How to root Lenovo A516

These are the instructions to root Lenovo A516 smartphone using Framaroot Application on Phone itself (this procedure does not need computer).

Requirements: Your Lenovo A516 smartphone should have atleast 10-20 percent of battery to perform the rooting process.

Root Lenovo A516 with Framaroot

Step 1: Enable USB Debugging on your Lenovo A516. To enable USB Debugging: OpenSettings > Developers Option > USB Debugging > Tick to enable.

(Developers Option is hidden for Android 4.2.2 or above, to show this option Go to Settings> About Phone > Built Number (Tap on it for 5-8 times).

Step 2: On your Device, Open Settings > Security > Device Administration >Unknown Sources (tick to enable it).

Step 3: Download and install Framaroot Application on your Device. Once installation is completed you will be able to see the Framaroot Icon in your Menu.

Step 4: Now, Tap on the Framaroot App Icon to Open it.

Step 5: Once Framaroot Application is launched you will be able to see the following screen:

Step 6: In Framaroot, You will be able to see only 1 option i.e Boromir. Tap on theBoromir Option.

Step 7: Now, you will be able to see the success popup on the Phone Screen.

Step 8: Now, you have to restart your Device.

Step 9: Now your Lenovo A516 is Rooted. To check whether your phone is rooted correctly, open Applications Menu, there you will be able to see a new app installed, called SuperSU. If this app exist then it means you have successfully rooted your device.

Optional: You can also verify that your device is successfully rooted or not by Root CheckerApplication.

Keep in Mind:

[*] No data loss process: Your Lenovo A516 Phone Data like contacts, pictures, videos, music and etc will be not affected with this method.

[*] Device Warranty: Once you full unroot your device through SuperSU, you can claim for the phone warranty. In short no need to worry for phone warranty.

[*] How to unroot: To unroot, Open SuperSU > Settings > Full Unroot.

[*] Credits: Framaroot Application is developed by alephzain (XDA Developer).