In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the Error Verifying Vbmeta Image issue on your Samsung device. While flashing custom binaries such as ROM and recoveries and gaining administrative privileges via root does give a plethora of goodies to interact with, however, on the flip side, it might prove to be a risky bet as well.
Not only from the point of the device getting bricked or in a bootloop state but there could be a few security and privacy loopholes in the custom development aftermarket that malicious people could exploit and in turn gain access to your precious data and files stored on your device. As a result, the OEMs place some stringent measures when it comes to unlocking the bootloader and even warn the users of the repercussions that you might have to face after carrying out these tweaks.
Not only that, you’ll have to disable a few security checks before you can even flash these binaries. One among them is the Android Verified Boot. If you are planning to ditch the stock firmware and switch over to a Generic System Image [GSI ROM] or want to flash the custom recovery like TWRP via Odin, then you won’t be able to carry out these tasks until and unless you disable the Android Verified Boot on your device.
To do so, there are quite a few ways, such as by flashing a blank vbmeta using the fastboot –disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img command or loading the vbmeta_patched file to the UserData slot of Odin. However, flashing it is proving to be easier said than done for some.
A bunch of users have expressed their concern that they are getting the Error Verifying Vbmeta Image whenever they try to flash the vbmeta file on their Samsung device. If you are also facing this issue, then this guide will make you aware of a nifty workaround to rectify this bug. Follow along.
Fix Error Verifying Vbmeta Image on Samsung
The reason why you are getting this error is quite clearly defined by the error message itself: the OS is unable to verify the vbmeta because you are flashing the one that isn’t made for your device. Always keep in mind that even the Plus and Non-Plus variants of the same device will have different data inside the same partition file and hence you cannot cross-flash them.
So to rectify this issue, you’ll have to get hold of the same vbmeta file that corresponds to your device. As far as its download source is concerned, XDA is the only trusted source were you will be able to get hold of the file. So search for your device, go to its Recovery page, and on that page, vbmeta_patched/vbmeta_disabled.tar will be uploaded. Get hold of it and then you may flash the file via the Odin Tool.
Simply boot your device to the Download Mode [power off the device > press and hold the Volume Up and Down keys > connect the device to PC via USB cable], load the vbmeta TAR file to the Userdata slot, and hit Start. The flashing usually takes only a few seconds. And in some cases, you might have to do a format data after disabling the Android Verified Boot, so make sure to take a backup beforehand.
If you are flashing this file for installing TWRP, then you could take both routes- first flash vbmeta, then reboot to Download Mode, and then flash TWRP, or load the TWRP to the AP slot and vbmeta to the Userdata slot and then flash them together. [Read More: How to Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Devices].
Apart from that, a vbmeta file could also be used to flash a GSI ROM. In that case, you’ll have to flash the file in the Download Mode via Odin, then boot to TWRP and subsequently flash the ROM [Read More: How to Download and Flash Blank Vbmeta for Samsung].
So on that note, we round off this guide on how you could fix the Error Verifying Vbmeta Image issue on your Samsung device. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
