One thing I like about Android is the way it can be customized. Today, I made my Android smartphone give an iOS-ish interface by installing a custom launcher. We have already been seeing different manufacturers coming up with their own versions of Android, introducing their own skins built on the top of the stock Android. Apart from installing custom launchers, users can gain better freedom by rooting their smartphone.
We, at TechJuice, have been striving to make this platform as a one-stop hub for all your Android rooting needs. We have already explained in detail what rooting really is. If you don’t have even a slightest of notion about it, make sure to get through our this writing for a deeper insight.
We have already been doing some rooting guides, today we would mainly be talking about rooting your Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, using the SuperSU package on top of the TWRP custom recovery.
Before proceeding make sure that you have a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or TWRP Recovery installed on your Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) before proceeding. If you don’t know how to install a custom recovery, let us know and we would be more than happy to do a writeup on how to install a custom recovery on this smartphone.
Disclaimer: Rooting your Samsung smartphone will void its manufacturer’s warranty and you may damage your device. In case of any damage in any form, TJ is not to be held responsible in anyways. Proceed at your own risk.
Although it isn’t expected that you would lose your data or damage the device, we would recommend you to do a back-up of the data stored on your smartphone.
You can either
Download an install the USB drivers on your PC. This will help you when you would be connecting your smartphone with your PC.
Either
In order to enable the USB debugging mode, follow these steps.
The Developer Options is invisible by default. If you don’t see it, make it visible by following these steps.
After going through the preliminary steps, you will be required to download the root package. Download SuperSU Root file for flashing.
After you have downloaded the file to your PC, without unzipping, move it to the SD Card root area(not in any folder). Disconnect your smartphone from the PC.
After you have disconnected your smartphone from the PC, you can boot your smartphone into the Recovery mode. Follow through these steps.
After getting into the Recovery Mode you would need to do the following steps to flash the zip file you had in the SD card of your smartphone.
After confirming the installation, wait for a few moments before the installation starts. After its completion, navigate the control back to the main recovery menu. You would be using the same volume keys to scroll and the power keys to select. Reboot your smartphone by selecting the “reboot system now“ option to boot automatically into the rooted version. You can confirm, if your device has the root access or not, by checking if SuperSU application is present in your application drawer.
Want such a how-to rooting guide of any other phone? Just mention name of the smartphone in the comments section below and we will be more than happy to look into it.
The Indian Army has been granted direct authority to manage social media content concerning its…
In an extraordinary accomplishment for Pakistani academia, 43 researchers from the National University of Sciences…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has officially informed the federal government of its intention to…
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a stern advisory, warning citizens against investing in…
Economic challenges are prompting skilled workers to leave Pakistan, resulting in a significant talent drain…
A Russian court has fined Google for blocking state-run media channels on YouTube, imposing a…
Leave a Comment