How-To-Root-Samsung-Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular)–Easy Guide CF-Auto-Root Zip

How-To-Root-Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular)–Easy Guide CF-Auto-Root Zip 

Complete Rooting Tutorial Of Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular)

Step 1: Download CF-Auto-Root-serranolteusc-serranolteusc-schr890.zip.

Step 2: Now extract CF-Auto-Root Zip at a convenient location in your desktop; you should get a .tar.md5, Odin3-v3.07.exe and few other files within extracted folder.

Step 3: Now turn off your Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular) by long pressing Power button and then tapping on Power off option. Wait 5-6 seconds for vibration to confirm complete switch off.

Step 4: Its now time to boot your smartphone into Download Mode, to do that press and keep holding the Volume Down and Home button in the same time, with these two buttons pressed press the Power Button. When a warning message is displayed, press the Volume Up button to enter into Download Mode.

Step 5: Now run Odin3 v3.07.exe that you get in Step 3 as an Administrator because Admin privileges is required to complete this installation process smoothly.

Step 6: Now it’s time to connect your Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular) with your PC using USB cable. Do it and you will see a message under Odin’s message box in the bottom left saying “Added!!”. If you don’t get it then you should try another USB port (try USB port located in back of your desktop PC cabinet). If this still can’t solve your issue then you should reinstall USB driver for your device. However. if you successfully see the “Added!!” message in Odin then you are ready to go in next step. You should also see COM port with a number, below ID:COM.

Step 7: Now, click the PDA Button, and select the CF-Auto-Root-serranolteusc-serranolteusc-schr890.tar.md5 file that we received at Step 2.

Step 8: In Odin window, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are only two that are selected.

Step 9: To make flashing safe for you double check everything that we mentioned in Step 7 and Step 8 above. Now, once you are ready, hit the START button to begin the flashing process. You can see the progress on your Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular) screen.

Step 10: Once installation is done, your device will reboot automatically and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can then safely unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.

That’s it! Your Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular) running on stock Android firmware is now rooted. You should now see SuperSU app in your app drawer. Tap on it and it will ask you to update the binary. The app also prompt you to disable Knox when installed.

Once done, you can then install apps that require root permission as well as access system files. To confirm if you successfully rooted your Galaxy S4 Mini SCH-R890 (US Cellular) or not, install an app called “Root Checker” which is available for free from Google PLAY store. We recommend you to check out Best Apps For Rooted Android Devices (Android Phones & Tablets).

To unroot your device either flash an official firmware (use our search box) or open SuperSu, then tap on SETTINGS tab and then select Full unroot under CLEANUP section as shown above.