Samsungs Galaxy S7 need to flash older Android (FRP) but download mode not working - Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers

Hi at all,
so I bought this samsung phone (Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F) for my mom online, but there is an android account lock on it. Previous owner not reachable and so now I'm stuck with this phone.
I tried a lot of "FRP/Google Lock Bypass" videos, but it seems this phone has the newest android version so non of them work.
Types of bypasses I've tried:
- notification bypass
- SIM-Card insert/eject and power on/off
- specialized FRP software
none worked.
Now my next move would be to try to flash a custom ROM in order to flash an older android version, which would hopefully make one of the above mentioned FRP methods work.
BUT for some reason I cant't enter download mode, which is as I understood essential to flash anything on the phone.
The only mode I can enter is recovery mode. There I already tried factory reset, which did work, but did not solve my Android Lock /FRP problem.
Now ...... any clue what I can do to finaly make a use of my money that I spend on this phone?
Thansk in advance for every bit of help

schurika said:
Hi at all,
so I bought this samsung phone for my mom online, but there is an android account lock on it. Previous owner not reachable and so now I'm stuck with this phone.
Which phone do you have? If it is a Snapdragon version with updated software, you can't flash custom ROMs due to the locked bootloader.
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Drunkpilot said:
schurika said:
Hi at all,
so I bought this samsung phone for my mom online, but there is an android account lock on it. Previous owner not reachable and so now I'm stuck with this phone.
Which phone do you have? If it is a Snapdragon version with updated software, you can't flash custom ROMs due to the locked bootloader.
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Hi sorry forgot to add the info ==> Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F
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Hard bricking Galaxy S7

I wrote in separate thread 10 days ago.
I got the rooted Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) which if I try to boot to recovery gives an error: dm-verity verification need to check drk first.
Then following step by step instructions I installed TWRP.
And flashed custom rom SuperMan-Rom V1.6.5
Rom worked fine until I rebooted the device for the first time. Then I got message:
Code:
Custom Binary Blocked By FRP
Maybe I accidentally turned off OEM unlock in Developer settings, but I honestly don't remember I did that.
And after that I got the hard brick. This is confirmed by @CuBz90 in this thread
So my question is:
1. After the Galaxy S7 is rooted/custom recovery is installed, the DRK is damaged and dm-verity verification will fail if stock rom is installed, right?
2. If user accidentally turn off OEM Unlock the device will be hard bricked, right?
Is that two steps one way ultimate bricking?
I'm asking that because I'm thinking of buying new Galaxy S7 to replace the bricked one, but if hard bricking is that easy, than I'm not really sure I will buy it again.
Dude, try to kill him completly ( nothing on screen ) then send him to warranty, you got nothing to lose.
NeoDJW said:
Dude, try to kill him completly ( nothing on screen ) then send him to warranty, you got nothing to lose.
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It's not possible since I bought it second hand.
Even if I had a warranty, in my country (Serbia) warranty for smartphones doesn't mean much, I think I could write PhD thesis easier than to make seller replace/fix smartphone with warranty
mss1988 said:
I wrote in separate thread 10 days ago.
I got the rooted Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) which if I try to boot to recovery gives an error: dm-verity verification need to check drk first.
Then following step by step instructions I installed TWRP.
And flashed custom rom SuperMan-Rom V1.6.5
Rom worked fine until I rebooted the device for the first time. Then I got message:
Code:
Custom Binary Blocked By FRP
Maybe I accidentally turned off OEM unlock in Developer settings, but I honestly don't remember I did that.
And after that I got the hard brick. This is confirmed by @CuBz90 in this thread
So my question is:
1. After the Galaxy S7 is rooted/custom recovery is installed, the DRK is damaged and dm-verity verification will fail if stock rom is installed, right?
2. If user accidentally turn off OEM Unlock the device will be hard bricked, right?
Is that two steps one way ultimate bricking?
I'm asking that because I'm thinking of buying new Galaxy S7 to replace the bricked one, but if hard bricking is that easy, than I'm not really sure I will buy it again.
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Maybe you can find the solution here:
http://androidforums.com/threads/custom-binary-block-by-frp-lock.977734/
Erik1805 said:
Maybe you can find the solution here:
http://androidforums.com/threads/custom-binary-block-by-frp-lock.977734/
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Thanks but this will not fix my problem.
Have you tried this: http://pangu.in/frp.error.html
Bright.Light said:
Have you tried this: http://pangu.in/frp.error.html
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No I didn't but the fact is it will not work.
There is currently no way to fix that. The only way would be to unlock FRP by some box, but it isn't released yet.
What I am asking here is true that Galaxy S7 could be hard bricked that easy? By steps I wrote in my first post.
My questions are partially answered in this article
But I still don't understand what's the problem with dm-variety if I flashed stock rom?
Is there are any other parts of the NAND that are not original/signed and that's why dm-verity fails?
If that's the case can they be backed up then reflashed with the Odin if I get into same problem with new phone?
Thanks
@mss1988 Even if you get message as locked because of FRP, just use Smart switch with Emergency recovery mode and you will get the device back to its original state. This works even if the device is rooted or Twrp'd
harshang2007 said:
@mss1988 Even if you get message as locked because of FRP, just use Smart switch with Emergency recovery mode and you will get the device back to its original state. This works even if the device is rooted or Twrp'd
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Thanks, but Smart Switch Emergency Recovery is basically the same thing as Kies Firmware update. Which I already tried and that didn't fixed my problem.
mss1988 said:
Thanks, but Smart Switch Emergency Recovery is basically the same thing as Kies Firmware update. Which I already tried and that didn't fixed my problem.
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@mss1988 I have personally faced this issue on Samsung J7 and J5 and later I had to use Smart Switch's Emergency recovery functionality by enter my Serial number and Device Model Number and Successfully finished flashing the stock ROM. Yes, This works.
harshang2007 said:
@mss1988 I have personally faced this issue on Samsung J7 and J5 and later I had to use Smart Switch's Emergency recovery functionality by enter my Serial number and Device Model Number and Successfully finished flashing the stock ROM. Yes, This works.
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I don't have the phone anymore to confirm or to deny this. But the whole procedure in Kies and Smart Switch is the same. There are other people with the same problem too in this thread too, and they still didn't found the way to unbrick their devices.
mss1988 said:
I wrote in separate thread 10 days ago.
I got the rooted Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) which if I try to boot to recovery gives an error: dm-verity verification need to check drk first.
Then following step by step instructions I installed TWRP.
And flashed custom rom SuperMan-Rom V1.6.5
Rom worked fine until I rebooted the device for the first time. Then I got message:
Code:
Custom Binary Blocked By FRP
Maybe I accidentally turned off OEM unlock in Developer settings, but I honestly don't remember I did that.
And after that I got the hard brick. This is confirmed by @CuBz90 in this thread
So my question is:
1. After the Galaxy S7 is rooted/custom recovery is installed, the DRK is damaged and dm-verity verification will fail if stock rom is installed, right?
2. If user accidentally turn off OEM Unlock the device will be hard bricked, right?
Is that two steps one way ultimate bricking?
I'm asking that because I'm thinking of buying new Galaxy S7 to replace the bricked one, but if hard bricking is that easy, than I'm not really sure I will buy it again.
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I went through this procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516 which gives a link to downloading the factory binary (of either version). It reinstated my IMEI which had been turned to a string of zeroes. I will say that when you reboot after flashing the factory binary it's pretty different looking so be prepared for that. I then went to Sammobile and downloaded the appropriate stock ROM for my s7 and flashed that with Odin. I flashed TWRP, formatted internal data when given the opportunity, flashed the no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip, and I was able to use my s7 again. At any rate, you might follow the guide at the link I gave you and see if it helps. As always, no guarantee is given or implied. It's just what I did.
Thanks man, but I can't flash the Factory binary, my FRP is unfortunately ON.
E pa brate nemoj se više onda igrati sa telefonom, nije to za svakoga,...
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Well, the brothers do not come then play with the phone, it's not for everyone
now phone detect usb ? i mean adb devices
mss1988 said:
I wrote in separate thread 10 days ago.
I got the rooted Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) which if I try to boot to recovery gives an error: dm-verity verification need to check drk first.
Then following step by step instructions I installed TWRP.
And flashed custom rom SuperMan-Rom V1.6.5
Rom worked fine until I rebooted the device for the first time. Then I got message:
Code:
Custom Binary Blocked By FRP
Maybe I accidentally turned off OEM unlock in Developer settings, but I honestly don't remember I did that.
And after that I got the hard brick. This is confirmed by @CuBz90 in this thread
So my question is:
1. After the Galaxy S7 is rooted/custom recovery is installed, the DRK is damaged and dm-verity verification will fail if stock rom is installed, right?
2. If user accidentally turn off OEM Unlock the device will be hard bricked, right?
Is that two steps one way ultimate bricking?
I'm asking that because I'm thinking of buying new Galaxy S7 to replace the bricked one, but if hard bricking is that easy, than I'm not really sure I will buy it again.
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wild guess....
Install dm-verity and force encryption disabler
Wipe Cache
install custom kernel
chandarakk said:
now phone detect usb ? i mean adb devices
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There's no adb/fastboot access from Samsung recovery or Samsung download mode, as far as I know.
Just get your phone into downloadmode and then flash the stock firmware witch you can find on sammobile. I got also this problem, and then everything will be fine ?
did you try use Kies or Smart swticher to factory restore the phone ?
because as far as i know , even FRP is on , you can still flash stock firmware.
and , try local shop to find any place have z3x box or Octopus box .

S7 edge current situation.

Hi there I've been away from rooting for a bit and i have been trying to root a broken s7 edge more recently. Its got 6.0.1 stock on it. It all works except the volume up button. I seem to be able to access the phones files and sd card in windows. I can also flash 6.0.1 it seems by forcing it into download mode. But its still stuck on FRP and i can't find any way to unlock the bootloader to install custom software. I've been trying all the tutorials i can find but none work. Is this Samsung patching these security holes and so they no longer work? The password Is unknown for the Google account and it's not blacklisted or anything like that I've not used the SIM in any tutorial though. So is this doable or is it impossible at present? It all seems a lot more secure since my last root :s Thanks
Mumraa said:
Hi there I've been away from rooting for a bit and i have been trying to root a broken s7 edge more recently. Its got 6.0.1 stock on it. It all works except the volume up button. I seem to be able to access the phones files and sd card in windows. I can also flash 6.0.1 it seems by forcing it into download mode. But its still stuck on FRP and i can't find any way to unlock the bootloader to install custom software. I've been trying all the tutorials i can find but none work. Is this Samsung patching these security holes and so they no longer work? The password Is unknown for the Google account and it's not blacklisted or anything like that I've not used the SIM in any tutorial though. So is this doable or is it impossible at present? It all seems a lot more secure since my last root :s Thanks
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Try this for bypassing Factory Reset Protection(FRP)
https://www.progeeksblog.com/bypass-factory-reset-protection-on-samsung-devices/
Or this
https://www.xda-developers.com/rootjunky/
As for rooting the device, there aren't many methods that work on lollipop and newer firmwares other than maybe trying Kingroot and Kingoroot or flashing TWRP(not an option for you since you have a locked bootloader) for your model number then flashing Super or Magisk.
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE

Help with bypassing FRP on Galaxy S7

Hi all,
this is my first post on this forum, I have used XDA many times for various reasons but never had to register because I always found a solution... until now.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F, non sim locked. This phone used to be my fathers phone, he now has a new phone but he couldn't remember his password from his old Gmail account. He wants to give the phone to his wife, but he has reset the phone without disabling 'find my phone' and now his wife can't access the phone because of FRP lock.
I have done extensive searches and found multiple 'solutions' on how to bypass FRP but none of them has worked so far. That's where I need help.
As I've mentioned before, it's a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F, unlocked sim version. It's a device that's made for the Dutch market. As far as I know the phone has been properly updated till two months ago, it has Android Oreo but not sure which security update, it definitely doesn't have the 2018 november update.
Can somebody help me with finding the proper bootloader etc so I can flash the device and my fathers wife can use the phone? That would be much appreciated.
tnx in advance!
MicGlou said:
Hi all,
this is my first post on this forum, I have used XDA many times for various reasons but never had to register because I always found a solution... until now.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F, non sim locked. This phone used to be my fathers phone, he now has a new phone but he couldn't remember his password from his old Gmail account. He wants to give the phone to his wife, but he has reset the phone without disabling 'find my phone' and now his wife can't access the phone because of FRP lock.
I have done extensive searches and found multiple 'solutions' on how to bypass FRP but none of them has worked so far. That's where I need help.
As I've mentioned before, it's a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F, unlocked sim version. It's a device that's made for the Dutch market. As far as I know the phone has been properly updated till two months ago, it has Android Oreo but not sure which security update, it definitely doesn't have the 2018 november update.
Can somebody help me with finding the proper bootloader etc so I can flash the device and my fathers wife can use the phone? That would be much appreciated.
tnx in advance!
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Tell him to just reset his password, and log into it then
Of course we've tried it, but with no phonenumber or secondary email attached that's impossible.
Beside that, he wasn't even sure about the account used, has multiple gmail accounts that he doesn't use anymore.
But I've had help through a user who send me a PM, phone is working again.
BurnedDrake said:
Tell him to just reset his password, and log into it then
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I have a SM-G930T Galaxy S7 that I can't figure out also.. Seems G**gle has a way of keeping it's security patches installed. I downgraded it to 7.0 succesfully but Odin fails while downgrading to 6.0.1. I was able to bypass my j7 after 3 days of trying various methods till I came up with my own combination. But this S7 has me ready to pay someone else to do it for me. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
binary: samsung official
system status: official
frp lock: on
warranty void 0x0
secureboot: enable
ap swrev: b4(2.1.1.1) k1 s3
secure download: enable

j337p twrp

any reason twrp installation would be causing boot loop in j337p Samsung phone >? oem unlock in checked and its supposed to be made for exact model , tried few different times and it seems like its going into a fap or frp lock but i cant figure out why , any help would be cool , thanks
Gawdlikenick said:
any reason twrp installation would be causing boot loop in j337p Samsung phone >? oem unlock in checked and its supposed to be made for exact model , tried few different times and it seems like its going into a fap or frp lock but i cant figure out why , any help would be cool , thanks
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Your phone does not match the model this twrp recovery is for. Your phone is the 2018 model of the j3 emerge that hasn't got a proper phone thread yet from xda's admins. Contact @ashyx to potentially have a twrp recovery made for your phone. Make sure to provide the model number.

AT&T Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-A015a) help

i am trying to fix the above type of phone i am having a hartd time finding the specific combination file for this device ( AT&T Samsung Galaxy A01 (sm_a015a). i need this file so i can use Odin3 to remove the frp lock on this device. and yes before anyone asks i am the legal owner of this phone. i aquired it second hand and the pevious owner factory reset the damn thing and didn't remove their gmail account before factory reseting the thing. hence my problem. does anyone have this file or a link so i can download this file. i have never had this issue bypass the frp lock on a sedcond hand samsung device. and yes i have tried a bunch of ways with and without a pc. nothing works and i am about to throw this danmed thing into a wood chipper and get a different phone.
You got it?
ashewood78 said:
i am trying to fix the above type of phone i am having a hartd time finding the specific combination file for this device ( AT&T Samsung Galaxy A01 (sm_a015a). i need this file so i can use Odin3 to remove the frp lock on this device. and yes before anyone asks i am the legal owner of this phone. i aquired it second hand and the pevious owner factory reset the damn thing and didn't remove their gmail account before factory reseting the thing. hence my problem. does anyone have this file or a link so i can download this file. i have never had this issue bypass the frp lock on a sedcond hand samsung device. and yes i have tried a bunch of ways with and without a pc. nothing works and i am about to throw this danmed thing into a wood chipper and get a different
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I flashed my Samsung Galaxy A01a sm-s111dl with Odin3. After a successful flash it rebooted but still my frp was locked.
Is it possible to bypass a frp lock using a sdcard with maybe some downloaded files to boot from on a Galaxy A01 with Android 11?

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