How to Root HTC One – T-Mobile

May 11, 2013

This tutorial will run you through the procedure of getting super user rights on your new HTC One powered by T-Mobile. Rooting your Android devices enable you to do everything with your phone giving you full rights. But it does comes with a trade-off of loosing your manufacturer warranty.

Follow this tutorial on your own risks as rooting voids the OEM warranty. This tutorial is specifically written for HTC One models powered by T-Mobile.

Prerequisites before you root HTC One T-Mobile:

Charge your HTC One to at least 70% of battery level.
Create backup of all your important data in your HTC One.
Make sure that USB Drivers for HTC One are installed on your computer.
Ensure to have your T-Mobile HTC One with an unlocked bootloader and ClockworkMod recovery tool installed.

How to root HTC One T-Mobile:

Required files: download the root package for your T-Mobile HTC One from this link (Super User) or from here (SuperSU).

Connect your HTC One to PC and copy the downloaded file to the SD Card.
Switch the device off and reboot it in recovery mode: press and hold volume down and power buttons to enter in bootloader mode. In recovery mode, highlight options using the volume keys and select it with power button.
Create a Nandroid backup of your current ROM – an important step to restore back if anything goes wrong or you want to move back. Go to Backup and Restore > Backup.
Now from the menu, select Install Zip from SD Card followed by Choose Zip from SD Card. Locate the downloaded firmware file and confirm the installation.
Once the installation is completed successfully, return to main menu and select Reboot System Now to reboot HTC One.