Root North Korean Tablet

[jeffm357]

I’ve got a 7’ tablet from North Korea, yes North Korea, called "The Morning”. Paid just over $100 for it so it’s not something I have a huge investment in. Looks like the hardware is Chinese "Allwinner", possibly assembled in NK but the Android system is definitely a North Korean version. Not surprisingly, they have the system pretty locked down with no wifi and it seems to be restricted to only installing their approved apps which apparently can only be installed via their intranet. All this being said, if possible it would be nice to Root it so I can install some more useful apps, even if it only ends up being an ebook reader (the pre-installed NK book reader won’t open any of my ebooks, again no surprises there as it's intended to be used by North Koreans). I can connect it to my PC to copy files over so it is recognized by my comp. I’ve tried rooting with the several PC based programs available online, but each one has failed to see the device. I can copy over .apk files but they refuse to install, every one I've tried to install says in Korean that they are “not registered”. Also, I cannot turn “USB Debugging” on because if it is there I can't find it. Seems like it's purposely not in there for just this reason. Just a guess but it seems like that might be the main cause of the issue of none of the rooting software picking it up when connected to my PC but I'm certainly no expert and would love to hear an expert opinion. I’ve managed to copy over a screenshot of the specs. It would be great to get this thing rooted and a bit more useful than it currently is. Otherwise I’ll have a cool souvenir from North Korea. It does sing a nice Korean song when it boots though! Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jeffm357]

I should also mention that I've tried to enable Developer Mode via hitting the build number (assuming the 374654 is the build number) seven times, but it failed to work. Tried the other numbers seven times too without success.

 

[doubledogdare610]

I should also mention that I've tried to enable Developer Mode via hitting the build number (assuming the 374654 is the build number) seven times, but it failed to work. Tried the other numbers seven times too without success.

Well, your best bet is to disassemble the tablet and see what you can find.
One other thing you can do is to reverse-engineer the NK app store and trick it into installing other apps.

 

[lvt]

You get what you paid for

j/k

Maybe you should open the tablet to find what's inside, there is chance that the hardware is made by Chinese manufacturer like Huawei or ZTE... Note down the motherboard serial number or any marking... and Google for it.

 

[James L]

If you can read Korean than look for developers options. Then enable usb debugging. Alot of low end tablets don't use the normal tap on the build number to enable USB debugging. I cannot read Korean but do understand Korean when it's spoken to me....