[Development] How to root the Tecno L9 Plus

[hovatek]

The Tecno L9 Plus (e.g L9Plus-H8011A1-N-170210V206) is an MT6580 powered phone running on Android 7 (Nougat)

How to root the Tecno L9 Plus

• Dump your firmware in scatter format using Miracle Box @ https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-13347.html
  
• Download SuperSU 2.78 @ [ Login / Register at the top-left corner of this page to download] and save to both phone storage and SD card
  
• Create a new folder named Hovatek on your PC
  
• Copy preloader.bin from your Miracle Box backup into the Hovatek folder
  
• Download Philz for Tecno L9 Plus ported by Team Hovatek @ [ Login / Register at the top-left corner of this page to download]
  
• Philz for Tecno L9Plus-H8011A1-N-170411V289 ported by Team Hovatek @ [ Login / Register at the top-left corner of this page to download]
  
• Philz for Tecno L9plus-H8011A1-N-170315V248 ported by Team Hovatek @ [ Login / Register at the top-left corner of this page to download]
  
• Philz for Tecno L9plus-H8011A-N-170722V393 ported by Team Hovatek @ [ Login / Register at the top-left corner of this page to download]
  
• Copy the Philz recovery.bin and scatter file from the Philz zip file downloaded above into the Hovatek folder, making peloader.bin, scatter file and recovery.bin (Philz) in the folder
  
• Flash the preloader.bin and recovery.bin using Miracle Box @ https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-14106.html
  
• Boot the phone into recovery mode (Vol up + Power) after flashing
  
• In Philz recovery, you use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select
  
• Select Install Zip
  
• Navigate to the location of the SuperSU2.78.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 @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...heck&hl=en
  

[Emmy1]

Can flash the recovery via Fastboot or SP Flash Tool without need for preloader

[Ebuarzy]

please bro which one is fastboot can you add me on whatsap or give me your number make I add you 07064918711

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[Emmy1]

please bro which one is fastboot can you add me on whatsap or give me your number make I add you 07064918711

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Fastboot using CMD command to push the recovery to your Phone

[Ebuarzy]

please add me for whatsap for more procedure

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[blueboxers]

Just wondering, we didn't unlock the bootloader?

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[blueboxers]

Plus with this procedure, will I lose my files?

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[X3non]

Just wondering, we didn't unlock the bootloader?

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the procedure used doesn't require using fastboot, as such unlocking the bootloader isnt necessary.

[X3non]

Plus with this procedure, will I lose my files?

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NO if you follow the procedure in the guide properly, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't backup your important files before proceeding.
one can never be too sure

[blueboxers]

Thanks man! It worked. Almost messed it up tho, didn't change the img to bin for the philz recovery

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