How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon)(Build MJ7)

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 S4 (Verizon), 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 S4 (Verizon):

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. You should have required drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, you can download the latest drivers from here.

3. This procedure only works on Windows based PCs.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download VROOT and save it to your Desktop.

VROOT

2. Download SuperSU and save it to your Desktop.

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

3. Download and install Terminal Emulator app on your device.

Terminal Emulator (Google Play Link)

III. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon)(Build MJ7)

1. Install the VROOT tool on your PC by double-clicking on its setup file and following the installation wizard.

2. Enable USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.

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

4. Extract files from SuperSU by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here. You’ll get a file named mrw.

5. Copy this file named mrw from your Desktop over to the root of your phone.

6. Double-click on VROOT shortcut icon available on your Desktop and it’ll launch.

7. Click Root button in the tool and it should begin rooting your device.

8. Once done, your device should reboot.

9. Disconnect your device from your PC.

10. Launch Terminal Emulator from your App Drawer.

11. Type in following command into the app:

su

12. Then issue the following command:

sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh

13. Your device should reboot.

14. When it boots-up, open SuperSU app and update the binaries.

15. Reboot your device.

16. You’re now rooted!

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.