Hi, I own a rooted , carrier-unlocked GALAXY S5 SM-G900S outside korea. I want to install TWRP and flash custom roms but i don't know if my phone bootloader is locked before i proceed. I've searched through the forums but couldn't find any relevant answer.
I basically want to know if the GALAXY S5 SM-G900S has a locked or unlocked bootloader ?
and can i proceed to install twrp/flash custom roms?
Your bootloaders is unlocked just make sure the OEM unlock is on in your developer options.
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Ive had the S5 since October and i just got around to rooting the Verizon version and putting safestrap on it i know there is rom for the verizon Galaxy S5 but my question is will there ever be a bootloader unlock method for the verizon and at&t versions of the S5 any thoughts because i dont feel safe flashing a rom on a locked bootloader i had a droid razr m before this phone i had the bootloader unlocked and was running cm11 i just wish i could flash a well know rom on my Galaxy S5
Most likely not. Verizon do sell a dev version of the phone with an unlocked bootloader and it's got CM thanks to albinoman and ktoonsez
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if ur not comfortable flashing roms on a locked BL (is safer) than buy a dev ed s5 or another device thats unlocked or just stay stock lol
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I just got Galaxy S5 900F locked to vodafone uk. I found a tutorial called UNLOCK, flash and root your s5 4.4.2. It was actually comming from this website. I rooted it but it is still locked. I think rooting didn't really unlock my phone(as tutorial said) as it wants me to type the sim code in. Is there any way to unlock it free? If it isn't whats the cheappest way? Thanks
I was wondering if there is a way to tell if the bootloader is unlocked on a S5 without flashing anything or using cf-auto-root both of which may brick the phone. While it is a G900P it is from Credo Mobile (a Sprint MVNO) rather than Sprint themselves.
You must have to flash custom recovery in order to unlock the bootloader.
You can use Philz recovery.
Hi guys, i hav been searching the web on how to unlock the gs5 bootloader but have no luck.
I want to root the phone but i can't root it until the bootloader is unlocked and apparently i can't find software/tool to unlock the bootloader.
Somebody plz show me a way to unlock the bootloader. My phone is Samsung Galaxy S5 G900W8 running android 6.0.1 build dpd3.
Thanks
Ok, so I'm technically a new user on XDA although it's not the first time I've read through things here and been relatively successful with rooting and flashing different ROMs. I made an account recently because just reading is no longer helping me
Anyway, I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on the Galaxy S5 G900F model. I've been able to install Philz Touch Recovery and gotten root access, but I still can't flash a ROM because the bootloader is locked. I can't seem to find a method, specifically for G900F, but I've tried several methods already including the following:
[GUIDE] Unlocking the Galaxys S5 Bootloader … | Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 5
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...t/rd-unlocking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909
- All 4 methods don't work which isn't surprising since this is for G900V, the Verizon one.
How to unlock the bootloader, install and update LineageOS on the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 – /jdrch
https://jdrch.wordpress.com/2016/04...genmod-13-0-on-the-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5/
- Same problem as above, it's for G900V
Twrp, Root And Bootloader Unlock For Samsung Galaxy S5 - Droid School
http://www.droidschool.com/twrp-root-bootloader-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s5/
- This one just frustrated me because I knew the fastboot method didn't work on Samsung phones, but I tried it anyway.
I've also tried using the CF-AutoRoot flashed through Odin, but that ended up failing too.
If anybody can point me in the right direction or something, it would be very much appreciated.
G900F is int'l, so its bootloader is unlocked from the factory. G900V, the verizon model has a locked bootloader. Decide if you have a G900F or G900V.