Help Verizon downgrade to KitKat - Dummies Guide

[ironass]

@ironass I am unsure whether I am actually able to downgrade and root my S5, SM-G900V. Below is the fail error I repeatedly get in Odin, as well as a screenshot of my phone info.

<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/008> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/008> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/008> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/008>
<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

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Can you please tell me if I'm able to root or if I'm just out of luck? I also just got an S7 Edge (T-Mobile SM-G935T) but I don't believe it is possible to root this model either.
Thanks in advance!

Hello and welcome to Android Forums sittinnsidewayz

You cannot downgrade on the Verizon firmware OG5. However, you can root your phone as per, NEW Verizon S5 Root for latest firmwares OE1, OG5, OK3, PB1

All the U.S.carrier models of the S7 and S7 Edge are unrootable. See. U.S. carrier S7 models have locked bootloaders and no rooting

 

[waleedabdalwasee]

yes

 

[martindavid4460]

my baseband version is g900vvru2dql1 anyone know how to root this i havent seen anything on my version

 

[ironass]

my baseband version is g900vvru2dql1 anyone know how to root this i havent seen anything on my version

See...

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76058798&postcount=9