How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Australian)

Australia is one of those countries that have got country-specific variants of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 phablet. So your Australian variant is different than what you get in other countries, the United States, for example. If you’re curious to know how you can root your Australian Galaxy Note 4, the below guide should help you do that. It also teaches how you can flash a custom recovery on your device so you can then flash custom ROMs and custom Mods on your device and make it truly yours. Sounds good? huh. Here’s how:

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 Note 4 (Australian), 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 Note 4 (Australian):

I. Before You Begin

1. This will void the warranty of your device. We won’t be held responsible if you end-up bricking your device. Do it at your own risk.

2. This only works for the SM-N910G model of the device. To find out what model you have, head to Menu > Settings > About phone on your device and your model number should be listed there.

3. This procedure should only work on Windows based PCs.

4. Get the Samsung USB drivers installed on your PC from here, if you haven’t already.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.

Odin

2. Download CF-Root and save it to your desktop.

CF-Root

3. Download CWM Recovery for your device and save it to your desktop.

CWM Recovery (It’s attached in the first post)

III. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Australian)

1. Extract files from Odin and CF-Root over to your desktop by right-clicking on each of them and selecting Extract here.

2. When the files are extracted, double-click on Odin executable and it’ll open.

3. Click on PDA and choose CF-Root available on your desktop.

4. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin. It’s important.

5. You can checkmark Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time though.

6. Turn OFF your device.

7. Turn on your device in download mode. To do that, hold down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together.

8. Let go of the buttons you held down and press Volume UP. You’ll reboot into download mode.

9. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

10. Click on Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing root file on your device.

11. When the file’s flashed, your device should automatically reboot.

12. You’re done!

You did it! Your Australian Samsung Galaxy Note 4 now has root-access and SuperSU app to help you install and manage permissions for various root-only apps on your device.

Think the stock ROM on your device just doesn’t fulfil your needs? Wish to change it to a custom ROM that has everything you need? Well, you’re only a single step away from getting that on your device. The following section teaches how you can flash a custom recovery on your device, and you’ll then be able to flash a custom ROM using this newly flashed recovery. Here’s how:

IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Australian)

1. Open Odin by double-clicking on its executable file.

2. When it opens, click on PDA and choose CWM Recovery available on your desktop.

3. Make sure Repartition is not checked in the Odin. It’s important.

4. Put a checkmark in the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.

5. Turn OFF your device.

6. Turn it back on by holding down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons simultaneously.

7. Press Volume UP and you’ll be in download mode.

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

9. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing CWM Recovery on your device.

10. When the recovery’s flashed, your device should automatically reboot.

11. You’re all set!

You did this one, too! Your Australian Samsung Galaxy Note 4 now has a custom recovery as well. It’ll help you flash custom ROMs, take nandroid backups, and wipe your device when you desire. Enjoy!

You can click here to find all of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Australian) How To’s.

You can also find all of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Australian) ROMs we have here.