Unable to install TWRP on Samsung Galaxy S5 G900V (verizon) eMMC CID 11

/e/OS Devices Samsung
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@Miraceti, from my point of view, there is one enjoyable option: Buy online in Europe a smartphone with a /e/ OS, for example a Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE International - "klte" (SM-G900F).

The shipping costs are about AUD 22.00 Australian Dollar (e. g. from Germany to Australia). Some paperwork is necessary because of the customs (duty / customs declaration, etc.), but with good will it is easy to do.

According to my information there are three network operators in Australia: Optus, Vodafone Hutchison and Telstra. The most common radio frequencies in Australia are 900 and 1800 MHz (LTE G4 network frequencies).

The SM-G900F knows these and more LTE G4 network frequencies: [4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)]

Of course it is also possible to purchase another device from the /e/ Smartphones list ā€¦

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Letā€™s start from the beginning, sometimes itā€™s better. So do not hesitate to do a factory reset of the stock ROM to start from scratch.

If you are sure your phone model is SM-G900V, download TWRP with this link. (With Odin it has to be the .tar file and not the .img)

Follow this tutorial :

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That sounds like an excellent idea however according to the e.foundation site the e.foundation will not ship phones to Australia and they donā€™t seem to have S5 LTE phones available. Is their site information not up to date? Do they sell European G900F S5 phones?

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ā€œPremium refurbishedā€ smartphones with /e/ pre-loaded are currently only the four Samsung models Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge and Galaxy S9 / S9+ With the best will in the world, I cannot imagine that a Galaxy S5 would ever be accepted into this illustrious circle.

The fact that a shipment is currently only made within Europe has certainly something to do with the much greater administrative burden.

In the European Union (EU) there are no borders, no import duties, no declaration of goods and the like. A mutual exchange of goods is possible almost without any restrictions. The shipping of smartphones is only a matter of shipping costs, which vary from country to country.

As a private person and great supporter of /e/ philosophy and /e/ volution I can help you with the purchase of Smartphones with pre-installed /e/ OS ROM. Read more in my PM.

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Hi Archie,
Sorry I was half asleep when I answered previously.
Thanks very much for your excellent idea, Iā€™d very much like to discuss it further with you.

Thanks again

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Have fun playing ā€¦ @Miraceti. Welcome to the /e/ club.

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hello. can you please tell me how u unlock your galaxy s5 emmc 11. ive been try to unlock them for years. thanks in advance

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Welcome to this forum,

what is the exact model code of your device ?
Check under /settings /about the device.
Something like G900V or S902L ?

Iā€™am not very comfortable in English, but
I found this very long thread about your specific S5 with emmc 11. Read attentively, it may help you, but only do manipulation if you understand well

Please give us some feedback.

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thank you. i have a g900v verizon

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i really just want to know how the guy unlock his emmc 11 verizon

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it said that emmc 11 cannot unlock

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alright thank you for assitance