How To Easily Root An Android Device (One Click)

Rooting is the Android equivalent of jail breaking, a means of unlocking the operating system so you can install unapproved (by Google) apps, update theOS, replace the firmware, overclock (or underclock) the processor, customize just about anything, and so on.

Of course, for the average user, rooting sounds like -- and can be --a scary process. After all, "rooting" aroundin your smartphone's core software might seem like a recipe for disaster. One wrong move andyou could end up with bricked handset.

Thankfully, there's a new Windows utility that makes rooting a one-click affair: Kingo Android Root. It's free, and based on myinitial tests with a Virgin Mobile Supreme, it works like a charm. Here's how to get started.

Step one: Download and install Kingo Android Root from HERE.

Step two: Enable USB debugging mode on your phone. If it's running Android 4.0 or 4.1, tap Settings, Developer Options, then tick the box for "USB debugging." (You may need to switch "Developer options" to ON before you can do so.) On Android 4.2, tap Settings, About Phone, Developer Options, and then tick USB debugging." Then tap OK to approve the setting change.

On Android 4.3 and later (and someversions of 4.2), tap Settings, About Phone, then scroll down to Build Number. Tap it seven times, at which point you should see the message, "You are now a developer!"

Step three: Make sure you have a stable internet connection then run Android Rooton your PC, after that connect your phone via itsUSB sync cable. After a moment, theformer should show a connection to the latter.

Step four: Click Root, then sit back and wait while the utility does its thing. The aforementioned Supreme took all of about two minutes, including the automated reboot at the end.