Now before I get flamed, I am actually trying to help out my good friend's daughter who is in 2nd grade. She has reset her lock screen password so many times that she no longer remembers it and can't get past the lock screen.
1. This is an "iPhone/iProduct" family and I am glad they want to try to use Android.
2. Since I have a SGS4, they asked me to set-up their Galaxy Tab 7.0.
3. Now they are asking if I can "reset" the password. I would like to do so without erasing memory but if I have to do a hard reset, would appreciate any help.
I looked through a variety of other "lock screen threads" with no avail. Any help or links would be greatly appreciated!
TexasAggie97 said:
Now before I get flamed, I am actually trying to help out my good friend's daughter who is in 2nd grade. She has reset her lock screen password so many times that she no longer remembers it and can't get past the lock screen.
1. This is an "iPhone/iProduct" family and I am glad they want to try to use Android.
2. Since I have a SGS4, they asked me to set-up their Galaxy Tab 7.0.
3. Now they are asking if I can "reset" the password. I would like to do so without erasing memory but if I have to do a hard reset, would appreciate any help.
I looked through a variety of other "lock screen threads" with no avail. Any help or links would be greatly appreciated!
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1. Go to recovery (turn off ur tab. Then press power + volume up+ home button. When you see the samsung logo release the power button)
Navigate using the volume keys and select with the power button.
2. Select data wipe or factory reset. Note: all your data will be deleted.
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trazfer said:
1. Go to recovery (turn off ur tab. Then press power + volume up+ home button. When you see the samsung logo release the power button)
Navigate using the volume keys and select with the power button.
2. Select data wipe or factory reset. Note: all your data will be deleted.
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Yikes! So there is no easy way to get past the lock screen without the hard reset?
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TexasAggie97 said:
Yikes! So there is no easy way to get past the lock screen without the hard reset?
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You can go to samsung to reset it. I thought it will ask you to sign in your googleaccount so can unlock it. I hope u have an ongoing internet to sign in.
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TexasAggie97 said:
Yikes! So there is no easy way to get past the lock screen without the hard reset?
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Flash the through CWM:
View attachment update_Screen_Lock_Cracker_v1.0.zip
Works on stock recovery.
marincax said:
Flash the through CWM:
View attachment 2287202
Works on stock recovery.
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Is it works on samsung gaLaxy win i8552 stock recovery.?
djev said:
Is it works on samsung gaLaxy win i8552 stock recovery.?
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Will you be able to switch on wifi and location services? If yes, you can log onto www.google.com/android/devicemanager and request for a locking of the device using a new password.
forgot iPhone passcode
You can use iTunes to fix forgot iPhone passcode:
Connect iPhone to your computer.
Launch iTunes, select the iPhone in the "Devices" list, then "Summary" at the top of the screen. If iTunes doesn't automatically sync your iPhone, do so manually and confirm that the sync and backup were successful.
Click “Check for Update.” iTunes tells you if there is a newer version of the iPhone software available.
Click Restore. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the restore process. When restoring, it is recommended that you again backup the iPhone when prompted.
When iOS Setup Assistant asks to set up your iPhone, choose "Restore from iTunes backup."
Select your device in iTunes and choose the most recent backup of your iPhone.
After this process, your iPhone should be restored with the information from its last backup, but it no longer will have the passcode enabled.
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I just recently bought an E4GT a few days ago. upgraded from an Evo 4G that i had rooted and was running on CM7.
So once i got the E4GT i decided to root it and flashed a kernel using Odin. My phone worked great for a few days, but then i installed ROM manager and i was going to run an update and when it reatarted it went into recovery, tried to flash the new rom, but got an error message with the following info:
"E:updated file is backed up: Reportedted
#Manual Mode#
-- Updating application...
Installing Apks.
Succesfully updated application."
It just stays on that screen. I see the reboot system now, apply update from sdcard, wipe data/factory reset, and wipe cache partition options but i am only able to use the vol up/down keys. My power key does not select the highlighted option.
I must also mention that I tried to use odin again to flash other roms, CSCs, and modem.
Also, my phone does not have an SD card...
fail.....................................
Rom Manager bricks the original SGS2 as well.
You're not supposed to use Rom Manager to flash anything, period. It's completely unreliable.
Next time ask around if your SGS2 Epic 4G was compatible with original SGS2 roms.
With that said, if you're not afraid of further bricking then try Odin flashing these stock roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
So what are my options?
jasonnunez said:
So what are my options?
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Paper weight! No seriously try using Odin like the oder guy is saying, I'd you can't get to download mode, try the usb jig.
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WTH... I think I just made the best mistake of my life. So, the power key wasn't working and i incidentally hit the home key from recovery mode, the phone rebooted itself and everything went back to normal.. wow
what does that mean?? what was the option that was selected when you hit the home key??
you should not flash anything from this forum, your device is not the same
jasonnunez said:
WTH... I think I just made the best mistake of my life. So, the power key wasn't working and i incidentally hit the home key from recovery mode, the phone rebooted itself and everything went back to normal.. wow
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In the original sgs ii home key selects in recovery......... Lol come on guy read a bit
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ogxku5h said:
In the original sgs ii home key selects in recovery......... Lol come on guy read a bit
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+1 and if you see anything beside a black screen or a phone to triangle to pc screen, it's not a brick
on SGS S2 recovery power button = back and home key = select (enter)
Lucky bastard! ;-)
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jasonnunez said:
WTH... I think I just made the best mistake of my life. So, the power key wasn't working and i incidentally hit the home key from recovery mode, the phone rebooted itself and everything went back to normal.. wow
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I nominate that this piece of information gets stickied somehow.
Just saved my ass.
Thank you for actually responding with what you did instead of going "Fixed it. close this thread"
Ophois said:
I nominate that this piece of information gets stickied somehow.
Just saved my ass.
Thank you for actually responding with what you did instead of going "Fixed it. close this thread"
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Well said, good to explain what you did to fix the problem. Could possibly fix a problem in the future.
I thought I bricked my Samsung Galaxy S2 Sprint, but I found that the soft-keys are used instead of the power button for selecting the menu items. YOu guys saved me from losing hundreds of bucks! Big Thanx!
jonnybb1 said:
I thought I bricked my Samsung Galaxy S2 Sprint, but I found that the soft-keys are used instead of the power button for selecting the menu items. YOu guys saved me from losing hundreds of bucks! Big Thanx!
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In CWM do up down up or something to that effect and you can use the power button as select
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lmao funny ****
i did this a little while ago too i was freaking out lol i figured it out though its easy to do coming from an evo
Usually after pressing the power button the pink lock screen from tmobile would show up. But today after pressing the button to unlock the phone theres no lock screen, it just goes straight to the homescreeen. I tried putting a password and it still doesnt bring up the lock screen. Has this happened to anyone else?
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This is still an issue after a restart?
that would have been normal on CM7 if you disabled lock screen
but on TW... it's rather unusual, specially when we still have no root
can you try installing super user meanwhile you are at it?
mziol said:
This is still an issue after a restart?
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Yea, i even took out the battery
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Also, theres another problem. When I hold the power button the phone shuts off automatically instead of the menu asking you want to turn of the phone.
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This definitely sounds like a faulty phone, I would return it. These options are normally present in a CM7 build like allgamer said.
I don't think that it is a faulty phone. Watch the review by Mobile Syrup and the lock screen on their phone is gone to.
mine is doing the same no lock screen and phone shuts off as soon as I hold the power button
Edit: just tried setting a lock screen with pin and nothing still hmmm
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kkg720 said:
I don't think that it is a faulty phone. Watch the review by Mobile Syrup and the lock screen on their phone is gone to.
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So weird. You could try contacting the guys over at Mobile Syrup that did the review.
So i just did a factory reset and everything is fine now.
No lock screen and when I click on power bottom it just shock down without the 3 choices (power off, airplane mode and silent)
pinadala gamit ang galaxy s2 (premium xda)
If and when I get this phone you'll have about 9 lockscreens to choose from and a variety of power options (as well as a ton of other mods and hacks).
Just click on a few of the links in my sig.
Yes I can't wait
Whitehawkx said:
If and when I get this phone you'll have about 9 lockscreens to choose from and a variety of power options (as well as a ton of other mods and hacks).
Just click on a few of the links in my sig.
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how do you do a factory reset?
What will a factory reset erase? Will i have to root again?
This is my problem, I have been using my sim card for like 6 years now and today it just stopped working in my phone..
So I took it out and put it back in , still doesnt work, and right after that happend I realized that my lock screen had ceased functioning which i read is a known issue.
So i lost all my contacts, i will go have to get a new sim tomorrow, still don't know if i should trade the phone is for a new one.
this problem had something to do with the *#0*# command, and and testing the camera while in that menu. i just reflashed the deodexed rom and it was fine.
I had this problem too. I had to do a factory reset to fix the problem.
Here's another thread discussing a potential cause of the issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18702063&postcount=12
There are programs out there to use until then. Right now I'm using Quick Boot and it seems to do the trick just fine.
Whitehawkx said:
If and when I get this phone you'll have about 9 lockscreens to choose from and a variety of power options (as well as a ton of other mods and hacks).
Just click on a few of the links in my sig.
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And you should have got the phone on release day lol bring on the hacks
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I'm rooted and used Titanium Backup, and a few other "safe" apps. Then suddenly my screen lock dissapeared. Battery pulls would not restore it and neither would any settings fiddling. When I held the power button down two seconds, it would shut the phone off instead of the usual popup that gives you the option to power down.
The only way I was able to restore it was reset the phone to factory settings. Then I restored via a CW backup (wow CW is awesome)
Anyway is this a common thing? I can't imagine this happening to an iPhone. What could cause this--do I have to erase my phone next time this happens? What a PITA!!!
Did you try the numeric combo which gets you into the phone diagnostics? If so we discovered that the megacam test hoses the lockscreen for some reason.
Using tapatalk on my Galaxy 2 to post this!
Hi,
I went to reset my GN last night and then it started going in a boot cycle. It displays the Google logo and then keeps doing this in a continuous cycle without reaching the flashing colours.
I haven't rooted my phone and it's running stock 4.0.2 via OTA update.
I am yet to factory reset and I will be doing this soon, however my main concern at the moment is that I have photos/videos from my holiday on my phone which I really want to keep hold of.
Is there any way I can get my GN to go into USB Storage mode without it actually being on? Preferably without rooting or flashing roms.
Any help will be of great assistance!
Think you might be out of luck. Try pulling the battery and trying to reboot again
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wayneb02 said:
Think you might be out of luck. Try pulling the battery and trying to reboot again
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That was the first thing I tried. I even left my battery out over night. At times like this I wish the GN had an SD slot.
Anyone else?
How are you going to factory reset if it doesn't turn on and you aren't rooted? I know if you factory reset in CWM it won't remove your virtual SD
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joshnichols189 said:
How are you going to factory reset if it doesn't turn on and you aren't rooted? I know if you factory reset in CWM it won't remove your virtual SD
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Good point... forgot coming from a rooted phone lol. I can still access other modes by using the volume rocker and power button.
Considering sending it back. Not sure if I want to root it and mess around with it atm. I know you can bring it back to stock but I'd rather not risk it. Just my luck.
joshnichols189 said:
How are you going to factory reset if it doesn't turn on and you aren't rooted? I know if you factory reset in CWM it won't remove your virtual SD
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Actually there is one way. Get into recovery with the android with the red exclamation mark. Press and hold the power button first and then press up on the volume rocker.
crimsoneyez said:
Actually there is one way. Get into recovery with the android with the red exclamation mark. Press and hold the power button first and then press up on the volume rocker.
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Gotcha, haven't seen a stock recovery on so long I forgot about it haha. In any event.. good luck!
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crimsoneyez said:
Hi,
I have photos/videos from my holiday on my phone which I really want to keep hold of.
Any help will be of great assistance!
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For next time you can use Google+ to automatically store any pic you take in a private folder online using instant upload.
Buff McBigstuff said:
For next time you can use Google+ to automatically store any pic you take in a private folder online using instant upload.
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Yeah I've turned that on now. Learnt my lesson well and truely haha.
T-Mobile phone 3 days old.
In the process of rooting my phone everything was going well. Phone went into recovery fine. I tried to do it again and just as recovery starts the Stock bootup takes over. If I continue to hold the volume and power buttons it just keeps vibrating over and over. When I let go the phone boots up normal.
I tried a factory reset to no avail.
The only thing I did was I installed CWM a second time. I thought I deleted them, but it still did this, so then I did the factory reset, wiping everything.
This is realy frustrating because I came from a Nexus One and will NOT own a phone with all of the garbage bloatware and T-Mobile restrictions.
Oh. One more thing when I go into Odin mode, it says I have 4 successful loads of clockworkmod. Even after the reset.
Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
T-Mobile phone 3 days old.
In the process of rooting my phone everything was going well. Phone went into recovery fine. I tried to do it again and just as recovery starts the Stock bootup takes over. If I continue to hold the volume and power buttons it just keeps vibrating over and over. When I let go the phone boots up normal.
I tried a factory reset to no avail.
The only thing I did was I installed CWM a second time. I thought I deleted them, but it still did this, so then I did the factory reset, wiping everything.
This is realy frustrating because I came from a Nexus One and will NOT own a phone with all of the garbage bloatware and T-Mobile restrictions.
Oh. One more thing when I go into Odin mode, it says I have 4 successful loads of clockworkmod. Even after the reset.
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You are going to have to reflash back to stock. Need to download the odin program. Watch this video! It should help you out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzo000J-cmU
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
darkside79 said:
You are going to have to reflash back to stock. Need to download the odin program. Watch this video! It should help you out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzo000J-cmU
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
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That link is not for the tmobile version but it should still help you out! For a complete guide on going back to stock.just search the developers forums. Good luck!
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
I never rooted it!
Bump thread
Are you letting go of the power button when you see the samsung symbal?
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No. I'm holding down till recovery pops up but it never does.
That video doesn't help. The first thing he does is settings>development. There is no development section in settings. I know there is a debugging toggle in privacy, but it looks completely differenct.
I've tried everything. tried doing everything again and now it doesn't even recognize that there is a recovery on my phone. I really need some help here. If i can't root this phone I don't want it.
Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
That video doesn't help. The first thing he does is settings>development. There is no development section in settings. I know there is a debugging toggle in privacy, but it looks completely differenct.
I've tried everything. tried doing everything again and now it doesn't even recognize that there is a recovery on my phone. I really need some help here. If i can't root this phone I don't want it.
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Sorry was trying to help. You need to get into download mode and use odin to flash stock recovery! Lots of forums about how to do that.
To put your Tmobile Galaxy s2 phone in recovery mode.
1 ) Turn your phone off. Power it off
2 ) At the same time, press and hold volume up and down and power at the same time. Your phone will come on.
3 ) Keep holding even after the vibration.
4 ) When you see the first SAMSUNG white text, let go of the buttons.
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
These links will help you. Good luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332103
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311229
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
No. I'm holding down till recovery pops up but it never does.
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Lol there's your problem.
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I know you were trying to help and it's much appreciated. Using the above method does NOT work, it just blinks and vibrates over and over, then after about a minute, I give up and it boots up normal.
jordanishere said:
Lol there's your problem.
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Damn! I feel really stupid!
Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
Damn! I feel really stupid!
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Its ok. Happens to the best of us.
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Try letting go of power when you see the Samsung logo come onto the screen. My phone wont go into recovery untilled I do either. It just Vibrates. So hold all three untilled you see the Samsung logo then only release the power button.
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Or try to boot to reboot to recovery using adb.
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Phone Model = Galaxy S2 T989 (Tmobile model)
I rooted my phone yesterday using galaxys2root.com's method. The phone was properly rooted.
I then used Titanium Backup and deleted some "stock" bloatware. I deleted something and after rebooting my phone, my phone stays at a bright "SAMSUNG" screen. I DID NOT MAKE A BACKUP. (Lesson learned)
I held down the volume buttons and power button and factory reset my phone, then rebooted the phone. The phone is no longer stuck at the bright SAMSUNG screen and seems like it is factory reset.
When I choose to "Skip" the intial google account setup, I get an error stating "Setup Wizard" failed to operate and has to foreclose. When I goto lock my screen, I get the original lock screen. I swipe it away, but, I get nothing on the screen. It is just a blank, black screen.
Any help would be much appreciated.
EDIT: I wasn't able to connect the USB to my computer, but, after I did the factory reset, I was finally able to.
Sure fire bet would be to Odin a stock rom and start over from scratch.
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How would I "Odin a stock rom" to my phone? And, where can I find a stock rom? I am still pretty new to all of this.
Nevermind, I flashed my phone with a new rom and it works now..
Noobs flashing all "Willy Nilly"...lol.
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Thats not a brick....
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phewizzo said:
Thats not a brick....
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I don't think they ever claimed it was.
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end005 said:
Phone Model = Galaxy S2 T989 (Tmobile model)
I rooted my phone yesterday using galaxys2root.com's method. The phone was properly rooted.
I then used Titanium Backup and deleted some "stock" bloatware. I deleted something and after rebooting my phone, my phone stays at a bright "SAMSUNG" screen. I DID NOT MAKE A BACKUP. (Lesson learned)
I held down the volume buttons and power button and factory reset my phone, then rebooted the phone. The phone is no longer stuck at the bright SAMSUNG screen and seems like it is factory reset.
When I choose to "Skip" the intial google account setup, I get an error stating "Setup Wizard" failed to operate and has to foreclose. When I goto lock my screen, I get the original lock screen. I swipe it away, but, I get nothing on the screen. It is just a blank, black screen.
Any help would be much appreciated.
EDIT: I wasn't able to connect the USB to my computer, but, after I did the factory reset, I was finally able to.
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I did this just last week and like had a panic attack. But re-flashing just reinstalls everything again and all will be good again!
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