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The BLU Vivo 5R is an MT6753 powered phone running on Android 6 (Marshmallow) but upgradable to Android 7 (Nougat). If you've upgraded yours to Android 7 (Nougat) and wish to root, then follow the guide below

Note

• If your device is still running Android 6 (Marshmallow) and you wish to root, follow the entire procedure below but use SuperSU 2.78 @ https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457084094631642692
  

How to root the BLU Vivo 5R (Nougat)

• Dump your firmware in scatter format using Miracle Box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-13347.html
  
• Download SuperSU 2.82 @ https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/super...271822.zip and save to both phone storage and SD card
  
• Create a new folder named Hovatek on your PC
  
• Copy preloader.bin from your Miracle Box backup into the Hovatek folder
  
• Download TWRP for BLU Vivo 5R ported by Team Hovatek @ https://mega.nz/#!xPhTzCCS!ySBE-o8eYk_Y_...16xuMxdh6A
  
• Copy the TWRP recovery.bin and scatter file from the TWRP zip file downloaded above into the Hovatek folder, making peloader.bin, scatter file and recovery.bin (TWRP) in the folder
  
• Flash the preloader.bin and recovery.bin using Miracle Box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-14106.html
  
• Boot the phone into recovery mode (Vol up + Power) after flashing
  
• In TWRP, if you get a prompt asking you to swipe to allow TWRP modify the system partition, tap KEEP READ ONLY
  
• In TWRP recovery, tap Install
  
• Navigate to the location of the SuperSU.zip and select it
  
• Swipe to confirm flashing of SuperSU.zip and wait till flashing is complete
  
• Reboot the phone normally
  
• Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...heck&hl=en