How to root and unroot the Xiaomi Redmi 1s

Hello Friends,

In this post, you will find the instructions for rooting your Xiaomi Redmi 1s  running on miui(stock rom- global/chinese).

DISCLAIMER!!!!!!  Rooting does not void waranty!!!

 

INSTRUCTIONS

To Root

 

1. Download update.zip

2. If you downloaded it from your phone, it will be inside downloads in your internal memory . If you downloaded it on your PC, transfer it to the internal memory of your phone.

3. Now go to Tools> updater > menu >select update package. Then navigate to the file update.zip and select it. Click on update, then start update.

4. It will now reboot your phone in recovery mode and do everything on its own.After the process completes, it will reboot the phone.

5. Go to Security > Permissions then select the Root permission and turn it on if it is off.

Congratulations!!! Your phone is now rooted.

To Unroot

 

 1. Download unroot.zip

2. Repeat the above steps but this time in step 3, navigate to the unroot.zip file that we you downloaded .

Your phone is now unrooted.

crDroid ROM-B4[20150114] for Redmi 1s review

Hi  Readers,
This is my first post on my first blog. Please bear with me for my lack of knowledge in the art of blogging as I will soon improve as I go through this journey.
 At this point I have tried almost all the popular ROMs made for Redmi 1s. This is the current ROM I am using.

How To get this ROM on your Redmi 1s
 
STOCK ROM USERS(RUNNING FACTORY VERSION OF MIUI), FOLLOW STEPS 1 TO 7
OTHERS(ON OTHER CUSTOM ROMS) , FOLLOW STEPS 3 TO 8

1. Root your phone.
Click here to know how to root for stock MIUI ROM users

2.Get TWRP recovery
Click here to get TWRP recovery on your phone

3. Next, download the ROM zip file to be flashed from http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-1s/development/rom-crdroid-rom-t2944415]
 and place it in the sd card.

 4. Reboot to recovery by going to updater app, press menu key and select reboot to recovery or by switching off  the phone and then press the volume up and power buttons together .


5.In the recovery, click on wipe. Inside this option, select advanced, then check the first 4 options.Swipe at the bottom to wipe.

6. Now go back to the main page of the recovery, click on install, navigate to the rom zip file that we downloaded earlier and click on it. Swipe below to flash the rom.

7. Wait until the process completes and click on reboot system.


What's great

1.Super smooth. No lags, no stutters.
2. No heating issue.
3. Good RAM management.
4. No thermal throttling.
5. Support for cm11,  PA themes.

Needs Fixing

1. Proximity sensor issue in incoming calls- the screen doesn't go off/ the touch is active triggering unwanted launches of applications.
2. Minimum Frequency keeps fluctuating.
3.  As with other non miui based custom roms, camera department is disappointing.
4. As with most of the other custom roms, occasional system ui force close ( frequency is very low). 

5. Sometimes, screen doesn't turn on and the phone has to be restarted by holding on to power button .
6. Average battery life. 

Screenshots

Overall Verdict

This ROM is definitely one of the best available ROMs for the Xiaomi Redmi 1s in terms of pure performance though far from perfect as there are still a few bugs.