New Root for S5 and Other Devices (6/15/14)

[dcaum]

So after you all have rooted, what is the first few things you do to optimize the S5?

 

[steeveegee]

these are the first things i do
use titanium backup to freeze all bloatware and back up all apps
install adfree it kills all the ads on your phone
there are a ton of other things you could do but for those two apps alone root is worth it

my phone is running like butter now but with verizons stuff its laggy even swiping the screens the animation would jerk often
if your comfortable enough to do it without messing your phone up then do it
but you'll void your warranty

 

[nonnasmyladie]

this isn't working for me

 

[cr6]

Probably because this was the original root method and the S5 has had a few updates since this came out, thus changing the root process. If you can tell me who your carrier is and what OS version you're on, I can point you to the correct root method.

tap'n on my S5

 

[JediBeavis]

Probably because this was the original root method and the S5 has had a few updates since this came out, thus changing the root process. If you can tell me who your carrier is and what OS version you're on, I can point you to the correct root method.

tap'n on my S5

Can I get directions to the right method? I have VZW with 4.4.4.

 

[cr6]

Hey Jedi, here's a great video walk through. Verizon Galaxy S5 NI2 How To Root Latest 4.4.4 OT…:
All the necessary files are in the description link.
Good luck! [emoji106]

S5 tap'n

 

[CaveHermit]

Wife got a Galaxy S5 from a family member this Christmas.. After playing and check it out I figured it was a clone. It's got tons of WACKY stuff going on with.. Prolly got a nice piece of foreign malware on it. Random SMS texts out.. noticed an in flood of spam in my email.etc..etc... It a nice phone but it really needs to Re-Rooted. and have some nice ROM installed. Here are the spec from CPU-z
CPU-Z ID
Soc:MediaTek MT6572 1.30 GHz
Cores: 4
Architecture: 2x ARM Cortex -A7 @1.30GHz
Rev: rOp3
Process: 28nm
Clockspeed: 695 MHz - 1.30 GHz
CPU 0: 598
CPU 1: 598
GPU: ARM
GPU: Renderer Mali - 400 MP
CPU: Load var
Scaling Governor: hot plug

SYSTEM
Model: ANDROID (ANDROID)
Manufacture: android
Board: Ica72_we_jb3
Display: ALPS.JB3,MP.V1
Hardware: mt6572
Android: Ver 4.2.2
OPENGL: ES Ver : 2.0
Kernel Architecture: armv7l
Kernel Ver: 3.4.5 (eng.rs 1400736477)
Screen Size: 6.13 inches
Screen Resolution (pixels): 480x854
Screen Density: 240 dpi
Total RAM: 468Mb
Available RAM: 63MB
Internal Storage: 1.27 GB
Available: 0.81 GB
Root Access: Yes

 

[cr6]

Welcome to the forum!
Definitely not a real S5. I wouldn't even know where to start rooting that device.
Good luck though!

 

[FoxKat]

Agreed, that's a complete fraud phone. I wouldn't begin to make recommendations about what you can and can't do with it. It may very well perform like a normal phone if used in its fully stock configuration but any changes or deviations from completely stock could tender it completely useless.

Sent from my Droid Turbo on Tapatalk.

 

[CaveHermit]

So As soon as I port all the data back over to her old phone either of you two wanna take a crack at it? I do realize that there are not promises or guarantees that it will work and I won't get a brick back. I will prolly not have any monetary resources compensate for time and efforts, but as former computer tech half the fun is the challenge of doing it just to do it.