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In a not-so-long time ago, rooting an android device was quite a very messy and tedious process. However, in recent times, rooting an Android device especially one running 4.0+ has been a piece of cake for majority of the android devices. VROOT seek to make it even easier to root your Android phone running Android 4.0 - 4.3 so that you can have SuperUser access to it. The guide below will help you in achieving a rooted status on your android device using VROOT in no time. Requirements 1. A Windows Computer 2. VROOT software: Download here  3. Android device connected to your computer Procedures 1. Download the VROOT software on your computer from the link provided above 2. Install and Run app after installation. Its in Chinese but don't worry. 3. On first run, you will greeted with the page as shown below. Click on the dialogue box indicated with the red square in the image. 4. Now connect your Android device to the computer and in few seconds you ...

Rooting any Android device is becoming very easy nowadays and the same should be said for unrooting Android devices too. For one reason or the other, unrooting of Android may be needed either to correct an issue or to avoid voiding the warranty when presenting the device to manufacturers for swapping or repairs Which ever reason it is, the tutorial below should help unroot your Android device whether Samsung, HTC, Tecno etc. Requirements 1.   Rooted android device  2. Device with Clock World Mod installed not supported (requires more steps than the ones stated) Procedures 1. Go to Play Store and download ES File Explorer. Don't move to SD card. 2. Launch app, click on the slash button 3. Tap the phone menu button to reveal new options  4. tap Root Explore setting it to ON 5. Superuser will ask you to grant super privilege or root privileges to the app. Allow it 6. Now go to the System folder as shown in the image below, then bi...

You can now easily check if your Android device is rooted or not. For one reason or the other one may lose the root privilege on an android device. This is not too far fetched since updating OTA may cause root privileges to be lost. Also, sometimes, a need may arise that would require the device to be taken to service centre for repairs. Usually, when an android phone is rooted, the guys at service centre may refuse to accept it for repairs under warranty. So, root needs to be checked and removed before taking it in for service. Now, there is a small application that allows you to check the root status of your Android phone. All you need to do is just to head over to the Google Play Store and download a small app called Root Checker by Joeykrim. Once its installed, just click on Verify Root Access and immediately it will display to you the results as shown in the image below. One good thing about this app is that it doesn't require root access to check if y...

Infinix Alpha also known as Infinix X570 is the latest Infinix product in the block, you can see a Video review here . Its a 5.7" screen phablet with stunning colourful display.  Like  almost every Android person I know, ability to root and ease of rooting an Android phone forms one of the reasons to buy an Android phone and Infinix Alpha didn't disappoint in this regard. If you already had the drivers to phones like Tecno N7, F7 or N9 installed on your computer already, then rooting this Infinix X570 should be super easy just like mine. However, if you haven't gotten the drivers of aforementioned devices on your computer, no sweat, just connect your device to your computer and let Windows Update download and install the drivers. Once that is done, follow the instructions below. Note If you have a problem installing drivers for your device, follow this link to know how to get drivers Needed Items 1. eRoot 2. Computer  Instructions 1. P...

About a week ago, a friend rooted his Tecno Phantom A smartphone. He was so excited about the endless possibilities to customize his device so he kept installing a lot of applications that caught his attention unaware of the dangers some apps can create on rooted smartphones. Finally, he installed an application called Font Changer Lite and that was when it all happened. After installing this app, his phone attempted to reboot and instead of booting normally, the phone froze at the Tecno logo. It wasn’t going passed that state. He couldn’t boot into his phone. Practically, his phone was bricked and had to look for a way to unbrick and use his phone again. If you are presently in the same limbo state as described, please follow the instructions below step by step to fix your device. I recommend reading through first before actually starting the process. Kudos to Seunpayne of Nairaland for uploading his files for download and also giving instructions on the usage....

There are no limit to the possibilities one can achieve on a rooted Android device compared to one that isn't rooted. As you know, Rooting is to Androin as Jailbreak is to iOS. For those that don't know what rooting means, a little definition will suffice. Rooting basically means that you install a set of programs on your phone that gives you total control over your device. Total control means that you have the right to install any applications or even delete core applications that you don't want.  Simply put, you have administrative rights over your device, giving  you super user access, and of course, you can use DroidVPN to have free unlimited internet. The guide below shows how you can root Tecno Phantom A also known as Tecno F7 and its super easy to achieve. Don't forget to like us on Facebook. Requirements 1. Computer with internet connection 2. PdaNet+ V4.12 zipped file 3. eroot_v1.3.3 zipped file 4. USB to connect your device to the ...