Are you looking to Root Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge and want to install custom recovery TWRP? You are at the right place.
Galaxy S7 is Samsung’s latest flagship. It has an elegant design, perfect dimensions and beast-like specifications. The Galaxy S7 is easily one of the best phones of 2016. It has excellent processing speed. And it has all the modern features that you would like to have on your phone.
In this guide, I will cover comprehensive methods with all the details on how to root Samsung Galaxy S7 and install TWRP. Rooting your Android phone gives you a lot of features that the stock ROM does not allow. You can overclock your phone to increase its performance. You can even underclock the processor to improve the battery timing of your phone. Apart from these, there are a lot of features that can be accessed once you have a rooted phone. Several significant apps on the Play Store only work with rooted S7. These apps let you change system settings according to your choice. System and privacy settings can be changed once you are rooted. Now, let’s move on to our guide on how to root SamsunGalaxyxy S7 and install TWRP.
Root Samsung Galaxy S7 and Install TWRP
Before we move forward, download the prerequisites and ensure you abide by all the precautions mentioned below. Rooting and flashing custom ROM is related to the system. Suppose you don’t follow the instructions properly. You can end up bricking your phone. So make sure you understand and follow the instructions.
Note: The same guide can root Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Just download the S7 edge TWRP recovery file from the downloads below.
Prerequisites and Precautions:
- Download Samsung USB drivers for Windows PC (The link to download the drivers is under the main heading)
- From here, Download ODIN V3.12.3.
- Download Custom Recovery TWRP for Samsung Galaxy S7. (.tar or .tar.md5 file format)
- You will also have to Download SuperSu to root your Samsung Galaxy S7.
- Make sure your phone is charged to about 40%.
- Unlock Bootloader:
- Go to Settings -> About Device -> Tap on Build number 7 times.
- Now Go back to Settings -> Developer Options -> Turn on OEM Unlocking and USB debugging.
- Although while you root Galaxy S7 and flash TWRP. You won’t lose any data present on your phone. However, it is still recommended to back up all of your data using this guide.
- After downloading ODIN from above, unzip it on your PC and place it somewhere it can be easily found.
- Ensure you downloaded the drivers from the file above and installed them on your PC. Drivers are required on your PC to recognise your Samsung device in download mode.
- After downloading the SuperSu file from above, it will root your phone. Move the file to the internal storage of your phone.
Now, let’s move on to our guide on how to root Samsung Galaxy S7 and install TWRP recovery. I hope you are with me and done with the downloads and precautions.
Now Follow the Step to Step Guide below to Root Samsung Galaxy S7:
- First, you must install custom recovery on your Galaxy S7 and TWRP. It will be flashed using ODIN.
- Connect your Samsung Galaxy S7 to your PC.
- Put it in Download Mode:
- Turn off your phone.
- Press Volume Down + Power and Home Button Simultaneously. Hold on till you see the Android figure on the screen.
- Now press the Volume up button to continue.
- Now, connect your phone to your PC—open ODIN. You will see ID: COM turn to blue, indicating that your phone is recognised.
- Click on AP  (PDA in some ODIN versions). Select the custom recovery TWRP .tar  or .tar.md5 file you downloaded, like in the screenshot below.
Finally, click on Start.-
It will take 2-3 minutes to flash TWRP on your Samsung Galaxy S7. Then, your phone will reboot.
- Once again, turn off your phone. And get it into the recovery menu.
- Once your phone is off, press the Volume up + Power + Home button to enter the recovery menu. Keep on holding the buttons till you see the TWRP menu. (If your phone boots into Android Stock recovery with the Android figure in the background, you must flash the custom recovery again while unchecking the auto reboot. When the flashing of the custom ROM is completed, Please turn off your phone and manually boot it into the recovery menu. Don’t let it start the stock operating system).
- Once in the TWRP recovery menu.
- Tap on Install and Select SuperSu zip file. Flash it on your Galaxy S7 by swiping it to the right.
- Now go back to the main menu of TWRP and reboot your phone.
- Once rebooted, download the Root Checker App from the Google Play Store and confirm if the root was successful.
- As a result of the root, you will see the SuperSU app on your phone, as in the screenshot below.
Furthermore, if you can’t find SuperSu, your phone is rooted. Then, download SuperSu from the Google Play Store.
That’s all on how to root Galaxy S7 and install TWRP recovery. If you have any questions or queries, please ask me in the comments. You can use the same guide to root Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. Just download the proper TWRP custom recovery for it.
Another Method to Root Samsung Galaxy S7 without TWRP:
In this method. You will have to download and abide by all the precautions stated above. But you will not need the TWRP custom recovery file or SuperSu file; instead, you will only need the ODIN and CF Auto Root tool.
Downloads:
- Download the CF Auto Root tool for Samsung Galaxy S7.
- For Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, download this CF Auto Root tool.
Once you have downloaded the files above, unzip them on your PC. Also, ensure you have already performed all the steps mentioned under prerequisites and precautions.
Root Samsung Galaxy S7 without TWRP by following the steps below:
- Open ODIN on your PC.
- Get your phone into download mode:
- Turn off your phone.
- Press Volume down + Power button + home button simultaneously. Keep on holding the buttons till you see a warning.
- Now press the Volume up button to continue.
- When you are in download mode, connect your phone to your PC.
- As a result, ID: COM on ODIN will turn blue. This is confirmation that ODIN and your PC are recognised by PC. Your phone is not recognised. Troubleshoot the Samsung Drivers.
- Now click on the AP or PDA tab on ODIN.
- Select the CF auto Root tool .tar or .tar.md5 file you unzipped.
- Now click on Start.
- ODIN will flash the file on your phone, and finally, your phone will be rebooted.
In conclusion, I would like to say that rooting seems to be a technical process, but it is a straightforward process. Follow the steps above if you are confused about how to root Samsung Galaxy S7. Just drop a comment below. I will get back to you in less than 12 hours.
