The Landvo L550 is the first 8-cores powered Android smartphone released by Chinese manufacturer Landvo back in September this year. The Landvo L550 rocks a 5″ qHD display along with a decent spec sheet which include a 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, microSD slot, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, 1,800mAh battery as well as Android 4.4.2 KitKat running out of the box.

Like most other Android smartphones, we can root Landvo L550 rather easily using the Framaroot app as well. In the following tutorial, I will be guiding you guys on how to root Landvo L550 in less than an hour.

Disclaimer : During the process of rooting, there is always a risk for you to brick your Android device. So if you choose to root your device, you are doing it at your own risk!

Prerequisites before you begin rooting Landvo L550

1. Download the Framaroot apk to your PC.
2. Make sure you have downloaded and installed the required driver on your PC.
3. Make sure there is at least 80% battery left on your smartphone before begin rooting your device.
4. Go to Settings > Security > Make sure you have checked on the Unknown Sources checkbox.
5. Back up the Landvo L550.

Follow the steps below on how to root Landvo L550

1. Connect the Landvo L550 to your PC using an appropriate USB cable.
2. Copy and paste the Framaroot apk from your PC over to the root of your device’s SD card.
3. Open the file explorer app ( if you don’t have one on your device, then you may want to download either Astro File Manager / ES File Explorer ) and install the Framaroot apk by tapping on its icon.
4. Open the Framaroot app on your Landvo L550 smartphone.
5. From the Framaroot app, select Install Superuser under the Select an action to execute after root section.
6. From the Select an exploit section, select the Boromir exploit. ( You can try Faramir or Barahir exploit if Boromir doesn’t work )
7. You should see a pop-up like the one above after you’re done.
8. Reboot your device.
9. Congratulation! You’ve just rooted Landvo L550!

Once you have gained root-access on your Landvo L550, you will be able to install custom ROMs as well as recovery on it. In the meantime, stay tune for more how to root tutorials!