Samsung Galaxy S5 Gets Android Marshmallow

[L_Spilker]

I don't really see a point to upgrading.

 

[ironass]

I don't really see a point to upgrading.

It depends on whether you want the latest security updates to protect your phone, or not.

 

[jla51]

Any way to push without rooting?

 

[ironass]

Any way to push without rooting?

Push, what... CM13 or stock Marshmallow?

 

[curi0CT]

I have the G900H variant with Exynos chipset still waiting for the update. The snapdragon variants seem to be getting better support.

 

[ironass]

I have the G900H variant with Exynos chipset still waiting for the update. The snapdragon variants seem to be getting better support.

The, "H", is only in a limited number of markets. See #1.3 of 42 Galaxy S5 models - Dummies Guide

Things have changed with the Galaxy S6 and S7/Edge, with the Exynos being on all the global models.

If you are rooted, have a look at, G900h Marshmallow

 

[L_Spilker]

What is cyanogen? I'm trying to learn what the difference is between different root options.

 

[ironass]

What is cyanogen? I'm trying to learn what the difference is between different root options.

CyanogenMod

About CyanogenMod

What is CyanogenMod?

 

[L_Spilker]

CyanogenMod

About CyanogenMod

What is CyanogenMod?

I can't believe I missed this reply. Apparently I wasn't subscribed to the thread even though I posted in ot. Thanks Iron! From what I've seen you're the backbone of this forum.

 

[firem2]

Any thing I can do with a straight talk sm-s902l. Under the battery it says it's a 900v. Would love to mod it either marshmallow or cm13?

 

[ironass]

Any thing I can do with a straight talk sm-s902l. Under the battery it says it's a 900v. Would love to mod it either marshmallow or cm13?

Not a lot you can do with a G900V, Verizon, CDMA phone I am afraid. It is now rootable but developers gave up on it a long time ago. I have not seen a Marshmallow ROM for it at all.

 

[firem2]

Thanks for the quick reply

 

[ironass]

TOP TIP:

Avoid the AT&T and Verizon models of the Galaxy S4, S5 & S6 if you can as they have introduced unrootable, mega locked down bootloaders. Also, all the U.S. carrier models of the S7 & S7 Edge now have the same bootloader.

 

[ironass]

I can't believe I missed this reply. Apparently I wasn't subscribed to the thread even though I posted in ot. Thanks Iron! From what I've seen you're the backbone of this forum.

I'm only in it for the money...

 

[ironass]

A, "Snapshot", release has finally been issued for the CyanogenMod, CM-13, ROM mentioned in post #1. The Snapshot release is a way point to a fully Stable release if you like and denotes a release that is considered to be good enough for every day use. You can download, cm-13.0-20160820-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0J4-klte.zip (331.61 MB), here.

 

[L_Spilker]

The klte is the one for T-Mobile S5?

 

[ironass]

Correct.