Rooting your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is the first step to completely gain complete control of the smartphone. This is usually followed by installign a custom recovery such as TWRP and then you should be able to gain complete control over your Note 4 and install any custom Android ROM of our choice.
Unfortunately rooting will void your phone’s warranty and unlike previous Samsung phones, the Note 4’s warranty cannot be regained by flashing the official android ROM once again due to the Knox. This is a big reason why i wouldn’t recommend rooting your phone unless you have experience with rooting your previous phone.
But for those who are willing to take the risk, you will gain full control of your Note 4 and make the most out of it. For those who are interested in installing a custom recovery tool such as TWRP. Here’s how you can do so.
First of all you will need to root your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and you call follow the following guide to root your Samsung Galaxy Note 4: How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on Android 5.0.1.
This guide is made for the following Samsung Galaxy Note 4 models.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Variants:
- TWRP Recovery For T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Sprint Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Verizon Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Canadian Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Indian Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910G
- TWRP Recovery For International Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910F
- TWRP Recovery For Korean Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910S
Exynos Variants:
- TWRP Recovery For Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910C
- TWRP Recovery For Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910U
- TWRP Recovery For Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910K
- TWRP Recovery For Galaxy Note 4 SM-910H
- TWRP Recovery For Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910L
Note: Dont follow the instructions below if your Note 4 model is not mentioned above.
Prerequisites
- TWRP recovery for your phone
- Odin
- Samsung USB Drivers
I will be installing TWRP on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with the SM-N910G model number. However you can download the TWRP recovery file that matches your phone’s model and proceed ahead with the instructions provided below.
Download TWRP custom recovery for Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Variants:
- TWRP Recovery For T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Sprint Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Verizon Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Canadian Galaxy Note 4
- TWRP Recovery For Indian Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910G
- TWRP Recovery For Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910F/N910S
Exynos Variants:
TWRP Recovery For Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910C/H/K/L/U
Download Odin
Download Odin 3.07
Download and install Odin on your PC and also make sure that you have downloaded the correct TWRP recovery file that matches your Note 4’s model number.
You can now follow the instructions below to install TWRP recovery on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
How to Install TWRP Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Note: I will be installing the TWRP custom recovery on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with the model number SM-N910G.
- Step 1: Run Odin.
- Step 2: Put your phone in download mode ( Turn off your phone and Turn it on while pressing the Vol Down+Home+Power button ). Press the Volume Up button as instructed.
- Step 3: Connect your phone with your PC using the USB cable provided with the Note 4.
- Step 4: The ID:COM field in Odin should now turn blue. Click on the PDA button and select the openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-trltedt.img file.
- Step 5: Click on Start.
That’s it, wait for a few seconds until your phone reboots and a“ Remove!! “ message appears in Odin. You can then remove your Note 4.
You can turn off your phone now and then Press the Volume Up + Home + Power key to boot into the TWRP custom recovery.
