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The Samsung Galaxy S8+, the bigger variant of the original S8 comes with Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel, bluetooth 5.0, 4GB RAM etc. But what happens if you root this monster, the answer is, a more featured phone, then why wait, lets root it guys without any second thoughts.
Please note that this method is compatible on Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955F, Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955N, Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955U and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955W running on Android 7.0 Nougat firmware only.
Make sure that you have backed up your Galaxy S8 Plus before proceeding with the steps below.
Steps to root Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus running on Android 7.0 Nougat firmware using the CF-Auto-Root method
1. To start with lets download the correct file from the below given links. Once downloaded please extract it your computer desktop.
Downloads To Root Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955F
Downloads To Root Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955N
Downloads To Root Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955U
Downloads To Root Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus SM-G955W
The below screenshot will give you an idea about the extracted contents.
2. Now enable the "USB debugging" on your Galaxy S8 Plus. To enable USB debugging please go to Settings->About device. Now find the "build number" and tap on it for more than 7 times. Now go back to your main "Settings" menu and you will find "Developer options" there. Now tap on it and enable "USB debugging". Also you may try the detailed steps given below.
- How To Enable USB Debugging On Galaxy Smartphone (Lollipop 5.0 or Higher)?
- How To Enable USB Debugging On Marshmallow 6.0.x Galaxy Smartphone?
3. In the next step please enable "OEM unlock". Please check the below article for detailed steps to enable OEM unlock.
4. Once OEM unlock is enabled on your Galaxy S8 Plus please switch it off and enter it into the "Download mode". Please check the below tutorial to enter into "Download Mode".
5. Now go to the extracted files folder and open the Odin.exe file with admin privileges and connect your S8 Plus using the USB data cable to your computer. If the connection was successful you will get an "Added" message from the Odin software.
6. Once the connection is confirmed please click the "PDA/AP" button in the Odin application and select the "tar.md5" file which you have already extracted to your computer desktop. Now click the "Start" button located in the Odin application to start the rooting procedure on your Galaxy S8 Plus.
Your phone will restart automatically once the rooting process is finished and you will get a "Pass" message from Odin which can be taken as a confirmation of a successful root.
If the root was unsuccessful then please install/reinstall the Samsung USB drivers for your phone and try again.
Normal queries for this tutorial
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Please note that rooting will void your warranty (don't worry you can always reinstate warranty by unrooting it), so kindly proceed at your own risk. SamsungSFour.Com will not be liable for any damage caused as a result of executing any of the steps given above.
If you have faced any issues while rooting your Galaxy S8 Plus running on Nougat 7.0 firmware, please feel free to post it in the comment section below, don't worry I will help you as fast as I can.
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