TWRP RECOVERY INFO
Name TWRP Recovery
Version 2.7
Stability Good
Credits PlayfulGod

  WARNING!

Warranty may be void of your device if you follow the procedures given on this page.

You only are responsible for your device. We won’t be liable if any damage occurs to your device and/or its components.

  GUIDE: TWRP RECOVERY FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY S5

Before you begin with guide instructions below, make sure your android device is adequately charged — at least 50% battery of the device.

  STEP 0: CHECK DEVICE MODEL NO.

To make sure your device is eligible with this, you must first confirm its model no. in ‘About device’ option under Settings. Another way to confirm model no. is by looking for it on the packaging box of your device. It must be SM-G900F!

Do not use the procedures discussed here on any other variant of Galaxy S5 or any other device of Samsung or any other company. You have been warned!

  STEP 1: BACKUP YOUR DEVICE

Back up important data and stuff before you start playing around here as there are chances you might lose your apps and app-data (app settings, game progress, etc.), and in rare case, files on the internal memory, too.

For help on Backup and Restore, check out our exclusive page on that linked right below.

► ANDROID BACK UP AND RESTORE GUIDE: APPS AND TIPS

  STEP 2: INSTALL LATEST DRIVER

You must have proper and working driver installed on your windows computer to be able to successfully flash TWRP Recovery on your Galaxy S5. If you are not sure, follow the link below for a definitive guide for installing driver for your Galaxy S5 on your computer.

► HOW TO INSTALL DRIVERS ON SAMSUNG ANDROID PHONES (This is for Galaxy NOTE 3 but will work fine for Galaxy S5 as well)

   STEP 4: INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

  DOWNLOADS

Download the one click TWRP installer zip file given below. Transfer installer zip file to a separate folder on your computer.

  ONE CLICK TWRP INSTALLER

DOWNLOAD LINK  |  File name: TWRP Recovery for Samsung GALAXY S5.zip (10.8 MB)

  STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Important Note: Backup important files stored on internal SD card of your device, so that in case a situation arises requiring you to do a factory reset after flashing TWRP Recovery, which might delete internal sd card too, your files will remain safe on PC.

  1. Prepare your phone:
    • Enable developer options: Go to your phone’s Settings » select About phone » Scroll to the bottom and tap on “Build number” seven times to enable developer options.
    • Enable USB Debugging: Open phone’s Settings » select Developer options » Tick the “USB debugging” check-box (under Debugging section).
  2. Connect your phone to PC with a USB cable and if a pop-up screen shows up on phone asking you to Allow USB debugging for the computer, make sure you tick the checkbox and tap OK.
    Authorize-computer-for-USB-Debugging
  3. Extract the installer file ‘TWRP Recovery for Samsung GALAXY S5.zip’ (using 7-zip free software, preferably). You’ll get the following files, and one folder:
    • api (folder)
    • 1-click-twrp-recovery-installer.bat
    • adb.exe
    • AdbWinApi.dll
    • AdbWinUsbApi.dll
    • twrp.img
    • source.properties
  4. Double-click/Run the ‘1-click-twrp-recovery-installer.bat’  file and follow the simple on-screen instructions like ‘Press any key to continue..’ to install TWRP recovery on your Galaxy S5.
  5. Once the TWRP recovery installation process is finished on your Galaxy S5, you can disconnect it from your PC.
  6. Try rebooting your Galaxy S5 into recovery mode to check if the TWRP recovery has successfully installed on your phone
    → HOW TO BOOT INTO GALAXY S5 RECOVERY MODE

Enjoy!

Your suggestions and queries, if any, are most welcomed in the comments section below.