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[Q] Philips GoGear Connect3 Wifi won't connect

I picked up a new GoGear last Saturday.
This is my first Android based device, and I do not have a cell phone. Thus in that sense I am a noob.
I was initially able to connect to my home network; however, after figuring out how to root the device and adding a sound file to the the media/alarms folder I was not longer able to use songbird. I fixed that, and now I am no longer able to connect to my home wifi. I have tried a reset, a complete wipe (using the built in privacy erase function etc.) and also tried using the repair function on Songbird - it was fail during the install of the firmware.
I have eliminated issues with home wifi security by setting the network to broadcast, and removed security functionality. Despite that the network search finds the network, displays a message that it is obtaining an IP address, and then after a few minutes it stops, and reports disconnected. The process restarts, and then eventually the message of disabled comes up.
This morning, I tried using the idea of installing a new ROM hoping that would solve the issue: (From this thread).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396085
Still the same issue, everything seems to work, except for the wifi not connecting.
Any help, ideas, suggestions, etc. would be appreciated.
Thank you.

Update
Problem Solved,
Not quite sure how, but here is what I did.
1) I re-rooted the GoGear again
2) I removed the sound files that I put in the alarm folder.
3) I downloaded FXR Wifi Fix and rescue apk to the sd card:
I cannot post the link but it is from appbrain.
4) I installed this app, and ran it.
5) Reboot
6) It worked- alas, I do not know what the cause was.
If this helps anyone else, great.
Thank you to all who viewed my first post!

[Q] HTC Inspire 4G - Too many pattern attemps

Hi All,
I am using an HTC Inspire 4G with Android 2.3.3. My daughter was playing with it and somehow entered incorrect pattern more than 15 times. Now, it is asking for Gmail Authentication, but it is not working because phone is not connected to internet. I have tried almost all the suggestions provided in various forums but nothing seems to work. Here are the suggestions tried so far:
1) Tried inputting gmail ID with password as "null". But it did not work
2) Tried inputting gmail ID with and without domain name. No luck
3) Called from another phone and tried to get to home page or notification bar. Not working.
4) Wifi, Mobile Network and USB connectivity was set to Charge Only. SO, not able to connect to internet for online gmail authentication
5) USB Debugging was not enabled, so not able to enabled mobile network or wifi using ADB.
6) Hboot Menu not coming up for Master Reset. Tried using Volume down key and Power Button combination. Also, tried Back key and Power down key combination. It always starts normallu.
7) Tried starting in safe mode. It is starting normally.
8) Tried rebooting and continuously pressing Home key. But it did not work.
Can you please help me in getting this issue resolved as I am not able to reset, backup or enter home page. Really appreciate any help!

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vishalmahajan said:
Hi All,
I am using an HTC Inspire 4G with Android 2.3.3. My daughter was playing with it and somehow entered incorrect pattern more than 15 times. Now, it is asking for Gmail Authentication, but it is not working because phone is not connected to internet. I have tried almost all the suggestions provided in various forums but nothing seems to work. Here are the suggestions tried so far:
1) Tried inputting gmail ID with password as "null". But it did not work
2) Tried inputting gmail ID with and without domain name. No luck
3) Called from another phone and tried to get to home page or notification bar. Not working.
4) Wifi, Mobile Network and USB connectivity was set to Charge Only. SO, not able to connect to internet for online gmail authentication
5) USB Debugging was not enabled, so not able to enabled mobile network or wifi using ADB.
6) Hboot Menu not coming up for Master Reset. Tried using Volume down key and Power Button combination. Also, tried Back key and Power down key combination. It always starts normallu.
7) Tried starting in safe mode. It is starting normally.
8) Tried rebooting and continuously pressing Home key. But it did not work.
Can you please help me in getting this issue resolved as I am not able to reset, backup or enter home page. Really appreciate any help!
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Number 6 should work, but I recommend you to pull the battery first, wait a few seconds (or a minute), put the battery back and try to get to the bootloader (HBOOT) by pressing the Volume Down and Power keys at the same time.
Hope this works, by my knowledge... it should
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[Q] OnePlus Encryption & WiFi won't turn on - HELP!

When I setup my work email via the built-in email app, my company's sync server asked that I give it permission to encrypt the phone and after I gave it permission, it rebooted (it will only allow you to encrypt if the battery is like almost or fully charged), started the encryption on reboot. After the encryption, when it came back up, it asked the pin/password - which I entered - to decrypt the storage.
But the phone came up as brand new - all the apps that were installed on the device were wiped out, it asked for my Google password again to restore the account. But what was strangest of them all was, it came up in a state where WiFi cannot be turned on now While booting it says Turning on WiFi and it gets stuck there, but then I have to press Skip for it to proceed.
I am now stuck with a OnePlus device with an encrypted storage but no WiFi. Anybody run into this situation? If so, how did you resolve this?

sgwd said:
When I setup my work email via the built-in email app, my company's sync server asked that I give it permission to encrypt the phone and after I gave it permission, it rebooted (it will only allow you to encrypt if the battery is like almost or fully charged), started the encryption on reboot. After the encryption, when it came back up, it asked the pin/password - which I entered - to decrypt the storage.
But the phone came up as brand new - all the apps that were installed on the device were wiped out, it asked for my Google password again to restore the account. But what was strangest of them all was, it came up in a state where WiFi cannot be turned on now While booting it says Turning on WiFi and it gets stuck there, but then I have to press Skip for it to proceed.
I am now stuck with a OnePlus device with an encrypted storage but no WiFi. Anybody run into this situation? If so, how did you resolve this?
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I'm in the exact same boat. Encrypted the phone, reset all data, and now, no wifi.

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khaspir said:
I'm in the exact same boat. Encrypted the phone, reset all data, and now, no wifi.
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I did my encryption today due to the company policy and facing the same wifi problems. Please let me know what the resolution for this?

Same problem here, running latest OTA.

Valme00 said:
Same problem here, running latest OTA.
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Lost all my data yesterday after trying to encrypt my phone. Formatted /data to restore ext4 and made a clean Reset/Flash.
As all my data was lost anyway, this was the cleanest solution back to a working phone.
I want to have my phone f*cking encrypted. I can tolerate that this is an issue with custom roms made by private fellas in their free time for fun.
But as a company...?! At least removing this point from the menu would have been an option

I had the same issue with work email and my new OnePlus One. Here's how I fixed it:
1. Factory reset the One.
2. When you turn on the phone for the first time, don't set anything up, just go straight into settings and encrypt the phone.
3. After the encryption is complete, you'll have to set up your phone again.
4. Before installing anything else, set up your work email. You'll still be prompted for the security administrator privileges, but when it gets to the point where it would normally demand that you encrypt, it sees that you are already encrypted, and nothing bad happens to your wifi.
I hope this helps, it took me a whole day of fiddling to figure it out.
sgwd said:
When I setup my work email via the built-in email app, my company's sync server asked that I give it permission to encrypt the phone and after I gave it permission, it rebooted (it will only allow you to encrypt if the battery is like almost or fully charged), started the encryption on reboot. After the encryption, when it came back up, it asked the pin/password - which I entered - to decrypt the storage.
But the phone came up as brand new - all the apps that were installed on the device were wiped out, it asked for my Google password again to restore the account. But what was strangest of them all was, it came up in a state where WiFi cannot be turned on now While booting it says Turning on WiFi and it gets stuck there, but then I have to press Skip for it to proceed.
I am now stuck with a OnePlus device with an encrypted storage but no WiFi. Anybody run into this situation? If so, how did you resolve this?
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[Q] How to access data from locked s6, no wifi, no debugging

Model: SM - G920W8 (Canadian)
I recently purchased an s6 (1 month) and used the fingerprint scanner to secure the device. I made a backup password and made sure it worked and all was well until one day when it all of a sudden stopped working. Normally I leave Wifi on and could solve this issue but as to save battery I had disabled it this time around, silly me. So the fingerprint scanner denied my entry, led me to the backup password which also failed (even though it was correct) and then Wifi was off so Google verification did not work.
Being a new phone, I did not get a chance to turn on USB debugging (this happened 1 week after purchase) so using ADB to turn on wifi was of no use, it did not recognize the device.
Here is what I have tried to do to recover the data up till now:
>I used ODIN to install TWRP on the device.
>With TWRP enabled I made a backup of the data and attempted to connect to adb once again, Using my sisters Galaxy S6 I tested out whether hers worked, just to make sure everything was fine with the drivers and to make sure adb devices recognized her phone: it did.
>I ran ADB devices while in TWRP and it recognized my device, but came back OFFLINE, meaning no commands were able to run.
>I then attempted to run a series of drivers and to access files directly from windows 7 and did not have access permissions to read nor write, thus unsuccessful.
>I went back to ODIN and sought out a stock rom to flash to the partition in order to get access to the backup data i had created using TWRP, as there seems to be methods to flash a rom and maintain the backup data.
> With ODIN i tried this, but was unsuccessful, as it got stuck on "Nand Write start" and would not initialize any transfer with the phone . ( The download mode would not start the progress bar)
>Finally i tried to do it with TWRP but because i have no write permissions, i cannot put anything onto the device for it to run.
I called Samsung about this and they know of the issue and refuse to help me other than a useless factory reset. They knowingly allow users to continue using their fingerprint option for security but do not give warning of its issue, nor do they provide a simple fix like allowing wifi to be turned on from the lock screen. It is a shame that a company like this just allows a known software bug to bother users but doesn't make them aware of it, nor provides a temporary fix while they work on fixing the issue.
I am stuck, and need your help, I have done everything I can think of but can't get anywhere, please help me retrieve my data. Thanks

Wifi is off but how about 4G/LTE data?

If your 4g lte data is working you can use findmymobile(samsung site) and unlock it from there. There's an option to unlock your phone. I came across this issue last month.
Sent from my SM-G920T1 using Tapatalk

Yeah LTE is also off, otherwise google login would have worked.

I can access the WiFi toggle from the lockscreen without having unlocked the phone via FP - although I'm not locked out the phone so wondering if being locked out stops you gaining access to the notification drawer as well

EddyOS said:
I can access the WiFi toggle from the lockscreen without having unlocked the phone via FP - although I'm not locked out the phone so wondering if being locked out stops you gaining access to the notification drawer as well
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Via FP? well I can indeed access the notification drawer (from the top, right?) but when i enable wifi it asks me to login using the fingerprint.

EddyOS said:
I can access the WiFi toggle from the lockscreen without having unlocked the phone via FP - although I'm not locked out the phone so wondering if being locked out stops you gaining access to the notification drawer as well
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What does "FP" stand for?

Shady_D said:
Via FP? well I can indeed access the notification drawer (from the top, right?) but when i enable wifi it asks me to login using the fingerprint.
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sparky2012 said:
What does "FP" stand for?
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FP - Finger Print

i have the same problem what to do now i dont want to lose data and my s6 edge is not recognising my fingerprint rather asking for a backup password and i forgot the backup password so the wifi or mobile data is switched off and i cant even turn it on what to do now?????

I have the same problem...agree completely "They knowingly allow users to continue using their fingerprint option for security but do not give warning of its issue, nor do they provide a simple fix like allowing wifi to be turned on from the lock screen. It is a shame that a company like this just allows a known software bug to bother users but doesn't make them aware of it, nor provides a temporary fix while they work on fixing the issue."
factory reset is "the only way" to unlock it. Lazy samsung customer service response.
logging in via google is not an option on S6 / new android system anymore so if you forget your pin you're stuffed
this is really poor on samsung behalf to not give warning of the seriousness of using a fingerprint scanner
ha I can't remember (and can't check now) but does it even ask for the pin twice to verify what you entered what was intended?
google use to have a device pin reset but it was removed recently.
I bet heaps of people have this issue.
I am desperate for a solution...

I just registered to help future users having the same problem.
Guys I spent around 15 hours trying to unlock my samsung galaxy s6, and found a solution. You're wellcome because you need google acc+dont need a connection for this to work (worst case scenario).
It didnt recongnize my fingerprints, and my backup password didnt work. I couldnt sign in to my google account since my wifi and mobile data was turned off before the device locked.
This is the solution i found AFTER 15 hours of this madness, you need to be quick:
1) enter wrong backup password 5 times
2) wait 30 secounds countdown
3) enter wrong backup password 5 times
4) wait 30 secounds countdown
5) select sign in with google account
6) enter google account credentials (DONT SIGN IN YET)
7) hold 'wake up button' (home button)
8) press emergency mode and go thru with aggreeing to all it asks you to
9) press TURN ON, and after that press 'sign in' with your google account (where step 6 left off)
If you were quick enough, you will enter emergency mode and you will pass the lock screen, now quit the emergency mode the same way and change your backup password, and write it down this time so this doesnt happen again. You are wellcome.

Thank you, that happened on 4th try, "quick enough" is the key. It appears that it turns on WiFi and mobile data for fraction of a second during the process.

yeah i seen that for a fraction of seconds wifi turns on but how should i unlock i am not done please please help me i dont want to lose my imp data

THANK YOU!!!
Diablola said:
I just registered to help future users having the same problem.
Guys I spent around 15 hours trying to unlock my samsung galaxy s6, and found a solution. You're wellcome because you need google acc+dont need a connection for this to work (worst case scenario).
It didnt recongnize my fingerprints, and my backup password didnt work. I couldnt sign in to my google account since my wifi and mobile data was turned off before the device locked.
This is the solution i found AFTER 15 hours of this madness, you need to be quick:
1) enter wrong backup password 5 times
2) wait 30 secounds countdown
3) enter wrong backup password 5 times
4) wait 30 secounds countdown
5) select sign in with google account
6) enter google account credentials (DONT SIGN IN YET)
7) hold 'wake up button' (home button)
8) press emergency mode and go thru with aggreeing to all it asks you to
9) press TURN ON, and after that press 'sign in' with your google account (where step 6 left off)
If you were quick enough, you will enter emergency mode and you will pass the lock screen, now quit the emergency mode the same way and change your backup password, and write it down this time so this doesnt happen again. You are wellcome.
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Created an account just so I can thank you :laugh: You've made my night; am so happy and stress-free now!

Bypass setup — is it possible?

I returned my phone to stock UE40. So it's in something like a factory state. I booted up and, as expected, got the language selection screen. After that, I logged into my WiFi network. But I don't want to enter my account info. I just want to get to the home screen. Seems to me I did this very recently, but that may have been on a Nexus device, maybe one with a custom ROM. I don't recall for sure. Anyway, I can't get past that system request for my Google email address. Is there a way to do this where I can just get to the home screen without entering credentials?

maigre said:
I returned my phone to stock UE40. So it's in something like a factory state. I booted up and, as expected, got the language selection screen. After that, I logged into my WiFi network. But I don't want to enter my account info. I just want to get to the home screen. Seems to me I did this very recently, but that may have been on a Nexus device, maybe one with a custom ROM. I don't recall for sure. Anyway, I can't get past that system request for my Google email address. Is there a way to do this where I can just get to the home screen without entering credentials?
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One method is to NOT enter your wifi...or to tell it to forget it...maybe pull the sim to so no data connection...then it has no option to setup a gmail account and should let you skip it.
Once at home screen you can go into settings,wifi and re-enable your wifi.

famewolf said:
One method is to NOT enter your wifi...or to tell it to forget it...maybe pull the sim to so no data connection...then it has no option to setup a gmail account and should let you skip it.
Once at home screen you can go into settings,wifi and re-enable your wifi.
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I don't think I was able to get past the wifi request. That's what I tried the first time around. I could reset and try it again. The SIM card is already out.

I reset and tried to bypass the wifi selection. No go. Even if I turned wifi off, the system would just turn it back on and cycle me through language selection and wifi network. Strange. I KNOW I did this recently, but that may have been on a Nexus 6. Probably was.
FWIW, every time I reset the device, it bootloops when I try to boot into the system. Tonight, this happened a few times. First, when I wiped the device, flashed a system image, and tried to boot into it. Then, a few more times when I reset from stock recovery. Each time, I'd power the phone off during the bootloop and then restart. And it would be OK.
No matter. I'm where I need to be. Just wondered if there was a way around wifi selection and and entering an email address.

Sorry to bump this thread,
But I'm having a similar issue. I restored the phone and booted fine. Until I got to the setup page, I couldn't skip it so I login in my credentials and the "protect your phone" prompt appeared and sent me back to the language screen.
I’m restoring it again using the restore software 4.9.2 tool, since I had the 5 percent issue earlier and I’m going to try again and see if I can skip it.
Of course I’m unable to set up usb debugging as I can’t at least accessing the main home screen.
Any advice suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks.

Never mind got it working and back on Twrp and flashing. Used an old samsung trick and accessed the developer settings that way.

How you did it?

I can tell you what I did to bypass it.
I first got a USB OTG flash drive from the local computer store. I then downloaded an unsigned apk file from any site that has them. Personally I stumbled upon this solution so I had some random "Unlock your phone" APK on the drive. Anyhow, when the phone was on I plugged the flash drive into the phone and tried to open the APK file, it gave me an error message stating that the app was unsigned but then it allowed me to go into security settings, from there I could turn off all of the google verification crap. After I turned off all of the settings, I wiped the cache on the phone, restored it, and it was fixed. No more verification screen.

i HAVE NO ISSUE ON 6045y WITH STOCK FIRMWARE OR WITH DCZ FIRMWARE. I can bypass the setup screen normally.