Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE G900F Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update via Mokee Custom ROM: Installation Guide

By Staff Writer | Feb 29, 2016 05:56 AM EST

Samsung Galaxy S5 phones with model number G900F can now be updated to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow using the Mokee custom ROM. The ROM gives countless options to customize and live up to its potentials.

Mokee is known to be more visually alike to factory images but definitely there is a whole lot more behind the superficial. The tweaks it brings make the ROM stable, fast and smooth.

Before pushing with the download and installation of Mokee, a few reminders and prerequisites have to be considered first:

1.     Make sure that Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE has model number G900F. Using other variant may cause severe damage to phone. To know the model number of the phone, go to Settings > About device or About phone.

2.     Root device here.

3.     Install TWRP Recovery on Galaxy S5 LTE here.

4.     Back up all necessary data here, including apps, SMS messages, contacts, call history, APN settings and more. Samsung KIES can also be used for backup.

5.     Connect the device to any PC using a USB driver. Download a driver here.

6.     Installing any custom ROM induces risk of damaging device. Neither this site nor developers of the Mokee will be held responsible for such damage.

Here are a few steps to download and install Android 6.0.1 Mokee to Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE G900F:

1.     Down load Android 6.0.1 Mokee ROM here and GApps here for Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F on PC.

2.     Connect phone to PC using the USB cable.

3.     Copy then paste downloaded files to phone's memory or SD card.

4.     Switch off phone and plug it out from the PC.

5.     Go to Recovery Mode by press holding volume up, home and power buttons together.

6.     Choose 'Wipe' to delete of data and 'Wipe Cache Partition'.

7.     Go to main menu and choose 'Install zip from SD card.'

8.     Select 'Choose zip from SD card.'

9.     Repeat process for GApps.

10.  Wait for the installation to complete.

11.  When phone gets into any boot loops or other troubles, tap 'Wipe cache/dalvik' button.

12.  Choose 'Reboot System'.

To verify the update, go to Settings > About phone.

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