Root Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

How To Root Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 LTE Android 4.2.2 XXUAMD2

Warning And Must Read Instructions:

• You should be aware that  rooting an android device will make its warranty void.
• To Regain Warranty incase of any problems Unroot the device
• You should download all required drivers- Drivers can be downloaded from below.
• • This guide is only for Samsung Galaxy S4 4GLTE  I9505 which has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 with 1.9 GHz CPU.
  •  Only for the Android 4.2.2 XXUAMD2 Jelly Bean build.
  •  Do not use this for other alaxy S4 I9500 device with Exynos 5 Octa variant.
  •  Backup all data that you have stored in your device’s internal memory.
  •  Disable or uninstall the security programs that running in the both devices PC and your smartphone (Antivirus and Firewall) that can interfere with the rooting process.
  • Disable the Samsung KIES app installed to your PC.
  • Enable USB Debugging option. To do that you should find the Developer Options. If you cannot find these options, open the Settings tab then on the About Phone section tap 7 times on the ‘Build Number’ section.
  • Verify the device’s battery and be sure the level of the power charge there is more than 60%, in other ways if you don’t have enough power left in your device’s battery, your device can take a forced power off in the middle of the rooting process.
  • The instructions listed here are only for instructional and educational purpose, so do not blame us or liable if you’ll brick your device or lose any data during the rooting process. The decision to use this guide is only in own risk.  Use this guide only if you’re an advanced Android user and you know what to do with your device.
   

 Downloads:

 Let's Root:

1. Download the root firmware file above given, save the file in your PC and after that extract its content and save the content on a new folder.
2. Download the Odin 3.07 and save it in your PC, after that extract its content into one single folder. If 3.07 didn't work out, use older versions of ODIN.
3. Power off your S4 , after you downloaded the files and extract them contents,
4. Now, boot your S4 LTE device into its Download Mode. To do that you need to press and keep holding the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons simultaneous and release them when the Download mode will show on your device’s display.
5. Now, open the ODIN app from your PC, to do that you need double clicking on the Odin executable file from the ODIN folder created above.
6. From the Odin interface click PDA button, then browse the ‘CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5? extracted at the first step and load this root file in the ODIN app.
7. Important: Do not change any default options or settings of the ODIN app and make sure the Re-Partition option is disabled from the ODIN app.
8. Now, connect your Samsung Galaxy S4 to your Computer using the original USB cord. The ODIN has to display the ‘Added!!’ message. Now your S4 device can receive the rooting file.
9. Now, from the ODIN app when you’re ready to begin the rooting process, press the ‘Start’ button.
10. Now wait to complete the rooting process, when the root has been applied on your S4 device the device will take a restart.
11. After the restart is completed, disconnect the device to the PC and wait to boot in the new rooted Android 4.2.2 XXUAMD2 firmware for the first time.