Last Updated on September 18, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
If there’s one thing we all hate with our Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo’s it’s that the battery life is never efficient enough. Modern-day technology tells us that it isn’t going to change anytime soon. Tesla’s Elon Musk is a great example of somebody who is worth billions of dollars but still hasn’t given us anything to be excited about regarding a battery that can last. It’s the single most important reason as to why we are not converting over to electric vehicle technology.
With that said, there are ways we can change the battery on our Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo smartphones without physically changing the battery pack at all. We can do that by reducing the stress that is happening with our hardware. The more we work our smartphone hardware, the more the battery has to work to keep up. By removing things like the default stock apps on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo device we are then able to reduce that load and that gives us the better battery life. Better battery life also comes from reducing the work of your software. Everything that is happening on your screen is using up valuable juice too. We can solve those problems with a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo smartphone by checking out some of the best root apps for Android lists and seeing what you can find for battery life and device performance.
The rooting package found in this guide is based on the JSS15J.N7507ZTUANC5 firmware which is part of an Android 4.3 Jelly Beam update that rolled out to some regions. It does not say that you need to update and run that same JSS15J.N7507ZTUANC5 firmware build ID on your device before you start with the guide. Chainfire tells us that it is just there as a guide for you to see because sometimes a Samsung device will refuse to boot older images. In fact, the guide should work for all Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo devices with the SM-N7507 model number.
Files You Need
- Download the new CF-Auto-Root file for the SM-N7507.
- You are voiding the Samsung warranty of your Galaxy Note 3 Neo smartphone when you follow this guide. You can always unroot by removing the SuperSU or by flashing the stock ROM to get the warranty working again.
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo SM-N7507 running the Android 4.3 update
- Enable the USB Debugging Mode on your Note 3 Neo smartphone.
- Make sure you log in to your Windows computer with the administrators account or else you will not get the flashing tool to work.
- Install the Samsung USB Drivers on your computer by downloading the file and double-clicking on it from the downloads folder. Click the Next > Next > Finish and you’re done installing the drivers.
- Extract the CF-Auto-Root file to the desktop of the computer.
- Double-click and open the Odin flashing tool executable that is on the desktop after you extract the file above.
- Boot the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo in download mode and then connect it to the computer with the USB cable.
- Check that the ID: COM port box lights up from the Odin user interface.
- Click the AP button and then browse the desktop for the CF-Auto-Root file.
- Do not make any changes to the default settings you get from the Odin user interface. (Make sure the Auto Reboot box is checked and the Re-partition box is empty).
- Click the Start button.
- Look over at the display of your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo and it should say that it is installing SuperSU, cleaning up the cache partition and then reflashing the stock recovery.
- In a few seconds, look up at the Odin user interface on the computer and it should give you a pass message inside a green box in the top left corner.
In conclusion, that’s how to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo smartphone with the SM-N7507 model number. You should find the SuperSU available from the Neo’s app drawer when your smartphone reboots.
Chainfire states that any device that does not get into recovery mode during the guide will not be rooted. Anyone not finding the SuperSU available from the app drawer might be suffering from that same fate. For all those times, you can boot the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo into recovery mode manually instead.
Furthermore, anyone who has the Samsung USB drivers working has the device getting into recovery mode and still cannot seem to get the Note 3 Neo rooted can try installing a different version of the Odin flashing tool. Sometimes it can take a few versions before one of them works for your smartphone.