How To Root Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos GT-i9082

Samsung Galaxy Grand has been voted as the best selling smartphone of year. It has 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 5” screen and it runs on android jellybean. It has features of S3 as well as Note. It has dual-sim functionality along with an 8 MP camera and 2100 mAh li-ion battery. I am going to provide you the steps you require to root your Grand Duos. Once rooted; you will find that your phone is completely changed into something incredible. Before that you must know that rooting will void you manufacturer’s warranty and you solely will be responsible for whatever happens to your device.  In rare cases, your phone might be soft- brick, which could be repaired but for that you need to put some extra effort from your side. For the 1st time user, please read all the details about rooting before jumping to any conclusion.

Prerequisites before rooting Galaxy Grand Duos:

1. USB Debugging is needed to be enabled on your phone. For this go to settings> application>  and finally click the box next to USB debugging
2. Make sure your battery is more than 80%.
3. You must have Samsung USB drivers in your PC.
4. Rooting is done through ODIN. So Download ODIN and extract it to your computer.
5. The root guide is done through CWM recovery and for that you need to downloadCWM_gt_i9082_droidviews.tar.md5 CWM recovery image to your computer.
6. Download the UPDATE –SuperSU-v1.00.zip root package and place it on the root of your phone’s sd card.

Steps For Rooting Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos GT-i9082:

1. First power down your phone and put it in download mode by pressing volume up+ home+ power button and wait till screen wakes up.
2. Connect your phone with pc by using USB cable and open ODIN on your PC.
3. If ID: COM section of the ODIN is yellow that means it has recognized your Grand and is ready for the work.
4. Now click on PDA button in ODIN and choose CWM_gt_i9082_droidviews.tar.md5 you downloaded earlier in previous step.
5. Make sure you ticked the box of “Auto Reboot” and “F.reset time”. Everything else should be unchecked.
6. When you press the start button the flashing process will start .wait until the process is complete. Do not disconnect the phone in between.
7. When the process is over you will get a PASS message from the ODIN and now your phone will reboot.
8. After reboot, turn your Grand off and then press the volume up, home and power buttons simultaneously. The phone will be turned ON and the Samsung logo will blink twice after which you can let go power button but you should still keep your on volume and home buttons until a list of options come onto the screen. You will see something as ClockWorkMod recovery.
9. Touch will be ineffective for now, press volume up to scroll up and volume down to scroll down, Home button for selection and power button to take you back to the previous settings.
10.  Now select install zip from the SD card and find UPDATE-Super SU-v 1.00.zip on your micro SDcard or internal memory.  When you are prompted to confirm, select yes.
11. Now the rooting will start and after some time when it’s completed select the option go back and  then select reboot the system now .after rebooting,  your Grand Duos is completely rooted and you can use it now.

Now you will be able to enjoy a rooted Galaxy Grand Duos along with ClockWorkMod recovery.