How To Root HTC Explorer – Tutorial
So, that’s an great news for the HTC Explorer users. Now, they can enjoy Custom ROMS, Root only applications, and Root Browsing. Finally a rooting procedure is available for the HTC Explorer. In this article we will be covering how one can Root his HTC Explorer device easily.
Note: Please, note that after Rooting your HTC Explorer, the warranty of the device will be voided and you would have to re-install the Stock-Rom of the device in order to get the warranty back, so take a backup of your current ROM and then proceed further.
Caution: The steps which are included in this guide are very risky and can even brick off your mobile phone. Unless you are aware with Custom ROMS, Firmwares and ODIN, don’t even try these things on your mobile phone.
Pre-Requisites To Root Your HTC Explorer
- The instructions are working for HTC Explorer, Originally manufactured.
- Backup all of your SMS Messages using SMS Backup Application.
- Sync all of your Contacts with the Gmail Application.
- Copy all of your notes manually to somewhere else, as if in case your mobile phone gets bricked these notes will be deleted from the mobile phone.
- Take a backup of call logs, APN Settings, and other important things.
- Charge your mobile phone so that it would be having more than 80% battery.
- Disable all antivirus and firewall related tools installed in your computer as then can prevent the rooting process to be done successfully.
- Enable USB Debugging Mode in your mobile phone (Settings > Applications >Development > USB Debugging).
- Install all device drivers on your computer from the HTC Website.
Procedure To Root HTC Explorer
Note: We have written each and every step clearly in order to make the update applied successfully but if any wrong step is taken then Neither me nor thedroidnation.com will be held responsible in case your device gets bricked.
- Make sure that the boot loader of your HTC Explorer is unlocked.
- Add recovery to your mobile phone, so that it would be able to install all the Custom ROM’s. Download “A310E Recovery” from the link.
- Now, Connect your mobile phone to your computer using the original USB cable and extract the zip file which we had downloaded in the Step 1.
- Now, Shoot the recovery (.bat) file which would be there in the extracted folder.
- Now, download the “Superuser Package“ in your computer and transfer the file to the Root of your SD Card.
- Enable USB Debugging Mode in your mobile phone (Settings > Applications >Development > USB Debugging).
- Now, Turn off your mobile phone and start it in the Recovery Mode (Volume UP Key + OK button holding both of these press the power button).
- When, your mobile phone is booted in the Recovery Mode, You need to select “install zip from sd card” and then “choose zip from SD Card” and then choose the superuser package file which you had transferred earlier in your mobile phone. It will take some time to install that file in your mobile phone. Now, select “+++++Go Back++++” then “reboot system now“.
Congratulations!! You’ve successfully Rooted your HTC Explorer.
