How to root your Micromax Canvas HD A116

Now that micromax Canvas HD A116 has slowly started showing its lights in the market, many of you would already be thinking of rooting your phone. Here I will explain how to do rooting.

A few things I want to clarify before you get into rooting

1. Root only if you feel the need to do it

2. Know what you are doing

3. Warranty gets void

4. Follow the steps properly

5. And finally a disclaimer: I don't take any responsibility for bricking your Canvas HD! Please do it only if you are very sure about this!

What you need before rooting?

1. Backup all the data if you need to
2. Make sure that your phone is completely charged as the installation could take some time. You don’t want a bricked phone!
3. Drivers – Install them as its necessary for the device to be identified by your Laptop/PC. If you don’t have them, please download it.
4. Download the following software: 
1.  Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
2.  su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip

       How to Root Canvas HD?

1. First you need to copy Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip to your SD card. So connect your Canvas HD to your laptop/PC using the data cable, select ‘disk drive’ option on the phone (if that option comes up), then go to My computer, click on your SD card drive and save these two downloaded files into that.  Make sure you remember where the files were copied to (*).
2. Remove the data cable from the phone and switch off your Canvas HD.
3. Hold ‘Volume up’ + ‘Volume down’ + ‘Power button’ all together and wait until you see a page that says ‘press Volume Up for recovery’ or something similar. Once the message comes, press volume up button on the side of your Canvas HD.
4. Now what you will be seeing is a menu page display on probably a black screen. What you have to do is either go down or go up using the volume up and down button and navigate to ‘install zip from zip card’. Once you reach this option, press the power button to select the option.
5. Now click on ‘choose zip from SD card'.
6. You now have to navigate to Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip you copied (*) above and press Power to select it.
7. Now go down and select Yes – install Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip’ and press Power button to start flashing your smartphone.
8. Now go back to main menu
9. Follow the previous steps (from 4 to 7) and similarly install su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip file.
10. Now reboot your system after the previous file is installed

     Once the system reboots, check for Super user app in the application list. Your phone is now rooted!

A big thanks to the developers!

Root and enjoy! 

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