How To Root Samsung Galaxy S 4G Using SuperOneClick

Whether you want to unlock your T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G or install useful apps that needs super user rights, rooting is a mandatory step to do. Thankfully, rooting is not that hard now-a-days due to development of one-click root apps. The famous SuperOneClick rooting application does the magic for the Galaxy S 4G as well. Here is how you can root the Samsung Galaxy S 4G using SuperOneClick.

ROOT SAMSUNG GALAXY S 4G

Make sure you follow each and every step thoroughly!

PREREQUISITES

1. Download SuperOneClick Rooting Tool on to your computer and unzip the contents.

2. ADB Setup on your computer, or download and install Samsung USB Drivers:

• Download Samsung Drivers for Windows 32-bit version.
• Download Samsung Drivers for Windows 64-bit version.

3. You need to have Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 or higher installed in your computer for the rooting tool to function.

Note: Some antivirus software may give a malware warning against the downloaded rooting tool. This is a false alarm and hence ignore it. We recommend you to turn off the antivirus software real-time protection before you begin the rooting process. You may turn it on later.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Put your Galaxy S 4G into USB debugging mode. To do that, go to “Applications” –> “Settings” –> “Applications” –> “Development” and check the USB debugging mode ON.

2. Connect the phone to computer via USB cable.

3. Open the SuperOneClick folder and run the “SuperOneClick.exe” file.

4. In the SuperOneClick interface, make sure you choose “rageagainstthecage”.

5. Click “Root” button and wait for the process to finish.

If you are getting “Waiting for device..” error, then you could have not followed the “Prerequisites” section properly.

That’s it. You have successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy S 4G (on T-mobile).

[ XDA Developers]