re: Rooting questions (Galaxy S5) UPDATE: rooting complete

Rooting does not remove bloatware in itself. But it certainly allows you to remove it.

Probably the easiest and safest way to remove the bloat is to flash a custom ROM that already has the bloat removed.

I know it sounds daunting now but once you are rooted flashing a ROM will be a piece of cake.

So in other words someone has already done the work of removing the bloatware safely so all you need to do is put their operating system on your S5.

The S5 XDA forum will have all you need to do this.