How to Root the Micromax Unite 2
Maybe you’re sick and tired of using the same oldish firmware on your Micromax Unite 2? Maybe you want to root your device to see what it’s truly capable to do? Either way, this guide should teach you how to root your device and 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 Micromax Unite 2, 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 Micromax Unite 2:
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. You can unroot your device to reinstate the warranty, if an unrooting procedure’s available, though.
3. You should’ve required drivers installed on your PC. If you haven’t, you can grab the latest drivers from here.
4. This should only work on Windows based PCs.
5. This procedure flashes a custom recovery as well.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download SP Flash Tool and save it to your desktop.
SP Flash Tool (Download link’s available in the first post)
2. Download Android Scatter File and save it to your desktop.
Android Scatter File (Download link’s given in the first post)
3. Download Custom Recovery and save it to your desktop.
Custom Recovery (Download link’s given in the first post)
4. Download SuperSU and save it to your desktop.
SuperSU (Download link’s given in the first post)
III. Rooting the Micromax Unite 2
1. Extract files from SP Flash Tool to your desktop by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.
2. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.
3. Copy SuperSU from your desktop over to the root of your SD card.
4. Unplug your device from your PC.
5. Double-click on SP Flash Tool executable and it’ll open.
6. Click on Scatter-loading and choose the Android Scatter File you have placed on your desktop.
7. Click on Recovery in the tool and choose the Custom Recovery file available on your desktop.
8. Click Download button in the tool.
9. Turn OFF your device.
10. Pull the battery out of your device.
11. Plug in your device to your PC without inserting the battery.
12. The tool should automatically start flashing the recovery on your device.
13. When the recovery’s flashed, put the battery back in your device.
14. Hold down Volume UP, Volume DOWN, and Power buttons together.
15. Press Volume UP and you should be in recovery mode.
16. Tap on Install.
17. Choose the SuperSU file you copied earlier to be flashed on your device.
18. It’ll start flashing the file on your device.
19. When the file’s flashed, reboot your device.
20. You’re all done!
Wonderful! Your Micromax Unite 2 now has root-access and a custom recovery to help you flash custom ROMs on your device. What else do you need to customize your device?
You can click here to find all of the Micromax Unite 2 How To’s.
You can also find all of the Micromax Unite 2 ROMs we have here.
