Taken from the first section of
41 Galaxy S5 models - Dummies Guide
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#1.1. Think that everyone's Samsung Galaxy S5 is the same as yours...
Think again!
There are currently
41 models of the
Samsung Galaxy S5 phone. Most of which are covered in this
General Galaxy S5 forum.
Some of these models have already had as many as
13 different stock Samsung firmware releases since launch.
So, you can see that when you take into account the different locations worldwide and those locations unbranded and carrier branded firmwares, there is no such thing as one
Samsung Galaxy S5 and one firmware but rather,
41 different phones with, currently, over
3,000 different variations of firmware for
Android 4.4.2,
Android 4.4.4,
Android 5.0,
Android 5.0.1 and
Android 5.1.1.
Therefore, it is important if you are seeking help or are offering advice, to know the precise model and firmware that a device is running as there is the potential to, "brick", (render unusable), a phone with incorrect information."
Therefore, a detailed list of what system apps and carrier bloatware can be removed from, say, the
G900H octa core, non 4G/LTE, model of
Galaxy S5 phone for the
Kenyan,
Zain network carrier branded, model on
Android 4.4.2 may not be of much use to you and the vast majority of users.
TOP TIP: Never remove apps on rooted phones. You could brick it. Use
Titanium Backup & PRO from the Play Store, to, "freeze", apps instead.
Always make a
nandroid backup before, "freezing".
Un-rooted users may want to try,
Package Disabler Pro (Samsung), from the Play Store.