ZTE Zmax Pro Z981 is a quality Android smartphone, which comes with 6.0 inches touchscreen display powered by 1.5 GHz Octa-core processor along with 3 GB RAM and the device runs on Android Android V 6.0 (Marshmallow) operating system. If you own this device and looking for a quick way to root it, you are on the right page as I have given a step by step tutorial to root ZTE Zmax Pro Z981 here.
By following the instructions given here, you will be able to root ZTE Zmax Pro Z981 successfully. Once you have gained root privileges on your device, you will be able to install custom recovery images, flash custom ROM firmware files, etc.
WARNING: Rooting your ZTE Zmax Pro Z981 device will void its warranty, and you won’t be able to claim it unless you unroot your device. So think well about it before rooting your device.
Prerequisites:
Step 1: Before getting started with the procedure, make sure that you take a complete backup of personal data on your device using appropriate apps. If something goes wrong during the rooting process, you can use this backup to restore your personal information.
Step 2: Ensure that your device has at least 50-60% battery backup in it before getting started with the rooting process.
Step 3: Now enable USB Debugging or Android Debugging on your device by following this path: Settings -> Developer Options. If you can’t access “Developer Options,” enable it by following this path: Settings -> About Phone -> Build Number (tap on it for 5-7 times to enable Developer Options).
Step 4: Download ZTE Zmax Pro USB driver and install it on your computer. Only by installing a USB driver, you will be able to connect your device to a PC or Laptop computer successfully.
Step 5: Make sure that you deactivate antivirus programs on your computer as they tend to consider the rooting exploits of SRS Root (our rooting software) as Trojan/Malware.
Once you finish all these prerequisites, you can move forward to the rooting procedure given below.
Tutorial To Root ZTE Zmax Pro Z981 Android Smartphone:
Step 1: To get started, download SRS Root, and extract the zip package to your computer. Once done, click “SRSRoot-Setup.exe” to launch its installation wizard.
Step 2: Now choose the “Destination Location” for installing the software and click “Next.”
Step 3: Next, choose “Start Menu Folder” name and click on “Install” to install the program on your computer.
Step 4: Once installed, click on “SRSRoot for Android” to launch its Window.
Step 5: Now connect your smartphone to your computer using the original USB data cable. Once done, click on “Root Device (All Methods)” to launch the rooting process. If it doesn’t work, click on “Root Device (SmartRoot)” to root your device.
Step 6: It will take a minute or two for the SRSRoot tool to root your device, and once it does, you will get a “Success” message.
That’s it. Now you have successfully finished rooting your ZTE Zmax Pro Z981 Android smartphone. For confirmation, install Root Checker for Android app and confirm your device’s root privileges.
If you would like to unroot ZTE Zmax Pro Z981, go to SRS One Click Root window and click on “UnRoot Device.”
If you own a smartphone or tablet other than ZTE Zmax Pro Z981 and would like to get rooting tutorials for the same, kindly visit our Rooting Tutorials page.
If you encounter any issues while following this tutorial, do let me know via comments.
Jdl80 says
Why do I keep getting an error with crypto operations?
Sathishkumar Varatharajan says
What error are you getting?
Seamy 05 says
got an error of crypto operations but it said completed but didnt actually root
Dzeka says
I keep getting same error
Dzeka says
I keep getting same error under crypto operations
JoeyMarie says
Its because this is not a rootable device!! Anyone or any website that tells you how to root your ZTE ZMAX-PRO obviously knows nothing about the history of this very frustrating journey over the last two plus years! ZTE included an unlockable bootloader disguising it as unlockable for those of us who would like to get our moneys worth and gain full root access to our devices one we purchase them. I am tired of seeing all these sites and individuals claiming they have rooted the MAX PRO. Unless I or countless others have missed something or we didn’t get the memo, the best you can hope for at this point is for ZTE to give up their secret once they launch an expensive, top shelf ticket item at a premium price instead of a pretty good product at a very low price where they cant make their money back.
U. Suk says
Obviously, this author only created this page for clicks or revenue. There’s no way he could have actually rooted a Zmax Pro using this method. Remember his name for when he posts future FRAUDULENT articles.
Frederick Brown says
This crap is garbage, useless, a regret of time, please listen to wat the people are saying ” their will be NO ROOT for this device..and if it’s so important to root a device try htc or Sony WTH try Blu…. Thumbs down to zte zmax pro and the zte family I hope your reading this ZTE….
kylie says
actually there is a root in beta and has successfully rooted this phone they are just now making sure it wont brick phones, they actually just announced it i think the same day you posted this very very new. fingers crossed it will be done soon