This post contain firmware file only for the Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F. The updating process is really simple and I will cover it in the next post. After the rooting completed, you can again update to the latest version using PC ODIN application. In this post, I added two parts, first one cover the downgrade the firmware to the “ANC7” and second part cover the rooting. It’s a universal app, and support wide variety of devices. This process we are going to use the Towelroot app which was developed by the geohot, as I mentioned earlier, it uses the Linux kernel bug to gain the root. It will not tap the KNOX counter nor void the warranty. Therefore, you have to install the older SM-G900F, ANC7 firmware using the PC ODIN application. If your device is running the latest bug fixed kernel, your device might not support. The latest firmware, Samsung fixed that kernel bug. In order to use this Galaxy S5 root method, we need to install (flash) the older ANC7 firmware (include this post). If the KNOX trigger, it can’t reset and the device warranty void. Although as a result of the Linux kernel bug, we can easily gain the root access.Therefore, you don’t need to worry about the warranty void. Samsung introduce KNOX security feature to track the unauthorized system modifications such as rooting. However, they introduce different methods to prevent and track the more easier.

This has been a troubling problem as Android OS updates once a year and by the time manufacturers update their software to the latest, they are already at least 6 months behind.Samsung Galaxy line devices are more easier to root than other manufacture devices. For example, Android Oreo update for Galaxy S7 probably took around 8 months.

Due to this reason, whenever Google updates their OS from one iteration to another(such as Android 7.0 Nougat to 8.0 Oreo), manufacturers have to re-build the whole OS from ground up, causing months of delay in updates. In extreme cases like Samsung, they have added S-Pen features to their Samsung Galaxy Note series and lots of new hardware features not found in the original Android OS.

Although Google uses pure “100%” Android OS on their Nexus/Pixel devices such as the Pixel and Pixel 2 smartphones, many manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, and others have added their own UI/skin on top. Google has launched a new way of updating Android OS(Operating System) starting in 2018 called, “Project Treble”.

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