You’ve probably heard of people “rooting” their Android phones. If
you’ve ever wondered how to do that yourself – or wondered why people
would bother – you’re in luck. You can root your Android in just a few
minutes.
After rooting your device, you have full
access to the entire system and can run special types of apps that
require root permissions. These apps can disable bloatware, control app
permissions, enable tethering, and do lots of other cool things.
What is “Root,” Anyway?
Android is based on Linux. On Linux and
other UNIX-like operating systems, the root user is equivalent to the
Administrator user on Windows. The root user has access to the entire
operating system and can do anything. By default, you don’t have root
access to your Android device, and certain apps won’t function without
root access.
With root access, you can disable the
bloatware that comes with your phone, manually deny app permissions, run
a firewall, access the entire file system, or tether your device, even
if tethering functionality has been disabled. You’ll find many apps that
require root access in the Google Play store (formerly known as the
Android Market), although they won’t function until you root your
device.
Rooting isn’t mandatory – you only need to root your device if you want to do things that require root access.
Warnings
Before you root your Android phone or tablet, there are a few things you should be aware of:
Warranty – Some
manufacturers assert that rooting voids your device’s warranty. However,
rooting will not actually damage your hardware. You can “unroot” your
device and manufacturers won’t be able to tell if it’s been rooted.
Security – Google
Wallet, in particular, has a vulnerability on rooted devices that could
allow other apps to access your PIN and other wallet information.
Google Wallet displays a warning message if you run it on a rooted
device. If you’re one of the few people using Google Wallet for NFC
payments, you may want to reconsider rooting your device.
Bricking – Rooting a
device is a very safe process. However, there’s always some danger of
“bricking” a device when you go outside the normal parameters and hack
around with it — particularly if you’re trying to root a device or
operating system version not supported by a tool. “Bricking” refers to
breaking the device, making it about as useful as a brick. When you
root, jailbreak, or install a custom ROM, or otherwise hack around, you
do so at your own risk. It’s a good idea to do a little bit of research
first and see if other people report success rooting your device.
Setup
The actual rooting process itself should only take a single click. However, you’ll need to do a few quick things first:
Download and install the
Java JDK and
Android SDK on your computer before continuing. Java must be installed before the Android SDK.
Enable USB debugging on your Android. On the device, go into the Settings screen, tap Applications, tap Development, and enable the USB debugging check box.
Connect your Android to your computer
using its included USB cable. Don’t mount the device’s SD card on your
computer – just plug it in.
You’ll also need the USB drivers for
your phone or tablet installed. SuperOneClick itself should be able to
automatically install the appropriate drivers – however, if this fails,
you’ll need to download and install the appropriate drivers from the
device manufacturer’s website.
Rooting With SuperOneClick
We’ll be rooting with SuperOneClick
here. It’s a single-click way to root that supports a wide variety of
different devices and should work for most people. If SuperOneClick
doesn’t support your Android device, head over to the
Android Development and Hacking forums at XDA Developers.
There are subforums for most Android devices – type your device’s name
into the search box and you’ll probably find information from other
people that have successfully rooted it, perhaps by using another tool.
You can find download links for SuperOneClick at
shortfuse.org, SuperOneClick’s official website. After downloading it, run the SuperOneClick.exe application.
Click the Root button in the SuperOneClick window and SuperOneClick should do the rest.
The process will take a few minutes. If you
run into a problem, you might want to check the XDA Developers forum
for your device, which we mentioned above, or run a Google search.
Restart your Android after rooting it.
Superuser
SuperOneClick automatically installs the SuperUser binary, which is also
available from Google Play. Whenever
an app on your device attempts to gain root permissions by calling the
su command you’ll be prompted to allow or deny the request.
Open the Superuser app to control the saved permissions and configure Superuser.
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