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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] samcoinc:
So.. I have an odd situation that needs some clarifying.. I bought a verison galaxy s5 and put it on the tracfone network. It seems to be stuck at 4.4.4.

I tried towelrootV3 but it says I have an unsupported device. How do I know what build number I have? is it the Build number from the 'about phone'?

like

KTU84P.G900VVRU1ANK2

Wondering as I am still on KK if I still can root.

SM-G900V

sam
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wussupwussup:
I just tried to flash my (apparently) OEM1 S5 to NGC and soft bricked it, Verizon repair utility doesn't recognize it but Odin still does, could someone point me to a stock Tar I can flash with Odin that will work?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
You'll find everything you need right here to get back on track :)

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/safestrap-odin-safestrap-flashable-t3161043
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] iakovl:
Is there any solution for oc4? Want to get safestrap so I can install international rom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
You can downgrade oc4
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] iakovl:
i can downgrade BOC4 without issues? to NI2? or NCG?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
If you want to root, go to ncg. It's just the oe varieties you can't downgrade
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] iakovl:
so just to be sure... (don't want to kill the phone)

1) BOC4 > NCG

2) towelroot

3) busybox

4) safestrap

should be ok?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
Just go to the official rooting thread, it's been posted a million times
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Alnn:
I got a upgrade version of s5 BOE1.. Is it possible to downgrade this. This version is post may 15, 2015.... Or am I too late for now? I heard this version is locked
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tumbleweed65:
Where can I find the change log? I'm still on NE9 just checking to see what differences and if it's worth upgrading to NCG
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
Yep, too late to downgrade, a fuse was tripped and the bootloader was incremented.

NE9 is a newer firmware than NCG, and the latest versions of KK are NK2 and NK7.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tumbleweed65:
So NK7 is latest that can keep root? Any benefit to upgrading?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spartan117H3:
OE1 is the latest that can keep root ONLY if you use this method to do it: http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784/. Read the threads in General...

Benefits? You get Lollipop 5.0. Just google the change log for each version.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] trucker950:
verizon samsung galaxy s5

was just wondering if anyone knows if this latest update that came out today wish is G900VVRU2BOG5 can that be rooted please someone let me know thanks because I relly miss being rooted
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Nope! There is no root method for this build at this time. And not likely to be since the S5 is getting long in the tooth :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] trucker950:
verizon samsung galaxy s5

well i'm hoping someone will figure it out I know people can steal root the s4 and it's older than the s5 so i'm hoping that someone will figure out a root method for it soon
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spartan117H3:
Being older means it's easier to root... Verizon released a new carrier specific OE1 to patch rooting. They don't care about the S4 anymore, and don't really care about the S5 anymore either.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] trucker950:
so I may just be sh** out of luck. see I have the unlimited date plan so when I get my phones I have to bye then state out I just got this s5 about 2 mouths ago and i rooted from a video I seen on YouTube but then it wonted to do an update so I unrooted it and updated it man I wish I had never did that now i'm stuck
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spartan117H3:
Yes I understand your udp thing, I have three lines with UDP as well. Whenever you root, the first thing that should be done is to disable Ota by either uninstalling or freezing sdm.apk. In all my years of rooting or jailbreaking on phones or anything else for that matter, you never ever take the official updates. Official updates should immediately raise a red flag in your mind.

What you can do is just sell your phone and get a different phone, either a pre OE1, or one without a locked bootloader. I'd go for the latter as having root on a locked bootloader (for me at least) is no fun at all. I hate being stuck with TouchWiz based junk. You could always wait for the Nexus 5/6 2015 editon. Nexus phones are always root able as far as I know.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Alnn:
Yeah I'm probably gonna sell this new s5 too...ain't worth beans without root

sent via korora port
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Kaliaila:
If you already have root and have not taken the OE1 or OG5, then you can get root on these.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] swlaraut:
I've never had a problem rooting or working on my phones. I'm not a nuts and bolts geek, I'm just good at Googling and following instructions. So I am a little miffed about my OG5 phone. After a session with professor Google today I see that the sprint note 4 OG5 can be rooted with the Beastmode kernal. I know its not apples to apples, but is there any hope?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spartan117H3:
You cannot root if you took OTA to OE1 or the newer OG5. Same goes for if you bought the phone on that version. Return for a try at a different firmware, or get a different phone. Assuming you just got it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Nameless crowd face:
Any way to downgrade to N12 from OG5 (maybe through Odin...)?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Negative Ghost Rider...the last build you were were able to downgrade from was OC4. Looks like my next phone is gonna be a Nexus :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Chopstix9:
No
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Nameless crowd face:
Also waiting for the new Nexus ???. I actually just took back my 2014 Nexus 6 to Verizon after 2 weeks. 32 gbs just wasn't enough with Multi rom (so fun) and Google is/was all out of the 64. Might as well wait for Huawei's 2015 model.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 4
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] XNO:
Same boat, I went out and got the Nexus 6 but it was just too big so I returned it, waiting for the new 5 Nexus to come out.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Nameless crowd face:
Don't quote me on this (no pun) but I heard something about Sept 29th..??
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] techdirection:
My note is verizon (sm-n900v) is running on android 5.0, and its kernel version is 3.4.0

I have tried using towelroot to root my phone but it said that my device is not supported; I am wondering what other possible ways there are to root my phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spartan117H3:
This thread is for the

Galaxy S5

. Go to your respective forum by typing to find device at the top of any XDA dev page, then read the stickies at the top.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pudnik:
...and use forum search or you'll be sorry LOL
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] deputylynch:
Verizon S5 BOC4 Root?

I'm confused; I read that the most recent upgrade from Verizon to the OE1 can't be rooted but I have a phone I just bought that is on G900VVRU1BOC4 Kernel 3.4.0 so can I downgrade and root it or not?

Is the BOC4 older than the OE1 and can it be done?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Yes, OC4 is older than OE1. And yes, you can still downgrade from there back to NCG, and then root, and whatever from there :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] deputylynch:
I'm now on G900VVRU1ANCG and rooted so can I and should I try to get in on 5.0 lollipop?

What advantage is there to 5.0 on the S5?

I have lollipop on my Droid Turbo and love it!

I must be able to tether using the phone so will that be possible with the 5.0?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Make a backup, then flash a LP Rom. Most all the 5.0 Roms by JKruse and BigBot work very well. Personally, I think LP has better battery life and fluidity as compared to KK. But it's all personal preference of course. Give it a try, then decide. Just please read, read, and re read again before flashing anything :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Insidioussmile:
Where can I go to get custom roms for a Verizon s5 that work with safestrap?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
The development section?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] accessive:
Wifi Hotspot, tethering, & call recording & ad block is possible without root!

While we wait for a solution to the G900V OE1 & OG5 root problems, here are a couple apps I use that I couldn't live without while I wait on Root access. First one is wifi Hotspot. I use PDANET to achieve this & it works great on my S5 without root with android 5.0. Some people don't have this problem, but if you have the old unlimited data plan on Verizon like me, you know they try to charge you monthly for this feature. "PDANET" will solve that for about $7-$8. I've used it since the Droid RAZR days so I was tickled pink to see it work flawlessly on my new unrootable s5. Best 7 bucks I ever spent, & I'm not one to usually ever buy apps. Google it, you won't find it on Google play anymore.

Next if you need call recording I suggest "Call Recorder" by (SKVALEX). Also a paid app but we'll worth your money (again I rarely say that). & will work great without root & just like "pdanet" there's a trial version to try just to make sure before you invest your money. This may be on Google play, I honestly don't know.

Last is ads, I cant stand ads! I used adfree on my gs3 but of course it needs root. So for this you have two options. One is "ad block plus" which uses proxy settings & a port to work. This is great but will only work on wifi because Verizon has also locked down any edit ability or custom APN ability on mobile data. Simply put, you WON'T be able to modify the settings to allow "ad blocker plus" to work properly on mobile data! However it will work fine on wifi.

Next choice, & my personal selection is "block-it" which uses a VPN service to filter your ads out. Occasionally you'll get that VPN hesitation or an occasional hiccup in connectivity but over all its very very good, & works with any data connection, mobile or wifi. This app is free but don't expect to find it on Google play store either.

Hope this info is helpful! I certainly couldn't live without these 3 apps.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Chopstix9:
FoxFi works just fine on the phone as well to enable the wifi hotspot. Free or paid version. I use the paid version, I think the free expires maybe? Only a couple of bucks though. Pdanet is included in foxfi for native tethering as well. I too am grandfathered in to the unlimited plan and watch tv on my laptop via my slingbox at home pretty much every weeknight while on the road as a driver. I usually use about 60 - 70gb/mo of data.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SCprez:
Thank you thank you thank you

i have been on this thread for days now to get just the right phone. i finally got an S5 from verizon and its was build BOC4. i successfully downgraded to 4.4.2 and rooted the phone. with out all of your guys and gals help i wouldnt have figured it out. kudos to all :good: :D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Good for you my friend. Just goes to show how reading, searching, and doing it yourself pays off. Welcome to the community :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SCprez:
im just so glad you guys are here and explain things very thoroughly. im not a rookie when it comes to programming and such but with the new locks and things like that hard to keep up.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
You got that right. Changes all the time!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SCprez:
and so it begins

so i did have my phone rooted very nicely i might add and the hardware failed on it. mobile data no connect. so i took it back and played dumb got a new one.....but since i was playing dumb i couldnt get the right version so.........im building one from scrap parts and other things. it will be a S5 and i have one question. when i flash it can i use the developer software or do i have to use the verizon stock software. trying to be rid of the crap that comes loaded on it. so do i root first then put it on the phone or can i just put developer software on it then root. i know its kind of random but trying to get back into the rooting and software game. havent done it since my S3 over 2 yrs ago. please be nice lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Terri M:
If block-it isn't available in the Google Play Store, then where can I find it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] accessive:
Download block-it here.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] afox11284:
Hi Guys-

Have had my Galaxy S5 for a year now and haven't done anything with Root/Custom ROMs. Would very much like to at this point though because the performance of this phone has gone downhill.

Browsing the forums it appears this is a much more arduous task these days. (I played around with a lot of different Custom ROMs on my original Galaxy S but it's been a few years). Is this a lost cause for my phone? Or is there hope?!?!

Thanks very much in advance.

Here are my specs:

Model Number:

SM-G900V

Android Version:

5.0

Baseband version:

G900VVRU2BOG5

Kernel Version:

3.4.0

dpi@SWHD7513 #1

Fri Jul 31

Build Number:

LRX21T.G900VVRU2BOG5

Hardware Version:

G900V.05
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
I am afraid your outa luck. When you took your Verizon OTA update to build OG5, you lost the ability to root or custom rom anything. Sorry buddy :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] twisty79:
I've been out of the rooting game since the S3. Is anyone working on this at all?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] afox11284:
Dang, oh well. Thx.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
If you mean rooting for the the S5, the short answer is no. It's an 18 month old device. The developers have moved on.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tr4nqui1i7y:
Dreamwave and I are. Don't expect anything soon. We are doing it on the side of bigger projects.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] twisty79:
"Dreamwave and I are. Don't expect anything soon. We are doing it on the side of bigger projects."

I greatly appreciate it! Never imagined a Samsung that couldn't be easily manipulated. Crazy how far things have gone w some carriers.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yota14:
great thread Franzie, thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lehthanis:
So my wife is on vru1ank2 and was rooted before but is not rooted anymore... She gets a prompt every morning for a system update but it fails probably because we've killed off some system apps that are required for the update to pass it's check... I'd like to get her rooted so I can backup her data and maybe system update or factory reset, whichever is recommended. Or somehow root her and get her to where she should be for custom roms of there's any available for the Verizon s5 sitting on the version she's on. Thoughts? Advice?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tom1314:
I'm new here and been reading a lot of posts looking for answers. This seems to be the best I can find or have seen. I have the same specs as the prior. Having those specs does that mean I cannot root the phone ever? My goal is to pull old data from the phone via rooting it. I' understanding that is the only way. Am I out of options or are there others? I accidentally factory reset the phone and was hoping to pull the old pics from it, not saved to a SD card. Do I have other options? Options that will work with this set up on a G900V.05 phone? It is out of warranty and I'm willing too try a few things. Pending I don't turn it into a paper weight. At some point I will have to physically use this phone again and and rewrite the data over what I am trying to recover.

Any thoughts or Ideas much appreciated.

Ps thanks for all the info on here. I've been reading and reading, so much my eyes hurt.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
If you factory reset the phone, and all your pictures were on then internal phone storage....then rooting isn't going to help you anyway :'( Not to mention, there is no way to root your phone at this time anyway. Sorry dude.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dataz722:
A while back the screen on my rooted S5 got cracked and I got a replacement through insurance. It has sat unused because it could not be rooted at the time that I could find. It appears now though that is can. It is 4.4.4 with build NK2 and from what I am seeing it looks like all version 4 ones can be rooted, but I can't find any step by step simple instructions for the NK2 build. Can anyone point me in the right direction for that?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Follow this guide, and you should be fine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784880
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dataz722:
I actually just found that about 10 minutes ago and am working through it.

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dataz722:
I was able to root and then updated to OG5 and flashed the tether fix. A huge thanks to everyone that was involved in all of that.

Now just to spend some time and get my phone back in order and see what else I should do.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] switch81:
Just bought a S5 off ebay thinking that the device is rootable with any firmware - but i found out too late that this is unfortunately not the case. I'm stuck on OE1 and it looks like there's no way to downgrade and root.

I wish the best of luck to people out there that are still trying to figure out a work around, I'm sure there are many people in this boat that would love to see a hack.

On a side note - for those of you who were able to find devices that could be downgraded, would you mind sharing how you found that device? I'm looking all over Swappa and I haven't had any luck finding anything. :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tom1314:
Thanks for the sad news...but riddle me this. Only because I am not tech savvy on the phone. Why are there sites, Wondershare, Phonelab and such claiming I can. Kingo Root as well. I'm not trying to sound super naive but, yeah, I think I believed the lies.

My point is only...am I truly F*ck*d in the sense of ever pulling the old data off my phone. In any way possible? It was an accidental factory reset.

I guess the only thing I can say to is it is...I'm a Farging Icehole for this epic failure.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Don't beat yourself up bro. We've all done stuff like that too. It's called learning. And those sites can say what they want, but they still haven't found a way to root it yet. Hang in there bro, and go to nexus land on the next phone. Then you can do all you want to it. I'm flippin loving my new 6p!!! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tom1314:
If and when the phone is hacked to be able to root. Is there any chance of recovering the old data after the factory reset?

If, in the great near future there is...and if is a big word for now...how can I keep everything saved going to a SD card vs the internal memory? That way I don't rewrite over the existing data?

Those are my thoughts or are they futile in the whole sense of the word.

BTW,

Thank you for all your input on this topic.

T
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] buhohitr:
It is possible to recovery data after a factory reset, you could use third party software, for example this one http://www.jihosoft.com/android/android-phone-recovery.html
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrubeer:
I believe you need root for that software though?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
Yeah, what's the title of this thread?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrubeer:
Yes, I'm aware of the thread title. I read the previous post too quickly. Sorry.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] QweS84:
Guys, I didn't get. Can I install custom international ROM with safestrap at my rooted stock? Implying that custom ROM support safestrap.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] CorneliusRox:
So if you OTA'd to BOG5, there's no way to downgrade with ODIN or anything, then root, then upgrade again?

Basically if I OTA'd to BOG5, I'm screwed?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
That is correct. As has been stated over and over in these forums, if you are on BOG5 you are stuck there.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] CorneliusRox:
Cool. That's a bummer, but I haven't gotten a straight answer until now.

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
No offense, the other hundred people that asked that same question got straight answers. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] CorneliusRox:
It just seemed like someone would say 'nope', then someone else would say you can downgrade, and back and forth. I want sure if the 'can't be done' answer was just old and it could be now.

I appreciate you guys not tearing me apart!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Chopstix9:
I had to do a warranty replacement twice in the past month (extended warranty plan) and both times the phone came in w/BOC4. If UR under warranty, call tech support with a 'problem' with your phone. Charging port not working always works, just be sure to not have it plugged and say it is if they ask, they can look at your phone and know if it is charging or not. You might just get a rootable replacement.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] iakovl:
Can I downgrade from lolipop oe1 so I can root and use safestrap?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Nope. OC4 was the last build you could downgrade from :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] iakovl:
Any other way to push normal g900f without the safestrap
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
Flashfire?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidxWolF:
Need little help!

Hi all... thanks for this helpful thread, I have sm-g900v running with an android 5.0 any way to root it without downgrade to 4.4.4 :confused: ? thanks in advance! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
Nope! You have to downgrade first. If you can depending on what build your on! If your already on stock 5.0, then your pretty much hosed from the start :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidxWolF:
Oh .... I think i need to wait maybe there will be a root method for 5.0 :( thanks for the answer !
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mulletcutter:
og5 still not rootable?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
You are going to be waiting a very long time for that. It's likely never going to happen.

Nope. See above. Likely never going to happen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elpesao23:
I'm on OC4 if i want to obtain root just follow the instructions on page 1?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
You got it! Much easier in my opinion to odin back to NCG, root with Towel Root, install SU, busy box, and Safe Strap. Then you can start flashing away :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elpesao23:
Hey badger can u pm me with the instructions because page 1 is kind of confusing,i don't know exactly what to do,i used to have sprint s5 and the root process was a lot easier,thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
PM sent :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elpesao23:
Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Skydweller:
Is there a reason as to why it root might never come to OG5? Technical reasons or not worth the effort or something like that? I bought my S5 with OG5 on it and heavily considering just selling it because touchwiz isn't up to snuff in the stability department in my experience vs my iPhone 5s which I'm very bored of.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
because it's difficult, and a last gen phone that devs don't care about anymore. Sorry it's not up to par with your i-gadget
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Skydweller:
Fair enough. I'm just gonna save up money for a newer phone then.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
And the boredom begins again. Look at the Nexus 6p....you won't be bored at all!! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
and you won't have an external sd either!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Badger50:
With a 128gb of storage....don't think I'll miss it! Haven't yet :)