I have a few issues with the Captivate, that I just can't get an answer to, except send it in to Samsung, and we'll repair it. AT&T just does a very poor job, of tech support, on my end of things. I spend hours by phone, poor email replies, and going in for a face-to-face yesterday, simply does no good. I bought the Captivate with Android 2.1, and updated to 2.2, from Samsungs site. My issues are:
AT&T will stop BLOCKING apps, that come from other places, besides their Market. Talk of OTA being pushed, and the Captivate being one of the first to get it, led me to learn that OTA, is not a software push, but a set of instructions, to help us manually change a SETTING in the Captivate. This, from three different tech people, all the way up the ladder at AT&T. That said, the head tech, Glen, COULD NOT FIGURE OUT how to tell me to change the Settings. Another issue, is with SMS and MMS messaging. I can send them no trouble, but I don't really know if the ones I'm sending to, have got them. Surprise. I found I could make requests, for a Notice of Delivery. I just have 'to ASK FOR ONE'. Trouble is, no one can help me figure out how to ask. On AT&T site, under my contract, they have Captivate as my phone. They have a tutorial on MMS settings, so I went to it. I followed the steps they give, and at the END, they show 5 options, that are greyed out, that you can activate. They show 5, but my Captivate only shows 3. The two that are missing, DELIVERY REPORT and READ REPORT, are what I'd need, but they aren't there. Yesterday in a face-to-face, the tech I was talking with, played with a Captivate demo, and actually found those two options on it. His reply, the demo is Android 2.1, I upgraded to 2.2. Conclusion, I screwed myself, with the update. He didn't explain, why the Captivate HE OWNS, and is 2.1 itself, DON'T HAVE THE TWO OPTIONS EITHER. The third issue, is EDGE. Where I live, AT&T's tower, are horrible. No one with AT&T, can connect to them. I pay over $70 a month, to use my Captivate, on my WIFI. My use is rare, for phone calls. It's mainly for the Smart Phone part, that I use it. When I bought the phone, EDGE was not active, but some smart guy at a hugher level, had me make a settings change, and it appeared. But it no longer appears, and it seems if you don't ask a 3G question, they ignore you now. So, after countless failures, I left AT&T yesterday, and stopped at Verizon, just down the road, to get info with them.
I contacted Samsung when I got home, telling them the troubles I'm having, and asking if they could help answer my issues? This morning, I got their reply. The answer was an EITHER/OR reply, and that's why I'm asking this here. They say I could either restore my software to brand new, and lose all my phones content, or send it in for repair, which probably would lose the content with as well. Not an indication, if it's a software(Android) problem, or a hardware problem. No indication if AT&T's OTA, is a software PATCH, or if it really is nothing but instructions on what I need to change. AT&T sent me two MMS TEXTS, while I was on the phone with them, that were 4kb in size, and were ONLY GOOD FOR 4 DAYS, by what was said with them. Both opened with the word, DOWNLOADING, following it, but the word DOWNLOADING, is still present, 2 days later. Must mean what they sent, I never had installed. But why install something, if it's NOT A SOFTWARE ISSUE as AT&T claims, and instead send a simple email with instructions, or a web site, I can read the instructions on? But, as of this morning, I really don't know how to handle this. Does anyone, understand what this means, and can explain in basic English, just what is wrong? Thank you.
All of this is software, stock sucks and now you see why the custom rom community is so large.
For edge, go to settings> wireless and network> mobile networks> network mode, change that to gsm only.
The nonmarket ota will have to be
a software patch because it's disabled completely in the settings of the OS. A simple guide on what to turn on in the settings won't do it it's deeper than that.
the sms/mms issue have you tried clearing the cache and or data in"settings>applications> manage applications>all> messing. Or using a different messaging app? I use handcent sms but there are several in the market.
Thanks. I'm starting to understand this rom craze I've been reading about.
On Edge as you suggested, when I get to Mobile Networks, after I click on it, I see NO Network Mode, that I could change to gsm only. I have 4 choices, Use Packet data, which is active, Data roaming, which is not active, Access point names, which shows ATT WAP, avtive, and Network operators, which shows a blacked out Default Setup. It's listed under Available Networks, but I can't even activate the Default setup. What's missing here?
As for the OTA, I'm glad to know it's as I thought, not as AT&T lied to me about. The two seperate AT&T messages they sent me, a little over two hours apart, are listed as such: <Subject: AT&T
test MMS> Downloading
Message size: 4KB
Expires: 5:57 pm, mAY 23
and when you long press it, a menu appears, that allows you to View message details. Click on that, you get
> Message details
Type: Multimedia message
notification
From: 28838270
Expires: 5:57 PM, May 23
Subject: AT&T test MMS
Message class: Informational
Message aize: 4KB
That is what they tried to push me, as the OTA, and as I said, Glen, an upper level tech, tried walking me through the settings, to physically make the change, but failed to do so. Do you understand what type of crap they were really pushing me?
I do have Handcent sms, but I never used it. I suppose I need to stop thinking everything is alike. I opened it up, and the options, are over whelming, so I chose those I thought were right. I'll read up on it later, to try and understand it better. It showed my text messages I already had, including the two test from AT&T, which actually allowed me to DOWNLOAD. Dowload what? Good question. But clicking it, showed it downloaded, SOMETHING. After that, I tried to install the Amazon appstore app, which AT&T kept blocking, and no surprises, it was blocked again just now. So, maybe AT&T knows what type of crap they sent me, but it damn sure didn't fix the BLOCK.
Guess you see I'm frustrated, but thanks for your reply. If this note helps you try something else, please let me know. Thanks.
MarketEnabler to get past the AT& T blocking (requires root)
IMHO, Custom ROMs is the only way to get the best out of your device.
Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz
Downloading?
I've had messages get stuck in downloading when someone sends me a MMS with a picture or a web link that needs to use the data connection to download the message and I have the Data network mode shut off. May want to check you're Data Network setting to see if its on or off. Something to check.
With 2.2 you can turn on or off Data network mode by holding the power button to bringing up the menu.
It seems if I want to stop being frustrated over AT&T and their not helping fix the issues, is to start thinking like a lot of you do. I have seem a lot about ROM, but in truth, don't know much about it. I'll try and read up to learn, just what I'm looking for, like what would best fit my issues. Thinking back on my face to face with Tech support, Friday, when I acted so frustrated, that even they couldn't fix my AT&T BLOCKING of apps NOT FROM THE MARKET, I had two different AT&T TECHS ask me, "WHY DO YOU WANT TO LOAD APPS, THAT ARE NOT FROM THE MARKET"? Why? How about I simply want to? Does that mean that AT&T has the mentality, that since they charge to provide service, that it allows them to DICTATE how we use the equipment we buy? What ever happened to the concept of TRUTH, in business these days? Anyway, I'll start trying to gain ideas from going with a custom rom, and see what woud best meet my needs, with one. Thanks.
You know what's funny?
All of the roms have what you're looking for
That's the entire spirit of roms, I bought this awesome peice if hardware but the software it came with is locked down, freedom robbing, laggy, ugly garbage. The phone belongs to us it's ours to do with what we please.
But before you take the rom leap, try super one click to root and it also unblocks non market apps
Okay, I'm not only new to this forum, but I am also inexperienced with Android software, and the exploits thereof. Here's the run down: I have reason to believe that my wife is either cheating on me, or very much considering it. While I am not able to navigate computers very well, I am able to navigate people's behavior quite well, and she is showing a lot of red flags that indicate to me that she is being deceptive, and that she may possibly be up to something with someone at work (which I don't have ready access to.) She has my old GS3 (No service, just wifi) and has recently been particularly occupied with it.
I put a keylogger on the computer and grabbed her passwords, but nothing is showing up. She has been deleting her messages, and has been using the private browser setting on the computer. I believe everything that is pertinent to the matter at hand is on that phone. Earlier today, I managed to guess her password while she was in the shower, but had to close shop quickly, due to her coming out. She must've had a trap set, seeing as she has since changed the password, and now I am stuck back at square one.
I tried guessing her password based off of her recent and past interests, favorite things, etc, but have been unsuccessful. What I need is a way to bypass her password, while leaving it intact, either through manual manipulation of the device, or through wifi. My PC is (unfortunately) Vista, and I don't know if she has google play activated on that phone or not. I don't know what she has going on on there, otherwise, I wouldn't be here.
I don't want ANY trace of me being there. If I find something, I will make it very apparent that I know about it. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it.
Sorry that you are having problems with your wife but no one here is going to telling how to hack into your wife's phone. It's illegal and just plain wrong no matter what you think she may be doing.
I have an LG Stylo H634. I've tried everything to bypass the frp lock. I've exhausted all the options I've found online. Everything everyone else has been able to try to bypass the frp lock on the LG Stylo H634 and LG phones alike, who were successful, but for some reason, all those methods they were able to successfully use, aren't available to me on this particular phone (story of my life, no joke). I don't know what it is. I've tried to access "update word suggestions" that option is literally UNAVAILABLE, like it isn't even listed in the phone anymore (it used to be though). I've tried the "Motor & Cognition" "press & hold" Home button, that didn't work (nothing happened). I've tried "TalkBack>Settings", "settings" option is grayed out. I've tried "Overview 'KEYCODE_VOLUME_DOWN" button, that didn't work. I've tried flashing with .tot and .dll files with several flashing tools. I've tried "toolbypass" tools. I've tried everything I can find, and literally nothing works. Is there anything that you can think of that you can share with me that might help me in this situation. I don't know what else to do. It's so frustrating because I've literally been at this for several months. This is getting out of hand. I mean, something that's so simple for someone else, is for some reason being so difficult for me. I've never had this many problems with technology. So if you can please at your earliest convenience, post anything that you may find helpful. And please, if you're trying to sell your services, I'm totally good on that. I don't send money to complete strangers with faith that you won't take my money and run. I mean, if I was willing to pay money to have this done for me, don't you think I would take the phone to a professional to have it fixed? Common sense. Anyways, thanks for any helpful tips and for trying. I appreciate it. And anyone that has a successful solution, I will be sure to let you know how grateful I am if any of your suggestions were successful. I will never be able to thank you enough.
AliciaLeighB said:
I have an LG Stylo H634. I've tried everything to bypass the frp lock. I've exhausted all the options I've found online. Everything everyone else has been able to try to bypass the frp lock on the LG Stylo H634 and LG phones alike, who were successful, but for some reason, all those methods they were able to successfully use, aren't available to me on this particular phone (story of my life, no joke). I don't know what it is. I've tried to access "update word suggestions" that option is literally UNAVAILABLE, like it isn't even listed in the phone anymore (it used to be though). I've tried the "Motor & Cognition" "press & hold" Home button, that didn't work (nothing happened). I've tried "TalkBack>Settings", "settings" option is grayed out. I've tried "Overview 'KEYCODE_VOLUME_DOWN" button, that didn't work. I've tried flashing with .tot and .dll files with several flashing tools. I've tried "toolbypass" tools. I've tried everything I can find, and literally nothing works. Is there anything that you can think of that you can share with me that might help me in this situation. I don't know what else to do. It's so frustrating because I've literally been at this for several months. This is getting out of hand. I mean, something that's so simple for someone else, is for some reason being so difficult for me. I've never had this many problems with technology. So if you can please at your earliest convenience, post anything that you may find helpful. And please, if you're trying to sell your services, I'm totally good on that. I don't send money to complete strangers with faith that you won't take my money and run. I mean, if I was willing to pay money to have this done for me, don't you think I would take the phone to a professional to have it fixed? Common sense. Anyways, thanks for any helpful tips and for trying. I appreciate it. And anyone that has a successful solution, I will be sure to let you know how grateful I am if any of your suggestions were successful. I will never be able to thank you enough.
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Probably sorted it out or trashed your Stylo by now but if not here's how I broke past FRP on this bastard roughly 15 minutes ago (someone gave it to me for the purpose of getting past FRP without using any tools but Google and my small collection of brain cells as a learning aide...good times). That said, I'd about given up and was looking at the tool tuts on YouTube and was ready to let the LG Tool thing do it's business when I stumbled into something about using a WiFi hotspot, then switching it off just as Google was trying to update before it usually tells you to f*** off or login with the unavailable Google account. I had TalkBack on and Universal Switch on yada yada blah blah Overview shortcut assigned to the volume down key and on the second attempt I switched my other phone's WiFi hotspot off just in time to have the screen switch to "Choose A Name" and pretty soon I was twerking about in the LG Stylo/Android OS settings menu. Disappointed to see no Android 6.0.1 update waiting in stasis though. Cricket continues to serve as the gold standard of suck. Smaller storage. Crappier camera. Probably never see Android M outside a custom rom (if there's a Santa). Some weird storage bug if you stream tunes requiring you download an update?! Tf!? And sealed up like Ft. Knox to become the toughest FRP bypass I've seen out of 4 total cases (all LG surprise, surprise) including an LG Leon I opted to use as a projectile weapon last summer just because it pleased me to see it die :angel: anywho good luck. Chin up. Pip pip cheery-oh and all that fun stuff.
Thanks for the help
Thank you so much. I actually figured it out a couple months ago via youtube. I finally found a video that had useful information for a change lol. I was so ecstatic, you don't even know lol. I had been trying to get into this phone for literally months, and I'm not exaggerating lol. I use it now for my google voice. But thank you so much responding and actually being interested in helping. This is the video that I watched on youtube h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNPdLHu33ac. This was the only video I found to actually work for me.
Hey guys,
I tried posting in a related thread, but someone suggested looking here.
I dont know as much as you guys, but I am having a problem with my LG Stylo 2 (MS550)
I am getting the "corrupt" error message and I need to get some important data from the phone's memory.
I am willing to do ANYTHING.
I decent with electronics, but I have never gotten into Android stuff.
Here is the problem:
My LG Stylo 2 froze one day and I had to take the battery out to shut it off. When I tried to reboot it, it wouldn't do anything. Now a month has passed and when I power on, sometimes it says:
"Your device is corrupted and cannot be trusted"
The top left of the sceen says "Boot verification Fail!! - cause DIFFERENT_HASH" and there is always a different 4 digit number to the left of the message.
It just keeps rebooting and cycles thru the same thing.
I cannot enter recovery mode, but I can access fastboot mode and the factory reset screen. I have NOT done a reset or touched anything. I can get the computer to recognize the USB connection for the fastboot, but I don't know what software I need to look at/edit it.
I believe that I have some very important data on the phone memory. I am willing to do anything to find out.
I dont care about fixing the phone. I just need to access the data. Mainly text messages and files that are saved on the phone's memory. Photos would help, but are not important.
I have been searching everywhere and it's hard for me to find much helpful info.
I am hoping that there might be some software that might allow me to copy the phone memory. But it sounds like I might need to repair the bootloader first?
If it comes down to it, I am willing to crack it open and manually make a conection to the phone's memory. I am fairly good with electronics, but I need to know what Im looking for and how to get it. I have used arduino with an FTDI adapter to program some boards before, but nothing this complex. I am willing to purchase whatever I need to get this job done. I do not have access to a raspberry pi, but I assume that it would be compatible. I am willing to do any soldering but I dont know what connections to look for. It there somewhere I can find a complete diagram/pinout for this phone? (LG Stylo 2). If anybody knows any information about how I can get the data, please let me know.
I was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor and I don't know how much time I have left.
Meanwhile, I am being accused of something that I did not do, and there is evidence on the phone that will help.
You guys can be as harsh if you want, but at this point I just need a little help. I am willing to try anything.
Please let me know if anybody can help point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
Background: my wife arrived home yesterday with a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2016 model (SM-P585) that had been written off by her company due to lockscreen protection being enabled and no one knowing who the last person was that it was issued to.
I kid you not.
Anyhow, one quick Odin flash later and it's booting up happily. However, FRP was enabled and now requires sign-in from the last person to have signed in on it, which is unknown. So I find myself one last step away from an awesome - and surprisingly well looked after - tablet but with no idea of what to do about FRP.
I've done a fair amount of reading and, outside of all those sites that seem to be run by the same Asian gent who is adamant I can only do it with his absolutely-not-suspicious-at-all application, understand that I can either flash 1) a combination file or 2) an old firmware in which the old workarounds are still effective, both of which will allow me to bypass it, but neither of which will work without USB debugging enabled and that can only be done via the developer options. And obviously I can't get to that.
If anyone has any advice on how I can make this work in my favour without having to get rid of it, I would sincerely appreciate it.
Alternatively, if this is the wrong place to post this question, a quick point and a kick in the ass in the right direction.
[Quick edit] I have no issues with rooting if that's what's required. Again, requires developer tools so...
Hint: Add " SM-P585 " to front of this thread's titel thus mainly people who owns such device get addressed, too.
I thought of that, but I don't believe this is an issue limited to my specific device model. I think it could apply to most, if not all, Android devices at some point.