If you’re rocking a shiny new Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE from Sprint and looking for a way to root it, then look no further as we’ve compiled the entire root guide down below. Just follow it and your device will be rooted in no time. So, let’s get started:
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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. It’s recommended that you update your device to Jelly Bean before you begin.
3. You should have proper drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, get them from here.
4. This flashes a custom recovery as well on your device.
5. This works on Windows based PCs only.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. TWRP Recovery (Download the Odin flashable version)
2. BusyBox
3. SuperSU
4. Odin
III. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE (Sprint):
1. Download and place all of the files onto your Desktop.
2. Extract files from the Odin archive over to your Desktop.
3. Connect your device to your PC via USB cable.
4. Copy both BusyBox as well as SuperSU files over to the root of your SD card.
5. Once both the files have been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
6. Double-click on the Odin executable file and it’ll launch.
7. Hit PDA and select the TWRP Recovery file you downloaded earlier.
8. Make sure that the Auto Reboot and Re-partition boxes are unchecked.
9. Turn OFF your device.
10. Turn it back on by holding down the Volume DOWN+Power buttons together.
11. Press the Volume UP button and you will be in Download mode.
12. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
13. Hit Start in Odin and it’ll begin flashing the file.
14. Once the file’s been flashed, unplug your device from your PC.
15. Pull the battery out of your device and put it back in after a couple of seconds.
16. Now press and hold the Volume UP+Power buttons together.
17. Your device should reboot into the newly installed custom recovery mode.
18. From the Recovery menu, select Install and then choose the BusyBox file you copied earlier to your device.
19. Once it’s been flashed, flash the SuperSU file using same method.
20. Once both the files have been flashed, reboot your device.
21. And you should be rooted now!
Excellent! Though the procedure was a bit lengthy, it finally paid off by flashing a recovery and rooting your device!
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