Most of you looking to get your hands on Samsung’s latest Galaxy S III
smartphone will still be waiting, but courtesy of the intuitive folks over at
XDA, it’s already been rooted. As was the case with the Galaxy S, S II and the
larger-than-life Galaxy Note, it doesn’t have a locked bootloader, so the task
of acquiring root was automatically that tidbit easier.
Samsung could have made it difficult for the hackers and devs to get into the
Android innards, but have done the community a real service by shipping the
device with an unlocked bootloader. Many OEMs love to play hard-ball, but the
Korean company doesn’t seem altogether bothered with what users do with a device
once it’s been paid for – as it should be.
While, as stated, we don’t reckon many of you will be in possession of a
Galaxy S III just yet, it’s good to have the information out there so you can
get a rough idea of the steps involved when you finally do get your paws on the
Samsung’s first quad-core effort.
As usual, follow at your own risk. This tutorial is posted for information
purposes only.
Step 1: Download the insecure
kernel (based on the XX NEE ALE8 firmware) from
Chainfire.
Step 2: Download ODIN 1.85,
which we’ll be using to flash the insecure kernel.
Step 3: Once you’ve
download both, extract using the archiving tool of your choice. I use WinRar,
but if you’ve done this before, you’ll probably have your utility of choice
already installed.
Step 4: After
extracting the kernel, you’ll be left with a .tar file.
Step 5: Place your
device into Download Mode by pressing and holding the
Volume Down + Power / Lock buttons simultaneously, and pressing
Volume Up when prompted.
Step 6: Run ODIN,
connect your device to your PC via USB, and within ODIN, click on
PDA and select the .tar file you extracted
from the insecure kernel.
Step 7: Click
Start and the flashing process will begin.
Step 8: Now you
will need to "
upgrade," as it were, from insecure to full root. To do
this, you’ll need to boot your Galaxy S III, and enable USB Debugging by
browsing to
Settings >
Applications > Development.
Step 9: Your
insecure root allows adb root commands, but won’t enable your apps to get
superuser access; thus, you’ll need to install SuperSU.
Step 10: Download the
sgs3-root-install.zip file [XDA Developers link], which contains SuperSU v0.89,
and extract it.
Step 11: With adb
running, double-click the install.bat, and after a reboot, your Samsung Galaxy S
III will be fully rooted!
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