The Sprint Galaxy Note 4 that’s runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 805 chipset just got root. Thanks to Chainfire, who delivered the root as soon as the official firmware for the device released. The Sprint Galaxy Note 4 was rootable even with the cf auto root package for Sprint variant, but Chainfire stated that he’ll release the root for Sprint Galaxy Note 4 only when an official firmware for the device is out.

The CF Auto Root package is Chainfire’s root for various Samsung Galaxy devices, however it isn’t an one-for-all package. Cf Auto Root is a device dependent rooting script which involves flashing a slightly modified kernel of the original firmware of the device. And since flashing a modified kernel voids warranty, cf root will trip your Note 4’s knox counter (0x1).

The Sprint Galaxy Note 4 comes with an unlocked bootloader which makes it possible to modified kernels and hence allowing it to be rooted. An unlocked bootloader makes it easier for developers to root a device. Verizon and AT&T are known to lock bootloader on their devices, which makes it really complicated for devs to root these devices. Last year, the Galaxy Note 3 variants of AT&T and Verizon were rooted months after the launch of the deviceswith a new root exploit by the name of Towelroot. However, Samsung has patched the Towelroot exploit in its newer firmwares, so it’ll be even more harder for dev to root AT&T and Verzion variants of Galaxy Note 4 this year.

WHY ROOT?

Rooting Android devices have many benefits, we did a separate post on why you should root your Galaxy Note 4. Have a look:

icon-hand-o-right Root Galaxy Note 4: The Benefits, Risks and Rooting Instructions

So without any further ado, let’s proceed to instruction on how to root Sprint Galaxy Note 4.