Boot into Download Mode on Samsung Galaxy S3 (from a powered off state, hold: vol down + home + power buttons). Install the necessary Samsung USB drivers so your Samsung Galaxy S3 can communicate with your computer. Keep CF-Auto-Root in it’s *.tar.md5 format, ODIN should be extracted so you can run the program. I will show you how to do the second method, which works for International phones too.ĭownload ODIN, and the CF-Auto-Root files. There are three ways I know of to ROOT your Samsung Galaxy S3. Video Tutorial of ROOTing and Installing Custom Recovery ROM Manager (to direct download from ClockworkMod site, see image below on how to click on Android App) (available in the Google Play store free once you connect to WiFi on your device too). Samsung USB Driver (Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe, can also be found on this thread section: Unroot Your Device). CF-Auto-Root (another link can be found in the XDA tutorial). This is also a fairly straight forward thing to do. Your smartphone should come with a standard Recovery, but it’s a sad thing and has very little advanced features. Recovery is pre-ROM boot sector that allows you to do some serious system admin stuff like clear cache/memory/dalvik, backup & restore, or install custom apps or ROMs from a *.zip file. Giving yourself SuperSU status (root permissions) allows you to make major changes to your smartphone like un-install a carrier’s bloatware, view/edit/delete all files/folders/dirs on your smartphone, and install your own apps/software. ROOTing your smartphone isn’t technically necessary to install a custom ROM, but it makes everything run smooth and it’s very straight forward to do. This means you’re phone is bloated, it has lots of unnecessary software and apps that make your phone slow. Smartphones are given to you with a carrier’s (Fido, Telus, Rogers, AT&T, etc.) ROM (stock), which means your smartphone is loaded to the walls with bloatware (software that they’re probably getting paid to include). 
Protip: repeatedly tap Build Number to enable Developer Options on your Android smartphone.
Having this information will save you at least once if you’re really getting into your phone. I would also suggest taking a note (yes, writing down or typing out) of the status of your phone at this exact moment: Instructions and necessary warnings are at the top of this tutorial.
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