This guide will explain how to root Sanyo Zio, specifically the Sprint Sanyo Zio. This guide will walk you through the root process and also give you a reference link to check out some discussion on the root process, as well as somewhere for you to ask questions about anything related to your Sanyo Zio.

Let’s jump right into the guide, shall we?

Your first step is going to be to make sure you’ve set up your phone… obviously! Next, you’ll want to download the file located here: Sanyo Zio Root Files.

Then, once you download that file, you’ll want to go to the Android Market and install Astro File Manager, so we can install this application later. Once you’ve downloaded and installed Astro, please connect your phone to your computer using the provided USB cable. It should ask you if you want to enable USB storage mode, which is what you do want to do. A new popup should open on your desktop asking you what you want to do with the inserted media. You want to open it to view the files and folders. This is your phone’s SD card that you can now see on your computer. Please take the file you downloaded from the Sanyo Zio Root Files page, and place this onto your SD card. Then, disable USB storage mode and disconnect your phone from your computer.

Now, open up Astro File Manager and browse to the /sdcard/ directory. You may need to go up a few levels in order to find the /sdcard/ directory, but it’s definitely there. Once you find that directory, please enter it, find the name of the file you placed onto your SD card, and select it. You want to open the app manager to install the application, so please do that, install the app, and run it. Follow the instructions inside the app to root your phone.

Then, go back to the Market, and download and install Titanium Backup. Run the application, then press the “Problems?” button, and install Busybox. Once that is done, your phone is successfully rooted.

For discussion on rooting the Sanyo Zio, or any other questions, please refer to the link below (copy and paste into your browser). Please mention you were referred by our site, Market4Android, in case there are any issues related to this guide.

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Here are the files you need for the Sanyo Zio.

com.corner23.android.universalandroot