Galaxy S7 & S7 EDGE
Want to root the new S7 or S7 EDGE? Yo’ve came to the right place
Warning:
· Rooting a device makes it work very well but it also caters some limitations to the phone. It can risk the device and you have to suffer a lot.
· The warranty of the phone is scraped when you root it.
· There are chances that your device can also be damaged while trying to root it.
· You don’t get any android updates once you root the device.
Disclaimer:
We are not responsible for any DAMAGE to your device while rooting or after rooting. We provide the best Well Researched data in our Guides, But still root at your own risk!!
A compatible version for
Chainfire's famous rooting solution for Android powered devices are now
available for Samsung's latest Galaxy S7 and its curved screen spin-off. The version
is known as CF-Auto-Root, the rooting package is considered to be the safest
and easiest way to gain root access on phones, without any hassle and is
secure.
But the root packages are
currently for the Exynos 8890 variants of Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge bearing model
numbers SM-G930F and SM-G935F, which are sold globally, whereas the Snapdragon
820 powered models sold in the US are left with no luck as the bootloader of
the devices are locked.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge versions powered by
Snapdragon 820 (all US carrier models) come with one unpleasant surprise in the
form of alocked bootloader. This means that the modding
community is going to have a pretty hard time to root and create recovery for
these phones, paving the way for all the wonderful things that good custom ROMs
bring.
Their
owners would have to wait for Android N to hit their handsets
officially, for instance, which, knowing Samsung, may not happen before this
time next year. Any battery life optimizations, bloatware stripping, or
TouchWiz enhancements that need root will also be sorely missing for quite a
while on US models, too, as those are often the benefits of custom ROMs for
those brave enough to go there.
Fret not, however, as T-Mobile's flamboyant CEO John
Legere would try and come to the rescue, and has apparently ordered his
engineers to probe Samsung on workaround solutions that will satisfy all
parties involved. He is not doing this only from the good of his own heart,
though, as some users have reportedly started returning their phones with
locked bootloaders, seeing that there will be no modding development for a
while.
If you own the global model of
the Galaxy phones, check out the following methods that will lead you to root
process.
Pre-requisites
- Install
appropriate USB drivers for your Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge on your
PC.
- As
the tutorial is likely to wipe out all data of the phone, create a backup
using custom recovery.
- Your
Galaxy phone should have above 80% battery to avoid unusual shutdown
during the rooting process due to lack of battery.
- Rooting
the device will void the device of its manufacturer's warranty. It will
also trip the Knox warranty.
- Check
the model number of your Galaxy phone and flash the appropriate root
package in it, as flashing incompatible root package on incorrect variant
could brick the phone. Therefore, check the model number from
Settings>> About device>> Model number, before you go ahead
with the rooting process.
Download files
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CF-Auto-Root: Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge
How to root Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge using CF-Auto-Root
- Extract
the downloaded root package on your PC to get a file with
.tar.md5 extension
- Enable
developer options by tapping phone's build number, which could be found
under Settings, for about five times
- Enable
OEM unlock on your phone by going to Settings>> Developer options>> OEM unlock.
- Switch
off the Galaxy S7 and enter download mode by holding the Home, Power and
Volume Down buttons together for a few seconds. If it asks you to press
any button to continue the process then press the particular button
- Execute
Odin on the computer
- Connect
your S7 to the PC using USB cable while it is in Download mode. When the
phone is connected successfully, Odin will display an Added message
- In
Odin click the AP button and select the .tar.md5 file that was
extracted in step-1
- Ensure
the Auto-reboot and F.Reset Time options are selected in Odin. Uncheck the
Repartition button
- Double
check everything and hit the Start button in Odin
- The installation process will now begin and take a few minutes to complete. When the process is completes, the phone will reboot
- When
the phone boots up successfully and shows up the home screen, unplug the
phone from the computer
Troubleshoot:
Sometimes the phone does not boot
into recovery and roots the device. If this happens, redo the entire process.
If you find the phone is still not rooted, once again perform the tutorial, but
this time ensure that the Auto Reboot option in Odin is not checked.
Pull out
the battery to turn off the phone. Now press the Volume Up, Home and Power
buttons together to boot the phone into recovery mode. This will start the
install process to root the phone.