Mobile Handsets Review: How To Root Your Android Phone / Device

Monday 25 July 2011

How To Root Your Android Phone / Device


We have been covering rooting procedures for several Android devices in the past and in this post, we aim to bring them all together. In the beginning, you might see just a few devices listed here but over time, we will be updating this guide with rooting procedures for all the devices we have already covered as well as those we will be covering in the future.
Disclaimer: Rooting your device will void its warranty. In addition, performing the rooting procedure incorrectly may have unexpected consequences. Please follow this guide at your own risk. AddictiveTips will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.
Android is based on Linux and comes locked with only standard user access given to its user. Root access – also known as Superuser access – is the access level on Linux-based devices that lets their users perform administrative tasks including updating the system, installing applications at the core level without using the standard ‘.apk’ installation files, accessing the system partition, modifying protected system files and changing their permissions etc.
The procedure for rooting an Android device varies from device to device. Fortunately, we have already covered rooting procedures for most Android phones. Just go to the procedure that applies to your phone and follow it. We shall be adding more devices here as they get released and their rooting methods become available.
For stock Android devices i.e. the ones that ship with Android OS as it is without any modifications by manufacturers, we are also including guides for unlocking the bootloader. At the moment, these devices include only Google Nexus One and Nexus S and the method is not required on other devices.

Phones

Universal:
If one of these methods works for your device, you don’t need to go through any dedicated procedure. Just confirm that the method you are using supports your device, before trying it out.
While the above universal methods work well on most devices running Android 2.2 Froyo or earlier, they may or may not work on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. For those of you with Gingerbread (2.3 or later) devices, here is another universal tool built for the very purpose:
Dell:
Google:
HTC:
LG:
Motorola:
Samsung:
Sony Ericsson:
Other:

Tablets

Acer:
Advent:
ASUS:
Barnes & Noble:
Dell:
LG:
Motorola:
Notion Ink:
Samsung:
Smartbook:
Toshiba:
Viwsonic:
If one of the universal procedures listed above don’t work for your device and you don’t see a dedicated method for your device listed here either, do a quick Google search for it and you will most likely find it. Also let us know about it in the comments and if possible, we will cover it for you here.
Done with rooting and want to customize your device further? We have you covered, in our comprehensive Android customization series that covers custom ROMs, themes, apps, wallpapers, lock screens, boot screens, fonts, status bar tweaks and more. Ready for it? See How to customize the looks of your Android phone / tablet [Series].
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