Galaxy Note 3 Rooting, Development and Roms

Rooting the latest Lollipop(LEAK) official firmware 

SM-N900

• Make sure that you have installed necessary USB drivers for Galaxy Note 3.
• Enable USB Debugging Mode on phone to connect it with the computer and use Android SDK with it. [Navigate to Settings>> About phone>> tap Build number seven times. A pop up will appear, that reads, 'You are now a developer.' Go back to the Developer options and check USB debugging and click OK.]
• Create a backup of all data of the phone before following the root method.
• Check the battery percentage of the phone, it should be at least 80%.
• Rooting the device will void the manufacturer's warranty.
• The CWM recovery, CF-Auto-Root and the SuperSU files are compatible with galaxy Note 3 SM-N900. Applying these on any incorrect variant might brick the device. Therefore, check the model number of the phone by navigating to Settings>> About device>> Model number.
• Note: I do not hold any responsibility if you brick your device. Please don not complain if you do so.

REQUIRED FILES:

CWM RECOVERY

CF-AUTO ROOT

Super SU

ODIN V3.09

How to root Galaxy Note 3 on N900XXUGBNL8 Android 5.0 Lollipop leaked firmware and install CWM recovery

Step-1: Extract the Odin package on your PC. Place the CWM recovery and the CF-Auto-Root files in the same folder where you have kept the Odin files

Step-2: Power off the Galaxy Note 3. Boot it into Download mode by pressing Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together for a few seconds until you see a warning screen. Use the Power button to confirm entering into the Download Mode

Step-3: Launch Odin on the PC

Step-4: Connect the Note 3 to the PC using USB cable

Step-5: Click the AP tab in Odin and select n900-cwm-recovery-6.0.5.0-kk_L5.0(0812).tar and confirm flashing

Step-6: After the recovery is installed, flash the CF-Auto-Root file following the similar method

Step-7: Boot the Note 3 into recovery mode 

• First switch off the phone
• Press Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together

Step-8: Flash the SuperSU file using recovery mode.

(This is since flashing CF-Auto-Root only did not root the device.)

Step-9: Finally reboot the phone by selecting reboot system now from recovery

You can now enjoy your rooted Galaxy Note 3 with CWM recovery installed.

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