Can you root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 device. Obtaining root rights on your Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 device will open up numerous possibility to customize your device. You can not only install new Recovery Images and to flash different custom ROMs but can also improve the performances of your device.
Following the next step by step guide, You can easily apply the rooting process. Pre-requisites:
This process is compatible only with Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 model number SM-T330 device.
- Don’t use it on any other phone.
- Now, download and install the suitable Samsung USB Drivers from here, install it on your PC. If you don’t have suitable USB drivers on your PC, you won’t be able to install any root files.
- During the rooting process, we will use the ODIN application to root the device, a flashing software released by Samsung.
- Now, disable or uninstall any antivirus or security programs and the Samsung KIES app from running on your computer.
- Enable the USB Debugging Mode from Developer Options Menu.
- If the Developer Options isn’t displayed under Settings Options, you will have to un-hide this specified menu in the first line (use this link fromhere ).
- The step by step procedure is applicable for Samsung Galaxy S5 but can be applied for any other Samsung device.
- The battery charge level should be more than 65 % Never turn off in the middle of the root process.
- Do not skip any step from this guide.
- Note that by rooting the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 device, you’ll void its warranty. The warranty can be restored only if you install an official stock Android ROM OS.
- This is for advanced users
- Feel free to ask us in comments section.
These where all prerequisites necessary to be followed before to move to the rooting step by step guide.
How to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 T330 device by using CF Auto Root tool:
This step by step guide should work for any Android 4.4 KK version.
- First, download the CF Auto Root zip file from the next link and save it in your computer.
- Extract the files on your PC, copy them on the desktop. You should get a .tar file with CF-Auto Root name.
- Now, download the ODIN 3 v3.09 app from here and extract it on your PC.
- Now, enable the USB Debugging mode from the Developer Options menu.
- Power off the device.
- Boot it into Download Mode (Press and keep holding the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons simultaneously, the press Volume Up button when the “Download Mode warning” is displayed.
- Open the ODIN exe file on your Computer.
- Now, connect the device with your PC via USB Data Cable.
- Next wait for ODIN to detect the device.
- Note that if the device isn’t recognized, you should reinstall the Samsung USB Drivers.
- Now, return to ODIN window UI, from there click on the “AP” button tab.
- Load the CF-Auto-Root.tar file.
- Be sure that the the ‘Re-Partition’ option is disabled.
- Do not make any other changes on the ODIN Settings interface.
- When you want to start the rooting process you simply have to press the Start button from ODIN.
- Now, do not press any other button until the files are fully installed.
- When the root is totally done the rooting tablet will reboot and the ODIN will display the “PASS” message.
- Now, be sure that the root has been applied. You can check using the Root Checker application from Google Play Store.
Troubleshooting:
If the root process fails, you need to try to repeat all the steps from below.
If the ODIN application shows that the root has been applied, but the device doesn’t boot into normal mode you need to do this:
- Power off the device.
- Boot the device into Recovery Mode by pressing the Volume Up, Home and Power Buttons simultaneously.
- From the Recovery Mode, select ‘wipe data/ factory reset’ option.
- Confirm the factory reset process.
- Now, reboot the device in normal mode.
