How to Root the ZTE Grand X
In order to make its way to users who are looking for Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones, ZTE has launched a smartphone called Grand X. The phone has ICS preloaded, that translates into more compatible apps for you and with everything of top-notch, you surely need root access on it. In the following guide, we’ll show you how you can root your ZTE Grand X smartphone.
I. Before You Begin:
1. This will install a Pre-Rooted Stock ROM on your device. All the data on your device will be erased, therefore keep a backup of your important files.
2. This should also install a custom recovery on your device.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. ClockworkMod Recovery (Download link’s given in the Post-12)
2. Pre-Rooted Stock ROM (Download link’s given in the first post)
3. Fastboot
III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the ZTE Grand X:
1. Download and place all the files on your Desktop.
2. Extract files from the ClockworkMod Recovery archive to your Desktop.
3. Connect the smartphone to your PC using the USB cable.
4. Double-click the recovery.bat file, it is the file you extracted in Step-2.
5. A list of options will appear on your screen, choose the Option-2. It should flash the CWM Recovery on your device.
Great! You now have CWM Recovery on your device, you can flash the pre-rooted Stock ROM using it. Let’s see how you can do that.
IV. Rooting the ZTE Grand X:
1. Connect the smartphone to your PC using the USB cable.
2. Transfer the Pre-Rooted Stock ROM file over to the root folder of your device’s SD card storage.
3. Extract files from the Fastboot archive to your Desktop. You should get adb.exe and fastboot.exe files.
4. Open a Command Prompt Window on the Desktop of your PC. To do so, press and hold the Shift key on your keyboard and right-click on any empty area on the screen, then choose Open command window here.
5. Type in the following command into the Command Prompt Window:
adb reboot recovery
6. Your device should reboot into the CWM Recovery mode.
7. From the Main Menu of Recovery, choose Wipe data/factory reset.
8. Now, choose install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.
9. Choose the Stock ROM file you transferred to your device earlier for flashing.
10. After the flashing has finished, choose reboot system now from the Recovery menu.
11. You’re now rooted !
Awesome! You’ve successfully installed ClockworkMod Recovery as well as flashed Pre-Rooted Stock ROM on your device. With root access, you can now install any root-only app on your device, Play Store is the best place to find such apps!
V. Flash a Custom ROM (Optional):
1. If you are ready to flash custom ROMs on your device, head to the How To Flash a Custom ROM on the ZTE Grand X to learn how to do that.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.
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Ive got pne question, is it wprking for zte v970? Can someone confirm this?
It works on the ZTE Grand X only. You shouldn’t try it on any other device as it may brick your device.
Hello! Is it working for ZTE Grand X IN?
Hello! is it working for zte grand x in? or no? important!!
Do not try it if you don’t have a Grand X!
why ?
ZTE pattern lock is locked grand x. I want wipe data but i can’t change usb debug activating. How can i solved it.
please post a how to root guide for ZTE Grand X V970M if this guide does not apply.
this does not work. waist of time!!!!
Hello Paul,
What part of the procedure didn’t work for you?
all of it lol. i ended up going to a website and downloading kingon app did it straight away with no fuss. also advise to flash the new or custome os after using app. the download for the recovery and flashing does not work in the downloads you mentioned infact when you for root it was going through the motions but nothing was happening on the phone? very weird even though it claimed to have completed successfully.
Hello Paul,
Well, the procedure’s supposed to work fine, as it’s been tested by the developers. Probably there’s an issue either with your device or your PC.
no no problem with pc or devices. hooked them all up to adb and such everything was fine with them all. I also have another win7 pc and linux pc as well as a tablet all ok. tested this method on win7 and still same issue with the software downloaded. there is an app called kingo you can download from there site to root the handset in one click worked perfectly. if you want to find out more theres an app explaining on playstore just click root in search and it will pop up. I believe this method you are explaining is dependant on the handset version there seems to be more success on grand X IN than others.
It’s probably the fact that his Grand X phone is a different model, such as the z933 model if you bought it from Canada.
not working on the ZTE Grand X z933 Model tried everything cwm recovery wont even flash to my phone it says it did but it didnt
i have a ZTE grand X Z777 and i dont have a sim card. could I still Reset the phone or do I need a sim card.
I can’t root my zte z777v1.6.9 android 4.3! Helpppppp