Rooting Verizon Pixel 5

[i4m5up3rm4n]

I can't find anywhere with instructions to specifically root a Verizon OEM Locked pixel 5, maybe I overlooked. If I did can someone post a link please?

If not, then does anyone know if this would work?

Rooting your Bootlocked Pixel Phone (Verizon Edition)

I bought a new Pixel phone on Ebay a couple months ago for testing an Android app i’m developing. To my surprise,the phone I received in the mail was not the...

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It was posted back in 2018 for a different Verizon based Pixel 1, just curious to know.

I need root so I can block certain bands from my phone. I have multiple bands in my area some are super slow and some are faster than broadband, for some reason my phone likes to auto connect to the slow bands and I can't block them without root, well at least not that I know of.

Thanks in advance for any answers, I really appreciate it.

 

[xunholyx]

I can't find anywhere with instructions to specifically root a Verizon OEM Locked pixel 5, maybe I overlooked. If I did can someone post a link please?

If not, then does anyone know if this would work?

Rooting your Bootlocked Pixel Phone (Verizon Edition)

I bought a new Pixel phone on Ebay a couple months ago for testing an Android app i’m developing. To my surprise,the phone I received in the mail was not the...

joshspicer.com

It was posted back in 2018 for a different Verizon based Pixel 1, just curious to know.

I need root so I can block certain bands from my phone. I have multiple bands in my area some are super slow and some are faster than broadband, for some reason my phone likes to auto connect to the slow bands and I can't block them without root, well at least not that I know of.

Thanks in advance for any answers, I really appreciate it.

You can't find instructions for it because you can't unlock the bootloader on the Verizon branded Pixel 5. Sorry

 

[i4m5up3rm4n]

You can't find instructions for it because you can't unlock the bootloader on the Verizon branded Pixel 5. Sorry

Okay, what about rooting? Is that still possible.

 

[3mel]

you need to unlock the bootloader to use magisk v22+

 

[ProjectAlly]

Unfortunately for rooting and unlocking bootloader, you can't do that with phones purchased through Verizon. You need to find an unlocked phone to do so. Swappa is a decent place to get one nowadays, but you have to pay in total, no payments can be made.

 

[bobby janow]

Unfortunately for rooting and unlocking bootloader, you can't do that with phones purchased through Verizon. You need to find an unlocked phone to do so. Swappa is a decent place to get one nowadays, but you have to pay in total, no payments can be made.

That could be slightly deceiving. An unlocked phone is carrier unlocked that's it. It does not mean you can unlock the bootloader. So technically you would need an unlockable bootloader device not merely an unlocked phone. You can buy an unlocked Verizon phone with no way of unlocking the bl as witnessed by the OP.

 

[ProjectAlly]

True, I should have worded that better!
If you know what you're looking for though, an unlocked device is still the best route, at least for Pixels. Most of the time if it's not locked to a carrier it can be rooted and unlocked. At least in my experience it's been this way. But I also ask questions and make sure I know what is being purchased before following through.

 

[xunholyx]

Okay, what about rooting? Is that still possible.

no

 

[bobby janow]

True, I should have worded that better!
If you know what you're looking for though, an unlocked device is still the best route, at least for Pixels. Most of the time if it's not locked to a carrier it can be rooted and unlocked. At least in my experience it's been this way. But I also ask questions and make sure I know what is being purchased before following through.

It wasn't really meant to be critical of you, I'm sure you know all that. I've just seen too many horror stories of buying an unlocked device and not being able to bl unlock due to restrictions the carriers put on. Some have been lucky and paid off the device, begged tech support to allow bl unlock and succeeded in that request. And then there are those devices that are carrier unlocked and will never be bl unlocked like the Verizon models. So as you say, ask questions and make sure you know exactly what you are buying.

 

[JCBiznatch]

You can't find instructions for it because you can't unlock the bootloader on the Verizon branded Pixel 5. Sorry

Interesting. I have, it's not difficult. They just don't post it in the forums.

 

[bobby janow]

Yes, it is. Stop acting like anything is impossible. You can switch this feature on, and off. Easily.

You can't just say that with no proof and think anyone will take it seriously. So prove it, we're all ears.

 

[donlu30]

Hell, if that were true, I would ONLY buy Verizon phones

 

[xunholyx]

Yes, it is. Stop acting like anything is impossible. You can switch this feature on, and off. Easily.

Provide instructions then. You just saying it can be done without providing them is a moot comment.

 

[l7777]

Interesting. I have, it's not difficult. They just don't post it in the forums.

Yes, it is. Stop acting like anything is impossible. You can switch this feature on, and off. Easily.

Time to put up or... well you know. Posts like these will send new users on a wild goose chase attempting to gain root/bootloader unlock on their devices purchased from Verzion and end with them being unhappy that they can't.

 

[JCBiznatch]

Time to put up or... well you know. Posts like these will send new users on a wild goose chase attempting to gain root/bootloader unlock on their devices purchased from Verzion and end with them being unhappy that they can't.

Not if you truly know what you're doing. A few years ago people stopped posting about hacks and just share with a few friends. That way, they can't fix those problems. It was figured out back on the Pixel 2 they search these forums, we'd do hacks then be fixed in the very next update. You can think this and that is impossible, but you are sadly wrong. You can enable the OEM unlock on Verizon models, yes you can!

 

[l7777]

Not if you truly know what you're doing. A few years ago people stopped posting about hacks and just share with a few friends. That way, they can't fix those problems. It was figured out back on the Pixel 2 they search these forums, we'd do hacks then be fixed in the very next update.

Still not buying it. It has always been a game of cat and mouse when you're talking about going around security features of a device. Unless the flaw was in hardware, it was almost a given that the device would be updated and the vulnerability patched out. Second if some people did know how to unlock these devices they would almost certainly offer unlock services of some sort or there would be no point in keeping the information secretive.

You can enable the OEM unlock on Verizon models, yes you can!

So what's the point of posting this if you're not going to offer any guidance on how to do it other than essentially saying you have to know "someone".

 

[AsItLies]

It's sad how things like this can become so twisted and turned and convoluted. It doesn't do any good does it? None that I can see.

I'm guessing, but anyone talking about a vzw being unlockable is probably referring to someone who got a vzw 'in the box', unopened and never activated.

I just got a pix3 in that condition, and yes, remove vzw sim, boot up minimal except connect wifi, enable dev and turn on oem unlock... it does work.

But the key is 'never activated'. It seems pretty clear that what happens when u buy from vzw, they won't give u the phone without activating it. So it has to be old stock, unsold, vzw is trying to move out of their warehouses.

cheers

 

[JCBiznatch]

Still not buying it. It has always been a game of cat and mouse when you're talking about going around security features of a device. Unless the flaw was in hardware, it was almost a given that the device would be updated and the vulnerability patched out. Second if some people did know how to unlock these devices they would almost certainly offer unlock services of some sort or there would be no point in keeping the information secretive.

So what's the point of posting this if you're not going to offer any guidance on how to do it other than essentially saying you have to know "someone".

If you know how to hack, you know how to do this. Am I going to give a step by step guide? No, I'm not going to sit back and give them the information they need to know. Simple as that. I'll keep hacking every Pixel that comes out, directly ordered from Verizon.

 

[bobby janow]

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But the key is 'never activated'. It seems pretty clear that what happens when u buy from vzw, they won't give u the phone without activating it. So it has to be old stock, unsold, vzw is trying to move out of their warehouses.

cheers

Nothing about that statement is correct, sorry. It's been proved time and time again.

 

[l7777]

If you know how to hack, you know how to do this. Am I going to give a step by step guide? No, I'm not going to sit back and give them the information they need to know. Simple as that. I'll keep hacking every Pixel that comes out, directly ordered from Verizon.

What's your definition of "hack"?

If you really can do this, why don't you offer to do it for people? I'm sure more than a few would be happy to throw you some $$ to get their Verizon devices unlocked. I did this back in the days of the HTC devices when a Java card was the only bootloader unlock method. You'd also get less blowback than effectively saying "Nah nah I know how to do this but I'm not going to tell you."