Guide to Root AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Phone
Now you can Root AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge easily. One of the XDA developer br3w3r finds a way to root AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge without unlocking the bootloader and installing the TWRP recovery. All you have to flash some files on your phone with the help of modified ODIN tool and ADB commands. Below is the full guide which you can follow on your phone and get Root Access on AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.
This method is for AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge and S7, but many users reported that it works on T-Mobile also. So let�s take a look how to root the S7 phone.
WARNING!
Your warranty is void if you follow the given instruction in this guide. We the Howtorootmobile.com team or the developers are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards. Read all the instruction very carefully and Perform everything at your own risk.
CHECK PHONE MODEL
This guide is only for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge (G930a & G935a)android smartphone. Don�t try this method on any of other Android devices, It may hard brick your device. So, first confirm your phone model number in your android phone settings. To do this Go the Settings page of your device and check out the �About Device� option.
Requirements to Root AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge
Before following the below Mention guide, It�s always recommended to follow our pre-requisites and requirement to stay safe.
How to Root AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge
Step 1. Download Patched version of Odin3 here and extract the folder on your desktop.
Step 2. Download the Samsung USB driver and ADB/Fastboot drivers on your Windows PC from the above mention links.
Step 3. Download engboot to Root your phone from the below mention links:-
Unzip the folder on your desktop.
Step 4. Download SuperSu For Galaxy S7/Edge and extract the folder on your desktop. Now move all the file on the ADB folder that your created during the setup Of ADB files in step 2.
Step 5. Now enable the USB debugging mode. The instruction is mentioned above.
Step 6. Boot your phone in download mode. To do this Power off your phone and press and hold the volume down, home, and power buttons simultaneously
Step 7. Run the Modified ODIN tool (PrinceComsy.exe) on your desktop and Connect your phone to your PC with the data cable.
Step 8. Now you see an ID: COM port turned blue and Added message in Odin message box means your device has recognized by Odin.
Step 9. Now locate and add the g930a.tar or g935a.tar to the AP/PDA tab in Odin.
Step 10. Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked under the Options tab. Only these two options are tick �Auto Reboot� and �F.Reset Time�.
Step 11. Now click on the Start button in ODIN. The installation process will start and would take a few minutes to complete.
Step 12. When it�s done, the box in the top-left corner of Odin will read �Pass,� and your phone should automatically reboot.
Step 13. Once your phone booted up. Open the ADB folder in which you saved the Super Su files in step 4.
Step 14. Now press and hold �shift� key and right-clicked anywhere in the folder and select �Open command window here�.
Step 15. Now from the folder run the root.bat file from the folder.
Step 16. Wait for the process to finish and then Reboot your device.
So this is the complete guide to Root AT&T Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. If you have any doubt comment below.
Source : topAndroid