How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Light (T-Mobile)

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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 Samsung Galaxy Light (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 Samsung Galaxy Light (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. This should only work on Windows based PCs.

3. This is confirmed to be working on build MJA.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Odin One Click and save it to your Desktop.

Odin One Click (Download link’s given in the first post)

III. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Light (T-Mobile)

1. Head over to the Google Play and download and install SuperSU on your device.

2. Turn OFF your device.

3. Turn it back on by holding down Volume DOWN+Home+Power buttons together.

4. Press Volume UP and you should enter Download mode.

5. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

6. Double-click on Odin One Click and it should launch.

7. Hit Start in the tool and it should start rooting your device.

8. It should tell you when it’s rooted your device.

9. You’re all done!

All set! Now, you can head to our How to Flash a Custom Recovery procedure for the Samsung Galaxy Light (T-Mobile) to open up a whole new world of customizations for your Android device!

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.

12 thoughts on “How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Light (T-Mobile)”

  2. David G. Williams

    does anyone know for sure that this works? I just got my light, and I’m on a contract so i don’t want to brick my device.. Please reply soon

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      1. David G. Williams

        Two more questions. I’m not on build MJA. Will an updated build work? And during this process, will my device be wiped?

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        1. Mahesh Makvana

          Hi David,

          Well, we don’t guarantee whether it’ll work or not for any other build than the one mentioned in the procedure.

          It seems there’s a new version of the procedure available, we’ll let you know when it’s up. Thanks!

          Reply
  4. 626Sam

    This isn’t working. Using the provided Odin file, you cannot click start unless you load a twrp or the cwm file. Even after loading the files and hitting start Odin runs a process that is successful but nothing really happens. Phone doesn’t get rooted.

    Reply
  5. Aaron Biotuber

    I did everything and when I went on to root checker, it said that my device wasn’t rooted. And PLEASE ANSWER TO MY COMMENT AND NOT DELETE IT.

    Reply

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