Last Updated on July 20, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake
Unless you root your Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, you cannot make it work to its fullest powers. Many of the powers on your device are hidden lying behind a layer and rooting your device just breaks it and lets you enjoy what your device can truly offer you.
If that sounds good to you, here’s how you can root your device:
See also: The most important thing Samsung device owners must do after rooting
Files You Need
- A Windows based computer is a must for this tutorial.
- Download and install Samsung USB drivers on your computer, if they aren’t already installed.
- Download Odin to your computer. It’s the tool used to flash Samsung devices.
- Download CF-Root to your computer. It’s the file that will root your device.
- This should only be tried on the SM-T550 device. The other alternative is learning how to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 LTE (SM-T555).
- Learn how to unlock the Developer Options menu on your Galaxy Tab A 9.7 and then enable the USB Debugging Mode.
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
1. Extract files from Odin to your computer by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.
2. Double-click on Odin executable and it’ll launch.
3. Click on PDA in the Odin and choose CF-Root available on your computer. It’s the extracted CF-Root file in the form of .tar and not the archive itself.
4. Checkmark both Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time in the Odin.
5. Uncheck Repartition if it’s already checkmarked. It must be unchecked for the procedure to work.
6. Turn off your device.
7. Reboot your device into download mode. To do that, hold down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons at the same time.
8. Hit Volume UP and you should enter the download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your computer with the help of a USB cable.
10. Hit Start in the Odin and let it flash CF-Root on your device.
11. When it’s done flashing CF-Root, your device will automatically reboot.
12. You’re done!
You’ll boot up into the rooted mode on your Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 device. You can have the root-access confirmed using Root Checker on your device.
Find out how to install a custom recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 from our site.
February 26, 2017 @ 07:41
I have a SM-T550 Android 6.0.1 Galaxy Tab A using build ID T550XXU1BPE4.
The above method does not work.
The tablet:
1) Never reboots
2) Cannot be turned off
3) Cannot go into Recovery Mode
4) Displays two error messages:
In Red = “Recovery is not Seandroid Enforcing”
In Yellow = “Set Warranty Bit: recovery”
Had to reflash with the original 1.5GB firmware to regain functionality.
Thought you should know.
February 26, 2017 @ 09:18
The CF-Auto-Root files sometimes need to be updated by the developer when new software updates bring in new bootloaders with them. During this period, you can expect the rooting file for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 not to work. There is no way of alerting people when this time comes other than trying it.
You can head to the Sam Mobile website and download the stock ROM and flash it with Odin to fix your device from its soft-brick situation you might be facing. There is no permanent damage done at the moment.
Anyway, thanks for the update!
The developer, Chainfire, does not keep track of these issues all by himself. He only knows about them when people tell him about the issues. If you would like to let him know about your issue, you can message him from the official CF-Auto-Root tool thread that is found on the XDA-Developers forum. He will see the message you leave and apply the fix.
CF-Auto-Root tool thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980683