Tag: Rooting

ES File Explorer | What's this?

Hi Guys,

Today we will discuss about a simple but amazing File manager, namely ES File Explorer.

What is a File Manager? Why use it?

A file manager or file browser is an app that provides a user friendly interface to manage the files and folders in a specific device. Some common uses, might be –

  • Sorting different photos in different albums.
  • Or maybe searching for a specific movie or song to share.
  • This list is endless, that’s why I’m not into it.

What is ES File Explorer?

ES File Explorer (File Manager) is a free and fully featured file manager (applications, documents and multimedia) for both local and networked use. With over 300 million users worldwide, ES File Explorer (File Manager) claims to be the most powerful Android File Manager.

App requirements

This App is compatible with devices having android version 4.0 or up.

Where to get it? Download Link

You can download it for your Android Device by clicking on the following link of Google Play Store.

Other features of ES

★ File Manager: Install applications, check zipped files. It allows to install applications present in our storage.

★ Multimedia Explorer: Play music/videos, check images, and documents, it eliminates the neccesity of 2 or 3 different applications required for running different types of media, like image viewer, r media player etc. ES has its own inbuilt video player,audio player and even a browser to open image and documents.

★ Text viewers and editor:You can view or edit text files in ES.

★ Cloud Storage: You can access your files saved on various online services through this app. It currently supports Dropbox, Google Drive, One Drive (Sky Drive), and many more.

Make a Dropbox Account from given link and get 500MB extra space.

★ Remote File Manager: This feature allows one to wirelessly connect to any wifi enabled device. For e.g. you can access all the data from your personal computer, and copy data without USB cables, and without any app to be installed on other device.

Other Networking features

ES File Manager offers a plethora of choices in it’s networking features, namely-

  • Network
  • LAN
  • Cloud
  • FTP (File Transfer Protocol
  • Android TV
  • Bluetooth
  • Remote Manager (Mostly used)
  • Net Manager

★ Built-in ZIP and RAR support: ES allows one to compress and decompress ZIP files, unpack RAR files, and create encrypted ZIP files.

★ Supports Multiple Languages: English, Russian, Japanese, French, bla bla bla, Spanish, German, Italian, etc.

Other Features apart from File Managing

► Kill tasks with a single click, increase memory and speed up your device: Includes a simple widget that stays on your home screen to let you know your current RAM situation and automatically kill tasks, with an ignore list to ignore the applications you want to keep running.

► Cache Cleaner and Auto-start Manager: Delete junk files that take up valuable storage space. The Task Manager module is required for this feature. Root Permission needed for Auto Start Manager.

► Root Explorer: The ultimate set of file management tools for root users. Provides access to the entire file system and all data directories, and allows the user to change permissions. Root Permission needed for this feature.

Personal Experience

It has been a long time since we at TechGlobule are using this app, many file managers have come and gone, but ES along with over a dozen different features always remains installed on our device. 😉

Picture Gallery

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop

That’s all folks.

Author – Abdul Rehman.
Co – Author – Swapnil Jha.
Featured Image – tamilviralvideos.com ( 😀 ) Hahaha.
Screenshots by- Swapnil’s Yuphoria.
Video Source – Official ES Youtube Channel.

How to enter Recovery Mode?

Hi Guys,

Today we are going to enter the Recovery mode of your Android or iOS Device.

Why do I need to enter the Recovery Mode?

Well, it is not mandatory for every SmartPhone user to know this, but still, it is important for a user to know how to enter his/her device’s Recovery mode, as it is used for a variety of different purposes.

Seriously, what purpose is it used for?

For instance, in a recovery, you can back up, restore, install packages, wipe data, and do some troubleshooting on your Android device. In iOS devices, it is used to update firmware and it needs to be connected to iTunes to enter the recovery mode.

OK, How do I enter my recovery?

Find your device in the following table. You can press Ctrl+F and type your device’s name if using a Computer. You will see the method to enter in recovery mode in the left cell of your device’s name.

Methods to enter the Recovery Mode

Turn off your phone. Then follow the given method for your phone to enter the recovery.

Method to enter the recovery Supported Devices
Press and hold Volume Down + Power button simultaneously ASUS MemoPad FHD 10 LTE, Asus Padfone 1, Asus Padfone 2, Asus Padfone Infinity, Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700KL, Google Nexus 4, HTC One S, Motorola Moto X, Micromax A90s, Micromax A114, Micromax A117, Xiaomi Hongmi, Xiaomi Redmi.
Press and hold Volume Up + Power button simultaneously Archos (all models), Gigabyte G Smart G1315 Skate, Gigabyte G Smart Rio R1, Huawei Ascend G330D, Huawei Ascend G526, Huawei Honor Pro U8950, Huawei Honor U8951, Huawei Premia 4G, Huawei U8815 Ascend G300, Huawei U8815 Ascend G301, Huawei U8816 Ascend G300, Huawei U8816 Ascend G301, Huawei U8825D Ascend G330D, Huawei Vitria Y301-A2, Huawei Y215, Karbonn Titanium S5, Lenovo A600e, Lenovo A706, Lenovo S870E, Gionee E7 Mini, Gionee Elife E3, Haier W718, Huawei U8836D G500 Pro, Huawei G700 U10-U20, Huawei Ascend G730, Lenovo A3300, Lenovo IdeaPhone S720, Lenovo S890, Lenovo S720, Lenovo S820, Lenovo S920, Lenovo A390, Lenovo A850, Lenovo A516, Lenovo A656, Lenovo A368i, Lenovo A369i, Lenovo A859, Micromax A58, Micromax A89 Ninja, Micromax Canvas Ego A113, Xolo A600, Xolo Q700, Xolo Q800, Xolo Q3000.
Press and hold Volume Down + Home button + Power button simultaneously LG Nitro HD, LG L1 II, LG L7 II P700, LG L7 II P710, LG L7 II P714, LG L7 II P715, LG L7 II P870, LG Lucid 2 (VS870), LG Optimus Dynamic 2, LG Optimus F5 (P875), LG Optimus F7, LG Optimus G E970, LG Optimus G E975, LG Optimus L3 II E425, LG Optimus L5 E610, LG Optimus L5 E612, LG Optimus L5 E615, LG Optimus L7 II P710, LG Optimus L7 II P713, LG Optimus L7 II P714, LG Optimus L7 II P715, LG Optimus L7 P700, LG Optimus L7 P705, LG Optimus LTE 2, Oppo Find 5, ZTE V880G, ZTE V955, Samsung Galaxy S M110S.
Press and hold Volume Up + Home button + Power button simultaneously Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle, Samsung Galaxy Core i8260, Samsung Galaxy Express GT-I8730, Samsung Galaxy Win I8552, Xiaomi Mi 2S, ZTE T83 (Telstra Dave), ZTE V9815 Grand Memo N5, ZTE Warp Sequent, Samsung Galaxy Core GT-I8262, Samsung Galaxy Core GT-I8262B, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8010, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8020.
Press and hold Volume Up + Volume down + Power button + Home button simultaneously. Coolpad F1 (8297).
Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power button simultaneously Huawei G610 U00-U20, Micromax A115 Canvas 3D, Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120, Micromax Canvas 2 Plus, Micromax Canvas 4 A210, Micromax Canvas HD, Karbonn A30.
Press Power button + Center button + Home button Karbonn A1
Press and hold Home button Apple iPhone (all models), Apple iPod Touch (all models), Apple iPad (all models).
QuickBoot (Reboot) App Rooted Android Device (all models). Download from this Google Play Store link.

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That’s all folks.

Author – Abdul Rehman
Co-Author – Swapnil Jha

How to do In-App purchase for free (Android)?

Hi Guys,

Today, we are gonna learn how to get In-App purchases for free in any rooted Android device by using this famous or I may say infamous app called Freedom.

Why a post on getting in app purchases for free?

TechGlobule by no means is supporting and will never support Piracy. Freedom is meant for fun purposes and making gameplay easier for various different apps.

How does the app works?

Freedom acts as an alternative wallet, featuring payments while in-app purchases in almost all the apps.

Will it support my device?

The official site of Freedom says, they have tested it on Android version 2.3 and above and Google Market 3.10.9 and above. Freedom should be used on earlier versions on own risk.

The app supports all rooted Android devices. It worked fine on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Android 4.4.2) and Micromax Canvas 2 Plus (Android 4.4.4). You will have to test yourself if you are using a different Android version.

Who’s the developer? and List of Supported Apps

You can research a little bit about the developers behind Freedom on its official website. The nicknames of developers are ZonD80 and MadKite. You can follow ZonD80 on Twitter, if you know Russian.

LocalIAPStore has published a list of supported apps on their blog; although it is incomplete. You can also help in completing that list.

How to get it?

You can download Freedom APK file for Android Kitkat or lower with this link of official website.

Freedom 1.0.7 Alpha is ready for Android Lollipop. Download it in our Android device from the following link of official website.

How to use it?

First ensure that you’ve a Rooted android device. To check if it’s rooted or not, install Root Checker. If it isn’t rooted, check our How to root post. If you have a rooted Android device, follow these steps –

  • After downloading the app, open Settings > Security > Check unknown sources. Then install the app in your phone.
  • Launch the app. It will ask for root permissions. Grant them.
  • A list of apps will appear. These are the apps which support in-app purchase.
  • Select an app.
  • After some loading, the selected app will open.
  • Purchase whatever you wanted to buy.
  • Instead of your Google Play account, a FreeCard will appear. It means Freedom is working. Purchase the desired item.
  • It is possible you may see your registered Card too but if you have seen the FreeCard, then don’t worry, your transaction will still take place with FreeCard.

Enjoy!! It also works offline for offline apps.

You will receive Over The Air (OTA) updates for Freedom, just tap on “Update Available” dialog and update should start automatically.

How to remove Freedom App?

If you want to uninstall Freedom –

  • Launch Freedom.
  • Go to Menu > Stop.
  • Now you remove Freedom successfully.

If you don’t follow the above steps, you will not be able to use Google Play Services without Freedom.

Screenshots Gallery

FAQ

Freedom is not working for my device?

  • Update Freedom. OR
  • Update your Google Play Store. OR
  • Uninstall Freedom, reboot your device, and install Freedom again. It should most probably work by now. If it is still not working, try updating your Android version.

Will Google ban me from its services, if I’m caught?

Google will never ban you for using Rooted apps.

That’s all folks.

Image Source – Screenshots by Shubham’s Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Abdul’s Micromax Canvas 2 Plus.
Author – Swapnil Jha

How to Un-Brick your Device?

Hi Guys,

Today we are discussing how to unbrick any Android device with MTK (MediaTek) chip set. We are here talking about every Android device, but I will use the word Phone for ease of writing.

What is brick?

Getting Bricked is a state when your phone does not boot up (that means it doesn’t start) and gets stuck in a boot loop due to erroneous, incomplete or corrupted system files. Your smart phone is no more smart and is as useful as a brick.

How can my smartphone get bricked?

Your smart phone can get bricked while Rooting it, or flashing a Custom ROM, or porting a Custom Recovery in it. It is a problem which can be faced by any person by accidental deletion of any important system file.
Or it can also be caused by flashing or porting any damaged file.

How can I unbrick my phone?

Bricked Android

Material Required –

  • A working PC.
  • SmartPhone Flash Tools (SP Flash Tools).
    SP Flash Tools is created by MediaTek Inc. and is a trusted software.
    The following link will download the latest version of SP Flash Tools as on date 21 May 2015.
    Download it!
  • Android USB Drivers
    These are needed to operate the Android device via your PC.
    The following link will help you download the latest version of ADB Drivers as on date 21 May 2015.
    Download it!
  • A ROM.
    A ROM will be required to flash and bring back to device to life. But remember flashing a Stock ROM (that originally came with the phone) will also help in getting your phone’s guarantee back; whereas flashing a Custom ROM (any other ROM) has a lesser chance of getting your phone unbricked and has nothing to do with its guarantee.
    You can find it on your device’s forums.

Steps to unbrick your phone –

SP Tools 1
  • Charge your smart phone to approximately 50 percent or above battery level.
  • Switch it off and remove its battery, if possible.
  • Install SP Flash Tools and Android USB Drivers. Download them from above link given in their description.
  • Extract the stock ROM/ backup ROM from .zip file. Place the extracted folder to the desktop for ease of access.
  • Open the Device manager in PC. Go to Start > Run > devmgmt.msc.
  • Connect your phone to PC through data cable.
  • In the device manager, a yellow line would have appeared after the phone got connected. MT65xx preloader.
  • Right click on it and click Update. Browse to Desktop and click Next. A red box will appear, press Continue Installation.
  • Open SP Flash tool folder and click on Flash_Tool.exe.
  • Browse to the scatter File MT65xx_Android_scatter_emmc_PMT.txt in the folder of Stock ROM, which was earlier placed on Desktop.
    SP Tools 2
  • Make sure all the boxes are checked except USRDATA. Then press the Download button.
  • Then re – connect your mobile phone. You will notice some progress  on the CPU screen in the form of blue and red colour.
  • After a while, you’ll get a Green circle.
  • Disconnect your phone. Plug in the battery and switch it on.
  • Enjoy your New and Alive smart phone.

Important Note, in case of failure –

During this process if you get any error, then try everything again, but this time, instead of using Download button use Firmware Upgrade button. Check all the files including USRDATA. Your Rom will get flashed. For any other errors you can ask us in the comments below.

That’s all folks.

Note – Un-brick your device on your own risk. TechGlobule is by no means encouraging any smart phone user to root, brick or unbrick or any such other activity to his/her phone.
Image source – djawir.com, beetelbite.com, forum.xda-developers.com and needrom.com.
Author – Abdul Rehman
Co – Author – Swapnil and Siddhant.

How to Flash a Recovery -PhilZ Touch

Hi Guys,

Today, we are going to tell you how to flash a custom recovery (Philz Touch) in any Android device with. Porting a Custom recovery is just a step ahead of this. It helps in getting more control on your Android device.

What is meant by a Recovery? Why should I use it?

Recovery is nothing but a medium or environment to change custom ROMs i.e. it helps the user to interactively change files in the operating system of a mobile device in an easier and convenient way. It can be compared to the BIOS of a Windows PC.

How to flash a recovery?

i) First and foremost, your device should be rooted before doing this. To know if your device is rooted or not, download Root Checker from the Google Play Store. To root your android device, you may prefer the Ways of Rooting post.

ii) Now you need to find your device’s recovery in your device’s forums. Or else you will have to port it yourself.

iii) Download and install the app named Mobile Uncle Tools from Google Play Store.

iv) Place your device’s recovery in root folder of your SD Card. (Just to find it easily while using it).

v) Open Mobile Uncle Tools > Recovery Update > *.img

vi) Tap “Flash Recovery”. After this step ,your device mayn’t respond for a while, it’s normal and nothing to worry.

vii) You will see a message “Recovery flashed. Reboot into recovery mode”. If you see this message, it means that you have successfully flashed the recovery image in your Android device.

viii) Tap “Yes”. You will be rebooted to your selected recovery. If you tap no, you will have to manually reboot into recovery mode.

Video Tutorial

You can also watch this video on our Youtube Channel. You can ask your queries or post any feedback in the comments below.

That’s all folks.

Image source – motherboards-reviews.com & addictivetips.com.
Author – Swapnil Jha
Co – Author – Abdul Rehman.

How to change your Device's ID?

Hi Guys,

Today we are gonna discuss about how to change the Device’s ID, Android ID, SIM serial number and subscriber ID of any Android device.

Why should I change? Are there any benefits?

It has many advantages. Foremost benefit you can make your friends jealous by showing Android 5.5 in About Phone settings whereas in reality, it will be a lot lower.
Now practical benefits include, using coupon codes, many a times you can’t use a certain coupon code on your device just because you or someone else used a similar type of coupon code on your phone. This problem is caused because many apps such as PayTM, SnapDeal etc save your device’s ID and don’t let you earn from those hard-earned coupon of yours.

How to do so?

Prerequisites

First of all you will need a Rooted android device. To check if it’s rooted or not, install Root Checker. If it isn’t rooted, check our How to root post. If you have a rooted Android device, you will need the following apps to change your device’s ID and other such things.

All these apps add upto no more than 13.1 MB.
After downloading the above required apps. Follow these steps –
1. Launch the Xposed Framework, go to the “Framework” section and click on “Install/Update” > Reboot.

  1. Install IMEI Changer app and change the IMEI of your device.
    Note – But remember your original IMEI number for when any problem occurs.

  2. In Xposed Framework App, go to modules section > enable Donkey Guard App and RootCloak App in it.

  3. If you want a certain app, say Snapdeal to not know your root status. Open RootClock app  > click on “Add/Remove Apps” > click on the plus sign on top right (to add any app) > Add Snapdeal from it. Similarly, you can add any app to this list.

  4. After doing the above, open the HideMyRoot App and click on “Hide SU Binaries”.

  5. Final step, now open Donkey Guard App and change “Android ID, Device ID, SIM Serial No. , Subscriber ID” (You can click on the pencil icon to generate new values automatically).

  6. Reboot your device, and its done.

Screenshots Gallery

That’s all folks.

Image Sources – Abdul’s Micromax Canvas 2 Plus.
Author – Abdul Rehman
Co – Author – Swapnil Jha

How to Port Custom Recovery?

Hi Guys,

Today we are gonna discuss about how to port Custom recoveries in an Android device. So, let’s start.

What is a custom recovery?

A custom recovery is a third-party recovery tool environment. Flashing (aka installing) this recovery environment onto your device replaces the default stock recovery environment. This is a bit like flashing a Custom ROMs like CyanogenMod — but, instead of replacing your device’s Android operating system, it replaces the recovery environment.

Why to install a custom recovery?

A custom recovery environment will do the same things as the stock Android recovery. However, it will also have additional features. Custom recoveries also have the ability to create and restore device backups. Custom recoveries allow you to install Custom ROMs. ClockworkMod even offers a “ROM Manager” app that allows you to access many of these features from a running Android system — this app requires a custom recovery installed to function properly.

How to port custom recovery?

First of all your Android device should be rooted to do this. To know if your device is rooted or not, download Root Checker from the Google Play Store. To root your android device, you may prefer the Ways of Rooting post.

  • Download TWRP/COT/PhilZ or CWM on your PC from any Mediatek device with same screen resolutions.
  • Make sure you have your stock recovery. You can get it with a ReadBack or MTK Droid Root and Tools backup.
  • Now download MTK Boot/Recovery image unpack tool from here.
  • Extract this tool in one folder.
  • Put the images [carliv recovery and stock] in that folder which has extracted tools.
  • Now drag and drop stock recovery to MTK_unpack.bat file.
  • Same with the case of Custom Recovery.
  • Now open the folder of stock recovery folder and open a folder rmdsk in it.
  • Copy these files:
    meta_init.project.rc
    meta_init.rc
    ueventd.rc
    meta_init.modem.rc
    ueventd.goldfish.rc
    fstab
  • Open etc folder and copy recovery.fstab file too.
  • Now replace these files in the Custom recovery with the same directories.
  • Now go back and copy these files from the main folder in which you have your stock recovery’s extracted rmdsk and kernel files:
    kernel
    kernel_header
  • Replace these files in the Custom Recovery too.
  • Now go back to the main folder where you extracted the tool and .IMGs files.
  • Drag and drop the CTR folder to MTK_pack.bat file.
  • You’re done! Now try flashing!

That’s all folks.

Image source – theandroidsoul.com
Author – Siddhant Baranwal
Co – Author – Swapnil Jha & Abdul Rehman

Let's escape Android and use CyanogenMod

Hi Guys,

Today, we are gonna discuss the second most coined term by Android users that is Cyanogen Mod, which is only less than the term Android itself. We will try to cover every aspect of CynaogenMod in the following article….

What is Cyanogen Mod?

CyanogenMod is an enhanced open source custom ROM for Android devices.

Features supported by CyanogenMod include native theming support, FLAC audio codec support (which means it can play a larger variety of media file formats), a large Access Point Name list (which means better and easily configurable IP Address settings), an OpenVPN client, an enhanced reboot menu, supportfor Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB tethering, CPU over-clocking and other performance enhancements, soft buttons and other “tablet tweaks“, toggles in the notification pull-down (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS), app permissions management, as well as other interface enhancements. In many cases, CyanogenMod may increase performance and reliability compared with official firmware releases.

Difference between Android vs. CyanogenMod?

CyanogenMod 12

Once or twice a year, the Vanilla Android Open Source Project (known as AOSP) is internally developed, then released to the public, by Google. They give the source code to anyone who wants to download it. The CyanogenMod community, consisted mostly of unpaid volunteers and enthusiasts from around the world, downloads this newest Android code and “ports” it to dozens of new or old leagcy devices. At the same time, other CyanogenMod developers start adding features, fixes, and improvements that Google didn’t include to the CyanogenMod code, which benefits all the devices. The CyanogenMod community has a whole infrastructure for people to build and test experimental versions, report bugs, and contribute back to the source code.

Sometimes features that started in CyanogenMod have appeared in newer version of “official” Android update. And every time Android does a new “code dump” of their latest version, CyanogenMod benefits from Google’s changes.

In this way, CyanogenMod is one (but not the only) community distribution of what started as Vanilla AOSP. The Android community is vibrant, with numerous “modders” and “themers” and “performance enhancers” taking the source code and doing incredible things to it. Generally, there is a spirit of sharing knowledge and empowering people to experiment with controlling their devices, often giving old phones new life, and hopefully having fun in the process.

Why should one care?

CM is an open-source alternate OS intended to replace the one pre-installed on your smart phones and tablets.

If you’ve got an older device that isn’t getting updates anymore, or if your device seems unusually slow, or maybe you’re sick of spyware, adware, and other unwanted garbage on your phone that cam pre-installed and you can’t remove…
Maybe your device is missing features or has been otherwise artificially limited in functionality. Perhaps you just could use a boost in performance…
Or maybe you’d like to be more confident that your operating system has included some of the latest bug fixes…
If so, CM might be for you.

Why is it important or better than other alternatives?

The core ideas are the same throughout CM releases:

  • Secure
  • Light footprint
  • Bloat-free
  • Customizable
  • Open

This translates into an abundance of features that let you truly own your phone.

List of Compatible Devices

List of officially devices supporting CM

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices

List of unofficial ports of CM

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Unofficial_Ports
We will discuss about how to get CM to your Android device in future posts.

That’s all Folks.

Image source – androidauthority.com (Featured image), appmaniak.pl & dorylabs.com (images in post).
Author – Swapnil Jha

Xposed Framework- Android Tweaks

Hi Guys,

Today we are gonna discuss about the Xposed Framework which is often lauded as the Play Store of Rooted Android.

Xposed framework gives a rooted user the possibility to modify his/her Stock ROM (that is pre-installed ROM); without modifying any Application Package file (aka APK file or your Android apps) or installing any custom ROM.

Advantages of Xposed Framework –

  • No need to change any APK file that are Android apps. This means :
    • No need to decompile, do coding, compile, etc.
    • Modules (aka Mods) or tweaks are specific pre-coded changes which overwrite the coding of the existing ROM (aka OS). Your mods are not bound to a specific version of the ROM. Unless there is a major change in the methods called for a certain functionality, your mod will continue to work even when you upgrade your ROM. Many modules work for a lot of ROMs from different vendors.
    • Multiple mods can be installed at the same time, even if they change the same app or functionality. So you can use these battery icons and those quick toggles. Even hooking the same method twice is possible. Of course, this only works properly if the mods are not trying to do incompatible things.
  • It does its magic at runtime. That means that developers can add settings and do changes based on them (instead of forcing the mod to  behave in a certain behavior).
  • It can be disabled easily via Settings.
  • It’s open source and any one can develop free Modules or tweaks etc.

Where to download?

You can download the installer of Xposed Framework from the following link of XDA Developers xposed.info/latest.apk.

How to use?

How to install?

i) After downloading the app, open > settings > security > check unknown sources. Then install the app in your phone.
ii) Open the app, go to the “Framework” section  (dismiss the warning) and click on “Install/Update”.
iii) Reboot your device, if it doesn’t reboots automatically after the process.
iv) Done.
v) You can verify this by starting the Xposed Installer again and making sure that the numbers in the “Framework” section are green.

How to  install Modules or Tweaks for your device?

  1. Download any *.apk file (e.g. via the built-in repository browser) and install it.
  2. Launch the Xposed Installer and go to the “Modules” section (you will also get there if you click on the notification warning you that the module is not enabled yet)
  3. Enable the module by checking the check box.
  4. Reboot your device.
  5. Done!
  6. {Optional Step} You can also install the framework and enable/disable multiple modules at once and reboot afterwards.

You can ask your queries or give us feedback through the comments.

Screenshots Gallery

 

That’s all folks.

Image source – rootzwiki.com (Featured image) and Abdul Rehman’s Samsung Note 2 (Screenshots)
Author – Abdul Rehman
Co – Author – Swapnil Jha

Odin Software (Rooting Samsung Devices)

Hi Guys,

In an earlier post, we discussed about different ways of rooting. Today, we are gonna discuss about the method to root with Odin which is used to root devices running with Samsung chipsets. We will discuss every aspect of this exploit in brief. So, let us start.

What is Odin?

Odin After Recovery

Odin Start Page

This software was developed by XDA Developers to root devices running with Exynos chipset which are the Samsung devices, using the Odin software’s exploit.

How to get Odin?

To use the Odin software to root your Samsung device, first you need to install Odin on your Windows PC, which is easily available to download via the following link of XDA Developers below the page along the list of compatible phone.

How to use Odin?

Download Mode

Recovery Mode

Follow the following steps –
i) First you need to download Odin on your computer from above link.
ii) Then, you will have to download the recovery for your smartphone which can be easily available on XDA.
iii) Next, unzip all the files on your computer.
iv) Install Odin and then launch it.
v) You must turn off your Android device before connecting it to PC.
vi) Then, you must boot your handset into download mode by pressing Power button, Home button & Volume Down button simultaneously, in some phone models it may result it Recovery mode, take out the battery and plug it again. Then try booting in download mode by Power button and Volume Down button simultaneously.
vii) Then you may receive a warning. Press Volume Up button to dismiss it
viii) Odin must notice that you have connected your gadget, so you will see the “added” notification along with the ID:COM section which now would be blue, as in the latest version of Odin.
ix) {Optional step} In case you don’t notice the mentioned aspects, then you will have to start all over meaning that you must disconnect the devices, close Odin, reinstall the software and repeat the update / root process from the beginning.
x) As soon as everything is working as explained, you should open the “PDA” option and select the recovery which you downloaded in step (ii). It may have one of the following extensions *.tar, *.md5, *.smd, *.gz or *.tgz.
xi) In Odin, the re-partition box should stay unchecked (if it is checked, uncheck the same).
xii) Select “start” from Odin and wait while your phone is being rooted.
xiii) Finally, when the installation procedure is over on Odin you will see the “Pass” message displayed on the top.
xiv) Unplug the USB cord.
xv) Reboot and enjoy your rooted phone.
You can use the same method to flash (i.e install) its stock ROM, or any root.zip file. See screenshots for reference.

List of Compatible Phones

Odin v3.xx

Odin Pass Notification

*v3.xx versions should be compatible with all phones that work with v1.85*
Download Odin 3.07
Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000
Samsung Epic 4G SPH-D700
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini I8190

Odin v1.85

Download Odin 1.85
Samsung Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070
Samsung Galaxy S 4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600 based version)
Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300
Samsung Galaxy S3 i9305
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100
Samsung Epic 4G SPH-D700
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100G
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100P
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v P7100
Samsung Galaxy Y S5360
Samsung Galaxy Y S5363
Samsung Galaxy Tab WiFi P1010
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 P7300
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 P7500
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi P7510
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro B5510
Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727
Samsung Galaxy S II LTE SGH-I727R
Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777
Samsung DoubleTime SGH-i857
Samsung Captivate Glide SGH-i927
Samsung Galaxy S Glide SGH-i927R
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE SGH-i957
Samsung Infuse 4G SGH-I997
Samsung Dart SGH-T499
Samsung Gravity Smart SGH-T589
Samsung Galaxy Q SGH-T589R
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus SGH-T869
Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G SGH-T959P
Samsung Hercules SGH-T989
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500
SCH-I500 Mesmerize
SPH-M820 Prevail
SPH-M910 Intercept
SCH-R880 Acclaim
SCH-R910 Indulge
SGH-I897 Captivate
SGH-I997 Infuse
SGH-T589 Gravity
SGH-T839 Sidekick
SGH-T959 Vibrant
SGH-T959v Galaxy S 4G
SPH-D700 Epic 4G
SPH-D720 Nexus S 4G
SPH-M580 Replenish
SPH-M920 Transform
SCH-I400 Contunuum
SCH-I500 Fascinate
SCH-I510 Droid Charge
SGH-I917 Focus

Odin v1.83

Download Odin 1.83
Samsung Galaxy S I9000
Samsung Galaxy S II I9000
Samsung Galaxy SL I9003
Samsung Galaxy Giorgio Armani I9010
Samsung Google Nexus S I9020
Samsung Google Nexus S i9020A
Samsung Google Nexus S i9023
Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000
Samsung Galaxy Tab WiFi P1010
Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

Odin Multi Downloader v4.44

Samsung Galaxy W i81u50-T679M

Odin Multi Downloader v4.43

Samsung Galaxy S Plus I9001
Samsung Galaxy W I8150
Samsung Exhibit II 4G T679 (T-Mobile)
Samsung Galaxy W T679M (Bell)

Odin Multi Downloader v4.42

Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660
Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570
Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670
Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830
Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro B5510
Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510
Samsung Galaxy M ProB7800

Odin Multi Downloader v4.34

Samsung i5500 Europa
Samsung I5500 Galaxy Europa
Samsung Galaxy 551 I5510
Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica
Samsung I5800 Galaxy Apollo
SamsungI7500 Galaxy

Odin Multi Downloader v4.29

Samsung Galaxy I5510L

Odin Multi Downloader v4.28

Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5
Samsung Galaxy Europa
Samsung Galaxy 550
Samsung i5500 Corby
Samsung I5510
Samsung Galaxy 551
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Note – Root your device on your own risk. TechGlobule is by no means encouraging any phone user to root his/her phone.
List source –  XDA Developers
Image source – Abdul’s HP Laptop and Shubham’s Samsung Note 2.
Author – Siddhant Baranwal
Co – Author – Swapnil Jha and Abdul Rehman
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