How to Root (and Unroot) the Micromax Canvas 4 A210

The Micromax Canvas 4 A210 is high-end device with a mid-range price tag, featuring a 5-inch touchscreen display, 3G support, quad-core 1.2GHz CPU with 1GB RAM, and dual SIM support.  It currently runs Android 4.2.1 and while the devs may be somewhat hesitant to develop custom ROMs for this device, there is still hope as we now have a rooting solution and a custom recovery for this device, which could mean that some custom ROMs could be expected in the future.  The guide below should help you with the rooting process and in case you ever want to unroot, we’ll show you that too!

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Make sure you have the necessary drivers installed before you begin.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more to prevent unwanted shutdowns.

3.  Back up everything you feel is important before you start.

II.  Necessary Downloads

Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33.zip [or latest version, download link available in this post]

III.  Rooting the Canvas 4

1.  Enable USB debugging on your device.  To do this, go to Settings > Development options and tick the USB debugging checkbox.  If you don’t see Development options, go to Settings > About and tap on build number multiple times until you see the message ‘You are now a developer.‘

2.  Connect your device to your PC.  If there are any drivers being installed at this point, let them do so before continuing.

3.  Extract Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33.zip to a folder on your desktop.

4.  From the extracted folder, double-click on RunMe.bat to start the rooting tool.

5.  Type in 1 and hit the enter key on your keyboard.

6.  Follow the on-screen instructions.

Once your device reboots, it should be completely rooted!

IV.  Unrooting the Canvas 4

Follow the same steps as in the previous section, but on Step #5, type in x instead of 1.

V.  Flashing Custom Recovery

To flash custom recovery on your A210, use our easy guide here.