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The Tecno N2S (e.g N2S-D2030-A1-M-KE-Safaricom-20160420) is an MT6580 powered phone running on Android 6 (Marshmallow)

How to root the Tecno N2S

• Dump your firmware in scatter format using Miracle Box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-13347.html
  
• Download SuperSU 2.78 @ [ Login / Register to download free] 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 Philz for Tecno N2S ported by Team Hovatek @ [ Login / Register to download free]
  
• Copy the Philz recovery.bin and scatter file from the Philz zip file downloaded above into the Hovatek folder, making peloader.bin, scatter file and recovery.bin (Philz) 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 Philz recovery, you use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select
  
• Select Install Zip
  
• Navigate to the location of the SuperSU2.78.zip on the SD Card and select it
  
• Wait till flashing is complete
  
• If you are prompted to fix root, select No
  
• Reboot the phone normally
  
• Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...heck&hl=en