How to Root the HP Slate 8 Pro
Maybe you don’t like the stock apps on your HP Slate 8 Pro anymore? Maybe you wish to install some root-only apps on your device? Either way, you’ll want to root your device. This guide should teach you how you can gain root-access on your HP Slate 8 Pro so that you can then remove stock apps as well as load new root-only apps on your device. Here’s how:
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 8 Pro, 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 8 Pro:
I. Before You Begin
1. This’ll 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. You must have unlocked your bootloader. If you haven’t done so yet, head here and do it now.
3. This should only work on Windows based PCs.
4. You should’ve ADB drivers installed on your PC. If you haven’t, follow our guide here and you should be good to go.
5. This doesn’t flash a custom recovery on your device.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download ADB and save it to your desktop.
2. Download ClockworkMod Recovery and save it to your desktop.
CWM Recovery (Download link’s available in the first post)
III. Rooting the HP Slate 8 Pro
1. Extract files from ADB to your desktop 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 that, 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. Select Fastboot using the Power button.
8. Your device should now be in Fastboot mode.
9. Next up, type in following command into the Command Prompt Window:
fastboot -i 0x03F0 boot recovery.img
10. It should take a couple of minutes and then your device will reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
11. Once in recovery, select reboot system now.
12. It’ll then ask you if you’d like to root your device, hit Yes.
13. It’ll inject the required files to your device.
14. When it’s done, reboot your device.
15. Head over to the Google Play store and download and install SuperSU on your device.
16. You’re now rooted!
Excellent! Your HP Slate 8 Pro is now rooted. You can confirm the same by installing Root Checker from the Google Play store.
You can click here to find all of the HP Slate 8 Pro How To’s.
You can also find all of the HP Slate 8 Pro ROMs we have here.
Is this method still works or I will brick my brand new tablet?