How To Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Root Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is one of the prime phones of the android series. It has a mammoth 5.5inch screen. Note II features a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 720p resolution display, 2 GB of RAM, and storage capacity up to 128 GB — when using a 64 GB micro-SD card with the projected 64 GB model.The Galaxy Note II is equipped with Broadcom BCM4334 chipset for the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity in 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz dual-band with maximum rate up to 150 Mbps, FM radio tuner and Bluetooth 4.0 + HS support.

From the specs it is obvious that note 2 has all the power it requires for daily tasks. Want to push the phone to extreme. Lets Root it.( International Edition)

 

Warning:

Rooting can void warranty of your phone. If wrongly done, it can brick your phone . Be careful! Make sure your battery if fully charged to be on safe side.

Root It:

• Put your Galaxy Note 2 into Download mode by turning off your phone first then holding down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together. 

• Once you see the warning screen, hit Volume Up button to enter ODIN Download Mode then connect a micro-USB cable from your Note 2 to your computer.  

• If you don’t have Samsung USB drivers installed, go ahead and download it below and run it to install. 

• Download The Note 2 Root files-  
• click here(Galaxynote2Root)

• Unzip the files. Next, open up the ODIN program by double-clicking on the .exe file.

• You should see a yellow-highlighted COM box with a random number. If you don’t see it, double-check your Windows drivers (the Samsung USB drivers you installed in Step 3) and unplug, plug your Note 2 back into your computer.  

• "DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE" and click on “PDA” button then find the file cwm6-root-note2.tar. 

• Hit Start and let ODIN flash the custom CWM Recovery. When it’s done, your Galaxy Note 2 will reboot and you should have a fully rooted Galaxy Note 2.  

• Your phone will boot into newly installed CWM Recovery automatically once and install Superuser app and su binaries then reboot. 

• You should find a new Superuser app called “SuperSU”. You can easily verify you have root by downloading Titanium Backup app (free on Play Store) and running it.  You should get a nice Superuser permission pop-up window: