SPEED UP ANDROID - How to Root an Android 6 Head Unit or Smartphone

[@chuckanderson2190]

Thank you. Finally a you tube video that explains things to those of us who need to know why not just what. Well done

[@boostedmedia]

My pet peeve. I hate adult education that doesn’t explain the why. Thanks for the comment :)

[@dionbettjeman9805]

Thanks man. Saved me a tonne of head scratching 😀 that first line of code had me stumped for weeks.

[@sohyongqing]

Hi there, I bought a China android headunit. This headunit couldn’t even allow me to log in to google account. I have tried downloading google service framework apk, but it didn’t work either. Is there any solution? Thanks

[@mjay8733]

Does this work for Atoto A6 pro unit? It's Android 6.. would I be able to upgrade it to Android 10?

[@bad2thebone244]

Hi new to all this tbh I've got a cheap HUD from Amazon it's a canecho with a 7" display. I am happy with it apart from it's slow at loading anything up. I intend on installing cpz on it see what is actually in there. Anyways can you overclock the CPU on Androids or add more ram if it's low? Tia

[@chrisk9882]

Loving your vids! Just got my android headunit installed so this is useful, please now share what are the best apps in the car!

[@boostedmedia]

Hey mate. Glad you’re finding them useful. I covered that at a basic level in this video.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/enm4f6aYqLZ6rqc

[@antobanto2383]

The best app in the car is you, please don't get distracted too much from the road. All the best.

[@waseemsaleemfahad]

Hi.. thanks a lot for the video. How do you power up the device outside the car? What power adapter do you use? I’d like to follow your steps at home (it’s getting cold outside in Denmark) Thanks in advance :)

[@boostedmedia]

Just a 12V DC power supply with the yellow and red going to positive and black to negative.

[@waseemsaleemfahad]

Boosted Media I’m not sure I’m following. Would you mind sending a photo on how it looks like?

[@UltraStyle_PC88]

Great video thanks for the useful information..i have a question about installing 4G lte Dongle or maybe a 4G module but im not sure what should work best on these units..theu are wifi and 4G capable but unfortunately mine doesnt come with the sim card slot in it so i basically have to either use a dongle which i cant seem to find one that is reliable for my line of work [ Uber] i need something more sustainable and provides good service.

[@WarSpaz]

Tip: Use the official viper4android software, as it doesn't have any ads ☺

[@Neuron43]

Can you confirm this? The ads are a big turn off for me as I am so sick of them and having them on my head unit is not acceptable. It seems impractical to root the device in order to give you more control and be harassed with ads in the process.

[@ElegantElliott]

For real?

[@yahirmendez4477]

Ron i can yeah and it’s free too

[@Retrobution]

I have a xomax head unit running android 6.0 i cant see anything for it on xda to root it, would any android 6.0 root method work? thanks

[@austinej2785]

Nice one, I really enjoyed this video. I have a question, my head unit don't have subwoofer control volume. Can i add that, with root?

[@CraftyZA]

So what do I do if it is some chinese made thing that was rebranded 7 times before I got my hands on it locally? I bought this HU as a Paramount AC8227L. Google just shrugs. It is a unit for a Ford Ranger 2014 T6 with new center colsole and everything and runs Android 6. (*puke*) Bluetooth does not pick up my odb2 device. Bluetooth is actually severely crippled on this build. I'm hoping rooting it will help me solve this problem. Android runs on some highly hacked version of ubuntu. But even the su command does not work. I bought torque pro before I even managed to pair the bt odb2 adapter. Haha. How Do I identify what to look for on XDA?

[@guyprimo6414]

You made it look so easy

[@Mark55Ellis]

A great intro to Android rooting. I am very new to this OS and have just purchased a generic Chinese head unit (Android 10) for my 8 year old Audi A6 as the MMI is no longer supported by Audi and I need to get some functionality back. So far all is good from a non technical stand point as I have been able to load applications but the front end needs a tidy up. It reports as Android-Trunk-p0.825X_pro and Build "full-825x_Pro-Octa 10 PPR1.180610.011 eng.root.20200426.093427 userdebug" ... If I understand correctly this is already rooted ? I guess the Root tool you showed would tell me that? Also cant find any reference to 825X_pro on the internet. Any guidance welcome.

[@pauladams1156]

Gday mate, I have the exact unit in this video...it’s my first android...I’m having huge issues with it. Tpms doesn’t work at all, Bluetooth connection for iPhone & music playback is utter shit (jittery)...also having issues with obd Bluetooth connection... dab+ doesn’t get any channels, neither does dvb-t tv...equaliser is crap, with no subwoofer control. I have bought all extras for the unit except the DVD player. Any help would be great. You sound like you know your stuff. How do I check firmware version?

[@boostedmedia]

You can check the firmware versions n via the settings/about screen. Honestly though it sounds like you have a defective unit. I didn’t have any of those problems when my unit was stock. If get it replaced before messing with it.

[@pauladams1156]

Boosted Media really?!

[@pauladams1156]

Boosted Media the issues weren’t present when stationary...only when on the highway.

[@tobiakatsuki5414]

I have a Hizpo Unit using MCU T5.3.19 on Android 7.1.1. I can't find anything about my unit for rooting, hopefully this will work for me.

[@wesleyzebrick7748]

Thanks for your video! I am considering buying an android 6 unit, with hopes of change the OS to android 8. Can that be done to any android unit in general? Mine would be a Chinese brand.

[@boostedmedia]

Impossible to say with any certainty. Generally Chinese brands aren’t great at releasing updates so I’d bet against being able to upgrade easily.

[@dcbenpet78]

Yes mine is a eincar head unit. I'm just wanted unit to stream hulu and Netflix but thise apps can't play on chinese eincar head unit bc I think these units come rooted. Tried dieting su file but think unit said I don't have admin. Any help would be great.

[@mgmexclusive]

With root access will I be able to change the default home screen app or launcher app?

[@boostedmedia]

Yes

[@naturasolar1749]

Hello Bro, Excellent video and info !. Very easy to understand best pf best that I ve serached almost two years but could not tune my head unit. I hate chinese products for the problems mentioned below.They re liars... I have several undefined questions and problems with my chinese unit but properties like the same Avin USA. .I suspect that Avin USA is also chinese the same unit but 1 - MCU version is mentioned as 160506V3 and I cannot find any info about this ridicoluous version! 2 - I have 4.2.2 installed on my system and I cannot upgrade it even 4.4 3- When I try to install apk from google play it write I dont have sufficient emoty disk area but I cannot delete main applicaitions like explorer etc 4 - Time set cannot be changed from anywhere of the headunit.despite the car clock shows the correct time. I appreciate if you could help or instruct me how to change this crazy situaation. Note. 10inch HeadUnit is 2013 model and info written on the screen as hexin_bmw320li-201604281655 All the best Serkan

[@markloganvw]

Hello I am using a cheap China unit so has no real name do you know how I can find the name or what files I would need to download. Thanks in advance

[@boostedmedia]

If you go in to settings and “software information” or similar it should tell you.

[@infinitydesign897]

i have android head unit how i know its type

[@princerevenge4687]

Does this method work with my device? infiex hot 4 pro

[@boostedmedia]

Have a search on XDA developers. It should be similar.

[@somimirza8879]

822l yt9216cj how to root this??

[@cartoonguy2241]

Thanks Will.

[@boostedmedia]

You’re welcome mate. Hope it helps :)

[@cartoonguy2241]

Can you get back to me regarding my comment on your "How to make Digital Gauges with an old Smartphone" ?

[@boostedmedia]

Sure thing. Sorry, I must’ve missed it :/

[@liadc4840]

hey, i have 4 core ownice C500, i have been trying to root. using the @#zxc....890,. line worked, but then when trying to run su i got "not executable: 64-bit ELF file". so I understood that my machine is 32 bit (obviously) and the su file is no good for me. I found on page 12 of the xda forum a post by stimpz0r who's talking of the problem i have, i also replaced the su file with the one he put under armv7 but all this isn't helping, i keep getting the same message "not executable: 64-bit ELF file". I tried System->General->Erase all content to reset the unit and let me try rooting again and i keep getting the same message. I would be grateful for your help Thanks!

[@boostedmedia]

Sorry. I’m honestly not sure how to resolve that. Best to hope for a solution on XDA.

[@destrierofdark_]

Rooting doesn't refer to any kind of file; it simply refers to the root user being accessible. But what is the root user? The most privileged user in the Linux kernel, which Android, amongst a world of other things (including your routers!) use. The reason Google does not allow this access by default is in order to protect against potential malicious code and applications, the concerns of which are largely nulled by the use of SuperSU or a similar superuser access manager. And you're already "fully rooted" as soon as the SU binary is installed; SuperSU just makes access to this binary (and its associated privileges) controllable. Busybox isn't required, but it adds a whole slew of utilities that a lot of root-using programs use and depend on, so installing this is never a bad idea, and is probably the most common thing you will find on rooted devices besides the binary and manager themselves. If you don't want the abovementioned Viper stuff, or if that doesn't interest you, then there are also a whole bunch of other things this can be used for, such as for things like modifying the deeper ends of the system such as the build.prop, which can help with certain screens being too "tight", at the possible cost of some text clarity, or perhaps digging into the /sys structure to change some other odds and ends.

[@romiljaiswal8289]

Bhaiya itel Phone ko root kaise kare

[@garrynutter860]

Nice.

[@DiyClassics]

Im the 10001th view😂

[@justinw7323]

Why would you wanna root your car 😂