Root Apps
Z4root is an Android app that can root nearly all Android devices with one click. The following devices can NOT be permanently rooted (most devices can be temporarily rooted):
- Desire
- Desire HD
- Magic
- Evo
- G2
- Archos 70
- myTouch 3G
- Wildfire
- Droid Incredible
An open-source root management alternative to SuperSU . Based on CM's Superuser by koush .
SuperSU allows for advanced management of Superuser access rights for all the apps on your device that need root. SuperSU has been built from the ground up to counter a number of problems with other Superuser access management tools.
Features include:
- Superuser access prompt
- Superuser access logging
- Superuser access notifications
- Per-app notification configuration
- Temporary unroot
- Deep process detection (no more unknowns)
- Works in recovery (no more segfaulting)
- Works when Android isn't properly booted
- Works with non-standard shell locations
- Trusts ADB connection
- Always runs in ghost mode
- Wake on prompt
The Pro version additionally offers:
- OTA survival mode (no guarantees)
- Full color-coded command content logging (input/output/error)
- Per-app logging configuration
- Per-app user override
- PIN protection
Superuser is an application for granting and manage Superuser rights (su) for your Android phone. Apps that are granted su have elevated permissions and can modify just about any part of the system. Superuser runs as any other app and gives you, the user, a place to see what apps you have allowed or denied, as well as view a log of what apps have used su when. The su binary is what other apps call when they need superuser rights. The binary checks the database maintained by Superuser to determine if you have already granted rights to the requesting app, and if not tells Superuser to display a prompt asking you for permission.
This app requires that you already have root, or a custom recovery image to work.
Now you can root your android device without PC, just use Framaroot. This app includes several exploits named after the heroes of the book "The Lord of the Rings": Gandalf, Boromir, Pippin, Legolas, Sam, Frodo, Aragorn, and Gimli. You can install Superuser and su binary a phone or tablet from Android version 2.x to 4.x. All compatible devices can be found the official site. Unroot also very simple, just use this option in the Framaroot application.
An app to allow or forbid apps' requests to run as root. Note that this app doesn't include the su binary, so your device must already be rooted.
You must already have root for this to work, because it leverages the existing su and Superuser app to install itself. However, if you know what you are doing you can use this apk as a su/Superuser substitute if you are gaining an initial root. Once the install is completed you can disable or remove the old app.
For full details and additional technical information, see this application's page on the F-Droid wiki.
SuperOneClick is an application that offers a one-click method to root Android Gingerbread and earlier devices.
The program requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+ (for Windows) or Mono v1.2.6+ (for Mac and Linux).
SuperOneClick does NOT support the following devices:
- Sprint EVO 4G (HTC Supersonic)
- Droid Incredible (HTC Incredible)
- HTC Desire GSM
- HTC Desire CDMA (HTC BravoC)
- HTC Aria
- Droid Eris (HTC DesireC)
- HTC Wildfire (HTC Buzz)
- T-Mobile G2
- HTC Thunderbolt
Universal Androot is an Android app that lets you to root many Android devices easily, without modifying the bootloader or voiding the warranty. Simply press the "Root" button on the screen to root your phone, or "UnRoot" to restore your phone to its original state.
