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8525 - password removal

I recently installed some software for my company on my 8525. Along with the installation, the software compelled me to password protect the ppc. I can't even make a phone call without entering the password! Is there any way to remove the password provision? Is it in the registry somewhere?

losborn said:
I recently installed some software for my company on my 8525. Along with the installation, the software compelled me to password protect the ppc. I can't even make a phone call without entering the password! Is there any way to remove the password provision? Is it in the registry somewhere?
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Start>Settings>Personal tab>Lock
remove check

The check is grayed out.

losborn said:
I recently installed some software for my company on my 8525. Along with the installation, the software compelled me to password protect the ppc. I can't even make a phone call without entering the password! Is there any way to remove the password provision? Is it in the registry somewhere?
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what good is a security app if you can disable settings in the registry?!? the setting is probably in the software you installed.. i would look there first!
You might get better replies if we knew what software you installed....

shogunmark said:
what good is a security app if you can disable settings in the registry?!?
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Good point. However, I'm not trying to hack the password; I'm trying to bypass the necessity of a password. It's a real pain to have to enter the password EVERY time I turn the phone on. It turns it into a two-hands device and makes it more hazardous to use in a mobile environment, for example.
the setting is probably in the software you installed.. i would look there first!
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There are no options to disable the password in the software. The IT gods (THEIR opinion of themselves, not mine!) have defeated any option that may have been there.
You might get better replies if we knew what software you installed....
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Another good point. The app is Goodlink. (I could live with it if it was only Goodlink that was password protected.)

now that i know its goodlink and accessing corporate mail let me offer this advice.. i have seen issues like this around the boards, right now i dont remember where they were as i only read them for my knowledge but never made a post... now all of these people could have been wrong, i am only going by what i have read so i hope this helps.. Lots of people have reported that its actually your IT's department fault here.. they have to set the password timeout on their server (and yes this does affect your phone and how it asks for passwords) some people have been successful at asking their "gods" to change the password timeout to 24 hours so they only have to enter it once a day.. so you may want to check with them again and ask them about this and what the password timeout is for your corporate account.

If I'm at the mercy of IT, I'm out of luck. We've asked for adjustments before on different situations, and they've never budged on (what seems to us to be) their arbitrary decisions...
I'm just hoping that, since it's the PPC's password (the same one that you have the option of setting when you first set the device up) that there's something in the registry that can be changed from "1" to "0" or vice-versa, to remove the "gray" from the check-box on the password screen... I'm new enough at this that I don't have any idea on a systematic approach to finding it.

Bypass Gmail sign-in, Bypass passwords, Bypass screen lock drawing!!!!!

I read this over at tmonews...
"While playing with my G today, I found a way to enter "safe mode" which will bypass the initial gmail signin and allow you to straight to the good stuff with out activating via google. You can also bypass the security drawing pattern.
1. Power off your device
2. While device is powering back on press and hold the "menu" key, keep holding it past the G1 and android splash screen.
Phone will boot all the way to the main screen and display "safe mode" in lower left corner.
I have confirmed that data is still fully operational and all of my downloaded programs."
Very interesting

bps725 said:
I read this over at tmonews...
"While playing with my G today, I found a way to enter "safe mode" which will bypass the initial gmail signin and allow you to straight to the good stuff with out activating via google. You can also bypass the security drawing pattern.
1. Power off your device
2. While device is powering back on press and hold the "menu" key, keep holding it past the G1 and android splash screen.
Phone will boot all the way to the main screen and display "safe mode" in lower left corner.
I have confirmed that data is still fully operational and all of my downloaded programs."
Very interesting
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How about a ROM DUMP?

I think there's already a thread or two about that.

im sorry to say this but the safe mode does not allow to bypass the initial activation screen but it sure does bypass the security screen

artyr0x said:
im sorry to say this but the safe mode does not allow to bypass the initial activation screen but it sure does bypass the security screen
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Correct I already posted about this. You still have to activate service with Tmobile and Google. Safe mode on the phone is just like on a regular computer help you fix issues.

speoples20 said:
Correct I already posted about this. You still have to activate service with Tmobile and Google. Safe mode on the phone is just like on a regular computer help you fix issues.
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It runs exactly as u would have it if it wasnt in safe mode the only difference is that u can bypass the security screen and attempt to change the security lock i'll play around wit it later on today

Well being the moder I am. I was smart enough to download that converter program floating around before reading about it and I get non stop errors on the home screen.. but for w/e reason running the phone in safe mode does not let the program load so I get no errors now but I can't unintsall it from the applications uninstall from settings.. it gives me an error when iit treys to compute the program sizes so I I can not run the phone when not in safe mode.. would be awesome if someone could help me here

try connecting it to the computer in debug mode and uninstall using adb

i have been google searching for two hours and i have yet to find how to put commands into the g1 i got the drivers and everything and its recoginzed by my comp but i dont know where i type adb shell uninstall or w/e can you direct me in the right direction?

you need to download the SDK from google. You should see some threads with the SDK or the Emulater... it is all the same. adb is in the tools thread. Ohh and you need to enter "adb -d uninstall (name of apk)"

i tried this and no luck the system still crashes... and you know i wouldnt mind loading factory defaults its just i use shazam and i already have over 150 tags that i do not want to lose and thats all i really need to back up... but i can not access the file system on the phone unless i am missing something :/ this is really killing me i hate when i cant fix something

Disabled said:
i tried this and no luck the system still crashes... and you know i wouldnt mind loading factory defaults its just i use shazam and i already have over 150 tags that i do not want to lose and thats all i really need to back up... but i can not access the file system on the phone unless i am missing something :/ this is really killing me i hate when i cant fix something
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you sure it doesn't save that info on the memory card?

no nothing application saves to the memory card.. well besides amazon for the mp3 market i think. unless those are the tags? i dont know can you confirm? again thanks for the help man

I just tested and you are correct it doesn't save to the SD card... weird why it wouldn't a couple other applications do besides amazon.

I have G1 in my Hand in India but sad thing is its an Unactivated Phone.
I can easily unlock Sim by using Remote Unlock code for my IMEI provided by some Sellers on web. But how can a Activate the phone in India.
I know the t-mobile Activated SIM Trick for phone using some borrowed Sim card but in India its Impossible.
Help, please Help

google g1
ok i really need help i got my phone from the U.S and i live in canada it is unlcoked but it wont work i cant bypass the gmal sign in i tried the steps for the safe mode but the safe mode sign comes up at the bottom but it just stays at the one creen where it says touch to begin your setup for gmail i try to setup but it says my sim is wrong how do i fix this please help

JayMan26403 said:
ok i really need help i got my phone from the U.S and i live in canada it is unlcoked but it wont work i cant bypass the gmal sign in i tried the steps for the safe mode but the safe mode sign comes up at the bottom but it just stays at the one creen where it says touch to begin your setup for gmail i try to setup but it says my sim is wrong how do i fix this please help
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google is your best friend. try searching for a solution. all you have to do is change the APN settings to rogers/fido and go through the gmail activation.

hetaldp said:
I have G1 in my Hand in India but sad thing is its an Unactivated Phone.
I can easily unlock Sim by using Remote Unlock code for my IMEI provided by some Sellers on web. But how can a Activate the phone in India.
I know the t-mobile Activated SIM Trick for phone using some borrowed Sim card but in India its Impossible.
Help, please Help
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im in Mumbai using my G1 for the last few weeks. read here

safe mode works on the M580 but FAILS to bypass the lock screen password.

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APN Settings with T-Mobile

Hello Experts
Just received my brand new Xperia XZ Premium international Dual sim on Sunday. I've been with Sprint for twenty years but wanted this phone badly and stepped into a T-Mobile store today.
They inserted SIM card in slot one and proceeded to activate phone. Everything seems to be there under access point except the enable/disable is grayed out even though is says APN enabled.
I contacted seller through Amazon and they said to do a factory reset. I have four times. What am I doing wrong?? Does the SIM card be active before placing it in SIM tray??

daisy192 said:
Everything seems to be there under access point except the enable/disable is grayed out even though is says APN enabled.
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Um... Where exactly do you see "enable/disable" under APN settings?

Under Access Point Names

You might have to activate the SIM first. Make sure you select "LTE preferred" and when you search for service providers it should automatically choose T Mobile, if not, manually select it. It should also populate the APN settings automatically, but you can enter them manually. Check here:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2090

Sim Card Working
Yes that was it. The Sim card must be activated first. You would have thought the genius at T-Mobile would have known this. All is well thank you experts. One more thing I updated the phone with the new Oreo and now every time I DL an app from The Play Store it crashes with message com.android. phone has stopped. Then it asks to close the app and takes me out and I have to finger print my way back in. The apps are downloading but this is getting tiresome. I've already factory reset twice so please don't ask me to do that again lol! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have the International dual Sim model 8142

Yes that was it. The Sim card must be activated first. You would have thought the genius at T-Mobile would have known this. All is well thank you experts. One more thing I updated the phone with the new Oreo and now every time I DL an app from The Play Store it crashes with message com.android. phone has stopped. Then it asks to close the app and takes me out and I have to finger print my way back in. The apps are downloading but this is getting tiresome. I've already factory reset twice so please don't ask me to do that again lol! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have the International dual Sim model 8142

daisy192 said:
Yes that was it. The Sim card must be activated first. You would have thought the genius at T-Mobile would have known this. All is well thank you experts. One more thing I updated the phone with the new Oreo and now every time I DL an app from The Play Store it crashes with message com.android. phone has stopped. Then it asks to close the app and takes me out and I have to finger print my way back in. The apps are downloading but this is getting tiresome. I've already factory reset twice so please don't ask me to do that again lol! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have the International dual Sim model 8142
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Go to apps . Open phone and push on the three dots on top right . Select voicemail and turn off visual voicemail. Now you should be good. Worked for me

Heinous said:
You might have to activate the SIM first. Make sure you select "LTE preferred" and when you search for service providers it should automatically choose T Mobile, if not, manually select it. It should also populate the APN settings automatically, but you can enter them manually. Check here:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2090
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pikeylfc said:
Go to apps . Open phone and push on the three dots on top right . Select voicemail and turn off visual voicemail. Now you should be good. Worked for me
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Yep that did it Thanks

Volume
Can anyone tell me where in the heck are the volume rockers on this phone?? Or must I keep going into settings. Also the phone on this thing is terrible. I can't hardly hear anyone talking even with speakers on. I love the features on this device put it is after all a phone. HELP!!

daisy192 said:
Can anyone tell me where in the heck are the volume rockers on this phone?? Or must I keep going into settings. Also the phone on this thing is terrible. I can't hardly hear anyone talking even with speakers on. I love the features on this device put it is after all a phone. HELP!!
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Above the power button....

You may want to get the Apn automatically then change the apn type to blank (don't fill in) and the apn protocol to ipv4/ipv6. I had an issue with hotspot until I changed those. The automatic update isn't accurate.

Can anyone assist? I have the international dual sim xperia xz premium. I had been set up an working fine on the T-Mobile network. Fingerprint scanner was working. Everything was working fine. Then problems arose. The phone starting having horrendous signal issues. When you made and received phone calls, you could not hear the other person well at all (to the point people would hang up in frustration). No matter who I call this was happening. I thought it might be a sim issue. I put that same sim in a nexus 6p, and had no problems. I tried factory reset a couple times on the xperia and nothing has helped. Another thing i noted, is there is nothing under APN settings. I alerted T-Mobile of this and they put the settings in, but they dont seem to stick (save). At this point my xperia is an xpensive paper weight. Can anyone guide me in the correct direction. Really in need of help. Everyone has been hounding me to jump to iphone because of this. Not giving up yet.

Mi Mix 2S on Visible (Verizon MVNO)

Has anyone managed to get this phone successfully working on the Visible network? It works on Verizon, so there should be no technical reason why it won't work on Visible as they are literally owned by Verizon. I activated my wife's iPhone SE and it works great for her. Stuck that active SIM in my phone and couldn't get it working for the life of me. I found the APNs to add, but I could never get the phone to let me add them.
If anyone has any tips I would greatly appreciate it!

What's the issue with the phone not letting you add the APN? Do you get any error messages or something?

malimukk said:
What's the issue with the phone not letting you add the APN? Do you get any error messages or something?
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I'm not sure what the issue is, when I put the Visible SIM in the phone and then view the APNs under the SIM card settings, I try to add one and the only option that isn't greyed out is the "APN" box. I can't enter anything in any of the other fields.

Homestar1217 said:
I'm not sure what the issue is, when I put the Visible SIM in the phone and then view the APNs under the SIM card settings, I try to add one and the only option that isn't greyed out is the "APN" box. I can't enter anything in any of the other fields.
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This seems to be a stupid google/verizon issue. Anyway, try this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pi...llular-apn-t3697425/post75157321#post75157321
I am not sure if it will work on android 9/10/MIUI, it should. If it doesn't work, let me know and we can take it from there.

malimukk said:
This seems to be a stupid google/verizon issue. Anyway, try this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pi...llular-apn-t3697425/post75157321#post75157321
I am not sure if it will work on android 9/10/MIUI, it should. If it doesn't work, let me know and we can take it from there.
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So I ended up finding a user who'd created an app in order to manually add APNs to MIUI devices. That allowed me to manually add the APNs I needed to my phone. But even after installing the Visible app and signing in, then rebooting several times, even going into the phone information screen and trying to force provisioning and manually enable VoLTE I had no luck. For some reason this carrier just doesn't seem to be compatible with this device which is a real bummer.

No SIM detected (SIM works fine)

PROBLEM:
Purchased new sim card with Mint Mobile for Google Pixel 3. Phone is not recognizing SIM card. Google Pixel 3 Forum did not respond. Is there another place to put this question?
DETAILS:
Phone is compatible, sim is functioning and active.
Bought phone on Ebay. Seller said it is unlocked. IMEI Check came back inconclusive though.
Sim Status: Not Available.
Phone number: Unknown.
Phone did not come with SIM Tray. Purchased google Pixel 3 XL sim tray online. Seems to fit right into slot.
Double checked sim was inserted on correct side. Reset network settings + Factory reset phone.
Sim works fine in Razer 2 Phone.
SIM option greyed out in Network Settings.
QUESTION: Does anyone have any troubleshooting solutions? I would like to switch to this phone and I need the phone to recognize the SIM card.

Clear data in Sim Toolkit.
Network reset.
Check hidden phone settings.
Check sim card electrical contacts... that's all I got.
Return for refund.

blackhawk said:
Clear data in Sim Toolkit.
Network reset.
Check hidden phone settings.
Check sim card electrical contacts... that's all I got.
Return for refund.
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Hidden phone settings? you mean developer mode options? Do you know which options would be causing the issue? I skimmed over them and didn't know what I was looking for.

Pernilex said:
Hidden phone settings? you mean developer mode options? Do you know which options would be causing the issue? I skimmed over them and didn't know what I was looking for.
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What do you mean by SIM electrical contacts? Are you referring to the hardware?

Pernilex said:
Hidden phone settings? you mean developer mode options? Do you know which options would be causing the issue? I skimmed over them and didn't know what I was looking for.
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Ones not accessible to a stock Android user like toggling on the blue light filter. In settings it will be off but it's running anyway. A book reading app did that to me when it did an unclean uninstall. I had to reinstall it, change the setting, then uninstall again to fix the issue.
Perhaps accessible with adb editing but you would need to find it first.
Otherwise a factory reset would be needed to purge the erroneous setting.