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[Development] How to root the Itel A31

[Development] How to root the Itel A31

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hovatek
hovatek
hovatek
Administrator
49,570
05-10-2017, 09:51 AM
#1



The Itel A31 (e.g V026) is an MT6580 powered phone running on Android 7 (Nougat)

How to root the Itel A31


  1. Install VCOM drivers on your PC using https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-440.html
  2. Download SuperSU 2.62.zip @ https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087018189
  3. Copy SuperSU.zip to both the phone’s SD card and internal storage
  4. Download Philz for Itel A31 ported by Team Hovatek @ https://mega.nz/#!ISg3kSII!1NcPm-qid_qft..._0j7OLG_1k
  5. Flash the Philz recovery.img to the phone using SP Flash tool @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-159.html
  6. Boot the phone into recovery mode using Volume up button + Power button (see https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-479.html )
  7. In Philz recovery, you use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select
  8. Select Install Zip
  9. Navigate to the location of the SuperSU.zip on the SD Card and select it
  10. Wait till flashing is complete
  11. If you are prompted to fix root, select No
  12. Reboot the phone normally
  13. Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker

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This post was last modified: 06-11-2019, 08:21 PM by hovatek.

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Tboysquare
Tboysquare
Tboysquare
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13-02-2018, 02:41 PM
#2
I followed all the steps and installed the Philz recovery but I located all the super su which did not install and said installation failed on top of the recovery.
Any help please?
xerxes
xerxes
xerxes
Senior Member
8,355
13-02-2018, 02:44 PM
#3
(13-02-2018, 02:41 PM)Tboysquare I followed all the steps and installed the Philz recovery but I located all the super su which did not install and said installation failed on top of the recovery.
Any help please?

Try SuperSu 2.82 @ https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195902173 
or use magisk method @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21427.html
hovatek
hovatek
hovatek
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49,570
14-02-2018, 10:06 AM
#4
(13-02-2018, 02:41 PM)Tboysquare I followed all the steps and installed the Philz recovery but I located all the super su which did not install and said installation failed on top of the recovery.
Any help please?

Are you sure your phone actually booted into Philz recovery and not stock recovery

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Tboysquare
Tboysquare
Tboysquare
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15-02-2018, 10:56 AM
#5



Thanks man, root successfully
Tun95
Tun95
Tun95
Junior Member
21
18-05-2018, 09:35 AM
#6
Any video on how to do this from anybody please?
xerxes
xerxes
xerxes
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8,355
18-05-2018, 05:33 PM
#7
(18-05-2018, 09:35 AM)Tun95 Any video on how to do this from anybody please?

See https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21427.html for how to root your device. [Contains video]
This post was last modified: 19-05-2018, 09:59 AM by hovatek.
Tun95
Tun95
Tun95
Junior Member
21
20-05-2018, 10:24 PM
#8
I'm having a little trouble with flashing recovery.img any time I click on it, it says ERROR :STATUS_SCATTER_FILE_INVALID (0XC0030001)
[HINT]:
Little help please on how to fix this.
Tun95
Tun95
Tun95
Junior Member
21
21-05-2018, 03:26 AM
#9
Never mind I've fixed it but still can't install SuperSU.zip in custom recovery
hovatek
hovatek
hovatek
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21-05-2018, 01:50 PM
#10



(21-05-2018, 03:26 AM)Tun95 Never mind I've fixed it but still can't install SuperSU.zip in custom recovery

What error are you getting?
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