How to Root Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 on Android 4.1.2 [ September 2013 ]

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Just a month back Samsung released a minor 40 MB update for Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 running Android 4.1.2 (  Feels bad stuck on Android 4.1.2 for ages ) , Officially there were no change logs provided for the update but we can assume that it was probably an minor performance  upgrade . As it is with installing an Official software update , My Samsung galaxy S3 was unrooted in this process .

Once again i had to source for the latest CF auto root and Odin to root my Samsung galaxy S3 . In fact i even tried Framaroot which had previously worked on my Samsung galaxy S3 , but after the update Framaroot was unable to root my Galaxy S3 . So the only option i had left was to root my Samsung Galaxy S3 through Odin .

If you had installed the same update , then follow the instructions below to manually root your Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 using Odin and CF-Auto-Root by Chainfire .

NOTE: This guide is only for users having the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 .

Instructions to Root Samsung Galaxy S3 using Odin

  • Step 1: Download CF-Auto-Root and Odin from the links below :

Download CF-Autoroot
Download Odin ( Use Odin 3.07 from this package )

  • Step 2: Install Odin on your PC and run it as Administrator . Now lets prepare your phone for rooting .
  • Step 3: Enable USB debugging in your phone . To enable USB debugging navigate to Settings > System > Developer options > Debugging > USB debugging .

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  • Step 4: Turn off your phone and turn on your phone into download mode by pressing the Volume down + Home + Power keys together . When your phone displays a warning , press the Volume up button to continue into Download mode .
  • Step 5: Connect your Samsung galaxy S3 to your PC using a Data cable .
  • Step 6: You should now see the Odin’s ID:COM status change into blue and an Added message will be displayed .
  • Step 7: Check Auto reboot and F.Reset options in Odin .

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  • Step 8: Click on the PDA button and select the CF-Autoroot file .
  • Step 9: Double check all the instructions above and Click Start to Root your Samsung Galaxy S3 . Wait for a few minutes and you will see a Success message as below :

rooting-galaxy-s3-odin

If you want to confirm whether your Samsung Galaxy S3 is rooted not then Install the Root checker app from the Google play store .Here is a screenshot of root checker app on my Samsung Galaxy S3 .

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