. Steps for rooting: Download the file update.zip to your PC (because download via browser on phone often is not working properly) Connect your Redmi 1S via USB Copy the file update.zip to the folder 'Computer\HM 1S\Internal storage' (root of internal storage, meaning the top most folder) Disconnect your Redmi 1S properly from USB (use 'Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media' from USB icon in Windows SysTray) Boot into Mi-Recovery (for this launch the Updater app, press the menu/options button and from the menu choose 'Reboot to recovery mode') In the Mi-recovery select and confirm 'English' (or Chinese if you are capable to understand) Select and confirm 'Install update.zip to System', this will take one second Select and confirm 'Reboot' After reboot go to Security -> Permission and activate Root permission Enjoy your rooted Redmi 1S Steps for unrooting: Go to Security -> Permission and deactivate Root permission Download the file UnRootNative_Redmi1S.zip to your PC (because download via browser on phone often is not working properly) Connect your Redmi 1S via USB Rename the file to update.zip and copy it to the folder 'Computer\HM 1S\Internal storage' (root of internal storage) Disconnect your Redmi 1S properly (use 'Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media' from USB icon in Windows SysTray) Boot into Mi-Recovery (for this launch the Updater app, press the menu/options button and from the menu choose 'Reboot to recovery mode') In the Mi-recovery select and confirm 'English' (or Chinese if you are capable to understand) Select and confirm 'Install update.zip to System', this will take one second Select and confirm 'Reboot' Enjoy your unrooted Redmi 1S (MIUI version is back to xx.0, permission cannot be