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[Closed] Galaxy s3 rooting ????

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I've no memory left on my device .....full mostly with music and apps .....now I have a 32g card so I can configure pics and videos to that , but cannot move music and apps without a root ......
So my question is ...(to those with more knowledge about this than me) how easy is it to root ?
And do I need to load anything else on to allow me to do the above ..?


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 11:15 am
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it'll be a doddle, if my note2 is anything to go by

try xda developers or modaco sites, or just google "how to root galaxy s3" and go somewhere like [url= http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-siii/ ]this[/url]


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 11:32 am
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Pretty sure that without root you can put your music on the sd card.


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 11:43 am
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Yep simple to do as above.


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 11:46 am
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google for framaroot


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 11:50 am
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steveoath......can you elaborate


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 12:05 pm
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If you only want to move you music, I'd have though it'd be possibe without rooting; apps probably not

(have you tried attaching to a PC and browsing around to see if you can just copy & move your music ?)


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 12:14 pm
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Yes have tried it... doesn't seem to play the music from the sd card


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 12:17 pm
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Does the music player not scan for alternative music locations?

Create a folder called music on your sd card and see if the player reads it.

I rooted my S3 a couple of weeks ago and it was easy enough. You need to be on windows to run ODIN though although I used a VM on osx.

You need a root for the specific baseband of your phone. Go to settings / About Device and you will see something like I9300XXEMB5.

Google for a root specific to your baseband. I think your handset HAS to be a factory unlocked unit as well.

Dont forget to enable USB debugging in settings/developer options

Capiche ?

Stu


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 12:20 pm
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I have an S3, you DO NOT need to root it to play music off an SD!
Nor on an S2.
Nor an S.


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 8:40 pm
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Yes have tried it... doesn't seem to play the music from the sd card

Yet it will from a S3-mini!


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 8:47 pm
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oh god please tell me how.............. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 8:49 pm
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connect phone to computer.
load music files into the sd card.
from the music player select folders, navigate to music directory on the sd card.
that's all I did, and I'm a bit of a numpty when it comes to mobile phones ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 9:00 pm
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cool thanks will try it ....had this phone 18mnths still learning what it can do ... ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 9:46 pm
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Could I suggest that if you haven't learnt how to manage a simple task like getting all your music onto an sd card, then perhaps starting to try rooting the device may not be a logical way to proceed?


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 9:52 pm
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ah It'll be alright ...what could possibly go wrong eh..........

and apparently ..you can actually TALK to people on these things as well ....how clever ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 27/10/2013 10:00 pm