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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flooritnfly:
So this is the only way to root my Verizon S3 that is already on 4.3 VRUCML1 even though this is posted in the Verizon S4 section, correct?

Edit: Followed the process, am now rooted. Can I tether now without Verizon noticing or do I need to install a custom rom for that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
You should be fine rooting. Verizon won't notice. For a second there I though you tried to use the old method posted in this actual thread based on 4.3. If you did you would hard brick it, but after seeing the link you didn't do it the old way

And in the first page as you quoted States the SCH-I535 has reported success with that method

Sent from my Wicked S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
What's there to wait about bud? They were on the VRUCML1 ota.

Edit: disregard lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Yea I though he was trying to root via the casual method via the 4.3 ota. If so I know it won't work

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
I just odin'd back to ics stock because I was having some issues w GPS.. figured Id start fresh. All that went well. I have both the options downloaded for the root/unlock. When I try to right click, and run with java, it says cannot find the main program. I went into java via the directions, and updated, but it says its up to date. V 1.6.0_14. So, it wont open foe me, any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I remember using Windows 7 to run the casual method. I'm not on Windows 8 but I'll have to try this out and see if it works on 8 vs 7. I wish I had a suggestion as how to help

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] randy6675:
I believe the latest java is 7.51. Delete java 6.x and download the latest. Should then work fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
dumb question, does your phone have to be off? just got a replacement and havent had to root from scratch in a while. thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Unlocked bootloader for casual to work. Off as is not powered on no...

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
Ok so you're saying it should be powered on at the home screen?

With that being says, every time I turn on my replacement phone, it auto starts downloading the 4.3 update. I can r oot and unlock while that's downloading?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
As long as it hasn't downloaded the 4.3 update you should be good. I'd put it in airplane mode to stop the update from even attempting to download. Unless you want the bootloader locked I'd suggest not letting it update. Once you've rooted and unlocked I'd suggest freezing two apps, and yes these two apps appear on some custom roms.

The apps are sdm.apk and fwupgrade.apk. Freeze them both with titanium backup. That will further prevent the OTA from even attempting to download.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] haps16:
I was run alliance rom tw 4.3 and flashed a 4.4 rom, didnt like it so restored a backup of alliance. When I went back to alliance I somehow lost root. Do I just re root using casual? I have never taken the ota so still have an unlocked bootloader. My rom is running fine however I just didnt have root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
What modem do you have? This only works up to MF1

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] haps16:
ML1....do I need to use saferoot? play store shows I have superSU installed but gives no option to open and root checker shows no root access.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Hmmm... This sounds awfully like the OTA to me. I'd try saferoot and report back

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] haps16:
I never took the ota...I flashed a 4.4 rom which i didn't like. booted into recovery and restored my backup of Alliancerom which is a tw 4.3 rom which i was on before having never taken the OTA. That flashed fine with no problems. In about phone it shows I'm running alliance rom with Ktoonz kernel. Nothing ever popped up that it was downloading or installing or anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
This is a little strange then. You can't use this method for root as your on a higher modem.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] haps16:
ran safestrap and rerooted without any problems...root check verifies. I guess i just lost root when flashing back and forth between 4.4 and 4.3 and going from aosp to tw.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I was reading that you can't flash any custom roms with that other than TW roms. Just an fyi

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] haps16:
What do you mean? I can't with using safestrap to root? I thought as long as I have never had a locked bootloader I can do whatever.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Need some assistance

I am new to the S3 (semi) I use to own an S3 for testing purposes buuuut I had to sell it. So I am now back in the game and it seems that the toolkit mentioned here is not valid for devices on 4.3 (This is what mine is right now).I gained root access in 4.3 and disabled knox. Im going to disable the update.apk's but now i could use help in custom recoveries and installing ROM's. Any help is much appreciated!!!!

I currently own a Galaxy Nexus and it has been a great device thus far. This S3 I own now will be solely for testing. It will not be a phone (yet)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Safestrap is specifically for locked bootloaders.

Sent from my S3 on AOKP

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Silly but serious question. The phone is on the OTA for 4.3 correct?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Correct. Its on ota 4.3 and I've got root done

(\/) Rocking some

(*.*) OmniRom Love

o(")(") With a touch of Smitty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
I did some reading and I used safestrap to get a recovery. Now I just need to make a backup and try to install a rom. Anyone have a nice setup with a good gapps and kernel? This S3 doesnt have data as its just a wifi tester right now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
You can't flash aosp roms or kernels with safestrap at all. Only 4.3 TouchWiz roms will work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Point me in the right direction

(\_/) Sent From a newly

(¤_○) Rooted and De-Knoxed

o(").(") Galaxy S3 on Verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Here you go man... It's BadUsernames thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2653902

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Downloading as we speak. I heard alliance is pretty good. I'm going to make a Nandroid and clean up. Then flash my modem and rom. Looks promising. Ill mess with themes later after I verify the check.

(\_/) Sent From a newly

(¤_○) Rooted and De-Knoxed

o(").(") Galaxy S3 on Verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
I screwed up somewhere now I cant get the pho

ne to boot back into normal.

Im following this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709

But I cant seem to get it to work. By any means necessary
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Can you get into download mode?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Yes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Odin back to stock
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Been trying to. Not working.

(\/) Rocking some

(*.*) OmniRom Love

o(")(") With a touch of Smitty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
My phone was 4.3 and I'm trying to go back to 4.1 so I can update to 4.4

(\/) Rocking some

(*.*) OmniRom Love

o(")(") With a touch of Smitty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
You can't go back to 4.1.2 or go up to 4.4. Once you took the 4.3 OTA, you are stuck on it.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Damn. I was hoping to find a miracle o well. Looks like I'm stuck with it. I'll just reflash stock 4.3 then root. Any suggestions for Roms AMD kernels?

(\/) Rocking some

(*.*) OmniRom Love

o(")(") With a touch of Smitty
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
See my previous post on the last page

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
Im having a new issue. Im all out of bubblegum and ass to kick now lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
LOL sounds like you have issues no one here can help with

Sent from my SGT2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] darklavalizard:
I've got the exact same problem on MF1 firmware, flashed the KIES_HOME_I535VRBMF1_1152558_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.md5 with Odin 3.09 and I can root just fine, and unlock the bootloader just fine, but as soon as I push a recovery to it and reboot I get the yellow triangle. All works fine though if I flash from MB1, although with CM10.2 and CM11 I believe flashing directly from those stock ROMs leads to random system reboots which is why I want to flash directly from MF1.

Edit: Everything worked like a charm with the R630 release, odd.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
ok so I tried to flash twrp 2.7 on 4.3 and now i got the verizon warning screen. I can still get to DL mode. Does anyone have a recovery in .tar format that will let me get back to my phone without having to reformat the whole thing?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ghost Protocol:
Hello 'VRahn'.

Hope this helps... CLICK HERE to access your request. :good:

P.S. ~ I strongly suggest downloading the file to your desktop OS on a computer and not on a mobile phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vrahn:
I do believe I tried that file and it took me to the vzw warning and telling me to take it to a shop. I fixed it now with safestrap but was wondering

(\__/) Sent From A Rooted

(¤__○) And fully De-Knoxed

o("").("") Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ghost Protocol:
Yeah, I recently had to use that file with Odin. Had to re flash the Recovery. Happy everything worked out!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] imp3r10:
Is there a way to root the 4.3 OTA?

My phone is all sorts of buggy charging and what not and gonna go use my warranty to get new one but that will probably be on the 4.3 OTA. Is there a root for that or not? I need to be able to get TBUP to get all my apps back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Yes by using saferoot

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] acraigl:
Saferoot no longer works with the last OTA update. Hoping a root solution turns up soon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I was referring to the ML1 update not the newest NC1 update.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] toskabab:
Anyway to root the NC1? My dad took the update and now his battery life is intolerable. I wish he would have let me root it for him a looooong time ago.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
From what I've been reading not yet. The only way around it currently was using supersu and checking survival mode which attempts to keep root across otas

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] toskabab:
I just read that you can Odin back to ML1 and root that. Going to give it a shot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] acraigl:
Was just going to suggest that... I did exactly that and it retained all my settings and data. Painless.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NapalmDawn:
Mine is a 4.3, with a kernel of 3.0.31 and a build ending in ML1 and a based band ending in ML1. Would this rootkit here work for me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BROKEN1981:
yes safe root works on ml1

will not work on nc1which is the latest update on vzw

So buy su pro to enable survival mode after root so you can update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NapalmDawn:
Is the download working for anybody? It just seems to hang at searching for mirrors when I try.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] acraigl:
Working for me...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I have the file on my external SD. I've tried it recently and it seems to download just fine. Try again during the day maybe?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Nope, will not work. You need to use Saferoot to get root access and Safestrap to install custom VRUCML1 4.3 based TouchWiz roms. No AOSP.

Everything you need to know is here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NapalmDawn:
Thank you. I'll try this over the long weekend. For roms on this device, what would you consider the best touchwiz roms? Are any KK yet? I'd been looking around the forums and getting an idea which ones I might try like LiquidSmooth, Carbon, Alliance, etc
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
It really depends on what your preferences are. They all are good overall it's just a matter of personal preference

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
No KK yet. Liquid smooth and carbon are 4.4.2 and you can't use then with safestrap

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NapalmDawn:
So look for TW/4.3 roms like this one?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2608639
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Yup Wicked is a good one. Are you using safestrap or are you bootloader unlocked?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NapalmDawn:
I haven't rooted yet or gone into a recovery. I was collecting all the right info first. I'm switching to this from a rezound once I snag a sim clipper.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Oh i got ya. Yea this method is the easiest to use I think. As long as it hasn't taken the OTA to 4.3 this method will work like a charm

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NapalmDawn:
Thank you slim. I'm now rooted with safestrap and running the very pretty Wicked rom. As a final question, is there any good kernels that you'd recommend for a 4.3 device? I did properly flash the modules after the rom as mentioned in the safestrap thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I've been looking at this issue for months and it's not really clear if you can change kernels on safestrap. I've looked it up more than once and for the most part it isn't clear at all. Maybe slim knows or even BadUsername or landshark. But I have no clue

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
I don't have any personal experience with safestrap, but I've pretty much read every post about it just to stay as informed as I can. From what I have read, you cannot flash custom kernels on safestrap. Safestrap seems to basically be dependent on the stock kernel. I remember reading a post indicating all the ROMs run through safestrap have to be using the same kernel. Hashcode may have answered this question previously in his thread in the development section, and if I remember correctly that was basically his response.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Yea I figured you were more informed than I was on this subject. I couldn't find an exact thread or post stating you can't used a custom kernel but I had a feeling that was the case. Thanks for chiming in on this one man.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
I tend to read most threads to stay informed. I'm not as knowledgeable about the technical side as others like SlimSnoop and BadUsername, but like to chime in the help when I can. Saferoot and Safestrap don't unlock the bootloader, so no unlocked bootloader - no custom kernels. I believe this is how almost all Motorola phones are, and I believe most of them use safestrap. They can flash custom ROMs, but not custom kernels. A little harder to stay current right now with a 6 week old son who was 5 weeks early, so I don't chime in as often as I used to. I used to read all the TW ROM threads, but now only read the thread for the ROM I'm running Wicked Sensations.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I still think you do a darn fine job my friend! Btw, I would say BadUsername is way more knowledgeable about the technical side of things than I am. I'm aight haha but he's on his game.

You're focus is exactly where it needs to be man, your son is no doubt a bundle of joy and blessing. Congrats on the new addition!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Just as slim said congrats man. I have two kids both older but none the less they keep me busy. I know you and slim read a lot more than I do.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] omair2005:
any new progress over the months?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Like what? With the newest update?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] omair2005:
yeapp
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
The newest update was released within the last few days. Give it time

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SirBrass:
Edit: posted to wrong thread, sorry

On phone I am. Therefore, if mistakes I make, Frank Oz blame you should.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] deadzoo:
Wow, what an ordeal. After sweating profusely and biting off all my nails I finally got it rooted (easy), TWRP took me a couple times, still not sure how, but everything is back as it was. I will have to borrow/get a SIM to check if it`s unlocked.

Thank you every one who provided the tools and information that made this possible!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vinylgruve:
hard bricked?

Ran the latest build on SCH-S968C running 4.1.2. Rooted fine, insecure aboot was fine, and then flashed TWRP "successfully". Went to reboot the phone and now it won't power on at all. Pulled battery and unplugged USB cable and let it sit. Once I plug the USB cable in without the battery the red LED comes on but only stays on for about 30-45 seconds. No vol up + down + home combination works.

What are my options at this point?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
Have you tried a usb jig ?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=130724488168&alt=web
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vinylgruve:
not as of yet. that is more and more looking like my only option.

edit: that link says if you can see something on the screen. Not getting anything unless it means just the red LED light. Think it would still work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
Yeah it should work...you are not hard bricked,when is hard bricked phone dont do nothing at all...

Btw what you have to risk? Price is only around $5.00.

If you are able to get it in download mode,make sure to flash the right rom for your device.

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http://click.xda-developers.com/api...dboyd56.com/s968c/COMBINATIO...w_ship.tar.md5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmalcolmremove:
I read through all 69 pages and didn't see an answer to my question, so I figure it's alright to ask...

Will this work coming from stock 4.0.4? I bought the i535 used, but it's never had root/unlock/custom done to it. I saw one reference in the thread to a guy who used Casual to root his 4.0.4 phone, but it looked like he had done some flashing or something to it, so I don't know if his phone was stock and I don't want to screw my phone up. I appreciate any replies! Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmalcolmremove:
After being advised by ShapesBlue and SlimSnoopOS, I went ahead and gave Casual R795b a shot. For anybody wondering about this working on a stock i535 running ICS 4.0.4, it does. Here's what I did...

I installed Samsung drivers 1.5.45, set my phone up as described in the OP directions, switched Airplane mode on for good measure, ran Casual, and plugged my phone into a rear USB port. After a few seconds, Casual recognized that my phone was connected and gave an audible prompt. From there, I followed the OP directions, making sure Root was selected on the dropdown menu and clicking "Do it." This went smoothly and my phone rebooted. SuperSU appeared in my apps list and running Root Checker revealed that I had root access. I then flashed the insecure bootloader and custom recovery, which both indicated success. However, upon rebooting, the phone went into stock recovery rather than the TWRP that I had flashed. I selected Reboot in stock recovery. Once the phone restarted, I closed Casual, safely ejected the phone and rebooted the phone. The "SAMSUNG" screen took the normal amount of time, so I assumed that the bootloader had not been unlocked. After the phone rebooted, I reconfirmed root access with Root Checker and I still had access. I started Casual back up and reconnected the phone. Once Casual recognized that the phone was connected, I ran the bootloader unlock again. This time, SuperSU prompted me to give ADB root access on the phone, which surprised me because I hadn't seen that mentioned anywhere, and I selected "Grant." That completed and then I flashed TWRP again, which also completed. Upon reboot, the phone loaded TWRP. I created a backup, which took 145 seconds and then selected Reboot. TWRP prompted me to Slide To Fix Root Access, and I did. This time, the "SAMSUNG" logo only flashed for an instant and the phone seemed to reboot a bit faster. I hope this information helps someone and/or saves someone the work of wading through lots of threads and websites!

Many thanks to Adam Outler, Djrbliss, Chainfire, TeamWin, Koush and BeansTown106 for creating this fantastic utility for us! Thanks ShapesBlue and SlimSnoopOS for your advice and helping a noob feel a bit more confident about rooting/flashing my second phone ever!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Fantastic! Glad that you found this so simple to use. I just have two recommendations for you if you intend to flash any AOSP 4.4.4 roms or Touchwiz 4.3 roms. First, update your TWRP to 2.8 or at least 2.7.1.0 to assure compatitibility with AOSP 4.4.4 by using Flashify. Somewhere around TWRP 2.6, AOSP KitKat roms became incompatible with older TWRP versions so use Flashify to download a newer recovery image. Next, flash the VRBMF1 firmware zip (check your inbox for this) to update your modem/rpm/trust zone/bl1/bl2 to newer firmware. This second step will help avoid random reboots and other issues that will occur when you flash roms on Touchwiz 4.3 or AOSP 4.3+. You're all set after this! :victory::good::highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cubajean10:
free phone for anyone interested

Hello, I just wanted to let you all know I'm giving away my phone, after tinkering with it too much I decided it was time to pass it along to a fellow xda member

So the blue one s3 verizon has the screen bad but a good project to replace the screen for $6, it works fine when i plug an mhl cable

the second is a boost mobile one which was working fine and I'm not sure why its not turning on

Also I'm giving away 2 samsung galaxy epics from sprint one boots into cwm the other one doesnt

If you're interested let me know I just need 7$ to cover the shipping cost by paypal.

Album of pictures
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Selling phones on xda is prohibited, your post will be edited. Any selling or trading needs to go to swappa.

From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cubajean10:
not selling :)

hi i'm not selling it i'm donating it to whom ever wants to tinker with it, preferably a developer or someone intrigued on some tech stuff.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NapalmDawn:
Were you rooted via safestrap and running this rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] berezker:
Saved my ass

thank you so much
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skyss07:
Hi guys, I have own a SCH-I535 and this method of rooting, unlocking bootloader and flashing new recovery image to the phone really works flawlessly. To the one that contributed this method, you have my thanks dude. BTW, I just want to ask on how to verify that my bootloader is already unlock or not becauase I really want to install new custom rom from this forum. I already have recovery image CWM Touch Recovery.