How to Root the HTC MyTouch 3G: A Step-by-Step Guide

Hey guys, it's David from UnlockMyPhone.com, and welcome back to our channel! Today, we're going to walk you through a step-by-step guide on how to root your HTC MyTouch 3G. Before we begin, please note that this method is only for the older models of the MyTouch 3G without the 3.5mm headphone jack at the top. If you have a newer model with this feature, you'll need to use a different rooting method.

First things first, make sure you're on the right page. Head over to our website and search for "how-to-root-htc-mytouch-3g" in the address bar. Once you've found your way here, let's get started!

To begin, we need to downgrade our device to Cupcake 1.5. So, download the original sap IMG NBH file by clicking on it and downloading it to your computer. Now, plug your MyTouch 3G into your computer via USB cable. When the notification pops up, pull it down and click "Mount" so we can transfer files to our SD card.

Next, take the sap IMG NBH file that you just downloaded and copy it over to our SD card. We want to put this file on the root of our SD card, so make sure to select the correct option in your file manager. The pass should be set to "removable disc," and then we'll add the file itself to the folder.

Once you've completed these steps, unplug your MyTouch 3G from your computer and turn it off. Now, turn it back on by holding down the power button and volume down at the same time. Keep holding until you see the H boot mode come up, and then wait for it to start looking for the sappi mg that MBH.

As soon as it says it's found the update, push the track ball to start the action. Wait for this process to complete, and then your device will ask if you want to restart. Push "yes" and wait for it to reboot.

Once your device has restarted, go through the setup process as usual. When you get to the settings menu, click on "applications," and make sure that "unknown sources" is turned on. Now, head back to our SD card and click on "unmount" followed by "format." This will erase everything on your SD card.

Please note that this step is necessary for us to proceed with the rooting process. Don't worry; everything will be reinstated once we've completed it.

Now that we have our SD card formatted, let's plug our MyTouch 3G back into the computer via USB cable and pull down the notification. Click on "mount" so we can transfer files again.

From our website, download two more files: The Flash Recck APK and I'm On Ra's recovery image. Save these files to your computer, as we'll need them in a minute. Now, take the flash Recck APK and copy it over to our SD card. We want to put this file on the root of our SD card again, so select the correct option in your file manager.

Once you've completed this step, unplug your MyTouch 3G from your computer and head back to the market app. Search for "Linda l i n dait" and download it once it's available. Wait for this to install before proceeding.

Now that L is installed, click on the SD card option followed by the Flash Recck APK. Click "install," then "open," and you'll see a slide-through screen. Type in "SD card SL recovery .mg" without any spaces, making sure it's correct. Once you've done this, you should see the flash recovery image no longer be grayed out.

Click on that now to complete the rooting process. Congratulations! You've successfully rooted your HTC MyTouch 3G.

Please note that once we've completed this process, your device will go into recovery mode and prompt you to select an option from the menu. Don't worry; we'll guide you through each step. If you're unsure about anything, feel free to ask in the comments below!

After completing these steps, you should see a variety of options on your screen. Choose the option that corresponds to your device's model number and follow the prompts to complete the rooting process.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys it's David from the unlock.com today we're going to show you how to rout the HTC MyTouch 3G if you're not already there head over to the unlock.com spell like that in the address bar and then search for how- to rout the HTC MyTouch 3G procedure okay before you begin this works on the old my touches only um that's the one without the 3.5 mm headphone jack at the top so basically just look at your my touch if you have a flat top without any holes this is the procedure for you if you have a hole here a headphone jack you need to do the MyTouch 1.2 rooting procedure okay so you can search our sites for how to root the MyTouch 1.2 and that'll be for you otherwise no hole you can continue with this procedure okay to gain rout access you have to do this entire procedure and then do the how to load a custom rom procedure and finish that as well okay first thing we need to do is we need to downgrade to Cupcake so so you're going to download the original sap IMG nbh by clicking on that there and download that to your computer okay actually your plug your My Touch into the computer via USB cable and when the notification comes up you're going to pull it down click it and then click Mount so we can transfer files to the SD card okay now we need to take the sap IMG nbh file that we just downloaded and copy it over to our SD card of our phone uh we're not going to put it in any folders We want it on the root of the SD card so the pass should just be removable disc and then the file itself okay once it's done transferring you unplug your my touch and then we're going to turn it off and then we're going to turn it back on by holding down power and volume down we're going to keep holding it until H boot mode comes up and then should start looking for the sappi mg that MBH once it says it it found it's going to ask you if you want to start the update action for yes that means push the track ball so we're going to push the track ball and wait for that to finish okay once it's done doing the update it's going to ask you do you want to restart your device you're going to push yes and wait for it to restart okay so once the phone turned back on and you uh go through the setup process you going go settings applications uh and check unknown sources make sure that it is on and we're going to go back we're going to go SD card and phone storage we're going to click unmount SD card then format SD card this will erase everything on your SD card just so you know and it should automatically remount itself and then we go to the next step okay now we're going to plug the phone in via USB pull down the notification click on the USB connected notification and hit amount okay now from our site you're going to download these two Files The Flash recck APK and I'm on Ra's recovery image and save them to your computer okay once you have the flash rack and the recovery image saved to your computer we're going to copy them over to our SD card we want to copy them to the root of the SD card not inside any folders on the SD card so the fasion be removal disc and then the files okaye so we're going to take the flash Rec APK and the recovery image that we just downloaded and we're going to copy them over to the root of our SD card uh not inside any folders on our SD card just on the SD card itself so it's a removable disc and then those two files okay once those are done transferring we can unplug the phone then we're going to go to the market and we're going to search for Linda l i n dait search we're download the Linda manager and we're going to wait for that to install Okay once L is installed we're going to click on it click on SD card and click on the Flash recck APK click install click Open click backup recovery image we slide this and we're going to type in SD card SL recovery. mg make sure there's no spaces or anything and then that should no longer be grayed out it should say flash recovery image we're going to click that and now that that's flashed we're going to turn off the phone and now we're going to turn the phone back on by holding down home and power keep holding it okay you should get this recovery screen with all the different options you're going to now leave it on this screen and go directly to the next video which is linked at the bottom uh it says how to load a custom ROM on the MyTouch 3Ghey guys it's David from the unlock.com today we're going to show you how to rout the HTC MyTouch 3G if you're not already there head over to the unlock.com spell like that in the address bar and then search for how- to rout the HTC MyTouch 3G procedure okay before you begin this works on the old my touches only um that's the one without the 3.5 mm headphone jack at the top so basically just look at your my touch if you have a flat top without any holes this is the procedure for you if you have a hole here a headphone jack you need to do the MyTouch 1.2 rooting procedure okay so you can search our sites for how to root the MyTouch 1.2 and that'll be for you otherwise no hole you can continue with this procedure okay to gain rout access you have to do this entire procedure and then do the how to load a custom rom procedure and finish that as well okay first thing we need to do is we need to downgrade to Cupcake so so you're going to download the original sap IMG nbh by clicking on that there and download that to your computer okay actually your plug your My Touch into the computer via USB cable and when the notification comes up you're going to pull it down click it and then click Mount so we can transfer files to the SD card okay now we need to take the sap IMG nbh file that we just downloaded and copy it over to our SD card of our phone uh we're not going to put it in any folders We want it on the root of the SD card so the pass should just be removable disc and then the file itself okay once it's done transferring you unplug your my touch and then we're going to turn it off and then we're going to turn it back on by holding down power and volume down we're going to keep holding it until H boot mode comes up and then should start looking for the sappi mg that MBH once it says it it found it's going to ask you if you want to start the update action for yes that means push the track ball so we're going to push the track ball and wait for that to finish okay once it's done doing the update it's going to ask you do you want to restart your device you're going to push yes and wait for it to restart okay so once the phone turned back on and you uh go through the setup process you going go settings applications uh and check unknown sources make sure that it is on and we're going to go back we're going to go SD card and phone storage we're going to click unmount SD card then format SD card this will erase everything on your SD card just so you know and it should automatically remount itself and then we go to the next step okay now we're going to plug the phone in via USB pull down the notification click on the USB connected notification and hit amount okay now from our site you're going to download these two Files The Flash recck APK and I'm on Ra's recovery image and save them to your computer okay once you have the flash rack and the recovery image saved to your computer we're going to copy them over to our SD card we want to copy them to the root of the SD card not inside any folders on the SD card so the fasion be removal disc and then the files okaye so we're going to take the flash Rec APK and the recovery image that we just downloaded and we're going to copy them over to the root of our SD card uh not inside any folders on our SD card just on the SD card itself so it's a removable disc and then those two files okay once those are done transferring we can unplug the phone then we're going to go to the market and we're going to search for Linda l i n dait search we're download the Linda manager and we're going to wait for that to install Okay once L is installed we're going to click on it click on SD card and click on the Flash recck APK click install click Open click backup recovery image we slide this and we're going to type in SD card SL recovery. mg make sure there's no spaces or anything and then that should no longer be grayed out it should say flash recovery image we're going to click that and now that that's flashed we're going to turn off the phone and now we're going to turn the phone back on by holding down home and power keep holding it okay you should get this recovery screen with all the different options you're going to now leave it on this screen and go directly to the next video which is linked at the bottom uh it says how to load a custom ROM on the MyTouch 3G\n"