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This guide will show you how to root the popular ZTE N800 phone from ZTE.
Disclaimer: KnowIT is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.
Rooting is done entirely by you at your own risk.
What is needed to root the ZTE N800?
In order to root the ZTE N800 you will need the following.
- The ZTE N800 you want to root in your hand.
- A PC.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the ZTE N800 for your PC
In order for your PC to recognise the ZTE N800 as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.
You can download the USB drivers for the ZTE N800 from here.
Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.
Step 2 – Download the Cydia Impactor rooting program
In order to root the ZTE N800 you must first download the Cydia Impactor program which you can get from here.
Once you have downloaded it save it in an easy to find location such as your desktop and extract the file to its own folder.
Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the ZTE N800
In order for your PC to recognise the ZTE N800 when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.
System Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging
Step 4 – Root the ZTE N800
Now that we have downloaded the Cydia Impactor tool and enabled USB debugging it is time to root the device.
First, connect the device to your computer using the USB cable it came with and then run the Cydia Impactor program you downloaded in step 2.
Inside the Cydia Impactor program, click on the USB menu on Cydia Impactor and select the N800 driver.
Once you have done that, in the text window, type this:
# drop SuperSU su to /system/xbin/su
Then click the Start button and wait.
When it has finished, on the device itself, open up Google Play Store and download and install SuperSU.
Once you have done that, restart the phone and then you should see the newly downloaded and installed SuperSU program which means that you have successfully managed to root the device.