GeoHot comes to android! He released jailbreak for iOS platform, he unloked ps3 and introduce concepts of how to make jailbreak for ios8. All of those successful previous projects now he released rooting program for android Kitkat(android 4.4). It called as Towelroot. Now Towelroot comes to the version 3. GeoHot says, Towelroot works for any android Kitkat device made on June 3, 2014 or older. (Android 4.4.2 or lower) It works perfectly, but it not works with HTC and Motorola phones. Because those devices comes with write protected system.
Towelroot is easy to use; it comes as an apk file. Anyone can install TOWELROOT apk directly to the device. So there is no need any computer for the rooting process.
Towelroot mainly works with these devices,
AT&T Galaxy S5
Verizon Galaxy S5
Galaxy S4 Active
Nexus 5
AT&T Galaxy Note 3
Verizon Galaxy Note 3
Devices released before June 3rd
But few devices not work with towelroot in normal settings. Because of that in towelroot version 3 comes with some manual rooting method. GeoHot gave this opportunity to enter some android exploit codes manually. These called as Modstrings. You can use this when using towelroot if it says phone isn’t supported by towelroot. Go to the final topic and it shows how to use towelroot modstrings.
The important step is after root your phone using towelroot, you need to install root management application to the device. Towelroot is enabling root access to any root app without permission. For avoid this problem you need to do this. Root management app SuperSU need to be install. It makes your rooted device safe.
Towelroot mainly works with these devices,
AT&T Galaxy S5
Verizon Galaxy S5
Galaxy S4 Active
Nexus 5
AT&T Galaxy Note 3
Verizon Galaxy Note 3
Devices released before June 3rd
But few devices not work with towelroot in normal settings. Because of that in towelroot version 3 comes with some manual rooting method. GeoHot gave this opportunity to enter some android exploit codes manually. These called as Modstrings. You can use this when using towelroot if it says phone isn’t supported by towelroot. Go to the final topic and it shows how to use towelroot modstrings.
The important step is after root your phone using towelroot, you need to install root management application to the device. Towelroot is enabling root access to any root app without permission. For avoid this problem you need to do this. Root management app SuperSU need to be install. It makes your rooted device safe.
How to use Towelroot
First enable 3rd party app installation. Go to settings, Security, Unknown source – tick it by tapping on small box.
Download Towelroot apk.
You can download it to your PC and move it to the phone using a USB cable. Or directly download it to the andaroid device.
Install Towelroot to the device.
After the installation, open Towelroot app on your apps menu.
Tap ‘make it ra1n’ button.
Device will finally restart after few seconds.
Now you got the root access.
Install root checker app to verify root access.
Next step is installing SuperSU app. Search SuperSU on Google Play Store and install.
Now it will ask ‘The SU Binary needs to be updated’ continue it.
Then ‘Delete Samsungs Knox Security feature prompted’, select No Thanks.
After installation process completed, restart the device.
SuperSU will ask permission from you, when installing root apps.
Using Towelroot Modstrings
When you are rooting with towelroot, it displayed ‘This phone isn’t currently supported by Towelroot’.
Tap three times on ‘Welcome to towelroot v3’.
White box will appear.
1. 1337 0 1 0 4 0
2. 1337 0 1 7380 4 0
3. 1337 0 1 0 4 1
Type those codes one at a time, And tap make it ra1n. Towelroot will root your device.
Download Towelroot apk.
You can download it to your PC and move it to the phone using a USB cable. Or directly download it to the andaroid device.
Install Towelroot to the device.
After the installation, open Towelroot app on your apps menu.
Tap ‘make it ra1n’ button.
Device will finally restart after few seconds.
Now you got the root access.
Install root checker app to verify root access.
Next step is installing SuperSU app. Search SuperSU on Google Play Store and install.
Now it will ask ‘The SU Binary needs to be updated’ continue it.
Then ‘Delete Samsungs Knox Security feature prompted’, select No Thanks.
After installation process completed, restart the device.
SuperSU will ask permission from you, when installing root apps.
Using Towelroot Modstrings
When you are rooting with towelroot, it displayed ‘This phone isn’t currently supported by Towelroot’.
Tap three times on ‘Welcome to towelroot v3’.
White box will appear.
1. 1337 0 1 0 4 0
2. 1337 0 1 7380 4 0
3. 1337 0 1 0 4 1
Type those codes one at a time, And tap make it ra1n. Towelroot will root your device.
This video tutorial shows how to root SGS5 using towelroot,