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How to root your T-Mobile US Samsung Galaxy S5

Now that you are the owner of a Samsung Galaxy S5 for some time, you might think about customizing your device and exploring it into more detail. To be able to do so, you must gain access to the system partition of your handset and unchain it from its factory settings. By doing so, you won't be restricted anymore to the stock offerings, but you can add tweaks and personalize your device into the most creative ways. If you don't know how to root your device, then you should not worry about it, because in this tutorial we will teach you how to do it. Before proceeding to the instructions, you should also spend some time reading the following guidelines.

  • Make sure you have a proper USB cable to connect your device to a Windows computer. For that cable to ensure the connection, you must download and install the latest Samsung USB drivers[1] on the computer you are about to use.
  • Also, to avoid any interruptions of the installation, disable any antivirus applications on your PC and device.
  • From the "Developer Options" section, enable the "USB Debugging" function.
  • A factory reset will be performed for your device. If you want to secure the data and files existent on your device, we recommend you to create a backup of the important content of your phone. To do so, use the "Helium[2]" or "Titanium Pro[3]" backup tools.
  • Last, but not least, make sure that the battery level of your handset is over 60%, as a sudden shutdown of your phone due to the lack of power may force you to retake the installation process from the start.

How to: Root your Samsung Galaxy S5 running on T-Mobile US

  1. For start, you must get the root package from here [4]and extract its content to a separate folder on desktop.
  2. Also, you download Odin (the crucial software to perform the operation) from here[5]
  3. Launch Odin.exe on your PC.
  4. Now power off completely your phone. After waiting for several seconds, you need to enter your device into "Download Mode". To enter the "Download Mode", you must press and hold at the same time the "Volume Down", "Home" and "Power" buttons.
  5. After you entered your phone into "Download Mode", use the USB cable to plug your device to the computer. If the connection was successful, then Odin will display an "Added!" message and the "ID:COM" should turn yellow.

    -  in case the connection doesn't work, then try to plug the USB cable to another USB port of your computer. If this action wasn't enough to establish the connection, then you should unplug the device from computer, turn off Odin and reinstall the USB drivers.
  6. Now that you connected your Galaxy S5 to the computer, press the "PDA" button in Odin.
  7. Select the "CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.zip" file and check the "Auto-Reboot" and "F.Reset Time" options, while all the others remain unchecked.
  8. Press the "Start" button to root your handset.
  9. Be patient for the installation to be complete – a "PASS" message will be displayed in Odin. After you see the message, you can unplug your Galaxy S5 from the computer.

With no rocket science, you've managed to root your T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5. If you stumbled upon any issues, don't hesitate to contact us.

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