How to Overclock the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon)
There are a lot of ways to customize your Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon) and get the best out of out, including rooting the device, flashing a custom recovery and then installing custom ROMs, flashing mods, to name a few. One of the best thing you can do with your device is overclocking. By doing so, you’re gonna get the best speeds out of your device that have been under the roof due to the limits set by your manufacture. The guide below outlines how you can overclock your Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon) and get the best out of it:
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 (Verizon) 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 Galaxy S3.
2. Once installed, open the app from your App Drawer.
3. Hit the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
4. Once there, select backup and restore followed by backup.
5. It’ll create a backup of your whole firmware and save it on your device.
6. You’re done!
III. Downloading Required Files:
1. Zeus Kernel (Download link’s available in the first post)
IV. Flashing the Overclock Kernel on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon):
1. Download and place the Zeus Kernel zip onto your Desktop.
2. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
3. Copy the Zeus Kernel zip over to the root of your SD card.
4. Once it has been copied, unplug your device from your PC.
5. Open the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
6. Tap on the Recovery option and you will reboot into the Recovery mode.
7. Once inside Recovery, select install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.
8. Choose the Zeus Kernel zip to be flashed on your device.
9. It’ll start flashing the zip on your device, will take a minute or two to finish.
10. Once the zip has been flashed, reboot your device.
11. You’re all done!
V. Overclocking the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon):
1. Download and install any of these apps on your device:
2. Once installed, open the app from your App Drawer.
3. Now drag the slider or use the available option to increase your CPU clock speed. 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.
5. Once your device becomes stable at a specific clock speed, close the app.
6. You’re all set!
Excellent! Your Galaaxy S3 from Verizon has been successfully overclocked. Enjoy!
VI. Reverting Back to the Stock Kernel (Optional):
1. Launch the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
2. Hit the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
3. Once in Recovery, select backup and restore followed by restore.
4. Choose the most recent backup you have there to be restored on your device.
5. It’ll start restoring the backup on your device, will take some good time to finish.
6. Once the backup’s been restored, reboot your device.
7. You’re all done!
Awesome! You’ve successfully reverted back to the stock kernel with no support for overclocking!
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