try to close those programs as you leave them to run another. Thus, the app will not be loading the system with tasks, ultimately not helping.
Your task killer might be named different on your device. It varies from manufacturer (Samsung, HTC, Motorola, etc.)
All this was done on my ZTE Zmax. I have also attempted this on a Moto E (XT830C - Tracfone model) and it did not work.
I can not explain with facts as to how or why this works. It was only a theory that proved to be effective.
It can be very hit or miss. All you can do is try.
Good Luck.
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Any idea why the desktop app is in chinese? Last time i tried it was in english, and i used the website in english not chinese.
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Thanks, I can do that and reply after!
skl_andrey said:
Any idea why the desktop app is in chinese? Last time i tried it was in english, and i used the website in english not chinese.
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i have no idea. mine was in chinese. contact Kingroot at Facebook about it
evildog1 said:
i have no idea. mine was in chinese. contact Kingroot at Facebook about it
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Contacted them already, they dont reply most of the times.
skl_andrey said:
Contacted them already, they dont reply most of the times.
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ok then i ask them
Thanks
When I start the purifie part in the beginning it always says failed!! Why??
Does it work on wine? If not, what happens?
I need your good answer about the following question!
Thanks
does it work in windows 7?