How to root the Micromax Canvas A116 HD | New updated tools | a update to jelly bean 4.2.1 | How to update

The Micromax canvas is an awesome phone, with specs rivaling phones by major companies but at quarter the price, this device is quite famous, in this tutorial, I will show you how to root it.

Prerequisites 

1. Official Micromax drivers -Direct link - Link to Download page
2. Superuser App and su(working versions) -Link
3. 
   
4. Clock Work Recovery mod  image -Link
5. SP Flash tool - SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1308.0.125 (version is important, as of now only this version works) - Link
6. Scatter loading text file - MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc -  link
   
   (Download everything in that folder)

How to 

Install the official Micromax drivers

Copy the files Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip files to the internal sd card of the phone.

Open Device Manager (Start --> Search or Start ---> Run ----> devmgmt.msc )

Shutdown the phone and remove the battery (important)

Now connect the phone without it's battery to the system, and in Device Manager a device called mt65xx preloader, double click it.

in the 

 Select update driver and select browse my computer for driver software, now in the location box enter the path where you installed the Micromax drivers and check include sub folders.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Micromax

Windows will install the drivers now and we will be able to flash the recovery image.

Open Flash_Tool from the sp flash tools 7zip file,  and load the scatter loading file and check the recovery box and double click it and select the recovery.img file that you downloaded.

 Remember to select ONLY the recovery check box !

Now click on Download, it will present you a warning, ignore it and click ok, now the screen will say searching.

Now unplug the phone and then plug it back into the computer.

The phone will be detected and recovery image flashed, now a Green Circle must appear telling you that the flashing process is complete.

Now put the battery back in and boot in the Clock Work Recovery mode that you just flashed by holding the Volume up+down button and the power button. Go into recovery mode by pressing the volume up button. There select apply update from sdcard, and select the file Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and click ok. Repeat the process for the file su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip.

Now reboot, while booting Andriod will say that it is installing updates and it will boot. Go to the launcher and you will find Superuser app there, congratulation you just rooted your phone !

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Micromax Canvas A116 gets a update to jelly bean 4.2.1 | How to update

Micromax's flagship phone has got a new update, updating OTA is still not possible, however with the new update OTA updates have been enabled.

Updating the official way

Find the nearest Micromax Service Center and give them the phone, they will update it. It is highly recommended you do this if you do not know to flash phones or you want to keep your warranty.

Updating the unofficial way

You will have to flash the new ROM using SP Flash Tool, you can see the entire guide in XDA.

If you have any problems comment here !