Root Gionee Elife S Plus and Install CWM Recovery

Root method is now made available for Gionee Elife S Plus via recovery, and this can be achieved after the successful installation of Clockworkmod (CWM) recovery on your Gionee Elife S Plus device. 

 

However, installation of CWM Recovery on your Gionee Elife S Plus is no big deal, with the help of SP Flash tools; you can easily download the CWM recovery file on your device.

Credits go to team hovatek for providing us with the CWM recovery file that is compatible for Gionee Elife S Plus, and rooting is now made possible.

Before we proceed, make sure that you’ve successfully installed VCOMS driver on your computer. I already posted guide on how to install VCOM drivers here. Also download SP Flash tool here and the CWM Recovery file here.

How to Install CWM Recovery on Gionee Elife S Plus

Step 1: First download the recovery zip file from the above link, and then extract the “Recovery.img” and “MT6753_Android_Scatter.txt” file to the desktop screen of your computer or create a folder and extract to it, as seen in the image below.

Step 2: Now, power off your device, and remove the battery if possible.

Step 3: Next, download the SP Flash tool, and extract the files to your computer. You should get the following files as seen below, after extraction.

Step 4: From the extracted files, open Flash_tool.exe

Step 5: Once the flash tool is launched, then click on the download/upgrade tab and click on scatter loading button

Step 6: Now, locate the “MT6753_Android_Scatter.txt” file, which is on your desktop.

Step 7: After that, click download to begin flashing process.

Step 8: Immediately, connect your device (without battery if possible) to your computer via USB cable, and press Volume Down or up key, so it would be detected easily by your computer.

Step 9: The Flashing process would be in progress, and a Green button would appear once the process is completed.

That’s it. CWM Recovery is now installed on your Gionee Elife S Plus, to boot to recovery mode, simply press and hold Volume Down button + press Power button.

How to Root Gionee Elife S Plus

Step 1: Firstly, download the SuperSU file from here, and move the downloaded files to the internal storage of your Gionee Elife S Plus device.

Step 2: Now, switch off your device and boot to recovery mode (press and hold Volume Down button + press Power button).

Step 3: After that, go to the recover main menu, and then choose install, and then select the SuperSU Zip file and flash immediately.

Step 4: Once the installation process is completed, simply go back main recovery menu and tap on Reboot system, and your device would be rebooted.

That’s it. Your Gionee Elife S Plus would be rooted successfully. To verify root access, simply download root checker and confirm if your device has gained root access.

Credits: Team Hovatek

How to Boot Tecno, Infinix and Gionee Android devices into Safe Mode

Booting your android device in safe mode enables the device to boot with default settings, that is, all third party apps would automatically be disabled. This function also helps to troubleshoot your android device and also eradicate any form of lag or freezes on your android device.

It’s advisable to perform the safe mode function often, and watch all errors being fixed from your device. Take note that once your android device is being boot in safe mode, and then your android operating system would revert to its default settings.

Today’s stroll, I would brief you guys on two ways you can easily boot your Tecno ((Tecno Q1, Tecno S7, Tecno P9, Tecno M9, Tecno H5, Tecno N9, Tecno D3, Tecno D5, Tecno F7, Tecno M3, Tecno S3, Tecno P5, Tecno L3, Tecno M5, Tecno M7, Tecno H7, Tecno M6, Tecno R7, Tecno N7, Tecno M9 (A3), Tecno L6, Tecno F5, Tecno G9, Tecno Boom J7, Tecno Phantom Z (A7), Tecno Camon C5, Camon C8, Boom J5, Phantom 5 etc..), Infinix (infinix hot, infinix hot 2, infinix hot note 2 infinix hot note x551, infinix zero, Infinix Zero 3, Infinix Note 2, infinix x351, x530, x401, x350, x560 etc) and Gioonee (Gionee Elife S Plus, F103, Elife E8, S5.1 Pro, Marathon M4, Marathon M5, Pioneer P4S, Elife S7, Marathon M3, Elife S5.1, Pioneer P6, Pioneer P5L, Pioneer P4, Ctrl V6L, Ctrl V5, Elife S5.5, Elife E7 Mini, Elife E7, Elife E7, Elife E6, Elife E5, Elife E3, M2, Gpad G5, Gpad G4, Gpad G3, Gpad G2, Gpad G1, Pioneer P3, Pioneer P2, Pioneer P1, M2 Mini, P2M, Ctrl V1, Ctrl V3, Ctrl V2, Ctrl V4, Ctrl V4s, Dream D1 etc..) android phones in safe mode. The method works perfectly on devices running on android kitkat, lollipop and also marshmallow.

How to Boot Tecno, Infinix and Gionee Android devices into Safe Mode

Method 1

• First turn off your smartphone and then turn on, Press and hold the home button while the phone is starting up.
• Then in the button left hand corner of the screen, find the Safe Mode option.
• That’s it, and your smartphone would successfully start in Safe Mode.

Method 2

• First turn off your smartphone.
• After that, press and hold the Power and Lock button then wait till your device boots to LG logo
• Immediately it boots to your device logo, then press the Volume Down button, while slipping of the Power button, then make sure the Volume Down button is still held till your device restarts
• After that, Safe Mode would be visible on the left bottom of the screen, and then remove your hand from Volume Down button
• Now exit the Safe Mode by pressing the Power &Lock button and then tap Restart

That’s it. Using any of the above method would easily start up your android device in Safe Mode. So follow the instruction carefully. For more android tips and tricks, you can visit our Android section. Stay tuned.