hey folks, i have a samsung s5 that i need to unlock to use a pay as go sim.. i have not been keeping up with how things are done with all of this rooting stuff,, last thing i rooted was a galaxy nexus phone.. so i was wondering what is the best method of rooting the samsung s5? i need to unlock it from the us celluar carrier.
any ideas?
scuzzo said:
hey folks, i have a samsung s5 that i need to unlock to use a pay as go sim.. i have not been keeping up with how things are done with all of this rooting stuff,, last thing i rooted was a galaxy nexus phone.. so i was wondering what is the best method of rooting the samsung s5? i need to unlock it from the us celluar carrier. any ideas?
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So you have an SM-G900R...
I, personally, would recommend/suggest that you check out the following form that's specific to the USCC (US Cellular) devices.
http://www.teamuscellular.com
The following area of that forum is dedicated to the G900R.
http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/forum/408-samsung-galaxy-s5/
I don't normally suggest another forum though, the XDA Forum does have some threads/posts regarding the USCC S5 but, I believe that it's a bit limited and the above forum does have allot more information specific to this variant.
Good Luck!
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Hello , my brother gave me an almost new unlocked Verizon s5 . Is it possible to use this device with Sprint ? I'd like to root it and install a Sprint custom rom if this can be done . I run custom roms on my LG and other Samsung S3's and S4's but they were already Sprint devices . Can anyone throw a little advice on this ? I'v googled a lot and found lots of threads about running Verizon roms on a Sprint s5 but not the other way around . Thanks much ..
Ph3ar. said:
Hello , my brother gave me an almost new unlocked Verizon s5 . Is it possible to use this device with Sprint ? I'd like to root it and install a Sprint custom rom if this can be done . I run custom roms on my LG and other Samsung S3's and S4's but they were already Sprint devices . Can anyone throw a little advice on this ? I'v googled a lot and found lots of threads about running Verizon roms on a Sprint s5 but not the other way around . Thanks much ..
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It looks like it should be able to go to Sprint.
According to the following link, that compares the 2, it looks like they both have the same specs.
http://www.phonemore.com/compare/ph...m-g900v-vs-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900p/4561723
I can't state that it's a 100% doable thing but, I don't see why not.
You should be able to locate somewhere on the XDA Forum on how to accomplish this.
Good Luck!
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Hello all. I have a Verizon Galaxy S5. I have a couple of questions. I have tried to root the same way I have rooted my Galaxy Grand Prime and J3 2016 by way of CF Auto Root. I have followed the instructions on all three variants. My Grand Prime and my J3 have been rooted successfully but the S5 has not. Why is this? Is the Verizon bootloader locked? I don't see OEM unlock in the developer settings. The build number is MMB29M.G900VVRU2DQI2. Android version is 6.0.1. Can the phone be rooted in this build? Every time I put the necessary file in the AP slot and press start it always fails after a couple seconds. What's is going on?
teamevil said:
Hello all. I have a Verizon Galaxy S5. I have a couple of questions. I have tried to root the same way I have rooted my Galaxy Grand Prime and J3 2016 by way of CF Auto Root. I have followed the instructions on all three variants...
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Your best bet is to go to the following thread and read the instructions carefully and, if you need to, post any questions regarding it there.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3561529
If your having trouble obtaining any support there, the following thread is probably your best bet for some further assistance.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700073
Good Luck!
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Hi this is my first time ever rooting a phone and need help on rooting can this phone be rooted i want to be careful not too brick it.
Info.
Model version: SM-G900I
BASEBAND: G900IDVU1CQD1
Android version 6.0.1
Evox225 said:
Hi this is my first time ever rooting a phone and need help on rooting can this phone be rooted i want to be careful not too brick it...
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I don't have this variant but, your best bet is to post this question within one of the following threads.
This one is specific for the S5 Australian variant.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2723223
This one is the Q&A thread for all the S5 Devices.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700073
Good Luck!
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Good evening everyone,
I get an S5 that I wanted rooted, the problem is that I realized that it was a Canadian version, it slightly complicates things ...
Not wanting to make mistakes, I wanted to ask your expert opinion on the subject.
About the phone:
- S5 SM-G900W8
- Baseband version: G900W8VLU1DQB2
- Android 6.0.1
If you need more information ...
So on CF-AUTO-Root it offers two versions for the root of the G900W8:
- MMB29M.G900W8VLU1DPD3
- MMB29M.G900W8UMU1DQA1
I would be tempted by the second, but rather than make a mistake, I prefer to ask you for advice.
Thank you in advance to the participants. (sorry for my average english)
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Good evening everyone, I get an S5 that I wanted rooted, the problem is that I realized that it was a Canadian version, it slightly complicates things...
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I don't have this variant but, I believe that one or more of the following threads should be helpful for what you are looking for. Don't be afraid to ask for some member guidance within one of them.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777799
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3063226
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3332745
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3349316
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3193157
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3049908
***Just an FYI... Chainfire had announced that the CFAutoRoot had been superceded by firmware.mobi.***
Good Luck!
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Geek Squad screwed up upgrade on my Galaxy S5 and returnme phone on bootloader screen telling me to use recovery mode in Keys. I was completely stock before upgrade but it failed to do over the air and Samsung sent me to Best Buy which prompty screwed me over and sent me home.
All I want to do is to run latest official stock both bootloader and ROM from ATT. How do I do that?
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Geek Squad screwed up upgrade on my Galaxy S5......
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I don't have this variant but, the following area of the forum is specific for the Galaxy S5 "AT&T" variant.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5
With that guidance...
I believe that you should be able to either locate or receive some member guidance within one of the following threads that's specific to your device variant.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3516196
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2697270
If you require further assistance, and you don't receive any responses for guidance needed above, your next best bet would be to post your question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device and variants.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700073
Good Luck!
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