Root [MetroPCS/CDMA] (MetroPCS) Galaxy S3: All Things Root Guide

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(MetroPCS) Samsung Galaxy S3: All Things Root Guide

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General Information

• Root Terminology
• What is root or being rooted mean
• You've went and rooted the phone. Now What???

Guides

• [HOWTO][ROOT]Automatic Root for SGSIII
• [OUDHS] Return to stock & reset your flash counter
• removing apps guide / safe apps to remove
• various how-to guides, etc.

ROMs

• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...cial-cyanogenmod-10-nightly-builds-d2mtr.html
• http://androidforums.com/official-u...om-blackbean-7-1-22-official.html#post5155862
• [Rom][AOKP/4.1.2] 11.3.2012 [unofficial]
• [ROM][B1] King Kang Build 1 - Unleash the Beast! [AOKP + CM10 + ParanoidAndroid]
• http://androidforums.com/official-u...etropolis-rom-4-1-2-touchwiz.html#post5396827
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...ock-root-odex-deodex-lj3-mb2.html#post5553965
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...1649-rom-official-carbonrom-4-2-2-3-07-a.html
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...2-paranoidandroid-3-10-mar15.html#post5604353
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...d-_-simple-elegant-brilliant.html#post5621578
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...pa-aokp-cm10-1-3-13-13-d2mtr.html#post5604380
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...p-number_two-aroma-beta_01-a.html#post5634581
• [ROM](WIP)D2mtr_NumberTwo v1.1 | MB2 | Multi-Window

Recoveries


http://androidforums.com/official-u...screen-keyboard-02-10-2013-a.html#post5113947

http://androidforums.com/official-u...r530m-clockworkmod-6-0-1-5-a.html#post5113666

http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...tock-metro-stock-rooted-twrp.html#post5144813

Themes

• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...heme-metropolis-rom-beta-1-a.html#post5417739
• N/A
• N/A
• [GUIDE][HOW TO] Easy Theming
• Theming tutorial
• Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen

Overclocking / Underclocking / Undervolting

• overclocking / underclocking
• undervolting
• related apps

Kernels

• [KERNEL][Linaro][OC/UV]KT747 Kernel 2.1GHz

Radios / Basebands

http://androidforums.com/official-u...oudhs/682410-sgs3-r530m-modem-repository.html


Tools & Utilities

• ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
• MD5 checksum verification
• Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
• Root Explorer
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...lkit-all-in-one-v7-3-updated.html#post5106204
  
• Odin / RUU / RSD Lite / etc.

Downloads

• Google Apps Package
• Android SDK

Mods

• [MOD] Enable soft-keys mod
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...multi-view-all-apps-compatible-rom-morph.html
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...-weather-lockscreen-mod-chemistry-rom-v6.html
• http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...-1-0-metropolis-rom-v1-1-0-a.html#post5496361