Samsung Galaxy J5 is a top quality Android smartphone from Samsung. The device came out with the following features: 5 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5 GB RAM and the device runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. If you are using this smartphone and looking for a way to root it, you are in the right page as I have given a tutorial to root Samsung Galaxy J5 here.
By following the tutorial given here, you will be able to root Samsung Galaxy J5 which is running both on Android 4.4.4 KitKat and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system. Once you have rooted your smartphone, you will be able to install custom ROM firmware, custom-built Android applications, etc.
WARNING: Rooting your Samsung smartphone will void its warranty and you won’t be able to claim it until you unroot your smartphone. Also, if you damage your device by following the rooting tutorial given here don’t held me liable. Proceed at your OWN risk.
Prerequisites:
Step 1: Before getting started with a rooting tutorial, it is utmost important to take a complete backup of personal data in your smartphone. So, take complete backup using Samsung Kies or similar apps before proceeding with the rooting procedure.
Step 2: Next, download Samsung Galaxy J5 USB driver and install it in your computer, so that you can connect your smartphone with it successfully.
Step 3: Enable USB debugging mode and OEM unlocking in your smartphone by following the path: Settings -> Developer Options (you can enable both USB debugging and OEM Unlocking from here). If you can’t see Developer Options in your smartphone, enable it by following this path: Settings -> About Phone -> Build Number (tap on it for 5-7 times to enable Developer Options).
Step 4: Ensure that your device has at least 50-60% battery backup in it before getting started with the rooting procedure. Also, make sure that you have deactivated antivirus programs in your computer as they tend to disrupt the rooting procedure.
Once you have finished these tasks, you can go ahead and get started with the rooting tutorial given below.
Tutorial To Root Samsung Galaxy J5:
Step 1: To get started, download CF Auto Root for your Samsung Galaxy J5 smartphone (based on the build number).
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J5008
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500F
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500F/DS
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500G
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500H
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500H/DS
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500M
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500N0
Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500Y
To check your build number, go to Settings -> About Phone (there you can see your device’s build number).
Step 2: Once done, extract the Galaxy J5 CF Auto Root package and save the files in a folder in your computer.
Step 3: Now, switch off your smartphone and boot it into the Download / Fastboot mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down, Home and Power Button simultaneously. Once your device boots into the download mode, connect it to your computer using the original USB data cable.
Step 4: Next, open the folder where you have extract the CF Auto Root .rar file and click on Odin3.exe to launch its Window. If you have installed the USB drivers of your device properly in your computer, then you will see “Added” message in Odin Log box. Also, the ID:COM will turn to blue color.
Step 5: Now, click on “PDA” button in Odin and select the .tar.md5 file from the folder where you have extracted the CF Auto Root .rar package.
Step 6: Next, click on “Start” button to begin the flashing process.
Step 7: Once the flashing process gets finished, your device will reboot automatically. So, don’t panic. Also, you will be able to see a green pass message in the Odin Window.
Now, you can unplug your smartphone from the computer. That’s it. Now you have successfully finished rooting Samsung Galaxy J5 Android smartphone using CF Auto Root. For confirmation, download Root checker app from Google Play store and check for root privileges. If the rooting process is successfully finished, you will get the following message: Congratulations! Root access is properly installed on this device.
If you encounter any issues while following this rooting procedure, do let me know via comments.
I cant root my device SM-J500G/DS. kindly advice tq
What error are you getting while following this tutorial?
how to root sm j5 2016 edition phone? please help me…
not working j5007..
bl is not available
I’m not sure if it rooted. In the box where you said it should say “PASS”, it says “RESET”.
i follow this procedure my j500h autoa off.. warranty set recovery then off
My J5 says its SM-J500M where can i get the auto root for that?
Auto Root file is not available for your version yet.
can you change the boot logo on the samsung galaxy j5
I’ve follow and tried this steps so many times to my Samsung Galaxy J5ooH but unfortunately my device is still not rooted.
Do you have any other alternative way to root this device model?..
Thank you.
mobile samsung J5 SM-J500/DD ROOT
It’s the flashing file for galaxy e5. Device will be rooted,but you cannot enter recovery mode. The correct method is to flash with twrp and then install super user/chain fire. The unofficial twrp for j5 is available now. Happy tweaking☺
سلام خسته نباشید من گوشیمو میخواستم روت کنم بردم مغازه هرکاری کرد نتونست خواستم j500hچطوری روت میشود
az to youtube negah kon
The downlown links for CF Auto Root are not working:
“Error (429)
This account’s links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!”
thank for the tutorial but almost the same problem here, odin says passed but root checker not.
model is sm-j500FN.
Do you have any suggestions?
thanks in advance
jaleo
I dont knw if it’s properly rooted…..most of my apps wiped out of my phone and my google play service was deleted as well as my google processes.most of my apps are forcing closing even mu lnox won’t work….what do i do please??
mine too! damn! have you solved this issue? appreciate your feedback.
The link to download the CF Auto Root is disabled for the J500G version
thank for your tutorial it work for me ……. can you please help me with my sim network lock how can i unlock it
links dead
links are dead.
please renew.
After Factory reset my brand new SAMSUNG J5 LTE model not starting,
pls suggest what i have to do.
You should install frimwere by going into download mode and by you pc you can get info from youtube about firmwere
I cant find the pda button
anly pd and not pda
Hi
All links are Disabled !!!
All links are updated now!
I once rooted using king root and got my phone bricked.Is it 100 percent safe.
I’ve rooted my j500h following the method…& i was able to root my phn through that way…but when try to go to the boot loader mood it showed a msg “set warranty bit recovery” then i fixed the problem from the samsung customer service. after that again i tried to to root my phn in the same way…it succeeded but when i perform factory reset to my phn it again shows the same msg “set warranty bit recovary”…then i again fixed my problem from the servicing center…now my is still unrooted…so what should i do now to root my phn & use it in rooting condition without any prblem??? hope, you will give ans of my comment. 🙂
please, what is the steps to solve set warranty bit: recovery problem?
Not function for me and you tell me why an alternative for permits??????
country blocker?????
It worked for me!
friendz….. i dont know hw to root my phone plz help me
Can you made another post explaing how to unroot Samsung Galaxy J5, please?
Sure, I will do that!
I did exactly what the tutorial says, but when my phone was on Downloading Mode and connected to the computer, the program didn’t show me up the PDA option I just showed “added”. What am I supposed to do to show up the PDA option?
GREAT!!!!!! TY!!
how to partition may samsung j5 sm-j500h?
Got stuck on RECOVERY with my J500FN. Any suggestions?
Just breezed thro’ on my Samsung J5…. Cheers!
omg my j5 cant restart after using this method , any solution ? i said reset on the place that suppose to be pass
need root for samsung galaxy j5 (sm-j5007).
if you have root file for this mail me on [email protected]
Thankyou,. Rooted Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN&Work great.
Hi… i root my galaxy j500h.but now i cant auto software update.its says update from pc.how can solve this.plz help.thanks
Hi
I tried to root Samsung J500H it says Pass but after rebooting it says;
“An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software”
Try to start in recovery mode it is not going in Recover mode by Volume Down + Home + Power button.
Smart Switch fails to recognize it, if tried to unregistered models it is asking Recovery Code.
Try to use Odin it recognize but it says FAIL now,
Please Help I just unbox the J500H
can i root my samsung galaxy j5 with following this tutorial. model no. is sm-j500f. any rom available for my handset.
Yes, you can!
Hi. First of all thank you for your trying to succeed everyone here what we want.
I followed the proccedure (and its not my first root) for samsung galaxy SM-J500FN with the odin,all seems to be fine, but when i’ve done the root check, it says the my device has not root privileges. Do you have something to suggest cause I really need the root at this point.
Thanks in advance…
THanks bro sucessfully rooted!!!! samsung j500f
Ok guys. I have some good news and bad news for those who have samsung devices with knox.
The good news is that this tutorial will root your phone. But, if you do the rootcheck and says that your device is not properly rooted then you have a rather little problem. KNOX! Thos little program, brought by samsung, prevents the device to have full rooted access. So the thing you have to do to get complete root access is to uninstall Knox. This will not happen with the usual way, so you have to do some search on how to uninstall Knox. I have succeeded it with titanium bacup. But that doesn’t meen that it will work for any of you.
There are several ways to do this process. Find the right one for you and when you did you will get a FULL ROOTED device. Hope this helps and happy tweaking.
I could not root my Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500F
when I go to odin3.exe I can’t click BL I apple only to choees AP
When I launch Odin after connecting my sm-500fn there is no PDA option it just says AP
Use the old version of Odin!
Which version should I use?
the pass button doesnt appear for me.
it says
Added!!
Enter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
CF-Auto-Root-j5nlte-j5nltexx-smj500fn.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
Leave CS..
Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
and nothing happens 🙁
Same thing
Hi cant ROOT this model of
Samsung Galaxy J5 Duos J5007
You can root your samsung galaxy j5 using Kingroot but you have to unlock bootloader in Develooer option There is a function name OEM UNLOCKING YOU have to choose it and open kingroot and root your samsung j5 if you not do OEM UNLOCKINGyou phone will Frc blocked by bootloader
Kingroot isn’t compatible with the j5
dear your mean kingroot install using time OEM unlocking compulsory.
Thank you for this man. I successfully rooted my device on my Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-j500H. Godbless 🙂
Is it work in samsung galaxy j5 sm-j500h
Ive done the 1st 2nd and 3rd steps correctly, but at the 4th, when i plug my cellphone in Fastboot mode, at the computer, nothing happends, my computer doesnt reconize the cellphone, it says “device wasnt properly instaled” and my cellphone keeps with an “downloading… do not turn off target” screen, wtf is going on? anyone?
Dear if i can successfully root my phone but if even i reset phone then rooting rquired. tell me. and tell me if i root my phone kingroot app so i want hide this application in phone. and if even anybody reset the phone so device not damage.
give me batter solution.
I am going to roo sm j500H..is it safe to root …pls give me ur ans
No, it is too much harmful for device. As I practice it, my device become a useless brick and now and become offend why i go for that. Please avoid.
i follow the steps i cant get pass, always failed !! why ?
does it take time alot to troot via odin ?
foe my SM-J500F ?
Nope. The entire process will take about 5-10 minutes.
Kindly please upload the root file for the model Samsung galaxy j5 sm-j5007.
At first because of a encountering a FRP Lock message i could not root my Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN. I went to the internet and kept searching for a solution. Finaly i decided to read this page again and noticed i missed a step. It said “…Enable USB debugging mode and OEM unlocking..” I forgot the OEM unlocking step. After turning of the device and starting over it all went smootly.
I became so tired of Samsung Galaxy apps installing Microsoft apps un requested. My device even installed them when i was low on space. Left me thinking that there must be space reserved for those apps because i could not install other apps. Anyway…
Can i now turn off both USB debugging and OEM Unlocking because of security reasons?
Regards and many thanks!!
NO DON’T DISABLE IT.
If you disable those options and is by chance you restart you mobile it will show the “custom binary blocked by FRP” Error message and you won’t be able to start you mobile at all unless you flash the stock rom in it which will unroot your mobile. So don’t so it. I did the same and flashing the stock rom from service center costed me a fortune.
I am not sure but maybe I disabled both options after rooting’. I restarted my J5 and received the well known errormessage. I uploaded loaded firmware again and the device is working but is not rooted. Should I do it again or there is another problem? What do you think. Thanks.
What error are you getting?
The error message was: “Custom binary blocked by FRP”. Do you think it was because I disabled ‘USB debugging’ and ‘OEM unlock’ after rooting? I am going to root it again and want to prevent the error message again.
I got the same error message and now I can’t do anything with my phone. How do I fix this?? My phone won’t connect with Kies to dowload the firmware. Please help me, what do I do??
What error are you getting?
can i ask what stock rom for samsung j5 sm-j500h in Brunei region?
I did it and in Odin I can see that it passed. The device rebooted automatically but it doesn’t function anymore. It only shows never ending messages that Touch Wiz, my contacts, the weather deamon and others are stopped. Can you help me?
After I rooted it I couldn’t use the screen
I have followed all the steps correctly but now my SM-J500FN boots and just shows that processes keep ‘stopped working’
same thing happened to me.. is it fixed now?
I have downlaoded everything and when i open odin it doesnt add what its supposed to. please help
Aito cf root files for smj5007.plz
Hi, My phone is not working normal, i can´t see my apps and I can´t acces to them, I don´t even can se my menu, I can´t do anything my J5 is in a black screen and thats all, How can that be possible?
Hi, can I delete apps that I’m not using like drive or something with this root and how can I menage reserved space on my Samsung? If u understand me, I wanna make more space of RAM to reserve for apps and don’t wont anything for media because I have SD card. Is that possible? Model number of ma Samsung is SM-J500FN
Hi. I rooted my Samsung j500F by enabling ‘USB debugging’ and ‘OEM unlock’. But when i disabled the ‘OEM unlock’ and ‘USB debugging’ and restarted my mobile I got an error saying ‘Costum binary blocked by FRP’ .I had to go to service center and install the software in it which costed my a fortune. Can you please tell me that the error messege i received was due to disabling the options or it was due to other fault? And is it safe to disable the options later?
Pleas help!! After rebooting all my system apps have failed including touchwiz UI. now i cant access anything including homescreen
I cant find option for 4G in my phone samsung SM-J5OOH. what i want to do?
If you are SIM card is not 4G enabled, then you will not see the option. Check with your network provider.
There is no special obption for 4G in Samsung mobiles. You can enable 4G for a particular sim card by going to Settings – > Mobile networks – > then under Network mode select LTE/WCDMA/GSM. LTE is name used for 4G in Samsung.
Stays at SAMSUNG GALAXY J5 logo and do nothing. Can you help me someone? ;(
Any luck now? The tutorial works very well. If you have missed anything, you might have bricked your device. Flash stock ROM firmware and try this method again!
what does this mean
Flash stock ROM firmware
I had a fail and then a reset coming up on Odin.
I tried restarting my phone and is now stuck at Set warranty bit: recovery
how do I resolve this now
hey please help i followed all the instructions but my phone already has blurred screen and doesnt continue to boot. please help
Followed all instructions and successfully bricked my phone :-/
As soon as Odin said ‘Pass’ my phone reset to the Samsung screen and then slowly faded into a murky green colour.
What should I do now?
Were you able to solve it?
I think i can help you tho…
This happened to me. I thought that my device was bricked but it wasnt. This happened to my J5
Dual Sim. What I did was. I removed the battery from the phone. Put the battery again downloaded another J5 auto root custom recovery file then run it as AP or PDA in Odin3.exe Then the phone successfully turned on after maybe 2 or 3 minutes. :). If you need any helps about phone do contact me.
thx it works with AP no PDA
Fail! I did all the steps and it failed. Even did it 3 more times and still fail. Plus, I can’t find any PDA. There’s only AP.
Hi
I have J5-SM500f
Mine shows as Failed
Log says this
Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
Complete(Write) operation failed.
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
mine fails. What next?
I have J5-SM500F
Log says this:
Enter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
CF-Auto-Root-j5lte-j5ltexx-smj500f.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
Leave CS..
Added!!
Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
Complete(Write) operation failed.
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
YES! 100% worked thank you so much! nothing broken, phone works the same as always, full root privileges are available! awesome tutorial, users make sure you open odin3.exe after connecting the phone, just saying. again, thanks soooo much!
after rooting the phone isn,t opening turns green at the samsung logo help please..
Hii sir my phone samsung j500f marshmallow cant be root when i falash tha auto root file always shows “set warrenty bit”
Please tell me how can i root ! Please sir
I follow all your instructions, how to root my samsung galaxy j5 (smj500f) lollipop 6.01, but it hangs and it says, recovery is not seandroid enforcing, set warranty bit: recovery, please help how to fix
Hey, so the same thing happened to me. The reason that happened was because you can NOT root samsung galaxy j5 (what I have) on the marshmallow update (6.0.1) You need to downgrade it to 5.1.1 by flashing custom firmware, and then rooting will work and the seandroid enforcing will be removed!
How do you downgrade to a previous firmware version like that?
that was not helpful, how do you do that after your phone has already hung
that was not helpful, how do you do that after your phone has already hung
help required.
Who all are stuck can contact me i can help u recover ur phone without erasing ur data…….
pls help me…i am stuck with it…pls help
Everything done but mobile not root
Please help, i have a samsung j500h that is updated to 6.0.1, why is it that after i flash the auto root my phone boots up and stays like that, then it turns blurry and slowly erasing what’s on the screen.
Hi my samsung galaxy j5 it does not show option for LTE in mobile network and I have 4G SIM cards
Yet your Sim doesn’t have a 4g service activated.
fake h bros. je apka mobi kharab kar dega dnt v use mere mobi me v prblm a gyi
i accidentally did this with 6.1.1. and now my device is stuck on recovery is not seandroid enforcing set warranty bit recovery. what do I do now? anyway i can unbrick my phone?
Go to recovery, wipe data/factory reset and reboot. Your device will boot normally.
Stays at SAMSUNG GALAXY J5 logo and do nothing.
Use kingoroot it good it root every phone without unlocking bootloader!
Could you please do a tutorial on how to downgrade J500FN to 5.1.1?
Much appreciated if you could please help ?
First You Download The Firmware Form: http://stockromfiles.com/samsung-galaxy-j5-sm-j500f-firmware/, After that follow The tutorial given in that same page. That’s it.
I am having a problem when I checked in root it’s saying the rooting had not installed properly something like so can some body help my model number Samsung galaxy j5007DD
Thank you for your rooting address…
I can easily gained root to my device…
You are Welcome.
Help my Android is 6.0.1 can you make a new one for updated Samsung devices?
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Please follow this Guide: http://stockromfiles.com/samsung-galaxy-j5-sm-j500h-firmware/
Help my Android is 6.0.1 can you make a new one for updated Samsung devices?
I need a 5.1.1 firmware version for Samsung galaxy sm j500h.
Please and thanks for the tip of rooting.
Here is the rooting tutorial for your device: https://rootmydevice.com/root-samsung-galaxy-j5-without-computer/
Hhjs
Unable to root
Shows everything success like in odin shows pass
But root checker shows not root
Hi follow this procedure.
1) Go to “Settings” and Touch the “Developer Options”
2) Now, You can see the “Root Access Mode” Check The Below Option “Apps and ADB”
3)Once Done, You will Open the Root checker application, That’s it.
I followed advice and now my phone is stuck on RECOVERY IS NOT SEANODROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit: recovery.. what do i do now??
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500F/DS and after installing the CF-Auto-Root-j5lte-j5ltexx-smj500f.tar.md5 my phone is stuck with message “Recovery is not SEANDROID enforcing, set warranty bit : Recovery”
Please follow this guide: https://rootmydevice.com/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-j5-android-smartphone/
tnx
excellently working
pass is green , but my phone is not root .root checker say not rooted .. why ?? thx
Hi, after rooting your device, download and install “Super User” or “SuperSU” from Google Play Store. Without Superuser or SuperSu, root checker will report that you’re not rooted. If it doesn’t work, root it manually using ADB. That’s it.
hmm … i think knox make the problem . am not so good on root mobile but am sure for that . any way thank you very much .
Hi, after succesful rooting SM/J500FN, After rooting, I (probably) disabled ‘USB debugging’ and ‘OEM unlock’. However, I am not sure with it. After I restarted my J5, I received the “Custom binary blocked by FRP” error message. Then I uploaded new firmware and J5 is running with no loss of data. I nee to root J5. Is it OK do the same procedure and then leave ‘USB debugging’ and ‘OEM unlock’ enabled? Maybe I did another mistake during rooting.
sorry! root access is not properly installed on this device ….. this massage showing in the root checker app.. what should i do..?
Hi, after rooting your device, download and install “Super User” or “SuperSU” from Google Play Store. Without Superuser or SuperSu, root checker will report that you’re not rooted. If it doesn’t work, root it manually using ADB. That’s it.
My Odin3 options are different to yours. I don’t have PDA – only AP
Now my device is stuck in “Dowloading Do not turn off target”
hey i’ve encountered the same problem, just downoad odin3 v 3.07
What error are you getting?
THANKS ALOT MAN
Samsung j5 5.1.1 duos 4g not working
Model 2016 02 01
What error are you getting?
hi sir , i want to root my samsung j500f,,how i will root my device plz tel me
Hi, I will share the rooting tutorial shortly.
HEY. HOW MUCH TIME WILL IT TAKE TO ROOT
?
Hi, It’s takes about 5-10 min to fully finish.
I’ve downloaded it but now it gets stuck at ‘Downloading… Do not turn off target’
Hello! Many thanks for providing this tutorial. This is my first time attempting to root a phone; I get the green pass window in Odin but then I installed Root Checker Basic which informs me that “Root Access is not properly installed on this device”.
The first time, I went through the my phone restarted in Safe Mode which prevented me from seeing Third Party software so I rebooted it to use Root Checker. I have also re-run the above tutorial again…
Please advise!
Yes, It can be used.
“Downloading …… Dont turn off target ” message appears on screen and some details in upper left corner since 2 hours ,so how can I overcome?
Successful and easy
Now for the hard part of finding and installing bloatware free rom