Techsute Mobile, Cars, Laptop, Camera,Tablet, Apps Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 makes the note install many ROMs, apps from other devices, Wi-Fi tethering and makes the CPU run faster than before. Rooting means customizing the phone and it is highly recommended that only an expert should do it. Here are the steps to Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Using ODIN
Models that can be rooted:
Before rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, one must make sure that the note can be rooted. Here are some models of Galaxy Note 2 which can be rooted.
- AT&T (SGH-I317)
- International (GT-N7100/ GT-N7105)
- T-Mobile (SGH-T889)
- Canadian models (starting with SGH-I317 or SGH-T889)
The model of the note can be found out on the battery of the phone or on the About Device option in the Settings. If one does not find his or her device among the models listed above, then the person should not use the rooting process.
Procedure:
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is very easy and has to be done on Windows. Firstly the user needs to switch off the phone and bring it to download mode. For that the Volume down, home and power key has to be pressed together. There will be a message on the phone asking whether to continue or restart the phone. Volume up key will continue the process and take the user to the ODIN download mode of the phone. There will be Downloading shown on the screen and the user should not switch off the phone that time. The phone has to be connected to the PC with USB. The Samsung USB Drivers has to be there http://stockroms.net/file/Drivers/Samsung/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe. The GalaxyNote2Root.zip file has to be unzipped.
Supporting software and driver:
ODIN file has to be opened by double clicking the odin3 v1.85.exe. The PDA of Files has to be clicked and find the cwm6-root-note2.tar. Next select Start and green PASS box shows success. On finishing, the device goes to ClockworkMod(CWM) Recovery to install the SuperUser app. Then the phone needs to be rebooted to Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2. There will be an icon of Super SU on the home screen on the phone which shows that the phone is rooted.
A rooted phone supports lots of applications which do not run on non-rooted phones. It supports applications that run on other devices also. Rooting makes a customized phone and sometimes it can be harmful. So care must be taken while doing it and the above steps must be followed to Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
