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[Q] HTC phone wiped out - please help

Hi all -
I bought an HTC Touch pro Sprint phone, brand new, original and from the store and have had it for 3.5 years. Today, it froze and was running low on battery. I did a soft re-set with the stylus, something I've done many times over the years and I set the phone to recharge. It instead re-booted and wiped out all my data - contacts, text messages, voice mails, note files, pictures, apps and software I had downloaded. The phone restarted from scratch. It runs windows 6.1. How may I retrieve this data?
I am extremely upset as this information is essential and irreplaceable. I spoke to a computer data retrieving specialist who said it is possible to retrieve this information and not to use my phone till I get help. My phone is also my source of internet access at this moment. I am stranded and writing from a store. I know of this brilliant site - your site - from before, though I've not posted here before. If you can help me, I'd be so, so, so grateful. Thank you!

First of all don't put any data on your phone it will only write over the maybe recoverable space of your deleted files.
I dont know very much about your phone but if your able too connect it on USB as mass storage there is a chance you could recover it with:
Recuva
As i am a newby to these forums i can't post any links so just google recuva and than click the first link you'l get ..
Good luck..

Cant seem to bypass FRP on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge no matter what I try

I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from a guy off ebay with smashed the screen for a cheap price and recently took it to my local Official Samsung repair shop who repaired it for a reasonable price. I turned the phone on and it had all of the other guys personal stuff on the phone and he had a screen lock on there that I didn't know how to unlock so I did a factory reset in recovery without realising about FRP. When the phone rebooted I get the google screen asking me for the original google account credentials. I have tried contacting him and getting no joy. I have tried all of the methods in youtube but as the phone has the December 2016 security update none of them seem to work. When I plug the phone into my PC windows just says the USB device has malfunctioned and does not connect. I have installed the full Samsung USB drivers but the PC still doesn't recognise it. Could the fact it is not recognised be due to the google frp or could it be to do with the fact the phone could still be damaged from when it was dropped. Im not fussed about the USB port in normal use but it appears the only method to bypass the FRP is via the USB and using one of those methods. Can anyone help please?

I had the same problem and from my understanding all the methods are blocked now I'm trying to find out if theres a way that i just havent figured out yet i've book marked your question and will keep checking back to see if you have had any help

I know it is a tricky subject as I could be in possession of a stolen phone in which case I am rightly being locked out of it but I have the receipt to prove I have purchased it which I am willing to show to anybody who might know a way around it.

Have you tried putting it in download mode then using emergency recovery on Smart Switch?

Yes tried that earlier. Smart Switch doesn't recognise it. Just stays on the screen telling me to connect the phone even though I already have. When I plug the phone into the laptop it says the USB device (my phone) has malfunctioned and Windows doesn't recognise it. I have tried ODIN and that doesn't recognise the phone either as it isn't being given a COM number by Windows. Guess I will have to take it back to the Samsung Support Centre as I paid them to get the phone working and he said the price quoted was to get it fully working. If the USB isn't working then they can repair it!

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Ditto as him
Proof of ownership, otherwise identical to dec update. whatever you think, need the help..thanks
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I've just unlocked a S5 Neo.
I flashed the very first firmware version (5.1.1)
FRP lock still there BUT I could now use the side sync hack or samsung unlock APK on OTG cable.
Then flashed the latest 6.0.1 version

Did you manage to unlock it?
I have the same problem

Any good current methods for this

uninstall all drivers related and kies. Then install kies and needed drivers. See if you can connect via download mode now.

godders3906 said:
I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from a guy off ebay with smashed the screen for a cheap price and recently took it to my local Official Samsung repair shop who repaired it for a reasonable price. I turned the phone on and it had all of the other guys personal stuff on the phone and he had a screen lock on there that I didn't know how to unlock so I did a factory reset in recovery without realising about FRP. When the phone rebooted I get the google screen asking me for the original google account credentials. I have tried contacting him and getting no joy. I have tried all of the methods in youtube but as the phone has the December 2016 security update none of them seem to work. When I plug the phone into my PC windows just says the USB device has malfunctioned and does not connect. I have installed the full Samsung USB drivers but the PC still doesn't recognise it. Could the fact it is not recognised be due to the google frp or could it be to do with the fact the phone could still be damaged from when it was dropped. Im not fussed about the USB port in normal use but it appears the only method to bypass the FRP is via the USB and using one of those methods. Can anyone help please?
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Try this OP.

I Found A Way To Remove FRP that dosen't trip any trips
thundastruck said:
Try this OP.
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Have a look at my post here... How To Reset FRP (Nearly All Fones From Android 6.x.x to 7.x.x, No Trips, Flash counter inciment, Knox, Still Mode = Official, Warenty 0 (0x0000) (Still working 16 June 2017)
You see, im not all that good with programming APK files, Dalvik VM, Obex,ect, but Linux I'm your man so i figured where is the email/pass info held and is there a switch to keep it on off, ends up one of the easiest hacks i've ever done, no complicates hashed/salted double coded switch, or hard wired switch,
just a very small partition that when or if you have any google account info stored in it you get locked out till you enter the exact same info, so i just dd,d the partition after taking a backup of course lol (; then when the fone booted to download mode i noted FRP=OFF so i flashed the stock bootloader to let the fone boot all the way to video mode and YES!!! it thought it was a new fone never been used before then i check the switches/trips KNOX , device status = official, to test i just made a new google account on the spot on the phone filled all the [email protected] in then voila its working, calls, all menu items ok, official all knox fine, just the way it was when i first got it, except obviously I've upgraded to v7, hopefully this works for you, please dont use or talk about illegall activity with this, or using it for profit, it's agift I gave you's for free so i want it to stay that way, all i want is a thanks, and a beer, lol, no but seriously, when the guy that invented the hammer to ease the effort of pussing nails into wood with you hands, never got hassle about murders with them, tha fact the could be used to rob banks, rob people, damage things, smash up shops, etc so... think about it, all i done was make a tool to help people too. theres litteraly millions of exploits, including android based ones out there just now check, https://www.exploit-db.com/ , OWASP_Vulnerable_Web_Applications_Directory_Project , http://www.exploit-db.com/ , http://www.blackploit.com/ , packetstorm cve etc etc. #
This is a tool to help people how when they first got there fone, and just filled in any old stuff to get into the fun part of the fone. ie "you cannot use [email protected],com as it already in use how about [email protected],com then the password, use one lower case, one higher case, one number , one symbol, more than 12 letters but less than 20, don't use anything you talk about, your name dob etc etc etc , so most people just pick the random one google pumps out and tries random passwords till one goes through, "I've seen this done a few times with my own eyes and had to stop them and explain and this was b4 FRP" Also if you change one letter in your google password, Factory reset your fone, your locked out if the fone never got the change in time, try it, Anyways if people use this for illegal purposes its there evilness there using not mine, there just using my tool as well as the thousand of others in the arsonry, even the OS check out "kali linux OS", "Parrot OS" "Blackbuntu OS"," BlackArch Linux" Also say you code a program to check hashes at a faster rate to speed up logins etc, a hacker will use it to check stolen passwd lists faster, if a faster CPU is made, the first thing a hacker thinks of is how many words/letters it can do a second so they can bruteforce the wifi key of the local bank, hospital etc.... so?

tried EVERYTHING ....
I have the USCellular G935R4 .... S#iiiit , like I've even gotten to the actual HOMESCREEN , but no matter what I do it wont do it.. i can access just about any app and the settings accurately every single time within seconds-mins, even tried flashing it, even had FULL access and control over it using sidesync, and i tried rooting it from oneclickroot on pc but thennnn knox trips and won't let me enable developer options.... And got the error with "sign in using email and password" on quick shortcut maker , PLUS tried everything to fix the error by reinstalling google account manager , etc ...
But NOTHING ...
If ANYONE has any idea how to successfully do get into it , Pplleasee let me know!
???
Seriously ,
I swear , I'll even pay someone ...

Try flashing the phone to the latest MM via odin and try bypassing. I tried it on my G** da** S6 with may 2017 patch. Dowgraded into latest MM and tried different bypass and it worked.

any help in 2020
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cany help in 2020 S7 Att frp removal PLEASE

Oppo Neo 7 Lost Mode Activating Problem

I ask this question here because i don't find any room that discuss this handheld so I really appreciated any help.
I personally don't own this handheld, but my sister's. Some weeks ago she lost it and by any luck have chance to activate lost mode on Android Device Manager.
But somehow that lost Oppo Neo 7 delivered to her again by someone. When she wanted to activate it again use Android Device Manager, it can't be done. Even when already changed the password many time, it's always told it wrong password.
Once I help by set a new password and some "activating message" just to be sure that my new password had been sent to this Oppo Neo 7. The activating mesage is changed to what I've set but the password still wrong. I even tried to check the combination of caps lock but the result is negative.
I have bring it to Oppo's Official Service Centre but they can't help much. They only said it must done by Factory Reset but we don't want that because we have to extract some family photos on it's internal.
I already tried ADB with SDK and recovery mode. It connected right but I can not read internal's data. It seemed caused by the encodes.
Is there anybody can help me how to extract this data on lost mode? Or maybe activating this HH without resetting?
And if I reset it, how the percentage I can salvage with undelete application to find the deleted photo on post-Factory Reset?

Forgot phone password

Friend got into a fight with his brother. His brother was able to break into his phone.
Friend changed the password on the device last week, and because of his school, he doesn't take the phone with him.
He opened the phone today, and can't remember the password.
It is a Moto G7 Power, running Android 9
It has GenTech installed on the phone.
I do not know any specifics beyond that, as the settings are hidden behind a lock screen.
When I logged into the Google account, it looks like the account hasn't been backing up photos, contacts, etc since the GenTech was put on. iDrive also hasn't been backing anything up.
Are there any tools that can remove the lock screen? Preferably free, but I wouldn't mind paying a small amount. And NOT wipe the device.
Before coming here, I saw Eelphone, but it looked super shady.
Searching through XDA's forums, I saw Dr.Fone as an application as well.
Are these the best options? I mean, I troubleshoot devices for clients all the time, and thankfully haven't had to recover their devices like this, and I know that it has changed a lot since the beginnings of Android, but I need something in the toolbox for sure.
Any help is appreciated, thank you!
Edit: I thought I might try Dr.Fone on my Motorola device. Uh, not the right application that I need! I want the data preserved, not wiped. If I wanted the phone wiped, I'd have done it from the bootloader.
(Or do they make a copy of the device, wipe the phone, and reload everything minus the lock screen?)
(Or is Dr.Fone a malicious program masquerading as legitimate?)

DaNissNYC said:
Friend got into a fight with his brother. His brother was able to break into his phone.
Friend changed the password on the device last week, and because of his school, he doesn't take the phone with him.
He opened the phone today, and can't remember the password.
It is a Moto G7 Power, running Android 9
It has GenTech installed on the phone.
I do not know any specifics beyond that, as the settings are hidden behind a lock screen.
When I logged into the Google account, it looks like the account hasn't been backing up photos, contacts, etc since the GenTech was put on. iDrive also hasn't been backing anything up.
Are there any tools that can remove the lock screen? Preferably free, but I wouldn't mind paying a small amount. And NOT wipe the device.
Before coming here, I saw Eelphone, but it looked super shady.
Searching through XDA's forums, I saw Dr.Fone as an application as well.
Are these the best options? I mean, I troubleshoot devices for clients all the time, and thankfully haven't had to recover their devices like this, and I know that it has changed a lot since the beginnings of Android, but I need something in the toolbox for sure.
Any help is appreciated, thank you!
Edit: I thought I might try Dr.Fone on my Motorola device. Uh, not the right application that I need! I want the data preserved, not wiped. If I wanted the phone wiped, I'd have done it from the bootloader.
(Or do they make a copy of the device, wipe the phone, and reload everything minus the lock screen?)
(Or is Dr.Fone a malicious program masquerading as legitimate?)
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Is the device rooted?
Does the device have USB debugging enabled in system settings?
If the answers to these questions are no, then all you can do is factory reset. After resetting, it will probably be FRP locked(Factory Reset Protection), which means you still need to remember the google account username and password to get logged into the device, but, the lockscreen pin/password will be removed. You'll lose the user's data in the process. At this point, if it isn't rooted or does not have USB debugging enabled, there aren't really any options to save their user data before resetting the device.
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The phone is not rooted, unless the GenTech software gained the root access. (I am too new to post a direct link, but it is a monitoring program - I don't know how common it is outside of my community)
If I recall correctly, I did get access to developer options, but that was back in July - I'm not sure if I have developer options enabled at this time.
The paid softwares can't crack it? That really is too bad.

A/B slot boot failure

Hello, I'm Andrea & Im pretty new & a bit nervous to attempt some of these steps. But I very much need some help please.
I have the Moto G Stylus XT2043-4 {2020, I think} through Metro PCS, we've got 3 of these identical phones. However 1 of them is NOT BOOTING UP Correctly. {Using chat with Motorola rescue assistant, they stated: Phone has A/B Slot boot failure, & it is in AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure) & only way to fix is to Completely Reset & Start From Scratch.
You see this is My Daddy's phone, who Passed Away on March 6th... & I Desperately Don't Want To Completely WIPE ANYTHING as in User Info/Data if at all possible. So I'm turning here in hopes of assistance to SAVE My Daddy's Stuff that's on his phone.
I have read and attempted the advice/info in some of the threads here & I frankly get a little confused and a bit more nervous when it comes to things here {commands/input correctly} BUT I HAVE TO TRY. Also I am UNABLE To Do Anything as far as Switching USB Connection Type, Debugging, or Enable ADB, from the phone screen or when connected to pc. I feel like I literally need baby steps & entirely walked through this process PLEASE???
I'll post a couple pics of what screen says currently as it attempts to power up, hopeful this will help anyone willing to help me here.
Thank you for reading this longa** post & any attempts to assist me are very greatly appreciated, as I just can't bear to Ruin the last of my Daddy's pics & things from his phine, it is literally the only thing my son & I have left of my Daddy...
Feel free to message me if needed if any possiblity to help.
Love & Light,
Andrea
Moto G Stylus {2020}
Model: XT2043-4
Carrier: Metro PCS
Firmware: SOFIA_T_QPRS30.80_64_6_6_5_2

DenaliRyda said:
Hello, I'm Andrea & Im pretty new & a bit nervous to attempt some of these steps. But I very much need some help please.
I have the Moto G Stylus XT2043-4 {2020, I think} through Metro PCS, we've got 3 of these identical phones. However 1 of them is NOT BOOTING UP Correctly. {Using chat with Motorola rescue assistant, they stated: Phone has A/B Slot boot failure, & it is in AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure) & only way to fix is to Completely Reset & Start From Scratch.
You see this is My Daddy's phone, who Passed Away on March 6th... & I Desperately Don't Want To Completely WIPE ANYTHING as in User Info/Data if at all possible. So I'm turning here in hopes of assistance to SAVE My Daddy's Stuff that's on his phone.
I have read and attempted the advice/info in some of the threads here & I frankly get a little confused and a bit more nervous when it comes to things here {commands/input correctly} BUT I HAVE TO TRY. Also I am UNABLE To Do Anything as far as Switching USB Connection Type, Debugging, or Enable ADB, from the phone screen or when connected to pc. I feel like I literally need baby steps & entirely walked through this process PLEASE???
I'll post a couple pics of what screen says currently as it attempts to power up, hopeful this will help anyone willing to help me here.
Thank you for reading this longa** post & any attempts to assist me are very greatly appreciated, as I just can't bear to Ruin the last of my Daddy's pics & things from his phine, it is literally the only thing my son & I have left of my Daddy...
Feel free to message me if needed if any possiblity to help.
Love & Light,
Andrea
Moto G Stylus {2020}
Model: XT2043-4
Carrier: Metro PCS
Firmware: SOFIA_T_QPRS30.80_64_6_6_5_2
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Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way to get data off of the phone.
The only thing that might be possible, is if he backed up the photos with google photos, and he signed in with another device like a PC.
You could use the PC to access the photos.
https://photos.google.com

sd_shadow said:
Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way to get data off of the phone.
The only thing that might be possible, is if he backed up the photos with google photos, and he signed in with another device like a PC.
You could use the PC to access the photos.
https://photos.google.com
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Thank you for your info & thought; sd_shadow...
However, my Daddy was 80 years Young & barely able to use this device & had never laid a finger on any other type of system, computer, etc... I tried to show him how to use a tablet once as his TV remote went out & hid TV had an app to utilize in replacement until the company dould bring him another TV remote once the weekend had ended but he wasn't too comfortable with that so I had to scurry and figure out how to reprogram his scrambled TV remote quickly or else he'd planned to stay on the same annoying TV channel all weekend... Infomercials & all...
thank you anyways, I'm holding into hope there's gotta be someone out here in techi~land here who can give some help... Sure,y someone somewhere.... Thank you very much though... Have a positive evening...

I think if you remember his pin or pattern you would be able to flash and use TWRP to access and backup his data on an external SD card and then reflash the rom on the phone and then restore his data back.