{"id":8505,"date":"2014-08-28T16:19:54","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T09:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.flexispy.com\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2016-11-14T16:32:08","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T09:32:08","slug":"root-samsung-galaxy-nexus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.flexispy.com\/ar\/root-samsung-galaxy-nexus\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Nexus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[hoops name=&#8221;Rooting Guides Are No Longer Maintained&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7492\" style=\"padding-top: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.flexispy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-nexus-banner.jpg?resize=1024%2C617&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Nexus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; padding-top: 20px;\">This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone from Samsung.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0; width: 70%; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; margin: 1.5em 0; padding: 20px;\">Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; line-height: 1.5; color: #aaaabe; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 300;\">What Is Needed To Root The Samsung Galaxy Nexus?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">In order to root the Samsung Galaxy Nexus you will need the following.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Samsung Galaxy Nexus you want to root in your hand.<\/li>\n<li>A PC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; line-height: 1.5; color: #aaaabe; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 300;\">Step 1 \u2013 Download The USB Drivers For The Samsung Galaxy Nexus For Your PC<\/h2>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">In order for your PC to recognize the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/download\/jotj0yjj4st761t\/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.25.0-retail.exe\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; line-height: 1.5; color: #aaaabe; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 300;\">Step 2 \u2013Download The Galaxy Nexus Rooting Toolkit<\/h2>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">To root the phone you need to download the toolkit to your PC which you can get from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softpedia.com\/progDownload\/Galaxy-Nexus-Root-Toolkit-Download-213077.html\">here<\/a>. Save it in an easy to find location and extract it to its own folder.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; line-height: 1.5; color: #aaaabe; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 300;\">Step 3 \u2013 Enable USB Debugging On The Galaxy Nexus<\/h2>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">In order for your PC to recognize the Samsung Galaxy Nexus when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Tap the Settings option.<\/li>\n<li>Tap the About Phone option.<\/li>\n<li>Keep tapping the Build Number option (seven times) until it says you are a developer.<\/li>\n<li>Tap the new Developer Options menu that appears.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that the USB Debugging option is checked.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; line-height: 1.5; color: #aaaabe; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 300;\">Step 4 \u2013 Root The Phone<\/h2>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">Rooting the phone requires two steps. Unlocking the bootloader and rooting the phone. To do both of these follow the steps here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Connect the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to your PC and make sure it is recognized.<\/li>\n<li>Run the Nexus toolkit program you downloaded and extracted in step 2.<\/li>\n<li>Under the <strong>Unlock<\/strong> section click the <strong>Unlock <\/strong>button and follow the steps.<\/li>\n<li>The phone will reboot. Using the volume buttons select the option to unlock the bootloader and wait for it to finish.<\/li>\n<li>Once the bootloader has been unlocked, using the Nexus toolkit, under the <strong>Unlock <\/strong>section select <strong>Root.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follow the instructions and wait for it to finish. The phone will reboot once done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"width: 70%; margin: 1.3em auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; color: #000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;\">Once the phone has rebooted look for the new SuperSU icon. This means that you have successfully rooted the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[hoops name=&#8221;Rooting Guides Are No Longer Maintained&#8221;] This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone from Samsung. Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for rooting the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. 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