Root yOUr Galaxy S3 Now With CF-Root

Check before you proceed to root your S3.

Make sure your device is the GT-i9300. You can do this by navigating through Settings > About device > Model Number on your Samsung Galaxy S3. If your model number includes a suffix, then the following step-by-step might not work for you, and if it’s a different model number altogether, it certainly won’t work, and you’ll be treading through dangerous territory with your new device.

Step 1: Download ODIN 1.85 : The tool to flash the CF-Root package onto your device.

Step 2: Download the CF-Root-SGS3-v6.0.zip package, and extract.

Step 3: Once you’ve unpacked your CF-Root archive, you should end up with CF-Root-SGS3-v6.0.tar

Step 4: Ensuring your device is not connected to your computer, run ODIN.

Step 5: Click PDA, and select the .tar you extracted back in Step 2.

Step 6: Place your device into Download Mode by turning it off, and holding Volume Down + Home + Power simultaneously. Once that’s done, reconnect your phone to your computer.

Step 7: Ensuring the Repartition option is not checked, click Start, and after ODIN works its magic (should take around thirty seconds), the job is complete, and your Samsung Galaxy S3 will have basic root access.

BusyBox is not a standard feature of this root, although Chainfire himself has said he may implement it in the near future, depending on how further testing goes.

Very important - proceed at your own risk!