[GUIDE] UPDATED: How to Root Your Sprint Galaxy S3

[Skunkape60]

Great work on the tutorial.
Process cant be easier.

Does the "Team Epic Root From Recovery" file work for LI3 also?
Just for those out there wondering.

Lol... It should... i will return to stock when I get home to test it (just to be sure). You see what I do to my phone for you guys. It's been rooted and unrooted well over 20 times testing everything I do.

 

[Skunkape60]

Ok I can confirm that the team epic root from recovery file works perfectly with LI3. Went to stock LI3 and stock recovery. Flashed recovery in odin and then flashed team epic root from recovery. I am now rooted with custom recovery. I checked to make sure it stuck through 3 reboots. Still rooted and still on cwm. Any more questions?

 

[Jaimeg123prmt]

When flashing a new rom, do you have to do another nandroid backup, and do a wipe?

 

[Skunkape60]

When flashing a new rom, do you have to do another nandroid backup, and do a wipe?

If you want to save the rom you are on, then go ahead and backup. If not, or you have a recent backup already, then no.

As far as what to wipe, check out the guide to flashing in recovery. It tells you what to flash depending on what you're doing.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=210987

 

[Robbie Doo]

Re: [GUIDE] UPDATED: How to Root Your Galaxy S3

I get the same thing and there are no answers anywhere for that. I guess we just leave it as is.

 

[Skunkape60]

Re: [GUIDE] UPDATED: How to Root Your Galaxy S3

I get the same thing and there are no answers anywhere for that. I guess we just leave it as is.

You are referring to?????? No answers for what?????

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Ok thanks. Nobody has asked how to root after just how to keep their root. Guess i better just root my phone instead of putting it off to another day lol. Ill use your instruction on how to root on this thread after work tonight. Thanks again

How did it go?

 

[Robbie Doo]

Re: [GUIDE] UPDATED: How to Root Your Galaxy S3

You are referring to?????? No answers for what?????

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That's ok Skunkape60, I used the QCom tool to root and it was a breeze.


How did it go?

 

[Robbie Doo]

Re: [GUIDE] UPDATED: How to Root Your Galaxy S3

It went pretty smooth. It took a few minutes and it was done. However, I didn't install any custom rom. Kept it at stock. But I get the OTA update notification all the time. For the time being, I'm ignoring the updates cuz I'm not sure what it will do to my rooted phone. Should I do the update or not? Any ideas?

 

[Skunkape60]

It went pretty smooth. It took a few minutes and it was done. However, I didn't install any custom rom. Kept it at stock. But I get the OTA update notification all the time. For the time being, I'm ignoring the updates cuz I'm not sure what it will do to my rooted phone. Should I do the update or not? Any ideas?

If you don't care about the update, just accept it and it should fail and not ask you again. You can always get it later when when you feel like it.

 

[Robbie Doo]

If you don't care about the update, just accept it and it should fail and not ask you again. You can always get it later when when you feel like it.

Yeah, that's exactly what happened. It failed?
I haven't gotten the annoying update notification since, though?!

 

[Skunkape60]

Updated: I zipped up all the files into a single zip file. Now you can just download a single file.

 

[Jaimeg123prmt]

I know this is the Sprint rooting method, but is the att galaxy s3 method similar? I went to the att section for the s3, but it wasn't as organized as the Sprint forums. Point being, I couldn't find a clear answer on the rooting method. Thanks in advance.

 

[Skunkape60]

I know this is the Sprint rooting method, but is the att galaxy s3 method similar? I went to the att section for the s3, but it wasn't as organized as the Sprint forums. Point being, I couldn't find a clear answer on the rooting method. Thanks in advance.

I think the procedure is the same but the files you flash are or could be different. I will look into it if you like.

 

[Skunkape60]

I know this is the Sprint rooting method, but is the att galaxy s3 method similar? I went to the att section for the s3, but it wasn't as organized as the Sprint forums. Point being, I couldn't find a clear answer on the rooting method. Thanks in advance.

Ok... i will try and convert my tutorial to the AT&T phone. I will try to get it up on the AT&T forum tonight.

 

[Jaimeg123prmt]

Ok... i will try and convert my tutorial to the AT&T phone. I will try to get it up on the AT&T forum tonight.

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

 

[Skunkape60]

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

You can give this a try. I moved my guide over to the AT&T forum. It should work fine. As far as I could tell only one file has changed. The guide on the at&t forum has that file included and the incorrect file removed. I don't have the AT&T phone so you may have to be my guinea pig

AT&T Rooting Guide

 

[Herduc]

Thanks for your help in making this guide, just got my galaxy 3 and I'm thinking of rooting with the stock rom so I can remove all the apps I don't need and getting tethering. Is that feasible? Even with the latest ota updates? What are the disadvantages of being rooted? If any.
Thanks.

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[Skunkape60]

Thanks for your help in making this guide, just got my galaxy 3 and I'm thinking of rooting with the stock rom so I can remove all the apps I don't need and getting tethering. Is that feasible? Even with the latest ota updates? What are the disadvantages of being rooted? If any.
Thanks.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Android Central Forums

My only drawback to rooting is you have to manually update instead of the being automatically updated with an ota.

 

[Herduc]

How about the latest updates, still using the same root process?
Thanks

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[Skunkape60]

How about the latest updates, still using the same root process?
Thanks

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Absolutely...