How To Root Infinix Hot 4 Using TWRP Recovery Mode

Miah Michaels
Posted by by Miah Michaels September 6, 2016 22 Comments
Infinix Hot 4 x557 is an awesome android smartphone, one of InfinixMobility newly relieased finest Android that runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow Chameleon XOS, powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 processor type, Mediatek MT6580 chipset coupled with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage plus nicros SD Card support, finger print scanner and lots of other lovely features.
As I use to say that sweet Android phone without root access and custom recovery installed is not yet a complete Android device for those who knows and enjoy the benefit of rooted and installed custom recovery mode but its unfortunate kingroot one click apk app is unable to get Hot 4 rooted but all hopes shouldnt be lost because in this article, I’ll be showing us how to Root and also install TWRP Recovery on Infinix Hot 4 Android using Sp flashtools, so ensure you follow each steps carefully to root your Infinix Hot 4 using TWRP recovery.

NOTE: We will be installing TWRP Recovery for Infinix Hot 4 and then use it to root Infinix Hot 4 afterwards. Lets begin…

REQUIREMENTS

PC/Laptop Running Windows.
Working USB Cable
SP Flash Tool. Download Here.
ADB VCOM Drivers (normally I use PDAnet). Go here to learn how to install Mediatek Vcom Drivers to your PC
Infinix Hot 4 TWRP Recovery image. Download Here
SuperUser v2.79.zip. Download Here


HOW TO INSTALL TWRP RECOVERY ON INFINIX HOT 4

Step 1: First download twrp recovery zip file for Infinix Hot 4 from given link, and then extract the “Recovery.img” and “MT6580_Android_Scatter.txt” file to another folder in your PC desktop screen
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Step 2: Now, power off your Infinix Hot 4, its time to install TWRP recovery for Infinix Hot 4

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

twrp recovery for infinix hot 4


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 “MT6580_Android_Scatter.txt” file, which is on your desktop.

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

Step 8: Immediately, connect your switched-off Infinix Hot 4  to your computer via USB cable

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

That’s it. TWRP Recovery is now succesfully installed on your Infinix Hot 4.

→ To boot to recovery mode, simply press and hold Volume up button + press Power button. Now let’s move to the next phase on how to root Infinix Hot 4

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HOW TO ROOT Infinix Hot 4 x557

Granted you have successfully installed TWRP Recovery after going through the detailed instruction on how to install Recovery image via Sp flashtools to your Infinix Hot 4, now do the following:
  1. Boot your Infinix Hot 4 phone into TWRP recovery mode (by Holding the Vol. Up + Power button at the same time for 5 seconds).
  2. In TWRP recovery mode, Choose “Install zip”. 
  3. Then navigate to the location you placed SuperUser v2.79.zip file and proceed to install
  4. After installing SuperUser.zip, reboot your phone
That’s it, you have successfully rooted your Infinix Hot 4 Android smartphone. To verify if its properly rooted, goto Google playstore and download “Root Checker.apk” to verify.