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Pattern locked.. At wits end!

Ok I've searched for a while and couldn't find anything. I couldn't get the SDK workaround to work.
I put the wrong patten in too many times and now it's asking for my gmail username/password. I've put in everything I can think of but it never works. I NEED some of the texts on there and yadda yadda. Is there ANYWAYS to get around this?

Put in your Gmail and type "null" for your password
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

Do I need to be connected to the internet? My account is under @Yahoo so would I need to sign in with that?
Thanks for the help..

Update: Null doesn't work =/
Ok. I'm offering $20 to the first person who can help me fix this. I'm on Froyo (latest version) on an HTC HD2. I just NEED to get past this unlock issue. Resetting the phone is out of the question

i'll give it a try, maybe $20 will buy me a new scarf.
so you forgot both your pattern AND your google account? or did you not have a google account on there? or what.

I have a gmail account on there and I've tried every possible combination I would use and it doesn't let me on. I'm out of ideas here

Are you putting in the whole gmail address or just the first part before the @ ?

I'm putting both
It's [email protected] and I've tried @yahoo - @gmail [email protected] Etc..
Nothing works.

This really shows why its important to remember what account you put on the phone even if its not the email you use.
Sent from CM6 on my T-Mobile Mytouch 4g via Tapatalk.

Yes.. Yes I know that.
The thing is that I've tried EVERY gmail account I have.. That's only two though. I've read that there's a bug that causes me to not be able to log in or something?

Is there ANY way to set the default to Disk Drive instead of charge only? If I could do that I could use the adb method..
Anyone? =/

Try factory resetting
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

One possible solution...
Did you have root?
If you hopefully did,
1) install a custom recovery using adb
2) reboot phone into recovery mode
3) create a nandroid backup (not with ext)
4) wipe data, cache, dalvik-cache, rotate settings and battery settings, NOT SD-EXT
5) restore nandroid backup and phone will be restored.
6) reboot

siidheesh said:
Did you have root?
If you hopefully did,
1) install a custom recovery using adb
2) reboot phone into recovery mode
3) create a nandroid backup (not with ext)
4) wipe data, cache, dalvik-cache, rotate settings and battery settings, NOT SD-EXT
5) restore nandroid backup and phone will be restored.
6) reboot
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YES! I'll look into this. Thank you!

Fix from the Android issue tracker
It seems during an incoming call, you can back out to Home & access settings to disable the pattern lock or reset your phone's designated email account. There are a bunch of workarounds posted in the Android issue tracker, bug 4784 - try to see if any suggestions help you:
h ttp ://code. google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4784
The workaround in comment #35 worked for me, I disabled the pattern lock altogether.
hth,
- C

CM7 APN problem FIXED!!! (hopefully)

Hey guys, I've tried everything to get the cm7 APN problem fixed. No data connection sucks. Anyways, this is what I did-
1. Turn on WiFi and make sure you're connected.
2. Go into the Market, search "APN Backup".
3. Download the program called "APNsBU (ROOT)"
4. Open the program and click on the "Backup APNs" button.
5. After that's done, click on the "Restore APNs" button. It will prompt you to reboot your phone.
6. After the reboot, open the APNsBU program, click on the menu button on your phone and click "View APNs".
7. You should be able to see "Simple" and "T-Mobile US." Turn off your WiFi and you should be good to go!

This worked for me.

Doesn't look like it worked for me.

Thanks!! Worked for me I was getting super frustrated.

This worked for me as well, with the CyanogenMod-7-061420111 Nightly build. Thanks!

Hi, I had the same problem last night after I installed CM7. The APN disappeared and I could not connect through my data plan. What I did was I just pulled the battery out and put it back in and re-boot the phone. I just pulled the battery out when the phone was still on. I went back in APN and voila, I saw "Simple" and "T-Mobile US" again. After that I did a few more re-boot to my phone due to I flashed new Gapps, the APN problem didn't come back.

Great G2x APN CM7 Fix
Yes, this worked for me!! Thanks a lot for allyour help

I can't say that I've tried this, but every time my APNs go missing, going into ROM Manager and running Fix Permissions and then rebooting makes them come back. Maybe that trick will work for others too.

Hard reboot does the trick for me. Every time. Vol up + power.

Tried:
Hard Reset and battery pull, No success
APN backup trick, can't see any APNs
Rom Manager fix permissions.
Nothing works, APNs are gone for good, no data connection and can't add an APN, blank screen nothing happens.
:O Searched everyone on google and these forums i can't seem to find a fix :O
EDIT:
Had to wipe everything, reinstall latest nightly cm7, which worked but when i restored everything with titantium backup the problem came back so must have been some settings that were wrong. Only restored the apps i trusted with data, and everything is good now. What a pain

shinobix37 said:
Hey guys, I've tried everything to get the cm7 APN problem fixed. No data connection sucks. Anyways, this is what I did-
1. Turn on WiFi and make sure you're connected.
2. Go into the Market, search "APN Backup".
3. Download the program called "APNsBU (ROOT)"
4. Open the program and click on the "Backup APNs" button.
5. After that's done, click on the "Restore APNs" button. It will prompt you to reboot your phone.
6. After the reboot, open the APNsBU program, click on the menu button on your phone and click "View APNs".
7. You should be able to see "Simple" and "T-Mobile US." Turn off your WiFi and you should be good to go!
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Sucks that this Fix is just temporary... :/

This worked for me too. Thank you.

is work in my desire s with cm rom, very thank u.

Fix APN
shinobix37 said:
Hey guys, I've tried everything to get the cm7 APN problem fixed. No data connection sucks. Anyways, this is what I did-
1. Turn on WiFi and make sure you're connected.
2. Go into the Market, search "APN Backup".
3. Download the program called "APNsBU (ROOT)"
4. Open the program and click on the "Backup APNs" button.
5. After that's done, click on the "Restore APNs" button. It will prompt you to reboot your phone.
6. After the reboot, open the APNsBU program, click on the menu button on your phone and click "View APNs".
7. You should be able to see "Simple" and "T-Mobile US." Turn off your WiFi and you should be good to go!
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Thanks, very much! ... works fine for me.

Not tested with Cyanogen, but almost the same thing as you did.
Easy step by step instructions on how to fix the APN issue on the G2X.
No Root or even Flashing required . . .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1#post21665981

Apn restored!!!!
For some reason yesterday, I lost data connectivity. I was lost and tried everything I knew. Since this happended on the way home, I was not able to find any directions on how to fix it.
Today, with the help of this thread, I got it restored and my phone is back to it's normal self running CM 9.0.0 HellfireSandwich_V1.5.
Thanks!

Sporksamich said:
For some reason yesterday, I lost data connectivity. I was lost and tried everything I knew. Since this happended on the way home, I was not able to find any directions on how to fix it.
Today, with the help of this thread, I got it restored and my phone is back to it's normal self running CM 9.0.0 HellfireSandwich_V1.5.
Thanks!
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its a known issue in ALL android 4.0.4 ROM's across ALL Phones.
Its a bug somewhere in google's code that is causing the apn loss and data drops in all ICS Roms.
(most of this thread was about a separate problem in CM7)

[Q] How to remove Google Account from Hyperdroid-CM7

Here is what does NOT work
HyperDroid CM7
Unable to remove account from Accounts & Sync Settings/manage accounts
hold down email address brings up a page with option to remove account..says it wont let me remove account because required by some applications
sends me over to Settings/Privacy Factory Data Reset which does nothing but reboots phone ..since Windows 6.5 is no longer on Phone
Also used file manager and there is no accounts.db anywhere to delete
Is there a quick easy way to clear everything form Hyperdroid CM7...
and /OR could use some help..directions to thread for a reflash of HyperDroid CM7..
What Steps would can I omit in reflashing ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026
Thanks !

OK I sorted it out..
Go into CWN hold pwr and home button
Select #9 AD Recovery
Select wipe data/factory reset on next screen
The next screen reboot system

[Q] Accidently deleted the launcher on 2.2

I accidentally deleted my launcher application while messing around in Titanium backup. My phone was getting hung up on the Samsung boot screen when I tried to restart it. I have now tried a factory reset, and the phone now boots to a black screen, I can receive calls and texts but can't access anything manually. I tried installing from the web market but that is not working. Does anyone have any suggestions? Much appreciated....I am desperate.
Edit: Also I can't mount my phone for some reason x_x

rgrubb said:
I accidentally deleted my launcher application while messing around in Titanium backup. My phone was getting hung up on the Samsung boot screen when I tried to restart it. I have now tried a factory reset, and the phone now boots to a black screen, I can receive calls and texts but can't access anything manually. I tried installing from the web market but that is not working. Does anyone have any suggestions? Much appreciated....I am desperate.
Edit: Also I can't mount my phone for some reason x_x
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If you do a hard reset, you can restore the whole system. Deleting the launcher while booted in Android won't delete anything from the ROM and can be restored that way. But if you don't mind using a different launcher, you can load an apk of your desired launcher on the card and then find a way to get into any screen that will let you get to a file manager. Then you can install the launcher from the apk you loaded on the card. Mess around with the buttons and see if you can't pull up any screen that will eventually get to a file manager.

MartyLK said:
If you do a hard reset, you can restore the whole system. Deleting the launcher while booted in Android won't delete anything from the ROM and can be restored that way. But if you don't mind using a different launcher, you can load an apk of your desired launcher on the card and then find a way to get into any screen that will let you get to a file manager. Then you can install the launcher from the apk you loaded on the card. Mess around with the buttons and see if you can't pull up any screen that will eventually get to a file manager.
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I did a hard reset, but now it has the same problem - no launcher. It is just a black screen. I played around with it for a long while before coming here trying to figure out any way to get into any menus etc...but nothing.

If you had your device in debugging mode, then you can always download an alternative launcher such as launcherpro on your computer, put it in your platform tools directory and install it through adb. If you need further help with this post your comments and I will read them later and reply.
Sent from my cyanogenmodized Droid two global

If you had your device in debugging mode, then you can always download an alternative launcher such as launcherpro on your computer, put it in your platform tools directory and install it through adb. If you need further help with this post your comments and I will read them later and reply.
Sent from my cyanogenmodized Droid two global
P.s. if this helped press the thanks button

hard reset doesn't fix apps in system partition, so you can't restore without adb to push a new launcher.
Sent from myTouch 4G

rgrubb said:
I did a hard reset, but now it has the same problem - no launcher. It is just a black screen. I played around with it for a long while before coming here trying to figure out any way to get into any menus etc...but nothing.
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What process did you use to "hard reset"? And which phone do you have?

MartyLK said:
What process did you use to "hard reset"? And which phone do you have?
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Held down the volume down, call, and end buttons to boot into a menu where I selected factory reset. The phone that I am having these issues with is a Virgin Mobile Samsung Intercept.

found a working solution for accidently deleted launcher in android phone
100 working
0) download launcher app from ur pc and place it in the root of mem card of phone and rename it as launcher.apk
1) press green button after switching on the phone
2) the keypad appears. now click contacts tab
3) try to send a msg to any one of the contact
4) the messaging service will now open
5) send any url from another phone to this phone
6) now clik inbox and then the url
7) the browser will open now.
8) type this url: "file:///sdcard/launcher.apk"
9) the installer now opens.
10) enjoy!!!
BY NEBURIZER...

Is the phone rooted?
Do you have a custom kernel with CWM recovery?
If you do, you should be able to install the launcher using cwm.
There's a specific forum for your phone in XDA. You might find answers there to.

Had same problem, now fixed
Although I have a g2x and I'm running a 2.3.4 rom, this should still work. I did the same exact thing to my phone. I had my wife send me an email (gmail) with a link to google in it. When I recieved the notification, I swiped down, opened email, clicked link, then searched "Go Launcher EX apk download". Once I found a good download for this launcher and downloaded it, I was good to use my phone again. Piece of cake

rgrubb said:
I accidentally deleted my launcher application while messing around in Titanium backup. My phone was getting hung up on the Samsung boot screen when I tried to restart it. I have now tried a factory reset, and the phone now boots to a black screen, I can receive calls and texts but can't access anything manually. I tried installing from the web market but that is not working. Does anyone have any suggestions? Much appreciated....I am desperate.
Edit: Also I can't mount my phone for some reason x_x
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Hey i'm a noobie but i have a 100% way on how to fix your problem i was once too in that situation and all i did was enter recovery mode (no cwm/twrp) factory reset 2x, clear cache 2x and "Rebooted" When i was in setup wizard it asked me to set up my gmail account. Wifi is recommended but 3G/4G is also fine. If on wifi it will not connect to google servers but instead give you the option to connect to wifi. Connect to your wifi and finish the setup. When your at the black screen you should get a notification for updates on the play store. Tap on it and it SHOULD take you to the play store. After that search the desired launcher you want. (ADW Launcher, LauncherPro, Go Locker etc.

Didn't enter user info when the machine first on, what should I do?

Hello, at the store, the sales did not give me a chance to enter some information (I recall something like machine name, user name, etc). He just pressed skip or next several times to make the machine operable. Should I somehow reset the machine to pre-box opened state or enter the information under settings? I don't know if the system automatically created a default user folder, etc. Thanks.

hajime_android said:
Hello, at the store, the sales did not give me a chance to enter some information (I recall something like machine name, user name, etc). He just pressed skip or next several times to make the machine operable. Should I somehow reset the machine to pre-box opened state or enter the information under settings? I don't know if the system automatically created a default user folder, etc. Thanks.
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If you want, do factory reset from settings

Spere said:
If you want, do factory reset from settings
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For your information, under General->Users, I have: You (Owner)
Am I supposed to change this to my name or create another user account?
If I don't do a factory reset, what else should I change?

hajime_android said:
For your information, under General->Users, I have: You (Owner)
Am I supposed to change this to my name or create another user account?
If I don't do a factory reset, what else should I change?
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If you don't do reset, change it if you want.
When you first time boot your tablet (or after factory reset) it asks you those Samsung / Google accounts and what ever it asks..
Now you have to manually set those accounts since they're skipped for first time. I think you can also use your device without setting those, but it might be somehow limited (Google play and Samsung store etc. If those accounts are not added to device).

OK. I did a factory reset. After that, I went to PlayStore. under All, I see all the apps that I had installed or currently installed on my Note 2. Do I have to manually select and install the apps that I also want to be on the PRO? Due to the write sdcard issue with KK, shall I buy a sdcard first before installing the apps? thanks

Yes if you did not select during setup to backup and restore your device on the cloud then you will have to manually install everything one by one. Another way to do it if you want to duplicate what you have on another android device is to use an application like App List Backup to backup a list of installed applications. You then copy the backup list file that the application stores on your device to your new device and use the application to assist you in installing what you want as a batch operation.
You can add the SD card later and if the applications need the SD card later they'll use it. Unless of course your'e the type to want to push applications to run on SD card . .