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How To Root Samsung Galaxy Phone or Devices

How To Root Samsung Galaxy Phone

To Root Samsung Galaxy Phone is easy now a day but the thing that’s become complicated is the different types of variations between Android devices. From smartwatches to tablets, tablets to phones and other devices, etc. Each android device is unique in its own essence due to which finding a universal method that could root almost any android device out there is difficult to root.

This Root trick also applies to the following devices and all upcoming Models.

How to root Samsung galaxy s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, galaxy core prime, galaxy grand prime, galaxy grand prime 2.

For those people who like to root Samsung Galaxy phone, there is good news, the senior-most android developer Chainfire has released a universal rooting method that can root almost any Samsung Galaxy phone or device released. Through this universal method, developed by Chainfire, you can now root any Samsung device very easily. The thing which you need is to download the Root package for your own Samsung Galaxy phone or device.

[ATTENTION – Use at your own risk, I’m not responsible for bricking your device.]

To Root Samsung Galaxy device is very easy

Things you have to need for your device as

  1. A computer running windows [Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10] Mac OS and Linux.
  2. A USB charging data cable, that connects from PC to Phone.
  3. The third is the Root Package by Chainfire for any device which you need for your device to be rooted.
  4. ODIN- An application that will help you root your Samsung device.
  5. Your phone with charging rate of 40 percent, needed while rooting process.

First of all, you have to go to autoroot.chainfire.eu. It is the official CF-Auto-Root Repository website.

On this website, you will see a list of Samsung Android versions and other device versions with a given application or package. The Data is updated once every 5 minutes in Chainfire or CF. The site is updated continuously, whenever there is a new Samsung device launched in the market. In chainfire, the device is specified with their different Model numbers with Android versions. To find your own Samsung or tablet device model number in the list, Proceed to the Android Settings in your device, then scroll down and tap on about device. Again scroll down until you see your device model number and Android version.

The model number of my device is SM-G530H and the Android version is 5.0.2
You also need to download the root checker app, to know that your device is rooted or not. If you see this message.

“Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device”

That means your device is unrooted. As to find your device and ODIN Package on chainfire website, hold down control F [Ctrl + F] and write your model number in the search box to find your root package in the Chainfire list. You can also find any Samsung device package in that list. When you found your device in the list, the second thing you need to follow is your device version. You have to match the exact device Model Number and Android version, to download the right package. So be careful while matching these two things while rooting. When you did finding your device Model Number and Android version, the third thing is to download the package on the right side.

On the next page again click on the ‘CF Auto Root Repository’ link to begin the download.

Once you download the root package unzip it with WinRAR. The zip file consists of the ODIN application and the root package for your device.

Open the ODIN and leave the window as it is.

Move to your Samsung device and put it in the Download mode.

How to put your Samsung device in the Download Mode?

Switch off your device, also hold + press the volume down key. finally, press the home button and power button until the warning screen pops up. Now press the volume up key, and your phone is boot into the Download mode.

When your phone is rebooted in download mode, plug the USB cable into the phone and plug the other end USB cable into the PC. Then the application ODIN will automatically know your device.

Once your device is known to ODIN, you will have to click on the button named AP in the ODIN. Then select the ‘CF Auto Root Package’ file.

It’s done, now your device is ready to root. Click on the start button to begin the whole rooting process. It will take up to 5 minutes, depending on your device type.

When the whole process is done, you will get a RESET message instantly. At that time you will notice running scripts on your Android phone, when this is done your phone will automatically be restarted. Wait for 2 to 5 minutes, while the button turns GREEN in the ODIN.

Your device is rooted now, disconnect the USB cable.

Finally, Run the root checker app to know whether your phone is rooted or not. Allow or Grant the root permission in the root checker app on your phone.
The icon turns green saying:

“Congratulations! Root access is properly installed on this device”

Your phone is Rooted

The Odin Software is Successfully tested with all great Samsung models like –

[EK-GC100,EK-GC200,Galaxy Nexus,Galaxy Nexus,Galaxy,Nexus,GT-B5330,GT-B5330B,GT-B5330L,GT-I9190,GT-I9192,GT-I9195,GT-I9195H,GT-I9195L,GT-I9195T,GT-I9197,GT-I9200,GT-I9205,GT-I9260,GT-I9295,GT-I9300,GT-I9300I,GT-I9300T,GT-I9301I,GT-I9301Q,GT-I9305,GT-I9305N,GT-I9305T,GT-I9500,GT-I9502,GT-I9505,GT-I9505,GT-I9505G,GT-I9506,GT-I9507,GT-I9507,GT-I9508,GT-I9515,GT-I9515L,GT-N5100,GT-N5110,GT-N5120,GT-N7100,GT-N7100T,GT-N7102,GT-N7105,GT-N7105T,GT-N8000,GT-N8005,GT-N8010,GT-N8013,GT-N8020,GT-P3100,GT-P3110,GT-P3113,GT-P5100,GT-P5110,GT-P5113,GT-P5200,GT-P5210,GT-P5220,SAMSUNG-SGH-I317,SAMSUNG-SGH-I497,SAMSUNG-SGH-I727,SAMSUNG-SGH-I747,SAMSUNG-SM-C105A,SAMSUNG-SM-G900AZ,SC-01F,SC-02E,SC-02F,SC-03E,SC-04E,SC-04F,SC-04G,SC-05G,SC-06D,SCH-I535,SCH-I545L,SCH-I605,SCH-I959,SCH-R530C,SCH-R530U,SCH-R890,SCH-R950,SCH-R960,SCH-R970,SCH-R970C,SCH-R970X,SGH-I257M,SGH-I317M,SGH-I337M,SGH-I337M,SGH-I467M,SM-G5108,SM-G5108Q,SM-G5109,SM-G5306W,SM-G5308W,SM-G5309W,SM-G530BT,SM-G530F,SM-G530FZ,SM-G530H,SM-G530M,SM-G530P,SM-G530R4,SM-G530T,SM-G530W,SM-G530Y,SM-G531BT,SM-G531H,SM-G7102,SM-G7105,SM-G7105H,SM-G7105L,SM-G710K,SM-G710L,SM-G710S,SM-G7202,SM-G5108,SM-G5108Q,SM-G5109,SM-G5306W,SM-G5308W,SM-G5309W,SM-G530BT,SM-G530F,SM-G530FZ,SM-G530H,SM-G530H,SM-G530M,SM-G530P,SM-G530R4,SM-G530T,SM-G530W,SM-G530Y,SM-G531BT,SM-G531H,SM-G7102,SM-G7105,SM-G7105H,SM-G7105L,SM-G710K,SM-G710L,SM-G710S,SM-G7202,SM-T715Y,SM-T800,SM-T805,SM-T805C,SM-T805K,SM-T805L,SM-T805M,SM-T805S,SM-T805W,SM-T805Y,SM-T805Y,SM-T807P,SM-T807T,SM-T810,SM-T815,SM-T815Y,SM-T817,SM-T817P,SM-T817R4,SM-T900,SM-T900,SM-T905,SPH-L520,SPH-L600,SPH-L710,SPH-L720,SPH-L720T,SPH-L900]

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Sorry root access is not properly installed on this device

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