How to Root the Micromax A50 Ninja

Voice assistant isn’t a new thing as almost every smartphone users’ day begins with saying Good Morning to Siri if on iPhone or the same greeting to the Google Now, of course, on Android. To provide similar kind of experience, the India based company, Micromax has recently come up with the A50 Ninja smartphone with a voice assistant named AISHA. The feature has grabbed attention from smartphone users across the country. Along with AISHA, the phone has got Gingerbread onboard and a 650MHz processor and to not put much weight on your pocket, the device can be yours for only $95. If you’ve purchased the device or looking to buy it and concerned about whether you can root it or not, well, the answer is Yes. Root method has been discovered by an XDA member and it’s explained in the following guide. Once applied, the phone will become truly yours!

I. Before You Begin:

1. This should void the warranty of the device. However, you can unroot the device to reinstate warranty.

2. The following procedure works on Windows based PCs only.

3. You must have ADB drivers installed on your PC. You can get them from here.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Boot Image (It’s attached in the first post)

2. SP Flash Tool (It’s attached in the first post)

3. Scatter File (It’s attached in the first post)

4. Drivers (It’s attached in the first post)

5. Unlock Root (It’s attached in the first post)

III. Rooting the Micromax A50 Ninja:

1. Place all the files you downloaded to your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the Drivers archive to your Desktop.

3. Install the Drivers you got from the archive.

4. Extract files from the SP Flash Tool archive to your Desktop.

5. Double-click on the Flash Tool executable file and it should launch.

6. In the tool, click on Scatter-loading button and select the Scatter file you downloaded earlier.

7. A list of files will appear on the screen, make sure only BOOTIMG option is selected. Uncheck other options.

8. Double-click on BOOTIMG in the Flash Tool and select the boot.img file you downloaded earlier.

9. Go to Options and enable the USB Mode option.

10. Turn OFF your device.

11. Pull the battery out of the device.

12. Put it back into the device, but do not turn it ON.

13. Connect the device to your PC using the USB cable.

14. Windows will automatically install the drivers for your device.

15. Once drivers are installed, unplug the device from your PC.

16. Remove the battery from the device.

17. Put it back into the device but don’t turn it ON.

18. In the Flash Tool, click on Download button.

19. A counter should start running in the tool and when so happens, connect the device to the PC.

20. It will then flash the file to your device.

21. Once flashing’s done, disconnect the device from the PC.

22. Pull the battery out of the device.

23. Put it back into the device.

24. Turn the device ON normally.

25. Once turned ON, go to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging and tick-mark the box.

26. Connect the device to your PC via USB cable.

27. Extract files from the Unlock Root archive to your Desktop.

28. Double-click on the Unlock Root executable file and it should launch.

29. Click on ROOT button in the tool and let it root the device.

30. Once rooting’s done, reboot the device.

31. When it boots up, head over to Google Play and install the Busybox app, it’s free.

32. You’re all done!

Great! Your Micromax A50 Ninja has been successfully rooted and you should find the Superuser app right in your App Drawer. You may now install your favorite root-only apps on your device!

How to Root the Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle

The Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle is a dual-SIM Android device primarily available in India and can boast of features like a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 512MB RAM, an 8MP shooter and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS with a budget friendly price tag.  As with other Micromax devices, Micromax rarely updates them to any firmware other than what it came with and the A111 Canvas Doodle is no exception.  Rooting it could bestow it with a few more bells and whistles than the stock firmware, and the guide below will help you with doing exactly that.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Back up everything you feel is important before you start.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

Framaroot-1.5.3.apk [File attached to this post]

III.  Rooting the Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle

1.  Connect your device to your PC and copy the Framaroot-1.5.3.apk file you downloaded above to your device’s SD card.

2.  Use a file manager app (Astro or ES File Explorer, for example), navigate to the location of Framaroot-1.5.3.apk, and install the application.  Make sure you have enabled installation of apps from unknown sources by going to Settings > Security and ticking the Unknown sources checkbox.

3.  Go to your app drawer and open up the Framaroot app.

4.  Click on Gandalf and wait for the success popup.

5.  Reboot your device.

And your A111 Canvas Doodle should be rooted!

How to Root the Micromax Canvas HD (A116)

I.  Before You Begin

1.  You will need to have a custom recovery installed in order to flash unofficial zip files.  Use our guide on the same to help you.

2.  Back up anything you feel is important.

3.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

4.  Install the necessary drivers before you actually begin the rooting process.  This will prevent any unwanted breaks while actually rooting.  Use these drivers if you haven’t already installed them.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip

2.  su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip

III.  Rooting the Canvas HD

1.  Connect your device to your PC and copy both Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip to your device’s internal SD card.

2.  Disconnect your device and turn it off.

3.  Hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons until you see the screen where it asks you to press Volume Up for recovery.  Press Volume Up to enter recovery.

4.  Use Volume Up and Down buttons to navigate to ‘install zip from zip card‘ and press the Power button to select it.

5.  On the next screen, select ‘choose zip from SD card.‘

6.  Navigate to Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip you copied above and press Power to select it.

7.  Navigate to ‘Yes – install Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip’ and press Power button to start flashing.

8.  Go back to main menu.

9.  Follow Steps 4 to 8 but select su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip this time.

10.  Finally, select reboot system now.

You should find the Superuser app in your app drawer once you reboot your device.  If you still want to know if you are really rooted, go to the Play Store and install Root Checker to verify.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

How to Install Custom Recovery on the Micromax Canvas HD (A116)

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Back up everything you feel is important.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

3.  Install the necessary drivers before you actually begin the rooting process.  This will prevent any unwanted breaks while actually rooting.  Use these drivers if you haven’t already installed them.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt

2.  recovery.img

3.  SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v3.1248.0.96.zip

III.  Installing Custom Recovery on the Micromax Canvas HD

1.  Power down your device and disconnect it from your PC.

2.  Extract SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v3.1248.0.96.zip to a folder on your desktop.

3.  From the extracted folder, run Flash_tool.exe.

4.  Click on Scatter-loading, browse to the location of MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt and load it on to Flash Tool.

5.  Make sure that only RECOVERY is checked and click on it to browse to the location of recovery.img and load it on to Flash Tool.

6.  Remove the battery from your device and connect it your PC via your microUSB cable.

7.  Click on the Download button in the Flash Tool application and Yes on the warning message to start the flashing procedure.  If your device isn’t recognized by the application, disconnect the micro-USB end of the cable from your device and reconnect it again.  If that doesn’t work too, install the proper drivers before trying again.

8.  Once you see the Flash Tool display a green circle, unplug from the PC and put the battery back into the device.

You now have a custom CWM-based recovery which can be used to flash unofficial zip files!  To access it, power down your device, hold the Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons until you see the screen prompting you to press Volume Up for recovery.

How to Root the Micromax A110 Canvas 2

The Micromax A110 Canvas 2 is the successor of the Micromax A100, which was launched back in August, 2012 with a large 5″ inch screen. Most specifications of the new device remain same as its predecessor, however, there’re some noticable improvements on the camera side in the new one. In Canvas 2, you’ll find an improved 8MP Camera while the original Canvas had a 5MP Camera, this surely promises for better still capturing. The LED flash has also been upgraded to dual-LED flash and instead of a single core processor, the Canvas 2 boasts a Dual-Core processor, obviously for better performance and no sluggish game playing environment. A root method’s been discovered for the Canvas 2 and you if you want to root the device, we’ve put up a nice guide just below. Follow it and you’ll have your device rooted.

I. Before You Begin:

1. This will void the warranty of the device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting the device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. The following procedure works on Windows based PCs only.

3. You should have appropriate drivers installed on your PC.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Root Package (Download link’s available in the first post)

III. Rooting the Micromax A110 Canvas 2:

1. Download and place the Root Package archive on your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the archive to your Desktop. Don’t launch any files just yet.

3. Turn ON the USB debugging option on your device by simply heading to Menu>>Settings>>Developer options>>USB debugging.

4. Once it’s enabled, connect the device to your PC via USB cable.

5. Now, double-click on RunMe.bat file you extracted to your Desktop.

6. When it asks to choose the mode, select Normal mode.

7. Rest of the instructions to root the device will be shown on your screen. Just follow them.

8. Once rooting’s done, reboot the device.

9. You should be rooted now!

Amazing! Your Micromax A110 beast’s now having the power of Superuser and your favorite root-only apps are waiting for you!

Micromax Superfone Canvas 2 A110 vs Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562

The Canvas 2 A110 has established its self as a good value for money option under the Rs.10,000 price bracket. This begs the question as to how does it fare against a similarly featured smartphone from a popular brand. Is there any dual SIM handset that manages to come close to the A110 in terms of features without having to spend a whole lot more? After looking at the offerings in the market, we find that the Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 is the closest priced handset that comes close to the features of the A110. And what better way to settle this than pit both of them in a grudge match. 
                                               


Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 – Rs.14,900

We haven’t put the S Duos through its paces yet, but there’s still a lot we can derive from the specifications alone. For starters, the handset is priced a good 5K higher than the Micromax, so we expect it to put on a better show, at least on paper. The S7562 does have a smaller 4-inch screen, but with the same resolution as the A110, we have much higher pixel count. This should make text and images sharper. It also uses a standard TFT display instead of the IPS used on the A110. The smaller screen also allows for the S Duos to be lighter and more compact as well. Samsung has slipped up big time here by not including an ambient light sensor. This could be the deal breaker for some as at this price, one would expect it to be a given.

Samsung has also used an older single core Qualcomm MSM7227A chipset here in order to cut costs and the result of this is average multimedia capabilities. The slower Adreno 200 GPU will not help much in games either. Samsung has added a generous helping of RAM (768MB) compared to the A110, so that should take care of any lags one might face. Due to the chipset, the 5MP camera maxes out at 480p for video recording – another area where the Micromax has the upper hand. 

The bottom line 
Besides possibly getting better aesthetics and build quality, it doesn’t seem like the Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 offers a whole lot more in terms of features, or even functionality. The higher ppi screen and the fact that it’s built by Samsung would be the only reason you would think about shelling out the extra 5K for it. The Micromax Canvas 2 A110 continues to be a force to be reckoned with. However, how will it stand up against the iBall Andi 4.5h? Stay tuned for the ultimate showdown between the A110 and the Andi 4.5h, coming soon.