[How to] Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced about a couple of years back with awesome features and powerful hardware on board. It seldom happens that an Android phone gets the latest OS upgrades after being so old but in the case of the Galaxy S4, it has happened. The smartphone started receiving the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update just the closing week of February. Most of the Galaxy S4 I9500 owners might have already grabbed the OTA or flashed the Lollipop firmware using Odin.

Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500

Benefits of rooting

With the help of root access, one can remove those apps which are pre-installed by your network provider or by manufacturer.
Because of rooting you can also get the free storage space, rooted apps are available for efficient memory management.
After rooting user can also update their phone to the latest version of Android (by flashing a custom recovery/ROM).
It provides customization options when you use your new administrative rights to flash a custom ROM (again, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
Rooting also increases the battery life of the Smartphone because those running constantly can be removed).

Many users abstain from getting new firmware update for the trepidation of losing root access, particularly when they are not certain if they would have the capacity to root the gadget on the new firmware. At that point there are individuals who might want to pick up root if does not influence the guarantee. On the off chance that you have recently updated your Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 or I9500 to the most recent Android 5.0.1 and need to root it today we got an exercise for the same. Tyxerakias from XDA has found an approach to pick up root on the Galaxy S4 running the Lollipop firmware without stumbling the KNOX Warranty void counter.

Things to be Done

As the method is really quite simple, you don’t have to stick with your PC to get started the things.
The only thing, your device should have battery charged completely to avoid interruption in between the process.
The guide is only available for Samsung Galaxy S4 running Android 5.0.1 Lollipop frimware.
You must have enabled the USB debugging on your device (Settings > Developer options > USB debugging).
Go to System > Security > Enable Third party applications.
For security reasons, create a complete backup of all your data. Though, there are very less chance here to lose any data but still to be in the safer side, I recommend every user to take a backup before following any custom Android tweaks.

Disclaimer

The guide involved in flashing custom recoveries, ROMs and rooting your phone are highly custom and may damage your device. Also rooting your device will void its warranty and you will be no longer eligible for any kind of free device services by the manufacturers/warranty providers. Make sure that whatever you do, you are doing it at your own responsibility.