Last Updated on October 4, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

Installing the new one-click universal rooting tool called KingRoot is as easy as any other APK file. Once you have it installed on your device using the step-by-step guide below, you can root just about any Android device. The KingRoot file we have below works for the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop software update. It does not matter if you installed that update on your device manually or automatically by accepting the over the air (OTA) update when you got the notification.

The APK works for all users. KingRoot is a new one click root solution that works for nearly all devices with the Android operating system. You can see the full list available in the files section below. Once you know that your device is compatible from checking the compatible device list, you can install it on any device running Lollipop, KitKat, Jelly Bean, Ice Cream Sandwich, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Froyo, and Marshmallow.

The only tricky part about the new universal one click rooting tool is that you get three new applications on your device after you finish installing the APK file. The main one you use for the Android rooting is under the same name of KingRoot. The other two you can see associated with the tool are the KingMaster and the KingUser.

The KingUser is most useful for learning how to unroot your device again. For example, if you have a Samsung device, you do not want to install Odin and your official stock ROM to unroot the device this time. Instead, just open the KingUser application from your app drawer and it gives you the option from the menu. Once you do that, everything associated with the KingRoot app is deleted from your system by the KingUser.

How to Download KingRoot App for Android 5.1.1 Lollipop to Root Android Devices

You can install the KingRoot tool that works for the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop software updates directly from the official website, but before you do, it’s important to take care of one thing first on your Android operating system because without it you can’t get the KingRoot tool installed. The thing you need to do is turn on the Unknown Sources option which is something that Android has that allows you to install applications from outside of the Google Play Store, hence why those are being called an unknown source. To turn it on, head to the Menu > Settings > Security and then toggle the option for the “Unknown Sources” so that it is now in the on position.

With Unknown Sources on, you can now install KingRoot by downloading one of the KingRoot APK files from the given links below.

Our KingRoot download page with more information: Download KingRoot Application APK (All Versions).

You can learn how to install APK files on Android via the following resources:

Now your device has root access; you can install the root checker application from the Google Play Store. The root checker app is useful for making sure the guide did work for your device. Once you know you have the internal system unlocked with root access, you can start to install all the root-requiring apps from the Google Play Store. Furthermore, you can also find guides for installing a custom recovery on your device. Once you have the custom recovery, you can start searching for any custom ROMs available for your device.

Many people know that rooting is somehow related to customizing a smartphone or tablet that runs Android, and they know that rooting and jailbreaking are somehow different. What many people do not know is that rooting is short for becoming the root user of the operating system and the term root user is for Linux what the administrator is for Windows. If you were to start up your computer for the first time and not be able to use it as an administrator because Windows had locked that option away, there would be many people out there in the world who would not be able to to do what it is that they wanted to do today. The same thing happens for Android users. Being the root user and having all of the permissions to install and uninstall anything they want is imperative to doing things that require developing and so forth. That is why Google will always be okay with people becoming the root user as long as they know what they are doing.

Rooting Android means having the chance to install many more apps. Thousands of these extra apps are available from the Google Play Store, and there are heaps available from outside the Google Play Store too. The Xposed Framework is one example of an app that is popular but not available from Google Play.

If you are installing root apps from outside the Google Play Store, make sure you know for sure that the app you are installing is not malware. Likewise, if you plan on installing root apps from the Google Play Store make sure that you already know the names because there is no easy way to find them. They are all there, but you need to search for the names before they appear. There are no shortcuts or recommended root apps available from Google Plays homepage.

You can learn what we think are some of the best root apps for mobile devices that run Android from our list and then remember the names of the ones that you want to try and key the names into the Google Play Store app search box on your next visit.

Not everyone knows what they are doing with the KingRoot tool when they are installing it. Sometimes you have to do more than just find out the version that works for your Android version that is running on your device. For example, there are two main versions of the rooting tool that people use. One of them is for the desktop, and the other is for the mobile. Additionally, not everyone is aware that KingRoot does not make people the root user on all devices. Sometimes you need to use different tools for the job instead. You can find out more by reading our article on how to fix KingRoot not working on your device.

See also: Download CF-Auto-Root Flashable with Odin or CF-Auto-Root Flashable with Fastboot

If the Android version of the KingRoot tool didn’t end up getting root access for your device, then you are advised to give the KingRoot Android 5.0 Lollipop for Windows PC version a try instead. The developers of the KingRoot tool insist that it should theoretically give people a greater chance at success—whether that is because it was packed in more rooting methods or something to do with the program itself is not explained. But the developers have publicly stated to try the Windows version if the Android APK version didn’t work.

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