Hi there community <3
I invested a considerable amount of effort in searching posts/threads related to this but did not find anything even near to it so here I am.
I got my android phone stolen some weeks ago. Find My Phone is not helpful at all. I know that police can help tracking using IMEI but, my question is, is there any unique number, other than IMEI, which can be used to track phone? And if yes, who can track using that, phone makers or someone else?
I got a clue of this idea by this and this Quora posts. Kindly have a look at these posts if you don't understand what I am talking about.
I am very thankful to any helpful reply. The phone was very dear to me, or particularly, the data that it contained. So I am even willing to donate appropriately to anyone who can help me in the matter.
MiaBhai said:
Hi there community <3
I invested a considerable amount of effort in searching posts/threads related to this but did not find anything even near to it so here I am.
I got my android phone stolen some weeks ago. Find My Phone is not helpful at all. I know that police can help tracking using IMEI but, my question is, is there any unique number, other than IMEI, which can be used to track phone? And if yes, who can track using that, phone makers or someone else?
I got a clue of this idea by this and this Quora posts. Kindly have a look at these posts if you don't understand what I am talking about.
I am very thankful to any helpful reply. The phone was very dear to me, or particularly, the data that it contained. So I am even willing to donate appropriately to anyone who can help me in the matter.
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Your options are, Find My Device or contact law enforcement agencies.
Droidriven said:
Your options are, Find My Device or contact law enforcement agencies.
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Yup, already did both of them. Weeks happened and still no good news that's why was looking for some other method.
MiaBhai said:
Yup, already did both of them. Weeks happened and still no good news that's why was looking for some other method.
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It is possible that the IMEI and any other registered numbers that can identify the device remotely have been changed, making tracking/finding impossible.
by this time the imei has been already changed or used as parts for others, nothing to do.
Droidriven said:
It is possible that the IMEI and another registered numbers that can identify the device remotely have been changed, making tracking/finding impossible.
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Thanks for enlightening and yes, that's a probability too but it's really hard to accept!
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by this time the imei has been already changed or used as parts for others, nothing to do.
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Thanks for informing but let's hope for some miracle . Well, am I doing what's called clogging up the thread by saying Thanks? I wonder. Correct me if there's some XDA etiquette to follow.
Thanks for informing us Here. I am so glad that you are talking about this topic. Last year also lost my phone in which I captured lots of moments with my grandparents and that phone was Very important to me. I was depressed when I lost but because of my uncle who was on the cybercrime team, I got it back within 10 days. thanks to him and He also suggested FOUND ME tags, airtags, Gps trackers, and many more to protect my phone from being lost. I only use some of them and its also works & now I am happy with the memory of what I captured with my grandparents. I miss them so much.
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Thanks for informing us Here. I am so glad that you are talking about this topic. Last year also lost my phone in which I captured lots of moments with my grandparents and that phone was Very important to me. I was depressed when I lost but because of my uncle who was on the cybercrime team, I got it back within 10 days. thanks to him and He also suggested FOUND ME tags, airtags, Gps trackers, and many more to protect my phone from being lost. I only use some of them and its also works & now I am happy with the memory of what I captured with my grandparents. I miss them so much.
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I feel immensely happy for you since I am in the very same boat. Thanks for sharing your experience. If you have any inside information about how your uncle tracked down your phone, can you please elaborate on that? Was the phone IMEI changed by the thief? Did your uncle use some kind of location tracking (like triangulation or GPS) or found his information from SIM he had inserted in the phone? What was the condition of the phone when you found it? It would help me or anyone judge their scenario and accordingly decide what to do.
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It has recently come to my attention that a few people are upset at the actions I took to get the threads closed which told you how to change your IMEI number.
The way I understand it is that Changing your IMEI is illegal in most countries. So I asked a mod if this knid of thing was allowed on XDA developers. The moderation team closed the thread, not me. They decided it was not suitable.
So I'm curious to know what the general opinion on this matter is.
And rather than me receive PM's from people making personal attacks I thought it would be better to discuss in public.
Please let me know your thoughts
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It has recently come to my attention that a few people are upset at the actions I took to get the threads closed which told you how to change your IMEI number.
The way I understand it is that Changing your IMEI is illegal in most countries. So I asked a mod if this knid of thing was allowed on XDA developers. The moderation team closed the thread, not me. They decided it was not suitable.
So I'm curious to know what the general opinion on this matter is.
And rather than me receive PM's from people making personal attacks I thought it would be better to discuss in public.
Please let me know your thoughts
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Share the trick dude!
Sent from my HTC Desire S
hamedunix said:
Share the trick dude!
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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You are asking Cjward to participate in an illegal activity.
IMEIs allows phones to be rendered useless if the phone is reported stolen. Sharing "the trick" of changing IMEIs not only promotes theft of Android phones, but it is illegal in some countries.It would allow the possibility of getting XDA in trouble if such information was posted here and we don't want that.
cjward23 said:
It has recently come to my attention that a few people are upset at the actions I took to get the threads closed which told you how to change your IMEI number.
The way I understand it is that Changing your IMEI is illegal in most countries. So I asked a mod if this knid of thing was allowed on XDA developers. The moderation team closed the thread, not me. They decided it was not suitable.
So I'm curious to know what the general opinion on this matter is.
And rather than me receive PM's from people making personal attacks I thought it would be better to discuss in public.
Please let me know your thoughts
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I guess one of those people would be me. It was not meant as a personal attack. I'll just repost what I said before on another thread so there are no confisions:
Some guy thread about imei unlocking got closed and locked in the general section. This has nothing to do with this rom, but i can't reply there. So here are my thoughts.
The action may be ilegal, but the information itself isn't. You are ultimately responsible for what you do with it.
There are lots of examples throughout History about information limiting for "the good of the people". Usually ends up with book burning.
Another example: I'm pretty sure that in my country it's illegal to record calls without the consent of the other party. The should I take out 2 way call recording from the kernel, and should xda delete all info on this site on how to do it?
What about the google apps we all include in our custom roms? There's a reason CM7 does not include them. It's illegal. Should xda remove all threads and roms that do not comply?
I'm sorry for the rambling, but i enjoy my freedom, and selfrighteous actions like these make my blood go hot.
Peace
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium​
After this there were more examples on illegal stuff we do around here. If anyone actually reads the HTC terms of service, pretty much everything we do with sense roms is illegal. The point is, information should not be limited. Here's a drastic example:
The best way to kill someone fast: shoot him on the head.
Am I condoning murder? Will that line be edited bi mods?
Ridiculous example of course, but the line of reasoning is the same.
Peace.
This is not meant to start a flame war, or pose as a personal attack on anyone.
@lowveld
It wasn't you, I received 2 PM's and one of them wasn't very nice.
I'm very intrested to see what the general consensus is on this matter.
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There are quite a few of examples there. Some that are irrelevant, some that you are right (HTC example), but since HTC has not acted on XDA, and most likely have used developer's fixes I assume they are fine with it because they are not making a profit and it is beneficial to them. As for the call recorder one...Well you could just use it legally...I mean I can't see how changing your IMEI is legal in any way.
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There are quite a few of examples there. Some that are irrelevant, some that you are right (HTC example), but since HTC has not acted on XDA, and most likely has used developer's fixes I assume they are fine with it. As for the call recorder one...Well you could just use it legally...I mean I can't see how changing your IMEI is legal in any way.
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I would also like to know what effort someone could get from in it legal matters.
When I understand it the right way there is none except the possibility to mask a stolen phone.
Swyped from my Desire S
Don't You think that knowledge of how to do such a "trick" can encourage theft and sale/use of stolen goods? It's like sharing info about how to steal a car and what to do next to make it "legal" again for further sale.
You guys must be really thick to refuse to understand that:
1. It is illegal
2. Wast majority of our community is against it
3. This is xda developers, not xda thieves guild
Please provide links to laws cant find anything about it
Cimer said:
You are asking Cjward to participate in an illegal activity.
IMEIs allows phones to be rendered useless if the phone is reported stolen. Sharing "the trick" of changing IMEIs not only promotes theft of Android phones, but it is illegal in some countries.It would allow the possibility of getting XDA in trouble if such information was posted here and we don't want that.
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Cimer said:
There are quite a few of examples there. Some that are irrelevant, some that you are right (HTC example), but since HTC has not acted on XDA, and most likely have used developer's fixes I assume they are fine with it because they are not making a profit and it is beneficial to them. As for the call recorder one...Well you could just use it legally...I mean I can't see how changing your IMEI is legal in any way.
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A few years back I had a Asus P527, windows mobile device. Due to some flashing issues, me and a coupe of dozen other users ended up with the same (default) IMEI. At the time, a service provider from India threatened to cut out service to anyone in that situation. So I figured out how to change the IMEI in that situation, and all was well. But it was still illegal in strict definitions.
But the example is pointless, and the discussion is pointless if you're making points like "HTC has not acted" and "is most likely fine". That does not bear any impact whatsoever on the legality of the action.
And what you find "not relevant" was not meant as a actual real life example, but what in mathematics is referred as "reduction to absurdity". Apply the same set of rules to a different situation with the same premises, and you see the ridicule in the rules themselves.
Cheers
And I'm through with this. Peace.
Nothing more to say ..!!!
lowveld said:
A few years back I had a Asus P527, windows mobile device. Due to some flashing issues, me and a coupe of dozen other users ended up with the same (default) IMEI. At the time, a service provider from India threatened to cut out service to anyone in that situation. So I figured out how to change the IMEI in that situation, and all was well. But it was still illegal in strict definitions.
But the example is pointless, and the discussion is pointless if you're making points like "HTC has not acted" and "is most likely fine". That does not bear any impact whatsoever on the legality of the action.
And what you find "not relevant" was not meant as a actual real life example, but what in mathematics is referred as "reduction to absurdity". Apply the same set of rules to a different situation with the same premises, and you see the ridicule in the rules themselves.
Cheers
And I'm through with this. Peace.
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Just mind your own threads next time.
Destroyer
The trick is on my site PERMANENT
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hey, cjward did what he thought was correct. DON'T GO AGAINST HIM, JUST BECAUSE HE REPORTED SOMETHING HE FELT WAS WRONG. HE IS, IN ABSOLUTELY NO WAY, AT FAULT. Even though i feel that information should be shared without any problems, and brokenworm's thread shouldn't have been deleted, i feel sad that people are flaming cjward. I completely agree with lowveld.
Got to admit when I first saw this posted, I actually questioned to myself whether or not this would be useful or not.
Unfortunately the reasons I had come up with as to why this could be useful, were not in a lawful manner. I thought about this further, came up with the idea again except expanded but with more self-justification. I've given up on the idea in a whole.
Unfortunately I feel that the information should be there, but the associated information pertaining to the relevant law(s) and legal ramifications boldly displayed with what it obviously should and shouldn't be used for, should said distribution of information.
I have to disagree with the way brokenworm is going about this though, immature in the least.
Technically, good.
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Dont flame the proud policeman?
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hey, cjward did what he thought was correct. DON'T GO AGAINST HIM, JUST BECAUSE HE REPORTED SOMETHING HE FELT WAS WRONG. HE IS, IN ABSOLUTELY NO WAY, AT FAULT. Even though i feel that information should be shared without any problems, and brokenworm's thread shouldn't have been deleted, i feel sad that people are flaming cjward. I completely agree with lowveld.
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In my opinion I think it's bad ;( why? Becoz it's 1 of the unique information to identify who owns the phone by looking at the IMEI, so if a thief knows how to do this he can modify the IMEI so no one will know if the phone was stolen.
Just my little opinion peace!
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i have a question, probably noobish one but would apreciate any response. what is the benefit of changing the imei? why would we want/need to do it? i guess it's like changing the mac adress of a nic but in this case i know what the benefits are but do not find them relevant in the case of the imei. sorry for the question if it's not apropriate..
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i have a question, probably noobish one but would apreciate any response. what is the benefit of changing the imei? why would we want/need to do it? i guess it's like changing the mac adress of a nic but in this case i know what the benefits are but do not find them relevant in the case of the imei. sorry for the question if it's not apropriate..
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Unless you are a theif, drug dealer, pimp, fraudster, terrorist or politician you will probably never have a reason to change your phones IMEI number.
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cjward23 said:
Unless you are a theif, drug dealer, pimp, fraudster, terrorist or politician you will probably never have a reason to change your phones IMEI number.
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Thank you CJ. You hit rock bottom there. I actually considered you an even minded guy, but generalizations like that kind of prove me wrong.
Fu**, I even told you that I had done it before, so in what way is this not a personal attack? Care to tell me what you think I am? Thief? Rapist?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=579741
My wife just called me on a landline to say her Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 has gone missing. She was working in a tiny charity bookshop, so it was easy to check that it wasn't just dropped, and it goes straight to voicemail. It was double PIN protected on both device and SIM.
It was on Android 4.0.1 - I know, I know, she wouldn't allow me to upgrade it.
Question - I know from experience of flashing a new ROM that Google insists on entering the Google account details again to verify proper ownership. Is this a general Android security procedure, or does it work only on Lollipop/Marshmallow?
Just asking because it will be of some small comfort to know that the thieving scum has a paperweight rather than a phone...
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I know from experience of flashing a new ROM that Google insists on entering the Google account details again to verify proper ownership.
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Incorrect.
I was hoping for something a bit more concrete than that. And it is correct. When I've done a full reset of my phone to flash a new ROM I get "This device has been reset. Please enter your Google credentials" or words to that effect.
I'm happy to have the response, but can someone please give me a sensible one based on knowledge and not guesswork?
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I was hoping for something a bit more concrete than that. And it is correct. When I've done a full reset of my phone to flash a new ROM I get "This device has been reset. Please enter your Google credentials" or words to that effect.
I'm happy to have the response, but can someone please give me a sensible one based on knowledge and not guesswork?
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Oh hey look... no Google account!
You're the one operating on guesswork assuming a Google account is mandatory to use an Android device.
Look, guy, if you have no useful advice to offer me then quit wasting my time...
"Friends
Wakamatsu has not made any friends yet
Befriend Wakamatsu"
Well, am I surprised? I think I'll pass on that offer...
You asked about when a security measure was introduced in Android. I informed you that no such security measure exists.
There is a disconnect between what you want to believe and the reality. First, you refused to accept it. Now, you're angry at me because you have no choice but to accept it.
You want reassurances because of your situation? There is none to be offered here.
dahawthorne said:
My wife just called me on a landline to say her Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 has gone missing. She was working in a tiny charity bookshop, so it was easy to check that it wasn't just dropped, and it goes straight to voicemail. It was double PIN protected on both device and SIM.
It was on Android 4.0.1 - I know, I know, she wouldn't allow me to upgrade it.
Question - I know from experience of flashing a new ROM that Google insists on entering the Google account details again to verify proper ownership. Is this a general Android security procedure, or does it work only on Lollipop/Marshmallow?
Just asking because it will be of some small comfort to know that the thieving scum has a paperweight rather than a phone...
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Unless your carrier has a service that allows imei blacklisting, there is nothing you can do. Even if they do, you'll need a solid proof of ownership and that the phone wasn't just lost. If your wife lost her phone, in most cases there is no obligation on the part of the finder to return it. Any other measure won't do anything, as the device could be wiped clean of everything.
Thanks. optimumpro. My service provider has blocked the phone and the SIM, so with any luck the scumbag will get no joy from it. It's also reported with its IMEI on a website (immobilise.com) which the police refer to when items are recovered.
As to my original question, I believe that the function I mentioned started with Android 5.1, so if the thief has the tech knowledge he/she can probably wipe it and install a new ROM, though I hope the IMEI block will prevent use even with other providers.
Pity - it was a nice little phone - my first smartphone.
And thanks for providing a sensible answer - appreciated.
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Thanks. optimumpro. My service provider has blocked the phone and the SIM, so with any luck the scumbag will get no joy from it. It's also reported with its IMEI on a website (immobilise.com) which the police refer to when items are recovered.
As to my original question, I believe that the function I mentioned started with Android 5.1, so if the thief has the tech knowledge he/she can probably wipe it and install a new ROM, though I hope the IMEI block will prevent use even with other providers.
Pity - it was a nice little phone - my first smartphone.
And thanks for providing a sensible answer - appreciated.
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You may want to check ebay, because the phone can be sold to someone from another country. So, with luck you may catch the guy...
I've tried it all making my own combo rom downloading's from multiple sources multiple odin versions nothing is working it is literally costing me money and sleep i need this phone to work asap i cant find the right forum or am to stupid to know what the right one is would really really appreciate an answer asap on this like my whole show is depending on it and I'm failing badly id love a step by step for dummies concerning frp removal or bypass for this modal its s9 Verizon on 10 usqu9fue1 please thankyou
To disable / remove FRP lock you
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delete your Google account on phone
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jwoegerbauer said:
To disable / remove FRP lock you
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delete your Google account on phone
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do a Factory Reset
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Factory reset doesn't remove FRP lock, that actually puts the device in a state of being FRP locked if FRP/Find My Device hasn't been disabled BEFORE doing the factory reset.
Droidriven said:
Factory reset doesn't remove FRP lock, that actually puts the device in a state of being FRP locked if FRP/Find My Device hasn't been disabled BEFORE doing the factory reset.
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Wtfanyone that actually has a clue care to help me out....wow just....wow
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No why are u answering questions fr like....wtf
Jessicad89 said:
Wtfanyone that actually has a clue care to help me out....wow just....wow
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Not all devices are equal, therefore, the fix to this varies from one device to the next. Also, giving you the solution also makes the solution available to people that are trying to find a way to remove FRP lock from devices that are not rightfully theirs, such as stolen devices. To avoid potentially aiding someone in gaining access to devices and personal data that is not theirs, we typically don't answer. We also don't know if the device you are trying to access is actually yours, I mean, it isn't like we can take your word for it because you could be lying to us and we wouldn't know, not that you are, just saying that it is an uncertain scenario. It isn't specifically against the forum rules but its kind of an unspoken rule because it is a grey area that is best to stay out of.
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Not all devices are equal, therefore, the fix to this varies from one device to the next. Also, giving you the solution also makes the solution available to people that are trying to find a way to remove FRP lock from devices that are not rightfully theirs, such as stolen devices. To avoid potentially aiding someone in gaining access to devices and personal data that is not theirs, we typically don't answer. We also don't know if the device you are trying to access is actually yours, I mean, it isn't like we can take your word for it because you could be lying to us and we wouldn't know, not that you are, just saying that it is an uncertain scenario. It isn't specifically against the forum rules but its kind of an unspoken rule because it is a grey area that is best to stay out of.
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that is an asinine approach and a terrible mentality why wuld you even take the time to tell me that load of hogwash, is isnt my fault thaat production companies are struggling ith security and have terrible answers i provide the information needed to identify the correct procedure u know...the modal number build ect. i am somewhat appalled by this response as it has wasted both of our time, i live in America where your innocent till proven guilty not assumed potentially guilty at all times i will find an answer regardless of your counterproductive rathole ideology concerning information. heres whos fault it is if a device is stolen...the owners security is my responsibility concerning my things and that goes across the board worldwide. but i do appreciate well nothing about what you've said here. quite the opposite google its he evil empire and the "solution" of frp is absolutely a wash but thanks anyways
Wondering why you not simply do a Google search for it, if the answer given here isn't what you expected to be, instead of ranting around here?
BTW:
The Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is regulated in the US via the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015. The Act requires device manufacturers to feature a so-called "kill switch". The purpose of the kill switch was to discourage smartphone theft by dramatically reducing resale value of stolen devices.
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that is an asinine approach and a terrible mentality why wuld you even take the time to tell me that load of hogwash, is isnt my fault thaat production companies are struggling ith security and have terrible answers i provide the information needed to identify the correct procedure u know...the modal number build ect. i am somewhat appalled by this response as it has wasted both of our time, i live in America where your innocent till proven guilty not assumed potentially guilty at all times i will find an answer regardless of your counterproductive rathole ideology concerning information. heres whos fault it is if a device is stolen...the owners security is my responsibility concerning my things and that goes across the board worldwide. but i do appreciate well nothing about what you've said here. quite the opposite google its he evil empire and the "solution" of frp is absolutely a wash but thanks anyways
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Just because it isn't the reply that you wanted, does not make it hogwash. If you can't understand the logic of what I said, that's your failing, not mine. I don't care what you appreciate or don't, that has nothing to do with anything. Thinking like that only makes you the one with the personal problem, not us. FRP exists for a very good reason, one that is understandably inconvenient for you in the current circumstances. It has nothing to do with guilt, no one labeled you or assumed you to be guilty, don't take it personal and drop the attitude.
But, hey, nevermind the fact that FRP exists for a reason, let's just ignore that just for you since it is you and you are so special that we should help you while at the same time making it easier for actual thieves to be able to use and resale devices that they've stolen, let's enable criminal activity just to help you since you're so special, right? Get real!
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Just because it isn't the reply that you wanted, does not make it hogwash. If you can't understand the logic of what I said, that's your failing, not mine. I don't care what you appreciate or don't, that has nothing to do with anything. Thinking like that only makes you the one with the personal problem, not us. FRP exists for a very good reason, one that is understandably inconvenient for you in the current circumstances. It has nothing to do with guilt, no one labeled you or assumed you to be guilty, don't take it personal and drop the attitude.
But, hey, nevermind the fact that FRP exists for a reason, let's just ignore that just for you since it is you and you are so special that we should help you while at the same time making it easier for actual thieves to be able to use and resale devices that they've stolen, let's enable criminal activity just to help you since you're so special, right? Get real!
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i care so little about what you have to say i didn't even read that dribble and will continue that policy throughout our relationship ill get it either way thought i would give xda a shot if your representative of the body of knowledge and attitude here it as a mistake to be certain
Jessicad89 said:
i care so little about what you have to say i didn't even read that dribble and will continue that policy throughout our relationship ill get it either way thought i would give xda a shot if your representative of the body of knowledge and attitude here it as a mistake to be certain
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Do you think your opinion matters to anyone here? Do you think your attitude makes you superior somehow? It actually achieves quite the opposite, but please, continue proving me right, I know you've got more big talk in there somewhere because that is all you have, which is nothing.
I've recently (thankfully without too much of a cost) bought a used Huawei Honor 8S phone.
I didn't get any details about the phone's previous owner (yes, I know that sounds dodgy AF) and have obviously come up against pin code verification issues, meaning i've got myself a very light-weight brick and being a 6 digit number, this would take a couple of lifetimes to crack
I have tried contacting Huawei (i'd make a terrible criminal), asking them if they could contact the original owner, so I could swap details but without any luck.
Of course, I can understand their position on this but I really don't think the phone was stolen and I certainly wouldn't have contacted them via my real email had I thought this was the case.
Anyway, I would of course like to get the phone going again. Is there any legitimate way of doing this or am I wasting my time?
My current phone (HTC One M9) hasn't allowed me to access the google play store for a couple of years now, neither will it connect to the internet via giffgaff, although it works fine from my home router.
Anyway, I thought the Huawei would be a fine replacement that wasn't too crap to be worth bothering with.
I'm not particularly technical but any help would be greatly appreciated.
Watch this video
jwoegerbauer said:
Watch this video
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Thanks for replying but i've never found any of these vids that good. Have you watched it yourself and tried following along?
You'll be lost within the first few minutes.
What I really need is a comprehensive guide that allows me to ask questions when I come to stumbling blocks....which is inevitable.
Does anyone have such a link?
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Does anyone have such a link?
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Can anyone help me? Preferably in dumb layman's language so I can understand.
Hello there,
I recently got scammed buying new phone on the Internet. Indeed the phone got locked a few days later and I am now stuck with the Google Account. The phone is a European Samsung Galaxy A12.
Before to write this post, I looked for a solution and the best tutorial I found is a 2020 one that you can find there : https://technastic.com/remove-frp-s...Removing_FRP_on_Samsung_with_Combination_File.
This tutorial actually consist into reinstalling a brand new firmware. I don't know if it worked and if it still works because I am stucked at the USB debug enabling step. I couldn't have found any way to enable that developer mode being Google locked. By the way, what is the tool to bypass FRP : ADB or fastboot mode, I didn't understand the difference between.
Thanks for reading!
Return for refund...
I am looking for serious help, no trolling please.. This is a second hand phone........
Ratatthack said:
I am looking for serious help, no trolling please.. This is a second hand phone........
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There's this tool I once used to bypass frp I don't know if it still works
Allehandro said:
There's this tool I once used to bypass frp I don't know if it still works
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Hi Allehandro, It seems u forgot the link of the "tool"
Ratatthack said:
I am looking for serious help, no trolling please.. This is a second hand phone........
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Best advice. Expect the imei to be blacklisted as well. If anyone is doing something sketchy it's you... not me. So it's not a "new" phone...
Ratatthack said:
Hi Allehandro, It seems u forgot the link of the "tool"
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Ratatthack said:
Hi Allehandro, It seems u forgot the link of the "tool"
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hope you know how to use it
blackhawk said:
Best advice. Expect the imei to be blacklisted as well. If anyone is doing something sketchy it's you... not me. So it's not a "new" phone...
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Well, I have some difficulties to understand how a brand new phone can be Google account locked.......... When I said "new" it meant it was my new phone..................................... Thanks for your help anw, really no more time for trolling sorry
Allehandro said:
hope you know how to use it
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I don't know it but it looks promising. I will try it out and come back for news for anyone having the same issue than me.
Thanks for your help Allehandro!
Ratatthack said:
Well, I have some difficulties to understand how a brand new phone can be Google account locked.......... When I said "new" it meant it was my new phone..................................... Thanks for your help anw, really no more time for trolling sorry
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When a new member with what maybe a stolen phone calls me a troll... I'm having trouble understanding if it's a legitimate purchase why you wouldn't return it most ricki tick
FRP may be the least of your troubles. Just because it's not blacklisted now doesn't mean it won't be next month.
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When a new member with what maybe a stolen phone calls me a troll... I'm having trouble understanding if it's a legitimate purchase why you wouldn't return it most ricki tick
FRP may be the least of your troubles. Just because it's not blacklisted now doesn't mean it won't be next month.
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**Mod edit: Disrespectful language removed. Flaming will not be tolerated.**
The issue here is FRP (Factory Reset Protection) exists to prevent theft of devices, wherein a device associated with a Google account will require the original unlock code in order to be used, so as to prevent a thief from using a stolen device after a wipe.
You are all reminded of the XDA Forum Rules:
9. Don't get us into trouble.
Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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The legality here is questionable at best, needless to say. Do not link software that can be used for illegal purposes.
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@Ratatthack I agree with @blackhawk assessment - your best option is to contact the seller and request they unlock the device, or a refund. If the device is stolen, it's quite likely that the IMEI will be blacklisted, in which case you'll be unable to use the device anyway. This is not a "troll" answer - it is the most reasonable one. While no one here is accusing you of stealing the phone, or being in possession of stolen property, what you are asking is akin to hotwiring a car. You don't have the key, for some reason, and you got the "car" secondhand, so you're asking for help hotwiring it. The circumstances of how you got the phone are irrelevant, as well as whatever reasons why you don't have the key. So, the safest response is "either get the key from the seller or return the car and get your money back". No reasonable person would have a problem with this answer. If the seller is legitimate, they should have no problem helping you unlock the device. But, given your description of the circumstances, it sounds like you have indeed been scammed. Unfortunately, there isn't much that can be done to help you, beyond contacting law enforcement.
The problem here is the FRP lock itself. Factory Reset Protection exists to 1) protect that individual's data, and 2) prevent use of a stolen device. This is why we recommend using sites such as Swappa to protect both buyers and sellers. The fact remains that while the FRP unlock ("hotwire") itself is not illegal, the purposes it is frequently used for are indeed very illegal, and XDA's policy is to prohibit any legally questionable discussions on this platform.
Therefore, I have locked this thread, and removed links to questionable software. I hope this clarifies XDA's position for all involved; if you have any questions, feel free to contact the moderator staff.