How to Root the LG Optimus F3 (T-Mobile)
Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device. Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do.
Once you have root access on your LG Optimus F3 (T-Mobile), you’ll be able to:
- Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device.
- Free up storage space (because of the above benefit).
- Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed).
- Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and run smoother).
- Update to a new version of Android (by flashing a custom recovery/ROM, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
- Tons of other customizations when you use your new found administrative rights to flash a custom ROM (again, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
Interested? Here’s how to root your LG Optimus F3 (T-Mobile):
I. Before You Begin
1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.
2. You should have required drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, you can download them from here.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download SafeRoot and save it to your Desktop.
SafeRoot (Download link’s given in the first post, in step-3)
III. Rooting the LG Optimus F3 (T-Mobile)
1. Extract files from SafeRoot by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.
2. Turn ON USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.
3. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.
4. Double-click on install.bat and follow the on-screen instructions for rooting your device.
5. Once it’s done, you should be rooted.
6. You’re done!
By the way, don’t be scared, you can always put your device back to stock by heading to our Rooting How To’s section, finding your device, and doing the How to Unroot listed for it there.
The provided link to a location where the Saferoot archive can be found appears to no longer be valid. You may want to try using “http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48392009”.
Unfortunately, partway through the rooting procedure, SuperSU is mentioned with no warning in your procedure of what it is or where to find it or that maybe it should already be loaded because Saferoot assumes it is. Then I find out is another app, but I can’t install it because–guess what?–the phone doesn’t have enough memory which is the reason I wanted to root the phone to begin with. Your procedure needs a LOT of cleaning up with some explanations.