How to Root a Smartwatch and Unlock More Features [Guide]

How to Root a Smartwatch and Unlock More Features [Guide]

Human minds are restless about newer things. If he gets a broken thing, he tries to fix it. If there is a new thing he will try to break that thing into pieces to understand its building process. In the same process, if you are a tech-savvy person with a smartphone, there is no way that you have never tried rooting an android phone. Now our smart guy gets a smartwatch, what will happen? Obviously, he will try to root the smartwatch, right? Yes. This article will tell you ‘how to root a smartwatch’.

Reason for Rooting a smartwatch:

There can be a lot of reasons why someone would want to root a smartwatch. In fact, rooting gives you a lot of freedom. You can access the filesystem, download and install various applications - in short, you can use your smart device in an even smarter way. But the main thing to remember is that you do it only when you actually require access and also have the correct image file for the smartwatch as a backup. Otherwise, you will definitely break the device.

Ways to root your smartwatch:

  1. The first one is very straightforward. There are ‘one click does it all’ type of applications on the android market or store. But they are not recommended. These types of apps are bloated with spyware and such and can ruin your privacy or hack your device for information and money. These apps can get the system control you want.
  2. The second one is to use customized ROM. It is a bit difficult but if you get used to it, your smartwatch will be simpler. When there is an update, this can put you in a bind, but you can always go back to the factory ROM to get the update. So, this way you can upgrade your system.
  3. The last way is to use ADB drivers via a Bluetooth connection. This one is the most commonly used one, and almost all the forums will certainly have answers to the questions related to this method. Simply put, activate the developer mode and then connect via bluetooth to start the ADB. If you have an android device, this method will help root your smartwatch over bluetooth.

Conclusion:

Hopefully, this article has given the answer to the question ‘how to root a smartwatch’. Now, you have to decide if you really have to do the rooting or not. If you are not an expert then it is better not to take the risk and ruin your favorite device.

 

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