Updated with the latest version of Gingerbread that is XXKI3 on your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 and now wishes to root the phone? Then we are here to help you and guide you more on how you can easily root your phone. Please note that the procedure which we will be seeing will only be valid for all the Galaxy S2 phones which are having the firmware of Gingerbread XXKI3 2.3.5. If you ask us then there are various benefits of the rooting for which one article won’t be sufficient for the same but in a simple term if you root the phone then you will be able to not only install the custom ROMs in your phone but also you can enjoy much more customizations which you can imagine.
Note: Rooting the phone will void the warranty, the only way warranty can be reclaimed back is by updating with the Gingerbread 2.3.5 XXKI3 firmware release. Also, note that it’s very important to check whether you are actually on the Gingerbread 2.3.5 XXKI3 firmware or not which can be checked from the path of Settings > About PHONE > Firmware version. You should be able to see the version as Gingerbread 2.3.5 XXKI3. If there is any other version of firmware then you need to first up apply the update of XXKI3 before proceeding.
Just in case if you want to know on what are the benefits of rooting then we have compiled few points which are mentioned below.
- Allows customization with the help of custom ROMs,
- Allows converting laggy RFS file system to the faster and speedier EXT4 system,
- Allows you to make use of third party tools like Voodoo as well as CWM (Clock Work Mod Recovery),
- Allows you to delete the unwanted system apps which come by default
Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held responsible in any manner in whole or in parts if any damage happens to your phone by not following the instructions, though if you face any issues despite following the instructions then we will help you with the same via the comments section.
For your convenience, we have splitted this article into different pages, in the next page you will see that there are pre rooting instructions and then followed by the instructions to root the phone on Gingerbread 2.3.5 XXKI3.
