Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro is a top-end Android smartphone, which comes out with 5.0 inches Super AMOLED touchscreen display powered by 1.2 GHz Quad-core processor along with 2 GB RAM and it runs on Android V 5.1 (Lollipop) operating system. If you are using this smartphone and looking for a way to root it, you are in the right place as I have given a tutorial to root Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro smartphone here.
Just by following the tutorial given here, you will be able to root Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro smartphone by flashing TWRP recovery in it. Once you have gained root privileges on your device, you will be able to install custom ROM firmware’s (which are using the latest Android versions), custom-built Android applications, etc.
WARNING: Rooting your Samsung device will void its warranty. Also, rooting might sometimes result in a bricked device. So, if your device gets into trouble while following this tutorial, do not hold me liable. Please proceed at your OWN risk.
Prerequisites:
Step 1: To get started, take a complete backup of personal data on your smartphone using appropriate apps. We will use this backup to restore your personal data if your device gets corrupted during the rooting process.
Step 2: Next, download Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro USB driver and install it on your computer. Only by installing the USB driver on your device, you will be able to connect the smartphone to the computer.
Step 3: Now, enable “Developer Options” in your device by following this path: Settings -> About Phone -> Build Number (tap on it for 7 times). Once done, enable USB debugging mode by following this path: Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging.
Step 4: Next, ensure that your device has at least 50-60% battery backup in it before getting started with the rooting procedure as it is a battery-consuming one.
Once you have finished all these prerequisites, you can move forward with the rooting tutorial given below.
Tutorial To Flash TWRP Recovery In Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro:
Step 1: To get started, download Odin and Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro TWRP recovery image (twrp-3.1.1.1.img.tar) to your computer. Once downloaded, launch the Odin window.
Step 2: Next, switch off your smartphone and boot into the download/bootloader mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down, Power, and Home buttons simultaneously.
Step 3: Once your device boots into the download mode, connect it to your computer using the original USB data cable. If you have installed the USB drivers of Galaxy C7 in your computer properly, Odin will automatically identify your device, and you will see an “Added” message in its Logs. Also, the ID: COM will turn to “Blue” color.
Step 4: Now, click on the “AP” button in Odin window and select the twrp-2.8.7.0-j2lte.img.tar file.
Step 5: Next, click on the “Start” button to launch the flashing process (which will take a minute or two to get completed). Once the flashing process is finished, you will get a “PASS” message in the Odin. Your device will also get rebooted.
Step 6: Now, unplug your smartphone from the computer.
That’s it. Now, you have successfully finished flashing TWRP recovery in Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro smartphone. Let’s find out how you can root your device.
Tutorial To Root Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro:
Step 1: To get started, download SuperSU and save it on your computer. Once done, connect your smartphone to the computer using the original USB data cable and transfer the SuperSU file to its internal memory. After successfully transferring the file, unplug your device from the computer.
Step 2: Now, boot your device into the TWRP recovery by pressing and holding the Volume Up, Power, and Home Buttons simultaneously.
Step 3: Once your device boots into the TWRP recovery mode, click on “Install” and select the SuperSU file in your device’s internal memory to launch the flashing process.
Step 4: Once the flashing process is finished, reboot your smartphone.
That’s it. Now you have successfully finished rooting Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro Android smartphone. To confirm the root privileges of your smartphone, use the Root Checker for Android app from Google Play Store.
If you own a smartphone or tablet other than Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro and would like to get rooting tutorials for the same, kindly visit our Rooting Tutorials page.
If you encounter any issues while following this rooting and recovery installation tutorials, do let me know via comments.
Mine keeps giving me the crypto error message.Has anyone run into the same error? whats the fix??
odin doesnt work, when i turn off my device and into reboot mode and have odin open on my deskop it still doesnt show my device connected. it says the following: All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
i tried it like 5 times correctly but it just work (have samsung j3 pro android 8.0.0 2016 model)….
Hi, First you can install USB driver, After trying this method It’s working properly for as. Please follow this guide: https://rootmydevice.com/download-samsung-usb-drivers/
i keep getting ‘ usb device not recognized’
Hi, Uninstalling and then reinstalling the drivers for the device is a likely solution for your problem. Thanks!
my phone keep rebooting for hours…why??
Hi, You Can try the factory reset method(but you will lose all the data on your device):
1) First, “Power Off” the device.
2) Hold the “Volume Up” button and hold the “Power button”.
3) Next, Using the Volume Up or Volume Down Keys navigate the options to select “Wipe cache partition” and press the “Power button” to confirm.
4) Once Done, Using the Volume Keys select “Wipe Data/ factory reset” and use the power button to initiate the process. Now restart your android device, That’s it.