[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] ivtechboyinpa:
Hello to all my fellow XDA members! I have literally spent the last eight days attempting to get past the FRP (Factory Reset Protection) lock on my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920V). As many of you may know, it is nearly impossible, as the Verizon phones have a locked bootloader and thus we cannot install TWRP. Using Odin to reflash OEM firmware does not do the trick either, as FRP persists past all of this.

Well, I have finally come across a solution. The first problem I encountered was that I was on Nougat 7.0 firmware. You want to downgrade to Marshmallow 6.0.1 firmware, which can be found by googling "N920VVRS3BPI1_N920VVZW3BPI1_N920VVRS3BPI1_HOME.zip". That is a ROM specific to the SM-N920V. If you are on any other carrier, this will NOT work for you, so you will need to find the Marshmallow ROM for your respective device.

***Please Note: This

should

work on

any

device that can be downgraded to Marshmallow 6.0.1 or earlier, but it is NOT guaranteed. I have NOT tested it on any other devices than my Note 5. Please do feel free to try and report back.

Using Marshmallow allows us to take advantage of a bluetooth bypass where we can access apps, namely Chrome and Settings. An important note about the bluetooth headset is that it can be any headset but it must have a button that invokes voice command, i.e Siri or Google Assistant. This will not work otherwise!

Firstly, I must give credit where credit is due, so credit to [MENTION=6221912]MrMike2182[/MENTION] with his "How to downgrade from Nougat 7 to Marshmellow 6.0.1" post, which is how I got the idea in the first place. In his post, you can find a link to download the ROM. Other credit goes to GLOBAL Skills on YouTube with their "Samsung note 5 frp Google bypass as always %100 works" video. I hate the way they worded their title and it seems like one of those fake videos but trust me, it works.

What you need: (I would suggest downloading these from APKMirror for no frills or troubles. Don't download them now, wait until you get to Chrome on the device.)

Odin3 v3.12.3

Marshmallow ROM for your device

USB Cable

Bluetooth Headset

Google Account Manager 6.0.1 APK

Quick Shortcut Manager 2.4.0 APK

Steps:

Reboot into Download Mode. For the Note 5, this is acheived by pressing and holding the power button, volume down button, and home button. A screen will pop up asking if you want to continue. Press the volume up key.

Connect your device to the computer through the USB cable

In Odin, click AP and choose your Marshmallow ROM. Flash the ROM and let the phone reboot

Put your bluetooth headset in pairing mode

Tap "Emergency Call" and type 112

Once the call screen pops up, tap bluetooth, wait for the device to appear and when done pairing, end the call

Setup a wifi connection

Press the voice command key on your bluetooth headset and choose Google

Say anything, it doesn't matter, we just need to get to the search screen

Once at the search screen, type in Chrome, then choose the Chrome app

Using Chrome, download the Google Account Manager apk (wait until it finishes downloading to tap open and install it right away)

The system is going to tell you that the install is blocked as we need to enable the installation of apps from unknown sources. Tap on settings and tap the slider next to "Unknown sources". Make sure you uncheck the "Allow this installation only" box so we don't have to repeat the process.

Once the install is finished, click done. Now download the Quick Shortcut Manager and install that. When that install is done, open the app.

In the "Input keyword to filter" field, type in Google Account Manager. Tap on it to expand the tasks. Tap on the first one that says "Type Email and Password" (NOT the .EduLoginActivity one).

Tap Try, which will take you to a screen prompting you for your password. In the upper right hand corner, tap the three dots for the "Browser Sign-In" option, and acknowledge the terms.

Now login using whatever Google account you want associated with the phone. It might take a while, don't worry.

Restart the phone. When it restarts, keep tapping next to get through the setup process. When you reach "Just a sec...", this might also take a while. Do not worry :silly:

Done! You can finish out the setup process however you like. Enjoy your phone!