Hey, guys.
My niese is at my place, and she is down because the phone is locked after her brother locked it by doing the pattern code wrong 5 times. Now it's blocked, and she can't access it.
Can anyone come with suggestions on how to open? Or maybe do a hard reset? Anything that will open it up. She will leave tomorrow, so please help!
Isn't it coming up with a timer?
There are two options.
1. Access recovery mode by PowerButton and volume up, and choose wipe data.
2. The hard reset code is *2767*3855#
This options will wipe all user data.. Messages,images.... Before do anything wait if there us time limit.
Good luck!!!
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Hi i recently got a samsung nexus S, and i have not did any modifications to it like flashing custom roms on it or anything. So its straight up as original as it is.
But i seem to be having a problem with it now as it does not do a clean data wipe even if i do it with a hard reset? The one where u press and hold the power button and volume up. After that i tried doing a reset from the Settings section, it rebooted and came back on with everything still on my phone ! Nothing was deleted at all!
Anyone has any solutions to this?
tensetsu said:
Hi i recently got a samsung nexus S, and i have not did any modifications to it like flashing custom roms on it or anything. So its straight up as original as it is.
But i seem to be having a problem with it now as it does not do a clean data wipe even if i do it with a hard reset? The one where u press and hold the power button and volume up. After that i tried doing a reset from the Settings section, it rebooted and came back on with everything still on my phone ! Nothing was deleted at all!
Anyone has any solutions to this?
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Just go to settings -> privacy settings -> factory data reset.
yeah i did that, and it rebooted up, and everything was still there lol
Apps, contacts, and some settings like wifi info will automatically come back when u log into your Google account.
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tensetsu said:
yeah i did that, and it rebooted up, and everything was still there lol
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I've NEVER seen that happen before, I honestly think you're somehow doing it wrong.
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ok first a factory reset thru the settings option.
i went to settings > Privacy > factory data reset i dun think i can get that wrong.
when i do that it shuts off my phone. Reboots up, and i was expecting a clean phone. But everything is still there...
Nxt is hard reset, i shut off my phone, i press and hold the power and volume up until the recovery screen comes up, i select recovery, when the exclamation mark appears beside the android i press the power and volume up button again to bring up the menu and i select wipe data/factory reset. It says wiping...and when its done i select reboot system now, and it loads back to my phone ... with everything still there! hahah xD
unlock the bootloader, thatll automagically wipe the phone(and everything in storage).
hello, my friend just helped me with root/flash my phone, and the system supposedly did a factory reset.
But everything is still there =( im starting to think its a virus?
Im gonna scan it, but does anyone has any experience with these type of problems?
tensetsu said:
hello, my friend just helped me with root/flash my phone, and the system supposedly did a factory reset.
But everything is still there =( im starting to think its a virus?
Im gonna scan it, but does anyone has any experience with these type of problems?
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Like someone said before, if you don't uncheck it Google will automatically install apps from your market account after putting in your account data.
yes i unchecked it already, and i doubt google will put back all my mp3 and pictures even after i did a factory reset? I don't really think thats possible...
But anyways, yes i unchecked the automatic restore box.
sorry for the troubles im causing =(
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Do u guys think i would be able to format my phone by using my computer to format it like any other hard disk?
Factory reset doesn't wipe the (fake) SD card by default. Did you check the box for that?
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mp3's and pictures are not affected by a factory reset. to get rid of that stuff, do Menu > Settings > Storage > Erase USB storage.
i did that too, i even did the hard reset which supposedly wipes all data? But i reboot back in and my pattern password screen comes back up along with my usual wall paper. All my widgets still there and its like i've nvr done a reset before.
tensetsu said:
i did that too, i even did the hard reset which supposedly wipes all data? But i reboot back in and my pattern password screen comes back up along with my usual wall paper. All my widgets still there and its like i've nvr done a reset before.
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you're either not doing it right or restoring data from google... try doing it without logging back into google
i did not log back into anything, i even switched to a prepaid card to make sure i had no connections to the outside world at all lol xD
anyways derek can u please tell me what im doing wrong? I am sure i followed all the steps correctly. And the screen prompted me to make sure i wanted to erase all data, i clicked yes, and it proceeds to the "wiping data" but then when i reboot it back, everything is still there.
EDIT* I found a thread mentioning a factory format code *2767*3855# in this forum, i tried it, and it tells me connection problem or invalid MMI code. Anyone knows what gives?
please download the stock images for your phone and flash them with fastboot.
fastboot flash data data.img
fastboot flash system system.img
Hello,
my girlfriend forgot the keyboard code on her phone, and after 35 times that she trying to find the right code the phone is locked. Googlemail Account is locked too, because she tryed to much to login to her account.
Now I have to go in the Bootscreen, but everytime I try to do this I always become a screen "Ramdump Mode". So I tryed to flash a new Rom with Odin3 Software, but i cant get a connection, during the telephone is not signed in. So, what else can i try to unlock the telephone?
I´m sorry for my bad english, hope you can understand it.
Strichmichel
Is your/her's phone S2 or S+???
Factory reset
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It is the Samsung Galaxy I9001 S+. How can i make a factory reset without loosing the warranty? The phone is only 2 weeks old.
Strichmichel said:
It is the Samsung Galaxy I9001 S+. How can i make a factory reset without loosing the warranty? The phone is only 2 weeks old.
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first of all,post in appropriate section
and factory reset doesnt make u loose ur warranty!
Got it!
I just have to press the right buttons in the right moment to view the Boot Menü. Then i selected factory reset/wipe date. 5mins then the handy was unlocked!
Thanks for help!
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!
Hey guys my daughter's EVO shift is stuck in a bootloop just started happening this morning for no reason, phone is stock and not rooted,when it starts up it gets to the sprint startup animation freezes on the 4G part and just keeps starting over and over again any help will be appreciated thanks
You could do a factory data restore from bootloader but your going to lose everything. And it may or may not work. Also if you call sprint that's all they will tell you to do. So pull the battery and then put it back in, hold volume down and power once it boots into bootloader use the volume rockers to move up and down and the power to chose factory restore. Since your not rooted that's your only option I know of
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strapped365 said:
You could do a factory data restore from bootloader but your going to lose everything. And it may or may not work. Also if you call sprint that's all they will tell you to do. So pull the battery and then put it back in, hold volume down and power once it boots into bootloader use the volume rockers to move up and down and the power to chose factory restore. Since your not rooted that's your only option I know of
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Yea I was afraid that was my only option, going to factory reset from bootloader and hopefully that fixes issue thanks
2nd option
Get your wallet out. Thsts how it always turns out with my daughter
Please post all questions in the Q & A section. Thanks! Thread moved.
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Hi all,
I have a Samsung SII (T989) that's running rooted ICS 4.1.2 (tmobile)
and I enabled whole disk encryption that has been working fine for several months.
.
For some reasons, it did not accept my password to unlock now and it kept
asking me for password. It said after 20 tries it will erase so I entered after 20 times
and now it counts down saying that I have -10 tries and every time I entered a wrong
password, it just got to -1 more.
Is there a way to bypass this or how do I wipe it out back to stock? there is no option
to restore it back to stock?
yes, this is my phone and I am so frustrated. You all can see that I have been on this board for a long while.
I appreciate all your help.
Mike-
testrider said:
Hi all,
I have a Samsung SII (T989) that's running rooted ICS 4.1.2 (tmobile)
and I enabled whole disk encryption that has been working fine for several months.
.
For some reasons, it did not accept my password to unlock now and it kept
asking me for password. It said after 20 tries it will erase so I entered after 20 times
and now it counts down saying that I have -10 tries and every time I entered a wrong
password, it just got to -1 more.
Is there a way to bypass this or how do I wipe it out back to stock? there is no option
to restore it back to stock?
yes, this is my phone and I am so frustrated. You all can see that I have been on this board for a long while.
I appreciate all your help.
Mike-
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You can boot in recovery (stock or custom, doesn't matter) and do a data / cache wipe. Or simply factory reset the phone.
If you still face problems, you can flash back to stock rom from odin.
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Bruce Wayne said:
You can boot in recovery (stock or custom, doesn't matter) and do a data / cache wipe. Or simply factory reset the phone.
If you still face problems, you can flash back to stock rom from odin.
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Hi,Thank you for the reply. I appreciate.
How do I do it? I root it a long time ago.
Mike
testrider said:
Hi,Thank you for the reply. I appreciate.
How do I do it? I root it a long time ago.
Mike
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You remember how you booted into recovery while rooting using the button combo?
Just boot into recovery mode and you will see options like apply update from sdcard
wipe data/reset phone
wipe cache etc.
Select wipe data/reset phone using volume up/down for scrolling througj options and home button for ok/select.
You will be asked for confirmation. Select yes and then reboot from the options you will get once it is done. Your device will be usable as it is. But you will loose all your data like contacts messages apps etc. You won't loose anything from sdcard though.
And just use the thanks button herafter for saying thanks.
Bruce Wayne said:
You remember how you booted into recovery while rooting using the button combo?
Just boot into recovery mode and you will see options like apply update from sdcard
wipe data/reset phone
wipe cache etc.
Select wipe data/reset phone using volume up/down for scrolling througj options and home button for ok/select.
You will be asked for confirmation. Select yes and then reboot from the options you will get once it is done. Your device will be usable as it is. But you will loose all your data like contacts messages apps etc. You won't loose anything from sdcard though.
And just use the thanks button herafter for saying thanks.
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Thank you so much! Will give it a try. I did a nandroid backup a few months ago. I will find it and apply this nandroid restore
after I wiped it clean?
Thanks! Just click on 'thanks' buton. Thank you!
mike
testrider said:
Thank you so much! Will give it a try. I did a nandroid backup a few months ago. I will find it and apply this nandroid restore
after I wiped it clean?
Thanks! Just click on 'thanks' buton. Thank you!
mike
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Yes you may restore the nandroid backup.
And you're welcome
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Hi all,
can I get some help again...
I finally was able to get back to it.
The question now is:
- I cannot scroll any screen. I'm using Nova but I couldn't use my finger to scroll up and down?
It seems to be fine but I just couldn't scroll any screen.
- I couldn't pull down the status bar.
Basically, I could run any app that's on the screen, but I couldn't scroll
If this of any help: when I unlock the screen by pushing the numbers, I had to do every key twice
for it to register. For ex, to unlock the screen, before, I push '123', now I have to push '112233'
then ok twice for it to unlock. Everything is double.
Please help. I'd appreciate any suggestions.
mike
Never mind. Found that the setting->accessibility->explore by touch' was turned on for some reason and this made it unresponsive.
Turning it off made everything back to normal.