The Samsung Galaxy Y has been known for its affordable price, bringing Android 2.3 Gingerbread to consumers who are tight on the budget. Although it can’t boast of high-end specs, it remains a useful and attractive entry-level phone–and one that you can customize and enhance with custom ROMs.

But, before flashing custom ROMs on your Samsung Galaxy Y S5360, you need to root the phone. Although rooting your phone breaks your warranty, it allows you to flash custom ROMs and other mods that can give your phone a powerful boost.

XDA developer vincent_smoox has created a package that can help you root your device. So, if you want to flash custom ROMs on your mobile phone, read and follow our step-by-step guide on how to root your Samsung Galaxy Y.

Important Reminders

• Pump up your battery power to at least 60% power or more to keep your device alive all throughout the rooting process
• To preserve your phone data and files, create a backup of all your data before rooting your device.
• Terminate all system tools such as antivirus software, firewall programs, and Samsung KIES. These programs might interfere during the rooting process.
• Enable USB debugging on your device. You can do that by going to Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging.
• Makes sure your device is the Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360.
• Root your device at your own risk. We will not be held responsible for any damage arising from the use of this guide.

Instructions

1. Download the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 root package here.
2. Using your USB cable, connect your device to your computer.
3. Copy the downloaded file to your device’s storage.
4. Unplug your device from your computer.
5. Turn off your mobile phone.
6. Press and hold the Volume Up key and Home key (middle button) simultaneously, while tapping the Power button to boot the phone into recovery mode.
7. Using the Volume keys, highlight “install zip from sd card” and tap the Power button to select.
8. Locate and select the rooting package file (update.zip). This will initiate the rooting process on your phone.
9. When the rooting process is complete, your mobile device will automatically reboot. At this point, your device has been rooted.
10. Download the BusyBox installer APK file from here.
11. Use your USB cable to reconnect your phone to the computer
12. Copy the busybox installer APK file to your device’s external microSD card.
13. Install BusyBox on your device.
14. Disconnect your phone from the computer.
15. Switch off your device and reboot it into Recovery mode.
16. Select “Wipe data/factory reset” and confirm your action on the next screen.
17. Select “Wipe Cache Partition” and confirm your action on the next screen.
18. Go back to the main menu and select “Reboot system now” to restart your phone.

Congratulations! You have successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360. You can now add your favorite custom ROM to pump up your phone's performance.