How To Root Tecno W4 Marshmallow And Tweak IMEI

Tecno W4 smartphone will forever be in the history book of Tecno mobile because it is the first ever Tecno SmartPhone to be launched with android 6.0 Marshmallow version of android operating system. The device is not yet popular as it supposed to be. Maybe because it is still new as at the time of publishing this post or maybe Tecno is not taking the marketing as serious as they did with other devices of theirs. You can quickly check Features of Tecno W4

Well, it is no longer news that android devices running on Marshmallow are stubborn to root even with the latest version of Kingroot app. The app roots some selected android 6 phones; not all. So i will be providing you with the tools and method to root your tecno w4 device so you can be able to install custom ROMs, change IMEI and other interesting stuffs.

We will be making use of TWRP recovery file which is to be flashed in your device.

Requirements

==> Download TWRP Recovery file for Tecno W4 here.

==> Download SuperSU file for Tecno W4 here


PROCEDURES FOR ROOTING TECNO W4
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1. Save the downloaded Supersu to your phone's SD card root, not inside any folder. (memory card)

3. Unzip the TWRP zip file you downloaded using winra or any other zip extracting app/software that you have and flash the recovery image to the phone using SP flash tool ( You can download SP Flashtool here )

See how to use SP flash tool here

4. Restart your phone into TWRP recovery mode (by Holding the Vol Up and Power button for 5 seconds)

5. While In TWRP recovery mode, Choose install zip from sdcard

6. To use zip from sdcard use vol up and down scroll up and down then choose the Supersu.zip file from the root of your sdcard.

Now scroll to yes, tap and install, after a successful flashing of this zip, go back and reboot your Tecno W4 phone.

Your phone should be rooted and superuser installed. You can verify the rooting by using root checker app download it from google playstore.


How To Change IMEI Numbers Of Tecno W4
There are two working methods you can use to change your Tecno W4 IMEI. The first method is can be seen on this guide. Click Here

Second method is the use of Chamelephon application. You can download it here.
After downloading, follow my guide below
==> Open the Chamelephon application on your phone,
==> Choose the sim slot you wish to change its IMEI,
==> Type the imei and apply changes.

I advice you to backup your previous or original IMEI number so you can always reverse back to it.

So guys, that's how you can root Tecno W4 and change IMEI also. If you are still having difficulties with the above process, kindly use the comments box to ask your question and am here to guide you.