Rooting an unlocked and out of contract AT&T phone

[colyn1353]

I haven't rooted a phone in several years and know the AT&T GALAXY S5 cannot be rooted. However my phone recently came out of contract and I now own it outright.

Last week I had AT&T unlock the phone and was wondering if now that it is unlocked can it be rooted? If not can a different ROM be flashed in order to root the phone?

If possible any suggestions?

 

[Rukbat]

Unlocking and rooting have nothing at all to do with each other.

Look in the AT&T S5 section of XDA Forums to see if anyone has a root method for it, or id people have rooted ROMs. (If there's a root method, it CAN be rooted, under contract or not. If you have a problem, reflash the stock ROM. If you can't read the ROM, neither can they.)

 

[ironass]

I am afraid that the AT&T model of the Galaxy S5, G900A, still cannot be rooted, whether it is unlocked from the carrier, AT&T, or not.

 

[colyn1353]

Unlocking and rooting have nothing at all to do with each other.

I am aware of this. Unlocking is simply allowing the phone to be used on other carriers.

Look in the AT&T S5 section of XDA Forums to see if anyone has a root method for it, or id people have rooted ROMs. (If there's a root method, it CAN be rooted, under contract or not. If you have a problem, reflash the stock ROM. If you can't read the ROM, neither can they.)

I plan to sell this phone since I now have the S7 and was asked of it could be rooted since it can now be used with other carriers,

 

[Laura Knotek]

Whether or not it's rooted has no affect on using it on other carriers. You need to contact AT&T to have it unlocked, but there's no need to root it.

 

[colyn1353]

Whether or not it's rooted has no affect on using it on other carriers. You need to contact AT&T to have it unlocked, but there's no need to root it.

The phone is unlocked...