How to Root Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900M

Samsung has rolled out its latest flagship device, the Galaxy S5 to over 125 countries and almost all of the U.S carriers have got their variants with their offers listed on the sites. Vodafone is also offering the Galaxy S5 modeled as SM-G900M with its exclusive bonus packages. It actually doesn’t matter which variant of the Galaxy S5 you get, you’ll be able to enjoy the device’s features beyond it’s boundaries, but the carrier restrictions make the devices a little hard to tweak and to pull these restrictions out of the device, carrier specific methods are required. Just in case you’re going to buy Vodafone Galaxy S5 and you’re planning to play with your device by applying different mods or by using some cool apps, root access might become an obstacle. In order to overcome this obstacle, you’ll need to root your Vodafone Galaxy S5 SM-G900M.

In the following post we are going to gain the root access on Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900T. We will be using Chainfire’s Autoroot to root the device, before we head towards the root instructions, I’m assuming that not all of you are familiar with rooting an Android device. To make it clear and remove any confusions, we will first have a look on a brief introduction of the root access.

Rooting your phone gives you complete access over all the data which is apparently locked by the manufacturers. This includes removal of the factory restrictions and making changes to the internal system and the operating system. Gaining the root access gives you the privileges to install various applications to enhance the performance of your device, allows you to remove the built-in applications/programs, helps you to upgrade the battery life of your device & install the apps which require the root access for the proper functionality and modify your device in so many other ways e.g using mods and flashing custom recoveries and custom ROMs. There is a laundry list of things you can do after having your device rooted and installed the custom recovery, now once you’re rooted and have installed custom recovery, go ahead and enjoy it on your phone. Here’s our collection of 10 Best Root Apps.

Here are the pre-installation instructions:

1. This guide is only for Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900M. Do not try this on any other device, please check your device’s model number in Settings > General > About Device.
2. Your phone’s battery must be charged at least over 60%. This is highly recommended in order to prevent any power issues during the flashing process.
3. Make sure that you backup your important media content, Contacts, Call Logs & Messages. This is highly recommended just in case something goes wrong and you need to reset your phone.
4. Use only OEM data cable to establish connection between your phone and PC. Turn off your Anti Virus and Firewall to prevent any connection issues. Also enable USB debugging mode on your phone if you face connection issues.
5. Your device must be running Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
6. Alright! Go ahead, follow this guide to the letter.

Files you need to download: 

1. Download and extract Odin PC – Get it here
2. Download and Samsung USB Drivers – Get here
3. Download & Unzip Cf Auto Root Package file once on your desktop, you will get a .tar.md5 file.

How to Root Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900M:

1. Open Odin3.exe from the extracted folder.
2. Put your Vodafone SGS 5 in download mode by pressing and holding Volume Down + Home + Power key at the same time, you should get a screen showing a warning and asking to continue, press Volume Up to continue.
3. Now your phone should be in downloading mode. Connect your phone to your PC.
4. As soon as Odin detects your phone the ID:COM box will turn light blue.
5. Click on the PDA tab and select the CF-autoroot file that you extracted above.
6. In case you’re using Odin v3.09, you will put the .tar.md5 file in the “AP” tab, rest of the settings should remain untouched in Odin v3.09 as well.
7. Your Odin screen should look like exactly as shown below.
9. Click Start and the root process should start showing you a process bar in the first box above ID:COM.
10. The process is quite fast and will finish in a few seconds, as soon as it ends, your phone will restart and you’ll see the CF Auto root installing SuperSu on your phone.
11. Congratulations you have your Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900M rooted now!

How to check if the device is properly rooted or not?

1. To do so, go to Google Play Store on your Galaxy S5.
2. Find “Root Checker” and install it.
3. Open Root Checker.
4. Tap “Verify Root”.
5. It will ask you for SuperSu rights, tap “Grant”.
6. It should show you Root Access Verified Now!
7. That’s All!

Once you’re rooted, make sure that you Backup EFS Data on your Galaxy S5.

That’s all. In case you have some queries or you’re facing some issues regarding this post, feel free to stop by the comment box below and drop us your words. We surely will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks all.