Sometime back, we wrote exclusively on how to upgrade the infinix hot note x551 running KitKat OS to Lollipop OS. One of the most frequently asked questions we receive in regards to the android phone other than the flashing process is how to root the hot note x551 after upgrading to Android Lollipop OS. If you rooted the phone while running on android Kitkat, using Kingroot app did the trick but in the case of the lollipop OS, it just doesn’t work.
Thankfully, we now have a solution to that. The process is pretty much simple and straight. However, you will need the same computer you used in upgrading the phone to lollipop OS. This is to avoid much work as the SP flash tool is needed as well as the MediaTek drivers installed on the computer.
Requirements
- A Computer running Windows 7 or 10
- Recovery.IMG for the infinix hot note x551. You can download it.
- SuperSU file.
Steps To Root Infinix Hot Note
==> First and foremost, move the downloaded SuperSU file to the root folder of the SD Card inserted in your phone.
==> Unzip the recovery.IMG folder into a particular folder on your computer. Preferably your desktop
==> Launch the SP flash tool and click on the Scatter-loading option
==> Select the Android scatter file which is inside the extracted recovery.IMG folder
==> While the option is still on Download Only, click on Download and plug in your phone via its USB cable.
==> When the process is complete. Simply take off the phone and boot into recovery mode by pressing and holding the vol up+power button together till the phone turns on.
==> Scroll down to install zip, choose from SD card, and choose the SuperSU zip file. Choose YES and when the installation is complete, choose to reboot.
That’s it. You have successfully rooted your infinix hot note x551 running the android 5.1 lollipop operating system.
