How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360

December 26, 2014

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This guide will show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 phone.

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What do you need to root the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360?

In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 you will need the following:

  • The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 you wish to root in your hand
  • Access to a PC

Step 1 – Enable USB debugging on the device

So that the device is recognised by your PC you must enable USB debugging.

To do this, on the device itself go to Settings > Applications > Development and make sure USB debugging is enabled.

Step 2 – Download the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 root package

You now need to download the root package from here and save it to your PC in an easy to find location such as the desktop. Do not extract the file.

Step 3 – Copy the root package to the device

Connect the device to your PC and then copy the root package from step 2 to the device itself in an easy to find location such as the Downloads folder.

Step 4 – Reboot in to recovery mode

Disconnect the device from your PC.

To put it in to recovery mode do the following:

Make sure the device is powered off completely.

Hold down Volume Up, the Centre button and the Power button at the same time until the device turns on and boots in to recovery mode.

Step 5 – Root the device

With the device in recovery mode select Install zip from SD card and then select the zip file you copied to the device in step 3

The root package will be installed and the device will restart.

Once the device has been restarted you will have successfully rooted the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360.

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