How to Root the Kyocera Hydro Edge

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 Kyocera Hydro Edge, 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 Kyocera Hydro Edge:

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. This is a one-click method that roots your device in a single click.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Framaroot and save it to your Desktop.

Framaroot (It’s attached in the first post)

III. Rooting the Kyocera Hydro Edge

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

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

3. Once it’s been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.

4. Open File Manager on your device and tap on the Framaroot APK you just copied to your device.

5. It should install the app on your device.

6. Once installed, launch the Framaroot app by tapping on its icon in your App Drawer.

7. Select Install SuperSU from the dropdown menu in the app.

8. Tap on Gandalf and it should begin rooting your device.

9. Reboot your device when it tells you to do so.

10. When your device boots-up, open App Drawer and tap on SuperSU app and it’ll launch.

11. Tap on Settings.

12. Uncheck the box that says Enable Superuser.

13. Now re-check the same Enable Superuser checkbox.

14. Tap on Default access and select Grant.

15. Close the app.

16. You’re now rooted!

By the way, don’t be scared, you can always put your device back to stock by heading to our Rooting How To’s section, finding your device, and doing the How to Unroot listed for it there.