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Hi all,
I'm trying to get the unlock token at htcdev and I keep getting this message after I submit the copied txt from the fastboot result.
"Error code: 172. Error reason: CID not allowed (MID not exist in model rule)."
PLEASE... any help would be most appreciated.
System info:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/2wrw5rjia39a43l,7tbtdftnp8goph8,1e1h80ub7q1bhq8/shared
Assuming you're in the right forums (Verizon HTC M8), you can't use HTCdev to unlock the phone. Thee only way to unlock the Verizon version of the phone is through a 3rd party unlock method, that was created by jcase and his team, called Sunshine. Here's their website for thee unlock: http://theroot.ninja/
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I'm running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi all,
I'm trying to get the unlock token at htcdev and I keep getting this message after I submit the copied txt from the fastboot result.
"Error code: 172. Error reason: CID not allowed (MID not exist in model rule)."
PLEASE... any help would be most appreciated.
System info:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/2wrw5rjia39a43l,7tbtdftnp8goph8,1e1h80ub7q1bhq8/shared
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You cannot unlock you're boot loader. You have vzw 4.4.4 firmware. Sunshine doesn't work on that yet. You are S.O.L. until they update.
Sorry.
Does it work on 4.4.3?
I'm only asking because I've having an issue with my screen and I was planning on taking it back to exchange it. When I got this one, it had 4.4.3 on it and then I got the 4.4.4 OTA. it's a gamble, but if the new phone still has 4.4.3 on it, then I can just dodged the OTA and try sunshine on that one.
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
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Sunshine does everything. Except if your phone is up to date, you can't do anything cause nothing works for the 4.4.4 vzw m8
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I'm running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
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silver04v said:
Sunshine does everything. Except if your phone is up to date, you can't do anything cause nothing works for the 4.4.4 vzw m8
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RuLEoF2 said:
Does it work on 4.4.3?
I'm only asking because I've having an issue with my screen and I was planning on taking it back to exchange it. When I got this one, it had 4.4.3 on it and then I got the 4.4.4 OTA. it's a gamble, but if the new phone still has 4.4.3 on it, then I can just dodged the OTA and try sunshine on that one.
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Ok. So, does sunshine work on 4.4.3?
In any case, the sunshie web page says that root is required but I can't root it.
Root is required and yes it will work on 4.4.3. Sunshine has a temp root utility built in to the program so it is all in one system.
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I'm running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
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zax10 said:
Root is required and yes it will work on 4.4.3. Sunshine has a temp root utility built in to the program so it is all in one system.
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Very good. Thank you for the clarification.
RuLEoF2 said:
Very good. Thank you for the clarification.
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1 more thing to clarify, I have a Verizon M7, and TowelRoot DOES work, there's just a hidden trick for our phones.... Tap the welcome/ intro msg that appears when u open the towelroot app (i believe I had to tap 3 times) and a string of numbers appears , u change the last number from a 0 to a 1 and then it works for our phones. It's not needed for sunshine, but for ppl who wanna take the shortcut after sunshine of just downloading and using flashify to flash recovery (root or temp root required) it works. It was Towelroot V3 I believe. I'm on 4.4.3 sense 6 m7, and I know it worked on 4.4.2 when everyone was saying it didn't work, so if it's something u wanna look into, give it a try. Even the website I believe said it didn't"officially" support our phones, but after doing that trick, it does
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1 more thing to clarify, I have a Verizon M7, and TowelRoot DOES work, there's just a hidden trick for our phones.... Tap the welcome/ intro msg that appears when u open the towelroot app (i believe I had to tap 3 times) and a string of numbers appears , u change the last number from a 0 to a 1 and then it works for our phones. It's not needed for sunshine, but for ppl who wanna take the shortcut after sunshine of just downloading and using flashify to flash recovery (root or temp root required) it works. It was Towelroot V3 I believe. I'm on 4.4.3 sense 6 m7, and I know it worked on 4.4.2 when everyone was saying it didn't work, so if it's something u wanna look into, give it a try. Even the website I believe said it didn't"officially" support our phones, but after doing that trick, it does
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Sounds risky.
RuLEoF2 said:
Sounds risky.
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Wrong phone too. I would stick to sunshine. Cost $$ but comes with support if needed.
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Wrong phone too. I would stick to sunshine. Cost $$ but comes with support if needed.
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Good point.
bdizzle1686, thanks for the tip but I think I'll wait.
RuLEoF2 said:
Good point.
bdizzle1686, thanks for the tip but I think I'll wait.
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Not a problem, and yeah it probably does pose some risks, just figured I'd let ya know. Alotta ppl just see that the app doesn't"officially" support any of the htc one phones and take that as fact when it's really not true. I did it with my phone n haven't had a problem, but had I known at the time the risks of doing it that way pose, I probably wouldn't have done it that way
Ok… please forgive my frustration but can someone please explain to me how rooting this phone works… or doesn't work.
I rooted my HTC Incredible and my Rezound with ease. I got pretty comfortable with adb so I went on flashing roms and other mods. They were so easy but now everything seems to be so complicated with this phone.
I'm going nuts trying to understand these confusing threads where it sounds like you need to root the phone in order to root the phone. Even though they don't work, I see instructions to use firewater, towelroot or weaksause so that you can use sunshine. I read where someone was asking for help because sunshine wouldn't work and they couldn't figure it out because the phone was already unlocked, rooted and s-off. ,isn't that what sunshine does… unlock, root and s-off?
My HTC One M8 is bone stock, off-the-shelf with kitkat 4.4.4.
What do I need to use sunshine, now with 2.7.1 or later with 3.0?
Can I use an RUU to downgrade to 4.4.3 so that sunshine 2.7.1 will work?
Is sunshine REALLY the only way that works… or doesn't work (right now)?
Thank you in advance for your help and your patience.
RuLEoF2 said:
Ok… please forgive my frustration but can someone please explain to me how rooting this phone works… or doesn't work.
I rooted my HTC Incredible and my Rezound with ease. I got pretty comfortable with adb so I went on flashing roms and other mods. They were so easy but now everything seems to be so complicated with this phone.
I'm going nuts trying to understand these confusing threads where it sounds like you need to root the phone in order to root the phone. Even though they don't work, I see instructions to use firewater, towelroot or weaksause so that you can use sunshine. I read where someone was asking for help because sunshine wouldn't work and they couldn't figure it out because the phone was already unlocked, rooted and s-off. ,isn't that what sunshine does… unlock, root and s-off?
My HTC One M8 is bone stock, off-the-shelf with kitkat 4.4.4.
What do I need to use sunshine, now with 2.7.1 or later with 3.0?
Can I use an RUU to downgrade to 4.4.3 so that sunshine 2.7.1 will work?
Is sunshine REALLY the only way that works… or doesn't work (right now)?
Thank you in advance for your help and your patience.
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If you're bone stock S-ON with 4.4.4 then you cannot root the phone yet. Probably won't be able to till early January when the new sunshine is released.
If you're bone stock S-OFF on 4.4.4 all you need to do is flash a custom recovery and then flash the latest SuperSU zip file.
RuLEoF2 said:
Ok… please forgive my frustration but can someone please explain to me how rooting this phone works… or doesn't work.
I rooted my HTC Incredible and my Rezound with ease. I got pretty comfortable with adb so I went on flashing roms and other mods. They were so easy but now everything seems to be so complicated with this phone.
I'm going nuts trying to understand these confusing threads where it sounds like you need to root the phone in order to root the phone. Even though they don't work, I see instructions to use firewater, towelroot or weaksause so that you can use sunshine. I read where someone was asking for help because sunshine wouldn't work and they couldn't figure it out because the phone was already unlocked, rooted and s-off. ,isn't that what sunshine does… unlock, root and s-off?
My HTC One M8 is bone stock, off-the-shelf with kitkat 4.4.4.
What do I need to use sunshine, now with 2.7.1 or later with 3.0?
Can I use an RUU to downgrade to 4.4.3 so that sunshine 2.7.1 will work?
Is sunshine REALLY the only way that works… or doesn't work (right now)?
Thank you in advance for your help and your patience.
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.... and to ease your confusion: What a lot of people get mixed up is
temp root with weaksauce + firewater worked for some devices on 4.4.2 (hardware variants making the difference).
For those 4.4.2 weaksauce+firewater did not work and all 4.4.3 M8s there's only Sunshine (and it temp-roots the device in the process)
4.4.4: beaups announced they are shooting for a first week of January release for Sunshine 3
And no, you cannot downgrade to 4.3 with S-on.
Time to try your luck with the new weaksauce and sunshine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ncluding-4-t2971591/post57462117#post57462117
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Time to try your luck with the new weaksauce and sunshine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ncluding-4-t2971591/post57462117#post57462117
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That worked! Bootloader is now UNLOCKED and S-OFF. Thank you!! I must have had the earlier version of weaksause.
Still no root though. SuperSU keeps failing when I try to update the binary online and my desktop is out of commision so no recovery yet either. I've got a new desktop on the way which should be here by the end of the week.
Is there anything I can try in the meantime?
RuLEoF2 said:
That worked! Bootloader is now UNLOCKED and S-OFF. Thank you!! I must have had the earlier version of weaksause.
Still no root though. SuperSU keeps failing when I try to update the binary online and my desktop is out of commision so no recovery yet either. I've got a new desktop on the way which should be here by the end of the week.
Is there anything I can try in the meantime?
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You can download from the play store the app called flashify to put a custom recovery on since no CPU right now u said, then you can download thesuperSU.zip llatest from XDA and flash it in said custom recovery. That should get you rooted.
I recently purchased a Verizon M8 on swappa and the seller claims it to be on 4.4.2. Is there any other legacy method that can still be used to root this without paying for sunshine?
enzyne said:
I recently purchased a Verizon M8 on swappa and the seller claims it to be on 4.4.2. Is there any other legacy method that can still be used to root this without paying for sunshine?
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With it being on 4.4.2 the weaksauce/firewater exploit combo might work for you. However I don't know if it is still out in public to be used. I'd say just drop the 25 on sunshine and support the wizards who can unlock these devices for us
Shamestick said:
With it being on 4.4.2 the weaksauce/firewater exploit combo might work for you. However I don't know if it is still out in public to be used. I'd say just drop the 25 on sunshine and support the wizards who can unlock these devices for us
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Yea I tried to find a mirror for firewater but no luck. I just wanted to see if there was a way to do it without paying of course being the cheap scumbag that I am. Guess I'll just go the sunshine method. Thanks man.
enzyne said:
Yea I tried to find a mirror for firewater but no luck. I just wanted to see if there was a way to do it without paying of course being the cheap scumbag that I am. Guess I'll just go the sunshine method. Thanks man.
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I also had a snake in my wallet. But since firewater failed numerous times i decided to get my phone s-offed with sunshine method. Also be sure to upgrade to 4.4.4 if you are going to s-off with sunshine.
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CHEVYbarracuda1 said:
I also had a snake in my wallet. But since firewater failed numerous times i decided to get my phone s-offed with sunshine method. Also be sure to upgrade to 4.4.4 if you are going to s-off with sunshine.
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Gotcha. So just RUU to 4.4.4, then use sunshine to get s-off. Thanks for the help. Anything else that I should know specific to this phone? I'm coming from a droid ultra.
enzyne said:
Gotcha. So just RUU to 4.4.4, then use sunshine to get s-off. Thanks for the help. Anything else that I should know specific to this phone? I'm coming from a droid ultra.
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That's preety much it. Ruu to 4.4.4 run sunshine and enjoy your unlocked phone
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Also, after you are on 4.4.4 and S-off with Sunshine first... you can take the OTA to Lollipop while retaining S-off. Then once on 5.0 with S-off, you can flash TWRP recovery and be permanently rooted, S-off, stock Lollipop. You just can't update to LP first, then S-off. But it works the other way around, it carries over through the OTA upgrade.
baune7 said:
Also, after you are on 4.4.4 and S-off with Sunshine first... you can take the OTA to Lollipop while retaining S-off. Then once on 5.0 with S-off, you can flash TWRP recovery and be permanently rooted, S-off, stock Lollipop. You just can't update to LP first, then S-off. But it works the other way around, it carries over through the OTA upgrade.
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Gotcha, thanks for all the tips guys.
i have an htc one m8 with verizon on lollipop 5.0.1 and when i submit my token id to htcdev it says unlocking bootloader failed. it also gives this error message: Error Code: 172.
Error Reason: CID Not Allowed (MID not exist in Model Rule). i have no idea why it does this, i copied the token correctly. i have tried sunshine and it wont work because it needs root access, but i cant root without unlocking my bootloader. Could someone please help me, i really want to root my phone.
It won't work. Verizon phones are blocked on htcdev.
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is there anywhere it will work?
robocuff said:
It won't work. Verizon phones are blocked on htcdev.
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is there some kind of third party website where i can unlock my bootloader, or root?
SpaceMan17 said:
is there some kind of third party website where i can unlock my bootloader, or root?
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Javacards can and are your only option until sunshine is updated.
dottat said:
Javacards can and are your only option until sunshine is updated.
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What is a javacard? Any info on how i can root with a javacard?
SpaceMan17 said:
What is a javacard? Any info on how i can root with a javacard?
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http://gsmserver.com/item/boxes-and-dongles/htc-s-off-java-card/
With it being Black Friday, Verizon is selling the Pixel for a great price. I was wondering if it's possible to unlock the bootloader, flash a stock update from Google (not Verizon) to the phone, all while keeping Android Pay and being able to update the day a new update comes out? If this is possible how would I go about it? If I can't have Android Pay I can live without, but will I still be able to have the unlocked bootloader permanently along with the Google updates? Thank you! :good:
tidall said:
With it being Black Friday, Verizon is selling the Pixel for a great price. I was wondering if it's possible to unlock the bootloader, flash a stock update from Google (not Verizon) to the phone, all while keeping Android Pay and being able to update the day a new update comes out? If this is possible how would I go about it? If I can't have Android Pay I can live without, but will I still be able to have the unlocked bootloader permanently along with the Google updates? Thank you! :good:
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No, no, no and no.
bobby janow said:
No, no, no and no.
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Was the bootloader unlock (dePixel8) patched?
Coronado is dead said:
Was the bootloader unlock (dePixel8) patched?
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Not sure, but I believe at some point it will be. This is not the device to buy if you want an unlocked bootloader with root.
I just joined the $240 Verizon Nexus Pixel club and have always unlocked, rooted and used custom Roms for every single device I've bought from Google. If there is an easy way to convert a Verizon Pixel to a Google Pixel I would be all over it. But maybe this is that one time that I'm going to stay stock.
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Was the bootloader unlock (dePixel8) patched?
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No, it hasn't been patched as of the November update. I took the update and unlocked with no problem. http://theroot.ninja/depixel8.html Note that it says... "Unexpectedly, dePixel8 was not patched in NDE63X. Have fun". Do it now while you still can.
I can confirm that the Verizon Pixel can be unlocked. I got a 128gb today for $15/month. I have grandfathered unlimited data so this is the first Verizon promo phone I've bought in a while. Unlocked, flashed TWRP, rooted, and enabled tethering.
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I can confirm that the Verizon Pixel can be unlocked. I got a 128gb today for $15/month. I have grandfathered unlimited data so this is the first Verizon promo phone I've bought in a while. Unlocked, flashed TWRP, rooted, and enabled tethering.
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So how would one go about doing this? And would you have to relock the bootloader and unroot to update?
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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joshw0000 said:
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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Just a word of caution if you're going that route.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/how-to/psa-read-relocking-bootloader-t3494614
bobby janow said:
Just a word of caution if you're going that route.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/how-to/psa-read-relocking-bootloader-t3494614
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Yes that's pretty common. Been that way since the original Nexus. You shouldn't ever re-lock unless you're returning for warranty. And if you do if should happen right after you flashed stock firmware.
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joshw0000 said:
Yes that's pretty common. Been that way since the original Nexus. You shouldn't ever re-lock unless you're returning for warranty. And if you do if should happen right after you flashed stock firmware.
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No that's not correct. I unlocked, locked, unlocked and relocked my Nexus 5x recently. I was testing SafetyNet with an unlocked bootloader which failed all the time. So I finally relocked and left it that way. The Verizon Pixel is not like that. I think because you have to use a program to unlock and not just do it in bootloader.
However, you are correct in that you shouldn't relock your bl unless you have flashed the stock firmware, specifically recovery. Relocking and unlocking will wipe everything on your device, sdcard included.
joshw0000 said:
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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Will I be able to flash updates all while keeping the bootloader unlocked? Or will updates relock my bootloader and soft brick my phone?
tidall said:
Will I be able to flash updates all while keeping the bootloader unlocked? Or will updates relock my bootloader and soft brick my phone?
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Updates won't relock.
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bobby janow said:
No that's not correct. I unlocked, locked, unlocked and relocked my Nexus 5x recently. I was testing SafetyNet with an unlocked bootloader which failed all the time. So I finally relocked and left it that way. The Verizon Pixel is not like that. I think because you have to use a program to unlock and not just do it in bootloader.
However, you are correct in that you shouldn't relock your bl unless you have flashed the stock firmware, specifically recovery. Relocking and unlocking will wipe everything on your device, sdcard included.
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I don't know for sure but I think the reasoning for not relocking is that Verizon/Google will likely patch the DePixel8 exploit in future builds.
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joshw0000 said:
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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Updates won't relock.
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I don't know for sure but I think the reasoning for not relocking is that Verizon/Google will likely patch the DePixel8 exploit in future builds.
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Where will I be able to download updates and how would I flash them? ( sorry for all the questions I haven't had an Android in a while )
tidall said:
Where will I be able to download updates and how would I flash them? ( sorry for all the questions I haven't had an Android in a while )
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Here on XDA. Probably with Fsstboot.
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Here on XDA. Probably with Fsstboot.
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Would I download the Verizon version or just the completely stock Google version?
Is this real?
Root?
http://www.androidinfotech.com/2017/05/root-samsung-galaxy-note-5-verizon-sm-n920v-nougat.html
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Is this real?
Root?
http://www.androidinfotech.com/2017/05/root-samsung-galaxy-note-5-verizon-sm-n920v-nougat.html
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No it's not real! Chainfires website is having issues and it shouldn't be there and if you flash that you're going to brick the phone!
Thanks for the heads up. Sucks people got to be so shady.
It also says 'should have unlocked bootloader' which no one has been able to do yet. Having the bootloader unlocked is not really a 'should' it is a 'must' have for that model Verizon.
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It also says 'should have unlocked bootloader' which no one has been able to do yet. Having the bootloader unlocked is not really a 'should' it is a 'must' have for that model Verizon.
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Apparently a lot of people aren't bothering to read about it first and asking over and over if it works.. I've got way to many emails or private messages about it.