**WARNING ATTEMPT THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK **
(I ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG)
This guide is meant only and only for Samsung Galaxy S3 I9305 4G LTE, do not attempt to try this on any other variant or device
Rooting guide for GSM Galaxy S3 and all other variants, have been covered by many others. “Christ !”, all you have to do is Google ” Do I Root My Android Device..”, yet the one that is still in question, is the Samsung Galaxy S3 I9305 LTE (International Version). The question that might just strike you is “Why would I need root?”, and I’ll say “Why not!”.
Everything you need, to explore your device’s boundaries begins here…
Say, you need to remove pre-loaded bloatware from your device, you need to alter the system’s CPU freq and other measures, you need to move apps from your Internal to external storage to save space, you will eventually need to root. It not only lets to perform such functions but also makes you the actual owner of the device having complete control over it and makes it eligible to flash Custom ROMs and Kernels. Another important prospect is a Custom Recovery, which aids you in flashing any custom zip files.
The Nexus line of devices follow some easy procedure by directly flashing the SuperSU binaries, HTC devices needs their own tools and so does others. But Samsung, since the beginning of the Android career used the very famous Odin tool and hence it does play the most important role here. By using this guide, you can root and install TWRP on Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 LTE (international version),very easily..
Ok, lets get it started!
Prerequisites
- Download and Install Samsung USB drivers
- Enable USB Debugging
- Backup your Apps, Contacts, Logs, Messages and Settings
- Download CF-Auto-Root package (filename: CF-Auto-Root-m3-m3zh-gti9305.zip)
- Download TWRP Odin flash-able package (filename: openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-i9305.tar)
Root Galaxy S3 GT-I9305
- Extract CF-Auto-Root-m3-m3zh-gti9305.zip to the desktop.
- Switch off your device. Press Volume Down, Home and Power button altogether until you see the warning triangle. Now press the Volume Up button to enter into Download Mode.
- Now connect your device to the PC via USB cable.
- Run Odin3 v3.07.exe with Administrator privileges.
- You will see the COM port number in the ID: COM box, which means the connection has been established successfully.
- In the Odin window, click on the PDA button and select the CF-Auto-Root-m3-m3zh-gti9305.tar.md5
- Make sure Auto-Reboot and F.Reset Time are checked.
- Click on the Start button to initiate the process and observe the on-going process in the Message screen on the bottom-left of the Odin window.
- Once the process is complete, you will be indicated by a PASS!/RESET message.
To verify if your device has been successfully rooted, click on the box below, or scan the code to get the App from the “Play Store”.
