All Three US Samsung Galaxy S III Variants Now Rooted

I hope you guys like my sorry attempt to Photoshop an image for y’all.  I’m probably never doing that again…  In other news, all three US Samsung Galaxy S III variants are now rooted.  Last night, we learned that the Sprint and T-Mobile device root methods are compatible.  Now, for the AT&T variant, a similar method was posted on XDA by senior member howtomen with different files.  Lots of different credits to lots of different people for working so hard to get these devices rooted.  For some, the AT&T method posted wasn’t working and again, braved the Sprint method and it worked.  So for the AT&T device you have options.  Links to all threads will be posted below.  Let us know if you’ve rooted your new Galaxy S III device and what you’ve done with it now you’re rooted…

XDA Threads…  AT&T | T-Mobile | Sprint

 

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RaduTanasescu 32 pts

So.. I'm not asking just to be an Apple fanboy, I'm actually curious. What's the difference between rooting an Android device and jailbreaking an iPhone? How are Android devices open if you still have to root them similarly to having to jailbreak an iPhone in order do do anything you want with it?

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Brooks Barnard 30 pts moderator

 RaduTanasescu Funny you ask, I don't know much about jailbreaking an iPhone myself.  With rooting an android, you gain the ability to remove carrier installed bloatware that are unremovable otherwise, applications that require root access have the ability to access more on the phone and can perform tricks carriers might not want them to, you can install custom roms, tweak things in regards to the phones performance, and do full backups of your entire device.  The way I hear it described that helps me understand what's going on, is that it's like giving yourself administrator privileges on a windows operating system.  You have more access to do neat stuff, but you can get into a lot more trouble if you're not careful.  In my opinion, the need to root is becoming less and less because android is becoming more and more functional and manufacturer overlays are getting much better.  A lot of the things people used to root for are already in stock ROMs.  But if you're a power user, its fun to play with.  So now your turn...  what's the benefit of jailbreaking?

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RaduTanasescu 32 pts

 Brooks Barnard Thanks, I've been doing some reading, you're absolutely right about rooting, that's exactly what it's good at.Jailbreaking apparently does exactly the same thing, it gives you root access to the operating system. The only differences are:- With a rooted Android device you can install custom ROMS, there are no custom ROMS for IOS, there's only one (well, except for earlier  versions of the same rom)

 

- Android is more open by default, without even being rooted it allows you to install applications from where ever you want, while with IOS you only get to install what Apple allowed on the App Store (unless you jailbreak)

 

Turns out fanboys on both sides have been fighting part of the war for nothing :) the main difference is that Android lets you install apps and themes from anywhere, which is what most people jailbreak their device for.

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amdestined 22 pts

No Verizon?? Go figure, seriously considering an ETF

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Brooks Barnard 30 pts moderator

 amdestined Verizon release date isn't until July 10th I believe, so no real development started on those so far.  Also, not even a Verizon Galaxy S III forum on XDA yet...  I'm sure it will come

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