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Log in or register now. uses an exploit found by fellow häçker Pinkie Pie that causes the kernel to crash on Linux-based systems such as Android. While the kernel is in this crashed state, an app can ask for superuser permissions and be granted them, even though root isn't normally accessible to the current user. Towelroot induces this kernel crash, gains superuser permissions from Android, then uses them to copy over the requisite files so that other apps can get superuser permissions in the future.
What's more, the Towelroot exploit doesn't require a PC or complicated ADB commands—it's an app that can be sideloaded like any other. This makes Geohot's root method the easiest one yet. And if user reports are to be believed, the exploit doesn't even trip Samsung's Knox. Nonetheless, you should still proceed as if your warranty will be voided as soon as you root your device.
Step 1: Enable Unknown Sources
Since Towelroot is not available on the Google Play Store, you'll need to ready your device for the installation of sideloaded apps. From Settings, under the System section, tap Security. In here, just tick the box next toUnknown Sources and press OK.
Step 2: Download Towelroot
Hotz has made his root exploit app available to all through its website. Just open your Galaxy's web browser and navigate to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. From here, tap the lambda symbol to download the installer file.
When the download is finished, tap the notification to initiate the install process. From here, hit Install, and when finished, tap Open.
Step 3: Root Your Device
When you open Towelroot, you'll notice that there's not very much to the app's UI. Just a single button that says make it ra1n.
Just tap this button and you're device will be rooted. That's it. Seriously.
Give the app about 15 seconds to perform Pinkie Pie's exploit and copy over the necessary files, and your phone will automatically reboot. When it comes back up, you'll be rooted. If you know you're way around an Android device, then all of the steps above shouldn't take longer than 20 seconds, though it will vary from device to device.
Step 4: Verify the Root Was Successful (Optional)
If you'd like to test out your new root privileges, you can download You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. from Google Play. With the app open, tap on Verify Root to confirm that the procedure went down without a hitch.
When you're doing that, though, you may notice that you weren't asked to grant Root Checker superuser permissions. This is because Towelroot doesn't install a root management app—it just gives root to any app that asks for it.
This is a serious security risk, because malware apps can do some significant damage to your phone with root permissions. An app that covertly installed itself on your phone could automatically receive root privileges without you ever knowing.
Step 5: Install a Root Management App (Recommended)
To remedy the above issue, simply install a root management app.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.'s You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is the best app out there in this category, and it's available for free on Google Play. As I'm writing this, though, the current version hasn't been updated to work with the Verizon or AT&T variants of the Galaxy S5.
But Chainfire has updated the app to include support for the G900A and G900V models of the Galaxy S5, and I've uploaded that version for you to grab.
Using your Galaxy S5, tap You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. to download the updated SuperSU. When the download is finished, tap the notification to launch the installer, then press Install and Open.
What's more, the Towelroot exploit doesn't require a PC or complicated ADB commands—it's an app that can be sideloaded like any other. This makes Geohot's root method the easiest one yet. And if user reports are to be believed, the exploit doesn't even trip Samsung's Knox. Nonetheless, you should still proceed as if your warranty will be voided as soon as you root your device.
Step 1: Enable Unknown Sources
Since Towelroot is not available on the Google Play Store, you'll need to ready your device for the installation of sideloaded apps. From Settings, under the System section, tap Security. In here, just tick the box next toUnknown Sources and press OK.
Step 2: Download Towelroot
Hotz has made his root exploit app available to all through its website. Just open your Galaxy's web browser and navigate to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. From here, tap the lambda symbol to download the installer file.
When the download is finished, tap the notification to initiate the install process. From here, hit Install, and when finished, tap Open.
Step 3: Root Your Device
When you open Towelroot, you'll notice that there's not very much to the app's UI. Just a single button that says make it ra1n.
Just tap this button and you're device will be rooted. That's it. Seriously.
Give the app about 15 seconds to perform Pinkie Pie's exploit and copy over the necessary files, and your phone will automatically reboot. When it comes back up, you'll be rooted. If you know you're way around an Android device, then all of the steps above shouldn't take longer than 20 seconds, though it will vary from device to device.
Step 4: Verify the Root Was Successful (Optional)
If you'd like to test out your new root privileges, you can download You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. from Google Play. With the app open, tap on Verify Root to confirm that the procedure went down without a hitch.
When you're doing that, though, you may notice that you weren't asked to grant Root Checker superuser permissions. This is because Towelroot doesn't install a root management app—it just gives root to any app that asks for it.
This is a serious security risk, because malware apps can do some significant damage to your phone with root permissions. An app that covertly installed itself on your phone could automatically receive root privileges without you ever knowing.
Step 5: Install a Root Management App (Recommended)
To remedy the above issue, simply install a root management app.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.'s You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is the best app out there in this category, and it's available for free on Google Play. As I'm writing this, though, the current version hasn't been updated to work with the Verizon or AT&T variants of the Galaxy S5.
But Chainfire has updated the app to include support for the G900A and G900V models of the Galaxy S5, and I've uploaded that version for you to grab.
Using your Galaxy S5, tap You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. to download the updated SuperSU. When the download is finished, tap the notification to launch the installer, then press Install and Open.
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