Hacker Roots Galaxy S, Phone Not Even Out In United States Yet - Samsung Galaxy S Rooted

Russian hacker LeshaK doesn’t own a Samsung Galaxy S. But that hasn’t stopped him from rooting Samsung’s Android phone. By using a combination of emulators and testing provided by fellow forum friends, LeshaK was able to gain root access on Samsung’s anticipated phone.

The Samsung Galaxy S is already out in Europe, and it’s coming to the US later this summer, with AT&T as the Captivate and with T-Mobile as the Vibrant. We also know that the Galaxy S Pro with keyboard is coming to Sprint, and will be the second 4G phone on that network.

All that aside, LeshaK has posted a guide on how to gain superuser access on the Samsung Galaxy S, along with a custom ROM. This should be handy news for all those Android fans out there who want to get all the absolute most from their devices.

AT&T looks to have their strange restrictions on the Samsung Captivate – the same restrictions that they played on the Motorola Backflip and the (mysteriously disappeared) Dell Aero. Will this superuser access be the first step to removing their strange bans on Android? Only time will tell.

Oh, and as this phone has already been released in Europe, I’m afraid it doesn’t break the EVO 4G’s record of being rooted before the phone was even released.