The Android mobile platform is classified as a closed operating system. This means that in normal mode, users do not have the ability to make any changes to its root directory. Such prohibitions somewhat reduce the functionality of smartphones and tablets, which is not liked by all owners of modern gadgets. To remove restrictions on interaction with system files on Android, there is such a thing as root access. Let's see what root rights are on an Android device, what this tool gives and how to get root rights yourself.

Why do we need root rights and what functions do they perform

Root rights are a kind of identifier of the main administrator in the system (User Identifier or "zero" user). This term came to Android from the Linux OS, so for those who have previously encountered this operating system, it will not be new.

Considering what root rights are and what they can give to the owner of a smartphone or tablet, their main privileges should be noted:

Despite the fact that after activating the superuser mode the mobile device becomes more functional, extended access also has some disadvantages:

• to get root rights on Android is to deprive the device of the manufacturer's warranty (unlocking the superuser will void the existing warranty);
• if you delete the wrong files, your phone may fail;
• when User Identifier is enabled, the gadget becomes defenseless against malware.

Ways to get root rights

Considering how to get root rights to Android, it should be noted that today a lot of effective software has been developed that allows even an inexperienced user to achieve the desired result. Moreover, all programs for obtaining root access can be conditionally divided into two categories:

• installed directly on a smartphone or tablet;
• working through a computer.

The first method is easier to use, but not suitable for all mobile device models. The second method is considered universal and trouble-free.

All activator applications are absolutely free and can be downloaded both from the Play Market and from third-party resources.

Activating root access without a computer

You can get root rights on Android without a computer using the following programs:

• Framaroot;
• OneClickRoot.

Other applications also allow you to open extended access for free, but it is the specified software that works on most firmware and mobile device models.

Getting root rights through Framaroot

To get root on Android via Framaroot, you will need:

After restarting Android, you will become the proud owner of a superuser profile. By the way, the program for obtaining root rights Framaroot also allows you to remove the previously installed User Identifier. To do this, select "Remove Root" in the initial window.

Opening a superuser profile via OneClickRoot

You can also unblock root rights on Android without a PC using the OneClickRoot utility. The procedure for working with it will be as follows:

Enabling Accessibility from a Computer

Answering the question of how to get root rights on Android, one should single out a method involving the use of a personal computer and a special activator program. This method will allow you to download the root rights to Android even in cases where mobile applications did not cope with the task.

The following software will help you get root rights for Android:

• Kingo Root;
• UnlockRoot;
• VRoot, etc.

Before you can root Android, you need to do two things:

All activator programs work in almost the same way, so it makes no sense to disassemble these utilities separately. As an example, let's see how to make root access through Kingo Root.

Sooner or later, any user of an Android device is faced with the need to install ROOT rights on their device. Sometimes this need arises from an application that refuses to work without ROOT rights, sometimes access to system files is required in order to change or configure something.

But, in most cases, users refuse to install ROOT rights, because they believe that it is too difficult and they will not cope. It's actually pretty simple though. Long gone are the days when to install root rights you had to study long instructions and spend hours sitting at your smartphone. Now there are solutions that allow you to install ROOT rights in just a couple of minutes, even if you do not understand this at all.

In this article, we will look at one of these methods. Now you will learn how to establish root rights to Android with just one application and even without using a computer.

Step # 1. Install the Framaroot app on your Android smartphone.

Download the APK file, copy it to your smartphone and install. Remember to make sure your device is allowed to install apps from unknown sources before installing. You can find out more about this in our article about.

Step # 2. Launch the Framaroot app on your smartphone.

After installing the Framaroot application, you need to launch it. This can be done using a shortcut on the desktop and in the list of applications.

Step # 3. Select "Install SuperSU"

Step number 4. Choose a method for obtaining ROOT rights.

Step # 5. Installing Root rights to Android.

After that, the Framaroot app will root your Android smartphone and notify you about it using a pop-up window.

At the end of this article, we will consider the most likely problems that may arise when using Framaroot.

Problem # 1. My device is supported by the Framaroot application, but the ROOT rights cannot be installed.

Most likely, the firmware has been updated on your Android device, in which the developers have closed the vulnerability used by the Framaroot application. Try another way.

Problem # 2. I get error numbered 1 through 10.

Framaroot cannot exploit the vulnerability. Perhaps your smartphone does not have this vulnerability or you are using an outdated version of the Framaroot application.

Problem # 3. How to remove ROOT rights obtained with Framaroot.

Launch Framaroot and select "Remove Root Rights". You can also remove Root rights using other methods.

If, when using the phone or deleting a file, the following messages appear: "Confirm access to rights", "You need administrator rights", "You need super user rights", "You need to get root for correct operation" and the like, this means that in the current settings of your android there are restrictions on certain functions. For some, this doesn't seem right. After all, when we buy a phone, we all want to become its complete owners, decide for ourselves which applications we need and which not, what to download and what to delete. But there is another side to this.

Android is a very versatile and flexible operating system, consisting of a huge number of files, thus providing many opportunities for its use. Out of experience, you may accidentally delete some important items, considering them simply useless. Thus, by damaging it, which may lead to a freeze or even worse to the failure of the entire gadget. That is why the developers came up with all these access rights and permissions for use, that is, this is a kind of protection.

Root rights or super user rights (super user) is a confirmation of access to the implementation of any actions in the android system.

That is, root rights are rights that give you unlimited privileges with your device. If I may put it that way, you become a full-fledged administrator of technology. After receiving them, you can do whatever you want with android. Remove system applications. Freeze them, disable them completely, pause them. You can remove a bunch of software that you absolutely do not need and was installed by developers for personal purposes (they are also called). These system processes are constantly working and load your device, we can say exactly half.

Often, when choosing a phone, you are told that the built-in memory is 4gb. And as often happens, after seeing what we dreamed of so much, we don't even look at what is in it and how it all works. We completely trust the sellers, and they sing beautiful songs to us, how this model conquered the whole world. But when they already bought it and began to understand at least a little what was what, we see that from our memory in 4gb, exactly half or even less remained. How did it happen, because you haven’t installed anything properly, and there is no memory anymore, but what will happen when you download your favorite and necessary programs, or start playing games on Android. Your system will start to slow down or even worse freeze. The phone will constantly warm up as the processor is working to its fullest. And you cannot do anything, since you do not have privileges to manage your Android system, and for this you must become a root user, that is, a superuser.

As soon as you get root rights to android, then all your warranty just flies away! This is usually stated on the warranty card. After that, in case of a software failure, you will not be able to contact the service, where they will repair or replace it under warranty.

As I bought the last device, exactly a day later I installed root rights. If something happens, I can now flash the phone myself with the factory firmware and return it to its original state. After all, the Android system is so good that even a not very knowledgeable user can manage it. Fortunately, there are a lot of firmware programs on the Internet.

Something we have moved away from the topic. And so let's proceed to obtaining root rights on any device that supports the Android system.

We get root rights

There are 2 methods for obtaining root rights.

1. Using a computer (you will need to connect the phone via a cable)
2. Without a computer (just by installing the desired application).

Remember that there is no one sure way to get root rights. It all depends on the device model and android version. Older versions (up to 4.0) are easier to root through a computer, on newer versions, you just need to install the desired application.

We'll show you how to root using both examples. If you are the owner of android version 6.0+, then you can safely go to the second method.

We get root rights through a computer

To do this, you need to download a special program. A lot of them - . Choose any. The principle itself is not fundamentally different. We'll show you using SuperOneClick as an example.

Preparation: latest version. You must have these programs on windows - NET Framework 2.4 and higher and Java Platform. Without them, nothing will work for us.

The drivers must also be installed, usually they come on a disk in the box with your device, and they can be installed from the device when you first connect to a computer, or download from the manufacturer's website.

Be sure to turn off the software that went to the device. These are the kind of applications you need to make it easier to work with your android (ps suite and the like). Disabling this is not all, you must definitely close the process, if the program hangs in the tray, then just click on the exit. If there is no program, we look in the task manager, turn off the process we need. Be careful! If you do not know which processes are responsible for what, it is better not to touch anything. Or look on the Internet how to turn off processes on your computer.

We get the rights:

1. Be sure to disconnect the memory card from our device, just pull it out.
2. Disable all system protection on the computer (firewalls, firewalls, antiviruses)
3. Unpack the downloaded SuperOneClick archive to the hard drive and go to the folder.
4. Turn on the device, go to the settings and check the USB debugging checkbox (Settings - For the developer - USB debugging)
5. We allow the installation of applications not from the market (Settings - applications or security - unknown sources (check the box))

We connect your phone to the computer

1. Again we go to the computer in the folder with the SuperOneClick.exe program. We launch it, see that psneuter is in the exploit selection list.
2. Click on the root button and wait. In the process, you will be prompted to install BusyBox - you must agree, because it is a collection of UNIX command line utilities. If you did everything correctly, you will see the following inscription: Your device (device name) is rooted.

Possible causes of failures:

The rooting process takes too long - we reboot, read the article carefully, try another application.

The program does not start - you did not disable the antivirus and it removed the necessary exploits that it sees as Trojans.

I can't make root and that's it - If you can't make a root, restart your computer and phone again, try again.

If the process hangs at the “waiting for device” label, then uncheck the USB Debugging checkbox before connecting, and when the waiting for device message appears, put it back.

How to find out if I got root rights: After correct work in the suggestions menu, such a new Superuser program (SuperUser or SuperSU)

We get root rights from the phone

On the one hand, it is the simplest. You just need to download the desired program and run it. It would seem, what's so difficult? And the fact that there is no one correct program for this. What works for Samsung will not work for Xiaomi. Here is not a complete list of programs: Root master, Baidu root, Poot, iRoot, etc. In our opinion, it will be most optimal to get acquainted with several, and then install them for yourself. For this, we will provide a whole playlist of video examples.

Remove root rights

If you nevertheless decide to remove them, for example, in case of a warranty appeal to the store, then there are several ways:

1. Flash with factory firmware (as we wrote above)
2. Install a dedicated app for this. You can easily find them in the request "Unroot".
3. Launch SuperSu and do the following: go to the "SETTINGS" section, then find and select "REMOVE FULL ROOT" and reboot the device.

In conclusion, we recall: No program can guarantee 100% success in obtaining root rights. Any third party tampering with the system can damage the operation of your device. All actions you perform at your own peril and risk.

Did you manage to get root rights? We will be glad if you share your experience in the comments to the article.

Modern Android operating systems often come with a set of many pre-installed programs that the user does not need.

However, they take up a lot of device disk space.

Therefore, phone owners often ask themselves how to establish root rights to Android correctly in order to remove unnecessary programs or make the necessary changes to the operating system?

There are many ways to achieve this, let's try to consider the most simple and most reliable of them.

Methods for setting root rights for Android users

There are two ways to correctly add root rights for Android:

1. Using a PC program and connecting to a computer or laptop.
2. Using the program, directly from the device via the setup file.

There may be situations when only one of the types of root rights can help, so we will dwell on each in more detail.

How to Root Android Using PC Software

One of the most versatile and therefore very popular tools for rooting Android devices is Kingo Root for PC.

To download it, go to the company's website www.kingoapp.com and click on the “download for Windows” link, then the download will automatically start.

Then open the downloaded file and follow the recommendations of the Windows Installer.

• Set the checkbox to “I accept the agreement”, click “next”.

• Correctly specify the folder in which the software will be located or leave the default folder.

• And then we constantly press “next”.

• Then click “install”.

• We are waiting for the program to be installed on your PC.

After the application is installed, we proceed directly to the installation of root rights to Android. Launch Kingo root.

The window will display the message “Please connect the device using a USB cable”.

Correctly connect the phone to the computer, on the phone, enable debugging using a PC by checking the box in the menu that appears, or by going to the USB connection settings.

Attention! Do not turn off the program, do not turn off your computer or phone, even if it seems to you that nothing is happening. For the procedure for installing root rights toAndroid may take a long time, please be patient.

Getting root rights using the program installed on the device

If you cannot root your phone using a PC, you can use an application that installs directly on the device.

Go to the site www.framaroot.ru and download the latest version of the program.

If you use Google Chrome, the browser may warn you that the site is unsafe for your PC - in this case, ignore it and download.

The resulting file with the .apk extension is moved to the phone's flash card or its internal memory.

In order for you to be able to correctly install the application on your phone, you must give permission in the Android security settings to install third-party applications downloaded not from the play market.

Now you can start installing the program.

Using the explorer, we find the file with the .apk extension and open it, agree to the installation and wait until the application is activated on the phone.

Open the application and select the software for installing the root rights to Android SuperSU or SuperUser, as you wish, as well as one of the fairy-tale characters Boromir or Legolas or any available one.

If the procedure is completed successfully, you will see a smiley ":-)".

Otherwise, the app will notify you that rooting has failed. You should look for other ways to correctly obtain superuser rights on the phone.

What you need to know when getting root rights on Android

Once you have rooted Android, your options for device management will increase significantly.

You can uninstall any applications, including those that were preinstalled on the phone along with the operating system.

Important! Since you can now uninstall any applications, there is a risk of removing one of the system components, which may lead to the system not working properly. Try not to uninstall applications, the purpose of which you do not know, because the removal of system components can lead to a permanent system failure.

It should be borne in mind that many programs are associated with the operating shell, and their removal may lead to the fact that other applications will not work correctly.

Such applications include, for example:

• Photo camera and gallery.
• The calendar.
• Android keyboard.

It is desirable to leave these components unchanged.

If you act carefully and deliberately, and correctly root the phone, you will have an excellent opportunity to manage the device with superuser rights and make any necessary changes to its operation.

Video on the topic:

Kingo Root - how to get Root

Getting Root rights to Android using Kingo Root

By default, the Android operating system has built-in protections against rash user actions that could damage the normal operation of the device. Such a security mechanism blocks the installation of unwanted software, restricts access to system files, and introduces a prohibition on changing a number of settings. For the average user, not savvy in technical matters, such barriers are only beneficial and, in principle, do not interfere with the normal use of the gadget. But what to do if you want to get full access to the system's functionality and experiment with all, even hidden, settings. For this, the so-called root rights, or Superuser rights, are intended.

Why do you need root rights?

So, what are the specific additional features rooted in Android? Let's list the main ones:

• Editing any system files;
• Removing standard applications;
• Removal of garbage and unnecessary files previously protected from deletion;
• Installing applications on a memory card;
• Installation of modified firmware and mods;
• Unlimited interface changes (themes, screensavers, icons, fonts);
• Providing applications with full access to the system;
• Extended backup;
• Optimizing the operation and increasing the performance of the device.

Along with the pros, there are also cons. These include a possible denial of warranty service and the risk of device failure due to violation of the integrity of system files.

If you have weighed all the pros and cons, and you definitely want to get root-rights on Android, then feel free to go to the instructions below.

Ways to obtain Superuser rights

There are many models of smartphones and tablets on the market today, each of which may have its own specific features that affect the rooting procedure. However, in most cases, the expansion of powers is carried out in the same way. Moreover, for Android of any versions (4.4, 5.1, 6.0, 7.0, etc.), the sequence of actions for obtaining root rights is almost the same.

There are two main options for "endowing" Android devices with special rights:

• Do it through a computer:
• Carry out the procedure autonomously without using a PC.

We'll cover both methods with specific examples and programs. But before using one of the proposed algorithms, you need to check the current user permissions on your phone / tablet. Perhaps, full access to the functions of Android is already open.

Checking for extended rights

You can find out if a specific mobile device has Superuser rights using the application RootChecker... We install it from the Play Market store, and then launch it.

To start checking, press the "Check Root" button.

If the required rights are not found, a red message will appear, if they have already been granted, then a green one.

In the absence of powers, we proceed to direct actions to acquire them.

Getting root rights through a computer

This technique includes the following standard steps:

1. Downloading and installing a special application on a PC;
2. Launching the program;
3. Connecting to a computer via the USB port of a device running Android;
4. Enabling USB debugging mode on the device;
5. Establishing a connection between the application on the computer and the phone / tablet;
6. Directly start rooting (usually by pressing just one button in the program window).

This sequence will be relevant for almost any program, of course, with certain amendments. Which of the applications to use is up to you, we just give a list of the most common ones:

• Kingo Android Root;
• SuperOneClick;
• VRoot;
• MTKdroidTools.

As an example, let's try to get root rights using Kingo Android Root.

Kingo Android Root

Download the program on the official website www.kingoapp.com, and then install it on your computer.

If an application is blocked by an antivirus, which is often the case with similar software, then the protection will have to be disabled during the procedure.

Launch Kingo Android Root.

Now we connect the device with Android to the PC via a USB cable and immediately set the MTP data exchange mode in the settings (transfer and manage files to the PC).

Kingo Android Root app will start connecting to your phone and ask you to enable USB debugging mode.

To do this, you need to go to the Android settings, and then go to the "Developer Options" section.

If there is no such item, then go to the "About phone" page and click the "Build Number" line seven times.

The "For Developers" section should now appear. We go into it and enable the "Debugging via USB" option. A window will appear in which we put a checkmark "Always allow debugging from this computer" and click "OK".

The installation of the drivers will begin, after which the “ROOT” button will appear in the Kingo Android Root program window on the computer.

We click on it, wait for the end of the procedure and reboot the mobile device. If everything went well, you will have extended rights.

How to get root access without a computer

This method does not require a PC, and all actions are performed exclusively in the interface of the Android device. True, you can't do without third-party programs here either. Let's indicate the most popular:

• KingRoot;
• OneClickRoot;
• Framaroot;
• iRoot

If these apps don't work for you, you can find others on the internet. Interaction with any of them will follow approximately the same scenario:

1. An apk file is downloaded from the official website directly to the phone;
2. The program is installed from it (the option "Allow installation of applications from unknown sources" is activated beforehand);
3. After starting the program, the device model is determined (or manual selection) and its rooting.

Let's take a step-by-step look at the process of obtaining root rights on Android using the KingRoot application.

KingRoot

Download the installation apk file from the official website kingroot.net.

Now we find the saved file in the list of recent downloads in the File Manager or any File Manager.

We initiate the installation.

After completing the installation, launch the program. In our version of the application, to start rooting, you had to go to the "Advanced rights" page and click the "Get root" button.

In other editions, the interface may be slightly different. We are waiting for the completion of the procedure.

Outcome

As we can see, it is not difficult to install Superuser rights (they are also root rights) on Android without using a computer or with its help. To do this, it is enough to select the necessary software. The only catch is that the selected utility will not support your specific device model. In this situation, you should try another program or use the manufacturer's proprietary application (if available).

If all else fails and root access to Android is still closed for you, you will have to carefully study the information on specialized forums in the branches dedicated to your model. And, of course, to identify problems that prevent you from obtaining elevated rights, you should definitely pay attention to the text of warning messages and errors that usually accompany the occurrence of various kinds of problems.