The Samsung Galaxy S5 is one of the best devices you can buy. It is fast, smooth at most times, battery life is excellent and is packed with a plethora of features which enhance the user experience.
Thanks to optimizations that Samsung has done to the Touchwiz firmware, the battery life is excellent and it lasts for a long time, especially when Ultra Power Saving Mode is activated. Also, you have the option to disable bloatware apps to make the phone faster.
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The good thing is that Samsung is not the only one that can optimize the Galaxy S5. Users can optimize their phones too. The best way to do so is to edit the build.prop file.
You can add different scripts to this file to make your phone faster and more responsive. One thing that Samsung Galaxy S5 users always complain about is long boot time. It takes a long time for the Galaxy S5 to boot but there is an easy and quick fix to this problem.
The Galaxy S5 has a complicated boot animation with lights and effects. This is a great way to pass time while waiting for the phone to boot up. But a heavy and complicated boot animation like the one that the Galaxy S5 has can noticeably increase boot time.
By making the boot animation faster, you can make the Samsung Galaxy S5 boot faster. You no longer have to wait for a long time to finally use your phone.
How to make Galaxy S5 boot faster
There are two things you need in order to make the phone boot faster. You need to have a rooted phone and also have a file manager with root permissions.
- How to root Galaxy S5
- Download ES File Manager
- Go the app drawer and open ES File manager app.
- Go to the root of the system.
- You will find a file called build.prop. Open it in text editor.
- Once you are able to edit the file, add the code below.
persist.sys.shutdown.mode=hibernate
ro.config.hw_fast_dormancy=1
ro.config.hw_quickpoweron=true
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Once you have typed the code, save the file and reboot your phone. You will see that the boot animation process is faster and the phone will boot faster.