How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (South America)
Got a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in South America and just wondering what it takes to gain root-access on it? Well, it only takes a couple of your minutes to root the device and get a custom recovery up and running on it. Here’s how you can do that all:
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 (South America), 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 (South America):
I. Before You Begin
1. This should void the warranty of your device. We won’t be held responsible for the consequences of this procedure. Do it at your own risk.
2. This only works for the SM-N910C variant of the device. To find out what variant you have, head to Menu > Settings > About phone on your device and your model number should be listed there.
3. This should only work on Windows based PCs.
4. Make sure you’ve appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, download the latest USB drivers from here.
5. This should flash a custom recovery as well.
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 SM-N910C and save it to your desktop.
CWM Recovery (It’s attached in the first post)
III. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (South America)
1. Extract files from Odin and CF-Root to your desktop by right-clicking on each of them and selecting Extract here.
2. Launch Odin by double-clicking on its executable file.
3. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin.
4. Checkmark the boxes labeled as Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
5. Click on PDA and choose CF-Root available on your desktop.
6. Turn OFF your device.
7. Turn it back on by holding down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together.
8. Press Volume UP when a warning message appears on your screen and 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 CF-Root on your device.
11. When CF-Root is flashed, your device should automatically reboot.
12. You’re done!
Your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now rooted. It’s all ready to be loaded with your favorite root-only apps, so go ahead and get it loaded up with the apps you think will be useful to you!
If you wish to flash a custom ROM on your device, you’ll first need to flash a custom recovery. Here’s how you can flash one on your device:
IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (South America)
1. Launch Odin on your PC by double-clicking on its executable file.
2. Click on PDA and choose CWM Recovery available on your desktop.
3. Uncheck Repartition if it’s already checked in the Odin.
4. Checkmark both Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
5. Power down your device.
6. Reboot your device into download mode 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 via 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!
Awesome! You now have a custom recovery on your Galaxy Note 4 that will let you flash a custom ROM on your device. Not only is that, a custom recovery allows you to take nandroid backups, wipe data, and even factory reset your device.
You can click here to find all of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (South America) How To’s.
You can also find all of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (South America) ROMs we have here.
