Korean recently released the Galaxy S7 after Galaxy S6. Galaxy S7 has some minor changes in design as compared to Galaxy S6 but has various major improvements in the internals including the SD greeting card slot is now available in the Galaxy S7 and is slightly wider having some extra battery pack. So if you have Galaxy S7 Exynos model G930F/FD/X/S/W8 and wish to install TWRP custom restoration on your Galaxy S7 to flash custom ROMs, Mods, take nandroid back up copies, restore backups, wipe data or any other rupture on your phone then we now have a step-by-step guide provided below. Remember that you can use information only for the Exynos variant of this device. Users having Snapdragon alternatives will have to hold out a little more to install TWRP or any type of other custom recovery as they come with locked bootloaders by carriers.
TWRP is a powerful tool that helps developers and Android advanced users to make their life easier. Being an advanced Android user you may already know about TWRP but if you are a brand new user then let me tell you that TWRP (TeamWin Restoration Project is a custom recovery) has many features that weight loss find in a stock restoration.
Before Getting Started:
Download Odin3_v3.10.7
Download TWRP for Galaxy S7
Samsung USB Drivers
Download SuperSU
Download dm-verity and force encryption disabler
Before Getting Started:
Make a proper backup of all your existing data like SMS, MMS, Videos, Contacts and Call Logs etc before proceeding to the rooting guide.Required Files:
Enable OEM Unlock by navigating to Settings > Developer options.
To enable Developer Options, go to Settings app > About Phone and then tap Build Number 7 times.
Download and install Samsung USB Drivers on windows-based PC so that ODIN can detect your device.
The battery level of your device should at least about 70%.
Download SuperSU if you want root access on your device.
Download dm-verity and force encryption disabler if you don’t want root access on your device
Download Odin3_v3.10.7
Download TWRP for Galaxy S7
Samsung USB Drivers
Download SuperSU
Download dm-verity and force encryption disabler
Steps To Install TWRP on Galaxy S7 Exynos Variants:
Step 1 Download the .tar format of the recovery (Not the img format).
Step 2 Extract Odin3_v3.10.7.zip on your PC and run Odin3 v3.10.7.exe as an Administrator.
Step 3 Turn off your Galaxy S7 in order to boot into Download mode.
Step 4 Turn On the phone while pressing and holding Volume Down + Home + Power keys at the same time for a while until a warning appears on your device. Then press Volume up button to confirm and the device will boot into Download mode.
Step 5 Connect your Galaxy S7 with the PC using its USB data cable. Once the phone is successfully connected to the PC, you will get a Added message in Odin.
Step 6 Click on the AP button in Odin and locate the the firmware .tar file that you have already downloaded and press OK.
Step 7 Navigate to Options tab in Odin and remember to tick Re-partition and Auto Reboot options but F. Reset Time should not be ticked.
Step 8 Click on the Start button and wait for the process to complete. After the installation is completed successfully, you will get a PASS message in Odin.
Step 9 Boot the device into Recovery Mode. Press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons for few seconds. This will boot the freshly installed custom recovery TWRP.
Step 10 Here you’ll be asking to allow system modifications. Swipe right to continue. Remember that it will trigger dm-verity and you won’t be able to boot your device until you install SuperSU or dm-verity and force encryption disabler on your device.
Step 11 Choose Wipe option and then swipe to format data on the Galaxy S7.
Step 12 Now transfer the SuperSU zip file or the ‘dm-verity and force encryption disabler.zip’ to your device. While you are still in TWRP recovery, you will need to copy the file.
Step 13 Flash the .zip file you have transferred by selecting Install option in TWRP, then locate the SuperSU zip file or dm-verity and force encryption disabler.zip and then swipe to confirm the installation.
Step 14 Restart your Galaxy S7 to System and then wait for it to boot up.
Done! You have successfully installed TWRP custom recovery on your Galaxy S7.