This guide will show you how to root the HTC One S Android phone.
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What is needed to root the HTC One S?
In order to root the HTC One S you will need the following.
Step 1 – Set up the Android SDK environment on your PC
Before you can run the rooting tools on your PC to root the One S you must first set up the Android development environment correctly.
In order to use Fastboot to root the HTC One S you must have the Android SDK downloaded and installed on to your computer.
We show you how to do that here.
Step 2 – Unlock the bootloader of the HTC One S
In order to root the phone you first must unlock the bootloader of the HTC One S.
We show you how to do that here.
Step 3 – Download the HTC One S root file
In order to root the phone you need to download the root file which you can get here. Make sure, once downloaded you save the zip file to an easy to remember location such as your desktop.
Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on the HTC One S
So that your PC recognises the HTC One S for rooting you need to enable USB debugging mode which is done as follows:
On the HTC One S go to Settings.
Tap Developer Options.
Tap USB Debugging and make sure the option is checked.
Step 5 – Boot the HTC One S into Bootloader mode
In order to run the HTC One S root file from step 3 you must boot the HTC One S in to bootloader mode which is done as follows:
Step 6 – Root the phone
With the HTC One S in Fastboot mode simply browse to the folder you extracted in step 3 and run the install-superboot-windows.bat file. When the phone reboots you will now see the SuperSU icon which means that you have successfully rooted the HTC One S.