Hello,
ive ran into a problem: my kid was playing with my android phone and set a pattern lock which he (obviously) doesn´t remember.
All my important data is backed up so i did a hard reset, but the phone is asking for the pattern even after resetting. I am now in a big trouble because i need my phone ASAP so i googled for advice and found out about this forum.
I tried multiple guides i found here but everything was unsuccessful.
My phone is NOT rooted, USB debugging is OFF.
Is there a way i can save my phone?
Thank you
What's phone's brand/model?
jwoegerbauer said:
What's phone's brand/model?
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Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL
Bump, is there any hope that i can fix my phone or is it gone ?
K3vlar159 said:
Bump, is there any hope that i can fix my phone or is it gone ?
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Watch this video:
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Watch this video:
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thank you i really appreciate your help but i cannot find the files on the website in description
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You can start mobile in recovery mode. Use volume and power button. Clear cache partition. Then you can start your mobile. I think pattern will be removed.
Mobilelearner said:
You can start mobile in recovery mode. Use volume and power button. Clear cache partition. Then you can start your mobile. I think pattern will be removed.
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hi, already tried that, no luck :/
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i may be able to remove gestures.key file to remove the pattern lock but i need to turn on usb debugging
Do you know any way i could do that ?
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FIXED !!!
I figured out a way to change the pattern !
Guide for those with same problem:
A the beginning of the phone setup is a button for people with bad vision to turn on features that help with the setup.
Find Talkback and turn it on
Navigate to help and support and scroll until you find a video.
Tap on the video, it should open youtube, then find random video that has a link in the description.
Click the link to get into Chrome and search for apex launcher apk
Download apex launcher and open it.
Go through the setup and at the end it takes you to homescreen.
Go to settings and set a new pattern.
Restart the phone and now when it asks for pattern enter the one you just set.
Hope this helps someone like me
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okay so I have my nexus s and I flashed the new ICS onto it and it has been a bit dodgy, but mostly fine, nothing serious. My friend tried my password too many times so now it wants my gmail account login, which is not working at all, and I know it's been right, even tried changing the password on my google account and still nothing.
So I tried to put it into recovery mode to do a hard reset, but every time it does it flashes the blue android man (not little one with exclamation mark) then the screen turns black but my buttons are still lit up. Then after a few minutes, it just starts itself back up and I can't get it again.
I tried connecting to my computer to do something but I can't get into it so I can't turn USB storage on.
Is there anything that I can do to reset the phone even though recovery mode is not working?
thankyou heaps to anybody who has an answer or any suggestions, greatly appreciated.
I had the same issue with a different phone....after 24 hours the password screen came back...and let me re enter my p-word..
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Use a PC to authenticate and make sure you're not using s two step authentication. If you can login on a PC but not the phone then you must have two step authentication turned on. Turn it off on the PC and try it again. Flash a new ROM from scratch and it should let you login.
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Use a PC to authenticate and make sure you're not using s two step authentication. If you can login on a PC but not the phone then you must have two step authentication turned on. Turn it off on the PC and try it again. Flash a new ROM from scratch and it should let you login.
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thanks obsanity. I'll try taking off two step authentication. And so how do I flash a new rom if I can't put anything on the sd card? and then, how do I flash a rom anyway? and I don't think I rooted my phone when I put ICS on.
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thanks obsanity. I'll try taking off two step authentication. And so how do I flash a new rom if I can't put anything on the sd card? and then, how do I flash a rom anyway? and I don't think I rooted my phone when I put ICS on.
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You might not need to. If your system boots just try to fix the login issue. If your system doesn't boot you'll need to open up the boot loader and flash a recovery which will let you mount your SD storage as USB drive. From there you can put a rom on it and flash it.
Checkout my links or other sticky posts on how to do that.
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You might not need to. If your system boots just try to fix the login issue. If your system doesn't boot you'll need to open up the boot loader and flash a recovery which will let you mount your SD storage as USB drive. From there you can put a rom on it and flash it.
Checkout my links or other sticky posts on how to do that.
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thanks so much, but me being new and all I'm not sure how to view sticky notes and things. Sorry about all the simple questions
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thanks so much, but me being new and all I'm not sure how to view sticky notes and things. Sorry about all the simple questions
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The stickies are the posts that remain fixed at the top of the page, you'll see they've got a little pin symbol on the left. It's a system for keeping useful information permanently visible.
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The stickies are the posts that remain fixed at the top of the page, you'll see they've got a little pin symbol on the left. It's a system for keeping useful information permanently visible.
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wow I must be quite slow, I just can't seem to find these 'sticky posts' is it on this particular page, or obsanity's page or...?
I found the sticky posts, can't believe I missed them
hello
I have a problem with my tf300t tablet. I just try to use the parental control from asus. But i have lost the password and actually i can't connect to the wifi during few hour in the days. Can you help me?
I have to go to the states next month and i want to use my tf300 during my trip.
Is it necessary to root the tablet?
Best regards
Jacques
vigourouxj said:
hello
I have a problem with my tf300t tablet. I just try to use the parental control from asus. But i have lost the password and actually i can't connect to the wifi during few hour in the days. Can you help me?
I have to go to the states next month and i want to use my tf300 during my trip.
Is it necessary to root the tablet?
Best regards
Jacques
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If you're stock, a factory reset would probably be a lot easier for you (and rooting the tablet wouldn't really help you besides, especially if you're being blocked from using the device at all).
Parental lock password forgotten
I also have the Parental Lock app set up on my tablet, and I cannot remember the password for the life of me. It doesn't give me the option to reset the password, and it also will not let me factory reset the tablet...not sure what to do. Can someone please help me??
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I also have the Parental Lock app set up on my tablet, and I cannot remember the password for the life of me. It doesn't give me the option to reset the password, and it also will not let me factory reset the tablet...not sure what to do. Can someone please help me??
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you boot to your stock recovery and rest it fron there. as long as you are stock. hold volume down and power button. that puts you into stock recovery. from their couldn't guide you. as ive been unlocked and rooted since out the box.
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you boot to your stock recovery and rest it fron there. as long as you are stock. hold volume down and power button. that puts you into stock recovery. from their couldn't guide you. as ive been unlocked and rooted since out the box.
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I tried the whole power + volume button, I did a wipe on it. Nothing wiped though, I still have all my information, photos, music...everything. I'm not sure what you mean by stock recovery. Do I need to select a different option other then the wipe when I get to that screen?
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I tried the whole power + volume button, I did a wipe on it. Nothing wiped though, I still have all my information, photos, music...everything. I'm not sure what you mean by stock recovery. Do I need to select a different option other then the wipe when I get to that screen?
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like i said unless your unlocked and rooted idk how to help you. maybe download the latest update your on and relfash it from sd card?
Help?
Did you ever find a solution to this?
Hi and thanks for reading. Did not know what section this should go in to but here goes.
My S2 screen is dead I can not see a thing it turns on and I can hear the phone boot but can not see a thing. Repair is not worth it so is their a way to get my pictures etc without fixing the screen? I have a password set and no memory card inside.
You can boot it in recovery and access adb mode or just boot it normally and use ADB mode, you will have to pull the files ^.^
Hope it helps,
Daniel
grandal666 said:
Hi and thanks for reading. Did not know what section this should go in to but here goes.
My S2 screen is dead I can not see a thing it turns on and I can hear the phone boot but can not see a thing. Repair is not worth it so is their a way to get my pictures etc without fixing the screen? I have a password set and no memory card inside.
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can you logon with download mode?
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You can boot it in recovery and access adb mode or just boot it normally and use ADB mode, you will have to pull the files ^.^
Hope it helps,
Daniel
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Ok cheers I will look in to that after work. I did just try boot in to recovery even though I can not see anything but KIES is still telling me my phone is locked I will look in to it more later.
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can you logon with download mode?
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Do you mean the Samsung download mode? I never did register with them wish I did now as I have read it is easy if you have. Deffo will be when my S4 comes.
Hi all,
I have an issue where my tablet keeps rebooting. Unfortunately it works for a few seconds and then reboots. I have some important files so a factory reset is not really an option... Can you please guide me to at least how I could recover the files?
Thanks in advance guys.
Bad E-MMC
bedobela said:
Hi all,
I have an issue where my tablet keeps rebooting. Unfortunately it works for a few seconds and then reboots. I have some important files so a factory reset is not really an option... Can you please guide me to at least how I could recover the files?
Thanks in advance guys.
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That is definitely the e-mmc problem. I have experienced the same thing and it required replacement..
your e-mmc is damaged, therefore your Rom reads the data but it cannot write into it, so it reboots itself.. you can no longer reset your tablet. .once factory reset is completed and it reboots.. all applications remain , within couple of seconds, it reboots all over and over..
Consider buying a new mainboard... replace and flash..
hope it helps..
boot into safe mode. it will allow you to recover your files and save them on a laptop.
you can search for how to boot into safe mode on google. i had a similar problem
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boot into safe mode. it will allow you to recover your files and save them on a laptop.
you can search for how to boot into safe mode on google. i had a similar problem
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safe mode won't work because the emmc chip is set to read only. so there is nothing you can to get you files back.
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safe mode won't work because the emmc chip is set to read only. so there is nothing you can to get you files back.
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Copying files is still possible even when the chip is set to read only
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KOKJ said:
When I try to flash using ODIN, it fails due to FRP lock. Is there any way to bypass FRP lock on a device that's in airplane mode, not connected to Wifi and the screen is locked?
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Hi mate
You need to enter the old Google password of the phone , in order to avoid this you should had disable it before you factory reset the phone
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Hi mate
You need to enter the old Google password of the phone , in order to avoid this you should had disable it before you factory reset the phone
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I appreciate your feedback, but there's nowhere to enter a password. The screen is locked and I don't have the passcode. I'm trying to wipe it but can't. I can't flash it because FRP lock. So the phone has not been reset yet because I cant. Thanks tho
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I appreciate your feedback, but there's nowhere to enter a password. The screen is locked and I don't have the passcode. I'm trying to wipe it but can't. I can't flash it because FRP lock. So the phone has not been reset yet because I cant. Thanks tho
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You mention it was on airplane mode , no wi-fi so your phone boots up , right? usually when it first boot it should ask you introduce the password of your associated email ( google most cases).
But explain what happened , how you got FRP without reseting the phone ?
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You mention it was on airplane mode , no wi-fi so your phone boots up , right? usually when it first boot it should ask you introduce the password of your associated email ( google most cases).
But explain what happened , how you got FRP without reseting the phone ?
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I don't know what else to say. I've said it all
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I don't know what else to say. I've said it all
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OP check your Google account to see if its has been accessed, unauthorized.
Possible hardware failure otherwise.
I have access to the Google account. It has not had unauthorized access.
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I have access to the Google account. It has not had unauthorized access.
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Did you ever get this fixed/solved?
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In your first post, when you said "bootloader", do you actually mean the Android Recovery menu?
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In your first post, when you said "bootloader", do you actually mean the Android Recovery menu?
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Yes, I did. I fixed it now.
Did you ever get the device successfully reset?
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Did you ever get the device successfully reset?
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I answered you previously and said no
Post a picture of the text that appears in the upper left corner in Download mode
KOKJ said:
When I try to perform a factory reset on this device, and I get into the recovery, there is no option to "Wipe/Factory Reset."Any idea how to get this thing reset?
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Simultaneously press and hold the Volume up and side buttons until the device vibrates and the Android Recovery screen appears then release all buttons. Allow up to 30 seconds for the recovery screen to appear. From the Android Recovery screen, select Wipe data/Factory reset.
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Simultaneously press and hold the Volume up and side buttons until the device vibrates and the Android Recovery screen appears then release all buttons. Allow up to 30 seconds for the recovery screen to appear. From the Android Recovery screen, select Wipe data/Factory reset.
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Seriously? Why didn't I think of that? On a serious note, if you read the thread you'll see that this doesn't work.
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Post a picture of the text that appears in the upper left corner in Download mode
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KOKJ said:
Seriously? Why didn't I think of that? On a serious note, if you read the thread you'll see that this doesn't work.
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Reading is hard, mmmkay?
It sounds like you're dealing with an MDM lock. FRP doesn't prohibit stock firmware from being flashed, but MDM does. And an MDM lock would also prevent it from being factory reset via the Recovery menu. I was asking for the Download mode picture in order to confirm the MDM status
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Seriously? Why didn't I think of that? On a serious note, if you read the thread you'll see that this doesn't work.
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Might be worth a few more tries. If you're timing or sequencing is off, it doesn't take. Unfortunately this skill isn't made better by stress. I miss 1-2 out 3 attempts at times.
iBowToAndroid said:
Reading is hard, mmmkay?
It sounds like you're dealing with an MDM lock. FRP doesn't prohibit stock firmware from being flashed, but MDM does. And an MDM lock would also prevent it from being factory reset via the Recovery menu. I was asking for the Download mode picture in order to confirm the MDM status
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Reading must be hard for you but I understand it. I didn't respond to you because there's no reason to attach a photo. I'm past it and this thread should be closed.