How To Root Tecno Camon C9, the camon C9 needs no introduction, the device has been trending for quite some time now, the device is one of tecno newest smartphone currently selling hot in the market, it runs on Android 6.0 making it a bit difficult to root, but that’s not to say it cant be root.
The Camon C9 is extremely difficult to root using the best known one-click root apps such as Framaroot, Kingroot, Kingoroot among several rooting apps, However, this writes up will show you the best and simplest method on how to root Tecno Camon C9.
well maybe you there wondering why you need to root your android device, rooting your device affords you the opportunity to have a real backup of your phone, it also allow you to remove unwanted default app, that being said rooting your smartphone also afford you the opportunity to try out various android rom compatible with your device, however it voids the warranty on your phone.
Disclaimer: Just be sure you do your research well and be careful if you decide to unlock your phone’s full potential by rooting. As mentioned above, these procedures can void your warranty and/or brick your handset. No one but you will be responsible, should it come to that.
How To Root Tecno Camon C9
There are basically two major steps involved: First you will have to Unlock the Bootloader of the Tecno Camon C9 thereby allowing you to Flash the CWM recovery.img and SuperSU.zip
Easy Method On How To Root Tecno Camon C9
You need to follow strictly the steps listed below to root your camon c9
- Download SuperSU 2.66.zip
- Copy SuperSU.zip to both the phone’s SD card and internal storage
- Download CWM for Tecno Camon C9 ported by Team Hovatek
- Extract and copy the CWM recovery.img into the same folder as the fastboot.exe and adb.exe
- Unlock the Bootloader of the Tecno Camon C9 using the guide here
- Connect the phone to PC via USB cord while switched On and boot it into Fastboot (as instructed in the Bootloader unlock guide)
When the phone enters Fastboot, flash the recovery.img to the phone by typing the command below then pressing Enter
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Step 8
- Reboot the phone by typing the command below then pressing Enter fastboot reboot
- Boot the phone into recovery mode by switching off and using Volume up button + Power button (see how to do that here)
- In Clockworkmod recovery mode, you use the Volume up button to scroll up, Volume down button to scroll down and Power button to select
- Scroll down to Install zip and select it
- Select Choose zip from /storage/sdcard1
- Navigate to the location of SuperSu.zip and select it
- Select Yes – Install SuperSU to confirm flashing… Then wait till flashing is complete
- Return to the home screen (using the back option) then select Reboot
- If CWM offers to help fix a missing Root, select No
- Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker
Rooting your camon c9 has never been this easy, with the above steps you should be able to root the camon c9 without any ish or glitch, in case you have any request, question kindly use the comment section and we will try as fast as possible to reply. Credits to team Hovatek
UPDATE ON 19TH OF AUGUST.
Pls NOTE that this article has been updated with the very right tool you need to root your camon C9, so feel free to share your comment and views, you can check out unboxing picture of the Camon C7 with a more lesser spec to this
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