How to Root HTC One & Install Recovery – Simple and Easy Guide

HTC One rooted, yes now you can also root HTC one easily. After rooting your HTC one you can enjoy lots of rooted application on your device. HTC one is one of the popular device and most of the users are looking for the guide How to root HTC one. So today here we will help you, how you can do this easily and in simple steps. If you are still confused that you have to root your device or not, than you have to check this post Benefits Of Rooting Your Android Device.

To root your HTC one first you have to install the Recovery image in HTC One. After that you can start the rooting process. So read the instructions carefully and follow the steps one by one. But before proceeding the guide do take the backup of your device with carbon backup tool, Easy App tool box or try these free android backup applications on your device.

Root HTC One Install Recovery
Root HTC One Install Recovery

DISCLAIMER:- Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.

How to Install Recovery on HTC One

Step 1. Enable the USB Debugging, Read here How to Enable USB Debugging

Step 2. Now install HTC one driver on your PC to start the installing recovery.

Step 3. Now Unlock the boot loader from HTC dev site. From here you have to create free account and Select All other Supported Models from the Device drop down on the right and then click Begin Unlock Bootloader. After that follow the instrcution one by one, the guide is so simple and easy to use.

Step 4. After unlocking the booloader of HTC One, Download Recovery file from here. Extract the file in desktop and rename the file to “recovery.img”.

Step 5. Now download the fastboot package and extract the contents to a folder. Now copy the recovery.img file into the Fastboot folder on your desktop.

Step 6. On your HTC One, go to Settings > Power and disable the Fast Boot option. This is different from the Fastboot you downloaded above, and it is important that this option be disabled for our Fastboot to work properly.

Step 7. Now Power the phone off, boot into fastboot mode and connect the phone to your computer via USB cable. to Do this hold down the Power button and Volume Down key at the same time and then selecting ‘Fastboot’ from the menu using the ‘Power’ button.

Step 8. Now go to your desktop open the Fastboot folder on your PC. Hold the Shift key down on your keyboard, and then Right-click inside the folder. Select Open Command Window Here from the right-click menu.

Step 9. Now on command prompt windows type the following command:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

That’s it!! Congratulations. You now have the recovery installed on your HTC One. Now it si time to rrot your device. Follow the below Guide to Root your HTC one.

How to Root HTC one

Step 1. Download HTC one Rooting tool here.

Step 2. Enable the USB Debugging on your HTC one.

Step 3. Now copy the Downooad root tool(Step 1 File) and place the same in your device.

Step 4. After this power off your HTC one and reboot to recovery by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power buttons till you see the HBoot menu screen. Then press the Volume Down button till you see Recovery highlighted, and then press the Power button to boot to Recovery mode.

Step 5. Now you are in the Recovery mode of HTC one, from here you have to select “install zip from …” and then you need to select the HTC one Rootin tool which you have placed in your phone in the Step 3.

Step 6. After this process, you have to reboot your device. Please note that it will take some time to boot the device first time.

That’s it now you have the rooted HTC one and you can enjoy lots of rooted applications and customs ROMs on your device. Don’t forget to like our Page on Facebook to get more updates.

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