How to root HTC One – Step by Step Guide

The HTC One is an amazing touch screen Android smartphone developed by HTC. Due to the delay in manufacturing the release got delayed to as far as in April. But now the market value of this phone is high all around the world.

 Rooting which is a process which permits the users of all the smartphones operating on Android mobile operating system to gain confidential control within the Androids system. The main goal of rooting is to overcome the boundaries of carriers and hardware manufacturers, making it easy to alter or replace system applications and settings. Rooting causes the warranty of the phone to be gone when the owner roots his/her phone.

Why root your htc one?

In order to have access and right to make changes to any system files, change images and delete all the annoying application such as Sprints NFL Mobile Live etc. On most rooted phones backing up your data to an SD card is just like adding a hard drive to your laptop. Hence, if any mishap happens and your data disappears you can get it back. Once you have rooted your phone you can save up the space on your phone.

How does rooting work?

After you have made your mind work and have agreed to Root your phone. Here are a few steps to follow and you are done with rooting your phone. But before you start rooting your phone it is important for you to know that it is only accessible to customers with an International device, as well as AT&T alternative of the HTC One. And also keep a backup of all your data on your laptop because this process would delete all your data.

Let’s get started:

1. Open the HTCDev website and unlock the bootloader of your phone, this is essential in order to gain access to rooting.
2. Download TWRP recovery to your phone, and transfer it to the same folder where adb and fastboot related files are present while unlocking the bootloader. Also rename the recovery file to “twrp”.
3. In the same folder where you have added adb/fastboot and TWRP image files, simply type “cmd” in the Start menu and press enter.
4. Turn your phone off and then press Power+down volume button, a menu will pop up using the volume keys select the fastboot option using the power key to turn on the fastboost mode. Connect your phone to your laptop.
5. Type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img in cmd and wait for it happen. Once the recovery takes place, restart your phone manually or by entering fastboot reboot command.
6. Download the Super User zip file from Koush and transfer it to your phone. Reboot into Recovery mode and flash the zip file from there.
7. Turn your phone off and turn it on in boot loader mode while using the volume down+powerbutton. Go to the recovery option using the Power key select it. Now, TWRP will boot up on your phone instead of stock recovery from HTC. Press Install and then Super User zip file.