Everyone loves a smartphone that gives its owners full control and freedom. A rooted phone gives you such privilege that allows you to transform your phone the way you want it to be. Freedom is the true essence of Android phones and we have some tricks to endow your HTC Amaze 4G with such privilege.

The HTC Amaze 4G is rocking the smartphone market by carrying a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera, a wide 4.3-inch super LCD screen, and 4G turbo boost connectivity. Users will be more amazed if they can tweak, modify, or enhance the phone’s capabilities, which can be made possible through rooting. We have the folks at XDA Developers to thank for introducing a one-click rooting method for your HTC Amaze 4G.

So, sit back and read through our rooting guide on how to easily root your HTC Amaze 4G via in one click and permanently.

Prerequisites

• A Windows computer
• HTC Amaze 4G with bootloader unlocked. Go to HTC’s developer page to unlock your phone’s bootloader.
• USB drivers for your HTC Amaze 4G  (Install HTC Sync to also install the drivers.)
• Charge your phone’s battery to at least 50% or more.
• Backup your personal phone data (e.g., contacts, notes, messages, files, photos, Internet settings, etc.). The procedure in this guide may erase or corrupt some of the files stored on your phone.
• For a smooth rooting process, disable system tools such as firewall programs and anti-virus software prior to rooting your phone.
• Enable USB debugging on your mobile phone by going to Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.

Disclaimer

• This rooting guide is only compatible with the HTC Amaze 4G. Using this guide on another device is not recommended.
• You alone will be responsible for whatever happens to you or your device through your use of this guide.  Follow this step-by-step guide at your own risk.

Instructions

1. Make sure you’ve successfully unlocked the bootloader of your HTC Amaze 4G and installed the HTC USB drivers.  (See Requirements.)
2. Download Binary100100′s Recovery Installer for Noobs 2.0.  Get the ZIP file from here.
3. Unpack the contents of the ZIP file into C:amaze-root on your computer.  Make sure you have the following files:
   1. C:amaze-rootadb
   2. C:amaze-rootadb.exe
   3. C:amaze-rootadblinux
   4. C:amaze-rootadbmac
   5. C:amaze-rootAdbWinApi.dll
   6. C:amaze-rootAdbWinUsbApi.dll
   7. C:amaze-rootfastboot
   8. C:amaze-rootfastboot.exe
   9. C:amaze-rootFlash.bat
   10. C:amaze-rootFlash.sh
   11. C:amaze-rootrecovery-cwm-ruby-5.0.2.7.img
4. Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable.
5. Open the C:amaze-root folder where you extracted the ZIP file to.
6. Run “Flash.bat” as Administrator to install ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7 to your HTC Amaze 4G.  A command prompt window will open as soon as you start the program.  Follow instructions on the command prompt window if there is any.
7. Download the rooting package for the HTC Amaze 4G from here.  The name of the file is Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip.  Do not unzip the package.
8. Copy the rooting package to the root directory of the internal SD card of your HTC Amaze 4G.
9. Open a command prompt and type the following commands (press Enter key after each line):
   • cd c:amaze-root
   • adb reboot recovery
10. The second command above will reboot your phone into ClockworkMod Recovery.
11. On your phone, use the Volume keys to highlight “Install zip from sdcard.”  Press the Power button.
12. Navigate to “choose zip from sdcard,” then press the Power button.
13. Browse for Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip and select it with the Power button.
14. Confirm that you want to flash the file.
15. Wait a bit for the process to complete.
16. Return to the main menu of recovery menu.
17. Select “reboot system now” to restart your phone.

Hooray! You have rooted your HTC Amaze 4G and installed ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7 on it. Now you can make some tweaks or install custom ROMS on your mobile phone.