Root for att samsung galaxy express?

mikeyg164 · Feb 7, 2009 42 4 0

Hello all,

Anyone know of a root method for the att samsung galaxy express, model sgh-i437?

I have searched and cant even find a forum for it.... I got it for my wife and didnt think about not being able to root it before hand....

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

MetalMilizia · Dec 19, 2012

mikeyg164 said:
Hello all,

Anyone know of a root method for the att samsung galaxy express, model sgh-i437?

I have searched and cant even find a forum for it.... I got it for my wife and didnt think about not being able to root it before hand....

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

I have been searching everyday for a solution to this. I just bought a pair of them last week. Hoping to find anything really soon.

MetalMilizia · Dec 19, 2012 at 7:43 PM

The samsung rugby pro has the same internals as the express, could you root using the rugby pro method?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I437 using xda app-developers app

botherson · Dec 20, 2012

No luck with Rugby Pro recovery images

MetalMilizia said:
The samsung rugby pro has the same internals as the express, could you root using the rugby pro method?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I437 using xda app-developers app

As I posted in the General thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35293479

The CWM and Stock recovery images do not work for the Galaxy Express SGH-I437 following the instructions posted in this thread for the Rugby Pro:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006388

Holding out hope someone will post an image for this model soon!

2RACER · Nov 7, 2012 11 0 0

unlockroot

try 3w dot unlockroot dot com

MetalMilizia · Dec 21, 2012 at 2:16 AM

2RACER said:
try 3w dot unlockroot dot com

Tried this. Popped up with Failed to get shell root.

mikeyg164 · Feb 7, 2009 42 4 0

Still nothing, but perhaps I should sell it and get her a skyrocket

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TexasFarmBoy · Jan 1, 2013 at 1:19 PM

mikeyg164 said:
Still nothing, but perhaps I should sell it and get her a skyrocket

Perhaps this is not exactly the answer you are looking for, but I bit the bullet and shelled out the $30 for Root-Android (root-andriod dot org). EXTREMELY easy (getting lazy in my old age...

); just one click and it's rooted; can be un-rooted for OTA updates or (hopefully soon) Jelly Bean upgrade with just another click. It's guaranteed to work with any Android device from now on...

...

JDC2389 · Apr 3, 2011 188 41 0

TexasFarmBoy said:
Perhaps this is not exactly the answer you are looking for, but I bit the bullet and shelled out the $30 for Root-Android (root-andriod dot org). EXTREMELY easy (getting lazy in my old age... ); just one click and it's rooted; can be un-rooted for OTA updates or (hopefully soon) Jelly Bean upgrade with just another click. It's guaranteed to work with any Android device from now on... ...

Please enlighten us on how it works, a screenshot of the tool ANYTHING, from what I have heard it's just a root tool stolen from xda resold for 30 bucks. Bin4ry's root tool. Some proof that it's actually rooted would be nice.

JDC2389 · Apr 3, 2011 188 41 0

In case anyone knows what to do with this I just found out samsung already released the source code for this phone, http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=I437

soryu · Mar 1, 2013

any new methods to root?

sleepingaides · Oct 29, 2012 10 1 0

Why is there no forum for this phone? Id really like an easy root method so I can install google now.

Greyersting · Mar 10, 2013 2 1 0

Found on

After a long time of searching I found one
Unlockroot (Can't post the link)
It does make you install babylon though
To remove it just search on google "fully remove babylon"
:good:

JDC2389 · Mar 12, 2013

WOW, IT WORKS! I HAVE ROOT!!!! unlockroot.com also they re-released this same exact phone in EU with jelly bean on it. Samsung I8730.
I wonder how easy that will be to port!

e: it's released alright, the open source drivers for it are on http://opensource.samsung.com/ just type in I8730 I think i'll try to build it and flash that rom to see how the stock jelly bean works, stuck on 1.2ghz kernel though that's the only downside

JDC2389 · Apr 3, 2011 188 41 0

JDC2389 said:
WOW, IT WORKS! I HAVE ROOT!!!! unlockroot.com also they re-released this same exact phone in EU with jelly bean on it. Samsung I8730.
I wonder how easy that will be to port!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709 simunlock method, I think it worked!

hayslett4 · Mar 14, 2013

BLN for the Galaxy Express

I'm about to use the UnlockRoot program to root my wife's Express... Does anyone know of a kernel with BLN that would work with the Express? The biggest problem with this phone is the absence of any LED indicators for missed calls so my only option that I know of is BLN. Any other ideas?

Edit:
Just finished rooting the Express using UnlockRoot... painless. Uninstalled Babylon... also painless. I installed GooManager and found that there isn't a TWRP recovery for the Express. I hope things kick off with this phone sometime in the future. It's a good phone, just needs BLN for notifications...

shimp208 · Mar 15, 2013 at 12:08 AM

hayslett4 said:
I'm about to use the UnlockRoot program to root my wife's Express... Does anyone know of a kernel with BLN that would work with the Express? The biggest problem with this phone is the absence of any LED indicators for missed calls so my only option that I know of is BLN. Any other ideas?

Edit:
Just finished rooting the Express using UnlockRoot... painless. Uninstalled Babylon... also painless. I installed GooManager and found that there isn't a TWRP recovery for the Express. I hope things kick off with this phone sometime in the future. It's a good phone, just needs BLN for notifications...

While I am not aware of any custom kernels for the Galaxy Express you could use NoLED to get notfications of missed calls, emails, texts, and other types of notifications.

sleepingaides · Oct 29, 2012 10 1 0

hayslett4 said:
I'm about to use the UnlockRoot program to root my wife's Express... Does anyone know of a kernel with BLN that would work with the Express? The biggest problem with this phone is the absence of any LED indicators for missed calls so my only option that I know of is BLN. Any other ideas?

Edit:
Just finished rooting the Express using UnlockRoot... painless. Uninstalled Babylon... also painless. I installed GooManager and found that there isn't a TWRP recovery for the Express. I hope things kick off with this phone sometime in the future. It's a good phone, just needs BLN for notifications...

Can you use that root method straight from the device without using a computer? Also, can I take off babylon with a computer as well? Really want to do this but I wont be around a computer for a bit.

My main goal here is getting google now. Hoping this method works for that

hayslett4 · Mar 15, 2013 at 12:13 PM

The program uses adb to get access to the phone so a computer is needed to run the program.

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BlindArtisan · Nov 5, 2012 73 29 0

Used Unlockroot as well and worked like a charm. To prevent the extra software like Babylon I just didn't allow their installers access through my firewall, painless enough. Now I can start to delete all that bloatware att and samsung preloaded on my device. Thank you for the find

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