How to Root The AT&T Galaxy S3 (From The Sprint Forums)

[sqa4life]

Very straight forward instructions.
I rooted my phone just for curiosity I think I'll unroot it as I don't see much benefits for rooting.

 

[rborelli]

What I did was decrypted my phone before I rooted. I didn't want to take any chances. After I rooted, rather than having my phone encrypted again, I installed Touchdown as my Exchange client. My company approves this software and it restricts the app, not the phone. Hope this helps.

Bob

 

[Shanicenicolle]

Has anybody done this successfully on windows 8?

Sent from my Red GS3

 

[Skunkape60]

Has anybody done this successfully on windows 8?

Sent from my Red GS3

Not that I know of.

 

[Shanicenicolle]

Not that I know of.

I think this might be why my drivers won't install

Sent from my Red GS3

 

[Skunkape60]

I think this might be why my drivers won't install

Sent from my Red GS3

Did you try again this morning and it still didn't work?

 

[Shanicenicolle]

Did you try again this morning and it still didn't work?

Edit: Success! Thanks for your help and putting together this tutorial!

 

[Skunkape60]

Edit: Success! Thanks for your help and putting together this tutorial!

So how did you get the drivers working?

 

[Shanicenicolle]

So how did you get the drivers working?

Had to install using compatibility mode in windows 8

Sent from my Red GS3

 

[Skunkape60]

Had to install using compatibility mode in windows 8

Sent from my Red GS3

Good to know. Thanks, I will update the instructions for the Windows 8 users.

 

[Skunkape60]

Updated the guide with instructions for Windows 8 users.

 

[TwinSac]

Success!!! Having the video really helped me with the process. I will share my mistake: for some reason I chose to unzip the Team Epic Root From Recovery file and sent the unzipped folder to my phone. That really scared me when I didnt have the "unzip" option. I started the process all over and it worked out fine.

Now what should I do? Best way to get rid of bloatware??
Thanks again.

 

[bogdaryl]

Thanks so much. After much reading and watching of videos on you tube . I gave it a try thanks everything went smooth and easy.

 

[sfrrr]

Success!!! Having the video really helped me with the process. I will share my mistake: for some reason I chose to unzip the Team Epic Root From Recovery file and sent the unzipped folder to my phone. That really scared me when I didnt have the "unzip" option. I started the process all over and it worked out fine.

Now what should I do? Best way to get rid of bloatware??
Thanks again.

When I root a phone, I use titanium backup premium (or do they call it PRO?). I freeze (disable) one or two apps at a time, then wait to see if my system accepts it. Then I freeze another couple, etc. I don't actually uninstall an app until it's been frozen for several months and my system has shown no ill effects while the app has been disabled.

Sent from my GT-I9300

 

[rmac1679]

Will this method work with the I747UCLH9 baseband or do I have to factory reset to LG1?

 

[Skunkape60]

Will this method work with the I747UCLH9 baseband or do I have to factory reset to LG1?

Yes. It will work fine.

 

[pappcam]

I am now officially rooted. Thank you very much.

What happens once the official JB update comes down the pipe.

Also, should I use recovery mode for backing up my current rom or is there an app that makes it easier to backup and load custom roms?

Again, thanks very much.

 

[Skunkape60]

I am now officially rooted. Thank you very much.

What happens once the official JB update comes down the pipe.

Also, should I use recovery mode for backing up my current rom or is there an app that makes it easier to backup and load custom roms?

Again, thanks very much.

There will be ways for the rooted people to update.There always is.

 

[Airlsee]

I rooted my S3 a few weeks ago using this guide and everything worked flawlessly. About a week ago I updated the SuperUser binaries and now I get a "shell has been granted superuser permission" notification at random times. I've noticed it the most using Boat Browser, this didn't happen before I updated the binaries, so I am just wanting to go back to the version that was installed with this root. Do I need to do anything special or could I just follow the steps again even though my phone is already rooted, or is there an easier way to go about this?

 

[Skunkape60]

I rooted my S3 a few weeks ago using this guide and everything worked flawlessly. About a week ago I updated the SuperUser binaries and now I get a "shell has been granted superuser permission" notification at random times. I've noticed it the most using Boat Browser, this didn't happen before I updated the binaries, so I am just wanting to go back to the version that was installed with this root. Do I need to do anything special or could I just follow the steps again even though my phone is already rooted, or is there an easier way to go about this?

Open support user app and go to settings. Make sure to turn off notifications.