Looking for full control over your brand new Samsung Galaxy S3? In less than ten minutes, you can safely root your brand new Galaxy S3 using the desktop program Odin. Interested? Let's begin the process.
First you will need to download Odin. This is a desktop program that transfers to your phone the files necessary for root. Get it here.
Next, you will need to download the root package. Find it here.
Unzip the attached Odin.zip file using winzip or similar utility
Unzip the CF-Root-SGS3-vX.X.zip
Start Odin by clicking the .exe file
Click the PDA button, and select CF-Root-SGS3-vX.X.tar
Put your phone in download mode (turn off phone, then hold volume-down + home + power to boot – if it asks you to press a button to continue, press the listed button)
(USB) Connect the phone to your computer
Make sure Repartition is NOT checked
Click the Start button
Wait for Android to boot
Your Galaxy S3 will boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, just wait out the process, as it will reboot once again.
You will then be able to identify the SU app in your app drawer, meaning you have gained successful root.
Watch our video below for step-by-step instructions.
I'm a Broadcast and Digital Media major (full time student), and a tech journalist at Android Authority. I have owned dozens of Android devices over the years, starting in the Cupcake days, most of which I've rooted. I have had the opportunity to review dozens of devices, products, and software in the past year with AA, and will continue bringing readers and viewers the best coverage I can regarding Android.
Did the S2 with no problem. Will get the S3 when I get some cash…
Marshall Miller
What do you do when the phone says Unsupport dev_type, and Odin says Fail?
Himanshu
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trein91
Hey, does this method increase the binary counter and etc? There are sooo many methods to root with and it’s really hard to choose which one >< First time android user here.
trein91
What about unrooting? Updating OTA? Does that cancel root etc? Is the rooting process different for an older firmware vs a newer firmware? eg ALE8 vs ALF6
trein91
Mine says COM4 instead of COM12 in Odin? Should I continue or?
atech17b
the root file doesnt contain any PDA files…
louis
I was unable to sync to Kies after this :( does anyone encounter the same problem?
dobsy83
yh yh i done mine many thanks top lad
Berry van Mulligen
Berry – after rooten of my Galaxy S3 the unit could
not found the installed micro sd card of 32 GB. What should I do that the S3 recognize the SD card again?