Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 Rooting Steps [How to]

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Rooting aims at overcoming the limitations & restrictions imposed by manufacturer. In more simple words, it is like altering the Operating system to get desired optimization. In this article, we will deal with the method to root Samsung Gio S5660 and related issues.

The readers must know that the procedure discussed in the section below is not applicable for any similar or different phone model. The results will prove drastic if experimented on any phone other than Gio S5660. Rooting is like a double-sided sword, the moment you will perform rooting on your phone the warranty will lapse. This clearly means the company will not perform any sort of repair or replacements (if demanded).

 Getting prepared

• Create a backup for call logs, text messages, music, applications, videos and other important data.
• Charge your phone battery fully before rooting because if it got dead during the process then there is a possibility that it may not wake up forever. Ensure that a minimum 60% battery remains in phone before involving in rooting process.
• Ensure availability of a compatible USB cord to connect Gio S5660 with PC for transferring data between them. Also, make sure that PC has Windows XP sp2 or later installed with USB2.0 compatibility.
• Note down the APN by visiting “Applications >> Settings >> Wireless and Network >> Mobile Networks >> Access Point Names”. You will require that to reconfigure phone at later stage.
• Disable antivirus and firewall program installed on PC or it may conflict.

Procedure to Root Galaxy Gio S 5660:

• Download the Galaxy-Gio-Rooting Package that comes in form of a zip file.
• Connect phone to PC and copy the zip file to Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660. (No need to extract the content).
• Remove USB cable after completion of file transfer.
• Now, put phone in recovery mode.
• Select the option to “update from SD card” and then select the Galaxy-Gio-Rooting zip.

The processing will start and wait for its completion. The flickering of screen, is normal and do not panic. The phone will reboot upon completion of the process. Now, you can enjoy the benefits. Do not forget to clear the internal cache of Galaxy Gio S5660 .

Download GoGio-RootingPack.zip