Before you root your Android phone or tablet, there are a few things you should be aware of:
Warranty – Some manufacturers assert that rooting voids your device’s warranty. However, rooting
will not actually damage your hardware. You can “unroot” your device and manufacturers won’t be
able to tell if it’s been rooted.
Security – Google Wallet, in particular, has a vulnerability on rooted devices that could allow other
apps to access your PIN and other wallet information. Google Wallet displays a warning message if
you run it on a rooted device. If you’re one of the few people using Google Wallet for NFC payments,
you may want to reconsider rooting your device.
Bricking – Rooting a device is a very safe process. However, there’s always some danger of “bricking”
a device when you go outside the normal parameters and hack around with it — particularly if you’re
trying to root a device or operating system version not supported by a tool. “Bricking” refers to
breaking the device, making it about as useful as a brick. When you root, jailbreak, or install a custom
ROM, or otherwise hack around, you do so at your own risk. It’s a good idea to do a little bit of
research first and see if other people report success rooting your device.
Setup
The actual rooting process itself should only take a single click. However, you’ll need to do a few
quick things first:
download and installthe Java JDK
and
on your computer before continuing. Java must be
installed before the Android SDK.
installed before the Android SDK.
Enable USB debugging on your Android. On the device, go into the Settings screen, tap Applications ,
tap Development, and enable the USB debugging check box.
tap Development, and enable the USB debugging check box.
Connect your Android to your computer using its included USB cable.
Don’t mount the device’s SD
card on your computer – just plug it in.
You’ll also need the USB drivers for your phone or tablet installed.
card on your computer – just plug it in.
You’ll also need the USB drivers for your phone or tablet installed.
SuperOneClick itself should be
able to automatically install the appropriate drivers – however, if this fails, you’ll need to download
and install the appropriate drivers from the device manufacturer’s website.
able to automatically install the appropriate drivers – however, if this fails, you’ll need to download
and install the appropriate drivers from the device manufacturer’s website.
Rooting With SuperOneClick
We’ll be rooting with SuperOneClick here. It’s a single-click way to root that supports a wide variety
of different devices and should work for most people. If SuperOneClick doesn’t support your Android
device, head over to the
We’ll be rooting with SuperOneClick here. It’s a single-click way to root that supports a wide variety
of different devices and should work for most people. If SuperOneClick doesn’t support your Android
device, head over to the
There are
subforums for most Android devices – type your device’s name into the search box and you’ll
probably find information from other people that have successfully rooted it, perhaps by using
another tool.
subforums for most Android devices – type your device’s name into the search box and you’ll
probably find information from other people that have successfully rooted it, perhaps by using
another tool.
You can find download links for SuperOneClick
or shortfuse.org, SuperOneClick’s official website. After
downloading it, run the SuperOneClick.exe application.
downloading it, run the SuperOneClick.exe application.
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