Verizon always have a problem with unlocked bootloader for their devices so they always come up with a locked bootloader just like in Verizon’s Galaxy SIII and Galaxy Tab. But this increase the curiosity of developers to get their hands on it and unlock the bootloader but this also can create a problem if the work doesn’t gets successful then all they have a dead device. XDA-Forum recognized developer MrHyde03 tried the same thing in his prototype device of VZW Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 which was obtained by XDA user id_ram and gained access to an insecure bootloader (aboot.img) from it.
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Okay! Here is the tutorial how to unlock Verizon Galaxy Tab 2.7.0 LTE
- Your device must be rooted
- Download the insecure aboot.img to the root of your SD Card
- Make sure that the MD5 of aboot.img matches to this : f4fbc4c5056f62498b378873bf8e3dca
- Now turn on USB Debugging from settings (It should already be turned on if you are already rooted.)
Settings > Developer options > USB Debugging - Now open Terminal emulator or ADB and follow the process below
If you are using Terminal emulator use the following code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
reboot download
If you are using ADB then use the following code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
reboot download
Congrats you have successfully unlocked the bootloader. Enjoy!
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