Got the sleekest Gionee Elife E7 handset and wants to rip it’s benefits to the fullest? Then you’re gonna need to Root Gionee Elife E7, don’t know what is rooting and how to root Gionee E7? No problem, just follow this guide from starts to bottom and you’ll get a pretty good knowledge on android rooting.
Elife E7 is one of the flagship device released by Gionee recently, it got almost all those feature which usually comes with Smartphones above 40k budget, some of those features are- 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 32GB internal storage with 3GB RAM, primary 16MP Crystal clear Camera + 8MP rear camera, 2.5GHz Quad core CPU – 330 adreno GPU with lots of advanced sensors.
Gionee Elife E7 Android Version
The only thing that makes the device to not be counted in latest smartphones list is it’s Android version. Gionee Elife E7 runs on Android 4.2 (Jellybean) which is considered as pretty old version Android. But that’s not the end and it can’t be. There are numerous ways to Install the latest Android version on your Elife E7. But in order to do that you have to overcome the limit imposed by the company, and this is only possible by Rooting Gionee Elife E7. So continue following thus guide, as it gonna help you to Root Gionee Elife E7 and latter on install recovery and update it to the latest Android version.
Please don’t confuse between Elife E7 and E7 Mini, as rooting technique for both the device are totally different. This guide is for Elife E7 only, don’t experiment it on E7 mini as it could be dangerous. In this guide we’ll use the famous vRoot software/application to root Gionee Elife E7 using Windows PC. So lets have a look on what are the things required to carry on this elife e7 rooting procedure safely.
Requirements to Root Gionee E7
- E7 Handset charged minimum 60%
- A Windows Computer
- Elife E7 USB Driver.
- vRoot Application.
Rooting Gionee Elife E7
(1) First of all download the E7 USB Driver and Install it on your Computer.
(2) After that Enable the USB Debugging option on from your Gionee E7 Smartphone. USB Debugging can be enabled from Setting > Developers Option > USB Debugging > Check it to enable.
{Note : If you couldn’t find the developers Option from setting menu it is probable hidden on your device, to unhide it do the following : Open Setting > About Phone > Tap the Build Number for 7 times repeatedly. You’ll get a message that Developer Option has been unhidden, now repeat the Step 2 again to enable USB Debugging.}
Download vRoot for Android
(3) Now download the vRoot Software and install it on your PC, it’s an executable file (.exe) so double click it to start the installation.
(4) When the vRoot installation is over, open it and do the following :-
- After vRoot has been launched, connect your Gionee Elife E7 smartphone to your Computer.
- If the connection is established successfully, vRoot will detect your Elife E7.
- Now make sure the “User Agreement” check box is ticked and then click the green ROOT button.
5) vRoot will now start rooting gionee elife e7. While rooting your device may reboot automatically several time which is very common procedure, so don’t get freaked.
So that’s it, your Gionee Elife E7 is Rooted. To verify whether the rooting gone successfully or not, unlock your device/open apps drawer and search for the newly installed app called SuperSU. If this application is installed then it means your device is rooted successfully. However if you still believe you need one more step to check whether your device is rooted or not, then download the Root Checker application from Play Store and test it yourself. Thanks for following our guide on How to Root Gionee Elife E7, if you liked it please share it.
How is the phone after rooting ? I have heard that the phone gets slower or rather behaves weird after restarting once rooted..!?! Is that true ?
Is this method verified?
it doesnt seem like its is verified… have u tried it? does it work?
Yes works.. fine. Tried it a long time ago btw. Check your device details before proceeding.