Download and install ViperFX for Xiaomi Mi A1 Smartphone

1. First of all, enable root on your Mi A1, here’s the full tutorial.
2. Install SuperSU.
3. Download and install BusyBox, wait until all files are loaded and then tap on “Install” button.
4. Download fixed version of Viper FX tool for Mi A1 and install on your phone. Other version might not work properly. Do not open Viper4Android yet.
5. Install SELinuxModeChanger and tap on “PERMISSIVE” button.
6. Now we can open ViperFX and successfully install the required drivers.
7. That’s it! Enjoy the quality sound on your phone.

Download links:

ViperFX: ViPER4Android_FX_v2505_A7.x_Nougat_IO_test_fix.apk

SuperSU 2.82: SuperSU-v2.82-SR4.apk

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Rooting Xiaomi Mi A1 (tissot) with CF-Auto-Root

1. First you’ll need to unlock bootloader on your Xiaomi Mi A1 device. Please follow this post to find the complete unlocking tutorial.
2. Download one of the CF-Auto-Root archives and unpack download archive on your PC.
   • CFAR-tissot-default.zip
   • CFAR-tissot-SBIN.zip
3. Reboot your phone in fastboot mode.
4. Start the “root.bat” file from the previously downloaded and unpacked archive.
5. The root process should now start on your phone.
6. After the reboot, you should have root enabled.
7. Now you can manually install SuperSU to get advanced permissions. Also you can install Suhide app, in case you need to hide root and enable SBIN mode.
   • Download SuperSU 2.82: SuperSU-v2.82-SR5.apk
   • Download SuHide 1.09: suhide-v1.09.apk

How to root Mi A1 with Magisk

1. Unlock the bootloader.
2. Download Magisk app: Magisk-v14.5(1456).zip
3. Temporary boot into TWRP.
4. In TWRP main menu press on “Install” and locate the downloaded archive with Magisk app.
5. Reboot into system after installation is completed.

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Complete Guidance on How to Root Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Pay attention to this list of requirements:

• To flash any Custom or localized ROM you’ll need to have TWRP Custom Recovery installed on your device.
• Recommended SuperSU version is 2.82.

Now let’s continue with the rooting guide:

1. It’s recommended to disable and remove screen lock and other device passwords.
2. Request official bootloader unlock permission from Xiaomi.
3. Wait until you can unlock the bootloader.
4. Download MiFlash Unlock tool (it’s recommended to use the old version, since it can bypass the unlock waiting time): miflash_unlock-1.1.1111.11231.zip – 19 MB
5. Use Mi Unlock to unlock the bootloader on your Mi Max 2 device (look for tutorials on our website).
6. Now we will download TWRP Custom Recovery for Xiaomi Mi Max 2: twrp_max2.img
7. Next download SuperSU and move the file to phone memory: SuperSU_PRO_v2.79SR4_Patched.zip
8. Download the Xiaomi.eu Multilingual ROM version (you can also try another ROM version on your discretion) and copy to phone memory.
9. Now flash TWRP Custom Recovery by typing in ADB terminal window:

   fastboot flash recovery twrp_max2.img

10. Reboot your phone into recovery mode again by pressing “Volume Up” and typing “fastboot boot twrp_max2.img” in terminal.
11. At the first startup confirm by swiping right.
12. Now select “Reboot into recovery” to reboot your phone in recovery mode again.
13. Go to “Wipe” menu and wipe “Data”, “Cache”, “Dalvik”.
14. Select files for installation: select downloaded ROM .zip archive and add SuperSU. Continue to installation.
15. Wipe “Cache” and “Dalvik”.
16. Reboot into system.
17. Enjoy root on your Mi Max 2 smartphone!

Download links:

• MiFlash Unlock: miflash_unlock-1.1.1111.11231.zip
• TWRP Custom Recovery for Mi Max 2: twrp_max2.img
• SuperSU 2.79SR4: SuperSU_PRO_v2.79SR4_Patched.zip

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The phone accepts both – Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM. Enjoy a range of services like OTG, USB, FM, 3G, and 4G. More additional features include, compass, proximity sensor, ambient sensor, and more. Selfie lovers will fall in love with the 5 MP camera in the rear and 13 MP camera in front. While there is so much to explore in Xiaomi Redmi 3S, let get back to its main element of rooting.

Steps on how you can root Redmi 3S:

Method 1: Using KingoRoot app

Root your Redmi 3S by installing a simply app – KingoRoot. Go to the app store and get this app installed. Once you launch the app on your smartphone, your mobile will be rooted. Don’t forget to restart your phone for the function to work properly. (You will also find the download link for KingoRoot from the web.)

Method 2: Using TWRP & SuperSU

Flash TWRP Recovery method is another simple way to root your Redmi smartphone. All you need is a driver. Before you follow the method, your phone needs to be unlocked from the bootloader. It is simple to unlock bootloader of most Redmi phones. After the process of unlocking, you can use flash TWRP recovery step.

Perform the follow steps:

• Windows 7
• USB Cable
• TWRP recovery file installer
• Charged battery on the phone

Steps to use Flash TWRP recovery option on your Redmi 3S:

1. Download and extract the TWRP installer from the link on web
2. Open the fastboot.exe file to install essential drivers
3. Connect your phone to USB cable (ensure your phone is switched off when you perform this step)
4. Switch on the phone; the moment you do this, it will run the fastboot mode
5. Click on the twrp-installer.bat
6. Your phone will automatically reboot in its safe mode
7. Select the ‘disable dm-verity’ from advanced setting
8. Reboot your device
9. Viola! Its done

Steps to Root Redmi 3S:

1. Download the SuperSu zip file from web and store it in your phone’s device memory
2. Restart your Xiaomi Redmi 3S phone once again
3. Go to recovery
4. Select the install option from TWRP menu
5. Direct the path to supersu.zip file
6. Swipe your phone to confirm the flash option
7. Let the process complete
8. You will find the reboot option
9. Reboot your phone
10. It done!

It would be wise to check and confirm whether your Redmi 3S phone is rooted. You can confirm it with the support of root checker app. You can easily find this app on the app store.

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Root Xiaomi Mi 6 without TWRP Recovery

1. First you’ll need to unlock bootloader on your Mi 6 phone.
2. Download and install ADB drivers.
3. Download official TWRP Custom Recovery for Xiaomi Mi6 (sagit). Copy downloaded TWRP to the folder with adb drivers and rename TWRP image file to “twrp.img”.
4. Download SuperSU .zip archive and copy to phone internal memory.
5. Just in case, you check bootloader lock state by following this instruction.
6. Boot your device in fastboot mode (turn off, press “Volume Down” and “Power” buttons at the same time, wait for fastboot logo to appear) and connect it to PC or laptop.
7. Now we will boot into TWRP Custom Recovery without installing it on our device. (After reboot, TWRP will be gone and replaced back with stock recovery.)
8. In the folder with ADB files and “twrp.img” press and hold “Shift” button and right mouse click on empty space, then select “Open command window here”.
9. In the command line enter “fastboot devices” to check if device is connected.
10. Next type “fastboot boot twrp.img” to boot into TWRP without installing it. (In case you would like to install TWRP Custom Recovery permanently on your device then replace “boot” to “flash recovery”).
11. If everything was done correctly, your device will reboots into TWRP Custom Recovery.
12. In the TWRP menu press “Install”.
13. Find previously copied SuperSU .zip archive.
14. Swipe to confirm installation.
15. Reboot into system.
16. That’s it! Now you’ve got root on your Mi 6 phone!

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Enable ROOT on HomTom HT3 device

How to root HomTom HT3 with Custom Recovery

Download SuperSU .zip archive and install it via TWRP Custom Recovery. Here’s the most stable version for HomTom HT3 device: BETA-SuperSU-v2.52.zip (3.8 Mb)

Root HomTom HT3 with Kingo Android Root PC version

Otherwise, you can try enable root by using KingoRoot software. Simply download and install KingoRoot on your PC or laptop and follow the instructions on the screen.

Download Kingo Android Root 1.5.1.3006: KingoRootSetup_1.5.1.3006.exe (16.1 Mb)

Root HomTom HT3 using stock recovery mode

Before continuing, it’s recommended to make a full backup of your device.

1. Download this archive: update-root-HT3.zip
2. Copy downloaded update-root-HT3.zip archive to SD card. Do not copy it to phone internal memory, it won’t work that way.
3. Boot into recovery mode. Turn off your device, press and hold “Power” and “Volume Up” button until you’ll see a menu on a screen. Use “Volume Up” button to navigate, select “Recovery” and press “Volume Down” to continue.
4. You should see Android logo and “No command” or similar message. Press “Power” + “Volume Up” buttons. Now you should be in recovery mode. Use volume buttons to navigate and select “Apply update from sdcard”. Select update-root-HT3.zip and press “Power” button to continue.
5. After installation is completed, select “Reboot system now”.
6. That’s it! You’ve successfully enabled root on your HomTom HT3 device.
7. To remove root, simply delete SuperSU app.

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Download latest MIUI ROM files for Xiaomi Mi Pad 3

Official Stable & Weekly Developer ROM

Mi Pad 3 MIUI10 Stable Recovery ROM 10.2.1.0: Download

Mi Pad 3 MIUI8 Stable ROM 8.2.8.0: Download

Mi Pad 3 MIUI8 Weekly Developer 7.6.8: Download

Mi Pad 3 MIUI8 Weekly Developer 7.5.25: Download

Latest Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 MIUI 8 Official Stable & Developer ROMs: Download here

Official Fastboot ROM

Mi Pad 3 MIUI10 Stable Fastboot ROM 10.2.1.0: Download

Mi Pad 3 MIUI8 China Stable Fastboot ROM 8.2.8.0: Download

Mi Pad 3 MIUI8 China Developer Fastboot ROM 7.6.8: Download

Mi Pad 3 MIUI8 China Developer Fastboot ROM 7.5.25: Download

Latest Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 MIUI 8 Official Fastboot ROMs: Download here

Multilingual ROMS

These ROMS are TWRP / unlocked bootloader.

Mi Pad 3 MultiROM Weekly 7.5.19 v8.3 7.0: Download

Mi Pad 3 Xiaomi.eu 7.5.18 v8.7.0: Download

By the way, here you can check out the full guide on how to flash Xiaomi Mi Pad 3.

Download and install TWRP Custom Recovery for Xiaomi MiPad 3

Pay attention, that to install TWRP Custom Recovery on your Mi Pad 3 device, you first need to unlock bootloader. On some devices, a bug with touchscreen was notices. To fix it, you’ll need to install Official China Weekly ROM before installing TWRP Recovery. After you’ve flashed China Weekly ROM, boot into fastboot mode (Volume down + Power). To install TWRP via fastboot, use this command “fastboot flash recovery filename.img”. Where’s “filename.img” replace with downloaded TWRP file name.

On the first TWRP startup you need to reset the partitions encryption. To do this your must format data through TWRP menu and reboot into recovery again. After you’ve installed TWRP you can flash custom or localized ROMS on your device.

Download TWRP Recovery: twrp-3.1.0-cappu_b4.img (15.9 Mb)

How to root Xiaomi Mi Pad 3

To root your MiPad 3 device download the following archive and install via TWRP Custom Recovery.

SuperSU for MiPad 3: SuperSU-v2.79-SR3-cappu.zip

If you’re using Xiaomi.eu localized ROM, then download this version of SuperSU. Just in case, MultiROM version has built-in root.

Download drivers for Xiaomi MiPad 3

MiFlashTool: Download

ADB Tools: Download

PC Drivers: Download

ADB Setup: Download

Here’s more detailed tutorial on how to install drivers for Xiaomi device on PC.

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Rooting Redmi 4A – Complete Guide

1. Disable driver digital signature verification on yor PC. Enter the following commands in the command prompt:

   Bcdedit.exe set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
   Bcdedit.exe set TESTSIGNING ON

2. Restart your PC.
3. Install the QDLoader HS-USB Driver and ADB Driver Lite.
4. Unpack Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) in the “C:\adb” folder.
5. Boot your device into fastboot mode (press and hold “Volume down” + “Power” button.
6. Connect your device to PC via USB cable.
7. Open the command prompt from “C:\adb” folder.
8. Check if bootloader on your device is unlocked with the following command:

   fastboot oem device-info

9. If you see “Device unlocked: true” – the bootloader is unlocked. If you see “Device unlocked: false”, that means the bootloader is locked. To unlock the bootloader on Redmi 4A you should first request official permission from MIUI.
10. Now download and flash TWRP Custom Recovery (TWRP .img file should be in the “C:\adb” folder).

    Fastboot erase recovery
    Fastboot flash recovery cofface_recovery_redmi4A_test.img
    Fastboot boot cofface_recovery_redmi4A_test.img

11. Device will reboot into TWRP Custom Recovery.
12. TWRP will probably be in Chinese language. Press the button on the right and select English language. Swipe to confirm.
13. In TWRP, MTP mode is turned on by default. Download SuperSU v2.65 and copy to phone internal memory or SD card.
14. In TWRP press “Install” and select SuperSU archive. Swipe to confirm installation.
15. After installation is completed, select “Reboot into system”.
16. First startup will take around 5 minutes.
17. Enjoy root on your awesome Redmi 4A device!

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How to root Redmi Note 3 – Complete Guide

Root Redmi Note 3 with MIUI Stable ROM

Here’s the well-known method on how you can root your RN 3 device with Stable ROM version.

Simply download this tool: Root Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.exe (8.1 Mb)

Official forum thread here: http://en.miui.com/thread-190889-1-1.html

How to root Redmi Note 3 with TWRP Custom Recovery

This method will work on any ROM version. Simply downloaded custom SuperSU PRO v2.79 SR4 for TWRP or normal .apk file.

TWRP Version: SuperSU_PRO_v2.79SR4_Patched.zip (5.1 Mb)

APK Installer: SuperSUPRO_v2.79SR4_Patched.apk (2.4 Mb)

Root Redmi Note 3 MIUI 7.1.6.0, 7.1.7.0 and 7.1.8.0

First method:

1. Download .apk file: RootGenius-2.2.82_general_pc.apk
2. Install this app on your device.
3. Press the green button. Device might reboot.
4. After reboot root will be enabled.

Second method:

1. Download .exe file and install on your PC: RootGenius_chrome_3.0.9_setup.exe (8.1 Mb)
2. Enable “Developer options” and “USB debugging” on your device. Connect your device to PC via USB cable (don’t forget to install all required drivers).
3. Run installed RootGenius software. Your device should be found and identified.
4. Press the green button to continue.
5. You device should reboot. Do not disconnect from PC and wait until RN 3 reboots.
6. You should see a message that root is enabled.

Related thread on MIUI forum: http://en.miui.com/thread-217175-1-1.html

How to root Stock MIUI ROM 7.1.8.0 Redmi Note 3

Check out this thread for more information: http://en.miui.com/thread-217175-1-1.html

Root Redmi Note 3 CN-EN Official Stable 7.2.5.0 with locked bootloader

Here’s a working tutorial on how you can root Redmi Note 3 device with China Official Stable MIUI 7.2.5.0 ROM without unlocking bootloader on your Xiaomi device. In this tutorial we will install patched boot.img, root our device with KingRoot and then roll back to stock boot.img file.

Before you’ll start, here’s a list of required things:

• You should know how to work with SP Flash Tool.
• Installed SP Flash Tool 5.1516.
• Official Stable ROM 7.2.5.0.
• Patched boot.img and KingRoot. Download here.

Now we can begin:

1. Download Official Stable ROM 7.2.5.0.
2. Download and install SP Flash Tool 5.1516.
3. Download patched boot.img
4. Copy KingRoot app to phone memory and install (do not start it yet).
5. Turn off your device.
6. Start SP Flash Tool, select agent file from SP Flash Tool folder, and scatter file from “CrackedBoot” folder from boot.img patch archive.
7. Press “Download”. Select only “boot” and remove “preloader”.
8. Press “Volume down” button and connect your device to PC.
9. Wait until flashing process is completed.
10. If everything was done correctly, start KingRoot and enable ROOT.
11. After you’ve enabled ROOT, shutdown your Redmi Note 3 device.
12. Now open SP Flash Tool again and flash stock boot.img from “OriginalBoot” folder. Select only “boot” and remove “preloader”.
13. After installation is completed, reboot into system and enjoy root on your RN 3 device.

How to replace KingRoot to SuperSU

1. Download SuperSU 2.65
2. Unpack SuperSU archive into phone internal memory.
3. Download and install Terminal Emulator.
4. Open Terminal Emulator and enter these commands:

   su
   sh /sdcard/supersu/start.sh

5. After installation is completed you’ll see a notification on replace kinguser, press “Enter”.
6. Next you should see a SuperSU popup with “Update binary file” message, confirm updating, select “normal” and press “Ok”.
7. Now in terminal app you’ll see “Done and Enjoy SuperSu” message.
8. Reboot your device.
9. Enjoy SuperSU.

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How to root Ulefone Metal Android device

1. First thing you need to do is download SuperSU and TWRP for Ulefone Metal (you can find download links in the end of this guide).
2. Boot in TWRP custom recovery and flash UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.79-20161211114519.zip
3. Reboot into the system
4. Now SuperSU should be installed and root should be enabled.

Download SuperSU for Ulefone Metal

SuperSU 2.79 for Ulefone Metal: UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.79-20161211114519.zip (5.7 Mb)

Download TWRP for Ulefone Metal

TWRP 3.0.2-0: TWRP-3.0.2-0-Metal.img

TWRP Recovery for F5B_GQ3030AH1_ulefone_20160728: recovery.img (12.1 Mb)

TWRP Recovery for F5B_GQ3030AH1_ulefone_20161226: recovery.img (12.2 Mb)

Download Stock Recovery for Ulefone Metal

Ulefone Metal 20160728 Stock Recovery file: recovery.img (9.6 Mb)

Ulefone Metal 20161226 Stock Recovery file: recovery.img (9.7 Mb)

Scatter file for Ulefone Metal: MT6753_Android_scatter.zip

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