Most of you have likely come across with the word ROOTING across the internet ..
and you are probably curious to know what it means and what it can do to your device
So what Is Android Rooting Exactly
To root a device is to enable the highest privilege level and have access to all the device resources
The Term Android Rooting Is the process that allows the user to have access to the root level [ lowest level ] of the Android operating system. which is prohibited on devices that comes pre-loaded with stock Android operating system .
Rooting gives the administrator rights to tweak the OS and hardware for enhancements and performance. It also enable the phone to be UNLOCKED from its current carrier and switches to another carrier . and also Install Custom Roms
Warning :: Rooting your device completely voids your warranty and loses all your rights from manufacturer . However successfully rooting does not damage your phone and you can easily unroot it and they wont be able to tell if it has ever been rooted ..
Rooting a device is a safe process , However on times when some things goes wrong when rooting there is a potential risk of Bricking your phone, which is likely as a permanent damage on your phone
.. although there are some of the devices that can be unbricked back from dead .. But I will strongly recommend you to be very carefully when rooting your phone ..
Oky now lets get started ..
Rooting Android devices varies from phone to phone and below I will show you some of the universal
methods that are most used to perfome rooting ..
You are strongly advised to Back Up your data before takes on this procedures
- Z4root.apk Root by One click
The List of the devices supported was not official listed as it can support lots of devices
It can be said as the simplest method of rooting as the application does not harm your device rather than just changing the root binaries/
Procedures..
--Download the application Z4root apk
-- As this application is not on Google play you wiil need to allow your device to install app from unknown sources which can be found at Menu > Settings > Applications then check “Unknown Sources"
-- Uninstall or Disable any antivirus software as it wont allow the apk to execute as its always detected as a threat on most devices then Install Z4root.apk
-- Launch Z4root then select whether you want a permanent root or temporary root .
-- click on your choose then it will start root ..wait for the process to finish then wait for it to reboot or reboot manual .
-- after it reboots you will notices the super user application on your app tray that means your device is rooted ,,
2. SuperOne Click Rooting
Rooting with superOne click is easy but requires a bit of steps ..
It supports almost all android devices except for few of them
SuperOne click its not UI friendly as how it sounds
So you should be carefully and remember to back up your data before rooting
The program requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+ or Mono v1.2.6+
Supported OS are Win7, Vista , Ubuntu Mac and Linux
Steps :
Download SuperOne Click
-- Install the app on your computer
-- Run the SuperOne click as an adminstrator
-- Make sure your device drivers are installed on your compter
-- Enable USB debugging on your Phone
-- Make sure your SD card is NOT MOUNTED
-- Connect Your Then wait for SuperOne Click To detect you device
-- Select root then if your phone is supported it will automatical root and reboots it ..
So far here is the list BUT NOT ALL of devices supported by SuperOneClick ..
- Acer Liquid Metal
- Dell Streak
- HTC Magic (Sapphire) 32B
- HTC Bee
- LG Ally
- Motorola Atrix 4G
- Motorola Charm
- Motorola Cliq
- Motorola Droid
- Motorola Flipside
- Motorola Flipout
- Motorola Milestone
- Nexus One
- Samsung Captivate
- Samsung Galaxy 551 (GT-I5510)
- Samsung Galaxy Portal/Spica I5700
- Samsung Galaxy S 4G
- Samsung Galaxy S I9000
- Samsung Galaxy S SCH-I500
- Samsung Galaxy Tab
- Samsung Transform M920
- Samsung Vibrant
- Sony Ericsson Xperia E51i X8
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
- Sprint Hero
- Telus Fascinate
- Toshiba Folio 100
3 . HTC QUICK ROOT
HTC Quick root - coded by XDA dev LyriquidPerfection - is designed to work with any Android HTC device.
features include:
-- Option to flash ‘HBOOT’ image after rooting (even for ‘S-ON’ devices).
--Verifies MD5 checksum of ‘HBOOT’ image after backing up and flashing.
--Unroots device by patching ‘adbd’ binary as insecure.
--Roots tools to clear battery stats and Dalvik Cache.
--Reboots device to any mode after rebooting.
--Executes reboot commands independently.
--Thorough error checking and stable ADB framework implementation.
--Includes BusyBox v1.20.2 and SuperSU v0.96.
Please Note That boot.img and HBoot image flashing requires users to obtain their own files - as those are device specific and therefor aren’t included with HTC Quick Root
If You are interest with this tool Please head over here HTC Quick Root xda developers to download and get more information aboout the tool
4. Samsung Quick Root
Yet again for samsung devices here is the tool for for rooting
Samsung Quick root was developed for rooting Samsung devices ..
It has the same UI Interface as HTC quick root but Completely different procedures
It supports a huge list of samsung devices and offers options to reboot your device Normally, Into Download Mode or Into Recovery Mode after Rooting.
Thanx to a senior member lyriquidperfection at XDA developers for this usefully tool
Here Is the procedure to use Samsung Quick root
1 . Download Samsung Drivers Here
Or if you have Samsung skies Installed on your system you can skip the link
2. Download Samsung_Quick_Root_1.8.3_Release
3. Download Odin3 v3.04 from Here
4. Download Insecure/Original Kernels from HERE or Latest ICS Insecure/Original Kernels from HERE
5. On your device go to Settings > Developer options and Enable USB Debugging on your device.
6 Reboot your device into Download Mode. (With Device OFF, Hold Vol Down + Home + Power) If done correctly your device should have a big Yellow Triangle in the middle of the screen with the words 'Downloading... Do not turn off target' underneath. (Or Select 'Download Mode' then press 'Execute' in Samsung Quick Root).
7 Connect your device to your PC and start Odin. If you installed Samsung Kies correctly, you should see the box in the top left corner of Odin underneath where it says ID:COM should be Yellow and displaying the name of a Com Port your device is connected to
8 Check Odin's settings, Only the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes should be selected.
9 Now press the PDA button and select the Insecure Kernel you downloaded earlier. (Note: This should be in *.tar, *.md5 or *.smd format.)
10 Now press the Start button and wait for your device to reboot.
11 If you have done everything correctly, you will notice a Yellow Triangle with an exclamation mark on the boot screen when the device is starting up. This indicates you are running an Insecure Kernel with Temp Root priviledges.
11 When the device has finished booting, start Samsung Quick Root then press the Root Device button. Wait for the device to reboot depending on which Reboot option you selected then you are done Rooting.
12 . This is an OPTIONAL step but you can perform Steps 4 to 8 in this guide to flash the Original Kernel back to your device to remove the Yellow Triangle on the boot screen whilst still retaining Root Permissions.
For More Information Visit the original thread at XDA developers
As I said early Android Rooting varies from device to device There are lots of devices that can be rooted and I cant explain all of them here ..
But If You have not found a rooting tool or procedure here there is still hope
dotTech Has a section of guides on rooting individual devices
Click here dotTech Guide on rooting
or Click XDA developers a forum that will most likely to help you root your device
For Samsung S2 , S3 , Note , Kindle Fire HD , Droid X , Droid Bionic and other many devices users
Check out One Click Root . They have guides and a tool for rooting various devices
Good Luck
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