Verizon exclusive Galaxy J7 V is now receiving Android 8.0 Oreo update from it’s carrier. The update is rolling out for both standard Galaxy J7 V and the Prepaid variants of Galaxy J7. If you own any variant between these two then you will be picking the OTA anytime soon, the update is released as build J727VVRU2BRH1 for standard Verizon Galaxy J7 V and build J727VVPRU2BRH1 for prepaid Galaxy J7 V.
The OTA is now live as we speak, so the update will take a few days to reach Galaxy J7 V SM-J727V users in all regions. If you are getting impatient to download and install stock Oreo Android 8.0 on Galaxy J7 V SM-J727V just head to the installation section below.
The Official Oreo for Galaxy J7 V brings Samsung Experience 9.0, high contrast keyboard, Dual Messenger, the over all interface looks pretty close to Galaxy S9 and S8. Other Oreo goodies include,
- Picture-in-picture
- Notification dots
- Notification channels
- Autofill framework
- Autosizing TextView
- Downloadable fonts
- Adaptive icons
- Shortcut pinning
In this guide we have mentioned the process to download stock Oreo J727VVRU2BRH1 firmware zip for Galaxy J7 V SM-J727V and install it right away by three possible ways.
Firmware Details:
Device Name: Samsung Galaxy J7 V
Model: SM-J727V
Region: US (Verizon)
OS: Android 8.0 Oreo
Build Number: J727VVRU2BRH1
Android Security Patch Level: August 01, 2018
Status: OTA is live
Size:
Process to install Oreo J727VVRU2BRH1 / J727VVPRU2BRH1 on Galaxy J7 V SM-J727V via Kies
This is just another possible way to download the firmware without extra effort.
First You need to download Samsung Kies application. Download Kies
Install the application on your PC and Open it.
Connect your device to PC and wait for the Kies app to detect your device.
Now it’s essential to make a backup of your device by clicking on Backup and Restore tab in the Kies screen.
Once the backup process is done, just click firmware upgrade to start the update process.
Install Stock Oreo on Galaxy J7 V SM-J727V via Odin
Download J727VVRU2BRH1 Official Oreo firmware. Link [coming soon]
Download J727VVPRU2BRH1 Official Oreo firmware. Link [coming soon]
Then you need to turn off your device and boot it into download Mode, to do follow this guide.
Once your device boots into recovery mode then see instructions here to manually install the firmware via Odin.
That’s it! If you are facing any issue regarding this guide let us know by dropping a comment in the section below. Don’t forget to share this guide with others, Thank You.
