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FRP lock- G930F

Hi everyone!
I have a very big Problem with my european version G930F Exynos S7 ! I bought it ''used'' from a guy for a very good price but because we didn't have WiFi where we met, I could only see that the exterior of the phone and the Display was working fine..so I bought it.. (In 6.0- you MUST connect to Internet first to go through Set-up). Then at home I see it has the FRP lock ; the guy has reset the phone without deleting his Google-Account first. On 6.0 the USB Stick trick also doesn't work... Of course he doesn't admit it and doesn't want to help. I asked guys on Ebay which offer FRP unlock service but they said ''s7 not yet supported''.
The way I see it , my only hope now is either to install Android 5.1 -(from S6?) to be able to use that Usb Trick or to find where this FRP LOCK is located on the Phone and delete it (or is it stored on Google Servers?????) ..The 3. Option is too costly to consider-- a Octoplus box-for over 300$- considering that's almost as much as I paid for the phone--it is way too much. So the first 2 options are the only left.. Which do you recommend, guys?
Thanks in advance ..

None of the above, stop using stolen phones and making excuses.
You can't install android 5.1 on the Galaxy S7 (the bootloader won't let you) and the FRP on Android 6.0.1 is locked down tight and I am thankful for that, because it's a security meant to prevent theft.

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Looking for best option with my S7

Hey guys, So I purchased a S7 on ebay after clearing the IMEI through Verizon's Fraud Department. I then made sure the Imei matched the Original Phone Box, Receipt and back glass. All was well so I was happy with the purchase. It had a broken front screen and I went through the repair and fixed it!
Was really happy to save money by repairing an S7.
Only issue is what I have no learned to be FRP. She reset the phone before sending it to me which is completely understandable.
I've emailed her in ebay about it and she said she would get back to me with the gmail account but hasn't responded regarding giving me the password.
I fully understand and don't expect her to give me their password. That's a bit ridiculous of me to expect that. All I want is the clean clear phone I bought from her and be able to use it.
So A few things, Im not just here for this. I also want to get into rooting which is why I registered, I hope to be of help in the future as I learn more and more about getting those
terrible factory apps and stuff that comes from verizon.
1. Which is the best method about doing an FRP Bypass. I see people on ebay that will do it for like 20 bucks remotely over team view. Others send a usb drive.
2. I absolutely can provide proof of purchase through screen shots on ebay, as well as the item number to show you who bought it. (Same Username of course)
I totally understand frp is to prevent theft, which is great. It just sucks that the owner didn't know she was selling me her locked phone. Shes the original owner. She didn't have insurance so when she broke the screen she had to buy a new one and thats why she sold this one on ebay. She's been super helpful and nice
as we exchange emails on ebay. But short of driving 5 hrs each way to meet in person frp bypass is my only option. I gave her the option of me driving there, I would spend the time/gas to meet at her local verizon store so i dont have to do this mess.
I did attemp a frp bypass on albviral but I must have done it wrong, and it seemed a bit complicated. Again, I can provide proof that I did not steal this phone. Whatever I need to do to
not lose even more money from the purchase and repair.
If any help, I'd be super appreciated.
thanks

Well they changed their password because she couldn't remember it so I can only assume theres a 24hr lock out period or something. It wont log in. And even using a recovery email and her sending me the verify code it wont let us into the phone.

Update:
Lady changed their google password and it still wont log in. I tried clicking forgot and it sent a code to the recovery email which she logged in, got and sent me.
After I tried that it just kept kicking me back to the start of frp by saying "Log in using an account that was synced to this device" and taking me to a screen to put in the gmail.
When I try random passwords it says wrong password. But when I try the one she made today it just kicks back. 24hr period? I really hope that's all it is.
I even put in their names to confirm account and it kicks me back saying that isnt correct. She said he can't remember anything and has to get new passwords all the time much less knowing what was used when they orginally go the phone. So I guess i'll try in 24hrs and if not then I'll try someone on ebay? idk.

Flash an older firmware with ODIN that has an FRP bypass tutorial on YT

It's been done. Now I get a security notice that unauthorized changes have been detected, restart phone to undo.
Obviously im not going to do that but will it ever go away.
I'll shortly install sim card and activate phone. I appreciate the help.
Now for me to research rooting!

Wow this is terrible. The prev. owner called verizon tech support and had the phone cleared off her account but it still won't let us activate it. They said wait 24hrs and see if that takes care of
it and if not then the phone is useless. Doesnt even make sense that the original owner contacted them, cleared her and the phone and still may not be usable.

Alrighty, all is fixed and new sim card and im activated and everything. It wants to update to 7.0 but im hesitant to do it.

Updated to 7.0 nagout. All is well. There's an additional
System update that includes some security measures.
Since updating to 7.0 went smoothly I guess I'll go ahead with the additional system update.

Glad you got it working!

Thanks! This newest security system update has me a little worried but I guess I'd the 7.0 update went fine I shouldn't be worried about it. Having done the rep bypass just has me on edge even tho the original owner is great and told tech support it was hers to clear it and let me have it and all.
I still want to look into rooting, there's just a bunch of junk on here. Even games! I don't use it for games.

Pixel 2 trade-in

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I was wondering if anyone who used project fi's/google's trade in program got their phone evaluation yet? I sent my 128gb pixel xl in pristine condition, and made sure I factory reset it. Today I received an email that instead of the $410 I was supposed to get they're giving me $162, their reasoning being that my phone wasn't factory reset.
I actually reset it twice, once after I unrooted it and locked the bootloader, then I went in to make sure the software was working properly, that the settings were back to factory settings, then I did another factory reset. I posted on the pixel subreddit, so far one other person had the same issue, others had issues with their nexus not being received or still in shipping status.
TL;DR
I sent my phone for trade in, it said $410, received $162 instead because they claim my phone wasn't factory reset even though I reset it twice.

Charging you $250 to do a factory reset is absurd. I'd at least try to talk with them about this.
Reddit seems more active on Pixel stuff than here.

Can you deny their quote, have the device returned, and sell it on swappa? You might even get more than $410 for it.

foosion said:
Charging you $250 to do a factory reset is absurd. I'd at least try to talk with them about this.
Reddit seems more active on Pixel stuff than here.
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Seriously, I sent them an email. Got a reply asking if my phone turned on properly when I shipped it and if I had removed my account info. I let them know it was in perfect condition and that i made sure my info was gone. Hopefully, I get some good news when they reply
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Can you deny their quote, have the device returned, and sell it on swappa? You might even get more than $410 for it.
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Unfortunately no, when you sign up for the trade-in program it says they won't send your phone back regardless of what they decide to give you for it.

That would have upset me quite a bit lol. That makes me hesitant on sending the 5x in, they are only giving 115 for it, but if they decide half to 50 dollars, id rather just keep it for backup lol

I took of video on my phone with my new pixel reset and showing glass was flawless before i mailed in. they have phone hav't heard from the eval team yet..

This thread makes me nervous. I sent in the original Pixel last Thursday. I was originally quoted $350. But reading this, it's possible that they'll offer me just ~$115 by claiming that I didn't factory reset? What BS!
I actually didn't factory reset the way as was listed in the instructions that came with the kit. After backing up and signing out of my account, I flashed the most recent Nougat image using the SDK platform tools. I also locked the bootloader again (which wipes the data). Perhaps it was overkill, but I'm anal about this sort of thing.
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Unfortunately no, when you sign up for the trade-in program it says they won't send your phone back regardless of what they decide to give you for it.
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I'm confused about the above statement. On the Trade-In Instructions card that came with my kit, it says:
* If we confirm a lower value:
____* You'll get a reduced credit if you opted to pre-accept a change in value
____* You'll get your phone back if you opted not to pre-accept a change in value
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Am I missing something?

yeongil said:
I actually didn't factory reset the way as was listed in the instructions that came with the kit. After backing up and signing out of my account, I flashed the most recent Nougat image using the SDK platform tools. I also locked the bootloader again (which wipes the data). Perhaps it was overkill, but I'm anal about this sort of thing.
I'm confused about the above statement. On the Trade-In Instructions card that came with my kit, it says:
Am I missing something?
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That's the same exact way I reset mine.
Yea I read the same thing in my kit but on the site it didn't offer that option. At least not in the project fi site. I'm unaware of it was the same on the play store. I've read on other forums with people having the same question. Some say the option was there and then removed.
On a reddit post about someone asking what happens if they decide to return their pixel 2,if they could get their phone back. They recorded this reply "In case if you cancel your Pixel order, and as you've already sent the device, we'd give you a Store credit equivalent to the estimate value or the post-inspection value"

Someone replied to me saying Google wasn't in charge of the trade-in program but rather a 3rd party company named Apto and Hyla
https://store.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/device-trade-in.html
Customer service just replied to me too saying the best they can do is give me a $35 credit. This is some bs

omerc10696 said:
Someone replied to me saying Google wasn't in charge of the trade-in program but rather a 3rd party company named Apto and Hyla
https://store.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/device-trade-in.html
Customer service just replied to me too saying the best they can do is give me a $35 credit. This is some bs
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See if you can talk to an actual person on the phone, rather than rely on email.

Wow that is some BS. I sent my Pixel XL last week and according to them they have not received it. If they pull that BS I would return my phone for a refund. IDC I will resurrect my Nexus 6.

foosion said:
See if you can talk to an actual person on the phone, rather than rely on email.
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Yea, setting some time up for myself some time tomorrow morning so I can call and see if I can get some answers

Trueglich said:
I took of video on my phone with my new pixel reset and showing glass was flawless before i mailed in. they have phone hav't heard from the eval team yet..
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Didn't trade in a phone for a while, but I do the same thing if I sell or trade in.

if all else fails you can try to small claims them. A judge may not look kindly on there we offer your X but you have to take what we give your no mater what policy. And they may just fold as soon as you process server them since sending a director or Vp to small claims over a few hundred bucks may not be worth wild. Lawyers generally are not allowed and when they are many judges look down on them.

Did you perhaps flash the device to restore it instead of resetting it from the menu? Fastboot flash won't override the activation lock. You would have to go back through the setup and type in your Gmail to unlock it.

Trueglich said:
if all else fails you can try to small claims them. A judge may not look kindly on there we offer your X but you have to take what we give your no mater what policy. And they may just fold as soon as you process server them since sending a director or Vp to small claims over a few hundred bucks may not be worth wild. Lawyers generally are not allowed and when they are many judges look down on them.
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I was thinking that, looking through the trade-in terms though it states that in order to file a claim through small claims court or arbitration it has to be done in Santa Clara County, California. I would spend more money traveling there than I would get back
gitku said:
Did you perhaps flash the device to restore it instead of resetting it from the menu? Fastboot flash won't override the activation lock. You would have to go back through the setup and type in your Gmail to unlock it.
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The only time I used fastboot was to lock the bootloader again. After that I went through activation (skipping the options that require a data connection) to check that all the settings were back to factory settings, after which I factory reset it through the system settings as described in the trade-in kit instructions

omerc10696 said:
I was thinking that, looking through the trade-in terms though it states that in order to file a claim through small claims court or arbitration it has to be done in Santa Clara County, California. I would spend more money traveling there than I would get back
The only time I used fastboot was to lock the bootloader again. After that I went through activation (skipping the options that require a data connection) to check that all the settings were back to factory settings, after which I factory reset it through the system settings as described in the trade-in kit instructions
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This is very disappointing to hear. I factory reset my Pixel just like they asked and I have not gotten assessed yet. I also asked the same question and will find out the answer.
I sent in my Pixel for a $350 trade in. I also returned my Pixel 2 due to the ongoing problems that have been reported and the buzzing noise. I was told that I would get store credit for my trade in since I returned the Pixel 2.
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This is just my own speculation, however; I suspect the OP may have had the phone trigger the FRP when it was started up.
If you send in your phone you should check and make sure it does not prompt the password on your own gmail account. I intentionally removed all accounts then wiped the phone and restarted it, made sure it did not prompt the FRP, then reset again. The reason why Google has you reset like they said is b/c it removes all the accounts prior (you are already in if you are doing this).
If you just reset via hardware keys it will trigger the FRP. I know b/c I tried it.

okay.. I'm worried after seeing this message. I mailed in my original mint condition pixel on Oct 21 and until now, I still have not received any notification regarding the value of the phone. Is it me only that I felt Google's service is getting worse every year?

rukawa2k said:
okay.. I'm worried after seeing this message. I mailed in my original mint condition pixel on Oct 21 and until now, I still have not received any notification regarding the value of the phone. Is it me only that I felt Google's service is getting worse every year?
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Just an FYI - I received my confirmation of trade today and received what I was promised. I sent the device in on the 22nd of October so just short of a 10 day turnaround. They said I keyed it as a Verizon pixel xl and it was an "other", but gave full trade promise of $400 . It was noted that it was factory reset and free of damage.

gitku said:
Just an FYI - I received my confirmation of trade today and received what I was promised. I sent the device in on the 22nd of October so just short of a 10 day turnaround. They said I keyed it as a Verizon pixel xl and it was an "other", but gave full trade promise of $400 . It was noted that it was factory reset and free of damage.
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I just received my confirmation today and they gave me the full amount. Same thing they said I put in Verizon pixel instead of "other", but they still gave me full trade in amount of $350.00. The trade in was sent to Atlanta receiving center on Oct 21 and it took about 9 business days for them to finish the process.

Brand new Redmi Note 7 Pro.. wifi and mobile network don't work.

So I've owned a couple note 4's and currently have a note 5 pro which all work perfect. But I bought a note 7 pro (global rom) for my wife and it doesn't seem to find my routers (either of them) nor does it connect to a mobile network via the sim.
Sometimes it will find a wifi network out of the blue and will connect to it, but it will get stuck in a cycle of connecting and disconnecting. The same for the sim card (though it doesn't connect to anything, it just appears to try). I can see the sim pop up in the settings but disappear then reappear and so on.
So far it's a paper weight. Google searching solutions renders nothing helpful.
I've reset the network options, factory reset the phone, turned it off and on, restarted it, changed my wifi encryption, wifi band and a different sim. Nothing works.
Do I just count this a broken device and send it back? That's even if the aliexpress store will accept it...
I don't think I can flash another rom since I have no network to unlock it.
Oh also, what's this "violet" variant I see quoted everywhere here?
EDIT:
Video attached
https://youtu.be/-WqCdt2NKhU

Download Miflashtool and the last fastboot rom for ur phone.

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Download Miflashtool and the last fastboot rom for ur phone.
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I can't do that if my bootloader is still locked though? I can't unlock it without sim data either..

Mae7 said:
I can't do that if my bootloader is still locked though? I can't unlock it without sim data either..
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try this
https://www.xiaomitool.com/V2/
its free and you can change roms without unlocking bootloader but the options are very limited for locked bootloader.
you can change stable to developer, vice versa but this will change firmware files and may help you.

gursewak.10 said:
try this
https://www.xiaomitool.com/V2/
its free and you can change roms without unlocking bootloader but the options are very limited for locked bootloader.
you can change stable to developer, vice versa but this will change firmware files and may help you.
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Yeah I can't downgrade as it gives me a message to unlock the bootloader. "Current version is illegal, onl allowed to flash the latest stable version" - "Couldn't verify, Looks like the ROM's secure-patch version is lower than the current version."
It only allows me to flash the same version, which doesn't fix anything.
I guess back to the seller on aliexpress it goes :/

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Yeah I can't downgrade as it gives me a message to unlock the bootloader. "Current version is illegal, onl allowed to flash the latest stable version" - "Couldn't verify, Looks like the ROM's secure-patch version is lower than the current version."
It only allows me to flash the same version, which doesn't fix anything.
I guess back to the seller on aliexpress it goes :/
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Look here for the right rom for the recovery mode
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/

Thanks for the help, but Miui 10 only allows flashing of current or newer roms if the bootloader isn't unlocked. I'm on the latest.

Device issue it seems

No response from Hong Kong Goldway as of yet... It's been 3 days since notifying them.

Well it turns out it's going to cost at least $100usd to send the phone back due to it having a lithium battery. I've updated to Miui 11 and still the same issue. So it must be hardware. I guess I'll toss it in the trash, which is a shame as its perfectly functioning otherwise.

Check if will they cover it after find the problem.
Otherwise, a MI center on your city or watch videos to open it and fix it by yourself.
Redmi Note 7 Pro | Tapatalk

Yeah Mi center can't help. I'm having a big headache with HK Goldway. I would really suggest people have second thoughts about ordering from them given my experience. Granted, I've had 3 phones that are fine from them, but if anything goes wrong... well now I see it's not worth the risk.

Thanks for contacting AliExpress! I hope you are having a good day.
Regarding your consultation on Order No. [80033417363*****], please note that refunds normally take 3-20 business days to be processed.
As the dispute team result you don't have to return the parcel to the seller. Once the dispute is closed on 2019-11-10 21:06:25
the refund will be going back to the original payment that you used also you will receive an email with the reference number for the refund.
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Mean while that promise was not kept, and they insist I return it now.
..wow

How to unlock my phones?

Hello xda community,
I have three phones that are locked: LG 7 Thin Q, Samsung Galaxy A51 and Xiaomi Mi 9.
All have been set back to factory state and now are google locked. I've forgotten all google password and accounts. In addition the A51 is locked with a device password and and the Xiaomi Mi 9 is locked with a pattern.
Is there something I can do in this case?
Have a nice day,
phonylocks
Edit: I forgot to mention that I want to sell all three of them. If I can't sell them I'll probably use them myself as soon as my phone dies.

I would flash clean stock ROM but be aware, I may be responsible only for my own phone as you are for yours.
You do it on your own risk.
This is the base rule here.

OK a short update: I've installed a clean stock rom on my Galaxy A51 by using a guide from https://www.getdroidtips.com/galaxy-a51-5g-firmware-flash-file/
It literally changed nothing. There is still a device password and there is still a missing google account.

UPDATE: I may have downloaded the 5G version and if so I will try out the one that's not 5G/best fitting

I'm stuck on all phones together. It's ****ed up. I need help. I will search the xda forum but if you know anything useful regarding my issue at hand please let me know.

*push*

I would try to flash clean ROM without SIM inside and eventually without network, however the latter may be rather problematic.
Samsungs need network, but on WiFi it is usually possible to filter traffic then prevent access to Google.
Not that it must help but if phone still will be locked that would mean lock is on phone, not on Google, then purging everything should solve problem.
I hardly remember that once upon a time I've read what to do in such case but I don't remember where.
Seek...