How to Root LG Google Nexus 4 Android Phone – Tutorial

Google Nexus 4 by LG can now be rooted with a simple tutorial which we will be checking out in the due course of this article. Once your Nexus 4 is rooted, you can then make use of custom ROM firmwares which will be starting to roll out in the coming days to come. Please note that for rooting your Nexus 4 smartphone there are some guidelines which you need to follow so as to successfully root the device. So, let’s get started with the quick pre requisites which one has to follow so as to root the device.

Quick Pre Requisites:

It’s mandatory that you backup all your data present in your device with the help of below mentioned steps as there is a probability that the data in your device might get erased or deleted in the process of rooting.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

From the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, enable the USB Debugging, ensure that the USB debugging option is ticked. Also, make sure that the minimum charge left in your device is minimum of 40% so as to make sure that your Galaxy Nexus doesn’t give up in the middle of rooting process.

Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best to address the same.

So assuming that you are done with the above mentioned steps, you can now head over to the next step where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to root the device.

Guide to Root Google Nexus 4 by LG with Simple Steps:

• Download the Rooting Package from your computer and then Superuser Zip Package from here to your computer. Once its downloaded, you now need to extract the zip file contents in your computer in the C:/android/platform-tools or in c:/android/tools. Please note that you will have to make sure that the SDK is installed in your device.

• Now, connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and open the command prompt in your computer to enter the below mentioned commands

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot boot boot.img

• Now, once you have configured all the above mentioned comments, you can now enter the below mentioned commands.

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system

adb push su /system/bin/

adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/

adb push busybox /system/xbin/

adb shell

chmod 06755 /system/bin/su

chmod 0644 /system/app/Superuser.apk

chmod 04755 /system/xbin/busybox

cd /system/xbin

busybox –install /system/xbin/

exit

To check on whether the firmware is rooted or not, you will have to check the same from the application called “Root Checker”. Download the Root Checker app from the Google PLAY Store and check whether your device is rooted or not.

Note: Just in a rare case if the device doesn’t boot up or show the home screen then remove the battery and reinsert the same to boot the device again in the normal mode.

Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same. Congrats, you have now successfully learnt on how to root your Nexus 4 device.