[Tutorial] How to root the Infinix Hot 4 Lite (X557 1+16 GB)
[Tutorial] How to root the Infinix Hot 4 Lite (X557 1+16 GB)
(13-12-2016, 09:21 PM)hovatek
The Infinix Hot 4 Lite (e.g X557- H807B1-M-160902V68) is an MT6580 powered device running on Android 6 (Marshmallow).
How do I root an Infinix Hot 4 Lite (X557 1+16 GB) ?
- Install VCOM drivers on your PC using https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-440.html
- Download SuperSU 2.76.zip at https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B_-waNKLv...t=download
- Copy the SuperSU.zip to both the phone’s SD card and internal storage
- Download Philz for Infinix Hot 4 Lite ported by Team Hovatek at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4S-Z72...V5UGc/view
- Switch off the phone (still with battery inside)
- Flash the Philz recovery.img to the phone using SP Flash tool at https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-159.html
- Boot the phone into recovery mode using Volume up button + Power button (see https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-479.html )
- In Philz recovery, you use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select
- Select Install Zip
- Navigate to the location of the SuperSU2.76.zip on the SD Card and select it
- Wait till flashing is complete
- If you are prompted to fix root, select No
- Reboot the phone normally
- Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker
(06-05-2017, 09:45 AM)rsons7 @hovatek, Thanks for the good work. May I ask; is there an alternative recovery to the one used above? Though this recovery works I haven't been able to use touch in recovery.
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