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SimilartoAppledevicesandfirmwares,theminutetheSamsungGalaxyS4madeitsappearance,itwassubjectedtosomeprettyenthusiastictestingby
developers.ItdidnttakethemlongtodeterminehowtoRootGalaxyS4,withtheuseofaprogramcalledCFAutoroot,developedbyChainFire.Weare
goingtoshowyouhowtorootyourSamsungGalaxyS4.

Firstthough:WhilegainingrootaccesstoyourGalaxyS4willgiveyoufarmorecontroloverit,itdoescomewithasetofrisks.Youdoruntheriskof
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makingyourSamsungGalaxyS4intonothingmorethanaveryexpensiveornament.Youwillmostlikelyvoidthewarrantyonitaswell.Ifyouareabit
ofanexpertatrootingdevicesand/oraregametogiveitago,hereshowtodoit.
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StepstoRootingyourSamsungGalaxyS4:
Obviousbutimportant,backupyourdevicebeforeyoudoanything.Thiswillneedtobedonemanually:
ConnectyourGalaxyS4toyourCandcopyyourfilesusingFileExplorer,backupyourcontacts
usingGoogleContactsorsimilarandbackupyourSMSmessagesusingsomethinglikeSMSBackup+
1. DownloadSamsungUSBdriverstoensurethatyourGalaxyisrecognizedbyyouroperatingsystem
2. NowDownloadOdin.Thisisautilitythatenablesyoutoflashsystemsoftware,includingrecoveries,across
toSamsungdevices.
3. YouwillalsoneedtodownloadCFAutoroot(linksnextstep).TogetherwithOdinthistakesalotofthe
workoutofrootingyourdevice.DownloadtheversionforyourspecificGalaxyS4model:

4. CFAutorootforGTI9500(International,octacore)
CFAutorootforGTI9505(International,QualcommSnapdragonvariant)
CFAutorootforSGHI337M(Canadianmodel)
CFAutorootforSPHL720(Sprintmodel)
CFAutorootforSGHM919(TouchMobilemodel)
TheBootloaderformodelsthatarefromAT&TorVerizonislockedsoyouwillnotbeabletocarryoutthisprocedure.Ifyoutrytoyouruntheriskof
brickingyourGalaxyS4
1. NowyouneedtoprepareyourGalaxyS4toberooted.OpenSettings,AboutTablet,andnavigatetotheBuildNumber.Taponthenumber7
timesandDeveloperOptionswillbeunlocked.
2. BacktoSettings,DeveloperOptions,EnableUSBDebugging
3. YounowneedtorebootandrestartyourGalaxyS4intoDownloadMode.Switchthephoneoffandholdthevolumedownbuttontogether
withPowerandHome
4. LaunchOdinandconnectyourGalaxyS4toyourPC.
5. InOdin,youwillseeID:Comgoyellow.ItwillthenshowyoutheComportofyourGalaxyS4
6. ClickonPDAandchoosetheversionofCFAutorootthatyoudownloadedandunzipped(lookfora*.tar.md5extension)
7. EnsurethatRepartitionhasnotgetacheckmarkagainstitAutoRebootandF.ResetTimemusthavecheckmarksagainstthem.
8. SelectStartandOdinwilldoitswork.
9. WhenOdinhasfinishedyourGalaxyS4willrebootandaredAndroidlogowillappear.DONOTTOUCHIT.AllowittofinishtheprocedureIt
willrestartafinaltimewhenithascompletedtheprocess.
ThatistheprocessyouneedtofollowtosuccessfullyrootyourGalaxyS4.Toverifythatyounowhaverootaccess,lookforSuperSUinyourprogram
files.InstallRootCheckerBasic,launchitand,ifyougetamessagefromSuperSUrequestingrootaccess,theprocedurehasbeensuccessful.Nowyou
cantakealookatthislistofappsforrootedAndroiddevices.

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Beawarethat,onaSamsungdevice,therewillbeacounterthatmarksdownwhenevernonstandardfirmwarehasbeeninstalled.Thiscountercanbe
checkedifyouneedtouseyourwarrantyandyourwarrantywillbevoidedifthereareanymarksagainstthecounter.Ifyouwanttoresetthecounteryou
candosousingTriangleAway.Thiswillnotaffectyourrootaccessbutyoudohavetopayfortheapp.
DownloadTriangleAwayitcosts$2.49fromthePlayStore

LaunchtheapponyourdeviceandtaponResettheFlashCounter
Note:
TriangleAwaywillNOTworkontheGTI9500model.ItmaybrickyourGalaxyS4anditcanalsounmountyourSDdrivesthesecanberemounted
throughyourSettings.Again,carrythisoutatyourownrisk.
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16ResponsesAddYours+
1. erinsays:
March21,2015at11:25am
hi.isuccessfullyrootedmys4sgh1337mhoweveritstilldidntcarrierunlock.howdoidothis
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2. vincentChousays:
February21,2015at2:12am
Hi,DoyouhaveapackagetorootforSamsungGalaxy4Internationalversion,GTI9506,AndroidOS4.4.2?
Ijustboughtthisphoneandwanttorootit,butIcannotfindtherightpackageanywhere.
Thankyou!
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VincentChousays:
February23,2015at1:44am
Pleasehelp!
IneedtorootmySamsungGalaxy4GTI9506,AndroidOS4.4.2.Doyouhavearootpackageforthis?
Oristhereanyotherwaytorootit?
Appreciateyourhelp!
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3. NeedHelpsays:
January5,2015at1:01am
Itsjustsayingfaliedwhenitrytoorootit
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4. martinsays:
December4,2014at10:38am
IfIrootmyphonewhileitstillworkwithmycurrentcarrier?Ihaveacrickets4andIamtryingtogetatthemobilehotspotwhichhasbeen
somehowdisabledandremovedfrommyreach..Willdoingthisrootallowmetogettotheseoptionswhilestillworkingwiththecarrier?
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5. AlexBrownsays:
August1,2014at1:58am
OnStep5.ClickAPbuttonandopentheCFAutoRootjfltejfltexxgti9505.tar.md5filewhichisafileuncludedinthelinkatstep4.
MakesureunderOptionstheonlyselecteditemsareAutoRebootandF.ResetTime.
NextClickStart
Finish
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iPhoneBloggersays:
September8,2014at1:15am
ThankyouforthecommentsAlx.
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6. kylesays:
May31,2014at9:38am
apparentlythecanadianmodeloftheS4doesnotgetatrianglewarningwhenrooted.myphonedoesntgiveadamn,andevenifitdiditsoutof
warrantyanyways.
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7. vishalfulwanisays:
May20,2014at8:47pm
Hey,
IdontunderstandStep5wheniconnectmyS4andstartOdinistshowgraylight.Whatcanido?
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8. vishalfulwanisays:
May20,2014at8:46pm
Hey
IdontunderstandStep5wheniconnectmyS4andstartOdinistshowgraylight.Whatcanido?
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9. Stevesays:
April16,2014at8:48am
THANKS.ISUCCESSFULLYROOTEDMYGS4.
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10. danielsays:
April12,2014at4:58am
Instep5itisnotyellow.itisblue.IdontknowifthatmakesanydifferencebutIcantrootmydevice.Iwentthrougheverystep.Dontknow
whatelseIcando.
Doesanyonehasanyidea?
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Naazsays:
May4,2014at7:40pm
Makesurethat,
Settings>developeroption>UsbdebuggingisON.
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Naazsays:
May4,2014at7:41pm
Makesurethat,
SettingsdeveloperoptionUsbdebuggingisON.
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Nicksays:
May15,2014at7:45pm
USBdebuggingmodeisturnedonbutitstillshowsupasalightbluenotyellow.ImusingOdin3v3.07.Anyideas?
11. Emmasays:
January28,2014at9:58am
OkaysoIgotuptoaboutstep5andwhenitdoesntsaythatmyGS4isconnectedinOdin?Itdoesntworkoranythingandidontknowwhatim
doingwrong
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