Root Galaxy S5 G900H On Android 4.4.2 XXU1ANG3 Kit-Kat Official Firmware

Well the last update was the 2nd update for Galaxy S5 G900H from its release. We can say that you have gotten your hands on it as fast as you could and as far as we all remember, if you update your device to an Official Firmware, you are to loose the root access of your device and they only way to get it back is to root it again. I know that a person who is addicted to a rooted device won’t be able to live a single day without root access. If you want to use your device to full potential, then rooting is a necessary part of it, you can make a lot of Customizations in your device with just root access, then you can’t even with a Custom ROM, nonetheless, let’s proceed and see how we can root the device again.

Rooting allows you to get full control over your device, Stock apps and mods are good, but installing Custom Mods gives you better support and great battery life, you might need to delete some Stock apps from the device, a non-rooted device can’t do that, but a rooted one has the power to remove stock apps too.If you are familiar with Odin and it’s working, then this tutorial might not be difficult for you. Otherwise read the whole tutorial first before trying it on your device. In this Article, we will show you How To Root Galaxy S5 G900H On Android 4.4.2 XXU1ANG3 Kit-Kat Official Firmware. But before we begin, Make sure that:

1. Update Your Device To Android 4.4.2 Kit-Kat:Link
2. That you have a Well Charged Battery, 60%-80% is better.
3. Back-Up all your important Contacts, Call Logs & Messages.It is highly recommended in case of any mishap or data loss to back up all your important data.
4. Back-Up your Mobiles EFS Data. How To Restore and Back-Up EFS Data On Samsung Galaxy Devices.
5. Check your device model, Go To Setting > About and Make sure that it is G900H .
6. Do-not try this tutorial on any other device.

Disclaimer:

The methods involved in flashing custom roms and rooting your phone is highly custom and may result in bricking your device,and has nothing to do with Google or the device manufacturers which is Samsung in our case. In case of any mishap we may not be held responsible. Follow these instructions to the letter to avoid any mishap or bricking. Make sure that whatever you do, you are doing it at your own responsibility

How To Install CWM Recovery:

1. Download CWM Recovery Package For your Galaxy S5 to your computer and extract the zip file.
2. Download Odin.
3. Turn off your Phone and Turn it On While Pressing, Power + Volume Down + Home button until you see some text on-screen, Press Volume Up to continue.
4. Make Sure that the USB drivers are installed.
5. Open Odin in Computer and connect your device to PC, while it is in the Download mode.
6. If your Phone is successfully connected to PC, the Odin port will turn Yellow with COM port number.
7. Now Click on PDA and select the File ‘g900h-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.7.tar‘
8. In Odin, Check Auto reboot Option.
9. Now Click the start button and wait for the process to complete.
10. After the installation is complete you device will restart and once you see the Home Screen and get the “Pass” Message on Odin, unplug the cable.

How To Flash Super SU:

• Connect your device with PC.
• Download Super SU for your device.
• Copy and Paste the Above zip files to the root of your sdcard.
• Disconnect the cable.
• Turn Off your Device
• Open Recovery mode. How? Press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons until you see some text on screen.
• Navigate to ‘Install zip from sd card’ another windows will open in front of you.
• Select ‘choose zip from sd card’ from the Options.
• Select the Super SU.zip file and confirm the installation on next screen.
• Once the Installation is Over, Select +++++Go Back+++++
• Select Reboot Now to Reboot the System.