How To Root Gionee M6 & Install TWRP Recovery

Finally, rooting Gionee M6 and installing TWRP is now possible even though the phone is one of the most secured smartphones in the world. But trust me, nothing is impossible in the tech world that's why iPhones can be jailbreaked even after all it's security features.

Gionee M6 (e.g M6_0103_V5506) is powered by the MT6755 (Mediatek Helio P10) SoC and runs on Android 6 (Marshmallow). The phone has a private space feature that is highly encrypted and can be locked with the owners fingerprint; making it almost impossible for another person to unlock or view what is inside.

The M6 was launched towards the end of last year 2016 alongside its big brother, the Gionee M6 Plus but some users of the phone got somehow disappointed because of their inability to root the lovely device but that should be over now because I have the step by step guide on how to root Gionee M6. All thanks to team Hovatek for providing the files and TWRP.

DISCLAIMER
I am not responsible if anything goes wrong on your phone as a result of wrongful application of the guidelines below. Make sure you are conversant with rooting and flashing of files on phone before trying this.

REQUIREMENTS
✔️ Gionee M6 device
✔️ Philz recovery .img
✔️ Original USB chord
✔️ A charged PC
✔️ Charge your M6 to at least 50%

HOW TO ROOT GIONEE M6

There are two main steps:
1. Unlocking the Bootloader of the Gionee M6
2. Flashing the Hovatek Philz recovery.img and SuperSU.zip

SEE ALSO... A Complete Review Of Gionee M6

PROCEDURES

• Download Philz for Gionee M6 ported by Team Hovatek
• Setup ADB and Fastboot on the PC (See guide here
• Extract and copy the Philz recovery.img into the same folder as the fastboot.exe and adb.exe
• Unlock the Bootloader of the Gionee M6 using the guide here https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-17421.html
• Download SuperSU 2.78.zip at
• Copy SuperSU.zip to both the phone’s internal storage
• Connect the phone to the PC via USB cord while switched On and boot it into Fastboot (as instructed in the Bootloader unlock guide; don't forget to re-enable OEM unlocking and USB Debugging)
• When the phone enters Fastboot, load the Philz recovery to the phone by typing the command below then pressing Enter

fastboot boot recovery.img

• The phone should automatically boot into Philz recovery mode
• In Philz recovery, you use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select
• Select Install Zip
• Navigate to the location of the SuperSU2.78.zip on the SD Card and select it
• Wait till flashing is complete
• If you are prompted to fix root, select No
• Reboot the phone normally

Congrats, your Gionee M6 is now rooted and you can confirm this by installing and running root checker app.

Now, you are free to perform all the tweaks and tricks possible on a rooted phone but honestly this would really expose your phone to security threats unlike when the Bootloader was still intact. Have a nice day.