
When the phone boots up, open Google Play Store and sign in with your Gmail account. When you are done with fixing the app permissions, reboot your Nokia X. Then set the permissions as shown above.To do so, tap and hold the app and select Permissions.Go to each app that you just copied and set the permissions for each as rw-r–r– (0644).Now go to system/app directory and paste the files here.Mark/select all files present inside it and select Copy.Now launch Root Browser and navigate to the Gapps folder.Extract the Google apps (Gapps) ZIP and copy the folder to your phone.Install a root file manager on your device.Download the Google apps package, specially packed for the Nokia X: NokiaX_Gapps_KashaMalaga_.zip.Here’s how you can install Google apps and services on your phone: Having rooted your Nokia X, you now have the privilege to access and modify your device’s system. Your Nokia X will be rooted in a matter of seconds.If you are prompted to enable Unknown Sources option, do it. Go to the file using a file manager and install it.Download the latest version of Framaroot app: Click Here.Rooting an Android device using Framaroot does not require a tutorial as such, yet here are the steps: With root access gained on the device, it is now possible to do all sorts of customization and tweaking on it. Now, this is really a great news for those who are waiting to get the Nokia X.

Also, the device does not have Google apps preinstalled as we are used to see on Android devices.Īs we already mentioned, Kashamalaga managed to root his Nokia X and with his efforts, was able to install the Google home launcher and other Google apps on it. As you know, the Nokia X has a home launcher that is very similar to the one seen on its Windows phones and it has its own apps store.

XDA forum member Kashamalaga has discovered that one of the most popular root exploits for Android devices, is working fine on the Nokia X.

The Nokia X is now a reality and, even before the device has been released, we have another real news. Finally, it was at the MWC, Barcelona the last week when all rumors came true and we saw the first authentic glimpse of the Nokia X. We’re just about to forget about a possible Android phone from Nokia after the company was occupied by Microsoft, when new rumors began creeping in. The news was a sensation at the time and after that we kept hearing about an Android phone by Nokia under development now and then. It all began with rumors the last year that Nokia had secretly been recruiting developers to work on an Android phone.
