I have had this Verizon V20 since brand new and never tried to root it nor do anything weird like trying to mod the camera or whatever.
It is WIFI only now because VZW shut off the sim when I switched to my Note 9. At home on wifi it is still a useful digital device for checking weather or social media etc.
Today I hit the software update button for laughs and actually got an update. Security update VS99520d which is the most recent update VZW sent out in October apparently.
After installing it uneventful and getting a successful update message I checked "about phone" to see the Android version and noticed it now says Software Status Modified.
I ran a Malwarebytes scan and it found nothing.
Has this happened to others?
Is my phone too dangerous to use on wifi now?
Could this have happened because I updated without an active sim?
I just clicked the check for updates button. I didn't flash the update or anything techie.
Help from a knowledgeable user would be greatly appreciated.
It is WIFI only now because VZW shut off the sim when I switched to my Note 9. At home on wifi it is still a useful digital device for checking weather or social media etc.
Today I hit the software update button for laughs and actually got an update. Security update VS99520d which is the most recent update VZW sent out in October apparently.
After installing it uneventful and getting a successful update message I checked "about phone" to see the Android version and noticed it now says Software Status Modified.
I ran a Malwarebytes scan and it found nothing.
Has this happened to others?
Is my phone too dangerous to use on wifi now?
Could this have happened because I updated without an active sim?
I just clicked the check for updates button. I didn't flash the update or anything techie.
Help from a knowledgeable user would be greatly appreciated.