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Root [MetroPCS/CDMA] [HOWTO][ROOT]Automatic Root for SGSIII

well i cant truley use it yet lol, no service but wifi makes it all better haha, but honestly... i like the smoothness of it, but the stock look is just uhhg haha, cant wait till i get the stock rom finished so than i can start making some neccessary changes hahaha, blue battery for starters.. stupid GB green color sucks LOL

Good good I got happy when you got it men i liked my esteem until I got the s3 I'm looking forward to that men i can see a number 2 for the s3 :D
 
Good good I got happy when you got it men i liked my esteem until I got the s3 I'm looking forward to that men i can see a number 2 for the s3 :D
haha yeah, i should consider making it a number 3, but just wouldn't be the same lolol, probly stick with calling it number 2 :D, and no not because it's the sh*t, but it really named after the guy from austin powers hahaha... love the name number two for some reason, even my instagram is named 'nombre_two' LOL

incase anyone wants to add me hahaha see my true hobbies :D
 
haha yeah, i should consider making it a number 3, but just wouldn't be the same lolol, probly stick with calling it number 2 :D, and no not because it's the sh*t, but it really named after the guy from austin powers hahaha... love the name number two for some reason, even my instagram is named 'nombre_two' LOL

incase anyone wants to add me hahaha see my true hobbies :D

Cool let me add you and yes keep it at number 2 for the s3 you got my vote :thumbup:
 
Here is a step by step Video tutorial.... on how to root The Samsung Galaxy S3 [Metro PCS]
http://youtu.be/cRt1MqiXsSI


Dude, I applaud you! WELL DONE!
However - I have one comment, and one question...


1. I had NO idea you could play the guitar that well. (although you were a little off on your G)

2. Where is the "Any" key? I've looked all over my keyboard, and it's just not there.

:p

:rolleyes:
 
haha yeah, i should consider making it a number 3, but just wouldn't be the same lolol, probly stick with calling it number 2 :D, and no not because it's the sh*t, but it really named after the guy from austin powers hahaha... love the name number two for some reason, even my instagram is named 'nombre_two' LOL

incase anyone wants to add me hahaha see my true hobbies :D

I just added somebody. I don't know if it's you. Lol
 
Lol ok :beer::beer:
hey so whats the deal with this update? can i get it with CWM installed or no?? didn't work with twrp.., i cant flash stock due to phone not being activated.. wont be able to sign in to google unless can use wifi.. but im pretty sure i need to get past the setup first lol so can i install as-is? i made an attempt but then it asked if i should install untruseted update package in CWM and i got scared so cancelled LOL
 
hey so whats the deal with this update? can i get it with CWM installed or no?? didn't work with twrp.., i cant flash stock due to phone not being activated.. wont be able to sign in to google unless can use wifi.. but im pretty sure i need to get past the setup first lol so can i install as-is? i made an attempt but then it asked if i should install untruseted update package in CWM and i got scared so cancelled LOL

Well I rooted with this method but I have twrp installed i think you should get used to twrp I think most of us use it and it's easier in my opinion
 
Well I rooted with this method but I have twrp installed i think you should get used to twrp I think most of us use it and it's easier in my opinion
well how the hell you get it to work..? whole reason i switched recoveries was because it wouldn't install the update :/
 
Hey guys, noob to the S3, hey the root guide is great. Had no probs attaining root with ur instructions. Thanks for all the hard work and late nights that all of you DEVS do to get this stuff out!!!!!!!
 
hey so whats the deal with this update? can i get it with CWM installed or no?? didn't work with twrp.., i cant flash stock due to phone not being activated.. wont be able to sign in to google unless can use wifi.. but im pretty sure i need to get past the setup first lol so can i install as-is? i made an attempt but then it asked if i should install untruseted update package in CWM and i got scared so cancelled LOL

Flash this in recovery 4ldrifta and also I recommend TWRP for recovery. But you can flash a stock rom and bypass setting up the phone by click next and not signing in to gmail.
 
Ok. So, i tried again with all the correct conditions, cable, debug. etc. When i run through the steps, i get up to: "Your device will reboot three or four times....
If it is not complete by 15 minutes, something has probably gone wrong."
After i press a key, i can see the commands blaze down the the screen and in the blink of an eye, im at step 2.
Then: "If you see the following error, you may ignore it....blah blah blah.. This just means there wasnt an existing root found on your phone."
After this step, the blazing fast commands fly by the screen and in the blink of an eye, im at a screen that reads, "Testing superuser... adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
uid and gid should both be 0. Are they? [y/n]"

After these two steps, the last step says installing superuser apk and then rebooting but my phone doesnt react at all.

Think theres any obvious answer to my problems? or am i just unlucky like that? Should i factory reset my phone? any help is appreciated guys, thanks alot for reading and even more if you respond ;)


Update: Just rooted :) idk what was wrong but pretty much i just needed to extract my files correctly. Worked flawlessly. Almost had a heartattack becuase my laptop was low on battery during the root. Loving the community so far, during this time of trying to unlock all the potential of our phones.

I tried everything but I'm still having the same problem! Can someone help me?! I unzipped with zip7. However, I'm still stuck at the same spot! Can someone help me please!

I checked that my drivers for the phone was installed correctly and it was! I don't know what I'm doing.
 
not to bring up the past but could anyone at all tell me if you have a flashed over sprint gs3 working for metro if your suppose to root with these files or sprints?
 
Samsung has just updated my phone to Jellybean. So do I re-root the phone with the same automatic rooting tool?
 
Samsung has just updated my phone to Jellybean. So do I re-root the phone with the same automatic rooting tool?

i was told same rooting method from ics wont work on jellybean 4.1.2 but your welcome to try and see if you get any results lol
 
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