The Android operating system comes to you out of the box with certain restrictions put in place over the original operating system. Most people aren’t aware that the limitations are there because there are still well over a million useful applications that you can install on your device. But thousands of additional apps could be installed on your device if only it had root access. Often these new apps that cannot be on your device yet do the most important things. The reason for that is because for an app to be one of the most powerful apps available, it needs to have access to the internal system, and that is what we call having root access.

Rooting the Android operating system of devices has been a popular thing to do since the dawn of Android so people can get more out of their devices and have full control over their devices. Rooting Android makes up one part of what customizing the Android OS is all about—the other is installing a custom recovery image. Back in the day, the ClockworkMod Recovery image was the most widely used custom recovery image to use on Android but these days CWM Recovery is no longer active, and it has been replaced with TWRP Recovery.

When people installed the custom recovery image so that they could install custom ROMs and custom kernels, the one’s that wanted root access to go along with it would then flash an appropriate version of the SuperSU application from the custom recovery image. Installing SuperSU from a stock recovery image was not possible because there is no option for uploading files from the stock recovery. Moreover, installing the SuperSU application directly from the Google Play Store with the stock recovery would not have the same effects as flashing it from the custom recovery, so doing that is useless.

The man behind creating SuperSU also makes a one-click rooting tool called CF-Auto-Root. A One-click rooting tool is different from SuperSU alone in the sense that you don’t need to have installed a custom recovery image first before you can go ahead and get root access with the one-click rooting tool. CF-Auto-Root and CF-Root are available for many devices, but predominantly for Samsung devices. The CF-Auto-Root files are constantly being updated so that they are compatible with newer software versions, but they require a unique file for each model number or else the device gets bricked.

The KIngRoot tool is also a one-click rooting tool just like CF-Auto-Root, but it works differently. You don’t need to have a different file for your particular device. The KingRoot team works behind the scenes to collect all rooting methods that they know about and then they package them all together in the one file so it gives the appearance of a file that can root just about anything. The other significant difference between the two tools is that KingRoot does not need a computer. Unlike the CF-Auto-Root that requires flashing from a Windows PC, the KingRoot tool is available for you to install directly on your device so all you need to do is open the app and then click on the button to root the device and it handles the rest. What’s more, you don’t brick your device with KingRoot as if it isn’t available for your device then it will let you know that rooting was not successful and won’t harm your device in the process. If you do find that your device is not working after using KingRoot, the then chances are that it is not bricked permanently. Try flashing the stock ROM on your device, and that should fix the issue.

This is what you need to root Android 7.1 Nougat software updates by using the KingRoot one-click rooting tool for Android devices.

How to Download KingRoot Android 7.1 Nougat APK to Root Android Devices

You can install the KingRoot version that works for the Android 7.1 Nougat software update from the official KingRoot website very easily, but first, you just need to take care of one thing before you do otherwise the download won’t work. The thing you need to take care of is the Unknown Sources option which is a setting that all Android operating systems have that prevent you from installing the application from outside of the Google Play Store for security reasons. Since we know, the KingRoot application is legit and a trusted application, there is no problem installing it. We just need to enable the Unknown Sources first. To do that, head to the Menu > Settings > Security and then toggle the option for the “Unknown Sources” so that it is now turned on. You can install any apps from outside Google Play Now. You might want to turn it off again after you have completed installing KingRoot, so you get the same security benefits that you had before.

Now that you have the Unknown Sources turned on from the Settings app, nothing is holding you back from getting KingRoot installed. To get started with the KingRoot installation, download one of the APK files from the direct links below.

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

There are many different versions of the KingRoot APKs that become available. The difference is that newer versions are made to work with more devices and the same devices that have been updated to newer Android software versions. So, as long as you are installing the right version of the tool, then you should have no problems getting the KingRoot tool to work. And if you do try rooting with the KingRoot tool and it does not work, you can always submit a request to the developers by leaving a message on the XDA-Developers thread for the tool and ask them to create a rooting method for your device. Even if you don’t leave a message alerting them to the fact that your particular device cannot be rooted at the moment, you can always try installing the tool again later and seeing if the compatibility is then available at a later date.

The KingRoot for Android 7.1 Nougat software update also comes with the Purify application preinstalled with it. This is a new app that was never available before from the KingRoot team. With Purify, you can get rid of annoying notifications, make the battery life of your device last longer and increase the performance of the hardware—all popular reasons for wanting to root Android in the first place.

If you are finding that the KingRoot one-click rooting tool is not working for your device, it might be because it is not a supported device. While the team originally claimed that it rooted each Android device, it now only shows that it focusses on devices from Google, Huawei, LG, HTC, and Samsung.

One of the best things about the KingRoot APK for Android is that it does not need you to have unlocked the bootloader and installed a custom recovery before you could get the rooting file installed. However, that also means that you cannot be installing custom ROMs or custom kernels until both of those things are taken care of on the device. For now, it’s all about what root applications you can install on the device. There are several hundred root apps that people always install right around the world because they are worthwhile. If you don’t know the names of those root applications already then you will struggle to find them because the Google Play Store does not offer any central hub to view the root apps. You need to know the names before you get there. That’s all good though because we have created an article that goes into great detail about what the best root apps for Android are so all you have to do is remember the names of them the next time you visit the Google Play Store or the XDA-Developers web forum.

If you aren’t having success using the version that is available for the Android mobile, you should give the KingRoot 7.1 Nougat APK for Windows PC a try and see if you have success that way instead.

There are quite a few things you can do if you are finding that the KingRoot tool doesn’t work for you. As mentioned already, the first thing you should always do is try out the KingRoot for Windows PC version that the same group of guys has created for you. The reason being is that they have stated that they think the Windows PC version should have a higher success rate at getting root access. Most people use the KingRoot version that can be installed directly as an APK file from the web browsers on the Android operating system because it is easier that way. However, it is not known as the best version of the tool for you to use. You can Google “KingRoot for Windows” to find out how to install the Windows version, or you can check out our guide that we have linked above if you prefer reading our stuff. Also, to get the full run down on everything that you can do to help get KingRoot working, you should have a read of our other article that goes into great detail about what to do to fix the KingRoot tool not working. The article also explains the different ways you can get root access, so even if the KingRoot tool doesn’t work, it doesn’t mean that you cannot necessarily get root access on your Android operating system; it might just take a different rooting method to help you work things out.

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