Yesterday you learned how you can manually update the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100. As you probably know that, this latest firmware has been released just a while ago and from this article we want to introduce you an easily root method for the Galaxy Note 2 N7100 devices that are running the official XXDME1 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware.
As you probably know that when you install official firmware over a rooted firmware or a custom ROM the root rights will be remove, and for that when you search to root your device again can be difficult to find a suitable solution to root it. That’s reason we share today a step by step root guide and the for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 users that running an official XXDME1 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS in their device.
So if, you’re running an official XXDME1 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware updated from Samsung KIES, by OTA or using a manually method this root method will help you to obtain the totally control over your smartphone.
The root rights give you a lot of possibility to customize and optimize your smartphone in which way do you like, you can easily install and uninstall the application that required the root rights to be installed. After you obtain the root rights, you can install a custom recovery image such as ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP tools that help you to install custom the latest custom ROMs which are available for your device, or it helps you to perform a lot of other custom operations like Nandroid backup, to modify the kernel and so on.
At the end of this step by step guide, you’ll be able to gain the root rights on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 device that is updated at the official N7100XXDME1 firmware Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware.
- When you want to root your android device then you need to know that the root process is a complex operation for your device, and that’s why you need to know exceedingly well what are you doing, and to have enough experience with the Android OS. For this rooting process, we will install a .tar file using a developer application named ODIN which is a powerful application released by Samsung.
- An essential thing when you root your device is that you may lose your personal data and your custom configurations and in order to be sure you can restore all your data after the root process if something goes wrong we strongly recommend you to make a full backup for all your vital data stored into the device’s internal memory.
- Once you gain the root rights for over your device the warranty well get void, and if you want to restore it you need to downgrade your device from stock or to install a new official firmware release by Samsung.
- This tutorial and all information from here are only for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 model number N7100 device; do not try to apply the same for any other similar Android device you risk to brick them or to lose data. For checking the device’s model number, you should to follow this path: Settings » About phone.
- All the instructions and information from this article are provided only for educational and instructional purposing, and for this reason we’re not held responsible or liable if you apply this tutorial with your device and during the root process you’ll lose any data or you brick/damage your device. So, be sure and carefully about what you have to do. Try this tutorial at your own risk.
- Now, backup all your data stored into the device’s internal memory, for that we propose you some tips and tutorials to back up the necessary data that we are considering are critical.
- For saving SMS, you can use the SMS Backup and Restore app, for saving your call logs use the Call Logs backup and recovery, for synchronize your contacts you can do that with the sync the contacts with your Gmail account. For saving the Images, Songs, Documents, Videos, and any other file stored on internal memory, you can copy them Internal/External SD card or to save them in the cloud or locally.
- Save your internet connection settings and for doing that note down from the following path: “Applications > Settings > Wireless, and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”, also save your WhatsApp Messenger data.
- Save the EFS folder in this folder is stored the IMEI number information and other critical data.
- Now, make sure that the device’s battery power left level is more than 85% battery power, if your device doesn’t enough power left in its battery can get a forced power off in the middle of the rooting process, and this unfortunate event can brick your device.
- Download and install the suitable USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in your computer.
- Enable the USB Debugging option, this option have to be enable if we want to do transfer file between the Android device and the computer.
- In this guide, we will use the ODIN app, which is an application compatible only with Windows OS. For users who have Linux or Mac OS based PCs, they should to use the CrossOver application that helps you to run ODIN in the other OS.
- Remember that when you root your device will void the warranty for your device.
I think these are all prerequisites that you need to follow before to move to the next section when we will show you step by step tutorial about how to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 model number N7100 device running the latest Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean N7100XXDME1 firmware.
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2 running N7100XXDME1 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Firmware:
- Download the root file CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.zip from the link and save it in your computer.
- Now extract the downloaded archive zip file and you will obtain a .tar.md5 file.
- Download the ODIN 3.0.7 , extract it, and you’ll get Odin3 v3.07.exe file and a few other files near of it.
- Power off the Galaxy Note 2 device. Now wait 4 seconds to be sure your device is totally off.
- Boot the Note 2 smartphone into Download Mode, for doing that press and keep holding the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons simultaneous. A warning notification will be displayed and now press the Volume Up buttons for entering into the Download Mode.
- Open the Odin3 v3.07.exe file such Administrator.
- Connect your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 device to the PC using its USB cord. If not, you need to change the USB port or to reinstall the suitable USB drivers once again.
- After the ODIN app say “Added!!” and the COM port with a number area was colored in yellow or blue that means the device was successfully added, and you can move to the next step.
- From ODIN app click the PDA button and browse and load the CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar.md5 file that you already extracted before.
- Important: Make sure in the ODIN interface Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are selected.
- When you are ready to begin the root process click the START button from the ODIN app. Now the rooting process has been started, and you have to with to complete it.
- When the rooting process is done, your smartphone will get an automatically reboot and the ODIN will say “PASS” message.
- Disconnect your device from the PC by removing the USB cord.
That’s all. Now you successfully learned how to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 running on N7100XXDME1 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware.
After the rooting process, you can verify if the device has been rooted or not with the “Root Checker” application that is available for downloading for free from Google Play Store.
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