If you’ve been a rather constant
reader of AndroidPIT, you most likely have come across more than your
fair share of guides on how exactly you can root your device. However, how many of you haven’t bothered touching this type of things for fear of voiding the warranty on your device?
How about being worried that you might do something wrong and brick
your device? Well, if that’s the case, you can now sleep soundly and
attempt root yourself with the help of VRoot. This is a bundle of
software that allows rooting devices with one click without the fear of
voiding your warranty.
Having and dealing with an Android based device can turn out to be quite complicated as there are a lot of things and operations to perform in order to take full advantage of its performances and capabilities. The same can be applied when talking about rooting procedures, these operations being extremely annoying especially when there isn’t a dedicated tutorial available for your handset. If so, or if you want to try a “one-click” root method that can be completed on almost all the Android powered devices available on the market, you should try the present step by step guide, which will teach you how to easily gain root access for your Android phone / tablet.
This tutorial will offer a one click root solution as the Unlock-Root tool has been developed and offered in order to help the entry level Android users who are not used with complex and risky operations. Therefore, by completing this guide you will be able to easily root your Android based phone / tablet, all the info needed being detailed and explained during the steps from below. Anyway, for avoiding the unpleasant situations that might occur, I do recommend you to read all the lines from this tutorial; don’t perform things by yourselves as you can end up in bricking your handset or in losing your personal info (from your device).
Take note that this is a general root solution and it might not work for your Android based device. Not all the handsets available out there can be rooted by using the Unlock-Root tool, so if in the end you notice that your phone is still unrooted, then you will have to find a dedicated procedure that can be applied for your Android smartphone or tablet (check through our blog to see if there is any step by step rooting solution). Also, if you have a Samsung branded device, you can check this one-click root solution.
The root procedure must be applied by those who want to obtain more from their handsets. Therefore, you must complete this tutorial if you want to remove the factory restrictions and default setting from your phone. As you will see, by rooting the OS you will actually gain access to the internal system of your device meaning that you will be able to make changes, customize and optimize the same for improving the performances and capabilities. Furthermore, there are many apps that requires root access in order to work properly (like a custom recovery image – CWM recovery), or a custom ROM firmware can be installed only on devices that has a rooted system.
Now, before starting the rooting operation you need to first prepare your device. Also, there are other things that must be noticed, so for ensuring that completing this tutorial is what you really need, check the list from below.
First of all, by rooting your Android based device you will lose its warranty. This is an unofficial operation, so unfortunately this aspect can’t be avoided.
Don’t worry as if in the future, you will need the warranty back, you will be able to restore the same. All you need to do is to downgrade to stock ROM, or update to an official firmware; also you can restore the warranty if you reset the flash counter or if you apply a un-root procedure.
It is more than recommended to backup the data which is being saved on the internal storage memory of your device before starting the root operation. Make sure you are saving all of your personal info from your phone, as all the system might get wiped out
Enable the USB debugging option on your handset. You can do this by going to “Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging”.
Also, take a look over the battery status; if there is less than 60% power left you should charge the battery, else skip this step.
You will have to use a Windows running computer and the phone’s USB cable.
On the computer and handset there shouldn’t be any security settings or programs (like antivirus or Firewall protection) installed; if different uninstall or deactivate the same before going any further.
Apply this guide only if you have an Android based device as the one-click root solution will work only for the same.
How to Easily Root almost any Android based device (Unlock-Root method)
Download the unlock-root tool by using the link from here; take note that there is available a free-version and a paid variant of the program, so get the one that you prefer the most (I recommend you to get the free one because you don’t know if the tool will work for your handset or not).
Save the file on your computer and then install the same.
Also, run the executable file.
Download and install the drivers for your handset on the computer.
Connect the device with the computer by using its USB cable.
Up next, from the Unlock-Root tool click on the “root” button.
A list of devices will be displayed.
Select your phone / tablet from that list and start the rooting process.
In the end, a confirmation message will be displayed on your computer.
Unplug the USB cable and reboot your device.
Congratulations, that was all for now. Your Android based device should be rooted now, so you can look forward in installing a custom recovery image and update to a custom ROM firmware. Do share your experience with us and if the method isn’t working for your handset, use the comments area from below and share the same with us and with other users who might want to use this guide.
This is a new thread for the star n9770 mt6577 Dual core.
ROOT I have just used this method to safely root my star n9770 and worked perfect,it just wipes your time and date after root so just reset them and that's it. you must follow instructions.... http://colonelzap.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=n9770 Thank you Rumpelstilzchen for that!
(does not seem to work with new 13/07 firmware but fine with earlier)do not try on devices running firmware later than 13/07/12 it will naff them Firmwares:- STAR N9770 DUAL CORE MT6577/ulefone N9770. CUSTOM RECOVERY https://rapidshare.com/files/4163487...m_Recovery.zip
THIS IS ORIGINAL FIRMWARE FROM FIRST ISSUE AND IS OLD AS ARE THE ROOT EXPLOIT AS WAS FOR FIRST N9770 MADE. NOW THERE ARE MANY MODELS CALLED N9770 SO PLEASE READ THREAD FOR MORE UPDATED FIRMWARE AND EXPLOITS ROOT ETC. ENSURE YOU MAKE A NOTE OF YOUR DEVICE FIRMWARE IN SETTING /ABOUT PHONE AND WRITE IT DOWN BEFORE YOU START FLASHING THE FIRST FIRMWARE YOU FIND. ALWAYS BACKUP DEVICE Source: XDA-Developers
Flipkart delivered my Karbonn A12+ three days back. The phone is a masterpiece to say the least. But looking at the development end of the phone, there is almost no dev support for the Karbonn A12+. Sensing that, I am starting this thread to spark some development for this device. If you are unsure about buying this handset, here is a Detailed Review of Karbonn A12+. I have covered almost everything in the review, if you want to know anything else about the phone, do let me know. Facebook Group Join this group if you are on Facebook. Rooting: Thanks to rohitm1991, we now know of a easy root method for Karbonn A12+. Download SRSRoot One Click for your Windows PC. Install Drivers for your phone using pdanet or Universal ADB Drivers. Connect your phone using usb cable. Click Smart Root in SRSRoot application on your pc. A Prompt on your phone will ask you to install an app. Confirm. When first two exploit fail, third exploit will launch, click Boromir on your phone and you will get a congratulation mesaage. Reboot your phone. If it doesn't work in first try, try again, worked for me with the exact same steps being repeated in the second try. Clockworkmod Recovery: I have successfully ported Clockworkmod Recovery for our Karbonn A12+ with the help of MTK Droid Tools. I have created a special zip file to help you through the process. The files in the zip are pretty self explanatory but if you need detailed instructions, refer this guide. Stock ROM Thanks to chukzde, here is the cwm flashable zip of the stock rom. Here is MT6572 Scatter file for you to use while flashing any stuff using SP Flash Tool. Please note that old versions of SP Flash Tool will throw an error like failed to initialize on this scatter file. This file works fine with the latest version of SP Flash Tool (latest according to what I could find on the internet). Sound Mod: Rooted A12+ (and other device) users can use Viper Sound Mod to improve the sound quality of the phone speaker or any headset you use with it. I have shared my experience of the Viper Sound Mod on the Karbonn A12+ here. Key Combinations: Press and hold Volume Down + Power Button to get into Factory Mode. Selecting the only option with some english in it will factory reset your Karbonn A12+ Press and hold Volume Up + Power Button to get to a menu. In this menu, use Volume Up to scroll and Volume Down to select. From this menu, you can go to Fastboot Mode, Recovery Mode or boot normally. Source: XDA-Developers
Description: Since the previous root method that worked in ICS has been blocked in Jelly Bean. I've decided to create this simple guide (loosely based on this thread) that will allow you to root, flash a custom recovery of your choosing, and unlock the bootloader on your Verizon Galaxy S III device if you just received the official Jelly Bean OTA (without having to flash a factory image).
Video Demo of Process - (Courtesy of DroidModd3rX)
Step 1 - Preparation
Download and Install Samsung Official USB Drivers - Link
Please read the tutorial now as I have added a new section on how to unlock the bootloader for your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3. If you are not using a verizon SGS3 specifically model SCH-i535 then you do not have to worry about unlocking your bootloader as it comes unlocked by default. If you are using a verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 and you do not fully unlock your bootloader you could run into problems when using certain root apps such as "mobile odin pro" or you could run into big problems when trying to flash custom roms such as cyanogenmod roms. In this update I am adding one final step at the end of the root process to fully unlock the boot loader for the verizon samsung galaxy s3. There will be two ways to unlock the bootloader. One way will be to flash a final bootchain file with Odin, and the other will be to use an app to unlock the bootloader. Depending on what version of android you are using and your phones baseband version you will either need to use odin or you could use the application for any android version such as 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 and you can use the application for any baseband version your phone might be. I will leave the choice up to you, but I will show how to do it both ways. Samsung users, don't forget if you plan on flashing a custom rom that with Samsung phones you could get the ugly yellow triangle warning. To get rid of this yellow triangle you can either go to google play store and get "yellow triangle away" app or go to this post. **NOTE** for those of you who would like to see a video of how to root your phone using these exact steps you can go to here:
A member on this thread gave me that link and it is a video by phone rebel and show you how to root your verizon SGS3 using the same steps i have outlined in this tutorial. Thank you so much for providing that link to my attention, I am sure it will help many users here!
Hello everyone, Well this is one of my first tutorials for this forum on how to root your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3. I just recently got my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 and all of the tutorials I found were quite complicated and not very detailed so I thought that I would write this tutorial and maybe it might help others out there.... Since the Galaxy S4 is getting ready to come out, the price has dropped considerably for the S3 and i believe more and more people will be getting this phone and wanting to root it.
Here is the specs for the phone I am using and the step by step process I used to root it. Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII model I535 running Android 4.1.2
Okay step 1 you are going to need some files... First thing you are going to need is the Samsung Drivers so you can connect your phone to your computer and your computer can recognize it. All of the files you are going to need I am just going to reference the link from the other tutorial that I posted above, no sense in redoing work that has already been done especially if it has been done well! 1. You can get the samsung driver files here click on the link that says samsung drivers 2. You are going to need Odin you can get it from the same link, click on the Odin Link 3. You are going to need the VRALEC BOOTCHAIN you can get it from the link I posted in step 1 make sure you get this file it is very important. Since I am using a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 the bootloader comes by default locked so we need this file to unlock the bootloader so we can root the phone. If we were using any other phone besides Verizon we would not have to worry about this but since I have Verizon I have to do this. IMPORTANT: if you are not using a VERIZON PHONE DO NOT download this file or use it in the step process you do not need it.
4. Next you are going to need the exploit so that you can root your phone and you can grab that from a different website, here is the address: http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ This is the CF-AUTOROOT file and this is what roots your phone. If you have the same phone as me scroll down to the SCH-I535 link and download that file.
Okay now that we have all of that downloaded lets get things moving... First thing we are going to need to do is install the Samsung USB drivers, so do that. After the drivers are installed plug in your phone and make sure that it connects to your computer correctly, after it connects disconnect your phone from your computer. Next thing we are going to need to do is extract the ODIN zip file and install the Odin executable.
Now we need to get to the critical stuff...
Step 1. Make sure that [USB Debugging] is enabled in your phone, if it is not go to Settings -> Developer Options and enable it. Step 2. Put your phone in DOWNLOAD Mode. You do that by pressing Volume Down + Home + Power button and hold it down till you see a warning screen. When you see the warning screen hit Volume Up to allow Download mode. Step 3. Now that your phone is in Download Mode you are going to connect your phone to your computer with ODIN RUNNINGif everything connects correctly you will see ODIN highlight yellow (older versions of ODIN) or highlight blue (newer ODIN versions) Step 4. Now this is where previous tutorials kind of messed up in my opinion (just my opinion). Now that your phone is in download mode you need to only have the "auto boot" option selected in ODIN and click on the bootloader button and select the VRALEC file you downloaded earlier. Every tutorial i read said to use this file with the PDA button/option but you need to use it with the bootloader button/option in ODIN. Now that you have the VRALEC file selected under bootloader in ODIN select START. This will reboot your phone and if everything goes correctly your phone's bootloader will be unlocked. After reboot make sure to disconnect your phone from your computer.
Step 5. After your phone reboots from step 4 turn off your phone and then boot it back into DOWNLOAD mode. Vol Down + Home + Power Step 6. Now that your phone is in Download Mode again (Reconnect your phone to your computer) and make sure ODIN is still running Step 7. With your phone connected go to the PDA option/button and when you select it choose the CF-AUTOROOT file you downloaded earlier Step 8. With your PDA option selected hit start. When this happens your phone will reboot and your will see a CUSTOM lock icon on your screen don't worry it is okay. Now you will see some new text on your phone and if everything is working you will see things like "Android is UPDATING" Your phone is now rooted! but you are not done... This is where all of the other tutorials I found also fell short... Your phone is rooted but it will not work correctly without SuperSU Step 9. Go to the Google Play Store and Download SuperSU. When the download is complete run SuperSU and now your phone is fully rooted. You can test it by downloading Android Terminal and running the terminal and typing "su" or by downloading a root required app Titanium Backup. *****UPDATED STEP***** IMPORTANT NOTE: i want to point that this step is completely optional. You do not have to unlock your bootloader but i would recommend it. If you just want to use a stock rom and have your phone rooted then you can ignore this last step. But...if you want to flash custom rom's or do any kind of serious customize your phone, then you will need to have your phones bootloader unlocked. Plus with the application I am going to show you further down this tutorial, it is so easy to unlock your bootloader, you might as well go for it.
Step 10. Okay now from the link that I gave you above: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2046439 you are going to need to download another bootchain file to fully unlock your verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 phone.Go into your phone and under settings go into "about phone' and look at the section "baseband version". Now depending on what version of android you are using will determine your baseband version. On my Verizon SGS3 running 4.1.2 my baseband version is I535VRBMB1 the important part is -> "VRBMB1" now go to site i provided in this step and download the bootchain for your specific phone. Since my phones baseband version is "VRBMB1" i will download that bootchain file obviously. VRBMB1 is for android 4.1.2 The other boothchain files are "VRBLK3" for android 4.1.1 and "VRBMD3" for android 4.1.2 Now take that bootchain file that you downloaded and load up Odin again. Connect your phone to your computer (MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE IS IN DOWNLOAD MODE -> VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER) and wait for Odin show a connection. Odin will show a blue light on newer Odin versions and a yellow light on older Odin versions. When the connection is made hit the "bootloader" button and select the proper bootchain file for your specific phone. Before you hit start make sure that only "Auto Reboot" is selected on the left hand side. Now go ahead and hit start and if all goes well your phones bootloader should be unlocked. You can tell that your phones bootloader is unlocked two ways. One, when your phone reboots the Samsung Logo in white bold/block writing will disappear within 1-2 seconds. It will go by very fast. Two, the custom lock icon that showed up after you ran the CF-AUTOROOT exploit will now disappear, if for any reason if you still see this logo then your phones bootloader is still locked and you can either try to flash the bootchain file again or use the application I am about to tell you about. For my phone flashing this bootchain file worked fine, but for my brother's phone he has a verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 this did not work and I had to use an application to unlock his bootloader.
****UPDATE UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER WITH EZ-UNLOCK***** Okay so my brother who has a verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 asked me to root his phone just the other day. I rooted his phone following all the same steps I have written above with no problems. His phone rooted perfectly, however his bootloader would not unlock. I believe that his bootloader would not unlock because he had an updated version. While his android version was the same as mine 4.1.2 he had a different baseband version. His baseband version was "I535VRBMF1" the important part -> "VRBMF1" Now i have been told that you can use the bootchain file VRBMB1 to unlock the bootloader for verizon SGS3 running android 4.1.2 baseband version "VRBMF1" but when i tried it, the bootloader staid locked. So i had to use an application to unlock his bootloader. The application i used was "EZ-Unlock" which you can get here: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app...ur-bootloader/ Now this application is SO EASY to use it is amazing. Just download the file, the author recommend version 1.2 as the most stable and that is version i used. To download this file make sure you have the option "Unknown Sources" check in your Settings -> Security menu. Okay to unlock your bootloader with EZ-Unlock follow these easy steps:
Step 10A. Download EZ-Unlock version 1.2 from the link above. Step 10B. Install the application and open it. Step 10C. Once open click on the giant "Unlock" button. If all goes well you will hear "That was easy" from the application. Once you have hit the unlock button on EZ-Unlock reboot your phone to see if the Samsung in bold/block white letters disappears within 1-2 seconds, and make sure the custom lock icon has disappeared. Now the application EZ-Unlock is designed specifically for verizon samsung galaxy s3 phones, it does not matter what baseband version you use or android version you use. So this is a very appealing and easy way to unlock your bootloader. If you don't feel like flashing a bootchain file with Odin or if you are not sure what bootchain file you should use then using this application. NOTE: you do need root access to run this application. And that is it! Your phones bootloader should be unlocked either with Odin or EZ-Unlock the choice is all up to you! ***LAST THOUGHT ON INSTALLING CUSTOM RECOVERY*** This rooting method does not install and kind of custom recovery manager on to your phone. If you want to install a custom recovery manager such as "ClockworkMod Recovery" you can do that very easily once your phone is rooted. Once your phone is rooted go to the google play store and download "Rom Manager". Once Rom Manager is installed open it up and give it root access with SuperSU. Once that is done go into the option to flash a recovery manager and follow the steps and the application Rom Manager will take care of that for you!. Congrats on rooting your phone! I hope this tutorial has helped you and I want to thank all of the system administrators of this forum and all of the great guys and gals that contribute to this place. You guys are what makes the open source community great!
WARNING:Do this at your own risk. This process is recommended ONLY for the given model(s).
Pre-requisites
1) Install USB Driver for Samsung Galaxy S4 to transfer files between the Android device and the computer.
2) Enable USB Debugging Mode on phone to connect it with computer and use Android SDK with it. [Press Menu>> Settings>> Applications. From there navigate and click on Developmentoption and check USB Debugging Mode.]
3) As the tutorial might wipe out all data of the phone, create a backup. If the device is having any custom recoveries such as ClockworkMod/TWRP already installed, backup data using the recovery.
4) The Galaxy S4 should have above 80% battery charge.
5) The phone should be factory unlocked and not locked to any particular carrier.
6) The device will lose manufacturer's warranty once it is rooted. However, users can reclaim the warranty back by unrooting the handset later.
7) The CF-Auto-Root files work only on Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and GT-I9505. As applying these to any incorrect variant might brick the device, verify the model number of Galaxy S4 by navigating to Settings>> About phone>> Model number and install the root package accordingly.
Steps to root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500/I9505 on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
Step-1: Download CF-Auto-Root file for Galaxy S4 to computer
Step-2: Extract the downloaded root zip using Winzip, 7zip, winrar or any other extracting tool to get a file with .tar.md5 extension
CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.tar.md5
CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5
Step-3: Download Odin3_v3.07. Extract the Odin zip to get Odin3 v3.07.exe file
Step-4: Switch off Galaxy S4 and wait for five to six seconds for vibration to confirm complete power off
Step-5: Place the phone in Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home andPower buttons together until the construction Android robot icon with a warning triangle appears on the phone's screen. Then press the Volume Up button to enter Download Mode
Step-6: Run Odin3 v3.07.exe as Administrator
Step-7: Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable while it is in Download Mode. Wait for some time until Odin detects the device. When the phone is connected successfully, anAdded message will appear under Odin message box. Additionally, the ID: COM box in Odin will turn blue with the COM port number indicating successful connection
Note: If the Added message does not appear, then try another USB port, try the one located at the back side of the computer. In case Odin still fails to recognise the device then reinstall USB driver.
Step-8: In Odin, click the PDA button and select CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.tar.md5 orCF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5 file according to the variants
Step-9: Ensure Auto-Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes are selected in Odin
Step-10: Click the Start button in Odin. The installation process should begin now and would take few minutes to complete
Step-11: When the installation process is completed, the phone will restart and soon a PASS message with a green background in the extreme left box at the very top of Odin. Once the home screen appears, unplug the USB cable from the phone to disconnect it from computer
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500/I9505 running Android 4.3 should now be rooted successfully. You can now install any app that requires root permission. To verify the root method is installed and working properly, install Root Checker app from Google Play Sore.
Troubleshoot issues
Sometimes the device does not boot into Recovery Mode and root the device. If this happens, then perform the entire procedure again. If it still does not install root, ensure Auto Reboot checkbox in Odin is not checked. Then after flashing the root package, pull out the battery and boot the phone into Recovery mode by selecting Volume Up, Home andPower buttons together. This will start the install process.
