How do you root an android phone?

[Guest]

The tutorials on this are sparse and sketchy. But this seems way too complicated for something this simple. 

[Aniallation]

The tutorials on this are sparse and sketchy. But this seems way too complicated for something this simple. 

It depends what phone you have. That's like saying how do you turbocharge a car

[Notree]

http://www.xda-developers.com/root/    Use the xda forums. It will explain everythiung. And you can find your exact phone. Ive done a few phones this way. And overclocked them all. Its kinda fun lol

[BlueKoda]

As it's already been noted, it does vary greatly depending on the phone you have. May I ask why you want to root your phone? Sometimes it's not always worth the effort or risk, or there may be a workaround for what you want to do that doesn't require rooting the device.