My friend wanted to sell me his phone, so I did a factory reset. But now it tells me to log in with the previous Google account, but he does not remember the credentials. This is the first phone I have since Android 8. I guess the newer Android versions has some sort of protection? How can I remove it?
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"he does not remember the credentials" ??? Nice try lol
He can simply change his Google password on any other device, then he can log in to the one he sold you.
It's called FRP and without the credentials of the previous owner the phone is basically a paperweight.
Nimueh said:
"he does not remember the credentials" ??? Nice try lol
He can simply change his Google password on any other device, then he can log in to the one he sold you.
It's called FRP and without the credentials of the previous owner the phone is basically a paperweight.
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You got me that's not the right story but the right story is too long, but no, it's not stolen as you probably suggest. Now all I need is a way to bypass it
verynoob said:
You got me that's not the right story but the right story is too long, but no, it's not stolen as you probably suggest. Now all I need is a way to bypass it
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If it is a OnePlus device then you can flash it via msm tool
Thanks guys! I finally did it !!!!
Nimueh said:
"he does not remember the credentials" ??? Nice try lol
He can simply change his Google password on any other device, then he can log in to the one he sold you.
It's called FRP and without the credentials of the previous owner the phone is basically a paperweight.
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I guess not paperweight at all, it's up and running. If you ever get stuck with FRP, PM me and I'll help you unlock your paperweight. It's not too hard to do it by the way. And you see how long I'm in this forum, so imagine how long I've been messing with Android, so I knew that there's definitely a way to bypass this weird and not helpful "protection". If they wanted to do real protection they should do what Apple does: get track of all users. For example, my friend once got his iPhone locked because he forgot his own password. They wouldn't unlock it until we provided many proofs such as ID, phone number, original receipt, updated photo of him, and this process took more than 1 month in front of Apple support in USA. Unlike useless FRP that you can actually lock your own phone with no way to recover if you're a little bit phone newbie (I can imagine many people for example the elder ones just creating Google accounts to activate their phones without actually remembering their credentials - and they might get their phone locked with no option of recovery)
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My wife just called me on a landline to say her Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 has gone missing. She was working in a tiny charity bookshop, so it was easy to check that it wasn't just dropped, and it goes straight to voicemail. It was double PIN protected on both device and SIM.
It was on Android 4.0.1 - I know, I know, she wouldn't allow me to upgrade it.
Question - I know from experience of flashing a new ROM that Google insists on entering the Google account details again to verify proper ownership. Is this a general Android security procedure, or does it work only on Lollipop/Marshmallow?
Just asking because it will be of some small comfort to know that the thieving scum has a paperweight rather than a phone...
dahawthorne said:
I know from experience of flashing a new ROM that Google insists on entering the Google account details again to verify proper ownership.
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Incorrect.
I was hoping for something a bit more concrete than that. And it is correct. When I've done a full reset of my phone to flash a new ROM I get "This device has been reset. Please enter your Google credentials" or words to that effect.
I'm happy to have the response, but can someone please give me a sensible one based on knowledge and not guesswork?
dahawthorne said:
I was hoping for something a bit more concrete than that. And it is correct. When I've done a full reset of my phone to flash a new ROM I get "This device has been reset. Please enter your Google credentials" or words to that effect.
I'm happy to have the response, but can someone please give me a sensible one based on knowledge and not guesswork?
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Oh hey look... no Google account!
You're the one operating on guesswork assuming a Google account is mandatory to use an Android device.
Look, guy, if you have no useful advice to offer me then quit wasting my time...
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Well, am I surprised? I think I'll pass on that offer...
You asked about when a security measure was introduced in Android. I informed you that no such security measure exists.
There is a disconnect between what you want to believe and the reality. First, you refused to accept it. Now, you're angry at me because you have no choice but to accept it.
You want reassurances because of your situation? There is none to be offered here.
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My wife just called me on a landline to say her Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 has gone missing. She was working in a tiny charity bookshop, so it was easy to check that it wasn't just dropped, and it goes straight to voicemail. It was double PIN protected on both device and SIM.
It was on Android 4.0.1 - I know, I know, she wouldn't allow me to upgrade it.
Question - I know from experience of flashing a new ROM that Google insists on entering the Google account details again to verify proper ownership. Is this a general Android security procedure, or does it work only on Lollipop/Marshmallow?
Just asking because it will be of some small comfort to know that the thieving scum has a paperweight rather than a phone...
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Unless your carrier has a service that allows imei blacklisting, there is nothing you can do. Even if they do, you'll need a solid proof of ownership and that the phone wasn't just lost. If your wife lost her phone, in most cases there is no obligation on the part of the finder to return it. Any other measure won't do anything, as the device could be wiped clean of everything.
Thanks. optimumpro. My service provider has blocked the phone and the SIM, so with any luck the scumbag will get no joy from it. It's also reported with its IMEI on a website (immobilise.com) which the police refer to when items are recovered.
As to my original question, I believe that the function I mentioned started with Android 5.1, so if the thief has the tech knowledge he/she can probably wipe it and install a new ROM, though I hope the IMEI block will prevent use even with other providers.
Pity - it was a nice little phone - my first smartphone.
And thanks for providing a sensible answer - appreciated.
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Thanks. optimumpro. My service provider has blocked the phone and the SIM, so with any luck the scumbag will get no joy from it. It's also reported with its IMEI on a website (immobilise.com) which the police refer to when items are recovered.
As to my original question, I believe that the function I mentioned started with Android 5.1, so if the thief has the tech knowledge he/she can probably wipe it and install a new ROM, though I hope the IMEI block will prevent use even with other providers.
Pity - it was a nice little phone - my first smartphone.
And thanks for providing a sensible answer - appreciated.
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You may want to check ebay, because the phone can be sold to someone from another country. So, with luck you may catch the guy...
My mother got a Note 7, and gave me her Note Edge to replace the Note 4 I left on the bus. The first thing I did was a factory reset, and I regret it. Reactivation Lock = On.
I can't find a single YouTube video for bypassing this, and this isn't a common subject in specific phone threads on XDA because it's always in instructions to make sure this lock is off in advance.
I'm just hoping that members of this community might have some insight into recent developments to help me here. I still haven't ordered another phone but if it's looking bleak today, then I might have to let this brick sit around a while.
It's on BPC1, I believe? Can't access Accessibility Settings from the getgo, the OTG USB doesn't get a response from it, doesn't show up on ODIN. Some of ya'll r wizards tho so eh, I wont get my hopes up.
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sduffy89 said:
My mother got a Note 7, and gave me her Note Edge to replace the Note 4 I left on the bus. The first thing I did was a factory reset, and I regret it. Reactivation Lock = On.
I can't find a single YouTube video for bypassing this, and this isn't a common subject in specific phone threads on XDA because it's always in instructions to make sure this lock is off in advance.
I'm just hoping that members of this community might have some insight into recent developments to help me here. I still haven't ordered another phone but if it's looking bleak today, then I might have to let this brick sit around a while.
It's on BPC1, I believe? Can't access Accessibility Settings from the getgo, the OTG USB doesn't get a response from it, doesn't show up on ODIN. Some of ya'll r wizards tho so eh, I wont get my hopes up.
Thanks!
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Hi, why not ask your mother for typing in her password to reactivate it? After that you shoult disable reactivation lock an factory reset. Found that:
"If anyone performs the factory reset via the recovery, the phone is more or less inoperable until the original owner signs into his or her Google account on reboot. This means that you have basically no extra steps to factory reset your own device for your own reasons, but a common thief can't do much of anything without knowing your password. "
Ughh. Nobody remembers their login credentials to anything. Everybody's a bunch of goddamn dummies. So much so its also not overlooked that i may have forgotten some basic stuff myself, right?.
I already went thru every frustration of trying to get my mother to remember something. Ends up it's an old email address of my little sister who can't remember the details. Why? I have no clue. smdh
The rightful owners have gifted me this device. Let there be no doubt.
Perhaps you have the address on one of your computers?
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The Radius Kid said:
Perhaps you have the address on one of your computers?
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Hey, thanks for taking the time to reply. I do appreciate it. Samsung gave the first few characters of the email address. My sister gave us the rest, and the password. And the message response from Samsung at this point is the same as when I enter my own Samsung account email and password. It's not an invalid User ID/Password error, its "Processing Failed", or something, rather.
So she has more email accounts or something. I gave up man. A guy said he could unlock it over Skype, and my father things Samsung will unlock it for him if he has it in his hands next time he's on the phone with him. So I'll just get it back to em. I got a new Note 4 in the mail today, and also finally reported my other one as lost/stolen.
Its as taken care of as it's going to get i suppose.
One of my coworkers who is a nice guy, and far too naive and trusting to be using craigslist, bought a Pixel 3. His coming from an iPhone 5 and I guess the sim cards are different sizes. He took the sellers word for it and bought the phone. When he got home and tried setting it up while on wi-fi, it said that the phone was factory reset and needed to be signed in by the previous user. Naturally the guy has gone dark and is no longer responding to my coworker. After calling Google and having them turn him down for assistance, he prayed on it (I'm not even joking) and he remembered I routinely tinker with my phones.
I know it sounds sketchy whenever anyone asks how to bypass protections and I fully understand not wanting to help because others may see it. I have done searches on how to do this, but I am not having much luck. I do not know what version of Android this phone has on it, but I would assume Pie. I have't run stock for any longer than it takes to unlock the bootloader. I will provide any information I can. While I am not very active on the forum, I am a relatively long time member with no history of shady crap.
Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated!
It'll make a great paperweight at this point. The FRP is on there for a reason. Regardless weather he stole it, the seller stole it or you stole it, it still makes a great paperweight.
FilthyFord said:
It'll make a great paperweight at this point. The FRP is on there for a reason. Regardless weather he stole it, the seller stole it or you stole it, it still makes a great paperweight.
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I was afraid of that.
He should turn in to police, with a description and whatever contact information he had for seller. Definitely stolen property.
It may not be stolen if FRP is tripped. That will happen if you reset the phone and don't remove the Google account first. Of course seller going dark is a big clue that it may be stolen.
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Hi Everyone! I need help to find a solution to this silly issue. I have a customer who has a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and it so happened he forgot his screen lock pin. I also tried to get it fixed using Samsung's find my device to bypass it unfortunately his Samsung account is not activated on his device. Is there any workaround that can be done to bypass the phone screen lock without the need of wiping it? Thanks in advance!
PS: very important files are inside his device and wiping is never an option for him.
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Hi Everyone! I need help to find a solution to this silly issue. I have a customer who has a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and it so happened he forgot his screen lock pin. I also tried to get it fixed using Samsung's find my device to bypass it unfortunately his Samsung account is not activated on his device. Is there any workaround that can be done to bypass the phone screen lock without the need of wiping it? Thanks in advance!
PS: very important files are inside his device and wiping is never an option for him.
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Nope, not possible.
If you have your own business, it seems like you would make good money advertising a service to help your customers ensure that their data is backed up at all times, for situations like this
iBowToAndroid said:
Nope, not possible.
If you have your own business, it seems like you would make good money advertising a service to help your customers ensure that their data is backed up at all times, for situations like this
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Lol, yeah I agree with you. I guess it's a dead end for that guy. It's a big mistake that he forgot to activate Samsung account on his Fold. In fact both of his Galaxy fold, it's not activated.
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Lol, yeah I agree with you. I guess it's a dead end for that guy. It's a big mistake that he forgot to activate Samsung account on his Fold. In fact both of his Galaxy fold, it's not activated.
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I feel like most people do not set up a Samsung account. I personally would have no use for one. But, it is very nice that they added the option to remotely back up your PIN/password (I think they started doing that 2 years ago). So for someone who may forget their PIN, yes, it would be nice to have
It used to be against the rules here, or at least frowned upon, to discuss how to defeat security measures such as FRP here. Just FYI. Prevents thieves from coming here and learning how to get into devices they stole.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
It used to be against the rules here, or at least frowned upon, to discuss how to defeat security measures such as FRP here. Just FYI. Prevents thieves from coming here and learning how to get into devices they stole.
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You're aware that not everyone with an FRP problem is a thief, correct?
iBowToAndroid said:
You're aware that not everyone with an FRP problem is a thief, correct?
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You're aware I never said everyone was, right?
Reading comprehension is a skill....
HI, my stepmoms brother recently passed away and she is asking me if there is any way to unlock his phone. She wants to extract the photos and check the messages for anything pertaining to his death. The sim card was empty
We dont have his samsung account and cant unlock it that way. The USB Debugging is turned off and the phone is not rooted.
Is there anyway to turn on ADB via recovery mode or anything like that? iOS had tons of lockscreen bypasses years ago, are there any for android? Thanks very much
No.
You need a data recovery specialist. Not sure if they can with a screen lock or not... probably not.
That be your best shot.
My thought is if he wanted it to be accessible he wouldn't have locked it...
blackhawk said:
No.
You need a data recovery specialist. Not sure if they can with a screen lock or not... probably not.
That be your best shot.
My thought is if he wanted it to be accessible he wouldn't have locked it...
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I lock my phone so my kids don't see a dirty pic or something. When I'm dead I probably won't have time to unlock it and I hope someone would help my family.
I used software back In the day to recover **** on a locked I phone 5 that my stepson forgot his info to. It wasn't complete data but got alot of photos back and scrambled texts. Obviously it's not a good idea of there's sensitive info but he was young and the phone was done for.
It advertised android but this was 4 years ago. It was sold under the guise of parental control/monitoring. Recovery.
Ry4n83 said:
I lock my phone so my kids don't see a dirty pic or something. When I'm dead I probably won't have time to unlock it and I hope someone would help my family.
I used software back In the day to recover **** on a locked I phone 5 that my stepson forgot his info to. It wasn't complete data but got alot of photos back and scrambled texts. Obviously it's not a good idea of there's sensitive info but he was young and the phone was done for.
It advertised android but this was 4 years ago. It was sold under the guise of parental control/monitoring. Recovery.
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You're point?
If the data is important than amateur attempts can complicate recovery or make it impossible if it is possible at all.
Even if recovered the file structure is destroyed which has far reaching consequences and limitations.
When you lock, encrypt or otherwise password a device, the person most likely to get locked out is you.
As for kids maybe you need to be more of an open book or get use to the fact the book maybe locked till the end of time.
My original thought on the matter stands, the owner wanted it for their eyes only.
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You're point?
If the data is important than amateur attempts can complicate recovery or make it impossible if it is possible at all.
Even if recovered the file structure is destroyed which has far reaching consequences and limitations.
When you lock, encrypt or otherwise password a device, the person most likely to get locked out is you.
As for kids maybe you need to be more of an open book or get use to the fact the book maybe locked till the end of time.
My original thought on the matter stands, the owner wanted it for their eyes only.
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Man I was just trying to give them a glimmer of hope. I wasnt trying to claim your ethical stance isn't on point. Hell alot of devices require a lock to use stuff. So if by chance there are special photos maybe there's still a chance. I wasn't trying to be right or wrong just that it was possible at one point. Sorry my intent wasn't a disagreement just felt some sympathy for the situation. Have a good one.
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Man I was just trying to give them a glimmer of hope. I wasnt trying to claim your ethical stance isn't on point. Hell alot of devices require a lock to use stuff. So if by chance there are special photos maybe there's still a chance. I wasn't trying to be right or wrong just that it was possible at one point. Sorry my intent wasn't a disagreement just felt some sympathy for the situation. Have a good one.
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Point is you're likely to do more damage than good if you don't know what you're doing.
Simply booting up the device risks overwriting the deleted data. It's unassigned disk space now, free for system use. A hands on recovery expert is the OP's best shot.
I wuv philosophical debates; you opened that door.
In reality we have no clue who this online OP is or who's phone it was. My empathy tends to go to whoever locked the device.
When I lock something it's with the intent I will be unlocking it. Unless I give someone the key as well...
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When you lock, encrypt or otherwise password a device, the person most likely to get locked out is you.
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Totally agree with this.
@Ry4n83
My grandchilds all got a cheap phone with NO Internet access, only for calling. So it's granted they can't access stuff what isn't good for their mind.