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[Q] Forgotten gmail login and recovery mode does not work help!

okay so I have my nexus s and I flashed the new ICS onto it and it has been a bit dodgy, but mostly fine, nothing serious. My friend tried my password too many times so now it wants my gmail account login, which is not working at all, and I know it's been right, even tried changing the password on my google account and still nothing.
So I tried to put it into recovery mode to do a hard reset, but every time it does it flashes the blue android man (not little one with exclamation mark) then the screen turns black but my buttons are still lit up. Then after a few minutes, it just starts itself back up and I can't get it again.
I tried connecting to my computer to do something but I can't get into it so I can't turn USB storage on.
Is there anything that I can do to reset the phone even though recovery mode is not working?
thankyou heaps to anybody who has an answer or any suggestions, greatly appreciated.

I had the same issue with a different phone....after 24 hours the password screen came back...and let me re enter my p-word..
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Use a PC to authenticate and make sure you're not using s two step authentication. If you can login on a PC but not the phone then you must have two step authentication turned on. Turn it off on the PC and try it again. Flash a new ROM from scratch and it should let you login.

obsanity said:
Use a PC to authenticate and make sure you're not using s two step authentication. If you can login on a PC but not the phone then you must have two step authentication turned on. Turn it off on the PC and try it again. Flash a new ROM from scratch and it should let you login.
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thanks obsanity. I'll try taking off two step authentication. And so how do I flash a new rom if I can't put anything on the sd card? and then, how do I flash a rom anyway? and I don't think I rooted my phone when I put ICS on.

joshhhhh95 said:
thanks obsanity. I'll try taking off two step authentication. And so how do I flash a new rom if I can't put anything on the sd card? and then, how do I flash a rom anyway? and I don't think I rooted my phone when I put ICS on.
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You might not need to. If your system boots just try to fix the login issue. If your system doesn't boot you'll need to open up the boot loader and flash a recovery which will let you mount your SD storage as USB drive. From there you can put a rom on it and flash it.
Checkout my links or other sticky posts on how to do that.

obsanity said:
You might not need to. If your system boots just try to fix the login issue. If your system doesn't boot you'll need to open up the boot loader and flash a recovery which will let you mount your SD storage as USB drive. From there you can put a rom on it and flash it.
Checkout my links or other sticky posts on how to do that.
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thanks so much, but me being new and all I'm not sure how to view sticky notes and things. Sorry about all the simple questions

joshhhhh95 said:
thanks so much, but me being new and all I'm not sure how to view sticky notes and things. Sorry about all the simple questions
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The stickies are the posts that remain fixed at the top of the page, you'll see they've got a little pin symbol on the left. It's a system for keeping useful information permanently visible.
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bedalus said:
The stickies are the posts that remain fixed at the top of the page, you'll see they've got a little pin symbol on the left. It's a system for keeping useful information permanently visible.
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wow I must be quite slow, I just can't seem to find these 'sticky posts' is it on this particular page, or obsanity's page or...?

I found the sticky posts, can't believe I missed them

[Q] cannot download appz, cannot factory reset

hello!
i was given an android tab with 2.3.3 kernel 2.6.35.7 tablet(the brand is crypto, guess nobody knows it). the problems started because i am unable to download any kind of app from the market, either free or paid. then i followed many instructions and comments i saw in various forums etc, clearing cache of market, clearing any google account stuff etc. i want to change the google account i have and i am getting the message that this is possible only if i go for hard reset udner privacy submenu etc. i am going for factory reset, pressing the button..getting the shut down message and animation..the tablet shuts down..then i have to turn it on again, and everything is still there...no other updates are available for my tablet, i cannot downlaod any appz, i cannot get rid of the google account i have, i cannot factory reset..desparate..anyone has any ideas?
thanks...

What model is it?

Archer said:
What model is it?
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you wont know it..the brand is greek but it is a galaxys tab like copy.. below are the specs of the model:
http://www.cryptoelectronics.gr/catalog/partdetail.aspx?partno=W003853

Did you flash any custom rom... or are you with the stock? ...
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Purely a guess, but turn it off and then hold down power and volume up. Keep holding it through the boot logo(s) and you may get a recovery menu where you can do a proper factory reset.
I'm a little bemused by a device that tells you to factory reset by going into the settings menu when you have forgotten your unlock password

maxidad35 said:
Did you flash any custom rom... or are you with the stock? ...
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nope, its the standard rom that comes with the tablet and no updates available.
thanks for the interest

Archer said:
Purely a guess, but turn it off and then hold down power and volume up. Keep holding it through the boot logo(s) and you may get a recovery menu where you can do a proper factory reset.
I'm a little bemused by a device that tells you to factory reset by going into the settings menu when you have forgotten your unlock password
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i m not at home right now to check what you are saying will do that and post here again!
what do you exactly mean about forgotten unlock password? no passwords are being asked for factory reset under settings->privacy.
thanks a lot for trying help!

[Q] parental control password lost !!!!

hello
I have a problem with my tf300t tablet. I just try to use the parental control from asus. But i have lost the password and actually i can't connect to the wifi during few hour in the days. Can you help me?
I have to go to the states next month and i want to use my tf300 during my trip.
Is it necessary to root the tablet?
Best regards
Jacques

vigourouxj said:
hello
I have a problem with my tf300t tablet. I just try to use the parental control from asus. But i have lost the password and actually i can't connect to the wifi during few hour in the days. Can you help me?
I have to go to the states next month and i want to use my tf300 during my trip.
Is it necessary to root the tablet?
Best regards
Jacques
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If you're stock, a factory reset would probably be a lot easier for you (and rooting the tablet wouldn't really help you besides, especially if you're being blocked from using the device at all).

Parental lock password forgotten
I also have the Parental Lock app set up on my tablet, and I cannot remember the password for the life of me. It doesn't give me the option to reset the password, and it also will not let me factory reset the tablet...not sure what to do. Can someone please help me??

jhawthorne316 said:
I also have the Parental Lock app set up on my tablet, and I cannot remember the password for the life of me. It doesn't give me the option to reset the password, and it also will not let me factory reset the tablet...not sure what to do. Can someone please help me??
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you boot to your stock recovery and rest it fron there. as long as you are stock. hold volume down and power button. that puts you into stock recovery. from their couldn't guide you. as ive been unlocked and rooted since out the box.

Parental lock password forgotten
kaos420 said:
you boot to your stock recovery and rest it fron there. as long as you are stock. hold volume down and power button. that puts you into stock recovery. from their couldn't guide you. as ive been unlocked and rooted since out the box.
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I tried the whole power + volume button, I did a wipe on it. Nothing wiped though, I still have all my information, photos, music...everything. I'm not sure what you mean by stock recovery. Do I need to select a different option other then the wipe when I get to that screen?

jhawthorne316 said:
I tried the whole power + volume button, I did a wipe on it. Nothing wiped though, I still have all my information, photos, music...everything. I'm not sure what you mean by stock recovery. Do I need to select a different option other then the wipe when I get to that screen?
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like i said unless your unlocked and rooted idk how to help you. maybe download the latest update your on and relfash it from sd card?

Help?
Did you ever find a solution to this?

Urgent Issue - OP6 stopped working

Hi guys,
unfortunally i just started have some issues with my OP6.
I was writing in Whatsapp on my way back home when all of the sudden the phone said: "shutting down", which took about 30 seconds and then the phone shut down. After holding the power button im getting a screen with a OnePlus Logo and a keyboard, supposely to insert some kind of password. There is also a button which sais: "Forget password" which gives me a hint that the phone will completely wipe itself if pressed. (which i dont really want to do)
About the phone: Got it on release day and didnt modify anything til date (shame on me). So it was running lates OOS 5.1.8, bootloader locked and no root.
Any idea where is problem is comming from or more importantly, how to fix it?

The pin is your security pin to enter recovery that you set when setting up the phone I would suggest inputting this and wipe cache , don't worry you will see option wipe data / cache select this and will give you 2nd option to just wipe cache do this and reboot see if helps
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You accidentally rebooted to recovery

DoobyDroid said:
The pin is your security pin to enter recovery that you set when setting up the phone I would suggest inputting this and wipe cache , don't worry you will see option wipe data / cache select this and will give you 2nd option to just wipe cache do this and reboot see if helps
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Yeah I would try not doing that because a user a while back said their phone had rebooted to that screen OP is describing and when they entered their pin it wiped their phone.

Thanks for ur suggestions.
I didnt accidently boot into recovery as this screen is always appearing on boot up so that i cant boot into the OS.
I just tried to put in the pin but it didnt accept. i honestly dont really remember assigning any password because i ususaly want to avoid these kind of issues.

Maybe there's a default password if didn't set one up or poss only way is to factory reset , or try Op support if can't wipe it
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LazerH said:
Hi guys,
unfortunally i just started have some issues with my OP6.
I was writing in Whatsapp on my way back home when all of the sudden the phone said: "shutting down", which took about 30 seconds and then the phone shut down. After holding the power button im getting a screen with a OnePlus Logo and a keyboard, supposely to insert some kind of password. There is also a button which sais: "Forget password" which gives me a hint that the phone will completely wipe itself if pressed. (which i dont really want to do)
About the phone: Got it on release day and didnt modify anything til date (shame on me). So it was running lates OOS 5.1.8, bootloader locked and no root.
Any idea where is problem is comming from or more importantly, how to fix it?
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Did CIA hack you? Are you a terrorist by any chance?

The default password for every phone with encryption is "default_password" (without quotation marks) .

MickyFoley said:
The default password for every phone with encryption is "default_password" (without quotation marks) .
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thanks, but its not working unfortunally. Also thought there is a default password.
Is there any way to rescue my data?

LazerH said:
thanks, but its not working unfortunally. Also thought there is a default password.
Is there any way to rescue my data?
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There's no default password. Did you buy the phone second-hand?

nabbed said:
There's no default password. Did you buy the phone second-hand?
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I once had some kind of similar issue with my 3T after rooting and booting up for the first time, but to long ago to remember correctly.
No, i preordered on Amazon and got it first day. Since then i only do my daily stuff (music, texting, youtube) and updated OOS per internal updater

LazerH said:
I once had some kind of similar issue with my 3T after rooting and booting up for the first time, but to long ago to remember correctly.
No, i preordered on Amazon and got it first day. Since then i only do my daily stuff (music, texting, youtube) and updated OOS per internal updater
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There should be no password of any kind for a brand new device. Perhaps Amazon is advertising some kind of a scam seller joint unknowingly? Have you been buying from scammers for years?

*ignore me*

Explain now what it was , we wonder.

nabbed said:
There's no default password. Did you buy the phone second-hand?
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Please read the post. He has already stated he bought it on release day.

There is a way to go into TWRP file browser locate the password file and delete it!
I can't remember how to do it but I did it after forgetting my password on my 3t after restoring a very old nandroid backup.

Vivasanti said:
There is a way to go into TWRP file browser locate the password file and delete it!
I can't remember how to do it but I did it after forgetting my password on my 3t after restoring a very old nandroid backup.
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I think this is it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76564299&postcount=8

iElvis said:
I think this is it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76564299&postcount=8
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That's the one, looks like it won't help it it's set in TWRP itself.

Any chances it's some kind of malware? Sounds very weird to me either.

Damn, that just happened to me. Just upgraded from 9 stable to beta 6, tried to reboot to recovery only to be greeted with that pin screen. I entered my (correct) PIN and it proceded to wipe the phone by itself, no warning whatsoever! Wtf...

Question Cannot factory reset

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KOKJ said:
When I try to flash using ODIN, it fails due to FRP lock. Is there any way to bypass FRP lock on a device that's in airplane mode, not connected to Wifi and the screen is locked?
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Hi mate
You need to enter the old Google password of the phone , in order to avoid this you should had disable it before you factory reset the phone

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
You need to enter the old Google password of the phone , in order to avoid this you should had disable it before you factory reset the phone
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I appreciate your feedback, but there's nowhere to enter a password. The screen is locked and I don't have the passcode. I'm trying to wipe it but can't. I can't flash it because FRP lock. So the phone has not been reset yet because I cant. Thanks tho

KOKJ said:
I appreciate your feedback, but there's nowhere to enter a password. The screen is locked and I don't have the passcode. I'm trying to wipe it but can't. I can't flash it because FRP lock. So the phone has not been reset yet because I cant. Thanks tho
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You mention it was on airplane mode , no wi-fi so your phone boots up , right? usually when it first boot it should ask you introduce the password of your associated email ( google most cases).
But explain what happened , how you got FRP without reseting the phone ?

MAX 404 said:
You mention it was on airplane mode , no wi-fi so your phone boots up , right? usually when it first boot it should ask you introduce the password of your associated email ( google most cases).
But explain what happened , how you got FRP without reseting the phone ?
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I don't know what else to say. I've said it all

KOKJ said:
I don't know what else to say. I've said it all
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OP check your Google account to see if its has been accessed, unauthorized.
Possible hardware failure otherwise.

I have access to the Google account. It has not had unauthorized access.

KOKJ said:
I have access to the Google account. It has not had unauthorized access.
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Did you ever get this fixed/solved?

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In your first post, when you said "bootloader", do you actually mean the Android Recovery menu?

iBowToAndroid said:
In your first post, when you said "bootloader", do you actually mean the Android Recovery menu?
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Yes, I did. I fixed it now.

Did you ever get the device successfully reset?

iBowToAndroid said:
Did you ever get the device successfully reset?
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I answered you previously and said no

Post a picture of the text that appears in the upper left corner in Download mode

KOKJ said:
When I try to perform a factory reset on this device, and I get into the recovery, there is no option to "Wipe/Factory Reset."Any idea how to get this thing reset?
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Simultaneously press and hold the Volume up and side buttons until the device vibrates and the Android Recovery screen appears then release all buttons. Allow up to 30 seconds for the recovery screen to appear. From the Android Recovery screen, select Wipe data/Factory reset.

junaidafzal55 said:
Simultaneously press and hold the Volume up and side buttons until the device vibrates and the Android Recovery screen appears then release all buttons. Allow up to 30 seconds for the recovery screen to appear. From the Android Recovery screen, select Wipe data/Factory reset.
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Seriously? Why didn't I think of that? On a serious note, if you read the thread you'll see that this doesn't work.

iBowToAndroid said:
Post a picture of the text that appears in the upper left corner in Download mode
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KOKJ said:
Seriously? Why didn't I think of that? On a serious note, if you read the thread you'll see that this doesn't work.
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Reading is hard, mmmkay?
It sounds like you're dealing with an MDM lock. FRP doesn't prohibit stock firmware from being flashed, but MDM does. And an MDM lock would also prevent it from being factory reset via the Recovery menu. I was asking for the Download mode picture in order to confirm the MDM status

KOKJ said:
Seriously? Why didn't I think of that? On a serious note, if you read the thread you'll see that this doesn't work.
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Might be worth a few more tries. If you're timing or sequencing is off, it doesn't take. Unfortunately this skill isn't made better by stress. I miss 1-2 out 3 attempts at times.

iBowToAndroid said:
Reading is hard, mmmkay?
It sounds like you're dealing with an MDM lock. FRP doesn't prohibit stock firmware from being flashed, but MDM does. And an MDM lock would also prevent it from being factory reset via the Recovery menu. I was asking for the Download mode picture in order to confirm the MDM status
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Reading must be hard for you but I understand it. I didn't respond to you because there's no reason to attach a photo. I'm past it and this thread should be closed.