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Obviously,  after updating the firmware , the next best thing to do is to root the phone, right? To root or not to root  I couldn't find a rooting guide for the Amazing A32 when I started, and I wasn't really expecting to find anything specific for what most forums would call a relatively unknown "China" phone. However, I did find a few guides on how to root some recently released phones, and wanted to test them out --- I honestly did not have much to lose since my Amazing A32 unit was just a cheap back-up phone for me. I was actually pleasantly surprised that the process was a success. The instructions here are based off the details provided in this site: https://www.xda-developers.com/root/ Disclaimers and warnings Rooting is risky business, so a couple of reminders first: There is a high possibility that this process will break your phone. This process is only applicable for the [ Taiwan Mobile Amazing A32 ] model. Rooting v...

The Amazing A32 is a flagship phone released by Taiwan Mobile. Being one of the more affordable phones, it comes with a measly 1 GB of ram and only 8 GB of storage. While not considered a powerhouse by any means, it can still perform most basic smartphone functions reasonably well, thanks to its 4 processor cores.   Controversy On January 2021, various news outlets reported a security issue on the Amazing A32 phone model, which has been found to contain malware installed during the manufacturing process. In response, Taiwan Mobile issued a recall of the A32 model, and set up the following page where users can download a cleaned copy of the stock ROM, tagged as V2.0: https://www.taiwanmobile.com/events/A32/A32UpgradeProcedure.html I'm writing this post mainly to provide an English version of the whole process, since the website offers all the instructions in Chinese. I do own one of the affected A32 units and I can proudly say that I have successfully upgraded the firmwa...