How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (Verizon)
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 S3 Mini (Verizon), 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 S3 Mini (Verizon):
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.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Root Tool and save it to your Desktop.
Root Tool (Download link’s given in the seventh post)
III. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (Verizon)
1. Double-click on Root Tool setup and follow the installation instructions to install it on your PC.
2. Enable USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.
3. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
4. Click on Root in the tool and it should start rooting your device.
5. Once you’re rooted, your device should reboot.
6. When it reboots, head over to Google Play and download and install the SuperSU app on your device.
7. You’re all done!
All set! Now, you can head to our How to Flash a Custom Recovery procedure for the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (Verizon) 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.
Will this method also work for the verizon s3 mini running android 4.2
Hello,
There’s no clear information whether it’ll work for the Android 4.2 version or not. However, you can give it a try if it works for you (it won’t cause any issues if it didn’t work).
Let us know if it works for you.
Thanks!
I have my verizon s3 4.2 rooted is there a way to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery
i have S3 mini i8200N .. i this method work to this phone too ??
Hello salmi,
This only works for the device which is mentioned in the title. You should NOT try it on any other device than the one mentioned in the procedure. If you do, you’ll brick your device. YOU ARE WARNED.
Thanks!