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[Q] Passcode reset on Nexus 5, ADM wont work?

How do I reset the passcode on a nexus 5 without doing a reset? I've tried logging into the google acconut, and I can use the "find" option in the device manager to locate the device, but if i press the "lock" button and try to enter a new password, for a split second it says "We have sent a lock request to the device", but then it says "Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered won't be needed." Wtf is going on? Is there another way to reset the password?

I have not tried this and I do not know if it's updated for Lollipop, so use with caution.
This thread discusses how this can be accomplished if you have custom recovery installed or if USB debugging is enabled. If neither of those are true, you'll have to do a factory reset, there are no other options.

Frp bug(?) --Cannot Wipe the device from Recovery, even with all Google accounts remo

[the final word in the title should be the word "removed"].
My phone is a Rook G from EE (UK), which I understand to be just a carrier-branded ZTE Blade 3 A410. I need to wipe the phone and do a Factory Reset . But the phone has Factory Reset Protection, so I must remove this in order to proceed. I do this by removing all google accounts from the device. As a result, I can perform the factory reset from within the "Backup & Reset" section of "Settings".
However, if I boot into recovery (By holding Vol+ and Power simultaneously), then when I choose "Wipe data/Factory reset", the following line appears at the bottom of the screen:
"Frp have not wipe, factory reset failed".
And it doesn't seem that the device is factory reset. So my first question is: WHAT do I do to enable the Wipe data/factory reset feature from recovery?
[If you are wondering why I need to Factory Reset from Recovery, the answer is that I'm trying to unlock the bootloader. Now we know that the last step in unloking the boottloader is that the device is wiped back to Factory Reset state. I presume that this is accomplished by code which runs in the regular recovery partition.
What worries me substantially, therefore, is that if there is some problem which prevents Recovery from wiping the device clean, then it will not be possible to unlock the bootloader. I'm sorry to say that indeed I am not able right now to unlock the bootloader -- at the crucial moment when I would use the Volume key to confirm that I want to unlock, there seems to bea problem with what is happening: the phone screen stops responding, and in the end the procedure for unlocking the bootloader fails.
If anyone can confirm to me that it must be possible to do a factory reset of your device from within Recovery for there to ever be a procdure to unlock the bottloader.
And last but not at all least -- if someone can help me to end the appearance of that crazily ungrammatical error ("Frp not have wipe, factory reset failed"), I'd be very grateful. Because I'm hopeful that this is the key to unlocking my bootloader.
--scott

Developer options>Allow OEM unlocking

thanks, but of course I have both Allow OEM unlocking checked and also USB debugging checked. Perhaps it's a clue that the "OM unlocking" toggle seems to be not perfectly sticky. It sometimes/often happens that I check the value and it's gone abck to "off". At this point, i check that value before I do anything that might unlock the bootloader.
But thanks for the suggestion.

BTW -- please note that THIS question here is about how to get Factory Reset to work from Recovery on a phone which has no google account set up. To do THAT surely doesn't require the OEM Unlocking toggle to be set.

After upgrade to 6.0.1 the radio has stopped working

Hi,
I upgraded my Samsung j7 to Android 6.0.1 today. I admit that the getup is bad. Earlier there was a colourful Samsung logo at startup and now a bland Samsung logo comes. Any way of changing it ? Also the Radio has stopped working. I get message "Unfortunately, Radio has stopped". Can anybody help o restart the radio. Thanks. Dipankar

Do a factory Reset

Nilshalok said:
Do a factory Reset
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Thank you. My phone is a dual SIM Samsung SM-700F.
There are 3 reset options - Reset Settings, Reset network settings and Factory Data reset. I did the 'Reset Settings' and nothing much happened. The theme got reset to default. I had to again set Wi-Fi password. The startup logo is as before. Radio is dead. With 5.1.1 I could select the SIM from Pull Down menu option but now it shows only one that is active and to change SIM I have to get into Settings. Do I have to do a Factory Data Reset ?

yes. do a factory data reset and for the "bland samsung logo"that is the new marshmallow boot image if you are not happy with it you can install some other boot image (don't ask me from where).

dipankar126 said:
Thank you. My phone is a dual SIM Samsung SM-700F.
There are 3 reset options - Reset Settings, Reset network settings and Factory Data reset. I did the 'Reset Settings' and nothing much happened. The theme got reset to default. I had to again set Wi-Fi password. The startup logo is as before. Radio is dead. With 5.1.1 I could select the SIM from Pull Down menu option but now it shows only one that is active and to change SIM I have to get into Settings. Do I have to do a Factory Data Reset ?
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Plz Flash Your own Reign rom.. its solve this kinds of problem

Security Option Error- NEED HELP

Hi guys. i just bought a second hand Mate 9. but i have experienced issues. one is i cant set the lock screen password. neither can i go to "security" in the settings. it just keeps going out. also, i cant uninstall apps. when i uninstall the phone just restarts and does nothing. Badly need help please. thank you!

Have you tried factory reset?

Yes already tried twice

Go to eRecovery mode, then try factory reset + wipe cache data…

PAX A77 - Trying to factory reset / remove third-party launcher

I recenly acquired a PAX A77 point of sale device. After booting, it goes straight to a third-party launcher which password protects the settings menu. I am unable to access any settings and unable to access safe mode.
If I hold the volume up button while powering on, it displays a firmware update screen - but I have no replacement firmware to load onto it.
If I hold the volume down button while powering on, it displays a sick android man and says "no command."
Does anybody know how I can either remove the launcher or perform a factory reset? I just want it to behave like an ordinary android device.

Settings pass: 9876 and confirm on the app, not keyboard?

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it didn't work.

I'm afraid it needs to go home to mfg to be reset. As far as I can make out the only way to reset it is from that settings menu and if the stock pss doesn't work you'll never get into it because it's a payment device..

How do you know that is the stock password?
If I managed to find a replacement firmware, would the password be erased?

No problem. The stock password turned out to be [email protected]@
I've now done a factory reset and it's all good.

ereiamjh said:
No problem. The stock password turned out to be [email protected]@
I've now done a factory reset and it's all good.
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Pls tell me you can pay with that device again? I have same device i need sms apk but can't installing on it