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How To Root Samsung Galaxy E7 on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy E7 appeared back in November, 2015. While this update cheered up many Android users, at the same time it disappointed Android power users who lost root access immediately after updating to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. The disappointment increased when they couldn’t root their Galaxy E7 running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop anymore. This happened due to the changes that Samsung made in the core of Android Lollipop and made the device resistant to any root exploits. Since then, all eyes were waiting for Chainfire, the guy behind root for many Galaxy devices, to come up with a patch and root Galaxy E7 on Android Lollipop. Galaxy E7 users have been heard and the milestone has been achieved today. Chainfire just updated his CF-Auto-Root tool to work with a plethora of devices running Android Lollipop and Marshmallow. Our beloved Galaxy E7 is one of those lucky devices to get the blessing of root access.

In the succeeding post you will learn to root your Galaxy E7 E700H running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Let’s go ahead now and get it done.

In case you’re not finding yourself confident enough or convinced enough to root your Galaxy E7, you may want to have a look on 10 reasons why you should root your Android. You may also want to go through some benefits of root access, so have a look on the 10 best applications for rooted phones to enhance the functionality of your phone after rooting it.

Here are some early preparations to make sure that nothing goes wrong

This method only works with Galaxy E7 E700H Your device must be running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Check your device’s model number and Android version in Settings > About device section.
Enable USB debugging on your Galaxy E7. To do so, go to Settings > About device > tap the build number for 7 times. This will enable developer options in settings. Once enabled, open developer options and enable USB debugging.
Enable OEM unlock on your Galaxy E7 if available. If OEM unlock doesn’t appear in developer options, skip this step.
Backup your important contacts, call logs, sms messages and important media content.
Charge your phone up to 50% to avoid and power issues during the flashing process.
Turn off windows firewall, also disable or delete Samsung Kies while you’re using Odin3.
Use your phone’s original data cable to establish connection between your phone and your desktop PC.
Follow this guide to the letter to avoid any mishap.

DISCLAIMER: ROOTING PROCESS IS HIGHLY CUSTOM AND INVOLVES CERTAIN RISKS. ROOT YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXY WILL VOID ITS WARRANTY. IF YOUR DEVICE HAS A KNOX COUNTER ON THE BOOTLOADER, ROOTING IT WILL TRIP THE COUNTER AND YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO RESET KNOX AFTER THAT. IN CASE OF ANY MISHAP, TECHBEATS, SAMSUNG OR CHAINFIRE MAY NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE ROOTING YOUR PHONE AFTER UNDERSTANDING EACH AND EVERYTHING, AND YOU’RE DOING IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Required downloads:

Download and install Samsung USB drivers
Download and extract Odin. [Recommended Odin v3.09]
Download the following file: CF-Auto-Root for Galaxy E7 SM-E700H
Extract the downloaded file once to get the .tar or .tar.md5 file.

How To Root Samsung Galaxy E7 on Android Lollipop using CF Auto Root

Open Odin.exe from the folder you extracted.
Click on “PDA” / “AP” tab and select the unzipped CF-Autroot.tar file that you download and extracted in the third step in required downloads. If you’ve already downloaded the CF-Auto-Root file in .tar format, you do not need to extract it.
Do not touch any other option in Odin. The only options ticked should be F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot. Leave all other options as it is.
Now put your Galaxy E7 in download mode and connect it to your PC. To put it in download mode, turn it off completely. Now turn it on by press and holding Volume Down + Home + Power Key. It will boot up with a warning. Press Volume Up to continue. You should be in download mode now. If this combination doesn’t work, here’s How to Boot Samsung Galaxy Devices into Download & Recovery Mode
Now connect it with your PC and let Odin detect it. As soon as Odin detects your phone, it will show you a blue or yellow indicator in the ID:COM box.
As your device has been connected, click the “Start” button now.
Odin will now flash CF-Auto-Root. Once done, it will reboot your device.
Disconnect your device, let it turn on completely and check SuperSu in app drawer once it boots up.
You can verify root access by installing Root Checker application from Google Play Store.

Device booted up but not rooted? Here’s what to do

If your device isn’t rooted even after flashing CF-Auto-Root, you may try doing this.

Follow the guide step and 2 from the guide above.
Now in the third step, untick Auto-Reboot, the only ticked option should be F.Reset.Time.
Follow the above guide from step 4 – 6.
Once CF-Auto-Root has been flashed, reboot your device manually by either pulling out the battery or using the button combo.
Verify root access as explained above.

How to Unroot your Galaxy E7 now?

You can unroot your device and revert back to the stock condition of your phone by flashing stock firmware. Here’s How To Flash Stock Firmware On Samsung Galaxy With Odin,

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Usama M

Usama is a software engineer by profession and at TechBeasts.com he uses his expertise to solve everyday consumer tech problems with his main areas of interest being Android, iOS and Windows.

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Saleej K Manoj says:

July 3, 2017 at 6:01 pm

After putting my phone into download mode and i connected it with PC but Odin doesn't detect my phone or my PC didn't installing the phone....!!
When i connect the phone with PC i need to select the option connect as media device to connect.......in download mode i can't do so......
How can i fix it..?????