So I picked up a Virgin Moto G3, and I wanted to wipe everything, unlock, and flash a custom ROM, I've done this to other Moto G3s in the past, so I didn't think I was in for a tough feat, except I cannot get past this dumb activation screen.
However, I can get past the activation screen by hitting the Emergency Call button -> Recent Apps -> Tapping the Google Search bar -> Entering into settings -> Trying to do an Allow OEM Unlock, however it is nowhere to be found in Developer Options.
I have enabled USB Debugging, but I do not know what to do from here. Is there any such adb command that can toggle OEM unlock from inside the stock ROM? The Activation will not go away, the device has been on for an hour and it's not going anywhere, even though I have full service.
If anyone can help me on this crappy journey, it would be much appreciated, I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place right now.
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bump, hopefully by the grace of god, someone can figure this crap out.
slutexpress said:
bump, hopefully by the grace of god, someone can figure this crap out.
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What exactly is the problem with the activation screen??
You can do a factory reset using ADB and then try to start your phone again. Maybe that'll get you past the activation and wherever you're stuck.
slutexpress said:
So I picked up a Virgin Moto G3, and I wanted to wipe everything, unlock, and flash a custom ROM, I've done this to other Moto G3s in the past, so I didn't think I was in for a tough feat, except I cannot get past this dumb activation screen.
However, I can get past the activation screen by hitting the Emergency Call button -> Recent Apps -> Tapping the Google Search bar -> Entering into settings -> Trying to do an Allow OEM Unlock, however it is nowhere to be found in Developer Options.
I have enabled USB Debugging, but I do not know what to do from here. Is there any such adb command that can toggle OEM unlock from inside the stock ROM? The Activation will not go away, the device has been on for an hour and it's not going anywhere, even though I have full service.
If anyone can help me on this crappy journey, it would be much appreciated, I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place right now.
Could not post an image here, but here is a similar link:
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You'll need minimal adb & fastboot on your PC and the USB Drivers for Motorola devices (Motorola Device Manager is preferred). Boot your G3 into fastboot mode, connect to PC with micro USB sync cable. Open a command prompt in your adb/fastboot directory. Type: fastboot erase carrier
That will kill the activation screen
Hopefully this might help someone who comes across a similarly bizarre situation. I've gone into detail to ensure anyone who tries this has all the info needed, so apologies for the biblical post but this 100% worked for me on my S6.
Ok, so here's the dilemma I was faced with which was a total nightmare. My phone (although otherwise fully functional) was slowing down a tad and becoming quite laggy so I decided to factory reset it (as I've done a hundred times before to several phones over the years). All the usual pre-requisites were carried out (back-ups taken, usb debugging on, reactivation lock cleared, etc.) I proceeded to factory reset the device, all went as expected without any issues. Once completed and at the 1st setup page, I selected language and proceeded. I set up WiFi connection and proceeded. I was then met with the next setup page, my Samsung Account. However, there was a message - "This device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset. Sign in to the Samsung account that you have already signed in to on this device to confirm that it belongs to you." Well, I naturally proceeded to enter my Samsung ID and correct password, but that's when things got weird. After a longer than expected period to sign in, I got a brief pop-up to say "Processing failed". That was it, no other explanation, no other option, no other way around it. I was now 100% locked out of my phone which I have had (store bought from brand new) for 2yrs. I contacted Samsung support, but I think we all know that was a complete waste of time - so I began to research extensively. I came here to XDA first but couldn't find any solution, I then scoured the web and checked a tonne of YT videos. Again, nothing doing - it was all either outdated information, Samsung had patched vulnerabilities, or the methods were just time-wasting idiots posting hoax fixes which did nothing. It was worth it to a point though because I got several tips and picked up some software. Then after about 8hrs, I stumbled across another post from someone here on XDA https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6-edge/help/reactivation-lock-bypass-samsung-account-t3625723#post73617288. Massive thanks to him/her. The basis of his/her method definitely works, but I had a few improvements, particularly concerning the dialling of emergency numbers. So, that's the background to the issue I had and how I got to here. The following is the full method of what I did and I can say that I have a 100% fully functional S6 again. I've gone into this detail as I've found that a lot of posts can be a bit vague, so hopefully this helps someone out....
1. On the 1st setup wizard page after the factory reset has completed; select your language, then connect to (WiFi preferably). You then arrive at the Samsung Account sign-in and cannot proceed any further.
2. Make sure that your phone is NOT connected to your PC at this stage and just for clarity - also make sure than your SIM card is still in your phone. (Some instructions say to remove it, don't do that if you want this to work.)
3. Leave your phone alone for the moment.
4. Ensure that 'Samsung Drivers' for your phone are installed on your PC. (If they already are - great. If not, install them so that when you eventually connect your phone to your PC later, you can see it.
5. Next, download the terminal program here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4OYgE4A8WCzckpyTDVuODc4TWs/view It's called Realterm and is only about 12MB. (There are other newer versions of this available, but this one worked for my purposes.) Extract the program and install (running it as Admin) and ensure that all 4 boxes are 'ticked' as you install (i.e. usually 'source' & 'DLPortIO' boxes are un-ticked, so put a tick in both and then complete the install. As the install completes, un-tick both boxes 'Register' and 'Show ReadMe'. Done. You should now have 'Realterm' icon on your desktop.
6. Back to your phone now. With it still stuck at the Samsung Account sign-in window (or any preceding window), connect the phone to your PC. If an 'installing drivers' pop-up appears on your PC, wait for the Samsung driver to finish installing. If on the other hand, you phone connects to your PC straight away, then proceed straight to 'Manage'. (i.e. Right-click on 'My Computer', select 'Manage' and select 'Device Manager' from the left list. Then in the main window select 'Modems', then right-click on 'Samsung Mobile USB Modem' and select 'Properties'. Hit the 'Modem' tab at the top and simply note the Port. It should be Com & a number, for example 'Com3'. Once noted, you can now close all 'Manage' windows.
7. Open 'Realterm' from your desktop icon by right-clicking and running as admin. (a) On the 'Display' tab, ensure the 'Half Duplex' box has a tick inside it. Don't mess with any other settings here. (b) Then hit on the 'Port' and ensure that the port number you noted from #6 above is selected. If it's not, select it using the dropdown option and once selected, apply it by hitting the 'Change' button with the green check-mark to the right. (c) Once completed, then hit on the 'Send' tab. Open the extracted folder where you installed the terminal program from (#5 above) and open the 'code.txt' file. Copy/paste the first line of text to the very first blank box (i.e. directly under the tabs 'Display', 'Port', 'Capture' etc.) Then hit the 'Send ASCII' button. You should see the pasted text in the black terminal window above, followed by 'ok'. Now remove the pasted text and copy/paste the second line from the 'code.txt' file to the exact same location. Again, hit the 'Send ASCII' button. **Now, quickly look at your phone screen as it should be attempting to make a call to a dead '900' number. You need to be quick, but cancel the call by hitting the red phone symbol and 'quickly' hit on the 'Message' button as if you were going to send a text.
8. You should now arrive at a screen where you can send a text message to the dead number 900. In the text field, type 'www.google.com' and send the text. The text goes nowhere, but now you've created a hyperlink to Google that you can follow (as long as you have WiFi on). Follow it by clicking on the link and you arrive at Google home screen.
9. Search for Package Disabler Pro 9.8.
10. Download it and install it.
11. After installing, you might get a pop-up window to say that PDP Engine needs to be installed in order for Package Disabler Pro to work. If so, install that too.
12. I also found that searching for and installing ES File Explorer was hugely beneficial, because (a) you have extremely limited functionality on your phone (i.e. you can download the programs, but can't just pull-down from the top of your screen to select them as you may be used to doing. As in, they install, but may not be easily selectable so you have to navigate to their location to run them and (b) now that you have partial access again via Google, you need to be careful not to lose your window of opportunity.
13. So, once you've downloaded & installed #9, #11 (if needed) & #12, open Package Disabler Pro.
14. Search for "Samsung account".
15. Once found, click on it, 'Clear Data' and then 'Disable' it.
16. Go back to Google now and search for QuickShortMaker.
17. Install it and open it. (You may need to use ES File Explorer to be able to navigate to it and open it.)
18. Within 'QuickShortMaker' > 'Incremental search' > 'Activities'; search for "Setup Wizard". It should be near the bottom. There are lots of setup wizards once you find it so pay close attention to specifics here.
19. Select the one with ".setupwizards.SetupExitActivity". (It's near the bottom of that particular screen but again, you need to pay attention to the small print and ensure you select the right one.)
20. Once you find it, select 'Create'.
21. Done! You can now restart your phone and after you select your language, then connect to WiFi, you will bypass Samsung Account and gain full access to your phone.
After this you can go and check that there is no Samsung account displayed (i.e. Settings > Accounts). There won't be, but you won't be able to add one at this point either....
1. Go back to Package Disabler Pro and re-enable the "Samsung Account" option.
2. Go to Storage (Settings > Storage) and clear all cache.
3. Go to Find my Mobile (Settings > Lock screen and security > Find my Mobile) and from there you should be prompted to insert your Samsung Account details to successfully add your Samsung account.
4. Once completed, you can either choose to do a Factory data reset (from within 'Settings' > 'Backup and reset'. NOT from recovery. Or you can simply restart your phone if you don't need a factory reset and you should be good to go.
5. Done, now you should have your Samsung account registered to your phone and can sync with your account.
This is what worked for me anyway and gave me full access back to my S6 running stock 6.0.1.
I've tried to be as detailed as I could with this post to ensure all necessary steps are there to follow. It may seem daunting to some before you try it, but I assure you it's relatively straightfoward and I had no problems. I hope someone finds it helpful and it recovers your S6 too if you get stuck in a similar situation to me. All the best.
Well done!
It worked well for me! Thank you!
I had such high hopes for this to work on my Samsung S4, but it doesn't I've got to step 7, did everything as you noted, and when i'm copying text and pressing "Send ASCII" button, it appears in the black field above, but isn't followed by "ok". I put in the second part of the text, still no "ok" and there is no call going through the phone.... I'm not able to proceed any further than this step. Why could that happen? Please help!
Linking to here would be better than writing a long wall of text, just saying. Also for S6 to S7 edge you can downgrade from nougat back to marshmallow 7.0 to 6.0 if needed for FRP bypass / Google Account lock.
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f77...ote-7-frp-bypass-all-samsung-devices-2124806/
I'm stucked to the connection of my S6. I have an S6 Edge and it connect normally, but when I try the S6 that has a samsuns block, it says some problem with the driver even if I have installed the Samsung Driver Pack... Am I doing something wrong? Can someone help me please
i can get to the browser part, i downloaded all the apps i needed for this task, but when i try to install them it wont run the install and nothing happens so now i have a phone i cant get in to and apps sitting in the download folder in the phone and cant do anything with any of it....... looks like its just time to take a hammer to it and say hell with it
I Know the Thread is old
I can't reanable Samsung account, i enable it with package disabler, clear cache and nothing happens after hit add account und find my phone
warpilein said:
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I can't reanable Samsung account, i enable it with package disabler, clear cache and nothing happens after hit add account und find my phone
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Same here.
I can click on Samsung account +, but nothing happens.
If I try to make a samsung account over the option accounts....nothing happens....
swordomega said:
Same here.
I can click on Samsung account +, but nothing happens.
If I try to make a samsung account over the option accounts....nothing happens....
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Now I made somehow another samsung accaunt over other means. made reset over this other samsung account.
After reboot/factory reset still stuck at samsung. WTF. Did samsung made it bulletproof in their updates?
thanks bro I followed all steps one by one and it worked like a charm thanks alot bro
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i've got error at this stage...
at+creg?
+CREG: 0,3
OK
atd900;
CLIR:255
OK
ERROR
not call from 900 (
added steps and much headache
Decided I should add to the thread after break activation lock on my G900A (S5 AT&T) that had Android 6.0.1. Around Step 8 is where I got stock and used another thread to get the rest of the way in the phone...albeit a VERY long way around.
Instead of sending a text in Step 8, you can click the paperclip and long press google maps. There's some steps to get to the privacy policy / terms of use (I don't have all the things you had to click). From here, most people long press a word or phrase and use web search or assistant. I got stuck again with some security error.
However, the GOOGLE logo at the top of the page is clickable into Google app and voila I can search for Package Disabler. There is a waffle (3x3 dots) at the top and you can click PLAY STORE but it's the desktop version...dam! However, and it gets worse, you can download but not install any packages from app browser b/c it needs permission for storage. This is where it got hilarious. I found a package disabler download page that advertised to install their proprietary app....clicking that advertisement popped me into Play Store app....hurray!
I was able to search for chrome and open it (you can't download or install any apps from Play store)...then continue on with the with steps. I had difficulty getting package disabler installed with PDP but just kept retrying and it eventually worked. BAM....I'm past the setup login and on the home screen. However, still unable to get reactivation lock turned off nor able to factory reset. The option was not greyed out but putting in my samsung credentials was successful (I could even see my phone in Samsung Find my Phone) but reactivation lock still turned on. dam again! At this point i'm thinking to sell the phone with reactivation lock and try to make $20 on it.
After some interesting research, it appeared that Lollipop and Kitkat were not so secure when it came to Reactivation Lock. One thread suggested to delete your samsung account, downgrade to Lollipop first (then KitKat if unsuccessful), then re-create your samsung account with exact email and password, then boot the phone. This is what ultimately did the trick! I used ODIN and backed down to Android 5.1.1. I signed in and the first setup screen after signin asked to turn on reactivation lock. Unchecked and it's gone! I verified in the bootloader that indeed the lock is gone! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!
It works on other samsung phones as well. I fixed a mega 2 using this method. Thanks a bunch
I can't see any texting option after cancelling 900 dead dial on Samsung S6
Please help me anyone
sc0rch3d said:
Decided I should add to the thread after break activation lock on my G900A (S5 AT&T) that had Android 6.0.1. Around Step 8 is where I got stock and used another thread to get the rest of the way in the phone...albeit a VERY long way around.
Instead of sending a text in Step 8, you can click the paperclip and long press google maps. There's some steps to get to the privacy policy / terms of use (I don't have all the things you had to click). From here, most people long press a word or phrase and use web search or assistant. I got stuck again with some security error.
However, the GOOGLE logo at the top of the page is clickable into Google app and voila I can search for Package Disabler. There is a waffle (3x3 dots) at the top and you can click PLAY STORE but it's the desktop version...dam! However, and it gets worse, you can download but not install any packages from app browser b/c it needs permission for storage. This is where it got hilarious. I found a package disabler download page that advertised to install their proprietary app....clicking that advertisement popped me into Play Store app....hurray!
I was able to search for chrome and open it (you can't download or install any apps from Play store)...then continue on with the with steps. I had difficulty getting package disabler installed with PDP but just kept retrying and it eventually worked. BAM....I'm past the setup login and on the home screen. However, still unable to get reactivation lock turned off nor able to factory reset. The option was not greyed out but putting in my samsung credentials was successful (I could even see my phone in Samsung Find my Phone) but reactivation lock still turned on. dam again! At this point i'm thinking to sell the phone with reactivation lock and try to make $20 on it.
After some interesting research, it appeared that Lollipop and Kitkat were not so secure when it came to Reactivation Lock. One thread suggested to delete your samsung account, downgrade to Lollipop first (then KitKat if unsuccessful), then re-create your samsung account with exact email and password, then boot the phone. This is what ultimately did the trick! I used ODIN and backed down to Android 5.1.1. I signed in and the first setup screen after signin asked to turn on reactivation lock. Unchecked and it's gone! I verified in the bootloader that indeed the lock is gone! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!
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I found a much simpler work around. After you long press google maps, simply open the sidebar menu and press Google earth. It will pop you into the play store app on the Google earth app page. Just search for package disable pro and pdp engine and voila! The only catch is the app itself is $3.45 and I don't think the free version is available anymore. I bought it just to use for this and was going to get it refunded once I'm done. But that avoids the hassle of finding the link that will take you to the store app since I searched endlessly for that promised link to no avail, lol
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Also, I ended up having to download an app named blackmart in order to get the PDP app. Even after purchasing through play store. So if anyone needs the apks I can try uploading to a hosting site to save the hassle
what do you mean exactly when you say "android drivers" on your pc?
An opportunity to access phone settings and home screen
The..King said:
Hopefully this might help someone who comes across a similarly bizarre situation. I've gone into detail to ensure anyone who tries this has all the info needed, so apologies for the biblical post but this 100% worked for me on my S6.
Ok, so here's the dilemma I was faced with which was a total nightmare. My phone (although otherwise fully functional) was slowing down a tad and becoming quite laggy so I decided to factory reset it (as I've done a hundred times before to several phones over the years). All the usual pre-requisites were carried out (back-ups taken, usb debugging on, reactivation lock cleared, etc.) I proceeded to factory reset the device, all went as expected without any issues. Once completed and at the 1st setup page, I selected language and proceeded. I set up WiFi connection and proceeded. I was then met with the next setup page, my Samsung Account. However, there was a message - "This device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset. Sign in to the Samsung account that you have already signed in to on this device to confirm that it belongs to you." Well, I naturally proceeded to enter my Samsung ID and correct password, but that's when things got weird. After a longer than expected period to sign in, I got a brief pop-up to say "Processing failed". That was it, no other explanation, no other option, no other way around it. I was now 100% locked out of my phone which I have had (store bought from brand new) for 2yrs. I contacted Samsung support, but I think we all know that was a complete waste of time - so I began to research extensively. I came here to XDA first but couldn't find any solution, I then scoured the web and checked a tonne of YT videos. Again, nothing doing - it was all either outdated information, Samsung had patched vulnerabilities, or the methods were just time-wasting idiots posting hoax fixes which did nothing. It was worth it to a point though because I got several tips and picked up some software. Then after about 8hrs, I stumbled across another post from someone here on XDA https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6-edge/help/reactivation-lock-bypass-samsung-account-t3625723#post73617288. Massive thanks to him/her. The basis of his/her method definitely works, but I had a few improvements, particularly concerning the dialling of emergency numbers. So, that's the background to the issue I had and how I got to here. The following is the full method of what I did and I can say that I have a 100% fully functional S6 again. I've gone into this detail as I've found that a lot of posts can be a bit vague, so hopefully this helps someone out....
1. On the 1st setup wizard page after the factory reset has completed; select your language, then connect to (WiFi preferably). You then arrive at the Samsung Account sign-in and cannot proceed any further.
2. Make sure that your phone is NOT connected to your PC at this stage and just for clarity - also make sure than your SIM card is still in your phone. (Some instructions say to remove it, don't do that if you want this to work.)
3. Leave your phone alone for the moment.
4. Ensure that 'Samsung Drivers' for your phone are installed on your PC. (If they already are - great. If not, install them so that when you eventually connect your phone to your PC later, you can see it.
5. Next, download the terminal program here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4OYgE4A8WCzckpyTDVuODc4TWs/view It's called Realterm and is only about 12MB. (There are other newer versions of this available, but this one worked for my purposes.) Extract the program and install (running it as Admin) and ensure that all 4 boxes are 'ticked' as you install (i.e. usually 'source' & 'DLPortIO' boxes are un-ticked, so put a tick in both and then complete the install. As the install completes, un-tick both boxes 'Register' and 'Show ReadMe'. Done. You should now have 'Realterm' icon on your desktop.
6. Back to your phone now. With it still stuck at the Samsung Account sign-in window (or any preceding window), connect the phone to your PC. If an 'installing drivers' pop-up appears on your PC, wait for the Samsung driver to finish installing. If on the other hand, you phone connects to your PC straight away, then proceed straight to 'Manage'. (i.e. Right-click on 'My Computer', select 'Manage' and select 'Device Manager' from the left list. Then in the main window select 'Modems', then right-click on 'Samsung Mobile USB Modem' and select 'Properties'. Hit the 'Modem' tab at the top and simply note the Port. It should be Com & a number, for example 'Com3'. Once noted, you can now close all 'Manage' windows.
7. Open 'Realterm' from your desktop icon by right-clicking and running as admin. (a) On the 'Display' tab, ensure the 'Half Duplex' box has a tick inside it. Don't mess with any other settings here. (b) Then hit on the 'Port' and ensure that the port number you noted from #6 above is selected. If it's not, select it using the dropdown option and once selected, apply it by hitting the 'Change' button with the green check-mark to the right. (c) Once completed, then hit on the 'Send' tab. Open the extracted folder where you installed the terminal program from (#5 above) and open the 'code.txt' file. Copy/paste the first line of text to the very first blank box (i.e. directly under the tabs 'Display', 'Port', 'Capture' etc.) Then hit the 'Send ASCII' button. You should see the pasted text in the black terminal window above, followed by 'ok'. Now remove the pasted text and copy/paste the second line from the 'code.txt' file to the exact same location. Again, hit the 'Send ASCII' button. **Now, quickly look at your phone screen as it should be attempting to make a call to a dead '900' number. You need to be quick, but cancel the call by hitting the red phone symbol and 'quickly' hit on the 'Message' button as if you were going to send a text.
8. You should now arrive at a screen where you can send a text message to the dead number 900. In the text field, type 'www.google.com' and send the text. The text goes nowhere, but now you've created a hyperlink to Google that you can follow (as long as you have WiFi on). Follow it by clicking on the link and you arrive at Google home screen.
9. Search for Package Disabler Pro 9.8.
10. Download it and install it.
11. After installing, you might get a pop-up window to say that PDP Engine needs to be installed in order for Package Disabler Pro to work. If so, install that too.
12. I also found that searching for and installing ES File Explorer was hugely beneficial, because (a) you have extremely limited functionality on your phone (i.e. you can download the programs, but can't just pull-down from the top of your screen to select them as you may be used to doing. As in, they install, but may not be easily selectable so you have to navigate to their location to run them and (b) now that you have partial access again via Google, you need to be careful not to lose your window of opportunity.
13. So, once you've downloaded & installed #9, #11 (if needed) & #12, open Package Disabler Pro.
14. Search for "Samsung account".
15. Once found, click on it, 'Clear Data' and then 'Disable' it.
16. Go back to Google now and search for QuickShortMaker.
17. Install it and open it. (You may need to use ES File Explorer to be able to navigate to it and open it.)
18. Within 'QuickShortMaker' > 'Incremental search' > 'Activities'; search for "Setup Wizard". It should be near the bottom. There are lots of setup wizards once you find it so pay close attention to specifics here.
19. Select the one with ".setupwizards.SetupExitActivity". (It's near the bottom of that particular screen but again, you need to pay attention to the small print and ensure you select the right one.)
20. Once you find it, select 'Create'.
21. Done! You can now restart your phone and after you select your language, then connect to WiFi, you will bypass Samsung Account and gain full access to your phone.
After this you can go and check that there is no Samsung account displayed (i.e. Settings > Accounts). There won't be, but you won't be able to add one at this point either....
1. Go back to Package Disabler Pro and re-enable the "Samsung Account" option.
2. Go to Storage (Settings > Storage) and clear all cache.
3. Go to Find my Mobile (Settings > Lock screen and security > Find my Mobile) and from there you should be prompted to insert your Samsung Account details to successfully add your Samsung account.
4. Once completed, you can either choose to do a Factory data reset (from within 'Settings' > 'Backup and reset'. NOT from recovery. Or you can simply restart your phone if you don't need a factory reset and you should be good to go.
5. Done, now you should have your Samsung account registered to your phone and can sync with your account.
This is what worked for me anyway and gave me full access back to my S6 running stock 6.0.1.
I've tried to be as detailed as I could with this post to ensure all necessary steps are there to follow. It may seem daunting to some before you try it, but I assure you it's relatively straightfoward and I had no problems. I hope someone finds it helpful and it recovers your S6 too if you get stuck in a similar situation to me. All the best.
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Hello. I know the thread is old but this may help. None of the Samsungs I've used did happen to work with Realterm yet (not saying it does not work). So here is an alternative that can drive you straight into the device setting. There choose "Easy Mode" an boom on the home screen. From home screen tap "easy settings/easy mode an activate normal mode. I tried this method on my Note 4 (SM-N910T) and It worked.
Steps :
1- Download and flash the firmware with Odin or whatever capable box/tool (but ou may skip this step if "lock screen like slide to unlock" is activated in the locked phone). To know this option is on just press power to turn off/on the screen. If you see a lock screen instead of the "choose language" screen go to step 2. If not "DON'T FACCTORY RESET". It won't help. Flash as many times as required until you get to a lock screen. Just off/on the sreen to see.
2- From the lock screen swipe on the "Phone" icon and choose the contact app.
3- On the new call window, tap "contacts" on the upper right then open options (the 3 vertical dots) and choose settings/contacts/accounts an add a google account. This account should have a contact with email in it. For example I added my google account which had many contacts with emailss, I then ranomly chose a name with email and tried to send an email.
4- From email editing screen select the 3 dots of options and go to accounts.
5- A seurity mini window will pop up. Accept it.
6- Boom you are in the settings.
7- Search for "easy mode" and apply it. You'll land on the home screen.
8- You can have access to normal screen by going to easy setting/easy mode/normal mode .and apply.
9- Direct install package disabler and other needed apps from pc or send them to your phone memory an manual install them.
10- Follow the instructions from The..King to bypass now that you can do it.
NB: BE CAREFUL NOT TO USE HOME BUTTON TO GO BACK TO HOME SCREEN OR YOU WILL BE WELCOME BY A BLANK BLACK SCREEN. USE BACK BUTTON INSTEAD. OR USE RECENT WINDOWS BUTTON TO ACCESS BEFORE USED APPS. IF YOU WANT TO CLEAR RECENT APPS KEEP "SETTINGS" WINDOWS AS YOU CAN HAVE THE CONTROL BACK THE EASY MODE/NORMAL MODE.
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Hopefully this might help someone who comes across a similarly bizarre situation. I've gone into detail to ensure anyone who tries this has all the info needed, so apologies for the biblical post but this 100% worked for me on my S6.
Ok, so here's the dilemma I was faced with which was a total nightmare. My phone (although otherwise fully functional) was slowing down a tad and becoming quite laggy so I decided to factory reset it (as I've done a hundred times before to several phones over the years). All the usual pre-requisites were carried out (back-ups taken, usb debugging on, reactivation lock cleared, etc.) I proceeded to factory reset the device, all went as expected without any issues. Once completed and at the 1st setup page, I selected language and proceeded. I set up WiFi connection and proceeded. I was then met with the next setup page, my Samsung Account. However, there was a message - "This device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset. Sign in to the Samsung account that you have already signed in to on this device to confirm that it belongs to you." Well, I naturally proceeded to enter my Samsung ID and correct password, but that's when things got weird. After a longer than expected period to sign in, I got a brief pop-up to say "Processing failed". That was it, no other explanation, no other option, no other way around it. I was now 100% locked out of my phone which I have had (store bought from brand new) for 2yrs. I contacted Samsung support, but I think we all know that was a complete waste of time - so I began to research extensively. I came here to XDA first but couldn't find any solution, I then scoured the web and checked a tonne of YT videos. Again, nothing doing - it was all either outdated information, Samsung had patched vulnerabilities, or the methods were just time-wasting idiots posting hoax fixes which did nothing. It was worth it to a point though because I got several tips and picked up some software. Then after about 8hrs, I stumbled across another post from someone here on XDA https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6-edge/help/reactivation-lock-bypass-samsung-account-t3625723#post73617288. Massive thanks to him/her. The basis of his/her method definitely works, but I had a few improvements, particularly concerning the dialling of emergency numbers. So, that's the background to the issue I had and how I got to here. The following is the full method of what I did and I can say that I have a 100% fully functional S6 again. I've gone into this detail as I've found that a lot of posts can be a bit vague, so hopefully this helps someone out....
1. On the 1st setup wizard page after the factory reset has completed; select your language, then connect to (WiFi preferably). You then arrive at the Samsung Account sign-in and cannot proceed any further.
2. Make sure that your phone is NOT connected to your PC at this stage and just for clarity - also make sure than your SIM card is still in your phone. (Some instructions say to remove it, don't do that if you want this to work.)
3. Leave your phone alone for the moment.
4. Ensure that 'Samsung Drivers' for your phone are installed on your PC. (If they already are - great. If not, install them so that when you eventually connect your phone to your PC later, you can see it.
5. Next, download the terminal program here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4OYgE4A8WCzckpyTDVuODc4TWs/view It's called Realterm and is only about 12MB. (There are other newer versions of this available, but this one worked for my purposes.) Extract the program and install (running it as Admin) and ensure that all 4 boxes are 'ticked' as you install (i.e. usually 'source' & 'DLPortIO' boxes are un-ticked, so put a tick in both and then complete the install. As the install completes, un-tick both boxes 'Register' and 'Show ReadMe'. Done. You should now have 'Realterm' icon on your desktop.
6. Back to your phone now. With it still stuck at the Samsung Account sign-in window (or any preceding window), connect the phone to your PC. If an 'installing drivers' pop-up appears on your PC, wait for the Samsung driver to finish installing. If on the other hand, you phone connects to your PC straight away, then proceed straight to 'Manage'. (i.e. Right-click on 'My Computer', select 'Manage' and select 'Device Manager' from the left list. Then in the main window select 'Modems', then right-click on 'Samsung Mobile USB Modem' and select 'Properties'. Hit the 'Modem' tab at the top and simply note the Port. It should be Com & a number, for example 'Com3'. Once noted, you can now close all 'Manage' windows.
7. Open 'Realterm' from your desktop icon by right-clicking and running as admin. (a) On the 'Display' tab, ensure the 'Half Duplex' box has a tick inside it. Don't mess with any other settings here. (b) Then hit on the 'Port' and ensure that the port number you noted from #6 above is selected. If it's not, select it using the dropdown option and once selected, apply it by hitting the 'Change' button with the green check-mark to the right. (c) Once completed, then hit on the 'Send' tab. Open the extracted folder where you installed the terminal program from (#5 above) and open the 'code.txt' file. Copy/paste the first line of text to the very first blank box (i.e. directly under the tabs 'Display', 'Port', 'Capture' etc.) Then hit the 'Send ASCII' button. You should see the pasted text in the black terminal window above, followed by 'ok'. Now remove the pasted text and copy/paste the second line from the 'code.txt' file to the exact same location. Again, hit the 'Send ASCII' button. **Now, quickly look at your phone screen as it should be attempting to make a call to a dead '900' number. You need to be quick, but cancel the call by hitting the red phone symbol and 'quickly' hit on the 'Message' button as if you were going to send a text.
8. You should now arrive at a screen where you can send a text message to the dead number 900. In the text field, type 'www.google.com' and send the text. The text goes nowhere, but now you've created a hyperlink to Google that you can follow (as long as you have WiFi on). Follow it by clicking on the link and you arrive at Google home screen.
9. Search for Package Disabler Pro 9.8.
10. Download it and install it.
11. After installing, you might get a pop-up window to say that PDP Engine needs to be installed in order for Package Disabler Pro to work. If so, install that too.
12. I also found that searching for and installing ES File Explorer was hugely beneficial, because (a) you have extremely limited functionality on your phone (i.e. you can download the programs, but can't just pull-down from the top of your screen to select them as you may be used to doing. As in, they install, but may not be easily selectable so you have to navigate to their location to run them and (b) now that you have partial access again via Google, you need to be careful not to lose your window of opportunity.
13. So, once you've downloaded & installed #9, #11 (if needed) & #12, open Package Disabler Pro.
14. Search for "Samsung account".
15. Once found, click on it, 'Clear Data' and then 'Disable' it.
16. Go back to Google now and search for QuickShortMaker.
17. Install it and open it. (You may need to use ES File Explorer to be able to navigate to it and open it.)
18. Within 'QuickShortMaker' > 'Incremental search' > 'Activities'; search for "Setup Wizard". It should be near the bottom. There are lots of setup wizards once you find it so pay close attention to specifics here.
19. Select the one with ".setupwizards.SetupExitActivity". (It's near the bottom of that particular screen but again, you need to pay attention to the small print and ensure you select the right one.)
20. Once you find it, select 'Create'.
21. Done! You can now restart your phone and after you select your language, then connect to WiFi, you will bypass Samsung Account and gain full access to your phone.
After this you can go and check that there is no Samsung account displayed (i.e. Settings > Accounts). There won't be, but you won't be able to add one at this point either....
1. Go back to Package Disabler Pro and re-enable the "Samsung Account" option.
2. Go to Storage (Settings > Storage) and clear all cache.
3. Go to Find my Mobile (Settings > Lock screen and security > Find my Mobile) and from there you should be prompted to insert your Samsung Account details to successfully add your Samsung account.
4. Once completed, you can either choose to do a Factory data reset (from within 'Settings' > 'Backup and reset'. NOT from recovery. Or you can simply restart your phone if you don't need a factory reset and you should be good to go.
5. Done, now you should have your Samsung account registered to your phone and can sync with your account.
This is what worked for me anyway and gave me full access back to my S6 running stock 6.0.1.
I've tried to be as detailed as I could with this post to ensure all necessary steps are there to follow. It may seem daunting to some before you try it, but I assure you it's relatively straightfoward and I had no problems. I hope someone finds it helpful and it recovers your S6 too if you get stuck in a similar situation to me. All the best.
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Works like balerina. I read this post many times. I have no Windows Machine thus I can not use amazing Real Term.
I found bloated 6.0.1 ROM for SM-G925F From Globe Philipines G925FXXS5DRB1_G925FOLB4DQJ1_G925FXXS5DRA2 . I understand the most important is How to open Browser . This ROM give a Golden Chance to access browser. I used other android phone to set up google account via NFC. After completing setting up google account ROM asking to add another email account. So I choose Yahoo > tap sign up > privacy policy it will pop up two option > open using Chrome or Samsung Browser. Choose Chrome.
A. Turn S6E to download mode.
B. Flash the bootloader (sboot.bin), hidden.img, system.img (i used heimdall on gentoo linux)
- heimdall flash --BOOTLOADER sboot.bin --HIDDEN hidden.img --SYSTEM system.img
- Nougat boot will booting 6.0 properly.
C. Booting up
D. Setup google account.
E. On the page to set another email. choose Yahoo > tap Sign Up > tap Privacy Policy > this will pop up the browser > choose chrome
From here you just follow above #9 to Finish.
x1123 said:
Works like balerina. I read this post many times. I have no Windows Machine thus I can not use amazing Real Term.
I found bloated 6.0.1 ROM for SM-G925F From Globe Philipines G925FXXS5DRB1_G925FOLB4DQJ1_G925FXXS5DRA2 . I understand the most important is How to open Browser . This ROM give a Golden Chance to access browser. I used other android phone to set up google account via NFC. After completing setting up google account ROM asking to add another email account. So I choose Yahoo > tap sign up > privacy policy it will pop up two option > open using Chrome or Samsung Browser. Choose Chrome.
A. Turn S6E to download mode.
B. Flash the bootloader (sboot.bin), hidden.img, system.img (i used heimdall on gentoo linux)
- heimdall flash --BOOTLOADER sboot.bin --HIDDEN hidden.img --SYSTEM system.img
- Nougat boot will booting 6.0 properly.
C. Booting up
D. Setup google account.
E. On the page to set another email. choose Yahoo > tap Sign Up > tap Privacy Policy > this will pop up the browser > choose chrome
From here you just follow above #9 to Finish.
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Is there some way to use heimdall in a Windows Machine?
the Kyocera-E4710 is probably the best flip phone on the market. It's made in Japan and sold in the U.S. and Canada via a few carriers. But many people from other nations purchase it for it's rugged features that make it usable where a smartphone just can't be used. Unfortunately, some of the features, like tethering, won't work because, although it's been unlocked, it still needs the settings for the carrier (like AT&T).
I don't understand how this works but I'm sure someone on here does? I'm hoping some bright person on XDA can help the many people who have purchased this awesome handset in other nations, to be able to unlock the tethering feature. As well as to perhaps remove some features, such as the incredibly annoying AT&T address book that pops up every time you go to your contacts or add apps to the android operating system.
Any help with these issues would be so greatly appreciated!!
Kyocera-E4710 - T-Mobile Tethering
I too have purchased one of these excellent flip phones. I really want to be able to tether using T-Mobile's service. Has anyone risen to the challenge yet?
kotton666 said:
the Kyocera-E4710 is probably the best flip phone on the market. It's made in Japan and sold in the U.S. and Canada via a few carriers. But many people from other nations purchase it for it's rugged features that make it usable where a smartphone just can't be used. Unfortunately, some of the features, like tethering, won't work because, although it's been unlocked, it still needs the settings for the carrier (like AT&T).
I don't understand how this works but I'm sure someone on here does? I'm hoping some bright person on XDA can help the many people who have purchased this awesome handset in other nations, to be able to unlock the tethering feature. As well as to perhaps remove some features, such as the incredibly annoying AT&T address book that pops up every time you go to your contacts or add apps to the android operating system.
Any help with these issues would be so greatly appreciated!!
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Rooting Kyocera E4710
Is it possible to root this phone? I would like to install an Android SIP client, the operator said it's not possible to install anything on it. Even though I enabled apps from Unknown Sources.
kotton666 said:
the Kyocera-E4710 is probably the best flip phone on the market. It's made in Japan and sold in the U.S. and Canada via a few carriers. But many people from other nations purchase it for it's rugged features that make it usable where a smartphone just can't be used. Unfortunately, some of the features, like tethering, won't work because, although it's been unlocked, it still needs the settings for the carrier (like AT&T).
I don't understand how this works but I'm sure someone on here does? I'm hoping some bright person on XDA can help the many people who have purchased this awesome handset in other nations, to be able to unlock the tethering feature. As well as to perhaps remove some features, such as the incredibly annoying AT&T address book that pops up every time you go to your contacts or add apps to the android operating system.
Any help with these issues would be so greatly appreciated!!
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Not sure if anyone still needs to remove the AT&T address book on this phone without root BUT I managed to do it.
Enable Developer mode on the phone by clicking:
"Menu" from the home screen. Choose Settings-->System-->About Phone.
Scroll down to "Build Number" and hit the "ok" button a few times until it tells you that you're a developer.
Back up one menu and go into "Developer Options".
Enable USB Debugging. (I also enabled OEM Unlocking but I don't think this is necessary)
Next install the Universal ADB drivers onto your computer. Google will help you find them. (I used the ones from clockworkmod but I'm sure any of them would be fine.)
Connect your phone and ALLOW any of the prompts that come up.
Open up an administrative command prompt/terminal and then type "adb devices". Make sure you can see a device listed. I'll look something like:
* daemon started successfully *
6689467283 device
Next run the command:
adb uninstall --user 0 com.borqs.aabsync
You should see a "success" below.
If so run the command: adb reboot
Your phone will reboot and you can disconnect the phone from the computer at this point.
Give it a moment to start up and then hit the "down" arrow on the keypad as normal. You will likely see an empty contact list. Press the key for "Options" then choose "Contacts to display" and choose wherever you have the contacts saved. Let it load them in and you're done.
Hope this helps someone!
david11717 said:
Not sure if anyone still needs to remove the AT&T address book on this phone without root BUT I managed to do it.
Enable Developer mode on the phone by clicking:
"Menu" from the home screen. Choose Settings-->System-->About Phone.
Scroll down to "Build Number" and hit the "ok" button a few times until it tells you that you're a developer.
Back up one menu and go into "Developer Options".
Enable USB Debugging. (I also enabled OEM Unlocking but I don't think this is necessary)
Next install the Universal ADB drivers onto your computer. Google will help you find them. (I used the ones from clockworkmod but I'm sure any of them would be fine.)
Connect your phone and ALLOW any of the prompts that come up.
Open up an administrative command prompt/terminal and then type "adb devices". Make sure you can see a device listed. I'll look something like:
* daemon started successfully *
6689467283 device
Next run the command:
adb uninstall --user 0 com.borqs.aabsync
You should see a "success" below.
If so run the command: adb reboot
Your phone will reboot and you can disconnect the phone from the computer at this point.
Give it a moment to start up and then hit the "down" arrow on the keypad as normal. You will likely see an empty contact list. Press the key for "Options" then choose "Contacts to display" and choose wherever you have the contacts saved. Let it load them in and you're done.
Hope this helps someone!
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Thanks for posting your solution above.
Unfortunately for me I got as far as installing the adb drivers on my PC, reconnecting the phone, and no prompts came up, neither on the phone nor the PC.
I opened a command prompt window and typed "adb devices" and got the following message:
adb devices is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Any suggestions?
As long as ADB driver isn't made system-wide accessible ( i.e. got added to PATH environment variable of Windows OS ) you get the message mentioned.
My Kyocera E4710 outer screen has an alarm that I can't get to go away. I can't see who is calling me because the alarm blocks the caller info. I have a few alarms but they are all turned off and there is not a way to delete them. I've gone through the user manual and it doesn't show how to get rid of this alarm (which shouldn't show since there isn't one enabled). Does anyone know how to get rid of this alarm on the outer screen? Thanks.
Little bit of background first...
Finally got my parents (senior citizens) into the smartphone era after StraightTalk starting doing BYOP and I'd had good service so far, but rather than use his old HTC phone which badly needed replacing, he opted to buy the Huawei Sensa (H710VL) branded by TRACFONE and with service via StraightTalk. Fast forward several months, and the old man has discovered a deal for senior citizens from T-Mobile that he likes better, and has opted to switch carriers. Well, he tried to do BYOP with TMOUS and just continue using the H710VL which he likes, but was informed that they wouldn't unlock the phone for another month because they won't do so until you've had it for a year. So therein came my opportunity to promise something I apparently cannot deliver (I told him I'd take the phone home and unlock it for him)!) He (wisely) decided not to wait for me, and went ahead and bought a new phone from TMOUS so he could initiate his new service with them without delay. But I still want to unlock this phone for him, if at all possible!
Fast-forward a few more days--well, I've been screwing around with this phone in the evenings for the past three days, trying to get the bootloader unlocked, and I'm at an impasse. First I had to tangle with the Google account verification, which wouldn't let me even sign into the phone after boot and get to the home screen because I had done a hard reset of the phone first, and didn't have the old man's Google account and password with which to sign back in. Fortunately, intrepid folks who came before me already found a way around that first hurdle. I took the following steps:
1. Went thru HWStartupGuide process until I was able to connect to my home WiFi network. So, internet connection is established.
2. Backed out of there to get to the first setup screen after the TRACFONE splash screen on boot, and used the "emergency calls only" escape hatch to navigate to the stock dialer app.
3. In stock dialer app, entered (without the quotation marks) "*#*#6130#*#*" which took me to the SIM Card Settings screen. Tapped three-dot menu, tapped, "Add SIM Contact," which took me to the native Huawei Contacts app. In Contacts app for the SIM card, tapped "Add Contact," made dummy contact called "Test" with a ph# of 1234. From list of contacts, tapped the "message" bubble icon next to the new "Test" contact, which opened the stock Messages app.
4. In stock Messages app, typed and sent message with the text "www.youtube.com." For obvious reasons the message doesn't send, but it does appear in the messages window, which renders the draft text's content into a hyperlink to YouTube. Bingo! Tapped link and opened up the YouTube app.
5. From the YouTube app, tapped the three-dot menu again, and tapped Privacy Policy from there. Now I'm into Chrome! Opened Chrome without signing in, and navigated to Google.com.
6. From Google.com, searched and then downloaded apk for Test DPC app. Installed Test DPC and set myself up as the new device owner.
7. Now that I'm the device owner, you'd think it would bypass the Google account verification requirement in HWStartupGuide, but no dice. So, rebooted, took same steps to get back into Chrome. From Chrome, I was able to get to the stock Google device search and navigate to the Settings app.
8. From device Settings app, changed settings to allow installations from unknown sources, then I set the option to allow USB debugging, and opened up the dev options to select "Allow OEM Unlock" in preparation for unlocking the locked bootloader, using the unlock code previously sourced from the official Huawei EMUI unlock code site.
So, to sum up, I've got access to the device in general, can use the web and all the apps on the device, and was thus finally able to disable HWStartupGuide to prevent the previous headache from cropping up again. Here's where the impasse starts.
I have Android SDK and everything I need on my laptop (to the best of my knowledge) to facilitate unlocking, flashing, and all the other fun stuff we love to do with our phones.
I was able to confirm the USB and Android drivers are correct and working fine, as I got both fastboot and adb to recognize and list the device when connected via USB cable to the laptop, and it worked both in command prompt and in PowerShell. Fastboot and ADB commands appear to work when facilitated and entered correctly. That is...UNTIL I tried to use the "fastboot oem unlock <unlock code here>" command. It just says "FAILED" with no error code. I tried this from my stock boot options screen (the screen you get when you boot or restart with power and vol-down pressed), and from the stock recovery screen, both to no avail.
This is where I'm all twisted up. There either doesn't appear to be a true bootloader screen to navigate to, or it's purposefully inaccessible, and I don't know how to get to it. If you do a "adb reboot bootloader" command, it just reboots the phone to Android home screen. The only options from the boot options screen are "Power (turn phone off), "Start" (boot to Android home screen), "bar codes" (screen that shows bar codes for the phone's IMEI, Serial #, etc), and "reboot recovery" (stock EMUI recovery screen), where the only options are 'Wipe/Factory Data Reset," "Wipe Cache," and "Reboot."
I feel like if I could get to a true bootloader screen that allows me to enter adb or fastboot command strings in such fashion that you can enter it and then see the process play out on your device screen, then the unlock code from Huawei would probably work and the bootloader would be unlocked, thereby allowing me to root and flash a better ROM, or at least eliminate bloatware and optimize the device for performance. But for whatever reason, and I assume it's purposeful on the part of TRACFONE/StraightTalk, tbh, there isn't a fastboot-capable bootloader screen like my years of using HTC phones taught me to take for granted.
So there I be...stuck, even WITH the unlock code from Huawei! What a crock! I know TMOUS will apparently unlock it in a month or so, but to me, that's not the point. I should be able to accomplish it on my own with the unlock code I got from Huawei. And that's why I'm throwing my hands up and begging for help.
Is there anything else I can try? Is there any other devious way to perhaps flash a different bootloader interface onto the phone that would allow me to use fastboot commands properly? Is it possible to mount the SD card from bootloader and push an apk to it that would install some kind of generic bootloader screen? I'm now a little out of my league, but I am willing to try just about anything that anyone thinks might work. Any advice or suggestions warmly welcomed...not worried about bricking the phone or anything, as it's not much better than a paperweight in its current form anyway.
Thanks!!
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