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How to Root Your Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 with Android 2.3.6 DDKP1/DDKP2 Firmware

August 03, 2025

If you happen to own a Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread DDKP1 or DDKP2 firmware, then you’re in luck–we have step-by-step instructions on how to root your phone.

Rooting your phone opens the way for third-party applications to access your system files, which allows you to customize your phone and make use of apps that require root access. Although rooting your device voids its warranty, it can be recovered by updating your device with default or stock firmware.

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If you want to customize your phone and use apps that require root, then go ahead and read through our rooting instructions for the Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 running Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread DDKP1 or DDKP2 firmware.

Rooting Prerequisites

Before we talk about how to root your Samsung SL I9003, let’s first focus our attention on some requirements.

Rooting Instructions

After you’ve covered all prerequisites, let’s proceed to rooting your Samsung Galaxy SL I9003.

In Case of Force Close Issues

In case the rooting process doesn’t go as planned and you are faced with force close errors, you’re able to wipe the cache in recovery mode. To enter recovery mode, turn off your phone, then press the Volume Up key and Home button (middle key) simultaneously while turning your phone on. While in recovery mode, choose “Wipe data/factory reset” and then select “Wipe cache partition”. Afterwards, you will need to reboot your phone by selecting the “Reboot system now” option. You can either restart the rooting process, or stick with the phone’s default firmware.

Have you successfully rooted your Samsung SL I9003 with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread DDKP1/DDKP2 firmware? How did the process go?

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