Procedure to Root Galaxy Nexus GSM Version:
- Download Galaxy Nexus Rooting Package from here to your computer. Once you download, you need to extract the same. In the process of extraction, you will be prompted to enter the password. Enter the password as “androidadvices.com” without inverted comas.
- From the extracted files, open the Odin executable file and make sure that the “Re Partition” option is unticked and other settings are not changed. Turn Off the phone so as to enter the phone in the download mode. Now, once the device gets powered Off, turn ON the device and while it turns ON, you need to press the Volume Down + Power Button.
- After this, in the download mode with the help of original USB cable connect the device to the computer while keeping the Odin opened in your computer. You will see that the ID : COM section in the Odin will turn yellow which will mean that all the drivers are successfully installed.
- Click on the PDA tab and select the file which is named as “CF-Root-GSM-AAD-v5.1”. Now, all you need to do is to click on “Start”. Within 10 minutes, the whole process of rooting gets finished and then the phone will be restarted automatically.
So, that’s it you have now successfully rooted the firmware. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will help you in fixing the same.
