Heads up, Samsung Galaxy Camera users. If you’d like to root your Galaxy Camera but don’t want to go to all the trouble of downloading the Android SDK, and other difficult tasks, you’re in luck now. Root is now achievable on Galaxy camera. This toolkit comes from developer mskip, who also released simple tookits for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 10 devices.
mskip’s Galaxy Camera Root Toolkit v1.0 is an executable that takes care and simplifies the unlock/root/recovery process on your device, and you can easily modify your device very easily, although you’re not a power user. This tool kit lets you to install drivers, root the camera, flash stock recovery, and perform a full Nandroid backup.
Functions of Samsung Galaxy Camera Tool Kit
- # Install drivers automatically
- # Backup/Restore a single package or all apps, user data and Internal Storage
- # Backup your /data/media (virtual SD Card) to your PC for a Full Safe backup of data
- # Root any public build (different options)
- # Flash Stock Recovery image to device
- # Perform a FULL NANDROID Backup of your system via adb and save in Custom Recovery format on your PC
- # Pull /data and /system folders, compress to a .tar file and save to your PC
- # Auto Update ToolKit on startup (donators feature)
- # Dump selected Partitions, compress to a .zip file with md5 and save to your PC
- # Install BusyBox binary on device
- # Rename Recovery Restore files if present
- # Download, Extract and Flash Stock Rom (full steps)
- # Flash Insecure Boot Image for adb mode
- # Flash Stock Boot Image back to your device
- # Create tar file to flash via Odin with 1-click process
- # Rip cache.img to zip file in CWM format
- # Install a single apk or multiple apk’s to your device
- # Push Files from your PC to your device
- # Pull Files from your device to your PC
- # Set Files Permissions on your device
- # Dump selected LogCat buffers to your PC
- # Dump BugReport to your PC (if installed)
- # Help, Information Screen for various tasks
- # Mods Section to modify your device (increase bitrate for video, increase camera quality settings, fix permissions in Internal Storage)
- # Reboot Device options in adb mode
- # Change background, text colour in ToolKit
The developer says this tool kit works in Windows PCs only. Head over to the source link to read through the thread for feedback and hit the below link to download the free tool kit for Galaxy Camera. There’s also a “Donate” option available that gets you some extra features. You can also find a step-by-step walkthrough with instructions on how to root your device.
Source: XDA Developers Forum