In order to begin customizing the rom on your Samsung Galaxy S5 your phone must be rooted.
Now that you have root the next requirement that is needed is for your device to have BusyBox installed. If your rom does not already have BusyBox you will need to go to the Google Play Store download it and run the installer.
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Now that you have root the next requirement that is needed is for your device to have BusyBox installed. If your rom does not already have BusyBox you will need to go to the Google Play Store download it and run the installer.
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**How To Install **
Download Required:
Download SafeStrap Recovery for AT&T Galaxy S5 .
Download SafeStrap Recovery for Verizon Galaxy S5 .
Download the Safestrap .APK from the links provided. Make sure that you download the appropriate Safestrap .APK file for your device. If you have the AT&T device click on the AT&T link and if you have a Verizon device click on the Verizon link. Pretty self explanatory.
Before we proceed make sure that the build number on your device matches the build number for the Safstrap .APK you downloaded. To check the build number on you device simply go to Settings=>About Device.
Once your version of Safestrap in downloaded onto your device go ahead and install it. You can install it by going to your File Manager application and going into your download folder on your Galaxy S5. Click on the .APK and install.
You may get a prompt saying that the install was blocked. If this was the case click on the settings tab within the prompt and click on “Unknown Sources.” Followed by clicking “ok” and then installing. If you have an antivirus application such as Avast it was warn you about installing Safestrap simply ignore the prompts and proceed.
Once the Safestrap application is installed open it and grant Superuser permissions. Click on where it says, “Install Recovery” when the application is opened. After a few seconds you will see that the installation was complete. Whenever you want to uninstall Safestrap you simply go to your app drawer, open the Safestrap application and uninstall the application.
To access Safestrap you need to restart your phone. As your phone boots up you the Safestrap splash screen will show upon boot. You will have 10 seconds to either boot into Safestrap or continue normally.
This is all you need to install Safestrap Recovery on your Galaxy S5 for either AT&T or Verizon. Now you start flashing custom roms! However, before you flash custom roms make a nandroid backup first.
Download Required:
Download SafeStrap Recovery for AT&T Galaxy S5 .
Download SafeStrap Recovery for Verizon Galaxy S5 .
Download the Safestrap .APK from the links provided. Make sure that you download the appropriate Safestrap .APK file for your device. If you have the AT&T device click on the AT&T link and if you have a Verizon device click on the Verizon link. Pretty self explanatory.
Before we proceed make sure that the build number on your device matches the build number for the Safstrap .APK you downloaded. To check the build number on you device simply go to Settings=>About Device.
Once your version of Safestrap in downloaded onto your device go ahead and install it. You can install it by going to your File Manager application and going into your download folder on your Galaxy S5. Click on the .APK and install.
You may get a prompt saying that the install was blocked. If this was the case click on the settings tab within the prompt and click on “Unknown Sources.” Followed by clicking “ok” and then installing. If you have an antivirus application such as Avast it was warn you about installing Safestrap simply ignore the prompts and proceed.
Once the Safestrap application is installed open it and grant Superuser permissions. Click on where it says, “Install Recovery” when the application is opened. After a few seconds you will see that the installation was complete. Whenever you want to uninstall Safestrap you simply go to your app drawer, open the Safestrap application and uninstall the application.
To access Safestrap you need to restart your phone. As your phone boots up you the Safestrap splash screen will show upon boot. You will have 10 seconds to either boot into Safestrap or continue normally.
This is all you need to install Safestrap Recovery on your Galaxy S5 for either AT&T or Verizon. Now you start flashing custom roms! However, before you flash custom roms make a nandroid backup first.