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Note: %& you are running Android '() and AB*+, and plan to root your device but want to make a backup B,-*., rooting it/ please &ollow our guide "ere( #ow to c"eck w"et"er your p"one is rooted/ and "ow to root 0mostly links to &orums and guides on t"e net1( 2"y s"ould you root3 2"y root is so important3 All your 4uestions s"all be answered "ere( #ere is t"e inde5 o& t"e page6 8( 9( :( '( ;( <( >( %& you7re still "esitating to root T"ere are two ways to root 2"en you7re ready to do it #ere7s "ow to c"eck w"et"er your p"one is properly rooted #ere7s "ow to install t"e latest Superuser app &rom Market *&&icial Superuser web site #ere are some links w"ic" mig"t "elp in case you "ave trouble wit" rooting = but please note t"at t"ey are slig"tly outdated

If youre still hesitating to root:

2"at is .oot/ Superuser ? custom so&tware3 To .oot/ or not to .oot3 -ive reat .easons to .oot @our Android A"one

There are two ways to root:

T"e Bcustom .*MC way6 you install a custom .*M made by people/developers &rom t"e Android community(

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T"e BFust .**T itC way6 you keep your current .*M and BrootC it by yoursel&( %& you do t"at/ it also allows you to save your stu&& 0eg6 wit" Titanium Backup1 be&ore you switc" to a custom .*M(

When youre ready to do it:

T"e MoGa!o Gevice Speci&ic &orum 08 &orum per p"one &amily1( T"e 5daEdevelopers &orum

Heres how to check whether your phone is properly rooted:

*pen a s"ell on t"e p"one 0see T"e basics i& you don7t know "ow1 and do6
su whoami

@ou must see BrootC or Bw"oami6 unknown uid )H( %& you see somet"ing di&&erent/ your p"one is not properly rooted( Now test your system7s busybo56
busybox ls -l /data/data/ | busybox wc -l

To test Titanium Backup7s busybo56

cd /data/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/files/ ; ./busybox ls -l /data/data/ | ./busybox wc

@ou must see a number( %& you get BAermission deniedC/ your p"one is not properly rooted(

Heres how to install the latest Superuser app from arket:

To be sa&e/ boot in recovery mode and do a Nandroid backup o& your p"one( T"is is not a necessity t"oug"( *pen t"e Market/ searc" &or BSuperuserC and install it( %& t"e install succeeds/ you7re done( %& t"e install &ails because o& an Binvalid signatureC error/ you need to remove t"e older Superuser yoursel&( To remove t"e older Superuser app/ open a s"ell and do6
su mount -o remount,rw /system rm /system/app/Superuser.apk mount -o remount,ro /system

%& t"e BrmC command &ails/ please re&er to t"e original Superuser t"read( T"en attempt to install BSuperuserC &rom Market again(

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!fficial Superuser we" site:

"ttp6//androidsu(com/superuser/

Here are some links which might help in case you ha#e trou"le with rooting $ "ut please note that they are slightly outdated:
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