How to Overclock the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Sprint)
Maybe the performance of your Galaxy S3 from Sprint isn’t satisfactory? Maybe you want to increase its speed a bit? Either way, this guide should help. Flashing a custom kernel on your device will let you overclock your device so that you can then modify the CPU clock speed and get better performance out of your device. Here’s how you can do that:
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please head to our How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Sprint) procedure first and root your device.
2. You must have CWM Recovery installed on your device. If you followed our root guide above, you have it already.
II. Make a Backup:
1. Head over to the Google Play and download and install the Quick Boot app on your device.
2. Launch the app from your App Drawer.
3. Hit the Recovery option and you should reboot into the Recovery mode.
4. Once inside Recovery, select backup and restore followed by backup.
5. Create a backup of your entire filesystem and save it on your device.
6. You’re done!
III. Downloading Required Files:
1. DeviantKernel (Download link’s given in the first post)
IV. Flashing the Overclock Kernel on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Sprint):
1. Place the DeviantKernel zip on your Desktop.
2. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
3. Copy the Kernel zip over to the root of your SD card.
4. Once the kernel has been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
5. Open the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
6. Hit the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
7. Once there, select install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.
8. Choose the Kernel zip to be flashed on your device.
9. It’ll begin flashing the kernel on your device, should take a couple of minutes to finish.
10. Once the flashing’s done, reboot your device.
11. You’re all done!
V. Overclocking the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Sprint):
1. Download and install any of these apps on your device:
2. Once installed, launch the app from your App Drawer.
3. Using options available in the app, increase your CPU clock speed and keep on doing so as long as your device doesn’t crash.
4. Make sure not to choose save on boot option in the app as it may lead to crash of your device.
5. Once you’re fine with a specific clock speed, close the app.
6. You’re all set!
Brilliant! Your device has been successfully overclocked and is all ready to give you blazing faster speeds than ever!
VI. Reverting Back to the Stock Kernel (Optional):
1. Launch the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
2. Tap on Recovery option and you will reboot into the Recovery mode.
3. Once inside Recovery, select backup and restore followed by restore.
4. Restore the most recent backup you see there on the list.
5. Once the restoration’s done, reboot your device.
6. You’re done!
Great! You’ve successfully restored the nandroid backup and you’re now back to the stock kernel!
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
I’m sorry but the link provided is not the zip as mentioned in the article. I also can’t find it in the recovery, sdcard or anywhere. It’s not in zip form. It’s just some “Hidden tool” file