Last Updated on September 19, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake

The Samsung Galaxy E7 smartphone with the SM-E700M model number might not have received the Android 5.0 update like many of the others in the same E series, but you can still put that operating system of yours to good use with some tweaks with the help from root access to the internal system. One root application you might not know about already is the REC app. The REC app is a free purchase from Google Play and will record whatever is on the display of your device when you push the button. The root permissions make REC a powerful app and also allow you to record audio streams.

These are the guidelines to root the Samsung Galaxy E7 smartphone with the SM-E700M model number running on the Android 4.4.4 KitKat software update using the CF-Auto-Root tool and the Odin flashing application on a Windows computer.

Samsung Galaxy E7

Files You Need

  1. Download the CF-Auto-Root file for the SM-E700M smartphone on Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
  2. The CF-Auto-Root one click rooting application does the Samsung warranty. You can get in contact with your mobile service provider to find out if they are willing to let you root the device. Some of them are willing to keep your business.

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy E7 SM-E700M smartphone running Android 4.4.4 KitKat

  1. Enable the USB Debugging Mode on the Samsung Galaxy E7 so it can connect to the computer and use the Odin flashing application.
  2. Extract the CF-Auto-Root package to the desktop of the computer.
  3. Right-click the mouse on the Odin executable file and choose to run it as an administrator.
  4. Do not make any changes from the Odin default settings you get when the application opens on the desktop. Double-click the Odin file if yours doesn’t open automatically and leave it open until we start using it soon.
  5. Boot the Samsung Galaxy E7 SM-E700M smartphone to download mode.
  6. Connect the Galaxy E7 device to the computer with the USB cable.
  7. Installing the universal Windows ADB driver on the computer if you do not see the blue or a yellow ID: COM port from the Odin application. Those with a color in the box can continue because it means your device is connected.
  8. Click the AP button and search the desktop location for the rooting file ending in the tar.md5 extension.
  9. Click the Start button.
  10. Wait for the box in Odin to light up a green color with the pass message available inside the box.
  11. Now focus your attention on the Samsung Galaxy E7 smartphone and look out for when it says your device is restoring the stock recovery, cleaning up and the going to reboot in 10 seconds time.
  12. The Samsung Galaxy E7 SM-E700M smartphone will now reboot to recovery mode because the rooting tool does that by itself. It’s necessary for the rooting method to have worked according to the developer.

In conclusion, that’s all you need to root the Samsung Galaxy E7 SM-E700M smartphone running on the Android 4.4.4 KitKat operating system using the CF-Auto-Root one click rooting application that easily installs and enables SuperSU on your device. Any E7 smartphone that does not make it to recovery mode will need to be booted to recovery mode manually after the flashing finishes. It must get into recovery during the first time boot or you will probably have to start the guide again.