How to Root MyPhone Infinity Lite running Kitkat

Start the tweak with Infinity Lite

For those who owned a Lite version of "True Octa-Core" MyPhone Infinity, this is a good start to get your android smartphone one step ahead of others.

As a brief information about what does rooting can do to your beloved Infinity Lite, well, gaining root access allows your android phone to maximize the customization and optimization capability.
With that fact, it is near possible to turn your device an android phone that you ever wanted to be, but, taking a little bit of risks.

Worry less because this article will give you a well-cooked and fed instruction, guide, whatever, on how to successfully root your MyPhone Infinity Lite and make it highly customizable.

How to Root MyPhone Infinity Lite running Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Disclaimer: We, the MyPhone Infinity Lite Official Group and theAndroidHow, are not liable for any damage, defect, loss of data, etc, that may possibly occur on your device. You are the one to decide whether to root your device or not. We are just here to help.

You must have:

• PC/Laptop running Windows XP or higher
• MyPhone Infinity Lite in hand
• USB Cable connector to connect your android smartphone to your PC/Laptop
• Download the apps/software needed (Links can be found at the bottom of this post)
• Rooting Knowledge - visit this link to know more

Steps:

1. Install Windows driver in your computer

2. Install vRoot in your computer

3. From your smartphone, go to Setting > Developer options > check USB debugging

4. Now, connect your Infinity Lite to your computer using USB cable

5. Now, open vRoot (right-click and run as administrator)

6. Wait for your smartphone to be detected

7. Click ROOT

Wait for the rooting process to be done and that's it! You have successfully gained root access to your MyPhone Infinity Lite. Verify if your android smartphone has gained root access completely by downloading Root Checker app from Google Play Store.

Big thanks to MyPhone Infinity Lite Official Group for allowing me to deliver this info to you.

Downloads:

Download vRoot Download Windows driver

Guide: Carliv Touch Custom Recovery For MyPhone Ocean Lite

Got a working custom recovery on MyPhone Ocean Lite?

It's been a tough week for me that I haven't made much update with my blog as I was busy programming a system. Going back, have you got custom recovery working on your MyPhone Ocean Lite android smartphone? If not yet, you are lucky to get bumped on this webpage.

Here's CWM-based custom touch recovery for you

For those who are not aware of what type of device you have, Ocean Lite's has a different kind of file system from which the actual Clockworkmod custom recovery do not support officially. That took android developers a hard time to get CWM recovery ported to this kind of Mediatek device. Fortunately, with the work of the great Carliv, thus, made this problem solved amazingly.

How To Flash Carliv Touch Recovery on MyPhone Ocean Lite?

Following this guide, finally, you will be able to install Clockworkmod-based recovery on your MyPhone Ocean Lite. After this, you can flash any flashable mods as much as you want just like using CWM. If you're, it's time to start the flashing. Don't forget to thank Mr. Siong for this contribution bringing Carliv Touch Recovery to Ocean Lite device.

Disclaimer: Flash at your own risk. We are not responsible for any bricked device and anything bad it may cause.

For MTK MobileUncle Tools

Instructions: (Before anything else, PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP)

1. Put the myphone_ocean_lite_ctr.img to your SD Card.
2. Install MTK_Mobile_Uncle_Tools_2.9.5.apk.
3. Open/run MTK Mobile Uncle Tools.
4. Go to Recovery Update.
5. Then select myphone_ocean_lite_ctr.img.
6. There will be pop ups, just choose Yes.

Note: If myphone_ocean_lite_ctr.img doesn't show on Recovery Update, rename it to "recovery", it should be like "recovery.img". If doesn't work, try Rashr - Flash Tool instead of Mobile Uncle Tools.

For Rashr - Flash Tool

Instructions: (Before anything else, PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP)
1. Put the myphone_agua_hail_cwm.img to your SD Card.
2. Install Rashr.apk
3. Open/run Rashr - Flash Tool
4. Press Flash Recovery
5. Then select myphone_ocean_lite_ctr.img.
6. There will be pop ups, just choose the positive buttons xD (Yes, yes).
Note: If myphone_ocean_lite_ctr.img doesn't show on Recovery Update, rename it to "recovery", it should be like "recovery.img". If doesn't work, try the instruction for MTK MobileUncle Tools.

Credits to contributor Siong.

Requirements and Downloads:

• Rooted Phone - If not, please go here
• MTK MobileUncle Tools
• Carliv Touch Recovery for Ocean Lite
• Rashr - Flash Tool
• ClockworkMod

Swap Storage on MyPhone Rio Lite with Carbon Swap

Storage problem with MyPhone Rio Lite?

It's been a good start modifying what comes with MyPhone Rio Lite out of the box, we have already rooted it, and get custom recovery installed into it. But if it is not enough for you and your storage problems was not given a solution, especially those who installs much of apps particularly heavy games, swapping your phone's internal storage with external SD card storage might solve your worries.

Carbon Swap mod for MyPhone Rio Lite

To address the issues regarding your phone's internal and external storage via SD card, this swaping mod will help you how to get rid of MyPhone Rio Lite storage problems, this will definitely benefit those who have much more SD card storage space.

Here's how to use SWAP phone's internal storage with external storage (SD card) on MyPhone Rio Lite

credits to Miyer C. Bernabe

What does it can do?

• It will swap your phone's storage with SD-card storage and vice-versa. Basically, you need SD card to do this.

Requirements:

• Rooted MyPhone Rio Lite - Not rooted yet? Follow this guide.
• Custom Recovery (CWM, TWRP, CTR) - If you don't have one, follow this guide.
• Carbon Swap for Rio Lite (flashable on custom recovery) - Download here (go to File > Download)

Installation:

(Optional) Backup your important files and put them in your computer or USB Flash Drives. Also, backup your phone using the custom recovery you are having just in case something went wrong. 

Read more how to backup...

1. Download the Carbon Swap for Rio Lite.zip and put it to your SD card.

2. Boot to Recovery mode.

3. Install zip from SD card

4. Find and select Carbon Swap for Rio Lite.zip

5. Install it and wait.

6. Done! Reboot system.

Now your MyPhone Rio Lite storage has been swapped. Enjoy!

Ho to unswap or uninstall the mod?

• Just do the installation again and it will undo the changes.

Flashable Stock ROM for MyPhone Rio Lite

Here's Stock ROM made for MyPhone Rio Lite

So you've been looking for a Stock ROM? Most probably, you are searching for this because you want to go back on your Stock ROM state or use it as a backup or even use it to make your own mod, well, I guess you are lucky for finding out this article that will answer your problem.

Continuing this article will help you how to go back to your previous Stock ROM state of your MyPhone Rio Lite through this ROM list flashable from a custom recovery such as CWMR / CTR / TWRP or through SP Flash Tool that is capable of fixing your device even you have bricked it.

Flashable Stock ROM's available for MyPhone Rio Lite

Note: Though the ROMs are tested, please flash them at your own risk. We are not responsible for any damage it can possibly cause to your device.

Stock ROM flashable through Custom Recovery

Requirements:

• Rooted MyPhone Rio Lite - Here's how to root
• Custom Recovery such as CWMR / CTR - Don't have it? Follow this guide.
• MyPhone Rio Stock ROM (download below)

Features:

• Not Deodexed
• Not Swapped
• Not Partitioned
• Remains the current Recovery

Stock ROM Download Link:

• FLASHABLE RIO Lite Stock ROM v1.10 Jelly Bean 4.2.2 ROM (by Gregson II Marvey Tee)

Instructions:

1. Download the Stock ROM.zip and place it to your phone's SD card.

2. Reboot your phone to Recovery (CWM, TWRP, CTR, don't do this if you own Stock Recovery). Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button at the same time, further press Volume Up.

3. Optional, backup your current ROM. Go to backup and restore select backup.

4. Now, select Wipe data / Factory reset, select Wipe cache, go to advance and then Wipe dalvik cache.

5. Select install zip from SD card, then select choose from internal / external SD card (wherever you put the Stock ROM.zip). Select the Stock ROM.zip and wait for it to install the stock ROM.

6. Once it's done, select Reboot system to restart your phone.

7. Enjoy the stock ROM.

Additional Notice: If you want to unroot your MyPhone Rio Lite, follow this unrooting guide.

Stock ROM flashable through SP Flash Tool

Requirements:

• MyPhone Rio Lite with USB Cable
• Computer running Windows
• SP Flash Tool - Download here
• USB Drivers - Download here
• 7-Zip for extracting zip files - Download here
• MyPhone Rio Lite Stock ROM (download below)

Features:

• Completely Restores Stock ROM including the Stock Recovery

Stock ROM/Official Firmware Download Link:

• MyPhone Rio Lite Official Firmware (credits to Gregson Marvey B. Tee)

Instructions:

1. Download and install USB Drivers on your computer. This will allow your computer to detect your device even on Preloader.

2. Download both SP Flash Tool and Stock ROM then extract them to any preferred location you like in your computer.

3. Don't plug-in your phone yet. Open SP Flash Tool.exe then click Scatter-loading then find and select MT6582_Android_scatter.txt in the folder where you extracted Rio Lite's Stock ROM.

4. Make sure that the Preloader, DSP_BL, Cache, and Usrdata are NOT checked and others must be checked. Now turn OFF your phone. When your phone is already turned-off, proceed to step 5.

5. From SP Flash Tool, click Download then immediately connect your phone to your computer using USB Cable, don't turn-on your phone.

6. When you see a red and blue colors loading at the bottom of SP Flash Tool, it means the tool detected your device and it will restore the Stock ROM of MyPhone Rio Lite so just wait.

7. When the below image appears, you are done reverting to Stock ROM. Now, disconnect the USB Cable from your phone and turn on your MyPhone Rio Lite.

Congrats! You have now the Stock ROM.



credits to Gregson II Marvey Tee

CTR / CWM Recovery for MyPhone Rio Lite

Carliv Touch and ClockworkMod Recovery for MyPhone Rio Lite?

Just like any other MTK-based android smartphone, MyPhone Rio Lite has already ClockworkMod Recovery available which you can use basically on flashing mods and using other additional features in it most especially doing nandroid backup and restore. But today's article will not just be ordinary guide for you to get CWM recovery installed on your MyPhone Rio Lite because on this article, I'll be sharing too the CWM-based recovery which supports touch function, the Carliv Touch Recovery also known as CTR.

The following is the guide how will you able to install CWM Recovery and Carliv Touch Recovery on your MyPhone Rio Lite. We have made this easier for you so all you have to do is carefully follow and understand the steps that we have put up.

How to Install CWM and CTR Recovery on MyPhone Rio Lite

Disclaimer: Flash the custom recoveries at your own responsibility.

Flashing Carliv Touch Recovery

Features:

• CWM-based so it is just like CWM
• Touchscreen Support

Requirements:

• Rooted MyPhone Agua Rio Lite
• Mobile Uncle Tools app - Download from Google Play Store
• Carliv Touch Recovery image - Download from Google Drive (credits to Miyer Bernabe)

Optional:

• Backup your unrooted Stock ROM

Instructions:

1. Download and install Mobile Uncle Tools on your MyPhone Rio Lite.

2. Download and put Carliv Touch Recovery image on your phone's SD card. It's filename is recovery.img

3. Open Mobile Uncle Toos, if it asks you for root permission, grant it.

4. From Mobile Uncle Tools, tap Recovery Update then choose the recovery.img which is the Carliv Touch Recovery.

5. Select OK and wait for the app to flash and update the recovery.

6. Once done, tap Into Recovery Mode to reboot into recovery.

7. Done. Try to check your new custom recovery.

Note: The CTR screen might rotate but it does not harm at all.

Flashing ClockworkMod Recovery

If you don't want the touch supported custom recovery above, follow this guide how to install CWM recovery that works on MyPhone Rio Lite.



credits to Miyer Bernabe

How To Root MyPhone Rio Lite

Way to get MyPhone Rio Lite rooted

MyPhone Rio Lite is another budget, quad-core smartphone which comes in a lighter version of the original Rio. And just like the original Rio, some mods are also applicable to this lite version from which we are going to show you on this article.

MyPhone Rio Lite has the same root exploit with its original version. Before we get started on the procedures on how to root the said device, it is always recommended to understand what is rooting, otherwise, let's get started.

Guide How To Root MyPhone Rio Lite

Disclaimer: Root your device at your own risk. Don't blame us for the damage it may cause.

Optional:
Backup your unrooted MyPhone Rio Lite using this guide.

Requirements:

• Framaroot rooting app by alephzain of XDA - Download here
• MyPhone Rio Lite

Instructions:

1. Download and install Framaroot. (Be sure that Unknown sources was enabled on your phone Settings > Security.)

2. Open Framaroot, select Install SuperSU.

3. Tap Barahir. Proceed and wait for the app to root your MyPhone Rio Lite.

4. Done. Reboot to properly load the changes.