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How To Get Root Rights On Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Not long ago latest Android tablets and smartphones have begun to get the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. For example, Nexus smartphones and tablets are already updated. If we take as an example Nexus 7, then we’ll see that new theme allows working not only in a portrait mode, but in a long-awaited landscape mode as well. Notification board has also been changed. Android developers have done a great job and have created the fastest mobile platform which is at the same time is very stable.

But you should be aware of the fact that if you have got root rights earlier for your device, then after Jelly Bean update the ‘superuser’ rights will disappear. The same is with custom recovery. In general, after the update you’ll get an absolutely new device with new capabilities. This instruction is for saving the installed recovery and root rights.

Here’re the instructions on how to install an update on your Nexus tablet without losing root rights. Take into consideration the fact that though this method works on all devices, concrete steps and actions may differ, especially if a custom theme is installed (like CyanogenMod 10).

How to save root rights after Android update

In order to keep your root rights on a tablet or a smartphone you need OTA RootKeeper application to be installed before you’ll update your OS. This app can be downloaded from Google Play Market for free. After the first launch you’ll be offered to give it root rights. Press “yes”.

Then you to click on the big “Protected Root” button in the app’s main window. Don’t forget to tick “Protected su copy available” option.

Now you can install new version of Android OS on your tablet. After the update root rights and alternative recovery, such as ClockWorkMod and TWRP, will be lost.

Android updates installation

If you see a notification about available updates, just click on it. If your tablet doesn’t find the updates automatically, you may check for updates manually in the settings menu, section “About the tablet”.

Apart from that, you may go to the apps management section, clear Google Services Framework data and reboot the tablet – this trick helps a lot of devices to see updates.

Finally, you may download Android 4.1.2 updates for Google Nexus 7 from Google’s server by yourself and install it with the help of TWRP or ClockWorkMod recovery.

Root rights restore for Android

In order to restore root rights after the OS update you’ll need an OTA RootKeeper app again. Launch this app and choose the option “Restore Root”. That’s it. Now you have your root rights back and you may use the apps that require root.

Alternative recovery installation

Alternative, or “modified” recovery allows you to make a full back-up of current tablet or smartphone firmware with all user data and apps, install system updates and different patches, restore settings, etc.

After you’ve got root rights on your Nexus 7 it won’t be hard for you to install alternative recovery on it. In order to do that install a free app GooManager from Google Play Market and from its menu choose the option “Install OpenScript Recovery”. After that the app will download and install the latest TWRP recovery version on your tablet.

Apart from that, with the help of this app you may reboot your device into recovery mode any time – just choose the option “Reboot Recovery”.

 

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