Universal Android Temp Rooting Method (Visionary Method) (Updated 12.01.10)
November 15, 2010 in Android How To's, Featured, How To's, HTC Desire HD How To's, HTC Desire Z How To's, Video
I. Before You Begin
1. Because this is a Universal Android Rooting Method it works on multiple phones. Here are the phones it is confirmed to work on:
- HTC G2 (T-Mobile G2/HTC Vision)
- HTC Desire Z
- HTC Desire HD
- HTC MyTouch 4G (T-Mobile MyTouch 4G)
2. This will give you temporary root access (you can still unroot using the same app)., you can head to your phone’s permanent root and s-off procedure after.
II. Temp Root the Phone
1. Download the latest Visionary rooting app from here:
2. Plug in your phone via USB Cable and mount the sd card so you can transfer files to it.
3. Copy the .apk file to the root of the SD card in your phone (NOT in any folders just on the SD card itself).
4. Unplug the phone.
5. On the phone go to Settings > Applications > Development > Make sure USB Debugging is Checked ON and Fastboot is checked OFF (if it is an option).
6. Go to the Market and download a file manager (the free Linda File Manager is recommended).
7. Open the file manager app and locate the .apk file on the sd card and click it.
8. Follow the instructions to install it.
9. Once installed, open Visionary and check ON temp root after reboot, and check ON System R/W after Root. Then click TempRoot and wait for it to finish.
10. Once it is done with the TempRoot, open the Visionary again (if it closed itself) and click Attempt PermRoot. Click Allow when it asks for permissions. The phone will reboot and it will take a long time. Be patient.
11. Once it is done, turn off the phone, take out the battery, wait 10 seconds, put the battery back in and turn the phone back on. If when it turns back on you have the Superuser permissions app still in your app drawer, you still have root and it worked. Enjoy!
III. Load a Custom ROM
1. Head over to the Perm Root and HBoot S-Off method for your specific phone below:
How To: Gain Permanent Root and S-OFF on the T-Mobile G2 / HTC Vision
How To: Gain Permanent Root and S-OFF on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G
How To: Gain Permanent Root and S-OFF on the HTC Desire Z
How To: Gain Permanent Root and S-OFF on the HTC Desire HD
Dev Natu said on January 15, 2011
When I click on temproot all i get is rooting in device for minuteand then blank black screen, I have HTC desire HD on 2.2.1. I have vodafone ROM on it and I want to put original HTC ROM on it. Please help
dangerrr said on January 20, 2011
Brilliant! Simple. I am an experienced user, rooting many Android devices. Failed at the exploid method for MyTouch Slide. Stumbled upon this extrordinarily easy method, and viola! ROOT ACCESS! I finally pwn mytouch slide. Buh-bye bloatware, hello custom rom and full access. I am so grateful. THANK YOU!!!
Anders And said on January 24, 2011
Does not work, desire z, black screen and slow, had 2 uninstall to fix lag..
Anonymous said on February 6, 2011
Be aware. Downloaded file is a trojan.
Your PC will most likely be a part of a criminal/terrorist group if you allow this program to be downloaded to your PC.
Twitch said on February 20, 2011
Z4root is the best app i can find. No longer on market but can still be found
Mathijs said on February 23, 2011
is the permroot really nessacary? im abit scared that it will destroy my phone because i saved up a long time for this phone and i dont want it to die so soon if you know what i mean…
Talksick5150 said on March 26, 2011
Hello I have been using the visionary method for a while with no probs ….Well today on visionary menu I clicked RUN VISIONARY.SH AFTER RO,,,AND SET SYSTEM RW AFTER ROOT AND ATTEMPT PERROOT NOW……Now im stuck on white screen with HTC ”BOOT SCREEN” Any suggestions on how to help my sorry butt!?
Jason said on March 29, 2011
Just a question: have i rooted my HTC successively, as my fone shows up with the triangle sying rooting… everytime i turn on my HTC?? and i hav got the Superuser permissions app.
Talksick5150 said on March 29, 2011
im no expert but is sounds like you Have! if you havnt already download Wireless Tether For Root Users just google it and download it then send it to you phones sd card,,then unmount your phone,then go to your file manager on your phone and open wifi thether and run it it runs then you have gained root access Good Luck!
Jason said on March 30, 2011
i hav downloaded wireless Thther.. do i need data allowance to be able to let the computers to connect to it?? it runs and my computer can find it but my computer cannot go online( as i dont have data allowance) so have i successfully rooted my fone??
Metheod said on April 4, 2011
can you help with rooting the HTC Inspire 4g… i cant load unknown sources…. so I’m a little suck
Macschenk2010 said on April 7, 2011
On step “III Load a Custom Rom” there is only a video and guide for the G2, if I follow that would it work on my HTC Desire HD. Need a answer please hehe been wanting to root my DHD for quite a while :’(
Steve said on April 18, 2011
Temproot works like a charm, but when trying to Perm Root using this method, I can click the “Attempt Permroot now” button 20 times and nothing ever happens. Has this been disabled within VISIONary itself somehow?
Dmessick18 said on May 14, 2011
AMAZING method! Worked flawlessly on the mytouch 4G and then I used titanium backup. My phone went from ”annoyingly quirky” to “blistering fast.” Thaaaaaaaaaaaaank you D. Cogen!
Achappenden1 said on May 16, 2011
downgrading is a pain in the ass but follow a decent guide and its all good. didi it today
Christian De Guzman Osol said on May 20, 2011
YEAH! it worked for me and i have a HTC desire!
chaoz66 said on May 22, 2011
does this work on 2.2.1 / 1.82xx builds?
Svcarlos7 said on June 5, 2011
is there anyway to root a htc inspire i cant find a video
Grant said on June 19, 2011
IT WORKED!!!!!! Even with 2.2, which I didn’t even think was possible!
Timo said on June 25, 2011
it runns perfekt on DHD
ali said on June 29, 2011
hi need some help,ive done everything as mentioned above when i hit temp root i get a black bklank screen?plz do email shaukatali5379@googlemail.com me what to do 2.36.405.8 cl47853 is the firmware.ive factory receted fone severel times restarted severel times itwas working fine fewdays ago but then suddenly didnt work right.
ali said on June 29, 2011
Hi wonder if u can help me out ,I have downloaded a lot of apps that need root and all of them say u don’t have root, I installed visionary r14 but then decided to uninstall it but then remembered to unroot so downloaded it and tried to unroot but it won’t do it I have tried it with older versions of visionary I have restored done severaal times but still no luck it says it has system permission on start up hence when ever I install it it always says rooted already.I really don’t no what to do now I only got the fone 3 days ago ?
if I take it to a mobile shop and ask them to flash it to latest software do u think it will get rid of the root ?I installed the latest software I think yesterday that’s when these problems started.I would really appreciate your help .I can’t use Rom manager titanium superuser cause super user doesn’t give ant permission that’s another story plz do email at shaukatali5379@googlemail.com
Tosh said on July 31, 2011
Wish I had ignored the update…no root is a pain the the ar53!
evanino said on August 22, 2011
NO HTC INSPIRE ROOT! I have tried four ways, no luck… This is all BS
Jcarboch said on August 28, 2011
The link is missing for Gain Permanent Root and S-OFF on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G. What happened
Danr64 said on October 14, 2011
This also works on the Legend 2.2 hboot 1.01.000.
Vv said on November 6, 2011
will this work on 2.3.3?
JiM said on November 11, 2011
It works on HTC Glacier ( T-Mobile My Touch 4G )
Thank you for the clear information with easy steps.
Replicaman93 said on December 1, 2011
this is doesn’t work on my G2. too bad.
apparently, it is a common problem that this app doesn’t function, which is why it was removed from Android. after reading other forums, i am just glad that my phone didn’t get “bricked” when VISIONary failed to do what it was supposed to do. TMobile G2, Android 2.2 Froyo