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Google Syncing Issues, Plz Help!!!

Hey guys,
I would like to start by apoligizing if there is a thread relating to this issue, but i have searched the forums and couldn't find a solution. The problems i am having is that Google just will not sync on my phone ATT Galaxy S3. I lost all contacts, google play, and google talk. nothing is working anymore.
Recently i tried to install "freedom" on the phone to get free in app purchases. then installed localepicker. now removed the locale picker and the freedom app and i am not sure if this is what caused the problem.
I dont know alot about all this rooting and flashing and stuff like that... i rooted the phone a very simple way from this website just to get game gaurdian on the phone to mess around with games.
So if anybody could helo with my problem thta would be excellent.
Thank you very Much.

Namikaze Minato said:
Hey guys,
I would like to start by apoligizing if there is a thread relating to this issue, but i have searched the forums and couldn't find a solution. The problems i am having is that Google just will not sync on my phone ATT Galaxy S3. I lost all contacts, google play, and google talk. nothing is working anymore.
Recently i tried to install "freedom" on the phone to get free in app purchases. then installed localepicker. now removed the locale picker and the freedom app and i am not sure if this is what caused the problem.
I dont know alot about all this rooting and flashing and stuff like that... i rooted the phone a very simple way from this website just to get game gaurdian on the phone to mess around with games.
So if anybody could helo with my problem thta would be excellent.
Thank you very Much.
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When you go in settings and add account, do you get an error? Also, do you set it to manually sync or automatic?
Did it randomly stop or it was after flashing?

BWolf56 said:
When you go in settings and add account, do you get an error? Also, do you set it to manually sync or automatic?
Did it randomly stop or it was after flashing?
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Can not establish a reliable connection to the server.
This could be a temporary problem or your Android device may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues Call Customer Servic .
Thats is the message that I keep getting. And i noticed it this morning after I deleted all that freedom/locale pocket stuff. The Internet still works, it's just it refuses to sync the Google account.
Thanks again for taking the time to help me.

Namikaze Minato said:
Can not establish a reliable connection to the server.
This could be a temporary problem or your Android device may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues Call Customer Servic .
Thats is the message that I keep getting. And i noticed it this morning after I deleted all that freedom/locale pocket stuff. The Internet still works, it's just it refuses to sync the Google account.
Thanks again for taking the time to help me.
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When you look at your signal, is it grey? When it is colored (blue most of the time), then it's connecting with Google, if grey, it's not.
I did a little google search (can go a long way ) and found a few solutions:
1- Just restart the phone without the SIM card, and connect to some WiFi network, so you can login to your Google Account. It will log you into the account, and then you can put the SIM card back.
2- Add YouTube app and login with gmail account
Go into Gmail App and add account if needed.
Sign into Gmail account wither username and password
Go through login process
3- Hard reset your phone. You will lose all information that is currently on your phone when you do this.
Select Settings -> Security -> Factory Data Reset
Once the phone reboots, input your google account information when the phone asks for it.

BWolf56 said:
When you look at your signal, is it grey? When it is colored (blue most of the time), then it's connecting with Google, if grey, it's not.
I did a little google search (can go a long way ) and found a few solutions:
1- Just restart the phone without the SIM card, and connect to some WiFi network, so you can login to your Google Account. It will log you into the account, and then you can put the SIM card back.
2- Add YouTube app and login with gmail account
Go into Gmail App and add account if needed.
Sign into Gmail account wither username and password
Go through login process
3- Hard reset your phone. You will lose all information that is currently on your phone when you do this.
Select Settings -> Security -> Factory Data Reset
Once the phone reboots, input your google account information when the phone asks for it.
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Tried step #1 and #2. None of these work. Just a quick question before Itry step #3 . Will it cause to brick my phone? The only reason I am asking is because the phone is rooted, by one of the methods on this site. That is my only worry, will anything happen if I do it that way or doni have to go threw Odin and that whole process again? Once again thanks for the help.

Namikaze Minato said:
Tried step #1 and #2. None of these work. Just a quick question before Itry step #3 . Will it cause to brick my phone? The only reason I am asking is because the phone is rooted, by one of the methods on this site. That is my only worry, will anything happen if I do it that way or doni have to go threw Odin and that whole process again? Once again thanks for the help.
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No you won't brick your phone. Although, make a backup first.

BWolf56 said:
No you won't brick your phone. Although, make a backup first.
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Thanks a lot. When you say back up - you just mean pull all the pics off and put them on my comp, right? Like i said before I'm a noob to the whole android rooting process and things of its nature. Thanks again.

Namikaze Minato said:
Thanks a lot. When you say back up - you just mean pull all the pics off and put them on my comp, right? Like i said before I'm a noob to the whole android rooting process and things of its nature. Thanks again.
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You can go in recovery and make a nandroid backup. That will make a flashable image of your phone which you can get back to if something goes wrong.

BWolf56 said:
You can go in recovery and make a nandroid backup. That will make a flashable image of your phone which you can get back to if something goes wrong.
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Wow. Ok I totally lost you there. I don't know how to make backups and flash stuff. Guess I'll just try to take off the pics and videos. And start from scratch again. I would love to have the latest JB update w/o all the bloatware that AT&T puts on it, but that a whole other project in itself. Lol Thank you for all your help.

Namikaze Minato said:
Wow. Ok I totally lost you there. I don't know how to make backups and flash stuff. Guess I'll just try to take off the pics and videos. And start from scratch again. I would love to have the latest JB update w/o all the bloatware that AT&T puts on it, but that a whole other project in itself. Lol Thank you for all your help.
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You might wanna take a hour or so to go read the stickied guides

BWolf56 said:
You might wanna take a hour or so to go read the stickied guides
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Fantastic.... all your ideas did nothing...
Still experiencing the same problems. same error message. its like its blocking my phone from syncing. Maybe i deleted a file. I think the best bet would be to flash a whole new ROM or reboot the whole phone, and make it a fresh one.

Namikaze Minato said:
Fantastic.... all your ideas did nothing...
Still experiencing the same problems. same error message. its like its blocking my phone from syncing. Maybe i deleted a file. I think the best bet would be to flash a whole new ROM or reboot the whole phone, and make it a fresh one.
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Do a backup and go back to stock. See if it works there. If not, it's a problem with your carrier, maybe even your sim card.

[Q] McAfee kill switch and PIN problems

After I upgraded my LG G3 to 5.0 I decided to downgrade it back down to 4.4.2 because 5.0 was crashing randomly. After I got 4.4.2 installed back onto the phone, McAfee shows up automatically and wants a PIN. I never made one.
I can't factory reset the device, it tells me the kill switch is disabled. Also, USB download mode is also disabled by McAfee. I'm at a loss, what do I do?
I've tried 123456 and 000000 as some other members have tried, but they don't work.

Jaradice said:
After I upgraded my LG G3 to 5.0 I decided to downgrade it back down to 4.4.2 because 5.0 was crashing randomly. After I got 4.4.2 installed back onto the phone, McAfee shows up automatically and wants a PIN. I never made one.
I can't factory reset the device, it tells me the kill switch is disabled. Also, USB download mode is also disabled by McAfee. I'm at a loss, what do I do?
I've tried 123456 and 000000 as some other members have tried, but they don't work.
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I have the same problem, did you find the solution? please help me:crying:

Try flashing tot file for your model

montresor60 said:
Try flashing tot file for your model
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when i put the phone in dowload mode, this say that has been desible by killer switch

Try this:
- Go to: https://www.mcafeemobilesecurity.com.
- Click Forgot your PIN at the top of the page.
- A link with PIN reset instructions is the sent to your registered email.
- Follow the instructions to reset the PIN.

Jaradice said:
After I upgraded my LG G3 to 5.0 I decided to downgrade it back down to 4.4.2 because 5.0 was crashing randomly. After I got 4.4.2 installed back onto the phone, McAfee shows up automatically and wants a PIN. I never made one.
I can't factory reset the device, it tells me the kill switch is disabled. Also, USB download mode is also disabled by McAfee. I'm at a loss, what do I do?
I've tried 123456 and 000000 as some other members have tried, but they don't work.
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Hi. I think I can help you. Because I have the same problem ago and I solved it.
The way is :
1、reboot your phone again and again until mcafee not auto-start (trust me you can )
2、if you into the system without mcafee successful，Congratulations on your！You have achieved half of success！
3、download towelroot and installed to root your phone
4、after that. Your phone will restart ，then you have the same work likes step 1
5、download TitaniumBackup and installed，then find mcafee on TitaniumBackupal and unInstalled
6、then your phone will work normal，good luck for you.
(I am sorry my English is poor because I am come from China)

xbustama said:
when i put the phone in dowload mode, this say that has been desible by killer switch
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Of course. I did read your post but must have had a brain fart when responding.

Eenie_胜胜 said:
Hi. I think I can help you. Because I have the same problem ago and I solved it.
The way is :
1、reboot your phone again and again until mcafee not auto-start (trust me you can )
2、if you into the system without mcafee successful，Congratulations on your！You have achieved half of success！
3、download towelroot and installed to root your phone
4、after that. Your phone will restart ，then you have the same work likes step 1
5、download TitaniumBackup and installed，then find mcafee on TitaniumBackupal and unInstalled
6、then your phone will work normal，good luck for you.
(I am sorry my English is poor because I am come from China)
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I will try it, thanks a lot

xbustama said:
I will try it, thanks a lot
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I had to login and reset the PIN and it finally let me in. Now it's rooted and I got custom firmware on it. Great phone, but that McAfee crap shouldn't be a thing....
Thank you to everyone who tried to help

Kill Switch Disabled / Black Screen After Factory Data Reset
I just had this problem too; after Factory Data Reset ("FDR") from the "Settings" menu, I went thru setup, opened my Google Backup, watched my Apps reinstalling, then ended up with a black screen showing only the status indicators at the top, and the "Back" arrow at the bottom.
After trying hardware FDS a couple of times, I got a message saying "....Kill Switch Disabled" and then the black screen again.
It turned out that I had installed McAfee antivirus on my phone, including a feature (Kill Switch) which would prevent anyone who got hold of my phone from wiping it and re-selling it for someone else to use.
Once I realized this, all I had to do was log in to my McAfee for Android account from my computer and disable that setting. I don't remember the details of doing so, but it was fairly self-evident once I realized what was happening.
Good Luck

Eenie_胜胜 said:
Hi. I think I can help you. Because I have the same problem ago and I solved it.
The way is :
1、reboot your phone again and again until mcafee not auto-start (trust me you can )
2、if you into the system without mcafee successful，Congratulations on your！You have achieved half of success！
3、download towelroot and installed to root your phone
4、after that. Your phone will restart ，then you have the same work likes step 1
5、download TitaniumBackup and installed，then find mcafee on TitaniumBackupal and unInstalled
6、then your phone will work normal，good luck for you.
(I am sorry my English is poor because I am come from China)
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i can reboot phone without mcafee auto-start but it can't install everythink. and it doesn't matter install from google play or other sources.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg...are-method-t3534946/post70470494#post70470494

While old, this is probably still relevant - I came here via a search, and found this to be the only way to resolve the McAfee lock. I was trying to downgrade an LG G3 D855 phone so that I could root it, and flashed a file that was supposed to be a stock ROM, D85510A_00.kdz, the oldest KitKat file for this phone. Big mistake, it had NcAfee installed and locked the phone. My McAfee was registered to an email address, and the only way to unlock it was to log on to "my" McAfee account, or have an email sent to this address. McAfee tech support had a very supportive attitude, but couldn't do anything as they didn't have the email address registered. They didn't know their own product too well, suggesting that if I managed to start in Safe Mode I could remove the McAfee app. Not so. Recovery and download modes reported that they had been disabled by the "kill switch". There was nothing I, or McAfee could do.
I came to this thread; the fundamental fact I learnt is that repeated rebooting eventually got the phone started without locking. It didn't work very well, presumably with McAfee using system resources as it tried to lock; it wasn't possible to install anything from the play store ("downloading" for 5 minutes or so until I gave up), and programs worked slowly and not very well with McAfee active and trying to do its thing.
The exact procedure listed here didn't work for me, but once I knew I could get into the phone by repeated restarting I could try anything; anyone reasonably familiar with Android should be able to cope with whatever the system throws up. I first installed Towelroot 3.0, which rooted the phone without needing a reboot I installed files by writing the .apks to the SD card on a computer. I installed the System 2 task manager, Titanium Backup application, and SuperSU at various times. I also installed Total Commander, my preferred file manager, though the built-in one might have been enough. The first thing to do to stop McAfee from undoing everything, once rooted to provide access to its file /system/priv-app/LGMcAfee.MobileSecurity.apk, was to stop the process with System2. (Until then I had done various things, but later found that McAfee had managed to undo them and resuscitate itself on next reboot.) After stopping the process, I deleted McAfee with Titanium Backup. That's the essential unlocking bit. I also installed the TWRP app and used it to flash the TWRP recovery. So I had a phone working well, rooted, with the earliest release of KitKat. Booting in factory reset mode and ignoring the warnings that everything will be deleted starts TWRP in the way I've been used to, and allowed me to restore a backup of the phone (or install a custom ROM).
[When repeatedly rebooting until McAfee doesn't kill, find something not very taxing to do, e.g. watch a video., so the time is not entirely wasted.]
[Added later]: instead of repeated rebooting, it's been suggested that if you manage to go to Settings > General after the boot process has finished but before McAfee has loaded (about 5"), McAfee will not fully start and you can do the root, terminate, remove process. As before the phone will be sluggish and not work properly, and the Play Store will not work, until McAfee is terminated. Put .apks on an SD card, or use a browser to download them from the phone.

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Great example of perseverance and not giving up. I probably would've. [emoji37][emoji36]
Kudos.
LG G3 D851, crDroidAndroid v4.6 ROM, microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy

[Q] please sign in using one of the owner's accounts for this device

when i install a custom rom (viper one 4.2.1 or 4.3) i get the following error please sign in using one of the owner's accounts for this device. when i install the RUU for AT&T developer i can log in just fine with my account.
anyone have any ideas on how to fix this problem?

Go back to your functioning rom and remove the google account (might want to do a backup first!). Then do the flashing etc and sign in with your account as a new device.
The problem is googles factory reset protection. Its designed to make the device useless if the phone is factory reset without being unlocked first.
The other way is factory reset from android settings, then flash, then sign in to your account as a new device.
Google needs to address the fact that frp is too strong and needs to add another way in to devices in the event of accidental lockout.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

I am having the same problem more or less.
I have bought a Nexus 9 from another person.
I did a factory reset today and I cannot sign in now.
Will this solution work? How do I go to funcioning rom, etc?

This is a "Google" security feature... When you wipe a device and then set it back up, if you didn't delete the Google account first, it will ask for those "original" credentials. Only way around it is to completely RUU the device back to the latest stock image. But I've heard some devices still have issues since the SN or IEMI is associated with the previous users Google account.
So, if you buy a new device... ALWAYS make sure the previous owner deleted their Google account first, or have them there when you go through the first few setup screens to enter their credentials....Then after you enter your credentials, you can reset it.
Just kind of mirroring what shivadow said

OH no! I am having this problem with a newer device!! Please help! It has been about 22 hours since I tried booting a custom binary with a non-unlocked OEM lock! I'm waiting to try to sign in to my Google account until 24 hours passes! I might have to wait 72 hours! Please review the post [LINK=http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/s7-edge-canada-boot-to-twrp-t3509603]here[/LINK]...I don't know if I posted that right so cut and paste this if that link doesn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/s7-edge-canada-boot-to-twrp-t3509603
Thanks in advance!!

Want to install lineage os but can't due to same problem
shivadow said:
Go back to your functioning rom and remove the google account (might want to do a backup first!). Then do the flashing etc and sign in with your account as a new device.
The problem is googles factory reset protection. Its designed to make the device useless if the phone is factory reset without being unlocked first.
The other way is factory reset from android settings, then flash, then sign in to your account as a new device.
Google needs to address the fact that frp is too strong and needs to add another way in to devices in the event of accidental lockout.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
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I am having same problem with my old lenovo tab 3 7 . When i got it, i used it once and twice and then put it. now after a year or two, i want to install lineage and use it again as secondary device. but the problem is i don't remember which gmail id i used(i had 7 ids) and don't even have a clue about some accounts ids and passwords which i (currently using only 2 ids) don't use. And as usb debugging is disabled i can't do anything with my pc to get out of this situation.
Help!!!!!

LG G3 disabled by kill switch

Hello guys, i want to update my lg to 6 android, but i cant go to download mode. I just rooted my phone, with titaniumbackup i deleted mcafee program ir my phone. BUT, i cant go to download mode anyway What should i do ..? :/

More information needed.
- What model G3 do you have?
- What Android version is currently running on the phone?
- After successfully rooting, did you install a custom recovery? If so, which one?
- Why are you attempting to go into Download mode?
- What exactly happens when you attempt to go into Download mode? Does it reboot immediately or give you an error message?
- When first powering on the device, do any error messages appear above the LG logo? If so, what do they say?

I got D855, now running lollipop 5.0 android, after root, i didnt install custom recovery. I want to go to download mode to install marshmallow 6.0 android soft, when i go into download mode, it says disabled by kill switch, like mcafee is still running on my phone. No error messages.

Andrius.sp said:
I got D855, now running lollipop 5.0 android, after root, i didnt install custom recovery. I want to go to download mode to install marshmallow 6.0 android soft, when i go into download mode, it says disabled by kill switch, like mcafee is still running on my phone. No error messages.
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After some searching I found a post in a thread that may be useful to you. In short, it looks like you have to contact McAfee. If you can prove you are the owner of the G3, they will provide a 6-digit pin to unlock the Kill Switch. It looks like from the thread that it can be done online on their website. I found no other option to unlock the Kill Switch.
I hope this helps. Good luck!

I know the pin code, but i dont know phone number, becouse i deleted mcafee. I dont know what to do next, how i need to disable it.

Andrius.sp said:
I know the pin code, but i dont know phone number, becouse i deleted mcafee. I dont know what to do next, how i need to disable it.
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You only deleted the McAfee app, not the entire McAfee. Re-install the app from a backup and press the 3 dots in the upper right in the McAfee app. I read somehwere that you can find information you need in there. If that fails, just call em.

How can i do backup? Becouse i didnt done it before :/

Please Help Pixel C, Help!!!! Reset Google Account Tried Everything

Hi my Pixel C is updated to android 9, i done a cache wipe and a factory restore and i haven't used it for ages and have no access to my old email etc and without it it seems i cant do anything as it now has the google lock on it, i have read many different work arounds etc and tried alsorts but it does not work things i have followed online its like i have certain options missing, to be able to bypass it is there any way round this like downgrading firmware or using a usb option with odin etc please help guys its driving me nuts i dont use it often well haven't for ages and was going to give it to my brother but now i have wiped it i cant do anything , any links guides absolutey anything to help would be great thanks in advance

ccthanet said:
Hi my Pixel C is updated to android 9, i done a cache wipe and a factory restore and i haven't used it for ages and have no access to my old email etc and without it it seems i cant do anything as it now has the google lock on it, i have read many different work arounds etc and tried alsorts but it does not work things i have followed online its like i have certain options missing, to be able to bypass it is there any way round this like downgrading firmware or using a usb option with odin etc please help guys its driving me nuts i dont use it often well haven't for ages and was going to give it to my brother but now i have wiped it i cant do anything , any links guides absolutey anything to help would be great thanks in advance
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This is your first post and you're asking us to help you break or bypass Google's security on this device for you.
You can see how we might be a teeny-weeny bit suspicious about your motives.

It is easy. Contact Google Support and they will help you recover old password. Or contact them with Pixel C invoice and they can help you too.

But how?
matonka007 said:
It is easy. Contact Google Support and they will help you recover old password. Or contact them with Pixel C invoice and they can help you too.
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I have had the same problem with my Google pixel C tablet after my nephew changed my password. I decided to do a hard reset (big mistake!) and I also had not used it in a long while and apparently I made a new gmail account when I originally logged into my pixel c and tried every old email i could recall to no avail. I just recently found a Google support forum and tried to get help on there and they elected to send me to xda as they posted a link to your pixel c forum and that was after I told them that I could not remember the original email used but I had the receipt for the device from google.com. they still said that would make no difference and that I was basically screwed. Is there anything that I can do to get my tablet back and up and running?