How To Root The Xiaomi Redmi Note

February 9, 2015

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This guide will show you how to root the Xiaomi Redmi Note phone.

Disclaimer: Rooting is done at your own risk.  These steps are correct at the time of writing.  FlexiSPY is not responsible for the rooting process and it is your own responsibility.

What do you need to root the Xiaomi Redmi Note?

In order to root the Xiaomi Redmi Note you will need the following:

  • The Xiaomi Redmi Note you wish to root in your hand
  • A PC

Step 1 – Download and copy the root file to the Xiomi Redmi Note

Rooting the phone is done using Framaroot which you can get from here. Save the file to your computer in an easy to find location on your PC

You now need to copy the root zip file onto the phone which is done as follows:

  1. Connect The Xiaomi Redmi Note To Your PC
  2. Copy the file you downloaded above onto the phone in an easy to find location such as the downloads folder.

Step 2 – Root the Xiaomi Redmi Note

You now need to access the update application on the device.

To do this go to Settings > General Settings and scroll to About Phone.

Tap System Updates and, on the menu that appears, tap Select Update Package.

Choose to install an update package from the SD card and point to the file downloaded in step 1 which you should have copied to the device.

Let the update be applied and then restart the device.

When the device has restarted go to the app drawer and tap Security and then tap Permission.

On the menu that appears make sure the Root Permission option is enabled.

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