How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canadian)

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do.

Once you have root access on your Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canadian), you’ll be able to:

• Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device.
• Free up storage space (because of the above benefit).
• Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed).
• Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and run smoother).
• Update to a new version of Android (by flashing a custom recovery/ROM, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
• Tons of other customizations when you use your new found administrative rights to flash a custom ROM (again, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).

Interested? Here’s how to root your Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canadian):

I. Before You Begin

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. This procedure only works on Windows based PCs.

3. This only works for the SGH-I527M variant of the device.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Odin and save it to your Desktop.

Odin (Download link’s given in the first post)

2. Download CWM Recovery and save it to your Desktop.

CWM Recovery (Download link’s given in the first post)

3. Download SuperSU ZIP and save it to your Desktop.

SuperSU ZIP (Download link’s available in the first post)

III. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canadian)

1. Extract files from Odin by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

2. Double-click on Odin executable and it should launch.

3. Click on AP and choose the CWM Recovery file you just downloaded to your Desktop.

4. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin.

5. Checkmark the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.

6. Turn OFF your device.

7. Turn it back on by holding down Volume DOWN+Home+Power buttons together.

8. Press Volume UP and your device will enter Download mode.

9. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.

10. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing the recovery on your device.

11. Once the recovery’s been flashed, your device should automatically reboot.

12. You’re done!

IV. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canadian)

1. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.

2. Copy SuperSU ZIP from your Desktop over to the root of your SD card.

3. Disconnect your device from your PC after the file’s been copied.

4. Turn OFF your device.

5. Turn it back on by holding down Volume UP+Home+Power buttons together.

6. Your device should reboot into CWM Recovery mode.

7. Select install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.

8. Choose the SuperSU ZIP you copied earlier to your device for flashing.

9. It should begin flashing the ZIP on your device, shouldn’t take too long to finish.

10. Once the flashing’s done, reboot your device.

11. You’re now rooted!

All set! Now, you can head to our How to Flash a Custom ROM procedure for the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canadian) to open up a whole new world of customizations for your Android device!

By the way, don’t be scared, you can always put your device back to stock by heading to our Rooting How To’s section, finding your device, and doing the How to Unroot listed for it there.