How To Root Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300

Now you can root Samsung Galaxy S III. Samsung Galaxy is still not available in many of the markets and XDA developers have already found a way to root the device. Here in this post we will tell you in detail how to root Samsung Galaxy S III.



Before we start the process of rooting Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300 make sure that it has XXALE8 firmware. You can check this once you go to Settings > About Phone > Baseband Version.

Warning

• These instructions are to be only used on Samsung Galaxy S III. Applying the same procedure on any other device may produce unexpected & undesirable results.
• The information given here is purely instructional and educational. There is no guarantee that the instructions given here will work under your specific and unique conditions.
• Instructions are to be used at your own risk. Android Trickz do not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to your device and you using the info provided in this guide.
• Read carefully and understand the whole guide before actually using it.

Requirements

• Although its not necessary to take back up the data before rooting the handset but its better to take precaution and back up all the required data.
• Minimum charge should be at least 60% so that device may not get turned off during the rooting procedure.
• Disable security tools installed on your computer so that it may not interrupt the rooting process.
• Enable USB debugging on your Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300. To do this, go to Settings > {} Developer Options > USB Debugging.
• Download the rooting package (CF-Insecure-SGS3_XX_NEE_ALE8-v1.2.tar).
• Download Odin required to carry out the rooting procedure.
• File extracting software like WinRAR, WinZIP, 7-Zip or any other similar software.

Process to Root Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300 on XXALE8 Firmware

Follow the below mentioned process to root Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300:

• First of all download the rooting package and Odin. Extract the rooting package.
• Open Odin on your computer.
• Turn off your device to enter it in Download mode. Samsung Galaxy S3 can be entered into Download mode by pressing Volume down Key, Center button (OK button) and while holding both of them simultaneously press the power button until the green robot is visible on the screen indicating that handset is in Download mode.
• Connect the phone to the computer after which you get the COM port visible highlighted with yellow color as shown in the image.

• After this, click on “PDA” present on right side and select the file named “CF-Insecure-SGS3_XX_NEE_ALE8-v1.2.tar” from the extracted folder of rooting package.
• Once the file is selected, click on Start to begin the rooting process. As soon as the rooting procedure is complete, your Galaxy S3 device will be rebooted. Disconnect the phone once home screen is visible.

Necessary Steps To Be Taken In case of Force Close Issue

• Say if after rooting, device is facing force close issue then in that case turn off the device and enter it into Recovery Mode.
• Recovery mode can be entered by pressing the Volume Up Key, center Button and while holding both of them simultaneously press the power button.
• Once the phone is in recovery mode, select the options for Wipe data/factory reset and also select Wipe Cache partition. After this reboot the device by selecting reboot system now. All the options can be accessed by using volume rocker key and to select a particular option press the power button.

NOTE: At any point of time if the process of rooting gets stopped or affected due to any reason then there is no need to worry, just restart the process by re-inserting the battery.

Congratulation, you have successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy S3. Now you can enjoy certain apps which require root access and also you can install custom ROMs.

(Android Trickz)