How to Root the ZTE Radiant

Rooting your ZTE Radiant will open up a whole new world of customization possibilities for you, so you can get the most out of your device. The guide below teaches how to root your device and then flash a custom recovery on it.

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 ZTE Radiant, 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 ZTE Radiant:

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.

2. This should flash a custom recovery as well.

3. You need a Windows based PC to do this procedure.

4. You should’ve appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you haven’t, the latest drivers are included in the recovery archive. So you can install them from there.

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 CWM Recovery and save it to your desktop.

CWM Recovery (Download link’s given in the second post)

III. Rooting the ZTE Radiant

1. Enable Unknown sources on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

2. Connect your device to your PC via USB cable.

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

4. When it’s copied, disconnect your device from your PC.

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

6. Launch the app from your App Drawer.

7. Select Install SuperSU from the dropdown menu.

8. Tap on Gandalf.

9. It should start rooting your device.

10. Once done, you should be rooted.

Cheers! Your ZTE Radiant is now rooted. You can confirm the same by installing Root Checker from the Google Play store.

If you would like to flash a custom recovery on your device, here’s how:

IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the ZTE Radiant (Optional)

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

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

3. Extract files from CWM Recovery by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

4. Double-click on install_z740_cwm_tch.bat and it should start flashing the recovery on your device.

5. When the recovery’s flashed, reboot your device.

6. You’re all done!

Brilliant! You now have root as well as a custom recovery on your ZTE Radiant. This should let you flash custom ROMs and Mods on your device.

You can click here to find all of the ZTE Radiant How To’s.

You can also find all of the ZTE Radiant ROMs we have here.