Do you really need to Root Your HTC Android Phone!- Learn in Easy Steps
It was not long before that there was a craze for Android phones. With latest technology there are hundreds of phones that are launched every year in the mobile market. But Android phones have their own charm and technological attributes that have made it the best mobile device so far.
You must have heard many times that people root their mobile devices once they get in hand. Ever wondered why these guys do the rooting. It is because it gives full freedom to the user to do much more than expected from the phone like wireless tethering, speeding it up with over clocking, or customizing the look of your phone with themes and much more.
Meaning of “Root”
This word is common to hear when working on a PC or laptop. You must be knowing that as an Windows Administrator, you have access to the entire operating system and you can do whatever you like. That’s essentially what happens if you root your Android device. With root access, you can get around any restrictions that your manufacturer or carrier may have applied. You can run more apps; you can customize your device to a greater degree; and you can potentially speed it up in a variety of ways.
Do we need to root our Android phones/Tablets?
If you wish to get full control over your device it is best to go for rooting. Following are the other reasons that can be useful once you root your Android phone.
- You can you get more apps,
- Improve performance tweak settings, replace system applications or remove apps which have been forced upon you.
- Allows you to install customized kernels. Kernels are the software that enables the OS to talk to the hardware that are optimized differently. Some are made for low-power consumption, and some are built for speed.
How to root an Android Phone
There are few steps to take it attentively before the actual rooting begins. “DO NOT” complete any steps given here in wrong order.
- You have to first Download and install Java JDK on your PC
- Then Install Android SDK on PC
- Connect your Android device with computer via a USB cable.
Enable USB debugging on your phone (Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging). And install a right USB driver on your Android device. - Now you need to download and install SuperOneClick on your computer. With the help of the best rooting tool, you can reach your rooting goal in few minutes.
Find the location of the SuperOneClick on your computer, and then open this program with double click.
According to the following panel, just with one click on the “Root” button, this program will start to root your device.
Wait for a while, this program will finish the rooting process with the pop-up window showing up for asking whether you want to run a test.
Restart your device. Then this program will install a Superuser binary( see picture) on your Android phone, or you can download the Superuser binary from Google Play by yourself. As shown, you can choose “Allow” or “Deny” when apps ask for ROOT permission on your device. Then you can freely manage the whole data and system of your Android phone without any restriction.
Now when the HTC Recovery program asks for superuser access to your phone, select “Allow”, then it will successfully scan your phone data and finish the recovering process.
There are few other methods which may sound simple to root your Android device like with the Kingo Root App. But it is your convenience and method of understanding which makes you comfortable you go for that method.
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