Hi guys 
I got the 5.0 update for the Verizon Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H) and really dislike it. 
So i decided to downgrade from 5.0 to 4.4 Kitkat and i was able to do that  successfully .

1. Download Samsung Kies and back up your phone data. Remove the microSD card from your phone .

2. Download the 4.4.4 firmware from SamMobile. unzip it.

3. Open Odin. Under Options, only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" should be checked.

4. Click the "AP" (or "PDA") box and browse for the extracted firmware file.

5. Press and hold the following buttons in order: Volume Down + Home + Power. Keep holding them until you see a screen that says "Warning!!" at the top.

6. Press the Volume Up button to continue.

7. The next screen will show the Android logo and say "ODIN MODE" at the top left.

8. Now connect your phone to your computer via USB.

9.Wait until you see your phone plugged in.

10. Press Start in Odin. 

11. When Odin is successfully finished, you will see in the Message box "All threads completed" 
(it may take several minutes to complete so be patient).

12. If your grand prime reboots successfully into good old 4.4, you're done! You can re-insert your microSD card.

If your grand prime  gets stuck in booting mode (mine got stuck on the Verizon screen during booting), wait a few minutes to see if it boots. If it doesn't, remove the battery, put it back in, and try powering it on again. If that doesn't work, do the following:

1. Press in order: Volume Up + Home + Power until you see an Android screen.

2. Use Volume Down to scroll to "wipe data/factory reset" and press Power to select it. (Make sure you have backed up your phone!)

3. On the next screen, scroll to Yes, select it, and your phone will reset.

4. When it's done, select reboot system now and it will reboot. You should enter the original grand prime welcome & setup process.

5. Restore your data using Samsung Kies. This will restore most of everything; you may need to re-setup the home screens and some of your settings.

And that's it  :D

Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from 5.0 to 4.4 KitKat

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Hssan Riahi

Hssan Riahi is a Web Developer, designer and a programmer.He loves experimenting with technology and codes.

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5 comments:

  1. i am stuck at step 7.... how to browse for extracted firmware in odin?

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    1. just click "pda" and browse the downloaded firmware and click start

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  2. how to download 4.4.4 firmware from sammobile ? they need registration

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  3. Failed everytime i pressed start :/

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