How To Root Lenovo K3 Note and Install CWM Recovery
Recently Lenovo has launched a low budget beast Lenovo K3 Note in Indian market via e-retail Flipkart which cost 10K INR. But this price hardly you will get a smartphone with an Octa core processor, 2GB RAM, 13MP rear camera and 5MP front with 3000mAh Li-Polymer battery. I am totally impressed by this phone. If you are one of them who own Lenovo K3 Note and want to do some experiment by rooting your phone, then you need to know the proper way to root Lenovo K3 Note. In this post I am going to tell you step by step way to Root Lenovo K3 Note.
Before we are going to proceed to root Lenovo K3 Note, you must know what is smartphone rooting by Googling. Here I want to let you know that rooting a device mean you are violating the warranty terms and condition. So be sure before rooting your Lenovo K3 Note.
So how to root Lenovo k3 Note?
Note: Rooting your phone violates the warranty terms and conditions, so do at your own risk. And this is only for Chinese version of Lenovo K3 Note, not for the ROW version of Lenovo K3 Note.
To root Lenovo K3 Note, we first need to install custom recovery on it. Then we will flash the SuperSu to root it. Here is the guide, follow it.
Read also How To Root Lenovo K3 Note ROW or Indian Version K50a40
Part 1: Enable USB Debugging on your Lenovo K3 Note:
Go to Settings>> About>> Build number and tap it 7 times to unlock Developer options. Then return to Settings>> Developer options and tick the USB Debugging option.
Part 2: Download and Install Driver Lenovo K3 Note
Download and install the driver from here. Once you have installed the driver just restart your PC, then connect your phone to PC via USB cable and wait till Windows configures it. Make sure the USB Debugging is enabled in this process. Once the configuration has completed, again restart your PC.
Part 3: Download Tools
Download Lenovo K3 NOTE CWM Recovery.zip
Download UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip
Download ADB FASTBOOT FILES.zip
Part 4: File preparation
- Copy and paste the SuperSu Zip file to your Phone’s internal memory from your PC.
- Unzip Lenovo K3 NOTE CWM Recovery.zip, you will a recovery.img file!
- FASTBOOT FILES.zip and select Extract to “ADB FASTBOOT FILES” folder
Part 5: Root Lenovo K3 Note
- Open the “ADB FASTBOOT FILES” folder
- Inside the folder, hold “Shift” Key then right click and select “Open command Windows here”
- The Command prompt will open
- Connect your phone to PC via USB, you will get a pop up on your phone saying ADB debugging, just allow it.
- Now on the command prompt, type “adb devices” and hit enter.
- If everything ok, it will show list of devices attached like this
- Now type “adb reboot bootloader” and hit enter
- You will that phone will go to bootloader mode. Basically its fastboot mode.
- Now type “fastboot devices” and hit enter
- If the driver working in fastboot mode, then command prompt will say fastboot like this
- Now type “fastboot flash recovery” and hit space not enter
- Now drag and drop the recovery.img file over the command prompt. It will show like this
- Now hit enter to flash the recovery.img file
- Once the process has completed type “fastboot reboot” and hit enter
- Once it booted up, unplug your device from PC.
- Now we need to access CWM Recovery so Power Off or shut down your device
- Now first hold volume UP+DOWN then hold the Power button, mean hold three buttons simultaneously
- Release the buttons once you see something written in Chinese
- Now you are in CWM recovery. To navigate, use Volume UP and Down buttons and to select use Power button.
- Set the language either English or Chinese according to you.
- Now select Install Zip then Select Install Zip from /sdcard and browse the SuperSu Zip file that you copy pasted earlier
- Select the SuperSu Zip file, then choose Yes-Install SuperSu.zip to flash it.
- Once it’s done, just go back the select reboot the select reboot system to reboot your phone
- Now your Lenovo K3 Note has been rooted.
To whether you Lenovo K3 Note has root access or not, just go to Google play store and install Root Checker and run it.
Also Read How To Root Lenovo A7000 [100% Working]
Incoming Search:
Most easy way to root Lenovo K3 Note, Working way to root Lenovo K3 Note, How To install CWM recovery in Lenovo K3 Note. How to root Lenovo K3 Note by flashing SuperSu.zip from CWM recovery. How to check root access in the Lenovo K3 Note. Working method to root Lenovo K3 Note
Comments
Leave a Reply
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
I dont think you have used the model which is recently launched in India..I am talking about Lenovo K3 Note (K50a40)
I have used the Chinese version but its moreover same for Chinese version and ROW version!
not working for me, nothing happens when u hit shift key and i cant drag recovery.img file. i had to abort pocedure
This is not for the Chinese version!
do this method works on Indian model of K3 50a40?
I have not tried on Indian version!
adb mode it was recogonsized in first attempt however after restarting it couple of times, it isn’t detecting it. – See more at: http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/how-to-root-lenovo-k3-note-and-install-cwm-recovery/#sthash.toxQqlby.dpuf
My device isn’t recognized by computer. In adb mode it was recogonsized in first attempt however after restarting it couple of times, it isn’t detecting it.
I’m trying to follow your tutorial as well as this one to root lenovo k3 note.
What’s the problem? Drivers?
Everything works fine till Step-17, But I can’t see any Chinese words mentioned in step-18. It is giving option to select language. after that it gives 4 options (reboot, install update package, wipe user data, powerff). Selecting “install update package” it shows a confirmation dialog,hen shows “install fails”.Is the process really works on K50a40?
same thing for me, i don’t see the Install zip option. only the 4 options mentioned by diptendu. i’m using chinese rom 1530.
Hi tonmoy!
I was searching to root my Lenovo k3 and then I got your article about rooting the lenovo k3 from google search and now i am on your post. By your post I learn lot of things and rooting my phone. In this process my data will be saved or erased??
Thank you
Regards
~Vikash
Don’t worry! No data will be deleted in this method!
after I ente fastboot devices, nothing happens :/
What to do ??
Hey.. i rooted indian version ron k50a40 succesfully by using sp flash tool.. Its so easy
Hi Sarang,
Can u please tell us how can u rooted ur lenovo k3 note k50a40??
Step by Step procedure
We appreciate your help
Thanks in advance
That’s nice dear hats off for u
Will u help me 2
Even I tried to root my lenovo k3 but I failed in fastboot mode
Please will send me the. Drivers and the files that u used to root your k3 note
I will great full for you kindly think about your bro as me please
My mail I’d is [email protected]
If you are using Indian or ROW version of Lenovo K3 Note then try this method http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/how-to-root-lenovo-k3-note-row-or-indian-version/
Bro am use lenovo K3 note indian version (K50a40). I follow your full instruction and flash CWM and TWRP many times. But no result….
After hit enter for flash recovery.img there showing total time taken 64 minute. Then i type fastboot reboot and enter. There showing 0.00 time taken. After reboot i power off my k3 note and press volume + and – with power butten simultaniously. But there get lenovo recovery in my every tryyyyyy….
Bro you have any solution for thattt… ???
For ROW Device this method
How To Root Lenovo K3 Note ROW or Indian Version K50a40 – See more at: http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/how-to-root-lenovo-k3-note-and-install-cwm-recovery/
Hi,
I cannot drag the recovery.img in my command prompt?
what should I do?I’m using windows 8
Everything working fine till step 15 then problem arises, phone doesn’t booted on CWM recovery
It shows the Lenovo recovery as default
i have tried three times but unable to root my Indian version of Lenovo k3Note. every thing done properly i have drag and dropped recovery.img file also but when i tried to reboot the device through volume up and down+power button beside Install Zip the device show 4 menu 1-reboot,2- install update package,3- wipe user data and 4- power off . after selecting install update package it it shows ” now system will install update .zip of root directory from sdcard2. because of android L encrypt, system do not support ota form sdcard, please get back to android ota client to do.
then – no and yes button.after selecting yes instalation show failed.what to do
For Indian version of Lenovo K3 Note http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/how-to-root-lenovo-k3-note-row-or-indian-version/
Hello!!
I just want to make sure if i can boot read covery instead of flashing it?
I want to backup the rom thru cwm by not flashing it.
Yes! you can backup from recovery mode without flashing! Make sure you are using Chinese version of Lenovo K3 Note.
does it really work on lenovo k3 note being supplied in india pls be frank
No! But I will post to root Lenovo K3 Indian version soon!
the picture that is shown on the site is not that of lenovo k3 note that is being shipped to india from bengaluru
Its for Chinese device not Indian!
can u pls guide me… how t switch apps from phone memory to SD card in lenovo k3 without getting it deleted… and i m getting oly 600mb usage out of 2gb ram
The only thing didn’t work was the rooting process, after investigating the cause I fond that the supersu zip file is out of date, in this link you’ll find a recent file that will let you to root your K3 Note, regards, by the way this was the best tutorial to root my device
https://mega.nz/#!b8tSiYZJ!yr3okwkxmoR8NqSN10PCEtxsLl25aZ3VUSALqTKszsM
My phone is Indian version and it boots into lenovo recovery not cwm recovery by default. How to do that ?
Hey this method is for CN version phone! You should read those notes in red colour!
For Indian version http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/how-to-root-lenovo-k3-note-and-install-cwm-recovery/
Hi I am unable to set language i.e. step 20, because its all in Chinese.