So you got your cute HTC One powered by T-Mobile network and now itching to get super user rights on phone via root access? Well! If you’ve landed on a very good platform as here you can easily root your T-Mobile HTC One, thanks to recognized XDA developer. Rooting enables to do everything with your phone as it gives you full rights as root voids limitations of manufacture on your phone but do keep in mind that it also voids the warranty of phone, so it’s important to note this lose first.
This guide shows you how to root T-Mobile HTC One, make sure your T-Mobile HTC One have an unlocked bootloader with ClockworkMod recovery installed. You can check this guide to unlock bootloader and this guide to install the ClockworkMod recovery.
DISCLAIMER: Please proceed the below guide at your own risk, Android Egis will not be held responsible if your device lost data or gets damaged following this guide.
Instructions
Step #1: Download the Root package for your T-Mobile HTC One from here (Super User) or here (SuperSU).
Step #2: Transfer the downloaded file to internal SD card of device.
Step #3: Turn the device off.
Step #4: Reboot the device into recovery mode, to do this, reboot phone by holding down volume down and power buttons to enter in bootloader mode, there highlight recovery option with volume buttons and select it with power button.
Step #5: In recovery mode, create a nandroid backup of your current ROM, it’s important because if anything goes wrong, you’ll be able to easily revert back to your current state. To create backup select “Backup and Restore”, and then select “Backup” again.
Step #6: In recovery mode, select “Install Zip from SD Card” then “Choose Zip from SD Card” and locate the downloaded file that you’ve transferred in above step and confirm installation.
Step #7: Once the installation is completed, select “Go Back” after that select “Reboot System Now” to reboot phone.
That’s it, your T-Mobile HTC One is rooted now, if you experience any error, leave a comment below. You’re done, be sure to check root access via root checker app (download it from Google Play Store).
Via: XDA