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Sprint is taking away the discount I've had, so S5 has to go back to BestBuy and I'll go to VZW. I'm already rooted and in on the sleshepic's ROM. What steps should I take besides flashing the stock ROM to make the phone returnable? I guess I'll need to return to the stock recovery. What about the KNOX and its flash counter? Will it present a problem?
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Sprint is taking away the discount I've had, so S5 has to go back to BestBuy and I'll go to VZW. I'm already rooted and in on the sleshepic's ROM. What steps should I take besides flashing the stock ROM to make the phone returnable? I guess I'll need to return to the stock recovery. What about the KNOX and its flash counter? Will it present a problem?
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Depends how much the store pays attention.
Sometimes they just check that the phone turns on, remove the battery and scan the barcode to deactivate lol.
Most phone returns end up being sent out to the manufacture to be "refurbished" as they are not allowed to sell them as new again.
You could always just flash stock rom on it and try, worst they will do is say no, and in which case you can flash back the recovery and try again.
The KNOX/Counter can't be reset (or at least yet) so if they go by that, regardless you're screwed, but again, it all depends how much they care, know, or pay attention.
Do you know how can I flash the stock recovery? Where can they see the KNOX counter? My phone doesn't show anything during the boot process.
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Do you know how can I flash the stock recovery? Where can they see the KNOX counter? My phone doesn't show anything during the boot process.
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I'd imagine same process people used to get the recent update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729617
The KNOX counter I think shows in the bootloader.
The Sprint store by me checks every Samsung device for it if flagged or not in the back, no idea if BestBuy would or is even aware. It totally depends on who you deal with and if they involve anyone else etc.
Oh, so they might actually boot the phone into recovery... If this happens I will be screwed. Will they put a record in my account? In other words, if the first attempt fails, will I be able to try my luck in a different store?
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Oh, so they might actually boot the phone into recovery... If this happens I will be screwed. Will they put a record in my account? In other words, if the first attempt fails, will I be able to try my luck in a different store?
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Dude honestly I wouldn't sweat it at all! Say you bought it at Best Buy, if they reject you (which I could almost guarantee they won't as long as you are stock), then just go to the next nearest Best Buy. Stop sweating it so much brotha!
Thanks! I just need to remember to reinstall that USB port cover
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Oh, so they might actually boot the phone into recovery... If this happens I will be screwed. Will they put a record in my account? In other words, if the first attempt fails, will I be able to try my luck in a different store?
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Na they won't put a record, just make sure to get your receipt back is all, regardless if they check it's your proof of purchase and right to retain, even should they decline to accept the refund. FWIW Best Buy is legally allowed to decline any and all returns, as any store is. But in this case I don't think you need worry unless you got a really tech savvy person who does ROMs themselves and wanted to be an a$$ lol.
But as the other person stated, the chances of Best Buy booting it into recovery are slim, just put an stock rom on it.
I doubt they'd even notice the charger port door missing lol.
Want to report that my return went well. They matched MEID on the sticker under the battery to the box and turned the phone on normally. They didn't put it onto recovery or download. So I'll stay with my old S3 for a little bit longer.
Hi all. My new phone was going greatish. It was a little laggy, so thought I would root it and remove some of the preinstalled junk. All went fine no problem.
I removed some of the vodafone (UK) stuff, and all was well. Some time later though, I get a message:
"Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped"
And now my phone won't find the network and message pops up every couple of seconds. I tried a factory reset, but I suspect this made it worse as I have now lost my backups from Titanium app. The phone is basically unusable as it is due to constant error message and no network.
I have tried to access the recovery menu, but i get an empty robot with "no command".
I have seen some mention of CIDs on other forums but haven't got a clue how to go about fixing it or even where to start.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as obviously the phone is absolutely brand new, and I'm very very upset about the whole thing! Not to mention the fact that I feel like an idiot!
Anyway, thanks in advance.
You deleted something that was not suppose to be deleted. Don't the stock tot file on this forum and follow the steps to Flash back to factory
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-flex2/general/guide-lg-g-flex-2-stock-firmware-to-t3037593 follow the video and you should be up in running in no time . make sure this link support your version not sure which g flex2 Version you have.
Still no tot files available for the LG G Flex 2 (any variant). Sorry got to wait for some to become available.
Thanks for the input. I figured it would be something like that. Any idea when the files might be available? I don't mind being a guinea pig at this stage. My phone is LG H955 on Vodafone UK.
I am going to try and play dumb in Vodafone shop today and see if they'll replace it there and then (doubtful).
I suppose my other alternative is to return it to LG for Firmware Flash. Anyone know if this is possible and potential cost?
Strangely, I'm not so bothered about (temporarily) destroying my brand new phone too much, it's my sudden lack of connectivity that hurts the most.
Thanks guys
Further update; I have spoken to LG tech support / repair department, and I told them the phone had been rooted etc. (I didn't leave any identifying details!) They informed me that as the phone was now out of warranty, I should speak to their service partner SBE.
After calling SBE, they informed me that LG or their partner have no obligation to fix rooted phones, so apparently they just won't do it, even though I'm certain they could, which kind of sucks, as I was obviously willing to pay.
So it looks like I'm waiting for the TOT files. I hope they come along soon!
Lesson well and truly learned!
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Further update; I have spoken to LG tech support / repair department, and I told them the phone had been rooted etc. (I didn't leave any identifying details!) They informed me that as the phone was now out of warranty, I should speak to their service partner SBE.
After calling SBE, they informed me that LG or their partner have no obligation to fix rooted phones, so apparently they just won't do it, even though I'm certain they could, which kind of sucks, as I was obviously willing to pay.
So it looks like I'm waiting for the TOT files. I hope they come along soon!
Lesson well and truly learned!
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Stay positive. Hopefully those tot files come soon. I on the other hand what to experiment with my phone but need a tot file just in case I mess anything up.
If it's just your dialer that's acting up, have you tried a third party dialer to make phone calls?
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Further update; I have spoken to LG tech support / repair department, and I told them the phone had been rooted etc. (I didn't leave any identifying details!) They informed me that as the phone was now out of warranty, I should speak to their service partner SBE.
After calling SBE, they informed me that LG or their partner have no obligation to fix rooted phones, so apparently they just won't do it, even though I'm certain they could, which kind of sucks, as I was obviously willing to pay.
So it looks like I'm waiting for the TOT files. I hope they come along soon!
Lesson well and truly learned!
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Lets see if we can work on this.
Is it working ok, just not picking up the network?
How long exactly have you had it?
If you put what you all deleted meaning what folders they were in i could make a copy of that folder or apps you deleted and upload them on dropbox for you that might help get you going worth a shot
Be better if someone had the same variant as you i have the Sprint model.
Thanks again for input. I have hopefully managed to sort this with my provider. I was just within the 14 day cancellation period, so I have arranged for a brand new handset. I know its a little bit naughty but if the phone wasnt so laggy to begin with, I would never have rooted it.
I'm guessing it makes no difference to them as the phone will go back to lg for wipe and reflash as a matter of course once returned.
Thanks folks, I will remain on this forum and hopefully not do anything quite so stupid again!
Unfortunately this is my last day with this device . Great phone but i was wrong the 810 processor is dangerously hot to the point it felt like my pockets were on fire. This my second g flex2 and I'm moving on to something more reliable. Love this phone but this heat issue i can't risk. After 14 days i would be stuck with this phone and i can't take the risk of hoping of getting a device that function fine bye everyone.
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Today, I've gotten myself in a similar pickle after applying noob root.. Data OK but no phonecalls and no txts. When I tried to make a call, the thing said the phone is not activated. Sprint tech supp was of course no help, so after some digging I found this: ##72786#
Factory reset, keep the data (and all apps).
That solved it.
I guess I'm old enough to know that being lazy doesn't pay.
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Today, I've gotten myself in a similar pickle after applying noob root.. Data OK but no phonecalls and no txts. When I tried to make a call, the thing said the phone is not activated. Sprint tech supp was of course no help, so after some digging I found this: ##72786#
Factory reset, keep the data (and all apps).
That solved it.
I guess I'm old enough to know that being lazy doesn't pay.
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so you had root, and while doing this factory reset you were able to go back to full stock unrooted rom? if so, were you able to install updates? i too have a sprint version and i was rooted and tried installing an update but failed, i then unrooted my phone tried the update again and still got an error. im just wondering if this method would actually help people who have the same problem as i do.
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so you had root, and while doing this factory reset you were able to go back to full stock unrooted rom? if so, were you able to install updates? i too have a sprint version and i was rooted and tried installing an update but failed, i then unrooted my phone tried the update again and still got an error. im just wondering if this method would actually help people who have the same problem as i do.
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Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
I tried every possible way to install this damn update. Rooted, unrooted, factory reset 4 times, tried to install from the system update in settings, from recovery (which is, at least for me, very tricky to get into) all efforts errored out.
I posted a link to the update.zip in other thread.
So then I gave up and used this noob root which killed voice calls and text.
This code I posted says it does a factory reset but is resetting something else than other factory resets because almost all my settings, passwords and all apps remained intact.. Then I used the original root method and everything works like it's supposed to.
I guess we'll have to wait until someone finally starts developing for our phone.
So after a few days I just received a notification for the update for the third time. Any suggestions as to how I should proceed? I've tried it while being rooted and failed, also tried it the second time after unrooting and failed too. Also, what is the default location where the update is downloaded to, so I can back it up.
So far nothing has worked. The update should be in the cache folder. There is also a link to download the update that someone posted in another thread here about the update.
FYI - I forced the update through recovery over root and bricked my phone. Like all the way bricked. I can get to recovery and download mode, but no fastboot even. Luckily I was within my 14 days and there is no way to tell it is rooted... because it doesn't even get that far, so I got a replacement. My sincere advice would be to wait to root until we have custom recovery and stock firmware available, and if you have root now, wait to update until a dev can release a "root safe" version.
I'm not an expert but I'm not new either. I got the original Evo on launch day and have done all kinds of dumb stuff to every phone since. This is the first time I haven't been able to recover it.
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FYI - I forced the update through recovery over root and bricked my phone. Like all the way bricked. I can get to recovery and download mode, but no fastboot even. Luckily I was within my 14 days and there is no way to tell it is rooted... because it doesn't even get that far, so I got a replacement. My sincere advice would be to wait to root until we have custom recovery and stock firmware available, and if you have root now, wait to update until a dev can release a "root safe" version.
I'm not an expert but I'm not new either. I got the original Evo on launch day and have done all kinds of dumb stuff to every phone since. This is the first time I haven't been able to recover it.
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=( *hug. That sucks man, thankfully you were able to get it replaced. *pfew I dodged a bullet there. I was actually thinking about doing the same thing getting home from work. Yeah its best we don't mess with the phone any longer those that have root at the moment. Until custom recovery and stock rom is out like he says.
Wow. How did you manage to "force" the update through recovery? I tried it through recovery but it would error out. (Error 7)
I will tell you, as a cautionary tale.
The error when you flash from recovery references a specific file that is incompatible with the update. I used root explorer to investigate further and found that the root script had overwritten a system file. The original was saved as "original" so I deleted the file causing the error and renamed the original one. After that, the update went through and I thought I was golden... Only now nothing else works.
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm new to this!
Here's what's going on.
I bought the device, turned it on, and it opens to someone elses LOCK SCREEN. Maybe I shouldnt have but I immediately factory reset.
During reset, says "E:failed to mount / preload (No such file or directory)" - Was it rooted before? When I turn it on, I get the google lockout "please enter an email address previously associated with this device". Obviously, I have no idea what that is. Person who sold it to me says they don't know what i'm talking about. I just want to use the device (Don't necessarily want to root it, but only beacuse I'm afraid of bricking. I'm not opposed to the idea, and I rooted my galaxy nexus way back when) Obviously, because I can't get to the settings, I can't enable debugging or OEM.
BUT - The device DOES enter download mode! Does this mean I can flash a factory image? If so, will my google lockout problem even go away if I do? Note 5 came with 5.1.1, which is when they implemented the lockout; would 5.0 run on a note5 at all?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Please forgive my ignorance, I'm new to this!
Here's what's going on.
I bought the device, turned it on, and it opens to someone elses LOCK SCREEN. Maybe I shouldnt have but I immediately factory reset.
During reset, says "E:failed to mount / preload (No such file or directory)" - Was it rooted before? When I turn it on, I get the google lockout "please enter an email address previously associated with this device". Obviously, I have no idea what that is. Person who sold it to me says they don't know what i'm talking about. I just want to use the device (Don't necessarily want to root it, but only beacuse I'm afraid of bricking. I'm not opposed to the idea, and I rooted my galaxy nexus way back when) Obviously, because I can't get to the settings, I can't enable debugging or OEM.
BUT - The device DOES enter download mode! Does this mean I can flash a factory image? If so, will my google lockout problem even go away if I do? Note 5 came with 5.1.1, which is when they implemented the lockout; would 5.0 run on a note5 at all?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Sounds like a stock factory image flash via Odin is the best thing you can do. Who knows what is on that phone.
+1. Odin to stock. You can get Odin and the stock image from Tek's sticky at the top of this section.
Here's the thing, if you met face to face you should have tested it. If you purchased it online, should have been reset. Sounds suspicious to me. Either the seller isn't being honest or, not to accuse you, you are not. Let's assume the seller, verify the imei number with swappa or another service and see what that tells you if you haven't. I would be cautious using the phone, hopefully it's not going to be an issue for you.
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Here's the thing, if you met face to face you should have tested it. If you purchased it online, should have been reset. Sounds suspicious to me. Either the seller isn't being honest or, not to accuse you, you are not. Let's assume the seller, verify the imei number with swappa or another service and see what that tells you if you haven't. I would be cautious using the phone, hopefully it's not going to be an issue for you.
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It is very sketchy. I don't blame you for being suspicious of me, but I will say that before I reset the thing, the person's lock screen had a new email notification, which listed their address, and I did send them a message asking if they lost a phone. I would be fully willing to return it at no cost if they responded to me saying they did indeed lose it, but that hasn't happened, and it's been a while.
You sound like you think I should just dump it? I'd like to either find out if it's missing or use it, but if you think something might happen to me, maybe I will? What do you think could happen?
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+1. Odin to stock. You can get Odin and the stock image from Tek's sticky at the top of this section.
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Do you mean this rom? http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...-port-urv1-t3202330/post62846647#post62846647
No. One of the Samsung stock roms that appear at the top of this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3187422
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I'd try to use it. Worse case scenario it gets blacklisted and they turn it off.
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No. One of the Samsung stock roms that appear at the top of this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3187422
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I'd try to use it. Worse case scenario it gets blacklisted and they turn it off.
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Oops, sorry. Well, thanks for your help. It'll take a few hours to download the stock image but I'll let you guys know what happens.
When I'm just flashing stock I don't use a kernel or anything like that, right? I'm usually the one getting irritated at people for not using the search function, but when it comes to CFW/Smartphones I just always want to make 100% sure I know what I'm doing. I don't want a $400 brick.
I really appreciate all the help!
I don't think you can just flash stock and beat this. If you cannot anyway, there's another forum called.. GSM something or other, and I've seen people post they can beat the Google email requirement with a black box.
jemisexcitement said:
Oops, sorry. Well, thanks for your help. It'll take a few hours to download the stock image but I'll let you guys know what happens.
When I'm just flashing stock I don't use a kernel or anything like that, right? I'm usually the one getting irritated at people for not using the search function, but when it comes to CFW/Smartphones I just always want to make 100% sure I know what I'm doing. I don't want a $400 brick.
I really appreciate all the help!
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Don't do anything with that phone. Go and get your money back and try a different seller. You have been warned.
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Jammol said:
Don't do anything with that phone. Go and get your money back and try a different seller. You have been warned.
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Why, what can happen?
I can remove the Google lock
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The failed to mount message is I guess normal because I have a new note 5 from t mobile. I did a factory reset and it gave me that message also.
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jemisexcitement said:
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm new to this!
Here's what's going on.
I bought the device, turned it on, and it opens to someone elses LOCK SCREEN. Maybe I shouldnt have but I immediately factory reset.
During reset, says "E:failed to mount / preload (No such file or directory)" - Was it rooted before? When I turn it on, I get the google lockout "please enter an email address previously associated with this device". Obviously, I have no idea what that is. Person who sold it to me says they don't know what i'm talking about. I just want to use the device (Don't necessarily want to root it, but only beacuse I'm afraid of bricking. I'm not opposed to the idea, and I rooted my galaxy nexus way back when) Obviously, because I can't get to the settings, I can't enable debugging or OEM.
BUT - The device DOES enter download mode! Does this mean I can flash a factory image? If so, will my google lockout problem even go away if I do? Note 5 came with 5.1.1, which is when they implemented the lockout; would 5.0 run on a note5 at all?
Any help would be appreciated.
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The E failed message always pops up when factory reseting a Samsung phone and the email requirement is part of the previous user activating the reactivation lock. If a hard reset is done with the option enabled the phone is inaccessible till the original email info is entered. Maybe seller forgot to deactivate it b4 selling, happens a lot actually. Many ppl activate it on initial phone set up and forget or don't know exactly how it works and sell without turning it off.
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The E failed message always pops up when factory reseting a Samsung phone and the email requirement is part of the previous user activating the reactivation lock. If a hard reset is done with the option enabled the phone is inaccessible till the original email info is entered. Maybe seller forgot to deactivate it b4 selling, happens a lot actually. Many ppl activate it on initial phone set up and forget or don't know exactly how it works and sell without turning it off.
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Exactly. Odin may not be able to help him either.
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Why, what can happen?
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You can and will be locked out of the device permanently if Odin fails. It's best to contact the seller and get them to clear it by entering the required info or just get your money back. Next time check your stuff before you buy. And how come you didn't in the first place? Your story doesn't exactly add up or exist.
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Jammol said:
Exactly. Odin may not be able to help him either.
You can and will be locked out of the device permanently if Odin fails. It's best to contact the seller and get them to clear it by entering the required info or just get your money back. Next time check your stuff before you buy. And how come you didn't in the first place? Your story doesn't exactly add up or exist.
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You know what dude, even IF my story didn't add up, even IF I stole it, what are you, the police? Why are you in here picking a fight with me man? You really think I'd STEAL a phone and come to these forums with a made up story? You don't think I'd make up a BETTER STORY? I could say it was a girlfriends and we broke up on bad terms, I could say anything and it would be easy to lie about. You need to calm down and have some common decency, please.
Have you odin'd to stock yet? And, no you don't need to flash a kernel. The stock image comes with the stock kernel.
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You know what dude, even IF my story didn't add up, even IF I stole it, what are you, the police? Why are you in here picking a fight with me man? You really think I'd STEAL a phone and come to these forums with a made up story? You don't think I'd make up a BETTER STORY? I could say it was a girlfriends and we broke up on bad terms, I could say anything and it would be easy to lie about. You need to calm down and have some common decency, please.
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A lot of people come here after they have stolen a phone. Funny thing you didn't go off on the other person that said the very same thing. I asked you those questions because someone else did and you didn't answer them. And just so you know, no I'm not a cop anymore. I was simply seeing what you would say. You need to calm down and look at it from the end of the spectrum. I don't know you, and I don't know if you would come on here after stealing a phone with a made up crappy story. Not like that hasn't happened before from others.
I was simply trying to help you but whatever. If you didn't steal it, hope it works out and you get to use your phone.
Odin COJ5, boot into recovery and do a wipe.
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Hi. I'm having this same issue. Flashed stock with odin but to no avail. Also tried mounting an otg cable but my n920t won't recognize it. Any ideas?
https://youtu.be/DJ8_qbj1DPQ
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Hi guys. Ive been a long time subscriber and lover of these forums never really posted though. I need some help at the moment however, without sounding like an absolute complete noob. Here is my scenario... Bought a note 5 from my friend which he said wasnt working, noticed that some idiot (above mentioned friend im sure) tried to root it without knowing what they were doing jence tripping the bootloader and knox. I started playing around, with sprint sim and also with metro pcs sim inserted. At one point i got to the iot menu and i took a strp back and had to stop. Now i have never seen this menu even though i have been programming and coding since high school. Also, i am an avid drinker amongst other things and sometimes i will get so into coding or research and be surrounded by computers and tablets and phones all firing on different levels that i. Am not as focused on one particular thing enough. Sell this was one of those moments and after a quick overlook of what the menu had to offer i realized i should back off for the time being until i was sure. I did not use any dialer or #* or anything like that. My best guess is that it was something i did during the restart. Ive seen the pic if the menu im talking about online but no way to get to it. Someone help me out please. Im all about anonymity also so if you would like to contact me anonymously i can you can reach me on the bleeding eye site [email protected] or email me or even text me thank you.
Shut it off, then hold volume down, home, and power button to let it boot into odin mode/download mode. It will tell what type of phone it is, and u can flash the right stock from sammobile. And be sure to select the nand erase all option once your sure you got the right vsrision of the phone. Thats how my phone came back to life through many things, and after its back up you can try rooting again. I rooted via odin and thats how i installed my twrp also
Hey guys, So I purchased a S7 on ebay after clearing the IMEI through Verizon's Fraud Department. I then made sure the Imei matched the Original Phone Box, Receipt and back glass. All was well so I was happy with the purchase. It had a broken front screen and I went through the repair and fixed it!
Was really happy to save money by repairing an S7.
Only issue is what I have no learned to be FRP. She reset the phone before sending it to me which is completely understandable.
I've emailed her in ebay about it and she said she would get back to me with the gmail account but hasn't responded regarding giving me the password.
I fully understand and don't expect her to give me their password. That's a bit ridiculous of me to expect that. All I want is the clean clear phone I bought from her and be able to use it.
So A few things, Im not just here for this. I also want to get into rooting which is why I registered, I hope to be of help in the future as I learn more and more about getting those
terrible factory apps and stuff that comes from verizon.
1. Which is the best method about doing an FRP Bypass. I see people on ebay that will do it for like 20 bucks remotely over team view. Others send a usb drive.
2. I absolutely can provide proof of purchase through screen shots on ebay, as well as the item number to show you who bought it. (Same Username of course)
I totally understand frp is to prevent theft, which is great. It just sucks that the owner didn't know she was selling me her locked phone. Shes the original owner. She didn't have insurance so when she broke the screen she had to buy a new one and thats why she sold this one on ebay. She's been super helpful and nice
as we exchange emails on ebay. But short of driving 5 hrs each way to meet in person frp bypass is my only option. I gave her the option of me driving there, I would spend the time/gas to meet at her local verizon store so i dont have to do this mess.
I did attemp a frp bypass on albviral but I must have done it wrong, and it seemed a bit complicated. Again, I can provide proof that I did not steal this phone. Whatever I need to do to
not lose even more money from the purchase and repair.
If any help, I'd be super appreciated.
thanks
Well they changed their password because she couldn't remember it so I can only assume theres a 24hr lock out period or something. It wont log in. And even using a recovery email and her sending me the verify code it wont let us into the phone.
Update:
Lady changed their google password and it still wont log in. I tried clicking forgot and it sent a code to the recovery email which she logged in, got and sent me.
After I tried that it just kept kicking me back to the start of frp by saying "Log in using an account that was synced to this device" and taking me to a screen to put in the gmail.
When I try random passwords it says wrong password. But when I try the one she made today it just kicks back. 24hr period? I really hope that's all it is.
I even put in their names to confirm account and it kicks me back saying that isnt correct. She said he can't remember anything and has to get new passwords all the time much less knowing what was used when they orginally go the phone. So I guess i'll try in 24hrs and if not then I'll try someone on ebay? idk.
Flash an older firmware with ODIN that has an FRP bypass tutorial on YT
It's been done. Now I get a security notice that unauthorized changes have been detected, restart phone to undo.
Obviously im not going to do that but will it ever go away.
I'll shortly install sim card and activate phone. I appreciate the help.
Now for me to research rooting!
Wow this is terrible. The prev. owner called verizon tech support and had the phone cleared off her account but it still won't let us activate it. They said wait 24hrs and see if that takes care of
it and if not then the phone is useless. Doesnt even make sense that the original owner contacted them, cleared her and the phone and still may not be usable.
Alrighty, all is fixed and new sim card and im activated and everything. It wants to update to 7.0 but im hesitant to do it.
Updated to 7.0 nagout. All is well. There's an additional
System update that includes some security measures.
Since updating to 7.0 went smoothly I guess I'll go ahead with the additional system update.
Glad you got it working!
Thanks! This newest security system update has me a little worried but I guess I'd the 7.0 update went fine I shouldn't be worried about it. Having done the rep bypass just has me on edge even tho the original owner is great and told tech support it was hers to clear it and let me have it and all.
I still want to look into rooting, there's just a bunch of junk on here. Even games! I don't use it for games.