Ultimate Rooting Guide: nexus 4 rooting

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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: 13px; line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Make sure your phone is charged 70% at least.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Back up all your phone data.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d3d31; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">Follow these steps:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. </span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">Download and install the neces</span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">sary <a href="http://www.teamandroid.com/download-android-usb-drivers/">USB drivers</a> for your Nexus 4.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">2. </span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">Enabled the USB debugging mode on the device by going into </span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">Settings > About phone > Build number > Tap it 7 times > Go back > Developer options.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">3. </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Download <a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html?hl=sk#download">Android</a></span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html?hl=sk#download"> SDK</a> and <a href="http://www.devfiles.co/download/BFOZwOTB/fastboot-win32.zip">download fastboot</a> </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">and extract it in </span><em style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">android-sdk-windows\platform-tools</em><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> directory. Create directory if not already there.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">4. </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Now enter into the </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Bootloader</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> / Fastboot Mode on Nexus 4 by pressing </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Volume Down</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> + </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Power</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> keys for a few seconds till you see some text and the START on the screen. This is the </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">Bootloader</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> Mode which allows Fastboot to communicate with </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">your phone</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Navigate to </span></span><em style="color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">android-sdk-windows\platform-tools</em><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> directory and open Command Prompt by pressing Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt. In Command Prompt type "</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">fastboot oem unlock" and follow the on screen instructions. Your phone will unlock the bootloader and reboot itself doing a complete factory data restore.  </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">6. Download <a href="http://download.chainfire.eu/370/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.80.zip?retrieve_file=1">SuperSU.zip</a> and </span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-mako.img">ClockworkMod recovery</a>. Transfer the SuperSU file to the internal storage of your phone and copy and paste the clockworkmod recovery file to </span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">"android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools" directory that you have created during the preparation of Android SDK and fast boot toolkits.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">7. </span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px; text-align: left;">Bring your Nexus device to fast boot or boot loader mode by pressing and holding the "volume down + power keys" for a few seconds till you see text on the screen and connect it to the computer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px;">8. On </span><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px;">your computer open Command prompt Window on the "android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools" directory (shift > right-click > open Command Prompt) and type in the following command "</span><em style="border: 0px none; line-height: 21.599998474121094px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px;">fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-mako.img".</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.599998474121094px;">9. Once completed go back to your phone and select recovery in the fastboot menu.(Use volume keys to scroll and power button to select.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.599998474121094px;">stall the SuperSU rooting kit by selecting "flash zip from SD card > choose zip from SD card > find the SuperSU update zip > confirm installation.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; text-align: justify;">If the Super SU app appears in app drawer that means </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; text-align: justify;">your phone is rooted!</span></div>
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