Credits to team Hovatek for always finding solutions to the ever changing sphere of these Android device. TECNO Camon C9 can now be rooted easily. See method below.
HOW TO ROOT TECNO CAMON C9
There are basically two major steps involved: SEE STEPS BELOW
Step 1
Download SuperSU 2.66.zip here
Step 2
Copy SuperSU.zip to both the phone’s SD card and internal storage
Step 3
Download CWM for TECNO Camon C9 ported by Team Hovatek here
Step 4
Extract and copy the CWM recovery.img into the same folder as the fastboot.exe and adb.exe
Step 5
Unlock the Bootloader of the TECNO Camon C9 using the guide here
Step 6
Connect the phone to PC via USB cord while switched On and boot it into Fastboot (as instructed in the Bootloader unlock guide)
Step 7
< p style=”text-align: justify;”>When the phone enters Fastboot, flash the recovery.img to the phone by typing the command below then pressing Enter fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Step 8
Reboot the phone by typing the command below then pressing Enter fastboot reboot
Step 9
Boot the phone into recovery mode by switching off and using Volume up button + Power button (see how to do that here)
Step 10
In Clockworkmod recovery mode, you use the Volume up button to scroll up, Volume down button to scroll down and Power button to select
Step 11
Scroll down to Install zip and select it
Step 12
Select Choose zip from /storage/sdcard1
Step 13
Navigate to the location of SuperSu.zip and select it
Step 14
Select Yes – Install SuperSU to confirm flashing… Then wait till flashing is complete
Step 15
Return to the home screen (using the back option) then select Reboot
Step 16
If CWM offers to help fix a missing Root, select No
Step 17
Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker If this method works for you, kindly share testimonies using the comment area below. Thankyou for reading and thanks to team Hovatek for this useful tip on how to root the TECNO Camon C9 Android phone easily.