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This guide will show you how to root the LG Optimus L70.
Disclaimer: KnowIT 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 L70?
This Sony device can actually be rooted using the device itself. This means that you only need the LG Optimus L70 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 L70 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 L70.
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Pocket 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 Pocket?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Pocket you will need the following.
The Samsung Galaxy Pocket you want to root in your hand.
A PC.
Step 1 – Download the Samsung Galaxy Pocket root package
In order to root the device you must download the root package to your PC. You can get it from here. Do not extract it.
Once you have downloaded it to your PC connect the device to your PC and copy the root package to an easy to find location on the device such as the Downloads folder.
Step 2 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Pocket
Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy Pocket. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Pocket in to Recovery mode which can be done using the following steps.
Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Pocket is powered off completely.
Hold down the Volume up and the Home key and the power button and keep all three buttons pressed until the Samsung Galaxy Pocket powers up with the Samsung logo.
Let go of all three buttons and the device should boot in to recovery mode.
Choose ‘Apply update from SD card’ and browse to the root package on the device you copied from step 1.
Apply the update and then reboot the device.
Once the Samsung Galaxy Pocket starts up properly simply go to Apps and look for the Superuser icon that should now be present. If you can see this icon it means that the Samsung Galaxy Pocket has been successfully rooted.
Ambient recording is the ability to remotely switch on a mobile’s microphone, and start recording the sound picked up. The sound is sent to your web account where you can download and listen to it.
You can start these recordings two ways:
Immediately using the RECORD icon.
Automatically according to a predefined schedule using the SCHEDULE icon.
NOTE: All scheduled ambient recordings are limited to a maximum of 30 minutes
This article will show you how to use both of these features so that you can either set up ambient recording to record immediately or set it up according to a schedule and then listen to the recordings inside your web account on your PC.
How to set up a scheduled ambient recording
Click the Schedule option as shown in the Ambient section of your online account.
You will then need to click the Create A New Schedule Ambient Recording button.
You can then configure the scheduled ambient recording as follows:
Schedule Name – Type a name for your scheduled ambient recording
Start date – Set the start date and time for the scheduled ambient recording.
Recurrence – Make sure this option is checked.
Recurrence Pattern – Set the frequency of recurrence for the scheduled ambient recording.
Range of Recurrence – Set when you wish for the scheduled ambient recording to end.
Click Save to confirm the scheduled ambient recording and FlexiSPY will do the rest.
After that, you can view all scheduled ambient recordings you have currently set and edit them as you require or you can click Create A New Schedule Ambient Recording to create another one and repeat the process.
Once a scheduled ambient recording has been set the recording will be automatically uploaded to your web account once it is complete.
You can then click the Download button to download the ambient recording to your computer. Once it has been downloaded you can listen to it on your computer using software such as VLC Media Player.
How to set up ambient recording to record immediately
If you don’t want to schedule an ambient recording you can simply set up an ambient recording to record immediately according to the time duration that you set.
To set this up go to the Ambient tab of your web account and click the Record button.
You will then be asked to set the recording duration. This can be from 5 minutes up to 60 minutes. Once you have set the ambient recording duration click Start Ambient Recording Now.
The ambient recording will take place on the TARGET device according to the duration you specified and it will then be uploaded to your web account.
You can click Download to save it to your computer to listen to using software such as VLC Media Player.
Ambient recording and scheduled ambient recording gives you the flexibility to record the ambient audio from the TARGET device according to your own schedule.
This is incredibly powerful and allows you to set the ambient recording (be it to record immediately or scheduled) and forget about it and come back to your web account later on to download and listen to the recordings on your computer.
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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy Core.
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 Core?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Core you will need the following:
The Samsung Galaxy Core you wish to root in your hand.
Access to a PC.
Step 1 – Download and install Framaroot on to the Samsung Galaxy Core
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 Samsung Galaxy Core
You now need to copy Framaroot on to the phone which is done as follows:
Connect the Samsung Galaxy Core 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 Samsung Galaxy Core 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 Gandalf and wait for the rooting process to complete.
Reboot the device when asked.
When the Samsung Galaxy Core has rebooted look for the SuperSU icon which means that you have successfully rooted the phone.
In one of our recent articles on the FlexiSPY blog we explained how you could use a Mac to jailbreak an iOS 8.1.x device by installing Windows on it using virtual machine software called VMWare Fusion.
We understand though that this is not quite as easy as it sounds and this is why we have created a video, with thanks to the team at spyphonereview.
In order to fully benefit from this video please make sure you have done the following:
Download VMWare Fusion Trial from our article here and saved it to your Mac desktop.
Download the Windows 7 ISO file from our article here and saved it to your Mac desktop.
Once you have done that you are ready to install Windows on to your Mac by watching the video shown at the top of the post.
Of course having Windows on your Mac gives you much more benefits than just being able to jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 devices.
If you don’t want to have to browse to our separate article then you can also download iTunes which is needed from here.
Download install iTunes using your new Windows 7 Virtual Machine you created by watching the video below.
Download the TaiG jailbreak tool from here using your Windows 7 virtual machine.
Once you have done that you can watch the video below to learn how to use Windows to jailbreak an iOS 8.1.1 device – using your Mac!
Or if you want to jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 using Windows 7 on your Mac,watch this video.
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This guide will show you how to root the HTC Desire 310 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.
What is needed to root the HTC Desire 310?
In order to root the HTC Desire 310 you will need the following.
The HTC Desire 310 you wish to root
A PC
Step 1 – Enable USB debugging on the HTC Desire 310
The first thing to do it enable USB debugging on the device which you can do by going to Settings > Developer Options.
Go to Settings > About Phone and tap the Build Number button until Developer Options are enabled.
Once done you go to Settings > Developer Options make sure the USB debugging option is checked.
Step 2- Install the USB drivers on your PC for the HTC Desire 310
Download the USB drivers from here. Save them to an easy to find location on your PC, such as the desktop and then run the installation file to install the drivers.
Once the USB drivers are installed connect the device to your PC.
Step 3 – Download the root tool
Download the root tool for the HTC Desire from here. Save the program to an easy to find location on your PC on your desktop and then run it.
Step 4 – Root the HTC Desire 310
With the USB drivers installed and the device connected to your PC you should have run the rooting program (Root Genius) and once it has detected the device click the Root button.
Wait for the process to finish.
Once this is done disconnect the device from your PC and the device will now be rooted.
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This guide will show you how to root the Xiaomi Redmi Note phone.
Disclaimer: Rooting is done at your own risk. These steps are correct at the time of writing. FlexiSPY is not responsible for the rooting process and it is your own responsibility.
What do you need to root the Xiaomi Redmi Note?
In order to root the Xiaomi Redmi Note you will need the following:
The Xiaomi Redmi Note you wish to root in your hand
A PC
Step 1 – Download and copy the root file to the Xiomi Redmi Note
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
You now need to copy the root zip file onto the phone which is done as follows:
Connect The Xiaomi Redmi Note To Your PC
Copy the file you downloaded above onto the phone in an easy to find location such as the downloads folder.
Step 2 – Root the Xiaomi Redmi Note
You now need to access the update application on the device.
To do this go to Settings > General Settings and scroll to About Phone.
Tap System Updates and, on the menu that appears, tap Select Update Package.
Choose to install an update package from the SD card and point to the file downloaded in step 1 which you should have copied to the device.
Let the update be applied and then restart the device.
When the device has restarted go to the app drawer and tap Security and then tap Permission.
On the menu that appears make sure the Root Permission option is enabled.
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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace Style.
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 Ace Style?
This Sony device can actually be rooted using the device itself. This means that you only need the Samsung Galaxy Ace Style 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 Ace Style 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.
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 Ace Style.
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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy Light 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.
What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy Light?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Light, you will need the following.
The Samsung Galaxy Light you wish to root
A PC
Step 1 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy Light
In order for your PC to recognize the Samsung Galaxy Light 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 2 – Download Odin to your PC
Rooting this device involves flashing a custom recovery to it first. To do this, you must first download Odin which you can get from here.
Once you have downloaded it, save it to an easy to find location on your PC, such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.
Step 3 – Download TWRP recovery
In order to install SuperSU and root the phone you must first install the popular TWRP recovery environment. You can download it from here.
Once it has been downloaded save it to an easy to find location on your PC, such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.
Once you have downloaded it, save it to a location that’s easy to find on your PC, such as the desktop, but do-not extract it.
Once you have done that connect your device to your PC and copy the SuperSU zip file you just downloaded to an easy-to-find location on the device such as the Downloads folder.
Disconnect your device from your computer once done.
Step 5 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Light
Now that you have downloaded Odin and the custom recovery and copied the SuperSU zip file to the device it is time to root the device.
You must first put the Samsung Galaxy Light into Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Light 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 Light powers up.
Providing you have done it correctly it should boot into Download mode and you press the Volume up key to start Download mode.
Connect the Samsung Light now to your PC.
Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
Inside Odin click the AP option and browse on your computer to the recovery file (.md5 file) you downloaded in step 3.
Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
Step 6 – Install SuperSU
Once TWRP has been flashed to the Samsung Galaxy Light restart the phone and disconnect the device from your computer.
You now need to boot the phone into recovery mode.
Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Light is powered off completely.
Hold down the volume down button and the power button.
The Samsung Galaxy Light will boot into recovery mode (TWRP).
Select the ‘Install zip from SD card’ option and browse to the SuperSU zip file you placed on the SD card of the phone.
Flash the zip file to the phone.
Once done restart the phone.
You will now see the SuperSU icon on the phone meaning that you have successfully rooted the Samsung Galaxy Light.
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 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 Ace 4?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 you will need the following.
The Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 you want to root in your hand.
A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 for your PC
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 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 4 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 Ace 4 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 Ace 4 and perform the rooting process.
Now that we have installed the Samsung Galaxy S4 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 Ace 4 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.
You will have two files. A step 1 file and a step 2 file.
Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 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 Ace 4
Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 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 Ace 4 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 Ace 4 now to your PC.
Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 4.
Inside Odin click the AP option and browse on your computer to the step 1 tar root file you extracted in step 4.
Inside Odin click Start to begin the root process.
The process will take a few moments after which the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 from your PC during this time.
Once the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 starts up properly you need to flash the second file using Odin.
. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 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 Ace 4 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 Ace 4 now to your PC.
Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 4.
Inside Odin click the AP option and browse on your computer to the step 2 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 Ace 4 will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 from your PC during this time.
Once the device reboots the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 should then be rooted.
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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy Admire 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.
What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy Admire?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Admire you will need the following.
The Samsung Galaxy Admire you wish to root
A PC
Step 1 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy Admire
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Admire 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 2 – Download the root package
Download the root package from here and save it to an easy to find location on your PC, such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.
Step 3 – Root the Samsung Galaxy Admire
Now that you have downloaded the root file it is time to root the device.
Connect the device to your computer. When the USB Debugging dialog box appears on the screen of the device tap OK.
On your PC, browse to the root file folder from step 2 and run the run.bat file and wait for it to complete.
Once the process has completed reboot the device. You should now see the Superuser icon which means you have successfully rooted the Samsung Galaxy Admire.
– Apple is no longer signing the IPSW file, so it’s no longer possible to Downgrade iOS 8.1.3 to 8.1.2
jan 29, 2015
– Article released.
Apple recently released iOS 8.1.3 to the public and, in the release notes, they thanked the Taig team for helping find several vulnerabilities that were patched in the iOS 8.1.3 release which means that as of right now, if your device is running iOS 8.1.3 it cannot be jailbroken.
Luckily however Apple are still signing the iOS 8.1.2 IPSW file which means you can downgrade the device back to iOS 8.1.2 and jailbreak it again to get the jailbreak back.
As of right now there are no Cydia tweaks that are compatible with iOS 8.1.2 that trick the phone in to thinking the version of iOS installed is the latest version so that it cannot be upgraded so if the device is upgraded you must downgrade first by following this guide to get your jailbreak back.
Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for anything that goes wrong from following this guide. All steps were correct at the time of writing. You do this at your own risk.
This will DELETE ALL DATA on the device so please backup in iTunes before proceeding.
And here is how to do it.
Find the device number and download the correct IPSW file
You need to make sure you download the correct firmware for your particular device.
To do this simply look on the back of the device as the picture shows to find your model number (our picture is an example).
Now that you know the model number you need to download the correct IPSW file from here.
Save the downloaded file to an easy location such as your desktop.
Confirm that the iOS 8.1.2 IPSW file is still signed by Apple
In order to downgrade to iOS 8.1.2 successfully you have to make sure that the iOS 8.1.2 file for your device is still being signed by Apple. Once Apple stop signing the iOS 8.1.2 IPSW file for your device YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE ANY LONGER!.
If you try to downgrade using an iOS 8.1.2 IPSW file that Apple no longer sign it will not work and CAN DAMAGE THE DEVICE.
To check the current sign status of your iOS 8.1.2 IPSW file click here
Restore the device
Connect the device to your PC or Mac using the USB cable.
Now that the device is connected to your PC or Mac do the following:
Open iTunes on your PC or Mac
Hold down the Alt key (Mac) or Shift key (PC) and click the Restore button within iTunes when your connected iPhone is displayed.
When asked, browse to the IPSW file you downloaded.
Wait for the device to restore itself.
Jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 using a PC
Once the device has restored itself to iOS 8.1.2 you can the jailbreak it again using Taig.
PC users who wish to jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 can watch this video.
Jailbreak iOS 8.1.2 using a Mac
For Mac users the steps are different.
First, you must install Windows 7 on to your Mac using VMWare Fusion. You can learn how to do this by watching the video below.
Once you have installed Windows on to your Mac follow these steps.
Download and install iTunes to your Windows 7 virtual machine
Now that you have installed Windows 7 in to the virtual machine as well as VMWare Tools VMWare Fusion should now boot in to Windows 7 and it will work exactly as Windows 7 would normally work on a PC.
Download and install iTunes to your Windows 7 virtual machine by getting it from here.
Download the jailbreak tool to your Windows 7 virtual machine
You now need to download the Taig PC jailbreaking tool which you can get from here.
Save the download to an easy to find location on your Windows 7 virtual machine, such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.
Use your Windows 7 Virtual Machine and Taig to jailbreak the device
Simply connect the iOS device to your Mac and make sure it is shown inside your Windows 7 virtual environment.
Once it is shown run the Taig jailbreak you downloaded from above.
Follow the instructions that are shown within the Taig program to jailbreak the connected device.
You should now have downgraded your device from iOS 8.1.3 to 8.1.2 and jailbroken it using a PC or a Mac.
Thanks to Spy Phone Review for their jailbreak tutorials and videos that helped with this article.
Here at FlexiSPY we have put our trusty Samsung Galaxy S4 through many things other Android devices would never wish to endure in order to write articles or find out new things about rooting and firmware or even just for testing FlexiSPY itself.
That is why we felt that the Samsung Galaxy S4 deserved a little love and it seems that official Android L firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been leaked and released and this guide will show you how to install it.
But first, a few things to note.
Disclaimer:
You perform the steps in this guide at your own risk. Whilst the guide is correct at the time of writing FlexiSPY is not responsible for any issues or errors that may occur once this firmware has been applied to the phone.
Now, a few things to note about our device that was used and the ROM itself.
We used an international Samsung Galaxy S4 whose model number is GT-I9500.
We are not responsible if you try this on any other model other than what we have listed above and it breaks your device.
The ROM itself is official, Android OS is 5.0.1 but there are a few things to be wary of.
The ROM is essentially leaked from the Chinese market version which means that many things in the ROM are Chinese or Chinese related even though the ROM has an English option when you set up the device for the first time.
This means that things like the Download Mode text that is usually in English is now in Chinese.
This ROM can be rooted using Odin which we show below.
This ROM DOES NOT have Google applications installed such as the Play Store or Gmail, you must install them manually (see the end of the guide for how to do this).
And finally, and most importantly, in case you missed it.
FlexiSPY is not officially compatible with Android L (OS 5.0.X) in any way at this time.
This guide is for research purposes only.
Now that we have mentioned all that, for those who cannot wait for Android L to be rolled out for their S4 (GT-I9500) by their carrier in their region can follow these steps to upgrade and try out the latest and greatest version of the Android OS.
Download the Android L ROM file
You need to download the ROM file to your PC if you wish to upgrade your Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to Android L.
You can download it from here.
Once downloaded save it to an easy to find location such as your desktop.
Once downloaded you will have a zip filed called GT-I9500.
When you extract it to its own folder and then open that folder it should look like this.
Inside here you have each component that makes up an Android ROM.
Please make sure you have BACKED UP YOUR DEVICEbefore you attempt to perform this guide.
Download the Odin rooting tool
In order to flash the downloaded ROM to your device you must download Odin. You can get Odin from here.
Once you have downloaded it extract it to its own folder.
Download and install the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to your PC
So that Odin can recognise your Samsung Galaxy S4 when you connect it to your PC please download and install the USB drivers which you can get from here.
Download the file and then run it to install the USB drivers on to your PC.
Now that you have done that, as well as having backed up your device, it is now time to put the device in to Download mode.
Make sure the device is turned off completely
Press and hold the Volume down key, the main button and power
When the device turns on, if it is in download mode, it should look like this
Press the Volume up button to continue it should look like the picture on the right.
The device is now in Download mode so connect it to your PC via the USB cable and run Odin.
Providing you have installed the drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on your PC Odin should look like this.
As you can see the device has been recognised as you can see Added!!.
Now it is time to add the Android L ROM to Odin.
Click the BL button and browse to the BL part of the Android L ROM and then click Open.
It will now be added to Odin.
Click the AP button and browse to the AP part of the Android L ROM and then click Open.
It will then be added to Odin. This may take some time so please be patient.
Click the CP button and browse to the CP part of the Android L ROM and then click Open.
It will then be added to Odin.
Click the CSC button and browse to the CSC part of the Android L ROM and then click Open.
This will then be added to Odin.
When you have added all parts Odin should look like this.
Click Start to begin the flashing process.
DO NOT REMOVE THE DEVICE FROM YOUR COMPUTER OR RESTART YOUR PC IN ANY WAY
Once it has been done Odin will say PASS and the device will restart itself.
You can now disconnect the device from your computer and wait for it to boot up in to Android L for the first time. This may take some time so please be patient.
Now that you have upgraded your Samsung Galaxy S4 you need to follow the setup steps that appear on the screen of your device to set the device language, internet settings and such.
Once you have completed the setup wizard on the device the device is then ready to use.
Install a custom recovery and root the device
If you wish to root your Samsung Galaxy S4 running the new Android L OS you need to flash a custom recovery to the device.
Download the file to your computer and save it to your desktop.
Now you need to put the device in download mode again as you did before and connect it to your PC and run Odin.
With Odin open click the AP option and browse to the recovery file you just downloaded.
Odin should look like this.
Click Start to flash the custom recovery and then Odin will say PASS when done and the device will restart itself and it should be rooted.
You can test for root by looking for an application shown called SuperSU. If you see this then the device has been rooted as we show below.
Install Google Apps
The final thing to do is to install Google applications on to the device as these are not preloaded on to the device due to the version of Android L being for the Chinese market.
Save the file to your PC and then extract it to its own folder.
Now that you have downloaded the file to your PC you now need to copy it to the Samsung Galaxy S4.
To do that simply connect the phone to your PC using the USB cable and it should be recognized in Windows.
Browse to an easy to find location on the device, such as the Downloads folder and then copy the file you downloaded to that folder so it should look like this.
Now that you have done that disconnect the device from the PC and turn off the device completely.
Hold down the Volume Up, Main button and Power button together until the Samsung logo appears.
When the screen goes black let go of the buttons and, after a few seconds, the phone recovery mode should appear.
With the phone in recovery mode do the following.
Tap Install Zip.
Tap Choose zip from /sdcard
Tap the folder where you copied the file to (such as the Downloads folder).
Tap the file.
Tap Yes and then wait for it to be applied.
Once done restart the device.
The device will restart and update the applications installed and you should now see many Google Apps such as the Play Store.
You can then sign in to the Play Store on the Samsung Galaxy S4 using your Google ID to install additional Google applications such as Gmail which is not installed using the steps above and has to be done using the Play Store alone.
After you have done that your Samsung Galaxy S4 is ready for use with Android L.
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This guide will show you how to root the HTC Desire 816 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. These steps are correct at the time of writing but rooting is done at your own risk at your own responsibility and FlexiSPY is not responsible in any way.
What is needed to root the HTC Desire 816?
In order to root the HTC Desire 816 you will need the following.
The HTC Desire 816 you wish to root
A PC
Step 1 – Install a custom recovery
Before you can root the device it must be running a custom recovery. To do this you must first enable USB debugging on the device. We discuss how to do that here.
Once you have enabled USB Debugging we are ready to install the custom CWM recovery.
The first thing you have to do is download the file needed to install the custom recovery to your PC which you can get from here.
Save the zip file to an easy to find location on your computer such as your desktop and extract it to its own folder.
You now need to unlock the bootloader of the HTC Desire 816 and we explain how to do that here.
If you have not yet installed the USB drivers on your PC for the HTC Desire 816 and configured the Android SDK on your PC then please read the article here as this is needed for you to continue.
You now need to put the device in to HBoot mode.
Make sure the phone is turned off completely.
Hold the Power button and the Volume Down button together and wait for the phone to boot up.
When the Hboot menu appears choose Fastboot from the options (use Volume up and Volume down to select and Power to confirm).
Connect the HTC Desire 816 to your PC and then navigate to the folder where you extracted the custom recovery zip file to.
Double-click the .exe file to start the custom recovery installation process and follow the steps that appear on-screen.
Now that the phone has had a custom recovery installed we are ready to root the phone.
Step 2 – Root the phone
Let the HTC Desire 816 boot up completely and make sure it is still connected to your PC.
On your PC download the SuperSU zip file needed to root the device which you can get here. Save it to an easy to find location such as your desktop but do not extract it.
Instead copy the downloaded SuperSU zip file to the HTC Desire 816 in a convenient location such as the Downloads folder.
Once done, disconnect the phone from your PC.
It is now time to put the device in to Hboot mode again.
Make sure the phone is turned off completely.
Hold the Power button and the Volume Down button together and wait for the phone to boot up.
When the Hboot menu appears choose Recovery from the options (use Volume up and Volume down to select and Power to confirm).
With the HTC Desire 816 in recovery mode (this is why we had to install the custom recovery first) tap Install Zip from Sdcard and then tap Choose zip from Sdcard and navigate to the SuperSU zip file you copied to the device and select it.
Wait for the SuperSU zip file to be flashed to the device.
When it is done tap Reboot System Now.
When the HTC Desire 816 boots up again look in the Apps drawer and you should see SuperSU which means that the device has been successfully rooted
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This guide will show you how to root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. The Z3 Compact is one of the newest additions to the Sony Xperia family. Rooting the phone is a little more technical than most but this guide will take you step by step through what is needed to get the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact rooted.
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 Z3 Compact?
In order to root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact you will need the following.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact you wish to root
A PC
This guide only works if the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact firmware version is D58XX.
To check the firmware version of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact before proceeding, on the phone, go to Settings > About Device and the device model will be listed.
THIS GUIDE WILL DELETE ALL DATA ON THE DEVICE – BACKUP BEFORE PROCEEDING
Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.
Step 1 – Set up the Android SDK on your PC
Before you can run the rooting tools on your PC to root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact you must first set up the Android development environment correctly.
In order to use Fastboot to root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact you must have the Android SDK downloaded and installed on to your computer.
Once you have unlocked the bootloader proceed to the next step.
Step 3 – Download the root files needed to root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Before you can root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact you must first download a custom recovery file which you can get from here.
Extract the file to their own folder. Make sure you rename the CWM recovery file to boot.img.
Download SuperSU from here. Once downloaded to your PC save it to an easy to find location such as the desktop.
Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Now that you have downloaded the correct root files for the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact you need to enable USB debugging on the phone itself so that it is recognised by your PC when you plug it in and thus it can be rooted.
To enable USB debugging go to Menu > Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging and make sure the option is checked.
You should still have the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact connected to your PC at this point.
Step 5 – Root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
The final step is to root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. To do this you must open a command prompt window on your PC. You must navigate on your PC to where you installed the Android SDK and go to the Platform-Tools folder where you can see the fastboot.exe file.
Inside that window hold down the shift key and right-click any empty space and choose Open command window here.
With the command prompt window open and the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact connected to your PC type the following.
adb reboot bootloader
The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact should restart in bootloader mode (make sure you have set up the Android SDK properly, in the command prompt window you have navigated to the folder where you installed the SDK files for ADB and the USB driver for the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has also been installed on your PC successfully).
With the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact in bootloader mode, at the command prompt on your PC, type the following:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
The Clockworkmod custom recovery file you renamed in step 3 will be flashed to the phone. Once done, in the command prompt window, type the following:
fastboot reboot
The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact will reboot.
Now that the custom recovery has been flashed to the phone you now need to copy the SuperSU zip file on to the phone.
To do that, with the phone having booted up normally and being connected to your PC and recognised by Windows, browse to the root of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact SD card (e.g. the Downloads folder) and copy the SuperSU zip file from step 3 to there.
You now need to reboot the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact in to the CWM recovery mode.
To do this follow these steps.
Make sure the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is powered off completely.
Hold down the volume up buttons and the power button together.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact will boot up in to recovery mode.
Select the ‘Install zip’ option.
Select the ‘Choose zip from SDcard’ option.
Browse to where the SuperSU zip file is located.
Once selected the SuperSU zip file will be flashed to the phone.
Select ‘Reboot phone’ from the list to reboot the phone.
Now that the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has rebooted you should now find the SuperSU application within the list of all installed applications which means that you have successfully rooted the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact phone.
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This guide will show you how to root the Sony Xperia Z3. The Z3 is one of the newest additions to the Sony Xperia family. Rooting the phone is a little more technical than most but this guide will take you step by step through what is needed to get the Sony Xperia Z3 rooted.
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 Z3?
In order to root the Sony Xperia Z3 you will need the following.
The Sony Xperia Z3 you wish to root
A PC
This guide only works if the Sony Xperia Z3 firmware version is D66XX.
To check the firmware version of the Sony Xperia Z3 before proceeding, on the phone, go to Settings > About Device and the device model will be listed.
THIS GUIDE WILL DELETE ALL DATA ON THE DEVICE – BACKUP BEFORE PROCEEDING
Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.
Step 1 – Set up the Android SDK on your PC
Before you can run the rooting tools on your PC to root the Sony Xperia Z3 you must first set up the Android development environment correctly.
In order to use Fastboot to root the Sony Xperia Z3 you must have the Android SDK downloaded and installed on to your computer.
Once you have unlocked the bootloader proceed to the next step.
Step 3 – Download the root files needed to root the Sony Xperia Z3
Before you can root the Sony Xperia Z3 you must first download a custom recovery file which you can get from here.
Extract the file to their own folder. Make sure you rename the CWM recovery file to boot.img.
Download SuperSU from here. Once downloaded to your PC save it to an easy to find location such as the desktop.
Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Sony Xperia Z3
Now that you have downloaded the correct root files for the Sony Xperia Z3 you need to enable USB debugging on the phone itself so that it is recognised by your PC when you plug it in and thus it can be rooted.
To enable USB debugging go to Menu > Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging and make sure the option is checked.
You should still have the Sony Xperia Z3 connected to your PC at this point.
Step 5 – Root the Sony Xperia Z3
The final step is to root the Sony Xperia Z3. To do this you must open a command prompt window on your PC. You must navigate on your PC to where you installed the Android SDK and go to the Platform-Tools folder where you can see the fastboot.exe file.
Inside that window hold down the shift key and right-click any empty space and choose Open command window here.
With the command prompt window open and the Sony Xperia Z3 connected to your PC type the following.
adb reboot bootloader
The Sony Xperia Z3 should restart in bootloader mode (make sure you have set up the Android SDK properly, in the command prompt window you have navigated to the folder where you installed the SDK files for ADB and the USB driver for the Sony Xperia Z3 has also been installed on your PC successfully).
With the Sony Xperia Z3 in bootloader mode, at the command prompt on your PC, type the following:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
The Clockworkmod custom recovery file you renamed in step 3 will be flashed to the phone. Once done, in the command prompt window, type the following:
fastboot reboot
The Sony Xperia Z3 will reboot.
Now that the custom recovery has been flashed to the phone you now need to copy the SuperSU zip file on to the phone.
To do that, with the phone having booted up normally and being connected to your PC and recognised by Windows, browse to the root of the Sony Xperia Z3 SD card (e.g. the Downloads folder) and copy the SuperSU zip file from step 3 to there.
You now need to reboot the Sony Xperia Z3 in to the CWM recovery mode.
To do this follow these steps.
Make sure the Sony Xperia Z3 is powered off completely.
Hold down the volume up buttons and the power button together.
The Sony Xperia Z3 will boot up in to recovery mode.
Select the ‘Install zip’ option.
Select the ‘Choose zip from SDcard’ option.
Browse to where the SuperSU zip file is located.
Once selected the SuperSU zip file will be flashed to the phone.
Select ‘Reboot phone’ from the list to reboot the phone.
Now that the Sony Xperia Z3 has rebooted you should now find the SuperSU application within the list of all installed applications which means that you have successfully rooted the Sony Xperia Z3 phone.
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet 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 Tab 2?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 you will need the following.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 you want to root in your hand.
A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 for your PC
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 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 Tab 2 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 Tab 2 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 Tab 2 and perform the rooting process.
Now that we have installed the Samsung Galaxy S4 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 S4 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 Tab 2
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 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 Tab 2
Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 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 Tab 2 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 Tab 2 now to your PC.
Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
Inside Odin click the PDA option 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 Tab 2 will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 from your PC during this time.
Once the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 starts up you should see the SuperSU application visible which means you successfully rooted the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 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 Tab 3?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 you will need the following.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 you want to root in your hand.
A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 for your PC
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 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 Tab 3 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 Tab 3 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 Tab 3 and perform the rooting process.
Now that we have installed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 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 Tab 3 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.
You also need to download the Universal Root zip file which you can get from here.
Again, make sure you save it in an easy to find location such as the desktop but do not extract it.
Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 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.
Tap the Settings option.
Tap the About Device 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 Tab 3
Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. Before we can do that you must first put the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.
Make sure the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 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 Tab 3 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 Tab 3 now to your PC.
Run the Odin software you downloaded in step 2.
Inside Odin click the PDA option 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 Tab 3 will restart itself and complete the rooting process – Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 from your PC during this time.
Once the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 starts up properly copy the zip file you downloaded in step 3 to the device in an easy to find location such as the Downloads folder.
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 Universal Root zip file you copied to the device 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 Tab 3.
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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy S4 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.
This guide is only for the Samsung Galaxy S4 with the model number SCH-I545.
What is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy S4?
In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S4 you will need the following.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 you want to root in your hand.
A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S4 for your PC
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S4 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 S4 from here.
Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.
Step 2 – Download Samsung Galaxy S4 root toolkit
On your PC we will use a root toolkit to root the device. You can download it from here. Once downloaded make sure you save the file in an easy to find location such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.
Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy S4
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S4 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 4 – Root the Samsung Galaxy S4
Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Connect the device to your PC and then tap Yes on the device when the USB debugging connection dialog appears.
Now that the device is connected to your PC and running in USB debugging mode browse to the folder where you extracted the root toolkit from step 2 and double-click the run-me.bat file (you may need to run this file as Administrator on your PC).
On the screen that appears choose option 1 to root the phone and follow the steps. Reboot the device once the rooting process has been completed and disconnect it from your PC.
Once the Samsung Galaxy S4 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 S4 has been successfully rooted.
