How to Root Infinix Hot Note on Lollipop Upgrade


Hi Guys,In the most recent times Most people keep asking me how to root the Infinix Hot Note X551 after upgrading to Android 5.1[Lollipop] To some of us the procedure i'm about to take on may sound quite difficult but, bro i tell you it is the best compared to using the likes of VRoot,iroot,kingoroot,Root genius(Frama Root excluded), so its a good thing to learn and ubderstand this guide vividly, thank you as you sail through the rest of the post.

Before we get started: Geek3k.com WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE WHILE TRYING OUT THIS TRICK.
(Lol,there is always a first time for everything. so lets move on)

Requirements:

 Your PC
 ADB Drivers
 MTK Preloader Drivers
 SP Flashtool v5
 Philz Touch Recovery or any other Recovery Ported to x551
 SuperUser.zip

 Links will be provided Below

GUIDE:


  • After inStalling all required drivers

Then proceed by unpackingg the recovery the Philz touch Recovery,
Next unpack the 'SP Flashtool' and run as admin.
Within the softwares interface, click on 'Scatter-loading'
 Locate the recovery folder you extracted the recovery file you download from here and select the 'MT6592_Android_scatter' file.

Once loaded,hit the 'Download' button, then power off your device wait for about 10seconds, before connecting to your pc,

Now sp flashtool begins to flash the philz recovery to your device.
if succesful you will get this sign,

Now your device would reboot,copy the SuperSser.zip to your external SDcard(Memory Card as usual) then just power it off your device again, hold Power button with Volume + , for seconds , when the the 'INFINIX' name pops up just release the power button keep on holding the Volume+
Now should have your device's stock 3e recovery replaced with 'Philz touch recovery'
Hit the Install zip, select from SDcard,locate the SuperUser.zip and select it to start installation process.
Once successful,reboot install 'root checcker.apk' to very root access....
Successful, Enjoy
No sweat..hope that wasnt difficult, please if you face any difficulties drop your feedback below

Download:
The Rootkit: Here (Contains Philz Recovery + SuperUser.zip + Rootchecker)
ADB: Here
SP Flashtool: Here

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