Another Way To Root

OK, so let’s say you tried the Z4Root method of rooting your Android phone but for whatever reason it didn’t work.  No worries…we have another way.

It’s another app called VISIONary+ and this one is not (at the time of this writing) available from the Android Market.  Follow this link from your phone to go to the downoad…

Click Here to Download

Once you have it downloaded, go through the standard steps and install it.  Before you run the app, though, go into your phones settings by hitting the Menu button while on the Home Screen.  Select Settings and then Applications.  Click on Development and make sure USB Debugging is checked.  VISIONary+ won’t work if USB Debugging is not checked on.

VISIONary+ Menu

Now you can launch VISIONary+ and you will see a screen with several options.  Like Z4Root, we have the options to run this in temproot or permanent root.  With this app, to be on the safe side, we’re first just going to run a temp root.  If you prefer, you can check the first check box (Temproot on boot) so that the program will automatically run the temproot everytime you turn the phone on.  Don’t worry about selecting “Run Visionary.sh after root,” as that is just a way to run a script after you have rooted.  Since we’re not doing any scripting, we won’t worry about that.  Leave the rest of the settings alone and hit the Temproot Now button.  You should now see the Visionary logo for a few seconds and you will just let the app do it’s thing.

Once it’s done you should be able to find the Superuser App in your App drawer.  Now you are temporarily rooted (meaning that you’re rooted until you reboot your device).  If that went well, you can now run a Permanent Root by

During the Rooting process

running Visionary again and pressing the Permanent Root button.

If at anytime you don’t want your device to be rooted, there is the Unroot button at the bottom of the screen as a way out.

Hopefully this works for you and if it does, drop a comment below and let me know what phone you performed the root on.  If it didn’t work, let me know and we’ll figure out if there are different settings for your particular phone or version of Android.  Happy Rooting!