Before that, one can use the SuperOneClick tool to root the device, but, as soon as this update arrive, all that magic is gone. The good thing is that it doesn’t take long for the community to find a way around it. The method below will show you how to root your Amazon Kindle Fire 6.2.1 version.

Note: You need to keep in mind that once you root your Kindle Fire, its warranty will be voided and there are even chances of getting your tablet bricked during the process – it happens rarely though.

I assume that you know all the advantages of having a rooted tablet, if not, a rooted one allows you to access a vast gallery of apps and games (especially the Android market) and enables you to install any app that requires access to the system files. Rooting also adds ability to modify the system files and even to replace them with other files. All these things posses the risk of getting phone damaged, so be careful while going through the processes as Make Tech Easier holds no responsibility if any damage happens to your device.

Pre-Requisites

• Kindle Fire Root App (Download)
• Superuser (Download)
• Android SDK (Download)

Steps to follow to Root Kindle Fire on version 6.2.1 (Windows)

• After obtaining all of the aforementioned files, install the Android SDK on your PC.
• Thereafter, install the Kindle Fire Root App on your tablet and then open it. It will prompt you with three options when you open it for the first time, choose the Root option from it.
• Now, extract the files from the Superuser ZIP archive to the ADB folder on your PC.
• Open the Command Prompt on your Windows using Win Key+R and then type the CMD in the dialog box that appears. CD to the ADB folder and then run the commands given below one by one.

adb root
adb remount
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chown 0.0/system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb install com.noshufou.android.su-1.apk
adb reboot

After executing above commands, your Kindle Fire will now reboot. Once it is booted up, you will have access to the root. Enjoy!

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We have discussed plenty of tricks to secure WordPress, and enabling SSL encryption for your login session is yet another useful way to secure your blog.

If you are not aware, while using SSL encryption, all your data are encrypted before they are transmitted over the web. The encrypted data format data format makes it very difficult to be read by the other users.

To enable the SSL Security to your WordPress blog, you will need to have a SSL Certificate (consult your web host if you don’t have one) and then you can follow the below procedure to make it work with your blog.

• At first, Open your site directory either using cPanel File Manager or the FTP. I would recommend to use the File Manager instead of FTP.
• Once you reach the files directory of your WordPress installation, open the wp-config.php file.
• This is the WordPress configuration files and it is the most important in the whole WordPress system. After the file is opened, add the below code and save the file. You can add the code anywhere in the file, there’s no certain place for it.

/* Enable SSL Encryption */
define(‘FORCE_SSL_LOGIN’, true);
define(‘FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true);

• From then on, your WordPress site Admin area will always load with the SSL Encryption. If your site domain is http://www.mydomain.com, it will load the admin area of the same with https://www.mydomain.com/wp-admin.

There are so many advantages of using the SSL for your site. The above process will force WordPress to use SSL encryption for the Administration area. It is not necessary to enable SSL encryption for the frontend (unless you are running a blog shop) since all the confidential information, like the Username and Passwords are used only in the Admin area, not anywhere else.

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If you are one of the lucky few who have got your hands onto this device (it is only available in UK for now, but will be made available Worldwide from December onward) and you are looking to root the phone, we’ve got the guide for you.

Note:
1. The following steps will work only on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone. Do not try it on other phones.

2. Rooting your phone means voiding your warranty. While we have tried and tested the method (and make sure it works) before posting, we are not responsible if you bricked your phone during the process.

3. The method shown below is for Windows only.

Rooting your Galaxy Nexus

There are a few things that you will need to have in order to proceed further in rooting your device. Those are:

• Galaxy Nexus Root Package (Download)
• Android SDK and ADB Utility (Download)

All the required utilities are included in the above root package so you don’t need to download each file separately. Moving forward, the steps below should be followed.

1. First of all, you will need to have Android SDK and the ADB installed on your system. These can be obtained using the above download links. To make the process a little bit simple, install the SDK in C:\android-sdk-windows.

2. After installing the SDK, extract files from the Root package to the below directory.
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

3. You will see four files after extraction, among them, one is the drivers file. You need to install the Samsung USB drivers in order to get your smartphone recognized by your computer. It is named as Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0.exe. Double click on it and install it.

4. Now, it’s time to play with your device. Turn off your phone and connect it to your PC via the USB cable.

5. Open the Command Prompt on your Windows. Type the following command to change your current working directory to the SDK directory.

cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

6. Turn on your phone in bootloader mode so the aforementioned task can be completed.  It can be done by holding the volume up and the volume down key and then pressing the power key. It lets you enter into the bootloader mode.

7. Get back to the Command Prompt again and type the following command to see whether your PC recognizes the phone or not.

..\tools\fastboot devices

8. If the PC has recognized your phone, it will show it on your screen. That was just to check the connection between your PC and your phone.

9. The below step will wipe all your phone data. So, if you have stored your important data on your phone, backup it now.

10. Now, we need to unlock the bootloader to soft-boot the unsecured boot image. Type the following command in the command prompt to do so.

..\tools\fastboot oem unlock

11. After the bootloader unlockes, we need to boot up the phone with the boot image, following command will do that.

 ...\tools\fastboot boot boot.img

12. The boot image has successfully been installed on your phone. Start up your phone as normal and enable USB debugging to finish the final step. USB Debugging can easily be enabled by going to “Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging“, mark the box.

13. Here goes the final step that will install the super user access on your phone. Type the following commands in the CMD one by one. Be sure to type commands as they are given below.

adb root
adb remount
adb push su /system/bin
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/app/Superuser.apk
adb reboot

After finishing the above steps, your phone will reboot and then it will be a rooted phone. You will be prompted for the Super user permission when any app requests for it. If you are having any problems rooting your Galaxy Nexus, do let us know it!

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