Hello guys,
The unthinkable has happened, I forgot my phone in a public place...
*Running 5.1.1
*It's rooted
*Its not encrypted so theoretically someone could wipe the device bypassing the lock screen
*I know that no one has wiped it yet because I can remotely install apps via playstore and verify that they have been installed, meaning LTE is still enabled, and it has battery life.
*I have Android Device Manager installed
Here is the kicker, I habitually leave GPS disabled to lengthen battery life. I've remotely installed Cerberus to the phone but I'm not sure if there is any use trying with cerbus if I haven't launched or signed into cerberus on the device itself. I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how I can remotely activate my GPS? I'm running out of time before the battery dies or someone wipes the device. I have to either locate it or remotely clear the internal memory.
Thanks for any help guys.
I have just tried my Cyanogen account online and as soon as i hit locate it turns my GPS to high accuracy. Not sure if this is only on COS12 or if it works on any CM rom (if you are using CM)
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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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so a while back I misplaced my shield at work and to avoid leaving my account vulnerable I sent a lock request via android device manager (device wasn't connected to wifi)
A couple days later the device was found and returned to me and i continued using it offline for a while to keep my battery from draining too fast.
then a few weeks later I went online to download new Fpse plugins and the device locked as it should've...but i forgot what password i used. "No problem" I thought, and went onto ADM and set a new password.
I got this message and the new password was not recognized. I've tried all my usual passwords with no luck and would rather not do a factory reset as I'm pretty sure my ocarina of time save is on the internal memory and I really don't want to do the water temple again
I've called some branch of google (they make it very difficult to find someone to talk to) as well as nvidia with each party telling me to contact the other.
Is there anything I can do?
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.
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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?
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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.
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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!!!
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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!
Good day, dear forum!
For long time i tried to clean my hacked samsung smartphone. But no luck.
I perfomed FRP in Samsung service center in my town. Situation the same.
Symptoms of hacking:
1. Gmail account hacked. I registered from my email but in registration form i see completely different email, not mine.
2. In my smartphone I see to apps with the same name ("email" and so on).
3. All my apps got all possible permission to acsess my data (network, sd card, system etc). Some of my important files is deleted and destroyed by hacker.
4. When i take affort for defend from hacker (for example, using privacy guide etc), privacy guide panels and factory reset panel become untouchable after 20 min,
although they work well in first minutes after installing OS.
5. I blocked wi-fi and bluetooth connections. I have no wi-fi connection at home. But i see that NFC is running, all my apps connected to wi-fi, phone working very slowly.
I see that phone maked 5 calls during 30 min when it was turned off (!). I think, my phone use hacker's wi-fi.
What i did:
1. Performed FRP in samsung service center. No luck.
2. I installed 4 files service firmware via Odin. The same.
3. I did FRP and installed TWRP, SuperSu, LineageOS v.14. During installation i cleaned Dalvik/ART Cache, Data, Internal Storage, System, Cache.
Also i skiped google and samsung verification. But also no luck.
Finally, i understand that hackers files, apps, peaces of code etc exist not in firmware, but deeper in core.
I think there is another one superuser and he has much more permissions in system then mine.
So, my question is:
-- where i can find and delete extra superuser on my phone,
-- where i can find and delete dangerous app permissions, added by hacker,
-- where i can find and delete dangerous changes (apps, files, pieces of code) added by hacker,
-- what extra actions i can perfom to deleted hacker from my phone (exept FRP and custom OS/firmware)?
There is similar post but i don't see decisions for me
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/security/trojan-infected-recovery-phone-partition-t3762962
Sorry for long post and my English mistakes. I will be greatly appriciated for any advice!
Yours sencerely, Olga
I cleaned partitions and installed Lineage OS again. Phone changed MAC address Wi-Fi and now use NFC connection and wi-fi. I can't block NFC and Wi-Fi, button is not working. Can you explain me how phone can be hacked if dring the installation i didn't use sim-card or wi-fi? How i can change core settings/use custom core?
OlgaMar said:
I cleaned partitions and installed Lineage OS again. Phone changed MAC address Wi-Fi and now use NFC connection and wi-fi. I can't block NFC and Wi-Fi, button is not working. Can you explain me how phone can be hacked if dring the installation i didn't use sim-card or wi-fi? How i can change core settings/use custom core?
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it is possible that the hacker installed the software on a partition and updating will not help that. You would need to check all the partitions their size and what are their permissions and compare it to stock, wiping the phone with dd if you have a full software image (the entire hard drive image) will also work but it is a take no chances command.
Hi all,
I was siting at my PC when my Lineage cell Moto G4 Plus suddenly rebooted while sitting on desk.
I had Not touched it.
It is locked and needs a password to start or open after 30 seconds.
I have absolutely no idea why this happened, battery was at 80% charge.
When digging I found an unknown number of ROOT Certificates had been installed, from all over the world.
I disabled them all for now.
I tried to password my sim card but am not allowed it has already been password protected but not by me.
I am thinking changing my sim might secure it, not sure.
I have made backups stored offline and off the cell.
Any information will be greatly accepted.
Thank you.
LP
EDIT: Data, Bluetooth and Wifi are always off
Root Access is also always Disabled