Samsung Galaxy J7 is one of the best middle-tier smartphones released by Samsung. It looks good and has excellent specs for a layman who uses a phone just for social networking sites, making calls, and taking pictures. You can also root Samsung Galaxy J7 Virgin Mobile to tweak your phone and enhance its features. Rooting your phone allows you to explore many system tweaks not present for every user. Galaxy J7 is the perfect phone for those who can afford Samsung’s flagship phones.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Virgin Mobile has a 13-megapixel back camera and a megapixel front camera. It has a slot for an external SD card. J7 has a 3000 mAh long-lasting battery and a display screen size of 5.5 inches. Samsung Galaxy J7 runs on a 1.4 GHz octa-core processor and 2 GB RAM. It has 16 GB of internal storage.
How to Root Samsung Galaxy J7 Virgin Mobile [SM-J700P]
In this guide, I will cover a step-by-step guide on how to root Samsung Galaxy J7 virgin mobile. I will be flashing the CF auto-root file using ODIN on your J7, which will get it embedded. Now, let’s move on to the guide:
Prerequisites:
- 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.
- Make sure your phone is charged to about 40%.
- Make a Backup of your Android phone using this guide. (optional).
- Download CF Autoroot for Samsung Galaxy J7 [J700P].
- Download ODIN v3.10.7 from here or ODIN V3.12.3.
- Download Samsung USB drivers for Windows PC (The link to download the drivers is under the main heading).
Follow the guide below to root Samsung Galaxy J7 virgin mobile:
- First, download the CF Autoroot for J7 and extract it on your PC.
- Now, Open ODIN on your PC.
- Turn off your phone.
- When it’s off, put it in Download mode. Press the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons Simultaneously. Leave the button when you see a warning.
- Press the Volume Up button to continue.
- Now open ODIN on your PC.
- Connect the phone to your PC using a USB data cable once you have connected your phone to your PC. ID: COM will turn blue. It’s an indication that your phone is connected and recognised by your PC. (If ID: COM does not change colour, then make sure you have downloaded the drivers of the Samsung phone from above)
- Locate and click on AP or, in some ODIN versions, PDA. And choose the CF autoroot file you downloaded and extracted [CF-Auto-Root-j7ltechn-j7ltezm-smj7008.tar.md5].
- Make Sure only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked on the ODIN. Like in the screenshot below:
- Finally, press start. Once the Samsung Galaxy J7 is rooted successfully, your phone will reboot.
When will your phone start up after flashing? It will be rooted. You can check whether your phone is rooted by downloading the Root Checker App from the Google Play Store.
You will also find the SuperSu app on your phone. It is an indication that your phone is rooted. If your phone is rooted, but you don’t have a SuperSu file. You can download it from the Google Play Store.
If you have questions about rooting Samsung Galaxy J7 virgin mobile, that’s all. You can ask me in the comments. Your feedback will be appreciated. If you are confused at any step, Please ask me in the comments.
