What is Rooting? “Rooting” your device means obtaining “superuser” rights and permissions to your Android’s software. You gain the ability to load custom software (ROM’s), install custom themes, increase performance, increase battery life, and the ability to install software that would otherwise cost extra money (ex: WiFi tethering). Rooting is essentially “hacking” your Android device. In the iPhone world, this would be the equivalent to “Jailbreaking” your phone. ******************** *************** ********* **** ** * Pre-Requisites 1.Make sure you have the drivers installed for ur phone. You can get them from the Samsung website or by installing Kies {search in google}. 2.Make sure kies isn't running. Kies and Odin don't get on!! 3. Download Odin (below) and extract it.Then double click on the Odin.exe file to run it (It will have to run as admin) 4. Choose the firmware you want {from google} and extract it to get the .tar or tar.md5 file or files then save it somewhere you will remember.

What are the Advantages of Rooting? Custom Software (ROM’s) You may have heard of people loading custom “ROM’s” on their devices. A “ROM” is the software that runs your device. It is stored in the “Read Only Memory” of your device. There are many great custom ROM’s available that can make your Android device look and perform drastically different. For instance, you might be stuck with an older Android device that is stuck on an older version of the Android OS and it is not getting any of the newer updated versions of Android. With a custom ROM, you could load up the latest and greatest available Android versions and bring that antiquated device up to par with some of the newer ones. There are lots of great ROM’s available for many different phones and it is up to you to find the one that best meets your needs. The best place that I have found to find custom ROM’s for Android devices is the XDA Developers Forums. The XDA community is filled with smartphone enthusiasts and developers for the Android platform. Check them out and see if you find any ROM’s that would meet your needs. Custom Themes Themes are basically the graphics that appear on your Android device. Rooting your device allows you the ability to fully customize just about every graphic on your device. You can load custom themes that totally change the look and feel of your device. Kernel, speed, and battery There are many custom ROM’s and apps available for rooted devices that will allow you to drastically improve the performance (speed) and also extend battery life on your device. A lot of developers tweak the kernels (layer of code that handles communication between the hardware and software) for added performance, battery life, and more. Baseband Rooting your device grants you the ability to update the Basebands on your smartphone. The Baseband is what controls the radio on your device. By updating to the latest Basebands, you can potentially improve both the signal and quality of your phone calls. Latest Versions of Android As mentioned earlier, custom ROM’s can allow you to update to the latest version of the Android OS before they are officially released. This is a great feature for those who are tech-savvy and want to stay on top of the latest and greatest software updates before it hits the mainstream crowd. This is also useful if you have an outdated device that is no longer being updated by the manufacturer. Backing up your device The ability to easily backup all of your Apps and Data is one feature that is sorely missed on the stock build of Android devices. But if you root your device, backing up everything on your device (both apps and data) becomes a simple task. Titanium Backup is a must have app for anyone who has rooted their devices and wants to backup and restore their phones. Unlocking Additional Features By rooting your Android device you also gain the ability to unlock some features that your carrier may charge for. One example is enabling free WiFi and USB tethering, which many carriers charge money for. Now, I’m not suggesting you do this. But I did want to make you aware of the fact that it is possible to do this. However, your carrier may catch on to the fact that you are using your device as a free WiFi hotspot and figure out a way to charge you for it. So use this feature at your own risk!

How to Update/ Recover your Android Samsung device with Odin (tutorial) First you need to download Odin on your computer (you can get the file from the web, also we will bring a download post soon). Then, you will have to get the update / stock / root package on your computer. Next, unzip all the files on your computer. Install Odin and then launch the program. You must turn off you Android device. Then, you must boot your handset into download mode – see this step by step guide. Next, you need to connect your smartphone / tablet with the computer; of course use the USB cable. Odin must notice that you have connected your gadget, so on the tool you must see the “added” message displayed along with the ID:COM section which now should be yellow or blue. In case you don’t notice the mentioned aspects, then you will have to start all over meaning that you must disconnect the devices, close Odin, reinstall the drivers and repeat the update / root process from the beginning. As soon as everything is working as explained, you should select the “pda” option from Odin. Next, you will be able to select / pick the update / root file from your computer – do that. On Odin the Re-partition box should remain unchecked (if it is checked, uncheck the same). Select “start” from Odin and wait while your phone is being updated or rooted. Finally, when the installation procedure is over on Odin you will see the “pass” message displayed. Unplug the USB cord and reboot your Android device. MUST RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS AFTER RECOVERY {IF U CAN SEE AND SPACE LEFT} I RECOVERED IT THIS WAY SO THIS IS TESTED

and for rooting search specifically for ur phone in google

BUT THE BEST IS Odin3 FOR INSTALLING STOCK ROM OR STOCK FIRMWARE USE Odin3 Example: Install Stock ROM on Samsung GTS 5282 Galaxy Star Duos s5282">http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxys5282 N.B. - I HAVE TESTED IT PERSONALLY

hey ashol, gimme an info bout lenovo phone.

lik ass thats all i can tell you ! method is same. u can get stock rom for ur cel easily searching google and for rooting use MtkDroid Tools

Hmmm

pipi..lenovo phone di sandakan ni semua buatan china...bagus beli sony walaupun buatan china tapi masih tahan berbanding samsung..

All of this typing are bored to read. When will you make yourself usefull to this people

its not for dumb like u

Huh look whos talking

I agree with redbLue. He copy a long story n paste here. cnt u make short summary?

PC/Gadget News+factural Academic Phone zone With this forums user can do copied pasted but if the content is long just summary and give a link in order for all of as to understand it further instead of copying all contents its too bored to read.