How to Root the Celkon A98

Celkon A98 is an Android smartphone launched in the year 2013 and as you may expect, it runs the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on-board. If you’ve just picked-up this device and wishing to root it, probably to install root-only apps and do things that you can’t do without root, then this guide is certainly going to help you. Just follow the steps given in the following guide to root your Celkon A98 and get Superuser app running on it.

I. Before You Begin:

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. You should have appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, get them from here.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Root Package (Download link’s given in the first post)

III. Rooting the Celkon A98:

1. Download and place the Root Package archive onto your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the archive over to your Desktop.

3. Turn ON the USB debugging option on your device by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Developer options>>USB debugging.

4. Once it’s been enabled, connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.

5. Double-click on the RunMe.bat file you extracted earlier to your Desktop.

6. Select first option in the tool and it’ll start rooting your device.

7. Follow the on-screen instructions.

8. And you should be rooted now!

Brilliant! Your Celkon A98 has been successfully rooted and is ready to be equipped with a custom recovery!

IV. Flash a Custom Recovery Image (Optional):

1. If you would like to flash a custom recovery image in order to flash custom ROMs, head to the How To Flash a Custom Recovery Image on the Celkon A98 to learn how to do that.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here and 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.

2 thoughts on “How to Root the Celkon A98”

  1. Finally i rooted my device celkon a98 by choosing device type as Special and enter the commands in the ur mobile when it prompt to enter.

    1. sir please help me how to root my celkon a98
      i cant understand the above process
      it is asking a password in my mobile

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