Root Verizon's OE1 & OG5 updates prevent downgrading/rooting

[ironass]

If you are at present, running the latest, U.S. carrier, Verizon OE1 or OG5 firmware on model G900V you will be unable to downgrade your firmware at all and particularly to Android 4.4.2, to root your phone thanks to Verizon's own new and unique bootloader. See, here.

Verizon does not allow you to... refuse an update... downgrade from an update or... want you to root their phones!

WARNING! Verizon are rolling the OE1 and OG5 updates out to customers and unless you are already rooted and have disabled OTA updates, there is no way of stopping it.

"You will be assimilated! Resistance is futile!" (The Borg)

Thanks Verizon... welcome to, "the land of the free!"

 

[AZgl1500]

yeah, I have my tale of woe on this scenario... won't bother repeating it here.
old time readers have already heard it.
I will just say, there is NO WAY to prevent an upgrade on a Verizon product w/o it being rooted prior to OE1.


Some day, a very pissed off guy/gal will break that bootloader though.

 

[ironass]

Some day, a very pissed off guy/gal will break that bootloader though.