[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TroyFoxxin:
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Warning, this might turn your phone into bender who wants to kill all humans!

In all seriousness, you use this at your own risk! It is not my fault if you brick your phone, I did not create the program. Just came across it, took a gamble.

Phone still seems to work OK for me after this. Programs seem to get granted Root permissions. However, Root checkers claim its not rooted at first. Superuser seems to get uninstalled, but when reinstalled it only knows how to crash. So you need to install SuperSU Instead to update the superuser binaries. This will allow full root.

Root Genius installs something called Kinguser. Seems to work, and things that require root permissions seem to work such as uninstalling annoying built in apps like Lumen Toolbar (Yeah you can disable it without root, but it still there taking space. But I was able to fully remove it.)

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AGAIN DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!! ALL FAULTS ARE YOUR OWN!!

Warning!!​

Do not attempt to factory update your phone while rooted. It will Error, &

Turn it into a coaster (bootloop), if you are unable to get a replacement. If update is important before you attempt it use the same program to unroot. (Havent tried unrooting to see if that works but couple others said it will).

Advice!​

This method is only for Android Jelly Bean at this time.

In the OTA Update a new kernel is applied which blocks this root method.

I am in the hunt for a new method. Until than if root is importan. do not use the factory upgrade.

No Recovery!​

This phone is still locked at this time. So there no way to flash a new recovery or custom roms at this time. So do anything on this guide at your own risk. there is no way to backup your phone and restore it in event of a bootloop.

AGAIN DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!! ALL FAULTS ARE YOUR OWN!!

Requirements

-Windows OS

-Android 4.3 (4.4.2 see after this method)

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1. Enable USB Debugging

(go to setting -> About Phone -> Tap on Build number till Dev Options enable, Go back to settings, Dev Options, Check USB Debugging)

2. Download Root Genius

ROOT Genius - Android Oneclick Root Tool

3. Run the program and follow it step by step. it dose everything on its own pretty much from there.

If it keeps asking to retry, Check your phone to make sure you allow the computer to connect.

4. Let it do its thing and finish. But don't stop here, if you do the root will only be half done! Finish the steps.

5. Install SuperSU (From the PlayStore) instead of Superuser (Doing this will allow Root Checkers to see the device is indeed rooted)

6. Remove kinguser at this point for its not needed. (Also My aVast mobile app told me to remove it that it was not safe when a update came out for it. Play it safe. use your own picked app to replace it. you may have to install an app like "System app remover (ROOT)" to remove it.)

7. Enjoy! :) & BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR ROOT!

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*For Android 4.4.2*

Advice: At your own risk. This app has some privacy concerns see how it wants to see your contacts, stats, etc. Use this at your own risk.

Note: Before finding this method i tried many others one being Kingoroot. Which failed but did put Kinguser into the system partition. It was useless & became unremovable. silly how that work but that's all it could do was add a app. but still did not grant root.

But after this method Kinguser being compatible started working allowing use for english app that can control root permissions. Might want to think about it before using this method even know it will fail. It is up to you. This method uses a APK thats all chinese, so after rooting the management app is chinese and impossible to navigate unless you can read it. But because i tried to root with Kingoroot before this. Kinguser see the used root and binaries and is in english. Because of this after root i removed Kingroot, and the chinese app it installs leaving Kinguser as is. Root was still useable. removing the privacy concerns that came with them.

Or you can try to just download the Kinguser APK if you already rooted.

http://superuser.kingoapp.com/

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Step 1: Go into settings - Security - Check Unknown Sources

Step 2: Simply Download Kingroot apk and install it

Step 3: Open it, and onces it comes up hit the blue root button.

(if you get lost here. watch this dudes video).

Step 4: Once its done, reboot the device. Install a root checker to confirm root, and enjoy! ;) (Root checker might report back false no root status at first. Once permission is granted to it, either force close and open it again, or toggle new(old) View from the top right settings (the 3 dots) and recheck.)

Step 5: (Your choice) For english Root permission management download Kinguser if you don't already have it.

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Warning: Attempting to update SU Binaries with this phone with any superuser app might break root permission. A superuser app is not needed anyways. In event you do this by mistake. you will need to power off the phone, Then holding Vol Down, at the same time with Power. Factory Reset it. Reinstalling Kingroot without doing this will not help. but factory reset will. Cheers!

Choice Apps I added after this where BusyBox & Device Control. Nice apps to have with root. Device control needs busybox, and with Device control I removed unwanted bloatware, and have nice settings and tools. ​