How To Root Your Android Device

Android is a mobile operating system that based on Linux and the root user is an Administrator user, which has all permissions to access to the entire Android operating system (OS). Like other mobile OS, Android limits the app working in the sandbox, to protect your Android device from threats as well as exploitation.

Necessary things to know before Root-

Typically, Google and manufacturers do not recommend you to root Android devices because it makes your Android OS is more weak. After rooted, most apps are able to working out of the sandbox and could abuse root privileges and snoop on other Android apps.

In terms of some manufacturers, you will lose warranty of the device if it’s rooted. The root process is not actually damaging the hardware. You are also able to unroot the device by just restore the stock firmware, and manufacturers will not able to know if it’s been rooted or not.

How To Root Android Device?

Rooting is a simple and quick process, but there is no standard way to root all devices. I will list a few popular tools that will help you root your Android device quickly and safety. If your Android device is not supported, visit XDA Developers forums, find your device on the sub-forum with your specific model for solutions.

Kingo Android Root offers every Android user the easiest one-click method to root any Android devices. How to use this universal Android root software to root your Android device? Here we go.

Make sure you get everything right beforehand.

Device powered ON
At least 50% battery level
Internet connection necessary
USB Cable (the original one recommended)

Step 1: Free download and install Kingo Android Root. Link - Kingo Root For Pc

Kingo offers the best one-click Android root software for free. Just download and install it now.

Step 2: Double click the desktop icon of Kingo Android Root and launch it.

After launching Kingo Android Root, you will see its interface as shown below.

Step 3: Plug your Android device into your computer via USB cable.

If your device driver is not installed on your Computer, Kingo will install it for you automatically. Make sure you get Internet conenction so that device driver can be downloaded. If you are using Windows 8, you may need to change some settings first. When running Kingo Android Root on Windows 8, the issue you may most likely encounter is driver installation looping.

How to solve driver installation looping on Windows 8 when running Kingo Android Root?

Step 4: Enable USB Debugging mode on your Android device.

USB Debugging mode enabled is a necessary step of Android rooting process.

What is USB Debugging Mode?

How to enable USB Debugging mode?

INPORTANT: Pay attention to your device screen for a prompt window. Tick "Always allow from this computer". If you don't, you will probably get yourself an OFFLINE DEVICE.

Step 5: Read notifications carefully before rooting your device.

Android rooting is nothing big. However, it is not exactly a small issue either. Rooting your device may open a door for you, and yet with risks.

Android rooting is a modification process to the original system, in which the limitations are removed and full-access is allowed and thus resulting in the ability to alter or replace system applications and settings, run specialized apps and even facilitate the removal and replacement of the device's operating system with a custom one. Rooting your device will immediately void your warranty... Click to know more about Android Rooting.

Step 6: Click "ROOT" to root your device.

Kingo Android Root will employ multiple exploits on your device, which will probably take a couple of minutes. In the rooting process, your device may be rebooted several times. Do not be panic, it is perfectly normal. And once it begins, please DO NOT touch, move, unplug or perform any operation on your device.