13/09/2017
How to Root Android PhonesRooting your Android phone gives you greater access to its operating system, allowing a higher level of customizability. Since there is so much variety inAndroid phones, there is no single rooting method that will work for every phone or version of Android. To get started, you will need to download the appropriate rooting software for your phone model (most of these are for Windows only), enable USB debugging on the phone, and configure your USB drivers on your computer. Don’t forget tobackup your databefore rooting.Method One of Four:Rooting Samsung Galaxy S/Edge Phones1Go to “Settings > About” on your phone.The “About” button is at the bottom of the settings menu.*.Note: These steps are writtenspecifically for the Galaxy S7and S7 Edge models but will likely work for earlier Galaxy S models as well so long as you download the correct CFAuto Root file for your phonemodel.2Tap the “Build number” 7 times.This will enable the developer options on your phone3Go back to “Settings” and tap “Developer”.This menu option appears after enabling developer mode and has a list of developer and debugging options that are normally hidden.4Select “OEM Unlock”.This setting will allow your phone to be rooted.[1]5Install and openOdinon your computer.Odin is specifically designed for rooting Samsungphones, but is only available for Windows.*.This software can also be used to root earlier models, like the Galaxy S6, but you will need to make to sure download the appropriate autoroot file.6Download and install theSamsung USB driver.This is necessary to make use of the phone’s USB debugging options on your computer.7Download and extract theS7orS7 EdgeChainfire autoroot file.Right-click the.zip file and select “Extract”. The extracted file will have the.tar.md5 extension.*.Search theCF Autorootsite for the correct autoroot file for your specific model if youare rooting an older Galaxy Sphone. Using the correct autoroot file isVERYimportant to prevent damageto your
