How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Ring
Gaining root access on the Samsung Galaxy Ring has now become much easier than ever, all thanks to the universal Framaroot app which has made rooting your device as easy as clicking a button in a normal Android app.
By rooting your Galaxy Ring, you’re allowing yourself to do more on your device. For instance, if you don’t like the default UI that Samsung has put on your device, you can have it removed using a root-only app on your rooted device. Not only is it about removing the bloatware or the UI skin from your device, but it’s also about adding tons of new features to your device.
Once rooted, you can run root-only apps on your device that are capable of doing more tasks on your device than the normal apps. And also, root opens-up the opportunity for you to flash a custom ROM on your device that drastically changes the appearance of your device in one go.
As mentioned, you need root access on your device in order to do any of the aforesaid tasks so here’s our root guide for the Samsung Galaxy Ring:
I. Before You Begin
1. This could void the warranty of your device. We won’t be held responsible for anything that happens from doing this tutorial so please proceed at your own risk.
2. You must have a Windows based PC in order to do this procedure.
3. Make sure that Samsung USB drivers are installed on your PC. If they aren’t, install them first.
4. This should also flash a custom recovery on your device.
5. You should only try this on the SPH-M840 variant of the device. You can find out your variant name by heading to Menu > Settings > About phone on your device.
How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Ring
To root the device, you’ll use a universal root app called Framaroot, and then you’ll use the Odin to flash a custom recovery on your device. Here’s how:
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Framaroot APK and save it to your desktop.
Framaroot APK (It’s attached in the first post)
2. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.
3. Download CWM Recovery and save it to your desktop.
CWM Recovery (Download link’s given in the first post)
III. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Ring Using Framaroot
1. Connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.
2. Copy Framaroot APK from your desktop over to the internal storage on your device.
3. When Framaroot APK is copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
4. Head to Menu > Settings > Security on your device and turn on Unknown sources.
5. Launch File Manager and tap on Framaroot APK to install the app on your device.
6. When the app’s installed, launch it from your app drawer.
7. Select Install Superuser from the dropdown menu.
8. Tap on Gandalf in the app and wait for it to root your device.
9. When the app’s done rooting, reboot your device.
10. When the device reboots, launch the Framaroot app once again.
11. Select Install SuperSU from the dropdown menu in the app.
12. Tap on Gandalf to begin rooting your device.
13. Reboot your device after it’s rooted.
14. You’re now rooted!
And there you go. Your Samsung Galaxy Ring is now rooted, and here’s how you can flash a custom recovery on your rooted device:
IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Ring
1. Extract files from Odin over to your desktop by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.
2. Launch Odin by double-clicking on its executable file.
3. When Odin launches, uncheck the option that says Repartition.
4. Click on PDA in the Odin and select CWM Recovery .tar available on your desktop.
5. Checkmark both Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options in the Odin.
6. Turn off your device.
7. Turn your device back on in download mode. To do that, hold down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together for a few seconds.
8. Press Volume UP when prompted and you’ll be in download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC using a USB cable.
10. Click on Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing CWM Recovery on your device.
11. When Odin’s done flashing CWM Recovery, your device should automatically reboot.
Now that you’re rooted and have a custom recovery on your device, you can go ahead and check out our how to load a custom ROM on an Android device post to learn how you can completely change the appearance and functionality of your device using a customized version of the OS for your device.
Let us know how that works for you!
Ok, so did you repeat step 7 in step 11 as well as step 8 in step 12? Looks like we are basically doing the same thing twice…. anyway, I did this, and first time, nothing happened, my device just closed the framaroot app after i tapped Gandalf. So I rebooted, restarted the app again, and repeated the steps… this time got an error #13???
Here’s the repeated items I am referring to:
7. Select Install Superuser from the dropdown menu.
11. Select Install SuperSU from the dropdown menu in the app.
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8. Tap on Gandalf in the app and wait for it to root your device.
12. Tap on Gandalf to begin rooting your device.