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Good news for every Samsung Galaxy Note users as the Senior XDA member and Android developer, netchip has discovered a method to port ClockworkMod Recovery on your phone. By installing the Clockwork Recovery, then the gate to the root access of your Samsung Galaxy Note is wide opened since it will allow the users to flash SuperUser to gain rooting privileges easier. To those who are not familiar with Samsung Galaxy Note, it is the Southern Korean manufacturer’s phone that has functionality as both phone and tablet. The Galaxy Note comes packed with a 5.3 Inch screen with a Stylus. In case you are one of the Galaxy Note’s users who have expected to this kind of method, simply read on this article to learn how to install ClockworkMod Recovery on your Samsung Galaxy Note and then root it.

Before you move on to the instruction, you better be reconsidering what you are going to do to your Galaxy Note. It is important for you to reconsider your plan to practice the method we are providing below as we are not responsible if your device gets bricked or damaged due to the process. So, once you have made up your mind to install ClockworkMod Recovery on your Samsung Galaxy Note, then you have to practice it at your own risk.

Step by step guide to install ClockworkMod Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Note and then root it:

1. For the first step, you are going to be required to download and install KIES on your PC.
2. Once the file has been downloaded and installed on your PC, just like the first step, you will be asked to download ODIN from here and extract the files to a folder on your desktop. Rename the folder as “Odin” for your convenient.
3. For the third step, please download ClockworkMod Recovery Odin flashable .tar file from here and save it in Odin folder on your desktop.
4. The next stop, you will be required to put your phone in download mode. It can be done by first powering off your phone and then booting it back again while pressing volume down key along with power and home button.
5. When you have arrived in download mode, connect your phone to the computer and wait for driver installation.
6. After this, open the Odin folder on your desktop and click on Odin.exe.
7. Once you have clicked on Odin.exe, now you should see the Odin application screen with one com port tab turn yellow, it indicates that your device has been connected to the PC in download mode.
8. Once done, find and select Clockwork Recovery Tar file that earlier copied to ODIN folder on your desktop by clicking on PDA tab on ODIN.
9. In order to start the ODIN flashing your device, simply click on it. It will be done in a while, so please wait for the process patiently.
10. Your device will reboot automatically once the flashing process has completed.
11. For the next step, you are going to be required to download SuperUser CWM flashable zip from here and connect your phone to the computer then copy the zip file to SD Card root.
12. Once done, you need to reboot your phone in Recovery.
13. In order to gain the root privileges on this device, go to “install zip from SD Card” and select SuperUser.zip file to flash / install once you are in recovery mode.
14. When the process has finished, reboot your phone.
15. After this, verify the root access of your phone through Root Checker application that can be downloaded from the market.

That’s it!! Now you have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your Samsung Galaxy Note as well as gaining the root access of your device. If you had a trouble regarding to the process of installation, then you are recommended to visit the official XDA thread of this method.