Hey,
I know this looks extremely dodgy, but I am doing this for a friend (not that that makes it sound any better either).
Basically, someone nicked my friends phone and placed a password on it, I have no idea how long it is since this person is a complete so and so. Is there anyway I can hack into it and unlock the phone. Say, like an ADB code i can run from my computer? Its an huawei (sp?) U8510 running Android 2.3.x Unrooted
BONUS QUESTION: Anyway i could go about rooting this model?
Thanks,
Vol down button and power button factory restore and just go to forum and look for aio.
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Thanks, but isnt there some kind of way i can do this without losing the data?
Is the phone rooted? Flashing a newer version of the ROM might help, but always back up data first.
No, its not rooted yet.
if its completely stock, only way to remove the password without going through settings is a hard reset by holding volume UP and power until you get into bootloader. This process will restore it to factory settings and everything on the phone will be lost.
The manufacturer or phone carrier may be able to unlock it if you provide acct info and proof of ownership. I'd try that before resetting it to stock.
Screen lock? If your has Google account on it, enter "wrong" password 5 times and you see forgot password button.
Edit: it works only with patterns.
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Nah its an actual password. He found out the password today. I'm extremely surprised there's no brute force hacker (software, not manually) you could apply to it
1°) setting
2°) location and securite
3°) define lock
4°) passeword
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I synchronised my XDA last night and it was fine. However, I need to re-synchronise it again today. It is password protected. I have switched on my XDA but am unable to use the screen at all. Each time I tap the screen to enter my password, nothing happens and I am unable to get into my XDA. Please can someone help. I have already done three soft resets with no luck.
Thank you.
If it was recently backed up do a hard reset and they just resynchronise your data
rgs
jim
Forgot my Security Password Help Please ??
Hi I have forgotten my XDA 11s security password do you know of anyway I can get into my phone without resetting or loosing all the data ? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Cheers Tony
@ Tony - If a password was easy to break, there would not be much point to it. Do you not have a recent backup through activesync? or have you got active sync set to rember your password? (if so, copy the data you need off then do a hard reset)
XDA ii s Password
I have forgotten my XDA 11s security password (not the sim password) do you know of anyway I can get into my phone without resetting or loosing all the data ?
if I went through all the numbers to find the right combination for my password would my XDA eventually freeze or block my XDA permanently just like the banks (or the SIM) do with bank cards when you get your combination wrong 3 times??
Well, for a start, read my earlier post - it is ot worth having a pword if it is easy to break.
As for the lock after x attempts, it is likely to have this, but probably be 5, and MAY lock for 15 mins and then give you another attempt, then lock for even longer.
IF you want to do this and spend from now to infinity trying all of the possible 10,000 combinations, then go ahead.
I used the Unlock with Wifi app happily with pattern login for months and while browsing through the settings one day successfully enabled the device admin mode login.
Maybe I'm a tinker, or just a masochist...
This meant I had to change my good ol' trusty pattern to a fancy (annoying-to-type) pin. After a few short uses and over a couple days, I disabled the app from within the app's home screen because I didn't notice any kind of difference from the non pin-typing days. Since I was forced to change to the typed pin to enable admin mode, I changed from typed pin back to my pattern pin and enjoyed life. It all went down hill when I re-enabled the app from its home page and turned on my Xoom to a screen asking for a typed pin. Either I don't remember it, or its not being accepted, but I can't unlock the device. I thought it would be like other Android OS' that ask you to login with your Google account to reset the login, but I''ve now done it 50 times and it just give me a message that's keeping count for me.
Is there a way to fix this without wiping? I've contacted the developer and am waiting for his advice...
integramodder said:
I used the Unlock with Wifi app happily with pattern login for months and while browsing through the settings one day successfully enabled the device admin mode login.
Maybe I'm a tinker, or just a masochist...
This meant I had to change my good ol' trusty pattern to a fancy (annoying-to-type) pin. After a few short uses and over a couple days, I disabled the app from within the app's home screen because I didn't notice any kind of difference from the non pin-typing days. Since I was forced to change to the typed pin to enable admin mode, I changed from typed pin back to my pattern pin and enjoyed life. It all went down hill when I re-enabled the app from its home page and turned on my Xoom to a screen asking for a typed pin. Either I don't remember it, or its not being accepted, but I can't unlock the device. I thought it would be like other Android OS' that ask you to login with your Google account to reset the login, but I''ve now done it 50 times and it just give me a message that's keeping count for me.
Is there a way to fix this without wiping? I've contacted the developer and am waiting for his advice...
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Guess its time for a wipe...
I saw a article a little while back somewhere in xda about being able to unlock the device if usb debugging was enabled
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integramodder said:
I used the Unlock with Wifi app happily with pattern login for months and while browsing through the settings one day successfully enabled the device admin mode login.
Maybe I'm a tinker, or just a masochist...
This meant I had to change my good ol' trusty pattern to a fancy (annoying-to-type) pin. After a few short uses and over a couple days, I disabled the app from within the app's home screen because I didn't notice any kind of difference from the non pin-typing days. Since I was forced to change to the typed pin to enable admin mode, I changed from typed pin back to my pattern pin and enjoyed life. It all went down hill when I re-enabled the app from its home page and turned on my Xoom to a screen asking for a typed pin. Either I don't remember it, or its not being accepted, but I can't unlock the device. I thought it would be like other Android OS' that ask you to login with your Google account to reset the login, but I''ve now done it 50 times and it just give me a message that's keeping count for me.
Is there a way to fix this without wiping? I've contacted the developer and am waiting for his advice...
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Do you have ADB enabled on your device? Is the device rooted?
ProfessorHipster said:
Do you have ADB enabled on your device? Is the device rooted?
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Yes and yes but usb debugging was off so I couldn't connect. I ended up wiping it. Chalk this up to the lesson learned pile...
Yeah formatted my xoom for my first rom ever and forgot to back it up... so I lost everything but oh well hah did you back it up at all?
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ProfessorHipster said:
Yeah formatted my xoom for my first rom ever and forgot to back it up... so I lost everything but oh well hah did you back it up at all?
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I've done nandroids from the past, but at this point I dont feel I lost anything of real value, most of the things that would be replaced were settings and screen layout which would be nice to get back, but this way it'll force me to re-evaluate as I rebuild to see if what I had was still the best...
reset factory via recovery mode... and question how to get recovery mode... turn off your phone and press power+volume up if your phone samsung press power+vol + and home button and choiche factory reset... wait a few minutes and choce reebot....
Congratulation!
You revive an very old thread
This thread is for Motorola Xoom not Samsung
Did you tried this method with your rooted Moto Xoom?
If you want to collect posts make ir in another way
Congratulation!
integramodder said:
Yes and yes but usb debugging was off so I couldn't connect. I ended up wiping it. Chalk this up to the lesson learned pile...
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How did you wiped it? can i know the procedure
OK
Walked away from a restaurant table for a second, next thing I knew the phone was gone.
JOY! My question is
Phone was fully encrypted
Unroot
Bootloader locked
Seekdroid installed
Is there anyway possible to even use it at this point or is it a paperweight? Would any of you guys be able to use it at this point with reading here and doing whatever you could to reflash, stock rom it?
If it boots there are ways
fintheman said:
Walked away from a restaurant table for a second, next thing I knew the phone was gone.
JOY! My question is
Phone was fully encrypted
Unroot
Bootloader locked
Seekdroid installed
Is there anyway possible to even use it at this point or is it a paperweight? Would any of you guys be able to use it at this point with reading here and doing whatever you could to reflash, stock rom it?
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Encrypting protects your information, but you can reset the device to stock and set it up as if it were new by rebooting into the stock recovery and doing a factory reset. (This will wipe your personal information from the device.)
Go to Google's Android Device Manager. It'll track your phone. You'll be able to lock it and make it ring.
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Dragn4rce said:
Go to Google's Android Device Manager. It'll track your phone. You'll be able to lock it and make it ring.
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http://tech2.in.com/news/apps/bewar...-android-device-manager-in-some-phones/920030
Yea track it and post screenshots of where it is! Xda vigilante squad to the rescue!
Call google report it stolen. Forget about it
I know it isn't any help now, but install Cerberus next time.
Android Device manager lets you remotely wipe, see the location, and make it ring. If you find a location, call the popo.
mdandashly said:
Android Device manager lets you remotely wipe, see the location, and make it ring. If you find a location, call the popo.
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Only if it was enabled, read this:
http://tech2.in.com/news/apps/bewar...-android-device-manager-in-some-phones/920030
In my phones i always set up a few stolen tasks in tasker so that i can remotely control the phones features like volume gps etc through text and email keywords/codes this is how i found my htc wildfire after it got stolen and reported its location to the police
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lifeisfun said:
Only if it was enabled, read this:
http://tech2.in.com/news/apps/bewar...-android-device-manager-in-some-phones/920030
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???
It was enabled by default on my N5.
fintheman said:
Walked away from a restaurant table for a second, next thing I knew the phone was gone.
JOY! My question is
Phone was fully encrypted
Unroot
Bootloader locked
Seekdroid installed
Is there anyway possible to even use it at this point or is it a paperweight? Would any of you guys be able to use it at this point with reading here and doing whatever you could to reflash, stock rom it?
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By default you can ring, lock and wipe the Nexus 5 I imagine it doesnt matter what you do to it this is always the case
Epic_VS said:
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It was enabled by default on my N5.
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That's good to hear!
My son ended up setting a screen lock pin on my cell phone and 30 minutes later he brings me the phone and tells me he can't remember the pin. I read on the verizon website that if you enter the wrong pin 5 times there will be an option to unlock the phone using my google credentials. I don't see this prompt on my phone. It's a verizon S3 running Android 4.1 something. USB debugging is not turned on and the phone has not been rooted.
Does Android 4.1 not include the option to unlock using your gmail account?
I even called Verizon and they told me I should be seeing the prompt.
I saw a few apps on the play store that claim to be able to unlock your phone via USB connection, but they only work up to version 4.0.
Worst case I know I can factory reset the phone, but I have a lot of photos on my internal storage and also don't want to lose all my text messages. I have never done a backup unfortunately.....
Is there a way around this or am I screwed? ......
Thanks in advance
Rob
Has anybody helped you fix or reset your phone?
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Hello people, as I mention in the title my Ascend Mate 7 was stolen from me 2 days ago. I was travelling in Argentina and two "motochorros" (scumbags on a bike) took it from my hand while I was making a call.. ****ty country
Anyways, my question is this, I had configured 2 of my fingerprints and a code to access the phone, is it possible for this people to reset the phone or something so they can resell it?
I have deleted my Google account remotely but wasn't able to locate it with GPS, I guess they haven't connected to the internet. Appreciate your help!
Oh yes it's easy.
Just a root, and a custom recovery is enough to make a wipe data/factory reset...
You just have to know it a little...
You should of pushed a gps app like lookout security to your device to track it. Now that you removed google account you have no access to it.
pystolero said:
Oh yes it's easy.
Just a root, and a custom recovery is enough to make a wipe data/factory reset...
You just have to know it a little...
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Even without access to the configuration?
geant90 said:
You should of pushed a gps app like lookout security to your device to track it. Now that you removed google account you have no access to it.
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It`s no use, they turned it off as soon as they stole it, I asume they also removed the SIM, gps was off at the moment and they didnt connect the phone to the internet. I know because I removed the Google account 4 days after they stole it and the last connection and gps location was when they stole it. So as Pyestolero said I figure they found a way to reset the phone and erase my security options, wich I personally think shouldnt work like that, otherwise theres little to no protection for stolen unlocked smartphones..
Unlocked bootloader is made with phone in fastboot mode. To boot in fastboot mode no need access to the phone. Just hold volume key and power... It erase the phone also.
You need an app like cerberus. It's hidden from the application list, you can lock your phone track it with gps (and activate it), erase your data, take a picture, or listen with the mic, you can block power key, put on an alarm with lound sound and so more....
Only 5€ for 5 phones.
pystolero said:
Unlocked bootloader is made with phone in fastboot mode. To boot in fastboot mode no need access to the phone. Just hold volume key and power... It erase the phone also.
You need an app like cerberus. It's hidden from the application list, you can lock your phone track it with gps (and activate it), erase your data, take a picture, or listen with the mic, you can block power key, put on an alarm with lound sound and so more....
Only 5€ for 5 phones.
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Good app, but again for what I read in their website it only works if they connect it to the internet before doing the hard reset, which I highly doubt they`ll do (they didnt connected it in 4 days and if I were the robber I would do it eiher) I guess this leaves us with no way to make the phone unusable for these people against a hard reset.. Huawei and every company should have a way to prevent this.
You can block the phone by imei number through the service provider and also locate it.
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Samsung knox security
No body can reactivate the phone
But Samsung phones suck at the moment
I wish Huawei had same like security system
Because not even devolopers can break it
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