Root HTC One M9 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update

HTC One M9 has been updated to the latest the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update. The Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update may have reached most of the One M9 users. If you too have received the update, you may be looking at options to root the phone.

Popular Android developer Chainfire has updated SuperSU with all the changes required to work on Marshmallow devices.The latest version of SuperSU is v2.65 in the stable branch while the beta version is up to v2.71.

Prerequisites

• SuperSU 2.71 (recommended) – Download here (or) SuperSU 2.65 – Download here
• TWRP 3.0.1-0 – Download here (You must installed TWRP recovery)
• ADB/Fastboot Installer – Download here

To be able to flash SuperSU zip file, you will need to have a custom recovery installed. We recommend the latest version of TWRP for the HTC One M9.

Root HTC One M9 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update

Once TWRP recovery has been installed and your phone has booted back into Android, it’s time to start the rooting process.
Download SuperSU 2.71 from the link above and transfer it to your phone.

• Turn your One M9 off.
• Press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons to boot into the bootloader.
• Now, use the volume rocker to highlight Recovery option. Press the Power button to confirm. This will boot your phone in TWRP recovery.
• In TWRP, click on Install and locate and select the SuperSU 2.71 zip file.
• Swipe to start flashing SuperSU 2.71.

Once the flashing is complete, tap on Reboot -> System to reboot back into Android. To confirm if rooting is successful, locate the SuperSU app on your phone and open it. On successful root, it will show a normal screen without any warnings.

Apart from that, you can also use RootChecker app to confirm if your One M9 has been rooted successfully.