For those of you who want to root your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 on latest Android 7.0 Nougat, you will want to use Magisk root method so you can still use Android Pay, Pokemon Go, Snapchat, or any other apps that may not run with rooted phone. Rooting your Galaxy Note 5 with Magisk will allow you to hide root from such apps and also enjoy root at the same time.
Now, rooting WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE your Samsung Pay! Just know this before you root, you HAVE BEEN WARNED!
You will need a Windows computer to root your Note 5.
Step 1. Go into Settings->About Device and check your “Model number” and make sure it is one of the below listed.
- T-Mobile SM-N920T
- Sprint SM-N920P
- Canadian SM-N920W8
- US Cellular SM-N920R4
- Chinese SM-N9200 or SM-N9208
- Korean SM-N920K, SM-N920L, SM-N920S
- International SM-N920C, SM-N920CD, SM-N920G, SM-N920I
Step 2. Tap on “Build number” about 5 times until it says, “Developer mode has been turned on”.
Step 3. Go back to Settings menu and tap on “Developer options”.
Step 4. Make sure “OEM unlock” is set to ON. If you don’t see this option, it means it is already ON so skip this step.
Step 5. Power off your Note 5 then hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together until you see a warning screen like below.
Step 6. Hit Volume Up button to put it into Download mode.
Step 7. Connect a micro-USB cable from your Note 5 to your computer.
Step 8. Download all the files you need:
Download:
Download Magisk and Samsung AntiRoot Removal
Download ODIN and Samsung USB drivers
Download TWRP for your model of Note 5
After downloading, unzip the ODIN into a folder.
Step 9. Run the ODIN program EXE file in the extracted folder.
Step 10. You should see a blue-highlighted box with random COM number. If you don’t see this, run the Samsung USB driver EXE program to install drivers.
Step 11. Choose “AP” then choose the TWRP file you downloaded earlier.
Step 12. Hit “Start” and as son as you see “RESET!”, IMMEDIATELY hold down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power buttons together.
You should now be in TWRP recovery. If you mess up this step, just repeat Step 12 until you get it.
Step 13. Copy over Magisk and Samsung AntiRoot Removal files to your Note 5.
Step 14. Tap on “Install”.
Step 15. Choose the Magisk file.
Step 16. Tap on “Add more Zips”.
Step 17. Choose Samsung AntiRoot Removal file.
Step 18. Swipe to install both files and root.
Step 19. Reboot system!
Choose “Do Not Install”.
Step 20. Once rebooted, install phh’s Superuser from the Play Store and also update Magisk Manager.
UPDATE: Google has removed Magisk Manager app from the Play Store, which you will need, just grab the Magisk Manager APK here and install it manually.
Step 21. You can verify you have full root by installing Titanium Backup app from the Play Store. If you see Superuser request window like below, congrats! You have fully rooted your Note 5!
If you want to backup your whole OS this point, see How to Backup/Restore ROM using TWRP Recovery.
To hide root, simply use “hide root” feature in Magisk Manager settings and you will be able to hide root from Android Pay, Pokemon Go, Snapchat, etc…etc…
If you want to enjoy Galaxy S8 features, be sure to check out Galaxy S8 ROM here but that may break your ability to hide root. Or if you don’t want to install custom ROM and keep hiding root, you can use Galaxy S8 conversion method instead.
Credits – Magisk
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I just wanted to root my galaxy note 5 (sm-n920c (dual sim)). I used SpaceX-Kernel-v0.1_N920CD(official).tar.md5 and SpaceX-Kernel-v0.1_N920T(official).tar.md5and Noble_Kernel_Auto-Root_N920T_v0.1_Rebuid3.tar.md5 but they didn’t work an gave me an error about kernel is nor seandroid enforcing with red line above the startup page.
So I searched again and found this tutorial. everything was ok but in last step I got this error:
Updater process ended with ERROR: 1
Error installing zip file’/sdcard/samsung-antiroot-removal-2.4.zip’
Also I have 6.4G free space on my phone! What’s the problem and how can I fix it?
Tried it multiple times; every time I get to step #19 and swipe to reboot, I get no Install dialogue; it just reboots and goes straight into Android, and not TWRP. Any ideas?
Nougat 7.0
Sprint Galaxy Note 5 SMN920P
Tried it multiple times; every time I get to step #19 and swipe to reboot, I get no Reboot/DoNotInstall dialogue; it just reboots and goes straight into Android, and not TWRP. Any ideas?
Nougat 7.0
Sprint Galaxy Note 5 SMN920P
Great tutorial! Root method works flawless. However, Magisk won’t hide root from samsung theme store. I am unable to login in to my account. I assume the samsung theme store is one of those apps that will not work with root access. Any suggestions??
i want to root SM N920v plz can any one guide me
I was able to download two APK files from XDA. Samsung pass and Samsung account. Google your problem and you’ll find the link. Installing those two solve my problem
And did that work for you? could you help me? Why I followed this tutorial and now the samsung account does not work and I do not leave the cell root.
Why do you guys post tutorials but don’t respond to people asking for help or having other issues?
failed!
updater process ended with ERROR: 1
Error installing zip file ‘ /sdcard/download/magisk-v12.0.zip’
twrp is succesfull when i tried to install magisk it shows this
So for the people having trouble with the samsung driver not working on the computer for example red letters will appear that it wont let you run them on the computer even on a windows computer so what i did i fired up Odin i connected my phone (before turning off and have it on download mode) let Odin recognize the phone for me (sprint) i had com4 keep it connected to the computer with odin on still now you will turn it off then go the step where you have to set it on download you should see that it now says com6 and now you can move on further on the steps and not pull you’re hair like i did.
I did not work and now I have problems with the samsung account, how do I solve it?
In the root process in the part where you have to look in google play store “Magisk” I can not find it. So I decided to look for the APK and install it by hand, but anyway I left without leaving my cell and Root accessing the Samsung account all the time.
Hello Max, I am very distressed because I have followed to the letter of your video tutorial and web page to make root my Note 5 with android 7.0 and not only that the root has failed but now I have problems with my Samsung account since He asks me for logeo all the time. What can I ahcer to solve this?
In the root process in the part where you have to look in google play store “Magisk” I can not find it. So I decided to look for the APK and install it by hand, but anyway I left without leaving my cell and Root accessing the Samsung account all the time.
thanks work perfect
Anyone know where I can find this for Verizon?
Is all data will lose?
stuck in step 12… i have now a white screen with t-mobile logo, that’s it… no twrp mode… tried several times with step 12.. please help
Hi Max, for the longest time we have been under the impression that Verizon phones could not be rooted. I just got off the phone with tier 3 tech support from Verizon on a different matter regarding my phone and was getting along with the supervisor quite well (apparently we went to the same alma mater). I asked if my phone can be rooted and he said absolutely and told me to unlock OEM in dev options. Does this actually unlock the bootloader or was he mistaken?
Hello im having trouble with the twrp install process from odin download mode. im on a stock n920p running the latest updated 7.0 as of 8-17-17 N920PVPU3DQG2. i followed your instructions but when i was going to hold the volume up home and power after it completes and resets on the phone screen it said “BLOCK BY FAP LOCK.
im not sure how to get around this. any ideas on this i just upgraded from my note 4 and i always loved the roms you post. thank you so much
i missed the developer option to turn oem off.. i got it thank you so much
hello..
i have rooted my mobile as above mentioned.but i m unable to find magisk manager from play store..
i have rooted my note 5 sprint ..
i cant get magisk manager from playstore to update..
titanium backup say device is not rooted,,
titanium backup saying that its not rooted..
while its rooted..
I am want at&t twrp file please send me
My google play doesnot find any magisk manager app in store.how i solve my this problem
Hi Max,
I recently installed TWRP using Odin with the hope of rooting the phone using MAGISK.
Oding passed however the TWRP wont come on.
When I tried to boot recovery the phone goes into updating and finally comes up wit a blue screen and a yellow triangle with a message ‘ no command’
My phone stiil runs as normal but I am not able to complete the rooting process. Plese help
Hello, I tried your technique and everything worked perfectly. I just have one issueMagdsk version 12 has many problems. For example I can not download any mods without receiving and installation error. I read at the XDA forum site they highly recommended to update to version 14 And manager version 5.4.3. My question is do I need to uninstall everything from your technique 1st or can I just simply Flash the new 2 zip versions?
It not work on N920 R4