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This guide will show you how to root the popular Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C phone from Samsung.<\/p>\n
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.<\/strong><\/p>\n This guide only works for devices manufacturer after May 2014 whose baseband ends in H2.<\/strong><\/p>\n This guide will show you how to downgrade to a compatible H1 baseband version that can be rooted and then how to root the device.<\/strong><\/p>\n To check the baseband on the device first go to Apps > Settings > About Device<\/strong><\/p>\n If the baseband version listed ends in H2 use this guide.<\/strong><\/p>\n If it ends in H1 use the guide\u00a0<\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C you will need the following.<\/p>\n In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.<\/p>\n You can download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C from\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Once you have downloaded them run the main program file to make sure the drivers are installed.<\/p>\n You will need to downgrade the baseband of the device to a compatible version before you can root the device.<\/p>\n You can download the baseband downgrade file from\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0 Save it to your PC in an easy to find location such as the desktop.<\/p>\n You can download Odin and the root file from\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Once downloaded extract the file to a convenient location such as the desktop.<\/p>\n In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself.\u00a0 This is done by doing the following.<\/p>\n Now that we have all we need it is time to downgrade the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C baseband.\u00a0 You must first put the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C in to Download mode which can be done using the following steps.<\/p>\n The process will take a few moments after which the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C will restart itself and complete the rooting process \u2013\u00a0Do not remove the Samsung Galaxy<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C\u00a0PC during this time<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Once the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C starts up properly it is time to root the device now that you are running the H1 baseband (go to\u00a0Apps > Settings > About Device<\/strong>\u00a0to check this).<\/p>\n In order to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C now that you are running the H1 baseband you must first download the Cydia Impactor program which you can get from\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Once you have downloaded it save it in an easy to find location such as your desktop and extract the file to its own folder.<\/p>\n Now that we have downloaded the Cydia Impactor tool and enabled USB debugging it is time to root the device.<\/p>\n First, connect the device to your computer using the USB cable it came with and then run the Cydia Impactor program you downloaded in step 5.<\/p>\n Inside the Cydia Impactor program, in the text window, type this:<\/p>\nWhat is needed to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C?<\/h2>\n
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Step 1 \u2013 Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C for your PC<\/h2>\n
Step 2 \u2013 Download the Samsung Galaxy S3 SC-S969C root files<\/h2>\n
Step 3 \u2013 Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C<\/h2>\n
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Step 4 \u2013\u00a0Downgrade the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C baseband<\/h2>\n
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Step\u00a05 \u2013 Download the Cydia Impactor rooting program<\/h2>\n
Step 6 \u2013 Root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C<\/h2>\n