Root Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Firmware
The Samsung Galaxy Note GT-7000 has received the long-waited Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware update. The new update has revived and revamped the whole UI of the device and has added a plethora of new features and improvements that have given the owners of this giant phone another reason to stay with it. The JB update has blessed the Galaxy Note with most of the features of Samsung’s Premium Suite Upgradethat include Google Now, Project Butter, better battery management, new notification panel, page buddy, two homescreen modes, new S Note and S Pen features and so on.
If you have already updated your Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to the latest Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware and want to root it and install the ClockworkMod Recovery on it, our easy tutorial on the topic might help you do this. By rooting your phone, you will be able to install a number of essential apps that can make your device better, but can also make you privileged to be able to install a mod or custom ROM. Using a custom recovery, you can also backup your ROMs and restore them back any time. To reclaim device’s warranty you can install the stick firmware later. If you are confused if you should root your phone or not, read our great article that might help you with this.
Disclaimer:
Please note that rooting your Galaxy Note will certainly void its warranty and if you are not careful enough, it might also put your device in risk. As the owner of phone you know better what is good for you. We, at Droidviews, or the developers of this method will not, in any case be liable to any mishap. Proceed only if you understand what you are about to do. Further, the procedure given below is meant only for the international model of the Galaxy Note with model number GT-N7000. Trying it with a different phone or model might produce bizarreresults.
Getting the Weapons Ready:
So, if you have decided to fight against the bondage of stock firmware and to enjoy greater freedom, we salute you. There are a few preparations, however, you need to do before actually rooting your Samsung Galaxy Note. Below you will see 2 methods that can be used to root the Galaxy Note with Jelly Bean ROM.
- Rooting and installing PhilZ Kernel with CWM Touch Recovery zip via stock recovery It does not bump up the flash counter and thus you do not lose warranty.
- Rooting and installing PhilZ Kernel with CWM Touch Recovery tar file via Odin (increases flash counter).
Also take care of the following things:
- Make sure you phone has a decent battery-life left.
- Turn on USB Debugging on your phone from Settings> Developer Options> USB Debugging
- Rooting does not delete any data from you phone but as a precautionary step, you can backup your contacts, messages, app, etc. Backup your contacts, messages, APNs, bookmarks, calendar, apps & games Using These Apps.
Rooting Galaxy Note via Stock Recovery
This method does not increase flash/binary counter, nor does it create the notorious Yellow Triangle that shudders many people. In other words, it does not void the warranty of your Galaxy Note GT-N7000.
This method does not increase flash/binary counter, nor does it create the notorious Yellow Triangle that shudders many people. In other words, it does not void the warranty of your Galaxy Note GT-N7000.
This method does not increase flash/binary counter, nor does it create the notorious Yellow Triangle that shudders many people. In other words, it does not void the warranty of your Galaxy Note GT-N7000.
- Download PhilZ-cwm6–signed.zip file that corresponds to your device firmware. You can check the Firmware version from Settings> About. Make sure that you download the file with .ZIP extension to install via Recovery:Download PhilZ Rooted Kernel with CWM
- Copy the zip file to the external SD card memory on your Galaxy Note.
- Turn off the phone and boot it into recovery mode. If you have a smartphone, you can do it this way: press and hold the Volume Up+Home buttons together and then hold the Power button till the screen turns up and the Samsung logo blinks for two times. Release the Power button but keep the other two keys pressed till you see a black screen with green Android bot and Blue text.
- Using the volume keys for moving up and down, scroll down to “apply update from external storage”. Press the power button and navigate to the PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSZ-OXA-4.63-signed.zip file and select it. Confirm your choice if asked.
- When the installation if finished, select “reboot system now” option.
When the phone boots up, you will see “Android is upgrading…” message on your Note’s screen. When the phone is finally ready to be used, open app drawer and look for an app called SuperSU. Open the app and update the binary if asked to do so. Done! Note: To later boot into CWM Recovery mode, you can use the same method as described in Step 3.
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