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Galaxy S5: All Things Root Guide
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General Information
Guides
Since this is a new root guide for your all-things-root sub-forum, we need your help to populate it and keep it organized with the best and most relevant information. Please contact (by PM) your favorite Guide, or drop us a note in the private chat section if you have any good information to contribute, update, or correct in the root guide. Alternatively, hit the !Report button and ask a Mod to bring it to our attention.
Thanks for your help!
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Galaxy S5: All Things Root Guide
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Quick note / disclaimer: as always, you are ultimately responsible for any root-related activities on your phone.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
Guides
- Rooting Guide [SM-G900*] CF-Auto-Root
- un-rooting guide
- removing apps guide / safe apps to remove
- [klte][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch
- [RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL] CWM Recovery for the Samsung Galaxy S5
- [RECOVERY][EXYNOS][UNOFFICIAL] TWRP for the Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H
- [RECOVERY][klte] TWRP 2.7.0.0 touch recovery [2014-04-22]
- various how-to guides, etc.
- None as of yet
- N/A
- N/A
- None as of yet
- N/A
- [HOW TO] Easy Theming
- Theming tutorial
- Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen
- overclocking / underclocking
- undervolting
- related apps
- None as of yet
- None as of yet
- ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
- MD5 checksum verification
- Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
- Root Explorer
- [EFS] EFS backup/restore app for S5 [SAMSUNG TOOL] (SM-G900F)
- Odin / RUU / RSD Lite / etc.