How to root a Kurio Tablet v.4.0.3

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Hi there,
I registered here today hoping you guys could help me out. I bought my daughter a tablet called Kurio. Its Android v. 4.0.3 and I would like to Root it but regular google searches and occational YouTube-videos confuses me rather then helping out.
kurioworld.com .... check out this website to get a closer look on the tablet, and perhaps come up with a solution ?

As the Tablet runs today its not compatible with a lot of games, and im not able to connect the device to Google Play Android App store.

Thx for reading the post, I really hope you can help me out.

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raskall

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stigolsen said:
Hi there,
I registered here today hoping you guys could help me out. I bought my daughter a tablet called Kurio. Its Android v. 4.0.3 and I would like to Root it but regular google searches and occational YouTube-videos confuses me rather then helping out.
kurioworld.com .... check out this website to get a closer look on the tablet, and perhaps come up with a solution ?

As the Tablet runs today its not compatible with a lot of games, and im not able to connect the device to Google Play Android App store.

Thx for reading the post, I really hope you can help me out.

Regards
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I also got the Kurio for my daughter today and got quite mad when I noticed that Google Apps wasn't there. I guess they havent been approved by google or something. I can't see any other reason why google apps is left out.

I tried the alternative market (1Market) but the first thing I saw when I opened it was a porn app. So I removed it quickly. Then I tried installing Amazon appstore. Worked well but I'm not allowed to buy apps here in Norway. Quite irritating.

Finally i found a way to get apps from Google Play into the Kurio. This requires that you have another rooted android device with gapps:

1. Install Shark App backup & restore on your second android device.
2. Install the apps you need.
3. Back up the apps you want placed on the Kurio with the Shark app
4. Remove SD Card from your phone/tablet/whatever and insert it into the Kurio
5. Enter Android mode on the Kurio, open the File Manager, navigate to /sdcard/AppManagerProMax
6. "click" on the apk's you want to install.

Works like a charm. My daughter will be happy to see minecraft PE on her Kurio in the morning.

I did this on a HTC Sensation with CM10.
 
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I also got the Kurio for my daughter today and got quite mad when I noticed that Google Apps wasn't there. I guess they havent been approved by google or something. I can't see any other reason why google apps is left out.

I tried the alternative market (1Market) but the first thing I saw when I opened it was a porn app. So I removed it quickly. Then I tried installing Amazon appstore. Worked well but I'm not allowed to buy apps here in Norway. Quite irritating.

Finally i found a way to get apps from Google Play into the Kurio. This requires that you have another rooted android device with gapps:

1. Install Shark App backup & restore on your second android device.
2. Install the apps you need.
3. Back up the apps you want placed on the Kurio with the Shark app
4. Remove SD Card from your phone/tablet/whatever and insert it into the Kurio
5. Enter Android mode on the Kurio, open the File Manager, navigate to /sdcard/AppManagerProMax
6. "click" on the apk's you want to install.

Works like a charm. My daughter will be happy to see minecraft PE on her Kurio in the morning.

I did this on a HTC Sensation with CM10.
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Hi there,

Thx for taking the effort to give me a possible solution. Unfortunately I dont access a rooted phone, so there you go :(
Btw, I`m from Norway to, so I guess we are stuck in the same boat here. I tried amazon myself, but as we discovered ...

As for now, Piratebay is by far the best "shop", most of the files there actually works fine with the Kurio.
Plz dont hesitate to contact me if we could find solutions to this problem.
Actually it might be better to use email ..... we could even speak Norwegian , :)

You can reach me at stigolsen(alfakrøll)gmail.com.

I think I will give Kurio a couple of weeks tops, before I put out an Ad at Finn.no. Right now I would much rather own the Nexus 7 to be honest.

Cheers
 
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Google Play without root

raskall said:
I also got the Kurio for my daughter today and got quite mad when I noticed that Google Apps wasn't there. I guess they havent been approved by google or something. I can't see any other reason why google apps is left out.

I tried the alternative market (1Market) but the first thing I saw when I opened it was a porn app. So I removed it quickly. Then I tried installing Amazon appstore. Worked well but I'm not allowed to buy apps here in Norway. Quite irritating.

Finally i found a way to get apps from Google Play into the Kurio. This requires that you have another rooted android device with gapps:

1. Install Shark App backup & restore on your second android device.
2. Install the apps you need.
3. Back up the apps you want placed on the Kurio with the Shark app
4. Remove SD Card from your phone/tablet/whatever and insert it into the Kurio
5. Enter Android mode on the Kurio, open the File Manager, navigate to /sdcard/AppManagerProMax
6. "click" on the apk's you want to install.

Works like a charm. My daughter will be happy to see minecraft PE on her Kurio in the morning.

I did this on a HTC Sensation with CM10.
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Hi again,

I got help from the Kurio-team today, and they sent me a file that gives you Google Play on your Kurio without having to root the device.
Let me know if you are interested in how its done. Happy to help !

Stig
 
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HanFyren

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stigolsen said:
Hi again,

I got help from the Kurio-team today, and they sent me a file that gives you Google Play on your Kurio without having to root the device.
Let me know if you are interested in how its done. Happy to help !

Stig
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Another frustrated Kurio owner here.
Please do tell us how it's done.
 
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stigolsen

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How to solve the problem

HanFyren said:
Another frustrated Kurio owner here.
Please do tell us how it's done.
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Simply contact costumerservice through the website kurioworld.com. I asked for a way to root the Kurio, instead they sent me a zipfile with content needed to get the Google store without rooting.
Came with instructions, and whole thing was done in 5 minutes. No hassle, everything just works flawless. Finally the Kurio seems worth keeping.

The name of the file is : Install_google_play_allwinner.rar

Im not allowed to post the direct link here yet, so ....

Chers, good luck
 
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stigolsen said:
Simply contact costumerservice through the website kurioworld.com. I asked for a way to root the Kurio, instead they sent me a zipfile with content needed to get the Google store without rooting.
Came with instructions, and whole thing was done in 5 minutes. No hassle, everything just works flawless. Finally the Kurio seems worth keeping.

The name of the file is : Install_google_play_allwinner.rar

Im not allowed to post the direct link here yet, so ....

Chers, good luck
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Send me the file at *email address removed* and I will post it here.

If not I will post it when I get the file. Like you I sent them an email but havent gotten a reply yet.

Edit: Removed my email address. Please don't ask me to email you. The link to the file is several places in the thread. Search, read and learn.
 
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raskall

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stigolsen said:
I sent you the file as you requested. Plz let me know how it turns out.
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Ok.. The hacker in me just woke up. He has been dormant for 15+ years.

I got the file from the Kurio guys at the same time as I got your email. And the script worked.

During the script output I noticed that it said "Removing root" or something. That means that the script roots the device, installes Gapps (including Google Play) and then removes root.

The script is a simple .bat file with a bunch of adb commands. I found in clear text how to root the device. When i get the time I will write up an article on how to root the Kurio.

Then I will start figuring out how to get another Recovery installed on the device. From there on, who knows, maybe I will try getting Jelly Bean compiled for the device.

I might also try to retrieve the Kurio interface and see if I can get it to work on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. :D

I will put the file up for download as soon as I find a hosting service I don't have to pay for. Any recommendations? Sadly it's too big to upload as an attachment here.
 
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Re : uploading host

raskall said:
Ok.. The hacker in me just woke up. He has been dormant for 15+ years.

I got the file from the Kurio guys at the same time as I got your email. And the script worked.

During the script output I noticed that it said "Removing root" or something. That means that the script roots the device, installes Gapps (including Google Play) and then removes root.

The script is a simple .bat file with a bunch of adb commands. I found in clear text how to root the device. When i get the time I will write up an article on how to root the Kurio.

Then I will start figuring out how to get another Recovery installed on the device. From there on, who knows, maybe I will try getting Jelly Bean compiled for the device.

I might also try to retrieve the Kurio interface and see if I can get it to work on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. :D

I will put the file up for download as soon as I find a hosting service I don't have to pay for. Any recommendations? Sadly it's too big to upload as an attachment here.
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Hi again,

Great u got it working ! Suddenly the Kurio is kinda worth keeping right ?

An article about rooting the device would be great, and Jelly Bean would be so cool.
As for uploading the file I have used filefactory(dot)com before, take a look there ..

I suggest we keep future progress in this thread, I do belive a lot of people will find this useful as we make more progress in weeks to come.

Stig
 
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raskall

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stigolsen said:
Hi again,

Great u got it working ! Suddenly the Kurio is kinda worth keeping right ?

An article about rooting the device would be great, and Jelly Bean would be so cool.
As for uploading the file I have used filefactory(dot)com before, take a look there ..

I suggest we keep future progress in this thread, I do belive a lot of people will find this useful as we make more progress in weeks to come.

Stig
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I have applied for a developer account on goo.im. If I get approved that will be where the files are put.

And the tablet is definetely worth keeping now. A couple of apps doesn't work, but with root we can probably fix that.
 
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took me a minute to get it done, the update driver button wasnt ever pressable and then after i got that done it kept saying something about the path not found, after keeping on clicking different stuff i got it all done. let me know if anyone has figured out a permenant root for this, id like to see some jelly bean on it, it kind of drags a**
 
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ClausG76

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Hello
They are having a sale, where i live today and tomorrow. I can get it with 25% off. My kids prefer tablets instead of there Nintendo's. Is it really worth the purchase? Do you know if it can run subway surfers? And last some sites says it has a dual core processor others says single core. Another is doubt about the ram being 1 gb or 512 mb.
Thanks
 
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ClausG76

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Hello
I bought two for my 5 year okd kids. The Kurio is going to replace there Nintendo's. I installed the market, using your uploaded files, thank's. It seems like that it only removes the superuser program. And that it leaves the device permanently rooted. I can use both root explore and titanium backup. Most games I installed, runs ok including subway surfer.
 
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Hey guys, can one of you with a rooted tab, maybe release a full backup? I am wanting to try maybe port the launcher over to work on any tablet?..

thanks

Karl
 
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    raskall
    Ok.. Obviously a lot of people have gotten this tablet for their kids for christmas. You are in luck. The tablet has been virtually unusable up until now. Before the update that was pushed just before christmas the kurio interface was so slow that the tablet was unusable. It could take several minutes to start the interface and even longer to start and end apps. But to be fair, when the apps where started they ran just fine. But the christmas update fixed this and now the Kurio actually is a good childrens tablet.

    Except from the absense of google play. I have posted the script for getting Google Play earlier in the thread but here it is again since people does not read the entire thread before sending me PMs:

    I will start with the disclaimer: I do NOT take ANY responsibility for the result of this script. I am just redistributing a file I got from someone else. The script will (probably) break your warranty and may (but not very likeley) break the tablet. If you follow the instructions you should be OK and surfing Google Play when you are done. A lot of people have gotten this to work and I haven't heard of anyone breaking their tablets trying this.

    Download the script and files from my web hotel here.

    This is a RAR file and can be extracted with the application winrar found here.

    When extracted you read the file readme.txt inside. There you will find these instructions which should be sufficient. If you exit the kurio interface and run pure andriod it will be easier to follow. The most important point to get this working is point 2 and 3. Without the right windows drivers for the tablet, it will not work. You have to update driver from the Windows Device Manager.

    1- On the tablet, go to Android settings --> Developer options --> Enable USB debugging and activate it.
    2- Plug the tablet, it may not find the driver. Go to Control Panel -- > Device manager -->select the uninstalled Android device, right click and select Update driver.
    3- Use the driver provided here to install, after installation it shall appear as ADB interface
    4- Run the Install_Google_Play.bat file by double clicking it.
    5- follow the instructions

    If this post has helped you, please press "thanks" in the lower left of this post.
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    Android Pizza
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    Hey there everyone!
    I logged onto Kurio's live chat support, played dumb, and they provided me a stock ROM! :D
    I'm out right now so I can't upload it, but I will as soon as I get home. I'll give early instructions, though.

    Edit: I really wanted to make a mirror, but after countless issues trying to upload the ROM to MediaFire, here's the original link.
    https://www.yousendit.com/dl?phi_action=app/orchestrateDownload&rurl=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.yousendit.com%252Ftransfer.php%253Faction%253Dbatch_download%2526batch_id%253DUW13T0NUQzdkMnRsQXNUQw

    Instructions:
    Put the ROM (don't unzip it) on a formatted SD card and put it in the tablet.
    With the tablet turned off, hold the power button and the + volume button until you see a dead Android with a caution symbol.
    Press the + and - volume buttons together and it should give you a list of options.
    Use the - volume button to scroll, and the power button to select. Select "Apply update from External SD"
    Select the ROM, and you're done! If it gives you a black screen after the boot animation just go back into recovery and factory reset.

    Sent from my rooted Motorola Atrix HD using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
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    Please send me the file at kongpyg@hotmail.com
    Thanks :)
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    I put the file on my web hotel. Click here to download (right click -> save link as if your browser opens the file).

    I take no responsibility for this file. Just redistributing it.
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    raskall
    Everybody: please read the thread befor askimg for the file. I have posted the download link from my web hotel at least 4 times in the thread. find post #57 on page 6 in THIS THREAD.

    I have been answering emails and PMs with this question all day today and yesterday. The thread isnt that long.

    I will not spend more time answering questions through private channels. Make an effort yourselves and search or even read the thread.It`s not that long.
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    How to Root Kurio 10S

    I finally rooted the Kurio 10S using Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0.zip (Google it or download here)
    This may work for other Kurios as well, however, this is untested.

    How to install:
    -download Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0.zip
    -copy to SD card
    -boot the tablet into recovery mode (Settings > Backup & reset > Recovery mode)
    -scroll to "apply update from TF card"
    -select Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0.zip
    -reboot tablet
    -update SuperSU to newest version (you can do this with the Google Play Store).

    Root will remain even if you Factory Reset the tablet. Note that after Factory Reset, the older version of SuperSU is installed and you must update it again.
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