With more and more people choosing smart phones like Karbonn, Micromax etc., and if you thought that only Samsung, SONY and Motorola devices or high end devices can be customized then the time has changed and full credits to the developers who have started to come up with the customization options for these budget Android devices too. In coming days we will also be coming out with the custom ROM firmwares and other customization options for your Karbonn A15 smartphone. With 4 inched screen size and a screen resolution of 480 x 800 this smartphone which is priced at around Rs. 5000 is an absolute steal.
So, for all those who have made a wise decision and have bought this smartphone, we will guide you on how you can root the device with simple to follow instructions. But before we proceed, you will have to go through the list of pre requisites which we have mentioned below so as to make sure that the rooting process is carried out successfully. Once you have rooted the device, you can then install the custom ROM firmwares based on the Jellybean 4.2 for your Karbonn A15 Android phone. Currently this device is on the latest ICS Android 4.0.4 firmware but it can be further updated with the latest Jellybean 4.2.1 firmware.
Quick Pre Requisites:
- Create a backup of all the data with the help of below mentioned steps so as to make sure that just in case if the data gets corrupted or deleted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- From the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, enable the USB Debugging, ensure that the USB debugging option is ticked. Also, minimum charge left in your device should be more than 40% or else there is a risk of device getting turned off in the middle of firmware update.
Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions carefully mentioned in this article, we should not be held responsible in any manner if your Karbonn A15 doesn’t boot up or gets bricked due to not following the instructions.
So assuming that you are done with all the above mentioned instructions, you can now proceed to the next step where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to root the device.
Guide to Root Karbonn A15 Android smartphone:
- Download the Karbonn A15 smartphone Drivers from here and install the same in your computer. Once the drivers are installed successfully, restart the computer and download the Karbonn A15 smartphone Rooting Package from here to your computer.
- Extract the Rooting package in your computer to get the files which are shown in the below screen capture. Once the zip file is unzipped, you will have to open the file which is named as “ICS_Root_Unlocker.bat” in your computer. You can unzip the file with the help of Win RAR or Win Zip.
- Now, with the help of original USB cable, you will have to connect the device to the computer and then unlocker tool, you will need to press “Enter” key to root the device by following the on screen instructions.
- Once the option is selected, it will take around 1 -2 minutes for rooting the device. To check on whether your phone is rooted or not, download the “Root Checker” app from the Google PLAY Store. If your device is rooted your device will show that the device is rooted and if it’s not then you will have to again try rooting the device.
So there you go, you have now successfully learnt on how you can root your Karbonn A15 smart phone with Just One Click. Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same. Similarly, you can also unroot your Karbonn A15 smartphone with the help of this tool.
