Anyone one here have the Note 5 rooted? What are the pros and cons? If I do root my Note 5 what are some things to do right away?
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Well how do you root the t-mobile note 5 I would like to look into itRoot for the Galaxy Note 5 has been available for a long time. Probably since October. The only models you can't root are the N920v and N920a. Those phones will never see custom development because thats how At&t and Verizon wants them. Every other model has root and custom rom support. I had an At&t Note 4 for an entire year and we never got root.
Now to answer your question, IMO root is an absolutely necessity. Knox is tripped when rooting, but you can always go back to stock at anytime. But with these new galaxy devices and all of their features and specs, it's kinda like it's for those of us who want complete control of the entire system. Out of the box, they have unnecessary uninstallable bloatware, memory management issues, and many things that slow down the entire phone after a while.
Here's the few disadvantages of root
-if not done correctly, you can theoretically brake your phone
-If a custom rom starts acting up, you have to install another rom or go back to stock
-you don't get carrier updates over the air
-you lose samsung pay
Here are the benefits of root and why many people can't live without it
-You can backup all apps to your Local, MicroSD, or cloud storage
-You can overclock and underclock your CPU, Performing tasks faster or saving major battery life
-You can install custom Audio engines such as Dolby Atmos, Beats, and ViPER4Android
-You can use ANY app in Multiwindow
-You can have custom boot animations, touch sounds, clocks, and fonts, etc
-Unlimited hotspot access
-You can uninstall anything you want
I have aT-Mobile Note 5 running a custom rom called Tekxodus. It has the edge features from the edge plus and a ton of features that make stock look silly to me. If you can root yours, I say do it.
Well how do you root the t-mobile note 5 I would like to look into it
Will Android Pay option also be lost if rooted? How will Marshmallow change things for root/ROM?
I'm not rooted and I do not get lag at all.I rooted my Note 5 as I read several people stating the performance was improved by using an alternative Kernel. And so it did... I've been using the Gundal kernel on my SM-N9200 and the scrolling lag which plagues the Note 5 is all but gone. XDA is the place to find this kind of information, not this forum.
Some people have already pointed out the risks/disadvantages but it's worth mentioning again.
- Things can go wrong... Most likely there are ways out of it. Make sure you read up properly before doing anything and make sure you have a well written step-by-step guide on hand before attempting anything
- KNOX is killed... but I don't really have use for it.
- Samsung pay is killed... but it's not available everywhere anyway
- No OTA updates... but that's not a big issue. Just download the firmware from sammobile and flash with Odin. Takes less then 5 minutes
I'm rooted and using MOAR Nougat ROM for Sprint Note 5 that fixes any Samsung issues with root (removed Knox for instance). It's also rooted using Magisk which has a feature called Magisk Hide which allows Android Pay to work (and other apps that use the SafetyNet check). For me the only loss is Samsung Pay. I liked it and used it a dozen times or more but being able to do what I want with my device including running a built in ad blocker (blocks ads in all aps), remove bootup sound, center my clock on status bar, and others is worth it.