How to Root the HP Slate 7

Got a HP Slate 7 but don’t seem to find anything of your taste on it? No worries, you can have fun once you’ve rooted your device. Rooting your HP Slate 7 will let you do a lot of things on your device, that’ll definitely enhance your experience and at least it will not bore you for some time.

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 HP Slate 7, 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 HP Slate 7:

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 only works on Windows based PCs.

3. You should’ve ADB drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, head over to the guide here and install the required drivers on your PC.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Shuame Root Tool and save it to your desktop.

Shuame Root Tool (Click the down arrow button and it should begin downloading)

2. Download CWM Recovery Package and save it to your desktop.

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

III. Rooting the HP Slate 7

1. Double-click on Shuame Root Tool executable and follow the on-screen installation instructions.

2. Once installed, launch the tool from your desktop by double-clicking on its shortcut icon.

3. Enable USB debugging on your device by going to Menu > Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.

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

5. Click on fourth icon in the first row followed by fourth icon in the second row.

6. It should begin rooting your device.

7. Once it’s done, head over to the Google Play store and download and install SuperSU on your device.

8. Launch SuperSU and it should ask if you want to update the SU binaries. Hit Yes and let it do its thing.

9. Head over to the Google Play store and download and install Root Explorer on your device.

10. Launch the newly installed app from your App Drawer.

11. Go to /system/apps/ directory and delete the APKs that were put there by the root tool. These APKs should be in chinese, and will be easily identifiable.

12. You are all done!

Congrats! Your HP Slate 7 is now rooted. If you want to flash a custom ROM on your device, then you’ll need a custom recovery. Here’s how you can flash one on your Slate 7:

IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the HP Slate 7

1. Extract files from CWM Recovery Package to your desktop by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

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

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

4. Double-click on Install-CWM.bat available on your desktop and let it run.

5. It should install the ClockworkMod Recovery on your device.

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

7. You’re all set!

Awesome! You now have a working custom recovery on your HP Slate 7. This gives you the power to flash a custom ROM on your device to take your experience to the next level.

You can click here to find all of the HP Slate 7 How To’s.

You can also find all of the HP Slate 7 ROMs we have here.