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Need help with screen lock or removing data from screen locked i535

I'm sure it's been beaten like a dead horse... Yes I have searched all over XDA and other resources. It seems every time I think I find something... I'm one setting short or one model away from what would work.
Been working on this way too long and now I ask for your help.
I have a client who lost her daughter. (She drown). She has her phone (S3 I535 verizon) but no idea what the lock pin would be and has tried a couple but none work. Unfortunately she's on attempt 8/10 so two more tries and the phone factory resets and all is lost.
She really wants to recover her daughter's pictures and if possible remove the screen lock without losing data (either works for her if it can be done).
I've tried everything I can find.
While she has her gmail and password, when we logged in device manager listed no active devices. (was able to recover some pictures from a backup, but it appears gmail didn't back up more than a couple from a couple years ago.)
Logged into samsung to remote unlock it, but again, no devices on account.
ADB is a no-go because USB debugging is OFF
Tried to put TWRP on it but odin failed
(Found a thread here that seems to be quality but can't load the program in stock recovery and cant get CWM or TWRP on it without debugging.)
Any ideas?
I do not know the android version, but I suspect it is the newest. I used my old S3 to replicate it so I could try these things without damaging her phone and losing the data, and it's running 4.4.2

If you couldn't flash a recovery using Odin then you're probably right about it being on one of the newer versions(your phone), the boot loader got locked up tight and the only recovery we have available is Safestrap. This is a tough one. I'm no expert by far, take what I'm saying with a grain of salt and do your own researching before taking any action after reading this! I see two ways of recovering some or all data if the bootloader is locked(and the device storage isn't encrypted)
1. If you don't have equipment to directly read/write to the internal storage then point her somewhere that specializes in data recovery on smart phones.
2. Factory reset the device, try to recover "deleted" data.
If the bootloader wasn't/isn't locked down then you could probably flash a rom that didn't have the lock screen pin/pattern ect implemented. I don't have the i535 but I know that the prepaid version checks the system partition when flashing via Odin so this probably wouldn't work if it's locked but I can't confirm wether or not this is checked on the i535
Can you enter the stock recovery on the daughters phone just to verify if its updated or not. Should be a string near the top. If it ends with ne1 its on 4.4.2 and I don't recall the one for 4.3. If you're unable to enter the recovery because you have to enter the pin before there's an actual lock screen(with the clock, status bar, wallpaper ect) then it's likely encrypted and there's nothing that you can do about that.

OpenSourcererSweg said:
If you couldn't flash a recovery using Odin then you're probably right about it being on one of the newer versions(your phone), the boot loader got locked up tight and the only recovery we have available is Safestrap. This is a tough one. I'm no expert by far, take what I'm saying with a grain of salt and do your own researching before taking any action after reading this! I see two ways of recovering some or all data if the bootloader is locked(and the device storage isn't encrypted)
1. If you don't have equipment to directly read/write to the internal storage then point her somewhere that specializes in data recovery on smart phones.
2. Factory reset the device, try to recover "deleted" data.
If the bootloader wasn't/isn't locked down then you could probably flash a rom that didn't have the lock screen pin/pattern ect implemented. I don't have the i535 but I know that the prepaid version checks the system partition when flashing via Odin so this probably wouldn't work if it's locked but I can't confirm wether or not this is checked on the i535
Can you enter the stock recovery on the daughters phone just to verify if its updated or not. Should be a string near the top. If it ends with ne1 its on 4.4.2 and I don't recall the one for 4.3. If you're unable to enter the recovery because you have to enter the pin before there's an actual lock screen(with the clock, status bar, wallpaper ect) then it's likely encrypted and there's nothing that you can do about that.
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I can enter recovery mode and I do believe it is 4.4.2.
because of the delicate nature of her phone (being her passed on daughter's and she used 9 of 10 attempts to guess her pin) I pulled my S3 out of the drawer (coincidentally I stopped using it about 2 weeks after she passed) and everything is identical down to the recovery string at the top. I know it's running the same software and I have all kinds of old pictures and texts on it like she would have and I am logged into gmail on it like she is. I locked the screen on MINE and I know the PIN on MINE. I also saved a backup of my stuff so I'm using my phone as the tester since I was able to put in in the identical situation
I have room to play because of that. Once I have success on mine, I'll try what worked on mine on hers.
So far I've tried...
play.google unlock... While I have now been able to get her device to appear on device manager on google's site, they changed it so that when I remote lock it the screen lock pin does NOT change.
I called Google, Samsung, and VERIZON. None have the ability to change or remove lock screen pin.
I tried ADB, but it doesn't detect any devices when I ADB shell or ADB device.
USB DEBUGGING IS OFF (or we wouldn't be having this convo)
It has stock recovery and not CWM or TWRP (again if I could get one of those on there, we wouldn't be having this convo) (tried ODIN flashing TWRP on, but fails)
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Every direction I head I hit a brick wall.
I've never heard of being able to recover data from internal SDcard after reset. Didn't think that was possible.

FYI. recovery mode string is...
ANDROID system recovery <3e>
KOT49H.I535VRUDNE1

Wking46 said:
I can enter recovery mode and I do believe it is 4.4.2.
because of the delicate nature of her phone (being her passed on daughter's and she used 9 of 10 attempts to guess her pin) I pulled my S3 out of the drawer (coincidentally I stopped using it about 2 weeks after she passed) and everything is identical down to the recovery string at the top. I know it's running the same software and I have all kinds of old pictures and texts on it like she would have and I am logged into gmail on it like she is. I locked the screen on MINE and I know the PIN on MINE. I also saved a backup of my stuff so I'm using my phone as the tester since I was able to put in in the identical situation
I have room to play because of that. Once I have success on mine, I'll try what worked on mine on hers.
So far I've tried...
play.google unlock... While I have now been able to get her device to appear on device manager on google's site, they changed it so that when I remote lock it the screen lock pin does NOT change.
I called Google, Samsung, and VERIZON. None have the ability to change or remove lock screen pin.
I tried ADB, but it doesn't detect any devices when I ADB shell or ADB device.
USB DEBUGGING IS OFF (or we wouldn't be having this convo)
It has stock recovery and not CWM or TWRP (again if I could get one of those on there, we wouldn't be having this convo) (tried ODIN flashing TWRP on, but fails)
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Every direction I head I hit a brick wall.
I've never heard of being able to recover data from internal SDcard after reset. Didn't think that was possible.
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With HDDs I know it's possible as I have done it before. The only issue is not overwriting the data when reinstalling a operating system ect. Flash is abit dififfrent but still doesnt overwrite deleted data as soon as its deleted. If you're willing to try it on your gs3 first then go for it. Since the data is very important, I would have her take it to someone who specializes in data recovery instead of trying to wipe it and get the data off it just in case.
Are you able to remotely install applications though the Google Play site or by other means? Might be able to get a shell from one of the ssh server apps if they run the server on startup. If you can get a shell you should be able to work from there.

OpenSourcererSweg said:
With HDDs I know it's possible as I have done it before. The only issue is not overwriting the data when reinstalling a operating system ect. Flash is abit dififfrent but still doesnt overwrite deleted data as soon as its deleted. If you're willing to try it on your gs3 first then go for it. Since the data is very important, I would have her take it to someone who specializes in data recovery instead of trying to wipe it and get the data off it just in case.
Are you able to remotely install applications though the Google Play site or by other means? Might be able to get a shell from one of the ssh server apps if they run the server on startup. If you can get a shell you should be able to work from there.
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I can remotely install apps via google play site. If I could find a shell that works on startup... please let me know what that does for me?

Wking46 said:
I can remotely install apps via google play site. If I could find a shell that works on startup... please let me know what that does for me?
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SSH access may let you transfer some files on the device to another machine. (Assuming that it will connect to known wifi networks while locked)

OpenSourcererSweg said:
SSH access may let you transfer some files on the device to another machine. (Assuming that it will connect to known wifi networks while locked)
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No such luck. Looks like all of them would need me to log in to set them up, which defeats the purpose.
I may have to wait and see if tech changes over time and keep trying until it does.

Wking46 said:
No such luck. Looks like all of them would need me to log in to set them up, which defeats the purpose.
I may have to wait and see if tech changes over time and keep trying until it does.
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Take a look at this, https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ may be able to remove the pin. Sorry if discussion about this isn't allowed or frowned upon. Seems like a pain and it may not work for the s3

OpenSourcererSweg said:
Take a look at this, https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ may be able to remove the pin. Sorry if discussion about this isn't allowed or frowned upon. Seems like a pain and it may not work for the s3
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Doesn't effect S3 vzw. only S4 and up

Wking46 said:
Doesn't effect S3 vzw. only S4 and up
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Ah I read "swift" as Swype and my Prepaid Verizon GS3 came with Swype preinstalled.
I have an idea, perhaps try the Verizon repair software "repair" the device to back up data while in Odin mode? I don't recall if it will require a password or anything.I don't believe it required USB debugging to be enabled, don't know if it works while in Odin mode. I don't know if the backups are encrypted or not. You can try using sandboxie to see where it keeps the backed up data. I don't know if it will backup data while you're in Odin mode though. Worth trying I suppose. Don't have time try my The self or I would. Sorry for the rushed message, I'll be home in about an hour though.

Help - Forgot Password Oneplus 6

Hi, I just had a really stupid evening where I forgot the password (not pin/pattern) for my screen unlock.
I know this is really stupid of me. I just recklessly update my password for making work profile, and I forget them.
I'm using Oneplus 6, and just now I have utilised "secure device" or lock feature in Android Device Manager. Based on my reading in the internet, I expect Android Device Manager to prompt a temporary password so I can unlock my device immediately, unfortunately that didn't happen and I still asked for the device password.
I really hope I didn't need to factory reset since I have a very important file on my device. Is there any alternative solution to unlock my device?
Thank you in advance for anyone reading this, I really appreciate any suggestion.

I think no, there's no other solution to wipe up everything, but you need to do in fastboot mode because you can't enter recovery without input correct password... Wait for some other to respond, just in case

cielerz said:
Hi, I just had a really stupid evening where I forgot the password (not pin/pattern) for my screen unlock.
I know this is really stupid of me. I just recklessly update my password for making work profile, and I forget them.
I'm using Oneplus 6, and just now I have utilised "secure device" or lock feature in Android Device Manager. Based on my reading in the internet, I expect Android Device Manager to prompt a temporary password so I can unlock my device immediately, unfortunately that didn't happen and I still asked for the device password.
I really hope I didn't need to factory reset since I have a very important file on my device. Is there any alternative solution to unlock my device?
Thank you in advance for anyone reading this, I really appreciate any suggestion.
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if your phone is unlocked, you could delete the password from twrp or adb

It is really bad to disable the option by the google. Today, even I have forgot my screen pattern and I am stuck here for hours. I tried reaching Google and OnePlus and got to know that I do not have option apart from resetting my device.

if you have twrp recovery here a solution:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/remove-lockscreen-recovery-t3530008

Toni Moon said:
if you have twrp recovery here a solution:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/remove-lockscreen-recovery-t3530008
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Hi Toni, Thank you for the prompt response. It is possible only when someone already installed TWRP screen and unlocked the bootloader. However mine is not and If unlock this then my Office apps(not Microsoft) do not work because of device not encrypted. So I do not have an option to insall the TWRP.
Anyway I ended up wiping the device and restoring applications and some of them came from different sources which were not traceable.
Thanks for providing the link.

Using ADB in recovery mode - recovering files from a locked phone

Hello, here's my problem: I accidentally put a schematic as a code on my phone that I immediately forgot. Now that I only have access to the lock screen, I can't put my phone in file transfer mode because I'd like to retrieve it before resetting my phone (which is, by the way, a Redmi Note 6 pro up-to-date, not rooted, no TWRP, and the bootloader is still locked). It's possible to use ADB to retrieve files, but I can't allow access to the computer from my phone either, so ADb is unusable when my phone is turned on. Nevertheless, it's obviously possible to use it in recovery mode, if you have the right drivers. I went to look for them, but during the installation, Windows tells me that a better driver, ADB devices, is already installed, and I can't install my driver. I obviously tried to find a way to ignore this warning, notably by asking during the manual driver installation to search the hard drive, but it tells me via this method that no driver is contained in the indicated directory (which is wrong, at least from what I see, the necessary files are all there).
So I search either :
- a driver that won't have this problem and that will allow adb to work in recovery mode;
- a way to force the installation of this driver;
- another way to use ADB in recovery mode;
- another way to recover my files while the phone is locked and I can't give it access to the computer.
Otherwise, any idea that can solve my problem is fine with me.
Thank you in advance and have a nice day!

https://c.mi.com/thread-2207444-1-0.html
For drivers.
And use OrangeFox Recovery

He can't install any custom rec. The phone not unlocked. I don't think you have a Chance to get your data. For future make the most files that you don't wanna Lose on a sd card not on intern storage.
Update: on little search on Google i found this Blog. https://www.androiddata-recovery.com/blog/how-to-retrieve-deleted-data-from-xiaomi-redmi-phones
On method 4 is maybe a reason for your matter.

ALcAtRas500 said:
He can't install any custom rec. The phone not unlocked. I don't think you have a Chance to get your data. For future make the most files that you don't wanna Lose on a sd card not on intern storage.
Update: on little search on Google i found this Blog.
On method 4 is maybe a reason for your matter.
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Thanks, I will try this and and I'll up the topic and say whether or not I passed. And don't worry, I won't make that mistake twice, that'll teach me...

Kyrela said:
Thanks, I will try this and and I'll up the topic and say whether or not I passed. And don't worry, I won't make that mistake twice, that'll teach me...
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The message wasn't sent... well, I was saying that the website was affiliated with a software, and was totally lying since the data recovery function is only compatible with samsung. So it looks like there's no solution for me...

Kyrela said:
The message wasn't sent... well, I was saying that the website was affiliated with a software, and was totally lying since the data recovery function is only compatible with samsung. So it looks like there's no solution for me...
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Unfortunately for you you cannot recover your files. As your phone's bootloader is locked and even though some softwares claim to work even with formatted phones they don't because of encryption and this new type of formatting where the data gets destroyed. Even It happened to me once I had unlocked and rotted my phone by for some reason when I was going back to stock ROM my phone data got destroyed dueto my carelessness during encryption and that's the story. After that I tried different softwares to recover photos but non of them worked. Only thing is you can get your Device unlocked

Unlock Bootloader on locked phone

Hi all,
I've been trying to access data on my phone since one day it would not recognise the screen pattern anymore and I don't want to lose my data by wiping it.
Sadly, everything on the phone is locked: lockscreen, bootloader and usb debugging. It also doesn't have a custom recovery.
I have tried booting twrp and orangefox, but it was not possible because of the locked bootloader.
Does anybody have an idea what I can do; either a different way to get my data back, or another way to unlock bootloader?
thanks!

[Android][Guide]Hacking And Bypassing Android Password/Pattern/Face/PI
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I hope that could help, but..
I'm not sure if you could get back ur data safely.

Azhar_Fahry said:
[Android][Guide]Hacking And Bypassing Android Password/Pattern/Face/PI
- DISCLAIMER - This Is For Educational Purposes Only You Shall Not Use This On Other People Phones Without Permission Under Any Circumstances I'm Not Responsible For Any Eventual Errors And Misbehaving Of Your Devices Files And Tutorials Are...
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I hope that could help, but..
I'm not sure if you could get back ur data safely.
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Thank you, sadly none of these work since most of them need me to boot into recovery mode - on op6 the recovery is also secured by the pattern I couldn't wait anymore and wiped the phone by now.

shoerri said:
Hi all,
I've been trying to access data on my phone since one day it would not recognise the screen pattern anymore and I don't want to lose my data by wiping it.
Sadly, everything on the phone is locked: lockscreen, bootloader and usb debugging. It also doesn't have a custom recovery.
I have tried booting twrp and orangefox, but it was not possible because of the locked bootloader.
Does anybody have an idea what I can do; either a different way to get my data back, or another way to unlock bootloader?
thanks!
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Getting bootloader unlocked there is no other way than formatting data which deletes all files in internal storage. And it also needs USB debugging enabled and proper driver installed in the computer. Upon reading your situation it seems that you device is not working properly. Only think I can suggest is to use MSM tool to revert back your device as like what it is when you first bought it. But then it will format your internal storage.

Question BYPASSING DISK ENCRYPTION [SM-A125F]

Hello everyone,
So I've been off the fourms for quite some time, woun't go in detail about that. And as some might know I've broke my LCD touch screen. I got a replacement and replaced it with no isuess, works perfectly.
But...
I forgot the gesutre key I set on this phone because I haven't used it for months, and used my other A217F for the replacement.
I haven't been doing anything related to android so I forgot quite the stuff I use to know. My question is how can I bypass the disk encryption and pull the GESTURE.KEY from USERDATA. It OEM unlocked, rooted via magisk, and runs TWRP custom recovery. This is quite the older version of TWRP. I can flash it to the new one but the SYSTEM root is still under encryption. Idk if maybe I can dissasemble it from the SCATTAR, or pulling it via ADB (wich probably woun't work). I also want to help others who want to achive this so that's also one of the points for this thread. I'll list some of the info of this phone:
SM-A125F
BUF9 firmware SW_REV 1
Patched BOOT and VBMETA images via magisk
Custom recovery (TWRP)
Fixed IMEI and BASEBAND
Thanks,
Krypton

You can't bypass encryption.That's the point of it.To make sure the data is unreadable without the right key.If there was a way to read encrypted data without the key then it would be pointless

jesus201820 said:
You can't bypass encryption.That's the point of it.To make sure the data is unreadable without the right key.If there was a way to read encrypted data without the key then it would be pointless
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Yea Ik the point is it can still be forceivly disabled via running unsinged firmware. It's OEM unlocked, I should have every ability possible.