How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (New Zealand)
Did you just buy yourself a brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in New Zealand? Do you wish to gain root-access on it so it works much better than what it does now? You’re at the right place. The below guide should walk you through the steps to root your Galaxy Note 4, flash a custom recovery on it, and get started with root-only apps. 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 (New Zealand), 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 (New Zealand):
I. Before You Begin
1. This’ll void the warranty of your device. Do this at your own risk as we won’t be held responsible if you end-up bricking your device.
2. This only works for the SM-N910U model of the device. To find out what model you have, head to Menu > Settings > About phone on your device and you should be able to see your model number listed there.
3. This procedure only works on Windows based PCs.
4. Get the Samsung USB drivers installed on your PC first, if you haven’t already.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.
2. Download CF-Root and save it to your desktop.
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 (New Zealand)
1. Right-click on both Odin and CF-Root one by one and select Extract here. It’ll extract files from both of these archives to your desktop.
2. 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.
5. You can checkmark the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
6. Turn OFF your device.
7. Hold down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together.
8. Press Volume UP and your device will reboot into download mode.
9. Connect your device to your PC via USB cable.
10. Click on Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing CF-Root on your device.
11. When the root file’s flashed, your device should automatically reboot.
12. You’re done!
Congratulations! Your New Zealand variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now rooted. It can now run any root-only apps without any issues, so go ahead and load it up with your favorite apps that require root!
If you ever wanted to change the ROM on your device, now you can do so. Here’s how to flash a custom recovery which will then let you flash a custom ROM on your device:
IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (New Zealand)
1. Launch Odin by double-clicking on its executable file.
2. Click on PDA and choose CWM Recovery available on your desktop. It’s the file with .tar extension.
3. Uncheck Repartition if it’s already checked in the Odin.
4. Checkmark both 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 together.
7. Press Volume UP and you should be in Download mode.
8. Plug in 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 done!
Excellent! Your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (New Zealand) now has a custom recovery. It’ll help you flash custom ROMs, take nandroid backups, and even factory reset your device.
You can click here to find all of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (New Zealand) How To’s.
You can also find all of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (New Zealand) ROMs we have here.
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