Samsung Galaxy S3 tips and tricks

Requirements

1. A Samsung Galaxy S3
2. A Windows PC
3. Galaxy S3 USB drivers installed
4. A fully charged battery

Part I - Setting up your Galaxy S3

1. Download CMW_SuperUser_v3.07.zip and transfer it to your Galaxy S3's internal storage.
2. Download Odin3-v3.04.zip , extract it and install it. You will also need to download clockworkmod.tar. AT&T models of the Galaxy S3 will be required to download fixboot.tar.
3. It is now time to put your Galaxy S3 in download mode. You can do this by holding down the volume and home buttons together until a warning message appears. When you see this warning message appear press the volume up button. If you entered download mode correctly your Galaxy S3 should be displaying a green Android and say Downloading.
4. Now navigate to and open the Odin program from step 2.

Part II - Flashing recovery

1. Once your Galaxy S3 is connected to your PC via a USB cable and Odin is open, click on PDA and then select the clockworkmod.tar file you downloaded in step 2. If you have the AT&T Galaxy S3, choose fixboot.tar.
2. Next you will need to ensure that Auto Reboot and Reset Time options are selected in Odin and then you can click go.
3. Next up, you will boot into ClockworkMod Recovery. To do this you will simply need to shut down your Galaxy S3, press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons at the same time.