how to root my android 4.2.2 phone

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How do I root it? And bear in mind I have a mac (no pc) so putting anything semi decent on it may be a tad tricky

Is it the same for all android phones? Just had android 4.2.2 - and a few apps? tis a swees 5.0 - (512mb ram)

Any help most appreciated

[Ripshod]

What phone is it, as the root is different for different phones? I can do the search for you, or you could do a search here: forum.xda-developers.com/

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It's this phone Ripshod

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWEES-5-0-Dual-Core-Android-4-2-Mobile-Phone-Smartphone-Unlocked-Touch-4-1-GPS-/231099914083

Brief search suggests root genius (where do I get that from?) and then what to flash onto it?

any help most appreciated

Jane

[genguskhan]

Hi Jane

Sorry can't help for rooting to much faffing around for me. I used a service on eBay was great sent and returned within a week. Or you could ask at one of the phone shops in the Market for ideas

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genguskhan I like playing with things

Market = no go zone as there's a girl there called Cath who hangs around there most of the day and slanders me wherever she can (even on the tilly bus)

[Ripshod]

Identified the phone as a Swees X506. The only method I can find involved enabling developer mode then downloading 'Root Genius'. This software install malware - which doesn't really matter as you're not using windows.

I can't be any help @johanino

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@johanino this site might be of some help rootmyandroid.org/how-to-root-android-on-mac-os-x-2-methods.html

Beyond that I can't help.

[Ripshod]

Jan 13, 2015 14:36:16 GMT @kopiert said:

@johanino this site might be of some help rootmyandroid.org/how-to-root-android-on-mac-os-x-2-methods.html

Beyond that I can't help.

Those guides are for Gingerbread, which is Android 2.3.x  Won't work with 4.2.2, could brick your phone unfortunately.

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Jan 13, 2015 14:34:08 GMT Ripshod said:

Identified the phone as a Swees X506. The only method I can find involved enabling developer mode then downloading 'Root Genius'. This software install malware - which doesn't really matter as you're not using windows.

I can't be any help @johanino

Yeah but all the links I have for root genius are for windows? Can anyone find any for mac?

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Might be worth searching you tube as well Jo.

plant it in garden and watch it grow.

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Jan 13, 2015 14:43:10 GMT Ripshod said:

Jan 13, 2015 14:36:16 GMT @kopiert said:

@johanino this site might be of some help rootmyandroid.org/how-to-root-android-on-mac-os-x-2-methods.html

Beyond that I can't help.

Those guides are for Gingerbread, which is Android 2.3.x  Won't work with 4.2.2, could brick your phone unfortunately.

Aaahh,, thought it might be a good starting point for OS X. Sorry to have mislead you @johanino, and thanks for spotting Ripshod

Nick

[macmagoo]

Every thing you need to know can be found at www.xda-developers.com hope that helps.

[genguskhan]

Jan 13, 2015 13:40:06 GMT @johanino said:

genguskhan I like playing with things

Market = no go zone as there's a girl there called Cath who hangs around there most of the day and slanders me wherever she can (even on the tilly bus)

Thats not good! A good slap often helps

Try this:

rootmyandroid.org/how-to-root-android-on-mac-os-x-2-methods.html

I'm a pc gamer man myself so Mac is the enemy

[Ripshod]

Here we have 2 methods for rooting any android with existing Froyo or Ginger Bread ROM on a Mac OS PC

Again it's for Gingerbread. Froyo is a modded Gingerbread.

Jan 13, 2015 15:24:57 GMT macmagoo said:

Every thing you need to know can be found at www.xda-developers.com hope that helps.

Also XDA don't develope for this phone.

To explain that second statement, it's not just Android that gets modified but the bootloader too. Use the wrong root and you can brick the phone.

Not easy to find is it? That's down to this phone not being popular enough for peeps to develope a root for it.

ETA:

@johanino you could always sign up at the XDA forums and ask them direct.

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So it's a distinct possibility it can't be rooted?

What can I do then when I try and update google and it says it has no space for it? I really don't mind android 4.2.2. but don't like when I can't get things to work

Jane