How to Root Android Devices with KingoRoot
Rooting is the form
on Android which is equivalent of jailbreaking iOS, a way to unlock the Operating System so that you can
install unapproved applications, remove unwanted bloatware, upgrade the OS,
overwrite firmware, overclock (or underclock) Processor, all customize and so
on.
Of course, for the average user, this looks - and can be - a
process of fear. After all, "rooted" in the basic software on your
smartphone may seem like a recipe for a disaster. A false move and you could
end up with the phone brick.
Fortunately, there is a utility that makes Rooting a question of a click, the KingoRoot. It is free and it works, but
not for all Android Devices.
Initially I tried KingoRoot on Virgin Mobile supreme and Asus Nexus 7; The process was quick and easy. Most
recently, I tried at the OnePlus One to Root,
and this time was even easier - because an application did all the work.
However, I could not use to work on a Samsung Galaxy Verizon
S6. Your mileage may vary, of course, and recommend checking the compatibility
list before proceeding. (Even if your device is not there, the utility can work
with it.) Here's how to get started.
The App Version
The easiest way to use KingoRoot
is to install the application version, which literally makes the Root process with a single click.
In fact, the only hard part is to get the app into Android. It is not available on Google Play Store; instead, you must
download the KingoRoot.apk file and
install it manually.
Ideally, you point your Android mobile device to the KingoRoot page and download it
directly. If this does not work for any reason, or if you are working from your
PC, download the APK file and send it as an attachment. Then, in your Android Device, open the e-mail and
download the attachment.
To install it, however, you must ensure that your Android Device is configured to allow
applications from Unknown Sources.
In most versions of Android, this is how it is done; Go to Settings, click
security, scroll through unknown sources and set the switch to on position.
You can now install KingoRoot.
Then run the application, press the Root with a click and cross your fingers. If all goes well, your Device must be Rooted in about 60 seconds. (In my above mentioned S6 Galaxy, the
process reached 90 percent and after that, the phone is crushed and restarted.
Fortunately, no harm.)
The PC Version
The KingoRoot suggested
that could have more luck with the Galaxy S6 if I tried the Windows version of KingoRoot. Here is the process:
Download and install KingoRoot for Windows.
Enable USB debug mode on your phone. If it works with
Android 4.0 or 4.1, click Settings, Developer Options, and then select the USB Debugging check box. In Android 4.2
go to Settings, About Phone, Developer Options, and then check USB Debugging. Then press OK to approve
the configuration change.
Android 4.3 + (including 5.0, although this also applies to
some versions of 4.2), touch Settings, About Phone, and then scroll down to
build number. Press seven times on the Built
Number, then you will see a message: You
are now a developer, now Click Settings, About Phone, Developer Options,
and then verify USB Debugging. Then
press OK to approve the configuration change.
Run Android KingoRoot on your PC and then connect your phone
via the USB sync cable. After a while, the first to establish a link with the
second. The device Display may display an Allow
USB debugging?, option. Select the Always
allow from this computer check box, and then press OK.
Click Root, then sit back and wait for the utility to do its
job. After a few minutes, my Galaxy S6 reaches 70 percent, and then again after
the phone is overwritten and rebooted. Again, your mileage can (and most
likely) vary.
And that's all there is to it. If you decide to reverse the
process, run the Android Root again, connect your phone, and
click Remove root. (Also for the
application version, more or less.)
Now, what should you do with your Rooted Phone? Comments
from the press to share their favorite choices.
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