How to root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300F on Android 5.0.2 [Guide]

samsung-a3-3Getting root access to the root file system on your Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone means installing more apps on your device. Apps such as the Market Helper offer value that you cannot get without that root access to the internal system on your device. The Market Helper is an app that can completely change the look of your operating system — and it does that without changing the build.prop file.

REQUIREMENTS

  • The following guide is made for the Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone with the model number SM-A300F. You can get to see what your model number is by heading over to the Menu > Settings > About Device > Model Number.

BEFORE WE BEGIN

  • You must have a Windows PC to follow this guide for several reasons. The main reason is you cannot use the flashing tool for the Samsung devices if you are not running Windows.
  • Download the Samsung USB Drivers to your Windows computer.
  • You must have the Developer Options menu enabled on your device so you can enter and use the settings found inside.
  • Once you have the Developer Options enabled, find it from the Settings and enable the USB Debugging Mode option you get from inside the Developer Options.
  • You are voiding the Samsung warranty by following this guide. You can restore the warranty by flashing a stock ROM back on your A3 handset; however, that’s only if your are not running Samsung’s Knox security. All devices coming out of the box with Knox cannot ever get the warranty back once tripped.

HOW TO ROOT SAMSUNG GALAXY A3 SM-A300F RUNNING ANDROID 5.0.2

  1. Download the updated CF-Root package for your Galaxy A3 device from this link.
  2. Download the Odin flashing tool from this link.
  3. Transfer the files from the default downloads location where they end on the computer over to the desktop.
  4. Right-click the mouse on the Odin flashing tool file and select the “extract here” option.
  5. Do the same thing, only this time for the CF-Root file.
  6. Double-click on the Odin flashing tool executable file. The Odin UI (user-interface) should open on your Windows computer.
  7. Make sure you have the Samsung USB Drivers running on the computer or else the rest of the guide will not work.
  8. Turn off the Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone and reboot holding the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons and reach the download mode you need for flashing.
  9. Once done, connect it to the computer using the USB cable.
  10. Click the AP button and browse the desktop for the executable CF-Root file you extracted earlier.
  11. Click the Start button and the Odin tool will now flash that CF-Auto-Root exploit on your device.
  12. Wait until you can see the pass message box light up a green color. At the same time, your device should reboot.
  13. Now you are ready ot start installing your apps that require root access to the internal system to run.

You can download the Market Helper app for your newly rooted Samsung Galaxy A3 device if you are looking for ideas on what apps to try out first.

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