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Locked out

Hi all, I know there are many posts on this, but I have a customer with an i9000 and locked out of phone with pattern, and has forgotten pattern. No 3 button download, and not in debugging mode. so no 3 buttin fix. Am I wasting my time, should I just tell then to send it off to the service centre.
Regards tony
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tonyg_253 said:
Hi all, I know there are many posts on this, but I have a customer with an i9000 and locked out of phone with pattern, and has forgotten pattern. No 3 button download, and not in debugging mode. so no 3 buttin fix. Am I wasting my time, should I just tell then to send it off to the service centre.
Regards tony
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Uhm.. Perhaps you could try adb from a PC and do "adb reboot recovery" and then wipe your phone to default?

us1111 said:
Uhm.. Perhaps you could try adb from a PC and do "adb reboot recovery" and then wipe your phone to default?
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If I remember correctly it doesnt work.
But you could flash the 3 button fix - thats a start and maybe ypu can reflash it or something (no idea if it works).

use search function next time, and dont make post in development... its all in the STICKY!
Try to put your gmail login info from all different gmail account you have.
Also try this. Take out battery>wait for 3 hours > but the battery back > press power button for 20 seconds (This method was listed by one guy on other forum).
One guy also mentioned this method.
AGAIN ITS the lamest thing you could ever think of, anyway heres how it goes,
1) Log in to your google account on your pc, the same account you registered for your phone
2) After logging in look at the top right corner of your inbox/email page, it would say your google username. Like say if you name is John, and you have a google id thats registered to your galaxy s as ,[email protected] Now this google id on the top right corner of the page would be displayed [email protected]
3) Type in the google id, thats visible on the right hand top corner of your page ([email protected]) into your galaxy s handset locked page, and type in the password.
TADA AND YOUR ON TO THE NEW SCREEN TELLING YOU TO PUT IN ANOTHER PATTERN.
Thanks
Zoh
If you cant login by computer then go here
HTML Code:
https://www.google.com/accounts/recovery
...And if you don't remember your secret (recovery) question then try the following method (check the link)
EDIT: you can also try this (very helpful to lot of ppl with the same problem) http://www.docstoc.com/docs/39761478...d---Locked-Out
Any way try all the methods and let me know if it works...BEST OF LUCK
or try recover mode and wipe all data
or try
this solution is with thanks to another person on another site...
You need a WiFi connection available for this to work!
1) Call your phone from a different phone.
2) Answer the call. While still connected...
3) Hit the BACK button on the phone (the arrow softkey)
4)This takes you to the home screen (it might take a few attempts, it depends on your timing. It took me 4 attempts)
5)Drag down your notifications bar and turn the WiFi on if it isn't already.
6)Close the notifications bar then hit the MENU softkey, select Settings then "Accounts and sync".
7)Click "Add Account" and select Google.
8)Sign up for a new google account as normal.
9)When the signup process is complete (and it must successfully create an account) you can hang up the call. (Do not sync the accounts)
10)Now when the phone asks you to unlock it using google credentials, use the ones from the account you just created. It will now ask you for a new security pattern, then for the same pattern again to verify.
11)Once you are back into the phone, turn off this "feature" until Google release a fix for the bug.
12)You can now delete the "false" google account which you just created from the phone. You should log into google and delete it from there too really.
13)Now reboot your phone. When the phone starts up and it still says "Phone Locked" don't panic!, Just drag the screen out of the way to unlock the phone, just like you did before you activated the pattern security.

Let's hope the guy remembers his google account details.
Seriously though, if you are not going to be able remember your combination lock..... why make it so complicated in the first place?

Thanks for the copy and paste, yeah I've tried all that, I was just after an opinion from the experts.
But doesn't look like I'm going to get one.
No probs, I'll just get my customer to send out back to service centre.
Tony.
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tonyg_253 said:
Hi all, I know there are many posts on this, but I have a customer with an i9000 and locked out of phone with pattern, and has forgotten pattern. No 3 button download, and not in debugging mode. so no 3 buttin fix. Am I wasting my time, should I just tell then to send it off to the service centre.
Regards tony
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if 3 button download mode doesnt work, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8901928#post8901928
it would mean all phone contents will be lost though

Awesome, thanks for the info.
ill get my soldering iron out
Regards Tony

[Q] Default Action Keeps Resetting and won't stick?

Hello Everyone,
As you know, when you have multiple apps that can fulfill the same function Android asks you to choose one as the default. My problem is, if I choose one other than the built in Android app (like "Browser") it will lose it's setting after reboot. I've tried searching the forums for a solution but most of the threads deal with how to clear the default app setting and don't deal with how to make the default app settings permanently stick. I've tried apps like "Default App Manager" but after reboot it still resets. Can anyone suggest a solution to this issue? Thanks.

are you checking the checkbox on the bottom that says "Remember my Decision" (well something like that) when asked which action to do? you gotta check that dude..

Yes, I have been doing that! That of course was the first thing that I did: Check the box to remember and than click on the app. That's why I find this behavior so strange. I notice this was happening on both the R800a build that came with the phone, and the new .368 rom that I just loaded. Note that I also made it a point to keep these programs on the phone memory rather than the SD card, but it still makes no difference.

Same problem here...

at least don't nag.. was just trying to help

Sorry, to sound like I was nagging on you. I just assumed the obvious but I should have clarified that in my original post.

Try using different alternative apps. Like opera or dolphin for browser
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Hi Cat,
That's what I'm doing, but the problem is when an app requires the browser to be opened it will ask for me to choose an app. I check the box at the bottom and then click on Opera. This will be remembered by android as long as I don't reboot the phone. The minute I reboot the phone it will forget what I set and ask me to choose a default app again. This is quite annoying.

Did you edit your build. Prop?
Deleted any system apps?
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I only froze things like facebook etc. and have the problem of reconfirming default actions again and again. Someone suggested to make Sure replacement microsd should have same volume name like PHONE CARD or whatever original was. I,m not at my pc so cannot check if that fixes it. Hope it helps
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Sometimes if you are getting Force-Closes, the system will reset the "Default" action for that intent if the intent failed with a force close of an app. Are you getting many FCs?
*shrugs* Past that, not sure what would be causing it. Maybe another app?

[Q] (HELP) Go Locker locked out of my phone

Hello, I am new here obviously but I need a little of your help please.
I have a Xperia Play (I think it was rooted, because my friend rooted it with something - I have no idea how to root), and last night I downloaded the GO Launcher and Go Locker to have a "change" in my phone home screen and lock screen, for something new, I guess?
Anyway, I set my gesture as a password in Go Locker, and the pop-up message was "Do you want us to email you an photo of your gesture in case if you forget", I obviously accepted and they emailed me.
When everything was all set, I am happy with my phone using Go Launch system. Then right on the next day, I entered my gesture as what I entered last night, it said it is wrong. I did it again and again and again, still wrong. I was shocked thinking that the gesture must have changed or whatever overnight that I have no idea about.
Anyway, this morning (now), I tried to plug in the mass media to my phone so I can check the files, I got in even though my phone is locked out but I tried to find the GoLocker file.
I found it, but I am not sure if it is the actual file because it is full of themes plugin and the numbers from 0 to 17 as a file itself. I thought if I'd delete the Go Locker file itself, and restart my phone - it would be gone.
But I am still unsure if I should or not. So I checked AppData, but there are no files. I am a computer-freak on the Windows 7 but I have no idea what to do in Android system.
Where do they save the GoLocker files so I can delete it?
Oh! Just realised, speaking of the GoLocker photo email, I checked my email account, there is an email yes but there is NO photo attachment or whatever. It just said "If forget your gesture, click on the attachment to see it" ... lol? There are no attachments.
I am quite shocked when it happened, because it shouldn't happen at all.
Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.

I doubt that will uninstall go locker ; important app files are stored on the phone itself in the data folder ; only other viable option I can think of for you is uninstalling go locker via adb which will require some simple copying and pasting into a command prompt on windows 7 .
Here's a link which tells you how to do it(see second post) http://android.modaco.com/topic/297207-removal-of-apps-via-adb/
You will however have to find the app name yourself..

Can't change launcher

I returned to stock and downloaded Google Now Launcher but it tells me TouchWiz is the default and I need to go to settings and change it. I can't change the default launcher in settings though because the option is grayed out.
Anyone got any ideas?
Rooted Lollipop 5.0.2 (BOK1)
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You need to clear defaults. If it's greyed out then it's not default.
Just open apps then press the home button then it should give you the choice to select launcher.

ashyx said:
You need to clear defaults. If it's greyed out then it's not default.
Just open apps then press the home button then it should give you the choice to select launcher.
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Settings>Applications>Default applications>Set defaults
Where I should be able to choose my home launcher, I can't. That is greyed out. When I press the home button I didn't get the option to choose a launcher either. I've never had this problem before.
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Never mind. I found the issue. Somehow the Google app got disabled. Turned it back on and all is well.
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noxarcana said:
Settings>Applications>Default applications>Set defaults
Where I should be able to choose my home launcher, I can't. That is greyed out. When I press the home button I didn't get the option to choose a launcher either. I've never had this problem before.
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You need to press clear under Clear Defaults where it says TouchWiz Home.

There wasn't a "clear" option because the device couldn't recognize the other launcher to begin with since I didn't have the required app turned on.
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noxarcana said:
There wasn't a "clear" option because the device couldn't recognize the other launcher to begin with since I didn't have the required app turned on.
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I know. You posted while I was in the midst of posting a reply.

I need some serious help. Called samsung long story short said i had to have device shipped to them so they can flash it. They sent me an email that should have contained a shipping label. Got email quick but never checked contents. Well went to email next day to print label to ship. When i opened email it had a ticket number for me to go have my own label printed at a ups store or equivalent. Fair enough when i got there for some reason i was reading email more thoughly and realized my device # didnt match mine. So went home called samsung again they said they have already sent me a printable label, i read the man the email i described above he said that that email wasnt from them?? Puzzled at this point but had him send another label to a friends email address (which he opened in a different device) there it was a printable label. Puzzed still, called samsung again, as i was speaking to the man i realized its been the same person i have spoke with three different times over a span of a week. What r the odds of that especially when its a company as big as samsung. Im really concerned that if i ship this device out i may never get it back. And another thing i described the problem but he never ever told me a reason that i had to have device flashed, even after i asked him multiple times, somehow he was able to side track me enough with rambling that i never insisted on a reason. The initial reason was my adress bar, would change from a secured green to a circled i with redirect comands grayed out. If some one can explain this or give me any advice or a fix that can be down without shipping would be great.... in English please dont no alot about computers or devices.. i tried simple things like malware downloads and virus removel but they say theres no viruses or anything. Im poor so new device isnt oppsion i guess that was a long story longer rather than short sorry and thankyou for reading

Lg g8 login prompt for permissions menu??

Could anyone please give me some input on this?
I've got a new lg g8 (new from Best buy on a sale, unlocked), and when I try to access several of the permissions menus I get a prompt to type in a username and password? I'd rather not reset the phone to see if it goes away (I didn't use those menus before, I tinkered with permissions app by app, so I dont know if it was there before right off.
If this is a legit phone thing I can't fathom what it wants. I've really not done anything funky that would put this phone at risk for getting something..and I don't want to just go typing in passwords willynilly.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I can't post outside links atm as I don't have 10 posts. On imgur the profile Raggyd has screenshots of the issue (and nothing else!)

I've never setup user accounts without admin privileges on a phone, but I know it's possible. I wonder if the phone is somehow set to a guest/demo account access. That behavior is very similar to when I tried adjusting deep settings in a showroom G8.

It's definitely not in demo mode. I can edit permissions app by app but calendar, phone, messages, and call logs permissions categories ask me for some login, and it's not my Gmail.