How to Root the Samsung DoubleTime

Although the Samsung DoubleTime runs on Android 2.2 Froyo which is quite an obsolete version of Android, it’s still worth to root it. Once you’ve rooted your device, you will have the ability to install root-only apps, uninstall system apps, and do a lot of things on your device. Here’s how you can go about doing that:

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 DoubleTime, 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 DoubleTime:

I. Before You Begin

1. This’ll void the warranty of your device. We won’t be held responsible if you end-up bricking or damaging your device. Do it at your own risk.

2. This should only work on Windows based PCs.

3. You should’ve appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, go ahead and get the latest drivers installed from here.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download SuperOneClick and save it to your desktop.

SuperOneClick (Download link’s available in the first post)

III. Rooting the Samsung DoubleTime

1. Extract files from SuperOneClick to your desktop by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

2. Enable USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.

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

4. Right-click on SuperOneClick executable and select Run as administrator.

5. Click on Root in the tool and it should begin rooting your device.

6. When it’s done, reboot your device.

7. Launch the Superuser app from your App Drawer.

8. It should ask if you want to update the SU binaries, hit Yes.

9. Let it update the binaries.

10. When it’s done, reboot your device.

11. You’re all done!

Awesome! Your Samsung DoubleTime is now rooted and is equipped with Superuser to help you manage root-permissions on your device.

You can click here to find all of the Samsung DoubleTime How To’s.

You can also find all of the Samsung DoubleTime ROMs we have here.