How to Root Samsung Galaxy S5 International Model
Samsung produces many quality products and mobile devices is one of them. The Galaxy S5 produced by Samsung by which you all are familiar is a very stylish phone with various and good features. There are many different models of S5 that have become a part of market which include T-mobile,Sprint,LTE, Verizon models and etc. Now in this article you will know about how you can root your Galaxy S5 no matter what variant it is.
What is Rooting Android Device
Root means the basic built of something. So rooting android devices mean to get to the access of that things in firmware that are unavailable before and to get the most features of your device.
In rooting there are many processes for e.g installing of Roms, custom recoveries, different kernel versions and so on.
On google play store there are apps which require root access, once you have done the process you can download and avail there features too.
The most important thing about rooting a device is to choose a correct and convenient method. A method named C-F Root which is developed by the popular XDA developers is usually recomended and its a hassle free method too. It also is the easiest method and does not involve any extra ordinary knowledge to do so. You will need odin to flash in the kernel on S5
For more about Odin Download for Samsung CLICK HERE
Thing needed before rooting.
- Make sure your battery is above 50%.
- You must have a window os pc.
- As rooting your device will void its warranty, so its upon you to decide.
- USB debugging must be enabled from settings developers mode.
How to root S5
Now as mentoned above you must have downlaoded odin from the given link. Now you have to install Galaxy S5 drivers for your pc.
Download C-F Auto root.zip file.
Again make sure of you battery atleast 50% of it.
Rooting Process
- Unzip the files you downloaded and search for the kernel file which will be in tar.md5 format.
- Now you have to go to the download mode by switching off your phone, after the phoe has switched off you have to hold the power+menu+volume up buttons for 3-5 seconds.
- Now when your phone is in boot mode run odin tool and don't disturb the settings.
- Connect your phone to pc with usb cable and you will see a box in odin tool representing the connection of the phone
- Now click on the PDA button in odin tool and select the kernel tar.md5 file you had already extracted.
- Now wait for the tool to load files in it, when loaded press the start button.
Now after the process has been completed your device will automatically reboot and a message of Pass will appear on odin which is the sign of success.
Now your Galaxy S5 has been successfully rooted and after your phone turns on a superSU app will be installed on it which is a clear sign that phone is rooted. Or you can check with the root checker app from google play store also.
Thank you for reading guys,we hope you enjoyed rooting your S5.
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