ok the thing is i live in Jamaica. To cut a long story short, i have no cable or even a charger (i made 1). Got a code from cingular, it doesnt work.(tried 6 times strangely its not lock to the provider from the efforts). So is there a way anyone can help.
I hope you didn't try 6 times in a row. Cuz that will most likely lock the device permanently.
Most common reason why it's not working is because you need to press the button under the 'a' button twice to num lock it then enter in the code.
thanks for your help. but it didnt work.
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SADLY I WAS FORCED TO HARD RESET SO PLEASE DON'T ANSWER THIS NOW.
I have installed Sone WM6.5, most recent built ( thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433808 ). I have set the lock using a simple 4 digit password, but the battery died on my way home tonight (typically in the floods!).
I got home and charged the battery, but I cannot unlock the phone. I can slide the slider to unlock, enter the 4 characters (2233, so it isn't as if I have forgotten it!) the 4 characters are shown at the top as white circles, so it has accepted the input, but if I press the unlock/contacts/mail buttons, they depress (i.e. acknowledge they have been pressed) but nothing happens. If I put an incorrect password in, nothing either - It doesn't tell me that I've entered the password incorrectly!
Is there anything I can do without having to hard reset?
Thanks in advance.
Aubs
P.S. I have also posted this in the SONE thread HERE in the Diamond > Diamond ROM development forum as I am desparate to get it sorted - So if I get a reply on there first, I'll let this thread know. Hope this isn't against the board rules
Hey there .. any cure for this problem ???
nmn8008 said:
Hey there .. any cure for this problem ???
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Sadly not. I had to hard reset and so lost a few contacts that I hadn't backed up :-/
Good luck if you have the same problem!
Aubs
i had same problem
sadly i just suffered from this same issue....lost a few txts that i couldn't get to...WM needs a safe mode....
hard reseting now
stop2think said:
sadly i just suffered from this same issue....lost a few txts that i couldn't get to...WM needs a safe mode....
hard reseting now
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I wonder if this is getting more common? I appreciate that only 3 people affected so far doesn't raise it to pandemic levels yet!!
Aubs said:
I wonder if this is getting more common? I appreciate that only 3 people affected so far doesn't raise it to pandemic levels yet!!
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I am in, you can add me to the list of those affected by the same problem.
same here, just started this morning...i put in the correct password, but unlock icon doesnt work....dont want to hard reset because the messages i need but oh well
Edit: it works now--either two solutions. 1st a screen popped up saying i entered the password incorrectly too many times and i had to enter what i was told to enter on the screen OR 2nd, it couldve been because i entered my original password in landscape mode...hope this helps u all with the problem
I was able to resolve this problem, but I'm not sure the correct solution and I'm not ready to try again!
First the symptoms are exactly the same:
- I was talking in the phone till the battery died, when I recharged the battery and tried to unlock the unlock-key get pressed but doesn't work.
Second I found this thread by google, and also found many other results, the usual solution was to hard-reset ... but my problem was that I cannot reset since my firmware is not original and I don't have any firmwares on any SD-cards ...
Third, again I'm not sure the correct answer but here is what I can tell:
- My phone is iPAQ 910c
- I typed the pin
- I then typed on the letter "z"
- I then typed on "Fn + z" (Which is the character "*" ...)
- I repeatedly pressed on "z"
- I pressed enter many times and the right-arrow ">" many times
- I pressed on "z" again
- I was a bit nervous so I think I pressed on those two keys many many times till finally I found the device unlocked so I'm finally happy
Note:
- The idea of pressing on "*" come from this link: http://www.fixya.com/support/t1457097-unlock_samsung_i780_phone_soft_touch
I got it after many google searches and it worked for me too!
I'm also not able to unlock... Same symptoms : Unlock icons doesn't work, either pin is correct or not.
It happens just after connecting my HD to my new Win7 laptop using Windows Mobile Device Center.
Synchronization was complete and one hour later I had to soft reset because of display problems.
I still can access my Touch HD folders by Windows Mobile Device Center and synchronize it, but i can't unlock it...
Strange.
I have the same problem, but i cant even do a hard reset because my keys are locked, any solution?
I have a problem locking my raphael:
If I set a pin code to be asked for, when unlocking the phone, I can not lock the phone using the lower right key (keeping it pressed for ~3 sec).
Using the original T-Mobile ROM, this works out well.
When I deselect using a pin code to unlock the phone, I can lock it using the long press on the lower right button. Since right now I have 3 raphaels right in front of me, I can assure anyone, that this behaviour is only with the newest original HTC ROM. One of the phones has the original old T-Mobile ROM, the other two have the newest HTC ROM.
When a pin code is needed to unlock the phone and you just press the lower right key to lock it, all that happens is a short flashing of the screen and that´s all. The phone won´t lock .
Does anyone know a work around here?
Thanks for any suggestions.
ciao,
Thilo
Hi There,
Im not able to login to my phone .. I have set it up to lock if not use for 2 minutes but now when its locked it says in the screen to tap or slide.. i slide and then enter my 4 digits number and press the unlock button nothing happen , earlier if i enter a wrong password it used to popup a message for wrong entered password .. is there a way to get into my phone ...
You will most likely have to hard reset. I had the same problem with my TD2. The issue is discussed here somewhere, but they had no luck solving it.
It doesn't say if you had it wrong because you have entered the wrong password too many times. At least that is my theory.
Hi there,
Is there anything I can do for a T-Mobile ZTE V768 gingerbread phone that doesn't enter recovery mode(it freezes) or download mode(it reboots),
and can't start because it has a pattern and it is locked for T-Mobile? The phone was sent to a friend here in Honduras from the USA. I have really tried to help this guy but have not met my goal yet.... Any ideas would be totally useful....
Regards and thanks in advance,
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Hi there,
Is there anything I can do for a T-Mobile ZTE V768 gingerbread phone that doesn't enter recovery mode(it freezes) or download mode(it reboots),
and can't start because it has a pattern and it is locked for T-Mobile? The phone was sent to a friend here in Honduras from the USA. I have really tried to help this guy but have not met my goal yet.... Any ideas would be totally useful....
Regards and thanks in advance,
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Hey dude hope this will help
A couple of weeks ago, the iPhone world discovered an exploit (not fixed) that allowed anyone to bypass the lockscreen and access the phone, messages, and even pictures.
Well, the bug has been caught in the GS3 world now, too. A few days ago, mobile enthusiast Terence Eden discovered a flaw that also allowed limited access to certain features of your Samsung Galaxy S3, and only in very certain circumstances. And it works no matter what protection you have enabled...Pattern Lock, PIN, Password, or Face Unlock.
Steps to Exploit #1
Lock your phone and turn the screen back on.
Go to Emergency Call.
Select the Emergency Contact icon on the bottom left.
When in the Emergency Contact screen, hit the Home button.
You will see a flash of your Home Screen (no matter what launcher you are using).
In that second when the Home Screen flashes, you can select an app/widget to execute.
The limitations with this exploit are that almost anything you select will run in the background, and you will be back at the lock screen. Where this exploit can be effective is if, let's say, you have a Direct Dial widget on your homescreen. In this case, someone can hit this widget, and the call will go through.
While this is something that should be fixed, it doesn't actually allow you to do much, so really, it's not all that scary. Unfortunately, the fun doesn't end there.
Yesterday, Sean McMillan of Full Disclosure opened up the initial exploit and discovered something much scarier. If successful, not only will this exploit open up the full contents and capabilities of your S3, but it will disable the lock screen completely until the phone is rebooted.
Steps to Exploit #2
Lock your phone and turn the screen back on.
Go to Emergency Call.
Select the Emergency Contact icon on the bottom left.
When in the Emergency Contact screen, hit the Home button.
Immediately after hitting Home, press the Power button.
If you did this correctly, the next time you press Power, your device will go directly to your homescreen.
This is obviously not good. Sean does note that you may need to do this multiple times to get it to work. Also, it doesn't matter what launcher you are using, or whether you are using a lockscreen replacement or not.
In the interest of full disclosure, I tried about 30 times, both with my rooted/modded phone, and with a bone-dry stock phone, and I couldn't replicate it.
But, just because I couldn't do it, doesn't mean it isn't real and dangerous. At this point, there has not been any word out of Samsung regarding this exploit, but I imagine a response and a patch will be on their way shortly.
Atif Naser
I just got the new phone yesterday or 2 days ago, just went through the intial step and set the phone. For whatever reason my usual pin did't work when I tried the phone again today, (probably shouldn't do this while I am half a sleep).
Is there anyway I can reset the pin somehow? Or am I completely screwed? (Just realized how annoying it can be if you forgot the password or pin.)
Note: Already tried, hard reset, pin still there...
And no Google account binded yet.
(Edit: wonder if I should just return and said it's broken lol)
Well, since you used your "usual" pin, you might be in luck...
The phone asks you to enter the pin a second time to confirm when you set it up. So luckily you repeated your "mistake" for both times.
Since you were half a sleep, I'll bet you just one of the digits is wrong and the other three are correct. And the digit that is wrong is probably because your finger wandered a little too much when entering it.
So, try a few variations of your usual code, but each time tap a number key that is physically near to the correct number on the keypad.
For example, lets say your usual code is "4567".
First try modifying just the first number....
So, try "1567", then "2567", then "5567" then "7567" (the 1, 2, 5, 7 keys are near the "4" key)
Then try variations of just the second number, and so on.
JohnC said:
Well, since you used your "usual" pin, you might be in luck...
The phone asks you to enter the pin a second time to confirm when you set it up. So luckily you repeated your "mistake" for both times.
Since you were half a sleep, I'll bet you just one of the digits is wrong and the other three are correct. And the digit that is wrong is probably because your finger wandered a little too much when entering it.
So, try a few variations of your usual code, but each time tap a number key that is physically near to the correct number on the keypad.
For example, lets say your usual code is "4567".
First try modifying just the first number....
So, try "1567", then "2567", then "5567" then "7567" (the 1, 2, 5, 7 keys are near the "4" key)
Then try variations of just the second number, and so on.
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I tried that, and been at it even now almost entire day now. Still nothing... That why i am near giving up
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(Edit: wonder if I should just return and said it's broken lol)
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I would just return it.
ravenchaser210 said:
I just got the new phone yesterday or 2 days ago, just went through the intial step and set the phone. For whatever reason my usual pin did't work when I tried the phone again today, (probably shouldn't do this while I am half a sleep).
Is there anyway I can reset the pin somehow? Or am I completely screwed? (Just realized how annoying it can be if you forgot the password or pin.)
Note: Already tried, hard reset, pin still there...
And no Google account binded yet.
(Edit: wonder if I should just return and said it's broken lol)
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Get sleepy / drunk and try again.
SMcC2 said:
Get sleepy / drunk and try again.
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Lol, let the magical number reveal itself, nice!!!
JohnC said:
I would just return it.
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Ahh, guilty conscience T_T