HTC One X which we recently saw at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona is not even commercially launched and here comes the workaround so as to root the device. In the due course of this article, we will be checking out on how to root the device with the help of simple instructions. In the coming days, we will also get to see many custom ROM firmwares as well as applications which needs root access specially made for HTC One X Rooted phones. For your simplicity, in the due course of this article we will be discussing on what are the pre requisites you need to follow along with a detailed tutorial in the next page.
Special instructions: Just in case if you are new to Android and would like to know on what exactly this rooting is, then rooting is nothing but a technique wherein the third part files are given access to the system files so that the required customizations can be made. Also, rooting voids the warranty, the only way with which you can reclaim the lost warranty is by Locking the boot loader if there is any and by applying the default factory firmware update which we will be discussing in the coming days to come.
Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held responsible in any form in whole or in parts if any damage is done to your device caused by updating the firmware which is a very unlikely event if you follow the instructions as mentioned in the article including the pre requisites and the procedure to update the phone.
Quick Essential Pre Requisites:
- There is a possibility that the data present in your phone may get lost or corrupted, so it’s better that you backup all possible data by following the below mentioned instructions so that you can restore the data safely if any is lost / corrupted.
Text messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Phone Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Pictures, Music, Videos, Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Charge left in your device should be a minimum of 60% so that your phone doesn’t give up in the middle of firmware update.
- Enable the USB debugging in your HTC One X phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked.
- Turn Off all the antivirus as well as Firewall tools in your computer as these tools tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.
Assuming that you have followed all the instructions mentioned above, you can proceed to the next page where we have mentioned a detailed tutorial on how to root HTC One X Android smartphone.
