Root Samsung Galaxy Tab A T350/355, P350/355 On Android Lollipop

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A is Samsung’s new addition in its tablet line up. Galaxy Tab A is gaining popularity because of its justified price with its specifications. The Galaxy Tab A landed in two different variants i.e. 8.0 and 9.7. It looks like that Samsung won’t be focusing on the 5th iteration of the Galaxy Tab series and it will be adapting a different strategy for now by bringing devices like Galaxy Tab S and Galaxy  Tab A. Where the Galaxy Tab S sported a premium build, look and feel, the Galaxy Tab A is a bit opposite. For now our target device is the Galaxy Tab A 8.0, so we will be focusing on this variant only.

The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 sports a beautiful 8.0 inch display with 1024 x 768 pixels and 160 ppi. Samsung plotted a 2 MP secondary cam and 5 MP primary cam in this device. Under the hood there’s a Quad Core CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz accompanied by Adreno 306 GPU. A RAM of 1.5 GB, internal storage options are 16 and 32 GB with an expandable microSD card slot. A huge 4200 mAh battery is fixed inside this device. Galaxy Tab A runs on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop straight out of the box. Tab A sure has a bit low end specification, but the device got a lot of software perks that you’re going to love and you may not find on Galaxy Tab 4 or lower models This time around, Samsung played a bit different. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 doesn’t come as a lone device with varying connectivity bands, but Samsung released a variant accompanied by an S-Pen having same specifications as that of the ordinary Tab A 8.0. Tab A 8.0 without S Pen comes as SM-T350 & T355, while with S-Pen it comes as SM-P350 and P355.

If you’re planning to get this device or if you’ve already got your hands on the Galaxy Tab A 8.0, you may want to do something out of the boundaries that are initially set by Samsung. The device doesn’t sport top-notch specification, but that’s not where its life ends. You can do more then a lot with your Galaxy Tab A once you gain root access on this device. Rooting your Galaxy Tab A has advantages more then the disadvantages that users may be afraid of. At first rooting your Galaxy Tab will help you to overclock or underclock the CPU of your device, which will result in enhancing or controlling the performance of your device. Having your Tab A rooted, you will be able to create the backup of each and every thing on your device including EFS, Nandroid, Apps Data, System Data etc. Root access also allows you to use apps like Greenify to enhance the battery life of your device and that’s not it, there’s a huge world of Android tweaks that is supported by rooted Android devices. To have the perks of root applications and root tweaks, you need to gain it on your device first of all. You must be wondering how you can achieve root on your Galaxy Tab A 8.0? Well, you’re not gonna need to worry at all.

The purpose of the following guide is to help you to root your Galaxy Tab A 8.0 SM-T350(WiFi), T355(3G LTE) and SM-P350(WiFi), P355(3G LTE). This device can be easily rooted running Android 5.0.2 or Android 5.1.1 Lollipop using  the method listed below and the guides linked below. Just go ahead, grab the root files and root your Tab A 8.0 right away.

Disclaimer: Rooting your device involved custom methods. In case of a mishap, TechBeasts or Samsung may not be held responsible. Make sure that you’re doing everything at your own risk and with your full understanding.

How To Root Samsung Galaxy Tab A T350/355, P350/355 On Android Lollipop

• Download CF-Autoroot.tar file for SM-T350/355, SM-P350/355
• Do not extract the downloaded file, keep it as it is i.e .tar format.
• Now use this guide: How To Root Samsung Galaxy With CF-Auto-Root In Odin.
• Once you’re rooted, use Root Checker application to verify root access on your Galaxy Tab A 8.0

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