Introduced during the Mobile World Congress last March, the Onetouch IDOL 3 by Alcatel was also listed for pre-order just last April 21. Units were delivered immediately and soon after, people were buying this budget-friendly phone. For only $249.99, this model from Alcatel is really one affordable Android phone.
Just like any other Android device, the OneTouch Idol 3 can be rooted. Of course, achieving root on any device isn’t always recommended but just for fun and for the sake of One Touch Idol 3 owners who want more out of their units, this can be considered as great news. Who else but someone from XDA community was able to root the model.
It wasn’t easy as according xdadevelopers, root access was a bit tricky. Apparently, a port was still needed to be called before entering the fastboot mode so it became difficult to root at first. Other community members helped and so now, root access is ready. A dedicated thread is available for this topic. This rooting was started with Windows PC in mind but other xda members, famewolf and rhcohen, did their own modifications for the process to run on Linux and Mac. Rooting is only available for the 5.5-inch version of the Alcatel Onetouch IDOL 3 smartphone.
Of course, this rooting must only be done by those who understand the codes. XDA forum members Gynoid, DallasCZ, and frankee207 were able to make the necessary changes need for the rooting process. More modifications can be achieved but if you plan to do this, make sure you are ready and are willing to risk everything.
SOURCE: xdadevelopers
