How to Root the Oppo Find 5 Mini
Rooting the Oppo Find 5 Mini helps unlock the true potential of the device. More often than not, the actual capability of a device is locked by the manufacturer so that users don’t accidentally mess-up with their device. But if you’re brave enough to take the plunge, this procedure should teach you how you can gain root-access on your Find 5 Mini.
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 Oppo Find 5 Mini, 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 Oppo Find 5 Mini:
I. Before You Begin
1. This will void the warranty of your device. Keep in mind that you’re doing this at your own risk and we won’t be held responsible if anything unexpected happens to your device during the procedure.
2. You can unroot your device to reinstate the warranty, though.
3. This should flash a custom recovery as well.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Framaroot APK and save it to your desktop.
Framaroot APK (It’s attached in the first post)
2. Download Mobile Uncle app and install it on your device.
Mobile Uncle (Google Play Link)
3. Download CWM Recovery and save it to your desktop.
III. Rooting the Oppo Find 5 Mini
1. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
2. Copy the Framaroot APK from your desktop over to the root of your SD card.
3. Once it’s copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
4. Turn ON Unknown sources on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Security > Unknown sources.
5. Open File Manager and tap on the Framaroot APK and it’ll install on your device.
6. Once installed, launch the app from your App Drawer.
7. Select Install SuperSU from the first dropdown menu.
8. Tap on Boromir from the exploits list available to you.
9. It’ll begin rooting your device.
10. When it’s done, you should be rooted.
Brilliant! Your Oppo Find 5 Mini now has root-access that you can use to perform installation of root-only apps.
If the Boromir exploit that you chose in step-8 above didn’t work for you, then try tapping the other exploits shown on your device.
If you’re interested in flashing a custom ROM on your device, then you’ll need a working custom recovery. The following section teaches how you can get a working custom recovery up and running on your device in no time.
IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Oppo Find 5 Mini
1. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
2. Copy CWM Recovery Image from your desktop over to the root of your SD card.
3. Launch the Mobile Uncle app on your device.
4. Tap on Recovery Update.
5. Choose the CWM Recovery Image you just copied to your device.
6. It should start flashing the recovery on your device.
7. When it’s done, reboot your device.
8. You’re all set!
Wonderful! Your Oppo Find 5 Mini now has a custom recovery as well. That’s all you need to get started with flashing custom ROMs and custom Mods that help you further enhance your experience with your device.
You can click here to find all of the Oppo Find 5 Mini How To’s.
You can also find all of the Oppo Find 5 Mini ROMs we have here.
