The Mstar M1 is a mid-range Android smartphone released by Chinese manufacturer Mstar back in March this year. The Mstar M1 rocks a decent 5.5″ HD display powered by a 1.7GHz 8-cores chipset along with 1GB of RAM. Other features that come along with the device include a 16GB internal storage, microSD slot, 13MP rear camera, 8MP front-facing camera, 3,000mAh battery as well as Android 5.0 Lollipop running out of the box.
Like most other Android smartphones, we can root Mstar M1 rather easily using the Framaroot app. In the following tutorial, I will be guiding you guys on how to root Mstar M1 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! Your device warranty will also be voided after rooting.
Prerequisites before you begin rooting Mstar M1
- Download the Framaroot apk to your PC.
- Make sure you have downloaded and installed the required driver on your PC.
- Make sure there is at least 80% battery left on your smartphone before begin rooting your device.
- Go to Settings > Security > Make sure you have checked on the Unknown Sources checkbox.
- Back up the Mstar M1 smartphone.
Follow the steps below on how to root Mstar M1
- Connect the Mstar M1 to your PC using an appropriate USB cable.
- Copy and paste the Framaroot apk from your PC over to the root of your device’s SD card.
- 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.
- Open the Framaroot app on your Mstar M1 smartphone.
From the Framaroot app, select Install Superuser under the Select an action to execute after root section.- From the Select an exploit section, select the Sam exploit. ( You can try Frodo or Aragorn exploit if SAM doesn’t work ).
You should see a pop-up like the one above after you’re done.- Reboot your device.
- Congratulation! You’ve just rooted Mstar M1!
Once you have gained root-access on your Mstar M1, 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!
