Sprint and AT&T have adapted
the LG’s flagships smartphone, LG Optimus G, on their networks and you
can go and get the device from either carrier. As soon as the device
became available to the users, the need for root access became obvious
and fortunately the developers were able to gain root access on the
device. You can now root the Sprint LG Optimus G smartphone and gain
access to plenty of new apps offered only to root-only smartphones. To
help you out with rooting the device, we’ve crafted a nice guide just
below.
I. Before You Begin:
1. This will void the warranty of the
device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting the device
if there’s any unrooting procedure available.
2. The following procedure works on Windows based PCs only.
3. You should have drivers for your device installed on your PC.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. Root Package (It’s attached in the first post)
III. Rooting the LG Optimus G (Sprint):
1. Place the Root Package archive on the Desktop of your PC.
2. Extract files from the archive to your Desktop.
3. Enable the USB debugging option on your device by going to Menu>>Settings>>Developer options>>USB debugging.
4. Turn ON the Unknown sources option as well from Menu>>Settings>>Security.
5. Once both are enabled, connect the device to your PC via USB cable.
6. Right-click on the RootOptimusG.bat file you have on your Desktop and choose Run as administrator.
7. Press the Y button on your keyboard and hit Enter.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions.
9. And you should be rooted now!
IV. Installing TWRP Recovery on the LG Optimus G (Sprint):
1. Download TWRP Recovery Image and Fastboot then place both the files to your Desktop.
2. Unzip files from both the archives to your Desktop. You should get fastboot.exe along with some other files.
3. Turn OFF your device.
4. Reboot the device into Fastboot mode. To do that, simply hold down the Volume DOWN+Power buttons together for a few seconds.
5. Connect the device to your PC via USB cable.
6. Launch a Command Prompt Window on the Desktop of your PC. To do so, press and hold the Shift button on your keyboard and right-click on any empty area on the screen, then choose Open command window here.
7. Type in following command into the Command Prompt. Make sure to replace recoveryfilename.img with the actual name of the Recovery Image you downloaded.
fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
8. Once the recovery’s flashed on your device, issue the following command:
fastboot reboot
9. Your device will reboot.
10. And you’re all done!
