How to Root the HTC One Mini (AT&T)

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 HTC One Mini (AT&T), 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 HTC One Mini (AT&T):

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 must have unlocked the bootloader of your device. You can do so from the official HTC website.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Fastboot and save it to your Desktop.

Fastboot

2. Download TWRP Recovery and save it to your Desktop.

TWRP Recovery (Download link’s available in the first post)

3. Download Rooted Stock ROM and save it to your Desktop.

Stock Rooted ROM (Download link’s available in the first post)

III. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the HTC One Mini (AT&T)

1. Extract files from Fastboot by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

2. Enable USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.

3. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.

4. Launch a Command Prompt Window on your Desktop. To do so, simply hold down Shift and right-click on any blank area on your screen and select Open command window here.

5. Type in following command into the Command Prompt Window:

adb reboot bootloader

6. Your device should reboot into bootloader mode.

7. Once there, issue the following command replacing recovery.img with the actual name of the recovery image you have downloaded:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

8. It should flash the recovery on your device.

9. Once the recovery’s been flashed, reboot your device.

10. You’re done!

IV. Rooting the HTC One Mini (AT&T)

1. Ensure that your device’s connected to your PC and it has USB debugging enabled.

2. Copy Stock Rooted ROM zip from your Desktop over to the root of your SD card.

3. Launch a Command Prompt Window on your Desktop. To do that, simply hold down Shift and right-click on any blank area on your screen and select Open command window here.

4. Type in following command into the Command Prompt Window:

adb reboot recovery

5. Your device should reboot into recovery mode.

6. Once there, select Install and choose the Stock Rooted ROM zip to be installed on your device.

7. It should start flashing the ROM on your device.

8. Once the ROM has been flashed, reboot your device.

9. You’re now rooted!

All set! Now, you can head to our How to Flash a Custom ROM procedure for the HTC One Mini (AT&T) to open up a whole new world of customizations for your Android device!

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.