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[Q] Forgot Password pattern of Moto g 4.4.2 without setting up of gmail id

Forgot password pattern without setting up of gmail id?
Please help it's only one day old mobile ? How to recover without gmail ?

vids107 said:
Forgot password pattern without setting up of gmail id?
Please help it's only one day old mobile ? How to recover without gmail ?
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1. You first have to power off
your Android smartphone. In
order to do that, press the
power button and select
“power off”.
2. Wait a few seconds and then
press the volume up and
volume down buttons along
with the power button at the
same time for about 3, or 4
seconds.
3. Release the buttons; the
Moto G boot menu must be
now displayed on your
phone.
4. Use the Volume Down button
in order to scroll down and
also up as the Volume Up
button can be used only for
selecting an option.
5. Scroll down until you reach
“recovery” and the press the
Volume Up button once.
6. The android logo will now be
displayed on your phone.
7. Hold down Volume Up and
Volume Down buttons for
about 5 seconds and press
power button once.
8. The recovery mode menu
should now be displayed.
9. That was all; you can now
choose wipe data/factory rest to hard reset your
Moto G
and then choose reboot system now
thats it ur mob will become like new mobile

Is there a way to access the data on the device without getting past the lock screen? Since it isn't encrypted I'm wondering how easy it would be to get a backup of your data and apps before you do the reset.

DarkDarth said:
Is there a way to access the data on the device without getting past the lock screen? Since it isn't encrypted I'm wondering how easy it would be to get a backup of your data and apps before you do the reset.
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read well and try it
Steps On Bypassing or Unlocking
Pattern Lock or Password on Android
Devices Without Losing Data
Now, before you take any action on
your device, make sure you know it well
Requirement For a Successfully
Operation
1. Aroma File Manager 1.80 which
you can download from https://code.google.com/p/rom-cmexmini/downloads/detail?name=aromafm-1.80.zip&can=2&q=
2. Your Locked android device
either locked by pattern lock or
password
3. A Memory card( the memory
card of the android device)
You will be surprised that we don’t
need a computer, that the awesome
thing about this method of unlocking
password and pattern locks.
To the main business proper, how to
unlock the pattern lock or password,
please follow the steps
Step 1
Once you have download the Aroma
file manager , move it to the memory
card and insert the memory card to
the android device
Step 2
Open your stock recovery and
different device has there own way of
entering stock recovery, so I advise
you Google it out along with your
android device name. Once you have
it, enter into stock recovery which is
a black interface
Step 3
once you are there, use your volume
+ and volume – to scroll up and
down and use the middle button to
select
Step 4
Now Mount and storage>> Mount
Everything>> Mount System>> Mount
data>>Mount afs>>Mount
Preload>>Mount SDcard>> Mount
ExternalSD>> go back>> Install zip
from SDcard>>Choose zip from
external SDcard
Step 5
The find the Aroma File manager you
download into the sdcard and select
and select “Yes Install Aroma file
manager” then it will load and the
file manager will open in the recovery
mode
Step 6
In the aroma file manager, go to
Settings and Go to bottom n select
“Automount all device on start ”
which is the second to last option
and then exit from aroma file manger.
Step 7
perform step 5 again and the Aroma
file manager will update and open
again
Step 8
go to the Data Folder>>>then System
folder and find the gesture.key if it is
password lock that locked your
phone or password.key if it was a
password lock and press the file for
long and the option to delete the file
will pop up and delete it
Step 9
Exit the aroma file manager and
restart to the normal interface and
when the device has finished restart
you will still find the pattern lock or
password there but you are to use
any pattern lock or password and it
will accept and your device is
unlocked but note the pattern you
use and password.

anandrd said:
1. You first have to power off
your Android smartphone. In
order to do that, press the
power button and select
“power off”.
2. Wait a few seconds and then
press the volume up and
volume down buttons along
with the power button at the
same time for about 3, or 4
seconds.
3. Release the buttons; the
Moto G boot menu must be
now displayed on your
phone.
4. Use the Volume Down button
in order to scroll down and
also up as the Volume Up
button can be used only for
selecting an option.
5. Scroll down until you reach
“recovery” and the press the
Volume Up button once.
When I select 'recovery' and press vol up, nothing happens, no android logo, the screen just goes black and the phone is still powered off. I'm trying to factory reset to get rid of a screenlock pin that I forgot. I have tried pressing 'factory' and it doesn't get rid of the screenlock pin... The phone seems to reboot, but the stupid pin screen is still there. Anything else I can try?
6. The android logo will now be
displayed on your phone.
7. Hold down Volume Up and
Volume Down buttons for
about 5 seconds and press
power button once.
8. The recovery mode menu
should now be displayed.
9. That was all; you can now
choose wipe data/factory rest to hard reset your
Moto G
and then choose reboot system now
thats it ur mob will become like new mobile
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When I select 'recovery' and press vol up, nothing happens, no android logo, the screen just goes black and the phone is still powered off. I'm trying to factory reset to get rid of a screenlock pin that I forgot. I have tried pressing 'factory' and it doesn't get rid of the screenlock pin... The phone seems to reboot, but the stupid pin screen is still there. Anything else I can try?
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I finally was able to get rid of the screen lock pin by using this info:
External Reset
If you are unable to access the phone's menu to perform the standard reset you can attempt an external factory reset.
Notes:
When using this feature; everything is deleted from the device.
Reset will require a minimum battery level of 25%. If you are unable to perform a reset, please charge for 20-30 minutes and try reset again.
1. With the phone powered off, press the VOL DOWN KEY for 2-3 seconds then POWER key then release.
2. The device will display different BOOT OPTIONS
3. Use the VOL DOWN Key to SCROLL to Recovery and VOL UP Key to select
Tip: If the device reboots, you may have waited to long to make a selection, you will need to begin the process again.
4. The device will display the Motorola logo and then the Android in distress ( logo with Exclamation mark)
5. Press and hold the VOL UP key for 10-15 seconds. While still holding the VOL UP key tap and release the POWER key
Tip: You can try this step, holding the phone in landscape. If you are stuck on step 6, try a force reboot by pressing the Power key and Vol Down key, and start the process again.
6. The device will display additional menu options (Text will appear in BLUE)
7. Use the VOL DOWN Key to scroll to Wipe data / factory reset and the POWER Key to select this option
8. Use the VOL DOWN key again to select YES - delete all user data and press the POWER key to CONFIRM
9. Once the Formatting is complete, press the POWER key to confirm a REBOOT
10. The device will reboot and start the normal power up sequence

Moto g4 plus not accepting Gmail address used to sync device
I managed to factory reset my Moto g4 plus phone...but after rebooting the phone and trying to set up the phone again, it did not accept the Gmail address which I had used to sync the device earlier...is there any way to bypass this requirement so that I can start using the phone again ?

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Alright for the past two week I had searched every corner of the internet looking up on how to install the “MOAR ROM”. Just getting the same answer install with “TWRP”. And to install TWRP you had to root your phone. So now I had to search on the internet and find a tutorial on how to root my phone. In the end I had to go through three different tutorials on how to get the MOAR ROM flashed on my phone. And where I had to go to get the files to download.
Well so you don’t have to do the long, and arbitrary tasks that I had to go through. Here is a tutorial – Telling you from start to finish on what you need to do.
This is for the Sprint Variant of the Samsung Galaxy S5. I don’t know if this will work on other version of the S5.
I apologize on the crudeness of this tutorial, a lot of this was written from memory.
All of the software you need to download is provided by clicking on words that are highlighted in brownish tan-ish color
I don’t not nor do the developers of the software you use are responsible for the lost of data and/or lost of your phone. You assume responsible for modifying your phone.
I have not created any of the software provide in this tutorial.
Step 1. Make sure you have VPU1BOA6 (Lollipop) OS installed on your phone.
-To see if you have this already installed your phone.
- You go to your phones “Setting”
- From there go to “About Device”
- You will then see “Software Version” and underneath that you will see “G900PVPU1BOA6”
If you see “OA6” you are good to go on to step 2. for rooting your device. So Please Continue. If you do not see this that is okay all you need to do is either update your phone or you need to flash the appropriate OS on your phone. To do this continue on to step 1a.
Step 1a. If you fail to see “OA6” in under “Software Version” then you will have to download some files.
- You will need to download Odin
- Then you will need to download the OS “Lollipop”
- Once you have both of these move to step 1b.
Step 1b. Warning!!! Installing this OS will wipe your phone of all its data. Highly recommend that you create back of contacts, photos, videos, etc.
- Now unzip Odin, and run SM-G900P_OA6_FullRestore.exe (This is will give you the Lollipop OS it will unzip it to the file destination you wish)
-Run Odin, Click on the AP button – A window should appear, navigate to where you unzip the OS and click on it.
- Now it is time to move on to set 1c.
Step 1c. Now it is time to put your phone into Recovery Mode and to connect to the computer.
- Power down the phone, once the phone is power down hold the “Home + Power + Volume Down Buttons” Do not let go until you see text show up in the upper left corner of the screen.
- Now some of you might see a screen that gives you a Warning about custom firmware and roms. And press up on the volume on button to continue or press volume down to restart the phone. If you want to continue press up.
- If you have elected to press up then you are awesome and it is time to continue on your route to being rooted. Now you will see the Android Guy “Downloading” or something to that effect. Plug your phone into your computer
- Now move to step 1d.
Step 1d. Again Warning: You will lose your phone data. Continue at your own risk.
- Press Start, on Odin once your phone is connected to your computer. Let it do its thing. Go make some coffee.
- Once it has installed the new OS go ahead and setup your “Slight used Phone”
-You ready for step 2. I think you are.
Step 2. Alright you have decide to root your phone, because you love all the options the Android OS has already provided you. But you know your phone can do more and you want more and deserve all of it.
- So first thing you need is the rooting tool and Odin if you don’t have download it. You will also need to two other additional files. SUPERSU and Knox Removal Mod Do Not Unzip these two (2) additional files.
-Now that you have the all four (4) items downloaded. Unzip the rooting tool and Odin. Now run Odin and click the AP button and find the rooting tool you just unzipped. Now let’s put your phone into download mode and connect to the computer.
- To put your phone into Download mode shut it down and hold the “Home + Power + Volume Down Buttons” until you see a Words in the upper left hand corner of the screen and a Paragraph that Say “Warning. Custom firmware Blah Blah Blah…etc. Press Volume Up to continue or Volume down to restart phone” Press up then Android guy shows up with downloading underneath him. Connect your phone at this point to the computer.
-Press start on Odin. Let it do its thing it should only take to 5 minutes at the most. Now that it is done. Shut your device completely down.
-Go to step 2a.
Step 2a. You will need a Micro SD card. Add those two other files. To the root of the SD card.
- Move to step 2b.
Step 2b. You need to put your phone into recovery mode.
- Your device should be completely shut off now. To put into recovery mode you need to hold down these buttons (Home + Power + Volume UP Buttons). You should see in the upper left hand corner of the screen text saying Recovery…
- You will see a list of options you will want to click to on “apply update from external storage” Find one of the two files you add to the root of the SD card and click. It should start to apply the update. Once that is complete. Repeat the process from Step 2b. for the other file.
- Go to Step 3.
Step 3. So you have decide you like to play risky and rooting just wasn’t cutting for you Daredevil.
- Go to “Play Store” Type into the Search bar “TWRP” – Install “TWRP Manager”
- Once it installed, Open the application, Grant the application root access. Now that the application has root access click on Menu icon in the upper left hand side. Once there go to “Install TWRP”.
- Click on “Device Name” and scroll through the device list and find the “Galaxy s5” and click it. It will then go back to “Install TWRP” page. Now press “Install Recovery” And let it work.
-Go to Step 4.
Step 4. Assuming everything for you so far has gone to plan. The next step is to install MOAR (Mother Of All Roms). Do not unzip the file.
-Connect your phone to the computer.
-Now that you have download MOAR. Move it the “Download” Folder on the SD Card. It will make easier to locate later.
- Now power down the phone and go into the recovery menu. To do this make sure your phone is off and now hold (Home + Power + Volume UP Buttons). Once there click on “Advance”, Then “File Manager”. There you will a list of options scroll until you see “external_sdcard”. Now you will see another list scroll until you see “download”.
-Now find the “MOAR” file. Click it, a couple of options will show up and press “Move”. Now a list will show up, scroll through it and locate the "sdcard”. Another list will show up, scroll through it and locate “TWRP” and press “Select” in the lower right corner and let it do its thing.
- Now go back to the Main Menu. Once you get there click “Install”. You should see the MOAR file, click it. It will take you to another screen and it will ask you to “Swipe to Confirm Flash”. After that your coffee should be done brewing and you might want to get a bagel while you are at.
If you get a couple of errors after installing MOAR, remove the battery and then stick back in and it should correct your problem.

Hi there,
Thank you for your share but here isn't the right place for such a threads. Please post your thread here:
Miscellaneous Android Development
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Guide [Root]ing the [T230NU] for DUMMIES (Galaxy Tab 4 7.0)

1. To start off, make sure your tablet's battery is fully charged.
2. Download the 'T230NU Root Kit' & 'Samsung USB Driver' files to your PC & extract them.
3. Locate the 'Samsung USB Driver' file and install it on your PC.
4. In your Tablet go into Settings/General, scroll down and click on 'About device'. Look for where it says 'Build number', you need to TAP that continuously until it says 'Developer mode has been turned on'. You should now see 'Developer options' on top of 'About device', click it and checkmark 'USB Debugging'.
5. Connect the tablet to your PC with the USB cable.
6. In your PC locate the 'UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46' file and copy it to your Tablet (Root directory of your tablet is fine or place it anywhere you want, remember the location and DO NOT EXTRACT IT, just copy it as it is).
7. Disconnect the tablet from your PC & power it off.
8. Put your Tablet into 'Download Mode' (push all these three buttons at the same time; Power/VolumeDOWN/Home) As soon as you see letters on the screen IMMEDIATELY hit the 'VolumeUP' button while letting go of the other three buttons). If you did it right, it should now say 'Downloading...', if not then power it off and try again.
9. Connect the tablet to your PC with the USB cable.
10. In your PC locate the 'Odin3 v3.09' file, right click it and choose 'Run as administrator'. Once the program opens it should automatically detect your tablet--it should say 'Added!!' under Message. Now click on the button that says 'BL' and locate the 'openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-degas' file, select it and click open. Make sure to uncheck 'Auto-Reboot' and then click 'Start'. When it's done you should see the word RESET in blue on top & it should say 'RES OK!!' under message.
11. Disconnect the tablet from your PC & power it off by holding down the power button for at least 10 seconds.
12. Now that your tablet is off, go into 'Recovery Mode' (push all these three buttons at the same time; Power/VolumeUP/Home) As soon as the Samsung logo comes up let go of ONLY the power button, then as soon as you see the 'Teamwin' logo IMMEDIATELY let go of the other two buttons. If you did it right then you should now be inside the 'Teamwin' program, if not and your device booted up normally then you need to try again starting from step #7.
13. Click on 'Install' and locate the 'UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46' file--depending on where you saved it in your tablet on step #6, now at the bottom where it says 'Swipe to Confirm Flash' swipe it to the right, wait until it is done flashing and then choose 'Reboot System'.
14. Before you start jumping for joy, lets first check for Root status (once your tablet boots up, go to the play store and download an app called 'Root Check',
install it, open it & it should say that your device is 'ROOTED').
15. Congratulations! You now have full control of your device.

Are you aware this is now the third how-to-root guide thread made for this exact method, for this model?
First
Second

its same device and same twrp so its for NU and no NU versions, works on both

I've been using the Acheron ROM for more than a year now and it has been a great experience.

AmelieCo said:
I've been using the Acheron ROM for more than a year now and it has been a great experience.
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isnt acheron thread...... but ive used it too for 10 months now

How do I uninstall this root please?

blairrad said:
How do I uninstall this root please?
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You can check the uninstall option in superSu app or Re-install your firmware(or install any rom). I also think there might be some kind of superSu-uninstaller script/app somewhere in forums.

how to root galaxy tab4, Model: SM-T230NW, T230NWBMW1ARB1

NOTE EDGE N915T downgrade from MM to LP

any one here to help us many users trying to downgrade but in the web there is no solution for this issue
please developer help us soon ....thanks regarding dj qadar ( [email protected])

Here are simple steps for upgrade/downgrade stock rom for the 1st time;
- Backup all your personal information for keeping it safe by using Samsung Kies
- USB Debugging should be enabled on your device. To enable USB debugging go to Settings > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging. ( If it's not visible in settings, go to, Settings > About Device > Software info > Hit 7 times to ''Build number'')
- The USB drivers for your device should be installed on your computer so that your computer can detect your device when you plug it in. (See attachment)
- Download Odin from this link
- Download the right firmware for ur model from sammobile site.
- When downloading is done extract it.
- Run Odin as administrator
- Click the "AP" (or "PDA") box and browse for the extracted firmware file. (wait till it successfully loaded)
- Turn off ur phone
- Press and hold the following buttons in order: Volume Down + Home + Power. Keep holding them until you see a screen that says "Warning!!" at the top.
- Press the Volume Up button to continue.
The next screen will show the Android logo and say "ODIN MODE" at the top left.
- In Odin Under Options, only "F. Reset Time" should be checked. (Uncheck"Auto Reboot")
- Now connect your phone to your computer via USB.
- Wait until you see your phone plugged in.
- Press Start in Odin.
- When Odin is successfully finished, you will see in the Message box "All threads completed" (it may take about 5 minutes to complete so be patient).
- Don't turn on the phone.
- Press in order: Volume Up + Home + Power until you see an Android screen.
- Use Volume Down to scroll to "wipe data/factory reset" and press Power to select it. (Make sure you have backed up your phone! It will erase everything)
- On the next screen, scroll to Yes, select it, and your phone will reset.
- When it's done, select reboot system now and it will reboot.
- Restore your data using Samsung Kies. This will restore most of everything; you may need to re-setup the home screens and some of your settings. (Optional)
If you are having any issues while downgrading, feel free to ask to clear your doubts.

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ufukan said:
Here are simple steps for upgrade/downgrade stock rom for the 1st time;
- Backup all your personal information for keeping it safe by using Samsung Kies
- USB Debugging should be enabled on your device. To enable USB debugging go to Settings > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging. ( If it's not visible in settings, go to, Settings > About Device > Software info > Hit 7 times to ''Build number'')
- The USB drivers for your device should be installed on your computer so that your computer can detect your device when you plug it in. (See attachment)
- Download Odin from this link
- Download the right firmware for ur model from sammobile site.
- When downloading is done extract it.
- Run Odin as administrator
- Click the "AP" (or "PDA") box and browse for the extracted firmware file. (wait till it successfully loaded)
- Turn off ur phone
- Press and hold the following buttons in order: Volume Down + Home + Power. Keep holding them until you see a screen that says "Warning!!" at the top.
- Press the Volume Up button to continue.
The next screen will show the Android logo and say "ODIN MODE" at the top left.
- In Odin Under Options, only "F. Reset Time" should be checked. (Uncheck"Auto Reboot")
- Now connect your phone to your computer via USB.
- Wait until you see your phone plugged in.
- Press Start in Odin.
- When Odin is successfully finished, you will see in the Message box "All threads completed" (it may take about 5 minutes to complete so be patient).
- Don't turn on the phone.
- Press in order: Volume Up + Home + Power until you see an Android screen.
- Use Volume Down to scroll to "wipe data/factory reset" and press Power to select it. (Make sure you have backed up your phone! It will erase everything)
- On the next screen, scroll to Yes, select it, and your phone will reset.
- When it's done, select reboot system now and it will reboot.
- Restore your data using Samsung Kies. This will restore most of everything; you may need to re-setup the home screens and some of your settings. (Optional)
If you are having any issues while downgrading, feel free to ask to clear your doubts.
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my dear i have tried all roms custom and firmware

What error did you faced? Could you explain more about your problem, please.

How To Guide [NOT WORKING] UNLOCK A536W (CANADIAN) BOOTLOADER

THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN TESTED AND HENCE PROVEN TO BE INEFFECTIVE ON 05/12/2023. I AM LEAVING IT UP, HOWEVER, IN CASE SOMEONE USES IT TO DEVELOP A METHOD THAT WILL WORK.
IF YOU KNOW A METHOD OF UNLOCKING THE A536W (CANADIAN MODEL) OR KNOW HOW TO FORCIBLY FLASH DIFFERENT MODEL FIRMWARE ONTO A536W, PLEASE CONTACT ME!
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BRICKED DEVICES, LOST IMEIs, OR WHATEVER ELSE THAT COULD COME FROM ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THIS GUIDE. YOU SHOULD KNOW THE RISKS BEFORE FOLLOWING ANY GUIDE - ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING AS SENSITIVE AS FLASHING FIRMWARE AND UNLOCKING A BOOTLOADER.​
GUIDE:
1. Download the attached files (Odin PatcheD 13.3.4 and Samsung Drivers).
2. Download the following firmware files: A536B & A536W (FOR THE A536W FIRMWARE, SELECT WHICHEVER CSC MATCHES YOURS. TO CHECK YOUR CSC, GO TO THE STOCK SAMSUNG DIALER AND PUNCH-IN "*#1234#". If it says "OYV", I'm pretty sure it means it's carrier-unlocked. Just use Google to see what CSC your carrier uses. Mine, for example, would be "PMB" because I use Public Mobile. MAKE SURE WHATEVER TWO FIRMWARE FILES YOU CHOOSE BOTH HAVE THE SAME BINARY NUMBER. You can flash-up binary numbers and side-flash, but you can't go down, so if your CSC hasn't released a firmware file with binary "5" and you manage to flash a binary 5 file, for example, you won't be able to revert until a binary 5 firmware is released for your CSC.)
3, WHEN ALL FILES ARE DOWNLOADED, USE RAR OR 7ZIP TO EXTRACT THEM. MAKE SURE ALL ARCHIVES ARE EXTRACTED TO THEIR OWN SEPARATE FOLDER FROM THE REST. Make sure Odin gets its own folder, the A536B firmware gets its own folder, and the A536W firmware gets its own folder. The Samsung Driver is a quick, one-time installation, so, it doesn't matter where it goes, really, because you can delete the executable-file right after the next step.
4. INSTALL THE SAMSUNG DRIVERS. Should be pretty self-explanatory. DON'T DO THIS IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THEM INSTALLED: it's a waste of time.
5. REBOOT YOUR PC. You can skip this step if you already had the drivers installed, though.
6. MAKE A BACK-UP OF ANY FILES YOU WANT TO KEEP. AFTERWARDS, POWER-OFF YOUR PHONE, WAIT 60 SECONDS TO ENSURE FULL SHUT-DOWN, AND REMOVE THE SIM-CARD AND/OR SD-CARD JUST TO BE SAFE. ONCE REMOVED, POWER YOUR PHONE UP AGAIN. YOUR DATA WILL BE COMPLETELY ERASED BY THE END OF THIS, SO, THIS STEP IS IMPORTANT.
7. SIGN OUT OF YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT, AND SIGN OUT OF YOUR SAMSUNG ACCOUNT. DO THIS FROM WITHIN THE PHONE'S SETTINGS. REMOVE ANY AND ALL FORMS OF SECURITY: FACE-RECOGNITION, FINGERPRINTS, PIN, PASSWORD, OR WHATEVER ELSE YOU USE. IF YOU DON'T REMOVE THESE, IT MIGHT BLOCK YOU OUT OF YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU RESET.
8. TURN YOUR PHONE OFF. WAIT 60 SECONDS TO ENSURE FULL SHUT-DOWN. AFTERWARDS, INSERT YOUR CHARGING CABLE, WAIT FOR THE VIBRATION AND CHARGING-INDICATOR, AND THEN HOLD THE POWER BUTTON AND VOLUME-UP BUTTON TOGETHER UNTIL THE STOCK RECOVERY SHOWS UP. CLEAR YOUR CACHE, AND THEN DO A FACTORY RESET. THEN SELECT POWER OFF, AND WAIT 60 SECONDS.
9. POWER THE PHONE ON AND WAIT FOR IT TO SET-UP. DO NOT SET ANYTHING ELSE UP BESIDES WI-FI SO THAT IT CAN DO ITS THING. DO NOT PUT A FORM OF SECURITY, SUCH AS A PASSWORD OR PIN. DO NOT INSERT YOUR SD-CARD AND/OR SIM-CARD. IF THE PHONE HASN'T ASKED YOU TO SIGN INTO ANYTHING (LIKE GOOGLE) IN ORDER TO PROVE THAT YOU OWN THE PHONE, THAT MEANS YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE GUIDE.
10. WHEN IT'S DONE DOWNLOADING WHATEVER AND DOING INITIAL SETUP, GO TO SETTINGS, "ABOUT PHONE", "SOFTWARE INFORMATION", AND TAP "Build Number" UNTIL "DEVELOPER MODE" HAS BEEN TURNED ON.
11. GO BACK TO THE SETTINGS' MAIN-MENU, AND SELECT "DEVELOPER OPTIONS".
12. SCROLL DOWN TO "USB DEBUGGING". TURN ON "USB DEBUGGING", "3GPP AT COMMANDS", AND "DISABLE ADB AUTHORIZATION TIMEOUT".
13. SCROLL DOWN A BIT FURTHER TO "DEFAULT USB CONFIGURATION". MAKE SURE IT IS SET TO "TRANSFERRING FILES".
14. CONNECT THE PHONE TO YOUR PC VIA USB CABLE (MAKE SURE THE CABLE IS MTP-COMPATIBLE), AND ALLOW YOUR PC TO LINK WITH YOUR PHONE (MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE'S SCREEN IS ON WHILE DOING THIS AND THAT IT DOES NOT TURN OFF).
15. UNPLUG PHONE, WAIT A COUPLE SECONDS, AND PLUG IT BACK IN JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S PROPERLY HOOKED-UP. ACCEPT ALL PERMISSIONS.
16. REBOOT PHONE AND PC.
17. START ODIN.
18. USING THE A536B FIRMWARE, MATCH THE CORRESPONDING FILES AND FIELDS (BL FILE IN BL, AP FILE IN AP, CP FILE IN CP, AND CSC FILE IN CSC [NOT "HOME_CSC" FILE]).
If you want to watch a video to help with this step, this one shows you exactly what to do.
19. TURN YOUR PHONE OFF, WAIT 60 SECONDS, AND THEN PLUG IT INTO A POWER SOURCE (NOT YOUR PC). IT WILL VIBRATE. AFTER IT DOES, HOLD VOLUME UP AND THE POWER BUTTON TO ENTER RECOVERY. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE STOCK RECOVERY, SELECT "Reboot to Bootloader". YOU SHOULD NOW BE IN DOWNLOAD MODE. NOW, CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO YOUR PC VIA MTP-COMPATIBLE USB-CABLE.
20. IF ODIN DETECTS YOUR PHONE, IT SHOULD SAY "Added!".
21. IF ALL IS A WELL, SET YOUR PHONE DOWN IN A PLACE IT WON'T BE MOVED OR KNOCKED-OVER, MAKE SURE THE CABLE IS PROPERLY IN BOTH ENDS (PC AND PHONE), PRESS "START", AND DON'T TOUCH YOUR PHONE UNTIL IT'S DONE.
22. IF ALL GOES AS THEORIZED, YOUR PHONE SHOULD BOOT UP AFTER AWHILE, AND IT SHOULD BELIEVE THAT IT IS A A536B (because it technically is: the only difference between models are the bands they use for cellular-reception).
23. SET UP ONLY WI-FI, AND DON'T SET-UP ANY SECURITY. DO NOT SIGN INTO YOUR GOOGLE OR SAMSUNG ACCOUNT. GO TO SETTINGS, GO TO "ABOUT PHONE", GO TO "SOFTWARE INFORMATION", AND TAP "Build Number" UNTIL DEVELOPER OPTIONS ARE ENABLED.
24. SAME THINGS AS LAST TIME: TURN ON USB DEBUGGING, DISABLE ADB AUTHORIZATION TIMEOUT, ENABLE 3GPP AT COMMANDS, AND SET THE DEFAULT CONFIGURATION TO "TRANSFERRING FILES".
25. REBOOT YOUR PHONE.
26. GO BACK TO DEVELOPER OPTIONS, AND SCROLL UNTIL YOU SEE "OEM UNLOCK". IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN IT ON. AFTER TURNING IT ON, BOOT INTO DOWNLOAD MODE BY POWERING OFF, WAITING A MINUTE, HOLDING BOTH VOLUME BUTTONS (DO NOT HOLD THE POWER BUTTON) WHILE PLUGGING IT INTO YOUR PC VIA MTP-COMPATIBLE CABLE. IT SHOULD BOOT UP IN DOWNLOAD MODE.
27. WHEN IN DOWNLOAD MODE AND CONNECTED TO PC, HOLD THE VOLUME-UP BUTTON TO ACCESS THE BOOTLOADER-UNLOCK MENU, AND THEN HOLD VOLUME-UP AGAIN WHEN PROMPTED TO UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER. PROCEED EVEN IF IT SAYS ALL YOUR DATA WILL BE ERASED: THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED. WAIT FOR YOUR DEVICE TO REBOOT AND WHATNOT.
28. SUCCESS! (HOPEFULLY!)
29. IF YOU DO GO BACK TO A536W FIRMWARE (I don't think phone-calls and whatnot will work on an incompatible CSC, so you might have to), I HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO IT MUCH, BUT I DO NOT RECOMMEND FLASHING THE "BL" FILE, AS THAT'S THE BOOTLOADER FILE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A HARDBRICK OR CORRUPTION OR SOMETHING. BE CAUTIOUS. WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. MAKE SURE TO DO YOUR RESEARCH.