How to Root Your Android Device (Using the Unlock Root Tool)

If you look for the general Android rooting tools, you’ll find that there are many and thousands of devices are compatible with those methods. The Unlock Root Tool is a such tool that supports a handful of devices and provides options to root and unroot devices. The following guide shows how you can use the tool to gain root access on your device. If it works for your device and you successfully rooted your device, make sure you leave us a comment with your device name so others can benefit from it.

I. Before You Begin:

1. This will void the warranty. However, the unrooting feature in the tool allows you to reinstate the warranty of your device.

2. Make sure your device has at least 60% of battery life left.

3. You must have drivers for your device installed on your PC.

4. The following procedure works on Windows based PCs only.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Unlock Root Tool

III. Rooting Your Android Device (Using the Unlock Root Tool):

1. Place the Unlock Root Tool file you just downloaded to your Desktop.

2. Double-click on the tool’s executable file and install the program.

3. Once installed, launch it on your PC.

4. Enable the USB debugging option on your device from Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging.

5. Connect the device to your PC using the USB cable.

6. Click on Root button in the tool and it’ll try to detect your device.

Click-Root-Button
Click on the Root button

7. A list of detected devices will appear, select your device from the list.

8. As soon as you select the device, it’ll start the rooting process.

9. Once the rooting’s done, you should get a confirmation message on your screen.

10. Reboot the device.

11. You’re done!

Great! Your device has been successfully rooted and you can confirm the root access by installing the Root Checker app.

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.

This is part of our Android How To’s. We have how to’s on rooting, loading ROMs, and tons of other tips and tricks for your specific device or for Android devices in general! For all of our Android How To’s, head here.

87 thoughts on “How to Root Your Android Device (Using the Unlock Root Tool)”

  1. Thank you so much, I have tried to root my phone for 2 years and finally with all the information on the site and here I have managed to root my Xperia X8 … With all my thanks, Cem…

  2. hi my lg optimus 2x is not rooting i recently updated it from gingerbread 2.3.4 to ics 4.0.4 it wont root how can i solve the problerm plus im using windows 7 32 the main installing file is always stuck at 58 percent and never goes ahead

    1. As you say the installation process doesn’t go ahead, make sure your PC is virus-free and doesn’t have any kind of malwares, spywares, etc. Once the program’s installed 100%, you’ll be able to root your device.

      Thanks raghubir!

  3. My Galaxy Tab 2 Says ”Failed to get shell root , please use the services of our professional root!” what do i have to do?

  4. I just tried this and it says “Failed to get shell root , please use the services of our professional root!” HELP ME!!!

  5. I just tried this and it says “Failed to get shell root , please use the services of our professional root!” How can I fix this?

  6. I m trying to root my HTC Explorer but when i m pressing ROOT it says “Failed to chmod file : busy box”

    what to do? need help

  7. After a lot of hesitation for a year, i finally decided to root my Phone .. This Works Just perfect .. I was able to root the phone and remove those useless built in apps in no time using built in app removal app.. Thanks a ton!!

  8. it says i need to get the pro version and that the shell couldnt be found im on a samsung galaxy note (the way to big phone)

  9. Cannot launch the program (as admin) window pops up with msg: UnlockRoot has stopped working

    Problem signature:

    Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

    Application Name: unlockroot.exe

    Application Version: 3.1.0.0

    Application Timestamp: 442e5055

    Fault Module Name: unlockroot.exe

    Fault Module Version: 3.1.0.0

    Fault Module Timestamp: 442e5055

    Exception Code: c0000005

    Exception Offset: 001f1f86

    OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1

    Locale ID: 2057

    Additional Information 1: 0a9e

    Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

    Additional Information 3: 0a9e

    Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

    1. u idiot iphone 5 dose not work on android it;s work on ios (so in my way u don’t have iphone 5 u are lying to us)

  10. I was able to root the new Pantech Discover 1st try! I am using a Macbook with VM Fusion running Windows 7 (fresh install with nothing on it, disabled firewall) program ran flawlessly and rooted device. Thanks for your time developing this tool because there seems to be issues with root method on this device (some will root, some will not, using the only other method posted on XDA.) Now if you could just find me a version of CWM Recovery that will work on this device, Id be all set to try some custom Roms. Thanx again!

  11. Jitendra Behera

    I tried to root Micromax A75 anf got error

    Failed to get shell root, please use the services of our professional root.

  12. I’ve Already installed the unlocker pro in my notebook. but suddenly it didn’t work because it need to buy . What should i do.? I want to root my Phone as soon as possible. but How could I.? Please help me, thanks more powers.

  13. sir i want to ask you that is it possible to change our android os to ios? nd it is possible then plz let me kw the process i have galaxy grand thank you!

    1. Nop, it isn’t possible to change your Android OS to iOS. Android’s an open-source OS while the iOS is closed-source.

      However, you can get some iOS looking launchers from the Google Play to make your device look like an iOS device.

      Thanks!

  14. How do I reeot an Huawei Honor 3? After I install the driver on PC, the application doesn’t open so I can choose the root option…

  15. cannot download unlock root no matter what, the download just stops at 72% on 2 different computers (weather or not i install bloatware or not), and i know what i’m doing.

  16. pls help after i click the unlock root tool on part u mentioned up a window opens it has 1)unlockphone for bootloader
    2)unlock root pro
    3)unlockflash for samsung
    which one am i to chose

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