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FlexiSPY Blog > Android Rooting

Category: Android Rooting

FlexiSPY’s Android Rooting Hub. Learn how to root your android phone

How To Root The Motorola Moto G
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This guide will show you how to root the Motorola Moto G Android phone.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the Motorola Moto G?

To root the Motorola Moto G you will need the following.
- The Motorola Moto G you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the PC USB drivers for the Motorola Moto G

Before we begin you need to download the USB drivers for the phone to your PC so that when you connect the Motorola Moto G to your PC to perform later steps the PC will recognize the phone.

You can download the USB drivers from here.

Step 2 – Enable ADB and set up the Android SDK environment on your PC

You need to set up the Android SDK environment on your PC which you can do so by following the article here.

Step 3 – Enable USB debugging mode on the Motorola Moto G

Now that you have installed the USB drivers for the Motorola Moto G on to your PC you need to enable USB debugging mode on the phone itself so that it is recognised by your PC when you plug the Motorola Moto G to perform later steps.

You can enable USB debugging mode on the Motorola Moto G using the steps below.
1. On the Motorola Moto G tap the Settings option.
2. Tap the About option.
3. On this menu tap ‘Build Number’ seven times continuously.
4. Once you have done that go back to the Settings option.
5. Tap the new Developer Option menu that has appeared.
6. Make sure the USB Debugging option is checked.
7. Tap OK to confirm.
Now that you have enabled USB debugging on the Motorola Moto G it is time to move on to the next step.

Step 4 – Unlock the Motorola Moto G bootloader

In order to be able to root the Motorola Moto G you need to unlock the bootloader. Once the bootloader is unlocked it allows you to then connect the Motorola Moto G to your PC and perform the rooting process.

You can start the bootloader unlock process here.

How it works is that you have to connect the Motorola Moto G to your PC, run a command to get a unique token and then you put that in to the Motorola bootloader website and get a response back which you enter on the PC and then the Motorola Moto G will do its magic and unlock the bootloader ready for the next step.

Step 5 – Download the Motorola Moto G root program

You need a special program on your PC to root the Motorola Moto G which you can get here.

Once you have downloaded the file extract it to a folder called ‘Moto’ before continuing.

You now need to open a command prompt window on your PC and navigate to the Moto folder you just made.

Step 6 – Put the Motorola Moto G in to Bootloader mode

On the device itself you need to put it in to Bootloader mode which is done as follows:
- Make sure the device is turned off completely.
- Press Volume Down and the Power button at the same time and wait for the device to boot in to Bootloader mode.
- When the device is in bootloader mode connect it to your PC.
Step 7 – Root the Motorola Moto G

Using the command prompt window you opened in step 5, make sure you have navigated to the ‘Moto’ folder that you made previously and then type the following and press Enter when done:

superboot-windows.bat

Wait for the process to be completed.

Once the device has rebooted it should now be successfully rooted.
December 8, 2014
How To Root The LG Optimus L90

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This guide will show you how to root the LG Optimus L90.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What is needed to root the LG Optimus L90?

This Sony device can actually be rooted using the device itself. This means that you only need the LG Optimus L90 that you wish to root in your hand, unlike other Android phones this phone can be rooted without needing a PC.

Step 1 – Enable the installation of unknown sources

Rooting the LG Optimus L90 requires the use of the towelroot rooting software. This is software that you must download and run on the phone itself. Before you can do this however you need to enable the installation of unknown sources.

On the phone itself go to Settings > Security and tap the Unknown Sources option (make sure it is checked).

Step 2 – Download PurpleDrake

Now that you have enabled the installation of unknown sources it is time to root the phone by downloading PurpleDrake. You can download it from here. Save the file to an easy to find location on your PC and extract it to its own folder.

Step 3 – Root the phone

You now need to connect the device to your PC and browse to the folder you extracted in step 2 and run the purpledrake_windows.bat file. Follow the instructions to root the device.

Once the device has been rooted you must then use the device and go to the Play Store and download and install SuperSU. Once you have done that open and run SuperSU and let it update itself if asked.

Once this has been done you should successfully have root access on the LG Optimus L90.

December 3, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Ace
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Ace device from Samsung.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace?

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace you will need the following.
- The Samsung Galaxy Ace you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Ace for your PC

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Ace as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.

You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Ace from here.

Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.

Step 2 – Download the rooting file

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace you must download the root zip file which you can get from here.

Download the file and save it on your PC in an easy to find location such as the desktop but do not extract it.

Step 3 – Copy the root file to the Samsung Galaxy Ace

Connect the Samsung Galaxy Ace to your PC. Once done, copy the root file from step 2 to the device in an easy to find location such as the Downloads file.

Step 4 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Ace

Now that you have done that you must then reboot in to recovery mode.
- Make sure the device is turned off completely.
- Hold down Volume Up + Home + Power until the device turns on and boots in to recovery mode.
Now, with the device in recovery mode, choose Install zip from Sdcard and browse to the zip file you copied to the device from step 3 and install it.

Once installed return to the main menu and then reboot the device.

Once the device has rebooted you should see the SuperSU application visible which means you successfully rooted the Samsung Galaxy Ace.
December 2, 2014
How To Root The Blu Studio 5.0
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This guide will show you how to root the Blu Studio 5.0.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What is needed to root the Blu Studio 5.0?

In order to root the Blu Studio 5.0 you will need the following:

The Blu Studio 5.0 you wish to root in your hand.

Access to a PC.

Step 1 – Download and install Framaroot on to the Blu Studio 5.0

Rooting the phone is done using Framaroot which you can get from here. Save the file to your computer in an easy to find location on your PC

Step 2 – Copy Framaroot on to the Blu Studio 5.0

You now need to copy Framaroot on to the phone which is done as follows:
- Connect the Blu Studio 5.0 to your PC
- Copy the file you downloaded in step 1 on to the phone in an easy to find location such as the Downloads folder.
Step 3 – Root the phone

You can now install Framaroot on the phone and root it. This is done by doing the following:
- Disconnect the Blu Studio 5.0 from your PC.
- On the phone browse to the download folder and run Framaroot (you may need to install a file manager from the Play Store to do this; enable installation of unknown sources if asked).
- Install Framaroot on to the phone.
- Run Framaroot and tap Install Superuser
- Tap Boromir and wait for the rooting process to complete.
- Reboot the device when asked.
When the Blu Studio 5.0 has rebooted look for the SuperSU icon which means that you have successfully rooted the phone.
December 2, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 smartphone

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2?

To root the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 you will need the following:
- The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 you wish to root
- Access to a PC
Step 1 – Download the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 USB driver for your PC

So that the phone is recognised for when you plug it in to your PC you must download the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2USB drivers and install them – you can get them from here.

Step 2 –Download the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 root file.

In order to root the phone you must first download the rooting file needed. You can get the root file from here. You also need to download Odin which you can get from here.

Save both files to an easy to find location such as your desktop and make sure you extract them both to their own folder.

Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the device itself. This is done by doing the following.
1. Tap the Settings option.
2. Tap the About Device option.
3. Keep tapping the Build Number option (seven times) until it says you are a developer.
4. Tap the new Developer Options menu that appears.
5. Make sure that the USB Debugging option is checked.
Step 4 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
1. Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is powered off completely.
2. Hold down the Volume down key and the Home key and the power button and keep all three buttons pressed until the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 powers up.
3. Providing you have done it correctly it should boot in to Download mode and you press the Volume up key to start Download mode.
4. Connect the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 now to your PC.
5. Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
6. Inside Odin click the PDA option (also known as AP in newer versions of Odin) and browse on your computer to the .tar root file you extracted in step 3.
7. Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
Once the rooting process has been completed the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 will restart. Once it restarts disconnect it from your PC. You should now see the SuperSU application as a new icon which means you have successfully rooted the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2.
December 2, 2014
How to root the Alcatel C1
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This guide will show you how to root the Alcatel C1 Android phone.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the Alcatel C1?

In order to root the Alcatel C1 you will need the following.
- The Alcatel you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Install the Android SDK on to your PC

Install the Android SDK and configure ADB. We give you steps on how to do this here.

Step 2 – Install USB drivers on to your PC for the Alcatel C1

In order for the device to be recognised when connected to your PC you must first download and install the Alcatel USB drivers for your PC which you can get from here.

After downloading, save the file, extract it and run the setup program to install the USB drivers.

Step 3 – Download the Alcatel C1 rooting tool

To root the Alcatel C1 you need to download and install Kingo root which you can get from here.

Download the rooting program and install it on to your PC.

Step 4 – Root the Alcatel C1

Now we are ready to root the Alcatel C1 phone.

Run the Kango rooting application you installed from step 3 and connect your Alcatel C1 to your PC.

Wait for the rooting tool to recognise the device. Once it has been recognised click the Root button and wait for the process to complete.

Once it has been completed successfully click Finish and then disconnect the Alcatel C1 from your PC.

Restart the device and you should now see the SuperSU icon as a newly installed application which means you have successfully rooted the Alcatel C1.
December 2, 2014
How to root the Kyocera Hydro Life
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This guide will show you how to root the Kyocera Hydro Life Android phone.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the Kyocera Hydro Life?

In order to root the Kyocera Hydro Life you will need the following.
- The Kyocera Hydro Life you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Install the Android SDK on to your PC

Install the Android SDK and configure ADB. We give you steps on how to do this here.

Step 2 – Install USB drivers on to your PC for the Kyocera Hydro Life

In order for the device to be recognised when connected to your PC you must first download and install the Kyocera USB drivers for your PC which you can get from here.

After downloading, save the file, extract it and run the setup program to install the USB drivers.

Step 3 – Download the Kyocera Hydro Life rooting tool

To root the Kyocera Hydro Life you need to download and install Root Genius which you can get from here.

Download the rooting program and install it on to your PC.

Step 4 – Root the Kyocera Hydro Life

Now we are ready to root the Kyocera Hydro Life phone.

Run the rooting application you installed from step 3 and connect your Kyocera Hydro Life to your PC.

Wait for the rooting tool to recognise the device. Once it has been recognised click the Root Now button and wait for the process to complete and then reboot your device.

When the device has rebooted, on the device itself go to the Google Play Store and download and install SuperSU.

Restart the device again and you should now see the SuperSU icon as a newly installed application which means you have successfully rooted the Kyocera Hydro Life and you can successfully disconnect it from your PC.
December 2, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C phone from Samsung.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C?

This guide only works for devices manufacturer after May 2014 whose baseband ends in H2.

This guide will show you how to downgrade to a compatible H1 baseband version that can be rooted and then how to root the device.

To check the baseband on the device first go to Apps > Settings > About Device

If the baseband version listed ends in H2 use this guide.

If it ends in H1 use the guide here.

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C you will need the following.
- The Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C you want to root in your hand.
- Access to a PC
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C for your PC

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.

You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C from here.

Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.

Step 2 – Download the Samsung Galaxy S3 SC-S969C root files

You will need to downgrade the baseband of the device to a compatible version before you can root the device.

You can download the baseband downgrade file from here. Save it to your PC in an easy to find location such as the desktop.

You can download Odin and the root file from here.

Once downloaded extract the file to a convenient location such as the desktop.

Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.
1. Tap the Settings option.
2. Tap the About Phone option.
3. Keep tapping the Build Number option (seven times) until it says you are a developer.
4. Tap the new Developer Options menu that appears.
5. Make sure that the USB Debugging option is checked.
Step 4 – Downgrade the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C baseband

Now that we have all we need it is time to downgrade the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C baseband. You must first put the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
1. Make sure the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C is powered off completely.
2. Hold down the Volume down key and the Home key and the power button and keep all three buttons pressed until the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C powers up.
3. Providing you have done it correctly it should boot in to Download mode and you press the Volume up key to start Download mode.
4. Connect the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C now to your PC.
5. Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
6. Inside Odin click the AP option and browse on your computer to the baseband downgrade file (.md5 file) you downloaded in step 2.
7. Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
The process will take a few moments after which the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C PC during this time.

Once the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C starts up properly it is time to root the device now that you are running the H1 baseband (go to Apps > Settings > About Device to check this).

Step 5 – Download the Cydia Impactor rooting program

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C now that you are running the H1 baseband you must first download the Cydia Impactor program which you can get from here.

Once you have downloaded it save it in an easy to find location such as your desktop and extract the file to its own folder.

Step 6 – Root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C

Now that we have downloaded the Cydia Impactor tool and enabled USB debugging it is time to root the device.

First, connect the device to your computer using the USB cable it came with and then run the Cydia Impactor program you downloaded in step 5.

Inside the Cydia Impactor program, in the text window, type this:

# drop SuperSU su to /system/xbin/su

Then click the Start button and wait.

When it has finished, on the device itself, open up Google Play Store and download and install SuperSU.

Once you have done that, restart the phone and then you should see the newly downloaded and installed SuperSU program which means that you have successfully managed to root the device.

Special thanks goes to our blog commenter ‘Droidriven’ for alerting us to the updates root method for this device.
November 26, 2014
How To Root The LG L5 II (LG-E450 & LG-E455)
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This guide will show you how to root the LG L5 II (LG-E450 & LG-E455)

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What’s needed to root the LG L5 II?

In order to root the LG L5 II you will need the following:
- The LG L5 II in your hand which you wish to root
- Access to a PC
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the LG L5 II on to your PC

The first thing to do is install the Huawei USB drivers on to your PC. We list the USB drivers in this article.

Step 2 – Download the rooting program to your PC

In order to root the Huawei P6 you must download a rooting program to your PC which you can get from here.

Please note that the program is in Chinese but it easy enough to follow once installed as there is one main button to click which performs the rooting process.

Download the program to your computer and then install it.

Step 3 – Enable USB Debugging on the LG L5 II

On the device itself you must enable USB Debugging. We explain how to do this in the article here.

Once you have done that proceed to the next step.

Step 4 – Root the LG L5 II

Now that you have downloaded and installed the rooting program on to your PC and enable USB Debugging on the LG L5 II itself connect it to your PC.

With the device connected to your PC, on the device itself, pull down the notification bar and it should show that is connected via USB.

Tap that and choose MTP Connection as the USB connection method to use.

Run the rooting program you installed on to your PC.

Click the Root button and then wait for the process to complete – it has four parts.

Once completed disconnect the LG L5 II from your PC and restart it.

Replace Vroot Superuser with SuperSU

You should notice, once it restarts, that you now have a new application called Superuser which means that you have successfully rooted the device. You may however wish to replace this program with the more commonly known SuperSU.

To do that download the script to change this from here. Again, save it to an easy to find location on your PC and extract it to its own folder.

Make sure that the LG L5 II is connected to your PC.

Copy the mrw folder to the main root of your internal storage (it is called Phone in Windows).

On the LG L5 II itself go to the Play Store and download the Terminal Emulator application, install it and run it.

With the program running type the following command (press Enter after each one):

Su

Allow root permission when asked.

Type the next command and press Enter again when done.

sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh

Wait for the device to complete the process. When done it will automatically reboot.
November 10, 2014
How To Root The HTC Droid DNA (Non-Verizon)
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This guide will show you how to root the HTC Droid DNA Android phone.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. If the HTC Droid DNA you wish to root is on Verizon then you cannot officially unlock the bootloader so this guide will not work.

What is needed to root the HTC Droid DNA?

In order to root the HTC Droid DNA you will need the following.
- The HTC Droid DNA you wish to root
- Access to a PC
Step 1 – Set up the Android SDK environment on your PC

Before you can run the rooting tools on your PC to root the HTC Droid DNA you must first set up the Android development environment correctly and install the USB drivers for your phone on your PC.

You can read more about how to do that here.

Step 2 – Unlock the bootloader of the HTC Droid DNA

In order to root the phone you first must unlock the bootloader of the HTC Droid DNA

You can review the article here for more information.

Step 3 – Download the required files

In order to root the phone you must use Fastboot which you can download from here. Once downloaded extract the files to your desktop.

You must also download the custom recovery file from here. Save this to an easy to find location such as your desktop. Extract the file and it should be called recovery.img. If it is not called this please rename it so that it matches.

Finally, download the SuperSU zip file from here and save it to an easy to find location also, again, such as the desktop.

Step 4 – Root the HTC Droid DNA

Now that you have set up the Android SDK environment, unlocked the HTC Droid DNA bootloader, installed the HTC PC drivers and downloaded the fastboot files it is time to root the phone.

The first thing to do is reboot the HTC Droid DNA in to Fastboot mode.
- Make sure the phone is turned off completely.
- Hold down Volume Down and the Power buttons together and wait until the phone starts in Fastboot mode.
Select the Fastboot option listed on the phone screen.

With the HTC Droid DNA now in Fastboot mode connect the phone to your PC.

Open up a command prompt window. To do this navigate to the folder you extracted the Fastboot files to and then press and hold shift and click an empty area of the screen and choose Open command window here when asked.

In the command prompt window that appears type the following command and press Enter:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Wait for it to finish and then run the next command:

fastboot reboot

The HTC Droid DNA should reboot in to normal mode again.

Make sure that the HTC Droid DNA is now connected to your PC after it boots up and copy the SuperSU zip file to an easy to find location on the phone such as the Downloads folder.

Disconnect the phone from the PC and then enable USB debugging.

To do this, on the phone itself, go to Menu > Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging and make sure the option is enabled.

If you do not see the Developer Options menu go to Menu > Settings > About and tap the Build Number option until it says you are a developer.

With USB Debugging now enabled connect the HTC Droid DNA back to your PC.

Again, open up a command prompt window. To do this navigate to the folder you extracted the Fastboot files to and then press and hold shift and click an empty area of the screen and choose Open command window here when asked.

In the command window that appears type the following command and press Enter.

adb reboot recovery

The device will boot into recovery mode
1. With the phone now in recovery mode select the Install zip from SD card option
2. Select Choose zip from SD card and browse to the SuperSU file you already downloaded and select it.
3. Once it has been flashed to the phone make sure the phone is restarted.
Once done you will now see the SuperSU application which means that you have successfully rooted the HTC Droid DNA.
October 31, 2014
How To Root The LG Optimus L9
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This guide will show you how to root the LG Optimus L9 smartphone

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the LG Optimus L9?

To root the LG Optimus L9 you will need the following:
- The LG Optimus L9 you wish to root
- Access to a PC
Step 1 – Download the LG Optimus USB driver for your PC

So that the phone is recognised for when you plug it in to your PC you must download the LG Optimus L9 USB drivers and install them – you can get them from here.

Step 2 –Download the LG Optimus L9 root files

In order to root the phone you must first download the root file batch file which you can get from here. Once you have downloaded the file rename it so that it is called Runme_L9.bat.

You also need to download the root file itself which you can get from here. Download the file and save it in an easy to find location such as your desktop and extract it to its own folder.

Step 3 – Root the LG Optimus L9

Now that we have downloaded the necessary files it is time to start rooting the LG Optimus L9.

The first thing that needs to be done is to enable USB Debugging on the device.

To do this, on the device itself, go to Menu > Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging and make sure the option is checked.

If you do not see the Developer Options menu go to Menu > Settings > About Phone > Software Information and tap the Build Number option until it tells you that you are a developer and that developer options have been enabled.

Connect the phone to your PC.

Choose USB LG Mode as the connection type when prompted on the device.

Right-click the Runme_L9.bat file and choose Run as Administrator.

In the prompt that appears choose Restore My Data and wait for the process to finish.

On the device go to the Play Store and download BusyBox and SuperSU and install them both.

Reboot the device once done and you should now have successfully rooted the LG Optimus L9.
October 31, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Grand
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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy Grand smartphone

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy Grand?

To root the Samsung Galaxy Grand you will need the following:
- The Samsung Galaxy Grand you wish to root
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the Samsung Galaxy Grand USB driver for your PC

So that the phone is recognised for when you plug it in to your PC you must download the Samsung Galaxy Grand USB drivers and install them – you can get them from here.

Step 2 –Download the Samsung Galaxy Grand root files

In order to root the phone you must first download the rooting files needed. The first is a custom recovery which you can download from here. The second is the root file itself which you can download from here.

You should have two files:
1. Fix-Recovery.zip
2. UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.10.zip
Save both zip files to an easy to find place on your PC such as the desktop and do not extract them.

Step 3 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Grand

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Grand is fairly simple.

Connect the Samsung Galaxy Grand to your PC and then copy the two zip files you downloaded in step 1 to an easy to find location on the device such as the Downloads folder.

Disconnect the device from your PC when done.

The next thing you must do is boot the phone in to recovery mode.
- Make sure the device is turned off completely.
- Hold down Volume Up + Home + Power until the device powers back on.
On the recovery menu that appears choose Install zip from Sdcard > Choose zip from Sdcard and browse to the Fix-Recovery.zip custom recovery zip file and select it to install it.

Once done go back to the main menu and repeat the steps above but this time choose UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.10.zip and install that.

With both zip files installed go back to the main menu and choose Reboot System Now.

Once the phone reboots you should see the SuperSU icon visible which means you have successfully rooted the device.
October 31, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900A) and (SM-G900V)

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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy S5 – SM-G900A, and SM-G900V only.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. This guide is only for the Samsung Galaxy S5 with model number SM-G900A. For all other Samsung Galaxy S5 models and how to root them please see here.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy S5?

This Samsung device can actually be rooted using the device itself. This means that you only need the Samsung Galaxy S5 that you wish to root in your hand, unlike other Android phones this phone can be rooted without needing a PC.

Step 1 – Enable the installation of unknown sources

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy S5 requires the use of the towelroot rooting software. This is software that you must download and run on the phone itself. Before you can do this however you need to enable the installation of unknown sources.

On the phone itself go to Settings > Security and tap the Unknown Sources option (make sure it is checked).

Step 2 – Download towelroot

Now that you have enabled the installation of unknown sources it is time to root the phone by downloading towelroot.

Open the phone browser.

Navigate to https://towelroot.com/

Tap the main icon to download the APK file.

Save the APK file to your phone.

Step 3 – Root the phone

Now that you have downloaded towelroot on to the phone please run it.

On the screen that appears tap the make it ra1n option.

Wait for the rooting process to complete.

After towelroot completes you need to install SuperSU. To do this you go to the Play Store and download and install SuperSU which is a free application.

When you have downloaded SuperSU, run it and let it update itself.

Once this has been done you should successfully have root access on the Samsung Galaxy S5.

October 29, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Mega
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Mega phone from Samsung.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy Mega?

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Mega you will need the following.
- The Samsung Galaxy Mega you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Mega for your PC

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Mega as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.

You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Mega from here.

Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.

Step 2 – Download the Odin rooting program

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Mega using the root file given in the next step you must first download Odin which is what will be used to install the root file on to the Samsung Galaxy Mega and perform the rooting process.

You can download Odin from here.

Once downloaded extract the file to a convenient location such as the desktop.

Step 3 – Download the Samsung Galaxy Mega root package

Now that we have installed the Samsung Galaxy S3 USB drivers and downloaded Odin we now need to download the root package to be used for the rooting process.

You can download the Samsung Galaxy S3 root package from here. Make sure you save it in an easy to find location such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.

Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy Mega

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Mega when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.
1. Tap the Settings option.
2. Tap the About Phone option.
3. Keep tapping the Build Number option (seven times) until it says you are a developer.
4. Tap the new Developer Options menu that appears.
5. Make sure that the USB Debugging option is checked
Step 5 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Mega

Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy Mega. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Mega in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
1. Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Mega is powered off completely.
2. Hold down the Volume down key and the Home key and the power button and keep all three buttons pressed until the Samsung Galaxy Mega powers up.
3. Providing you have done it correctly it should boot in to Download mode and you press the Volume up key to start Download mode.
4. Connect the Samsung Galaxy Mega now to your PC.
5. Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
6. Inside Odin click the PDA option and browse on your computer to the root file you extracted in step 3.
7. Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
The process will take a few moments after which the Samsung Galaxy Mega will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy Mega from your PC during this time.

Once the Samsung Galaxy Mega starts up properly simply go to Apps and look for the SuperSU icon that should now be present. If you can see this icon it means that the Samsung Galaxy Mega has been successfully rooted.
October 28, 2014
How To Root The HTC One M7
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This guide will show you how to root the popular HTC One M7 phone from HTC.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way, before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.

What is needed to root the HTC One M7?

In order to root the HTC One M7 you will need the following.
- The HTC One M7 you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the root file

In order to root the HTC One M7 you must first download the rooting zip file which you can get from here. Once you have downloaded it save it to an easy to access location such as your desktop and extract it to its own folder.

Step 2 – Unlock the HTC One M7 bootloader

As with many Android phones you must unlock the bootloader first before rooting can take place. This is done as follows:
1. On your PC run the toolkit you downloaded in step 1.
2. Select Download HTC Drivers and select Go.
3. Wait for the drivers to install
4. Select Register at HTCDev and follow the instructions to register an account.
Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the HTC One M7

On the phone itself you now need to enable USB debugging.

On the phone go to Settings > Developer Options and turn make sure USB Debugging is checked.

To enable USB debugging go to Settings > About > Software Information and tap Build Number until developer mode is enabled.

Step 4 – Continue unlocking the bootloader

Now that USB debugging is enabled connect the HTC One M7 to your PC and have the toolkit running and perform the following.
1. In the toolkit highlight Get Token ID and click Go.
2. The device will enter Fastboot mode and you can now close the command prompt window.
3. In the second command prompt window that appears highlight everything from <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>> to <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>> and save it in to Notepad to be used later.
4. Highlight Submit Token ID and then tap Go.
5. Login to the HTCDev site and click Unlock Bootloader.
6. Select the HTC One M7 from the list and click Begin Unlock Bootloader.
7. Skip through the steps until you are asked to input the token ID.
8. Paste the data from step 3 and click Submit.
9. Save the Unlock_code bin file that is emailed to you to your desktop.
10. Highlight Unlock Bootloader and then select Go.
11. Select the Unlock_code bin file from step 9.
12. On the device use the volume rocker to select Yes and the power button to confirm
13. Wait for the bootloader to be unlocked.
14. When the phone reboots follow the rest of the setup instructions.
Step 5 – Root the HTC One M7

Now that the bootloader has been unlocked we can root the HTC One M7. When you have done that disconnect the HTC One M7 from your PC.

Once you have done that you need to put the phone in to bootloader mode.
1. Turn the HTC One M7 off completely
2. Hold Volume Down + Power together until the phone turns on.
With the HTC One M7 now in Fastboot mode plug it back in to your PC.

Go to the root file that you downloaded in step 1 and make you have extracted it.

Double-click the install-superboot-windows.bat file and then follow the instructions.

Once rooting has been done successfully you will see the SuperSU icon on the HTC One M7 meaning that you have rooted the phone successfully
October 28, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy S5 Active phone from Samsung.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active?

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active you will need the following.
- The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active for your PC

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.

You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active from here.

Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.

Step 2 – Download the Odin rooting program

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active using the root file given in the next step you must first download Odin which is what will be used to install the root file on to the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and perform the rooting process.

You can download Odin from here.

Once downloaded extract the file to a convenient location such as the desktop.

Step 3 – Download the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active root package

Now that we have installed the Samsung Galaxy S3 USB drivers and downloaded Odin we now need to download the root package to be used for the rooting process.

You can download the Samsung Galaxy S3 root package from here. Make sure you save it in an easy to find location such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.

Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.
1. Tap the Settings option.
2. Tap the About Phone option.
3. Keep tapping the Build Number option (seven times) until it says you are a developer.
4. Tap the new Developer Options menu that appears.
5. Make sure that the USB Debugging option is checked.
Step 5 – Root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
1. Make sure the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active is powered off completely.
2. Hold down the Volume down key and the Home key and the power button and keep all three buttons pressed until the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active powers up.
3. Providing you have done it correctly it should boot in to Download mode and you press the Volume up key to start Download mode.
4. Connect the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active now to your PC.
5. Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
6. Inside Odin click the PDA option (this is called AP in the latest version of Odin) and browse on your computer to the .tar root file you extracted in step 3.
7. Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
The process will take a few moments after which the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active from your PC during this time.

Once the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active starts up properly simply go to Apps and look for the SuperSU icon that should now be present. If you can see this icon it means that the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has been successfully rooted.
October 28, 2014
How To Root The Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2
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This guide will show you how to root the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What is needed to root the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2?

In order to root the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2 you will need the following:

The Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2 you wish to root in your hand.

Access to a PC.

Step 1 – Download and install Framaroot on to the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2

Rooting the phone is done using Framaroot which you can get from here. Save the file to your computer in an easy to find location on your PC.

Step 2 – Copy Framaroot on to the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2

You now need to copy Framaroot on to the phone which is done as follows:
- Connect the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2 to your PC
- Copy the file you downloaded in step 1 on to the phone in an easy to find location such as the Downloads folder.
Step 3 – Root the phone

You can now install Framaroot on the phone and root it. This is done by doing the following:
- Disconnect the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2 from your PC.
- On the phone browse to the download folder and run Framaroot (you may need to install a file manager from the Play Store to do this; enable installation of unknown sources if asked).
- Install Framaroot on to the phone.
- Run Framaroot and tap Install Superuser
- Tap Boromir or Faramir and wait for the rooting process to complete.
- Reboot the device when asked.
When the Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini 2 has rebooted look for the SuperSU icon which means that you have successfully rooted the phone.
October 27, 2014
How To Root The Sony Xperia E1

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This guide will show you how to root the Sony Xperia E1.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What is needed to root the Sony Xperia E1?

This Sony device can actually be rooted using the device itself. This means that you only need the Sony Xperia E1 that you wish to root in your hand, unlike other Android phones this phone can be rooted without needing a PC.

Step 1 – Enable the installation of unknown sources

Rooting the Sony Xperia E1 requires the use of the Framaroot rooting software. This is software that you must download and run on the phone itself. Before you can do this however you need to enable the installation of unknown sources.

On the phone itself go to Settings > Security and tap the Unknown Sources option (make sure it is checked).

Step 2 – Download Framaroot

Now that you have enabled the installation of unknown sources it is time to root the phone by downloading Framaroot

Open the phone browser.

Click here

Save the APK file to your phone.

Step 3 – Root the phone

Now that you have downloaded Framaroot on to the phone please run it.

On the screen that appears tap the first listed exploit.

Wait for the rooting process to complete.

Once this has been done you should see the SuperSU icon which means you should have successfully have root access on the Sony Xperia E1.

October 27, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo phone from Samsung.

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What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo?

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 you will need the following.
- The Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo you want to root in your hand
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo for your PC

In order for your PC to recognize the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.

You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo from here.

Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.

Step 2 – Download the Odin rooting program

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo using the root file given in the next step you must first download Odin which is what will be used to install the root file on to the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo and perform the rooting process.

You can download Odin from here.

Once downloaded extract the file to a convenient location such as the desktop.

Step 3 – Download the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo root package

Now that we have installed the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo USB drivers and downloaded Odin we now need to download the root package to be used for the rooting process.

You can download the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo root package from here.

Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo

In order for your PC to recognize the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.
- Tap the Settings option.
- Tap the About Phone option.
- Keep tapping the Build Number option (seven times) until it says you are a developer.
- Tap the new Developer Options menu that appears.
- Make sure that the USB Debugging option is checked.
Step 5 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo

Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
- Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo is powered off completely.
- Hold down the Volume down key and the Home key and the power button and keep all three buttons pressed until the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo powers up.
- Providing you have done it correctly it should boot in to Download mode and you press the Volume up key to start Download mode.
- Connect the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo now to your PC.
- Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
- Inside Odin click the PDA option (this is called AP in the latest version of Odin) and browse on your computer to the .tar root file you extracted in step 3.
- Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
The process will take a few moments after which the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo from your PC during this time.

Once the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo starts up again we need to put it in to recovery mode. First though copy the zip file you downloaded in step 3 to an easy to find location on the phone such as the Downloads folder.

After this has been done it is time to put the device in to recovery mode.
- Make sure the device is powered off completely
- Hold down Volume Up + Home + Power together until the phone turns on again and boots in to recovery mode.
Once the phone has booted in to recovery mode go to Install zip from SD card (use volume up and down to navigate and the power button to confirm).

Select Choose zip from SD card and then browse to the root zip package you just copied to the phone and then install it and wait for it to finish.

Once done go back to the main recovery menu and reboot the phone.

Once the phone reboots you should see the SuperSU application meaning that you have successfully rooted the device.
October 27, 2014
How To Root The Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 phone from Samsung.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.

What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530?

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 you will need the following.
- The Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 for your PC

In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.

You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 from here.

Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.

Step 2 – Download the Odin rooting program

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 using the root file given in the next step you must first download Odin which is what will be used to install the root file on to the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 and perform the rooting process.

You can download Odin from here.

Once downloaded extract the file to a convenient location such as the desktop.

Step 3 – Download the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 root package

Now that we have installed the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 USB drivers and downloaded Odin we now need to download the root package to be used for the rooting process.

You can download the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 root package from here.

Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530

In order for your PC to recognize the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.
- Tap the Settings option.
- Tap the About Phone option.
- Keep tapping the Build Number option (seven times) until it says you are a developer.
- Tap the new Developer Options menu that appears.
- Make sure that the USB Debugging option is checked.
Step 5 – Root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530

Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
- Make sure the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 is powered off completely.
- Hold down the Volume down key and the Home key and the power button and keep all three buttons pressed until the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 powers up.
- Providing you have done it correctly it should boot in to Download mode and you press the Volume up key to start Download mode.
- Connect the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 now to your PC.
- Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.Inside Odin click the PDA option (this is called AP in the latest version of Odin) and browse on your computer to the .tar root file you extracted in step 3.
- Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
The process will take a few moments after which the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 from your PC during this time.

Once the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-R530 starts up again we need to put it in to recovery mode. First though copy the zip file you downloaded in step 3 to an easy to find location on the phone such as the Downloads folder.

After this has been done it is time to put the device in to recovery mode.
- Make sure the device is powered off completely.
- Hold down Volume Up + Home + Power together until the phone turns on again and boots in to recovery mode
Once the phone has booted in to recovery mode go to Install zip from SD card (use volume up and down to navigate and the power button to confirm).

Select Choose zip from SD card and then browse to the root zip package you just copied to the phone and then install it and wait for it to finish.

Once done go back to the main recovery menu and reboot the phone.

Once the phone reboots you should see the SuperSU application meaning that you have successfully rooted the device.
October 24, 2014