How to Root the BLU Dash 5.0

BLU has gotten some popularity with its Dash 5.0 smartphone recently, and you now have a method to root the said device. Yes, you can now root your BLU Dash 5.0 smartphone to get the most out of it. Read on to learn how.

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do.

Once you have root access on your BLU Dash 5.0, you’ll be able to:

  • Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device.
  • Free up storage space (because of the above benefit).
  • Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed).
  • Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and run smoother).
  • Update to a new version of Android (by flashing a custom recovery/ROM, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
  • Tons of other customizations when you use your new found administrative rights to flash a custom ROM (again, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).

Interested? Here’s how to root your BLU Dash 5.0:

I. Before You Begin

1. This will void the warranty of your device. We won’t be held responsible if you end-up bricking or damaging your device. Do it at your own risk.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Framaroot APK and save it to your desktop.

Framaroot APK (It’s attached in the first post)

III. Rooting the BLU Dash 5.0

1. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

2. Copy Framaroot from your desktop over to the root of your SD card.

3. When it’s copied, unplug your device from your PC.

4. Enable Unknown sources on your device by going to Menu > Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

5. Open File Manager and tap on the Framaroot APK you copied to your device and it’ll install.

6. Launch Framaroot from your App Drawer.

7. Select Install SuperSU from the dropdown menu.

8. Tap on Boromir.

9. It should begin rooting your device.

10. When it’s done, reboot your device.

Congratulations! Your BLU Dash 5.0 is now rooted and you can confirm the same by installing Root Checker from the Google Play store. If you wanted to load root-only apps on your device, now is the perfect time to do so.

You can click here to find all of the BLU Dash 5.0 How To’s.

You can also find all of the BLU Dash 5.0 ROMs we have here.

9 thoughts on “How to Root the BLU Dash 5.0”

  1. It says that my phone is read only and can’t root. I’ve looked in settings and can’t find a way to make it not read only. Please help

      1. It says that that it is a success but when I look in my “root checker” app, it says that it is not installed correctly? Any suggestions?

  2. My blue dash 5.0 used to be rooted until the release of a software update. Once it updated it unroofed and now it won’t root anymore. Please help I’ve tried everything. Thanks.

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