How to root for Zeblaze Blitz 3G
Thanks to this site xdadevelopers_zeblaze and split52 who developed the rom, I could succeed to root my smart watch.
The above site is not for beginners like me. So I make this detailed procedure.
First, you can check the result of the rooting here:
I am not responsible for anyone's issues here. Use this at your own risk!
Procedure
- Backup your device or Download the Stock Rom
- Download and Install "Blitz USB Driver"
- Install SP Flash tool
- Download and Install the custom rom with TWRP
- Download and Install ADB and Fastboot tools
- Copy the rooted rom to your watch
- Install the zip in the TWRP recovery
1. Backup your device or Download the Stock Rom
- In my case, I just downloaded the stock rom from here
2. Download and Install "Blitz USB Driver"
- You can download the driver here
- The usb driver is included in the zip file under the "com_v1.12.50.0" folder.
3. Install SP Flash tool.
4. Download and Install the custom rom with TWRP
- You can download the TWRP 3.0.2-1
- Run SP Flash Tool (flash_tool.exe)
- Set Options as follows:
- Select the "MT6580_Android_scatter-Zeblaze-Blitz.txt" file for the Scatter-loading File under the twrp-3021-Blitz folder
- Make sure that the 'Download Only" option in the SP Flash Tool as follows
- Click the "Download" icon
- Power off your watch and connect the watch to PC using the charger
- Wait until the process completes and a "Download ok" box will appear with green tick
- Refer to this site for dowloading
- Refer to this site for installation
- You might want to use Android One Toolkit
5. Download and Install ADB and Fastboot tools
- You can download the tool program here
- Refer to this site for installing the program
- Enable USB debugging on the developer setting of your watch
6. Copy the rooted rom to your watch
- You can download the rooted rom. It is created on 13-10-2016.
- You should have enough sd card space in your watch to copy the file. It is about 445MB. In my case, I had to uninstall apps and uninstall the updates of the default apps such as Google Play Service.
- Copy the zip file in the sd card of your watch where you want. e.g. Downloads
7. Install the zip in the TWRP recovery
- Make sure that your watch is on
- Connect your watch to PC using the charger
- Run the ADB and reboot with recovery mode. In Windows, you can run 'cmd', and then type the following command:
adb reboot recovery
- Then the watch will be in TWRP recovery mode. If not, try again the "adb reboot recovery"
- In the TWRP recovery mode, select Install -> Install Zip and select the zip file where you copied
- Make sure that the "Zip signature verification" is unchecked
- Finally confirm the installation
Cautions
- After rooting, Do not change the "App List Style" in the setting. When I did, the watch became dead. So, I had to re-install the rooted rom.
- After rooting, calling from history does not work. But calling from contact list seems working.
Troubleshootings
- If your watch became bricked, please do the following (refer to this):
Hold power botton for a while, when your phone give balck screen release power botton, your blitz back to charger mode, now you need flash a rom.