Kingo Root
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KingoRoot is software intended to provide root access on smartphones, tablet computers, etc. running all versions of the Android operating system from 4.1.2,[1] available since 2013.[2] There is another very similar Android application with the same purpose, KingRoot[3] launched at about the same time; the two very similarly-named applications are often confused.
KingoRoot was used in an exploit by along with the DirtyCow exploit in September 2017 to gain root access.[4][5]
KingoRoot was banned from the XDA Developers forum along with in November 2013 due to concerns with the information collected by the app during the rooting process.[6]
Reviews[]
CNET gave Kingo Android Root 3.5 out of 5 stars, [7] and Rick Broida, a CNET editor, says the KingoRoot app "makes rooting a one-click affair", while noting that it does not work for all devices.[8]
Digital Trends said that using an app is "one of the easiest ways to root your Android device", and included KingoRoot in its list of most reliable rooting apps.[9]
A long thread on the respected xda-developers Web site concluded, with detailed information and links, that the similarly named app KingRoot should be considered adware and malware, although it is often successful in gaining root access.[10]
See also[]
- Android rooting
- Android version history
- Comparison of mobile operating systems
References[]
- ^ "KingoRoot for Android, the best One Click Root Tool/APK for free". KingoRoot. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Root Android phone, flash custom ROM and manage your Android devices, Rooting Freeware Download". Kingo, archived on 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24.
- ^ "KingRoot Apk v5.3.7 Download For Android". MineRev. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Dirty COW Now Being Abused on Android by ZNIU". xda-developers. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ Osborne, Charlie. "Dirty Cow vulnerability discovered in Android malware campaign for the first time". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "KingoApp". XDA Developers. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ^ "Review from CNET".
- ^ Rick Broida (June 3, 2016). "How to easily root an Android device". CNET.
- ^ "How to Root Your Android Phone". Digital Trends.
- ^ "KingRoot Malware / Adware root !!". xda-developers. 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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