Hey guys,
maybe you guys can help me.
I'm coming from my Nexus 5 to Note 3 (because of the bigger screen). I've always been satisfied with my N5 that was rooted, custom faux123 kernal and some xposed framework modules. Didn't see any need to flash any ROM. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong somewhere.
I would like to have a similar setup except the Samsung bloatware :crying: Here are my
Requirements
- Should be based on KitKat, because I want as Xposed, but Android L still has some bugs/problems with Lollipop on Samsung devices. I'd liked to sit out those bugs, because I use my device as a daily driver and should be stable!
- Don't really want to use TouchWiz, just Nova Launcher, but still have S-Pen features in place.
- To have all S-Pen feature available e.g. Multiwindow (extra karma points for Note 4 S-Pen feature)
- Custom kernel for battery saving modes (faux-based kernel would be great)
Questions
- If you do recommend going down the route of a custom ROM, which of these ROM's would you recommend in terms of stability and requirements I have? X-Note vs Tweaked S5 BASE / N4 STYLE vs Echoe Rom
- What are roughly the differences between these 3 ROM's without looking at all the 100s of features (e.g. ROM A is more for overclocking and ROM B more of productivity etc.)?
- What is currently the best rooting method for the Note 3? If you do NOT recommend a custom ROM for me, is there a root that keeps my warranty in place? This is not so important to me, but I can keep it in place, that would be nice. (I'm aware that flashing ROM will void the warranty )
- Which kernel is "better"? Ultimate Kernel or AEL Kernel in terms of being lag-free, smooth, fast and adding features like sound quality improvement, thermal manager etc.? Note: I will not be overclocking my device at all and I don't game either.
- And which kernel management app do you recommend? I currently use the faux app on my N5. Could I continue to use that with other kernels?
Find my device details for reference as I know these are sometimes important.
Phone Infos
GENERAL INFO
Manufacturer: samsung
Brand: samsung
Phone Model: SM-N9005
Device Type: hlte
Product Name: hltexx
Country of Origin: MADE IN VIETNAM
Manufacturing Date: 2014.12.17
Knox Warranty Void: 0x0
CSC INFO
Original CSC Code: DBT
Firmware's CSC Code: DBT
Active CSC Code: DBT
CSC Country: Germany
CSC Country ISO: DE
Product Code: SM-N9005ZKEDBT
DEVICE ID
IMEI: xxxxxxxx
Serial Number: xxxxxx
Samsung Serial Number: xxxx
FIRMWARE INFO
Bootloader Version: N9005XXUGNG1
Baseband Version: N9005XXUGNG1
PDA Version: N9005XXUGNG1
CSC Version: N9005DBTGNG1
Kernel Version: 3.4.0-1955971, [email protected] #1
OS INFO
Build Number: KOT49H.N9005XXUGNG1 (N9005XXUGNG1)
Build Fingerprint: samsung/hltexx/hlte:4.4.2/KOT49H/N9005XXUGNG1:user/release-keys
Build Description: hltexx-user 4.4.2 KOT49H N9005XXUGNG1 release-keys
Build Date: Mon Jul 28 21:56:29 KST 2014
Android Version: 4.4.2
MISC INFO
Colour: Black
Internal Storage: 32 GB
Board: MSM8974
Platform: msm8974
Chip: MSM8974
Modem Board: MSM8974
Hardware Revision: REV1.0
SIM LOCK FREE
Maybe I should add that I don't use stock apps, except the Samsung note taking apps.
No one?
Ghost town in here headed by dead skeleton called 'Dejan'.
Lol, he might pay you a visit soon.
LOL
Sent from my N9005
Gotta say, people here sure are helpful...
formeriphoneuser said:
Gotta say, people here sure are helpful...
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Personally I love X-Note and MultiX as these 2 are multidpi roms. Of course they're not the best, maybe just for me.
You could try each of them. It's too general to say which is the best. Maybe different tweaks, different features, different interface but they're all TW based , so should be almost the same.
GNG1 probably not rootable with TowelRoot anymore so the only option of rooting would void the warranty. However as far as i remember MultiX for example is Mobile Odin friendly so you don't have to worry about losing warranty. It's not going to touch knox.
Don't really use custom kernel. Even if I flash it, I didn't use any app to control it. Just using it like a stock.
Rosli59564 said:
GNG1 probably not rootable with TowelRoot anymore so the only option of rooting would void the warranty. However as far as i remember MultiX for example is Mobile Odin friendly so you don't have to worry about losing warranty. It's not going to touch knox..
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Good info on that! I guess there would be no harm in trying TowelRoot, right? If it doesn't work, just try another root method..
formeriphoneuser said:
Good info on that! I guess there would be no harm in trying TowelRoot, right? If it doesn't work, just try another root method..
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Right. If you don't want to lose warranty yet try MultiX. Flash with Mobile Odin.
And I'm sure you're aware that you don't have to root to flash custom rom. Just flash custom recovery and flash the rom of your choice.
Rosli59564 said:
Right. If you don't want to lose warranty yet try MultiX. Flash with Mobile Odin.
And I'm sure you're aware that you don't have to root to flash custom rom. Just flash custom recovery and flash the rom of your choice.
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Well, that's just the thing. I do want and need root (Greenify, TiBackup etc., Xposed). So that probably means I'll lose warranty, assuming that TowelRoot does not work. But it's interesting that you don't lose warranty when flashing recovery or ROM. I thought that trips up the KNOX thingy...But then again, I'm not too concerned about the warranty.
I just wish things were easier like on a Nexus : ) Danm you Samsung!
If you're not concerned with the warranty, do look at Phoenix ported S5 rom by tyre777. Stable, good looking, everything working. My favorite kk rom.
Just look, no need to flash.
Sent from my N9005
Dejan Sathanas said:
If you're not concerned with the warranty, do look at Phoenix ported S5 rom by tyre777. Stable, good looking, everything working. My favorite kk rom.
Just look, no need to flash.
Sent from my N9005
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How does this ROM differ, in short, with Tweaked S5 BASE / N4 STYLE ROM?
So I just read that you can use TowelRoot with my device: http://www.galaxynote3update.com/safety-root-n9005xxugng1-galaxy-note-3-without-knocking-knox-counter-0x0/
Am I right that installing a custom kernel WILL trip the KNOX?
you should look at my rom V26 or V19.....it's exactly what you want....
OK, just succeeded rooting my device with Towelhead....I mean root without tripping KNOX! :good:
So, flashing a ROM doesn't trip KNOX either? And SuperSU asks me if I want to remove KNOX. What exactly are the implications of this? Will the KNOW counter continue to show up as 0x0? Has anyone tried this?
P.S. F*ck you Samsung! My money, my device!
formeriphoneuser said:
OK, just succeeded rooting my device with Towelhead....I mean root without tripping KNOX! :good:
So, flashing a ROM doesn't trip KNOX either? And SuperSU asks me if I want to remove KNOX. What exactly are the implications of this? Will the KNOW counter continue to show up as 0x0? Has anyone tried this?
P.S. F*ck you Samsung! My money, my device!
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Flashing custom recovery trips knox. So does flashing custom rom as it's prerooted.
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Ok i have a international note 3 bought and running on australian firmware(i live in aus)
Australia - XSA
PDA: N9005XXUDMJ7
CSC: N9005XSADMJ2
MODEM: N9005XXUDMJ7
Because samsung or whomever is taking forever to update my region to kitkat i would like to flash another regions FW to get KK
So will flashing another regions stock firmware downloaded from sammobile with odin trip KNOX?
Much thanks for any help.
Xanode said:
Ok i have a international note 3 bought and running on australian firmware(i live in aus)
Australia - XSA
PDA: N9005XXUDMJ7
CSC: N9005XSADMJ2
MODEM: N9005XXUDMJ7
Because samsung or whomever is taking forever to update my region to kitkat i would like to flash another regions FW to get KK
So will flashing another regions stock firmware downloaded from sammobile with odin trip KNOX?
Much thanks for any help.
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stock firmware, will not trip knox.
only when you flash something which is not digitally signed by samsung, it will trip KNOX (e.g : root, custom recover, custom ROM).
otherwise, it should be fine. I'm running other country region sometimes, and no problems (though my KNOX is tripped already when I root my device )
Just be aware that once you go to KK you won't be able to go back to JB. I say this as the stock experience isn't stellar with the sd card problem - 3rd party apps not being able to write to external sd card. Stock KK has this problem while it is fixed for rooted roms...
Xanode said:
Because samsung or whomever is taking forever to update my region to kitkat i would like to flash another regions FW to get KK
So will flashing another regions stock firmware downloaded from sammobile with odin trip KNOX?
Much thanks for any help.
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As stated above, Official ROM's will not harm Knox. The question you should be asking is, why do you want to flash KK? Go look at the rest of the Q&A section and see just how many issues people are having with v4.4.x ROM's.And it has been MONTHS and still they have the issues.Omega ROM is traditionally a very good platform - go check the thread and see what problems they are having.
If you want to play with your phone, KK is not needed - I've been keeping an eye on what's around and I've stayed with v4.3 simply because I have root, Philz custom recovery, Lean kernel and the Alliance ROM v2 and my phone flies. It is stable, everything works including SDCard and OTG devices and with light use I get up to 4 days of battery. Even heavy use at 3 hours screen on gives me more than 2 days.
When Samsung gets its **** together and fixes KK, or maybe releases a functional version 5, I will think about upgrades, but for now I ahve the best of all worlds so why would I go changing for something lots of people are having issues with?
I'm not having issues myself, but then again as I said I rooted it and am running a custom rom. You need to look around to find the rom that works for you... I'm still using the Androidnow rom, unfortunately it was pulled and the dev has gone, for one phone and quite like the Assassin rom on another.... Yes I have 2 Note 3's... One for daily use and one for when flashing goes wrong...
Both roms are fine with little to complain about. Battery life is excellent and everything working as it should. :laugh:
Stock on the other hand may be a different story...
Oh, and its not just Samsung, google is responsible for the troubles with the sd card - they put in the new feature whereby a 3rd party app can't write to the external card unless properly signed (then only into it's own folder that will get wiped if the app is uninstalled) for "security reasons", not the unending push to get rid of sd card and use the cloud exclusively....
So my friend told me to root my new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon), but I am a complete noob and do not want to mess up my new phone.
He told me to be careful so I don't brick my device, and too read the forums. I have spent all day reading the forums and still don't know what I should do.
I saw a video explaining how to get root by going to towelroot.com, but this seems too easy to be true and safe.
Can I get root and not have to worry about bricking or tripping knox with towelroot?
If towelrool is ok to use then I will just go ahead with that, but If there is something better, could someone please point me in the right direction with what I need to download.
Thanks for any help and here is some of my device info if that helps...
Latest Software update: update_SM-N900V_MJE_to_NC4
Model Number: SM-N900V
Android Version : 4.4.2
Baseband Version N900VVRUCNC4
Kernel Version 3.4.0
Hardware Version: N900v.07
Security Software version: MDF v1.0 Release 2
what you should do....
iEpic said:
So my friend told me to root my new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon), but I am a complete noob and do not want to mess up my new phone.
He told me to be careful so I don't brick my device, and too read the forums. I have spent all day reading the forums and still don't know what I should do.
I saw a video explaining how to get root by going to towelroot.com, but this seems too easy to be true and safe.
Can I get root and not have to worry about bricking or tripping knox with towelroot?
If towelrool is ok to use then I will just go ahead with that, but If there is something better, could someone please point me in the right direction with what I need to download.
Thanks for any help and here is some of my device info if that helps...
Latest Software update: update_SM-N900V_MJE_to_NC4
Model Number: SM-N900V
Android Version : 4.4.2
Baseband Version N900VVRUCNC4
Kernel Version 3.4.0
Hardware Version: N900v.07
Security Software version: MDF v1.0 Release 2
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For those of us who took the OTA, ... That app http://towelroot.com/ is the only exploit that provides root access for VZW N3.
yes. i am going to sound confusing now so hold on...Towel root is what it is... download. install. click.. your phone will reboot with root access ... it is a one click method... however, the bootloader and recovery is still locked on your device, and if you try to install CWM or TWRP, at this time you will trip KNOXX and void your warranty. Install SafeStrap instead from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53701934&postcount=1298.. then flash only one other file from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760380 thanks to the DEVs that have been working on this the whole shebang seems almost too simple, like you said... i agree.. i did everyrthing in that post as i installed Jasmine Rom. why? because the DEV is kickass, with the updates, i like the S5 themes, and its pretty simple to set up compared to what you've probably read up on..
and its really close to stock, which, of course, ive tried out a couple of other roms since then, and it still works (the phone)
Regarding KNoXX , your device will still read 0x0 , but it will say "custom" status .. you can fix this
if you root your phone and your status says "custom"..a flashable zip file here will fix that http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu you can find links to Safestrap, "unified files" and step by step instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760380 some more on what i mean by "custom" http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2014-01-15-triangleaway-v3-26-t1494114 This does the same , maybe better http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473938
Towel root will not "hard brick" your phone ,,, meaning your phone is basically an expensive paperweight... ii gave you thseds links because its what worked for me... however, you know whats best for you..
Hi,
was realesed in Portugal the first Android 5.0 Lollipop rom Portugal (Vodafone) (TCL) for the model SM-G900F with the PDA G900FXXU1BNL9.
Can I flash this stock rom on my phone ?
If not can I flash other stock ROMs?
Will this trip the Knox flash to 0x1?
How can i flash it?
This are my phone references:
SM-G900F
Portugal(TPH) - TPH
PDA: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CSC: G900FOXX1ANJ1
MODEM: G900FXXU1ANJ1
Version: Android 4.4.2
Yes you can, it should work fine
bloodrain954 said:
Yes you can, it should work fine
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Bit will it trio knox?
How can i flash?
Stock ROM will not trip KNOX
Flash using ODIN
bloodrain954 said:
Yes you can, it should work fine
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*Detection* said:
Stock ROM will not trip KNOX
Flash using ODIN
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But wich stock ROM are sutible for my phone?
I am a newbie, i dont really underatand much..
Can you point any tutorials por somethings here i can learn how to do it please?
In this thread it says:
" Even if you flash a KNOX-enabled firmware via odin (e.g. the latest fw) knox will be set to 0x1"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595889
What should i belive?
You should not flash anything yet, you should spend a few days reading threads from the beginning until you understand exactly what to do
All the info you need has been posted in many threads here, start reading until you know exactly what you're doing, and you understand the difference between a KNOX enabled ROM and a stock ROM
*Detection* said:
You should not flash anything yet, you should spend a few days reading threads from the beginning until you understand exactly what to do
All the info you need has been posted in many threads here, start reading until you know exactly what you're doing, and you understand the difference between a KNOX enabled ROM and a stock ROM
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Thats exactly what i am doing bit i AM going crazy because some people say that flash ROMs with Odin activate the knox flag, and others say the oposit. So i dont really know what to belive ir what to do
Flash custom ROM / Recovery = KNOX 0x1
Flash stock = KNOX 0x0
I sucessfully installed Lollipop on my Galaxy S5! I installed the Spain no carrier version!
Just one more question, when the ROM that my phone came with gets out, should I install her or not?
Can i replace one rom for another?
Hi,
my warranty ran out and now I do not care about keeping knox 0x0 anymore.
I would like to install the most clean android version on my cell and keep the
stock os aswell.
1. How do I do that?
2. What is the best recovery?
My Phone: SM-N9005
Android: 5.0
Baseband: N9005XXUGBOA1
Kernel Version: 3.4.0-3643614
Build Number: LRX21V.N9005XXUGBOA5
Also since updating to 5.0 with mobile odin my cell keeps rebooting itself several times a day by itself.
It has nothing to do with the battery. I think that while updating I kept my old baseband and thats causing
these issues.
3. How do I fix that?
Thanks
By updating the baseband, kernel and bootloader, you dont lose the Knox thing. I dont know if Knox is worth it to have a decent and simple way to root (if that is the main cause you kept it your way).
Odin is a Samsung tool, hence why it doesnt touch our warranty, it's a leaked tool and safe to use in this aspect (for as long as you flash official stuff).
someone please help me
You should use latest philz cwm recovery. And visit Audax L n9005 Rom's first page.
You should follow steps which is in this page. Do not forget that you have to install Android 5 modem, boot loader and persist lp with odin before flash any Android 5.0 rom.
I did not know that i have to install android 5 modem, back when i updated that was not mentioned in the post! Now how do I go about it now? Can you like me to a guide for it?
Its weird for me since I have 5.0 rooted right now with knox 0x0 but I do not care anymore about knox 0x0 since my phone is 2 years old.
.....
Never made any difference to me. The most common situation is to drop on water or break the screen, which isn't covered by warranty. After two or three months of use I think it's safe to void the warranty, don't be naive, samsung will not make a cellphone that needs any kind of warranty within a year.
My opinion: make your way to a totally better and customizable ROM and feel free to use and abuse of your hardware to the last fried chip! I'm very happy with my 2 times tripped Knox!
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Ok so here's my dilemma:
I have searched and searched for about 4 straight days on what to do and can't seem to pinpoint the procedure I need to enforce. This is my first posting by the way, and I'm kind of a noob to all of this stuff, but extremely intrigued by it all, that I can't seem to put my phone or laptop away as long as I have the free time to do more research.
I just recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S5 variant G900F (was extremely excited that it was a success on my first try!). I just purchased this device in July (and it came unlocked as far as to using whichever carrier I wanted). Now, what I'm looking to do is update my firmware (from what I've gathered, I believe I need to do that in order to install a custom ROM? If I'm wrong, please correct me). So my device information is as follows:
MODEL: SM-G900F
PRODUCT NAME: kltexx
PRODUCT CODE: SM-G900FZWAMRU
PDA: G900FXXS1CQD8
CSC: G900FOJP1CQB1
BASEBAND: G900FXXU1CQB1
BOOTLOADER: G900FXXS1CQD8
BUILDNUMBER: MMB29M.G900FXXS1CQD8
ANDROID VERSION: 6.0.1
KERNEL VERSION: 3.4.0-10662519
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno (TM) 330
MODEM: MSM8974PRO
I don't know what other information someone would need in order to help point me in the right direction of what I need to do, but it would be greatly appreciated! If you need any other information, let me know! I can't seem to tell which region this device is typically set up for (as I said, I'm a noob) so if someone can explain that a little, that would be wonderful too. Thank you so much!!
jbscripts33 said:
Ok so here's my dilemma:
I have searched and searched for about 4 straight days on what to do and can't seem to pinpoint the procedure I need to enforce. This is my first posting by the way, and I'm kind of a noob to all of this stuff, but extremely intrigued by it all, that I can't seem to put my phone or laptop away as long as I have the free time to do more research.
I just recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S5 variant G900F (was extremely excited that it was a success on my first try!). I just purchased this device in July (and it came unlocked as far as to using whichever carrier I wanted). Now, what I'm looking to do is update my firmware (from what I've gathered, I believe I need to do that in order to install a custom ROM? If I'm wrong, please correct me). So my device information is as follows:
MODEL: SM-G900F
PRODUCT NAME: kltexx
PRODUCT CODE: SM-G900FZWAMRU
PDA: G900FXXS1CQD8
CSC: G900FOJP1CQB1
BASEBAND: G900FXXU1CQB1
BOOTLOADER: G900FXXS1CQD8
BUILDNUMBER: MMB29M.G900FXXS1CQD8
ANDROID VERSION: 6.0.1
KERNEL VERSION: 3.4.0-10662519
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno (TM) 330
MODEM: MSM8974PRO
I don't know what other information someone would need in order to help point me in the right direction of what I need to do, but it would be greatly appreciated! If you need any other information, let me know! I can't seem to tell which region this device is typically set up for (as I said, I'm a noob) so if someone can explain that a little, that would be wonderful too. Thank you so much!!
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Hi,
Your case seems to be llike somebody comes to a shop asking the shop assistant: "I want to buy something but I don't know what"
But now to be serious - in order to help you, you need to specify what you really want to achieve because from what you wrote I am not sure.
You have SM-G900F phone with latest MM 6.0.1 firmware for Mauritus (MRU) region. So you should be good to go.
If you just want to play with your phone, then OK but you should be aware that when you root your phone or flash any of the custom firmware you will loose your warranty. You wrote that you are rooted already so that is it -> KNOX flag is set 0x1. But if you bought a used phone then you should bother too much with that (warranty doesn't matter).
To flash any of the compatible custom roms you usually need a custom recovery (for example TWRP) and you are free to flash custom roms (following OP instructions of course).
That's it for the beginning
Many40 said:
Hi,
Your case seems to be llike somebody comes to a shop asking the shop assistant: "I want to buy something but I don't know what"
But now to be serious - in order to help you, you need to specify what you really want to achieve because from what you wrote I am not sure.
You have SM-G900F phone with latest MM 6.0.1 firmware for Mauritus (MRU) region. So you should be good to go.
If you just want to play with your phone, then OK but you should be aware that when you root your phone or flash any of the custom firmware you will loose your warranty. You wrote that you are rooted already so that is it -> KNOX flag is set 0x1. But if you bought a used phone then you should bother too much with that (warranty doesn't matter).
To flash any of the compatible custom roms you usually need a custom recovery (for example TWRP) and you are free to flash custom roms (following OP instructions of course).
That's it for the beginning
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Thank you! Well my initial goal was to install a custom rom but couldn't seem to find one that included my build number, so was a little confused. There's many to choose from, but I can't just download any of them. Or does a specified build number not convenient?
I have the TWRP downloaded, for some reason I thought I needed to update my firmware since I didn't see it anywhere as far as roms went. I'm mostly experimenting right now. I looked into rooting for 4 months before I finally did it. And now I'm overwhelmed with excitement of all the things I can do, that I don't know where to start! So I thought a different ROM would be a good start. I really enjoy customizing my phone and making it as unique as possible, any suggestions as far as which ROM I can do?
jbscripts33 said:
Thank you! Well my initial goal was to install a custom rom but couldn't seem to find one that included my build number, so was a little confused. There's many to choose from, but I can't just download any of them. Or does a specified build number not convenient?
I have the TWRP downloaded, for some reason I thought I needed to update my firmware since I didn't see it anywhere as far as roms went. I'm mostly experimenting right now. I looked into rooting for 4 months before I finally did it. And now I'm overwhelmed with excitement of all the things I can do, that I don't know where to start! So I thought a different ROM would be a good start. I really enjoy customizing my phone and making it as unique as possible, any suggestions as far as which ROM I can do?
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Well, now I know a little bit more. You are on the latest stock rom foreseen for your region. So you are good to go for any customization. To flash a custom rom you need a custom recovery. when you are already rooted the easiest way is to install TWRP app from the Play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.twrp.twrpapp
and flash the recovery.
Before flashing any custom rom it is highly recommended to do nandroid backup from TWRP (backup of all important partitions of your phone).
Then you can try a custom rom. Check this subforum:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development
or this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development
and find a rom of your choice. Read carefully the OP (compatibility, features, issues) and decide.
You might start with LineageOS based on android 7.X Nougat. But be aware that custom roms might have some bugs and are based on pure android sources so they will give you pure android experience. Some might love it but some are disappointed