How to Root an Android mobile phone or Android Device?

April 18, 2017

Rooting your Android phone is a fairly easy affair. It’s straight forward and clear. People root their Android phones to become super users of the phone. Meaning, they can virtually do anything they want with their phone without depending upon manufacturer or carrier to send them updates. Before you Root your Android device, you must weigh on the pros and cons of rooting a phone.

Pros:

Gives total control over your phone
Become a Developer for Android Apps
Run multiple ROMs and OS anytime
Change UI and Skins of your Android device
Receive OTA and other Android OS updates instantly

Cons:

Not recommended by Manufacturers and carriers
Voids Warranty of your Android Phone
Inherently Technical and Risky Process
Malfunctions will turn your device into a Brick

Why people Root their Android devices?

Despite these big risks, people still go ahead and Root their devices to open their devices to unlock Android device’s deep potentials for further application and user experience developments. Simply becoming a super user and show how cool their phones are, which run multiple OS, look different and feel different.

What is rooting android mobile?

Rooting an Android device is just like JailBreak of an iPhone. It allows users to dig deeper into phone’s sub-systems. It is a way to gain complete control of Android devices and free users from manufacturer’s clutches for development and other data and security sharing options.

You can replace your firmware, overclock or underclock processors, and subvert all the restrictions applied by your carrier and manufacturer.

By rooting android device, you will get full control over the device. You can install the custom ROMS and can use extra features.

How to Root an Android device?

Follow these simple steps to Root your Android device. (This trick works on most Android devices)

1. Download and install the Framaroot-1.9.3.apk (1.25MB) app from www.xda-developers.com
2. Choose “install Superuser” option inside Framaraoot
3. Select any of the method that appears in the app and wait for some time
4. If you get success message than your device is rooted

If you get failure than try with other methods, you have to Google it out “How to root [Full Mobile Name]” (Advisable)
You can also try below method.

Root using recovery mode

Download Update.zip file (Hint: Search on google, Ex. root with update.zip file)
Move downloaded file to SD Cardand Switch of your Phone
Enter in Recovery Mode (Press Home + Power Key)
Press volume keys to go up and down and press home key for selection
Click “Apply update from SD Card”
Select update.zip file
Wait 5 seconds, it will show you the message “Successfully completed”
Select REBOOT Device
Check Supper User App in your applications, If it is found than you have successfully rooted your phone

Just so you know, these would work for most devices, some devices may have different settings for Root, so please check individual settings while rooting process is on. Try XDA developer forum for help if you face any difficulties.

I am an experienced Android Developer with over 7 years of experience in design, development, deployment and maintenance of single-page and multi-layered android applications from Ecommerce portals to Enterprise apps. Feel free to ask questions in the comments box below and I will get back to you shortly.