I already wrote a tutorial on how you could restore your Google Glass to the Factory firmware. Google Glass can be unlocked or rooted. Thanks to the complete firmware files that Google posted in their website for Google Glass.
While Google Glass is considered to be more than just a notification device, the need to push the potential of Glass has been increasing. While not everything can be done with a locked bootloader, Google has posted the entire Factory image of Google Glass, to encourage developers to take advantage of it, and build an innovative app for the device.
In this tutorial, we’re going to see how you could root or unlock your Google Glass with some simple steps. I don’t have a Google Glass and I can’t shoot a video of it. But this is the method which has worked for a lot of Google Glass explorers in the US.
How to Root or Unlock Google Glass?
- Download and Install Android SDK from the Google Developers website (Click here to download Android SDK)
- Now, Download the boot.img file from this location. (Click here)
- Create a folder in Desktop, and place the boot.img file which you downloaded.
- Turn on Debug mode in Google Glass. Here’s how to put your Google Glass in Debug mode.
- Plug in your Glass unit to your Mac or PC.
- Now, open up terminal or command prompt, and execute the following command:
adb devices adb reboot-bootloader fastboot devices fastboot oem unlock fastboot oem unlock fastboot flash boot boot.img fastboot reboot adb root
- And that’s it. You’re done rooting your Google Glass unit.