{"id":6860,"date":"2017-05-06T16:23:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T10:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=6860"},"modified":"2017-05-06T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T10:53:05","slug":"root-galaxy-s7-galaxy-s7-edge-android-nougat-snapdragon-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/root-galaxy-s7-galaxy-s7-edge-android-nougat-snapdragon-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Root Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge on Android Nougat (Snapdragon Variant)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge devices in the US (Snapdragon variants) get the Nougat update. The rooting method supports all US variants including Verizon, T-mobile, Sprint, and AT&amp;T. Follow the below guide to Root Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge on Android Nougat. Here provides the easiest way how to Root Qualcomm Galaxy S7\/S7 Edge on Android Nougat (T-mobile, AT&amp;T, Verizon, and Sprint).<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;square&#8221;]\n<p>To Root Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Snapdragon Variant on Android Nougat, we need an engineered boot image which can be flashed through ODIN. The method to root Galaxy S7\/S7 Edge on Android Nougat will break Samsung Pay on your device, but this technique is reversible, and we can unroot anytime.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"benefits-of-rooting\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Benefits of Rooting:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Install custom ROM and custom kernel on your device for faster and better performance.<\/li>\n<li>Block Advertisements in apps with the help of ad blocker.<\/li>\n<li>Increase performance and battery life by killing background process automatically.<\/li>\n<li>After rooting, you can install Xposed Framework to customize your device<\/li>\n<li>To restore all of your apps and data using Titanium backup.<\/li>\n<li>Uninstall bloatware (Pre-installed Apps)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This method only works on USA Qualcomm Galaxy S7\/S7 Edge T-mobile, AT&amp;T, Verizon, and Sprint only don\u2019t try this on other variants.<\/li>\n<li>Rooting invalid your phone warranty, and you won\u2019t claim it back.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device. We are not responsible for any damage to your phone.<\/li>\n<li>It will format your personal data including data of internal storage, so it is advisable to take a complete backup of your phone for safer side and then proceed.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the unexpected shutdown in-between the process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"requirement-to-downgrade-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-snapdragon-to-marshmallow\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Requirement to downgrade Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Snapdragon\u00a0to Marshmallow<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Download and install\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/download-samsung-galaxy-s7-s7-edge-usb-drivers\/\"><strong><em>Samsung Galaxy USB Drivers<\/em><\/strong>.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidfilehost.com\/?fid=457095661767141717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download\u00a0Engineered boot.tar<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidfilehost.com\/?fid=817550096634750763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download\u00a0SuperSU 2.79 root.bat<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidfilehost.com\/?fid=24591023225177749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download\u00a0PrinceComsy modified ODIN<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-downgrade-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-snapdragon-from-android-nougat-to-marshmallow\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">How to Downgrade Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Snapdragon\u00a0from Android Nougat to Marshmallow:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>First, enable \u2018USB debugging\u2019 and \u2018OEM Unlock\u2019 option from setting&gt;developer option&gt;. To enable Developer Options, go to About phone and tap the Build Number 7 times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3941 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Developer-Options.png\" alt=\"Developer Options\" width=\"318\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>Now download the Stock Firmware from above.<\/li>\n<li>Now Download the Odin tool from above and extract the zip file.<\/li>\n<li>Run the 10.7.exe file on your PC.<\/li>\n<li>Connect your Galaxy S7\/S7 Edge Snapdragon\u00a0to your PC with the data cable and reboot into the Download\/Odin mode.<\/li>\n<li>To enter into download mode turn off your phone and press and hold the \u2018Home + Volume Down + Power\u2019 buttons together until you see the download mode screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3943 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Volume-up-Button-1.png\" alt=\"Volume up Button\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you enter into Download mode, you see an ID: COM port turned blue and Added message in Odin message box means your device has recognized by Odin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4375 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ID-COM-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>If ID: COM doesn\u2019t show means your driver is not correctly installed or try it with different USB cable.<\/li>\n<li>Now locate and add the stock firmware file .tar or .md5 file (you downloaded from above) to the AP\/PDA tab in Odin.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that only these two options are tick \u201cAuto Reboot\u201d and \u201cReset Time\u201c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3911 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Auto-Reboot.png\" alt=\"Auto Reboot\" width=\"398\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now click <strong>\u2018Start\u2018<\/strong> button and it will start flashing the file. Wait until you see <strong>\u2018Pass\u2018<\/strong> \u00a0in Green Color on Odin screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3915 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pass.png\" alt=\"pass\" width=\"480\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, this is the complete guide to Downgrade Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Snapdragon\u00a0from Android Nougat to Marshmallow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Root Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge on Android Nougat (Snapdragon Variant) &#8211; Android &#8211; Recently Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge devices in get the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791],"tags":[12234,20104,20070,17302,8589,20100,20103,19595,20107,20099,8595,8601,14890,9293,20102,20101,8597,14427,20098,19030,8588,8587,20071,20108,20106,20105],"class_list":["post-6860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-android-new-update","tag-android-update-for-samsung","tag-android-update-samsung","tag-galaxy-s6-edge-update","tag-galaxy-s7-update","tag-galaxy-update","tag-latest-samsung-galaxy-s5-update","tag-latest-samsung-s7-update","tag-new-s7-edge-update","tag-new-samsung-s5-update","tag-s7-edge-update","tag-s7-update","tag-samsung-android-update","tag-samsung-galaxy-android-update","tag-samsung-galaxy-s-update","tag-samsung-galaxy-s7-android-update","tag-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-update","tag-samsung-galaxy-update","tag-samsung-s5-update","tag-samsung-s6-update","tag-samsung-s7-edge-update","tag-samsung-s7-update","tag-samsung-update-android","tag-update-s7","tag-update-s7-edge","tag-update-samsung-galaxy-s5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}