Hi all! Sorry my first post is begging for help. Anyway.
In the midst of setting up fingerpint recognition on my S7, I was prompted for my PIN. By whatever ****ery, the PIN I have used for months and entered during setup stopped working. I have submitted this to Samsung. This wasn't a problem until my phone died and now requires a PIN instead of print upon unlock.
I have rooted all of my phones previously and searched the whole goddamn forum for a solution. USB debugging is turned off, the phone is not rooted, everything is bone stock. I have the Verizon (Exynos) variant.
I have tried all solutions from the most recent thread I could find but to no avail:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2620456
My only idea is to try to use Heimdall (I'm on Linux) to root and flash stock Android or something in hopes that this might save my user data but replace the OS. When I've tried finding my device using ADB through terminal I only get "unauthorized," presumably I need to unlock my phone first to turn on USB debugging/media transfer. Maybe there is a way to turn on ADB through recovery mode but I'm not sure. Google Device Manager only locks my phone but does not provide a new password. I only need the pictures but Google Photos does not back them up in the background, only if I'm able to unlock the phone and open the app up. I took all precautions to stop this from happening. These pictures are vital to my job. Please help.
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Here's the issue, that I've resolved, but I'm looking for a reason why this happened.
Have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) running Android 5.11, rooted and running xposed.
Arrived home a few days ago and my PIN is no longer recognized to unlock the device. I been using the same pin for months and nothing of any significance had changed on the device. A couple of days earlier I had upgraded busybox and a certificate I use for an email account had expired, but I've restarted the device and used the lock screen pin multiple times after both events. Very strange that the device just stopped recognizing the pin as the correct one.
Anyway I was, fortunately, able to find a way to get into the device and authorize adb connections and took care of the issue (without having to reflash anything).
Anyone have any ideas why the device would just stop allowing the pin to unlock the device?
Mark
mlutzow said:
Here's the issue, that I've resolved, but I'm looking for a reason why this happened.
Have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) running Android 5.11, rooted and running xposed.
Arrived home a few days ago and my PIN is no longer recognized to unlock the device. I been using the same pin for months and nothing of any significance had changed on the device. A couple of days earlier I had upgraded busybox and a certificate I use for an email account had expired, but I've restarted the device and used the lock screen pin multiple times after both events. Very strange that the device just stopped recognizing the pin as the correct one.
Anyway I was, fortunately, able to find a way to get into the device and authorize adb connections and took care of the issue (without having to reflash anything).
Anyone have any ideas why the device would just stop allowing the pin to unlock the device?
Mark
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Can you please point me in the direction of a good guide to follow to root my p607t on official 5.1.1?
I've looked all over the place and there's no real confident answer out there and I'm afraid to mess anything up, cause boot loops, ect. I've got lots of experience rooting Androids in the past but this specific T-Mobile modem sounds like it is super picky.
Much thanks to anybody who can help :good:
Galaxy_Guardian_S said:
Can you please point me in the direction of a good guide to follow to root my p607t on official 5.1.1?
I've looked all over the place and there's no real confident answer out there and I'm afraid to mess anything up, cause boot loops, ect. I've got lots of experience rooting Androids in the past but this specific T-Mobile modem sounds like it is super picky.
Much thanks to anybody who can help :good:
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Sorry for the delay in response, autoroot works great. Just find the closet match to the lt...
I've got a problem with my lg k10 - It's number protected and I can't remember the combination. I can't make a backup, because my usb is in loading only mode, I can't access it remotely because USB debugging is off. I really don't want to hard reset it, because i've got some private and important things there. I can't really do anything about rooting etc. (I don't know anything as well). Just for mentioning sake, I've tried ADM, but it didn't work (like it's anything new :/) is there any way to bypass it somehow without hard resetting it?
EDIT: I'm sorry if it's not the place for such newbie things, I lost all my hope and I don't know what to do
EDIT2: It was repaired after screen crash and I don't really remember putting the code combination in place of contemporary screen lock.
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I've got a problem with my lg k10 - It's number protected and I can't remember the combination. I can't make a backup, because my usb is in loading only mode, I can't access it remotely because USB debugging is off. I really don't want to hard reset it, because i've got some private and important things there. I can't really do anything about rooting etc. (I don't know anything as well). Just for mentioning sake, I've tried ADM, but it didn't work (like it's anything new :/) is there any way to bypass it somehow without hard resetting it?
EDIT: I'm sorry if it's not the place for such newbie things, I lost all my hope and I don't know what to do
EDIT2: It was repaired after screen crash and I don't really remember putting the code combination in place of contemporary screen lock.
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Try these option may help you it give you 7 different ways to gain access again. With your google account to unlock the device. Don't worry it can be done and you can always get back into your phone as long as your the account owner
7 Ways to Bypass Android's Secured Lock Screen
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/7-ways-bypass-androids-secured-lock-screen-0165540/
More ways to get back into you device
https://drfone.wondershare.com/unlock/bypass-android-lock-screen.html
Unfortunately all these options were tested and didn't work. I factory resetted it already, but thank you nevertheless!
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A friend of mine gave me her Samsung Epic 4G (SPH-D700) that is locked hoping to recover some of data in the internal memory. The pattern unlock attempts have been exceeded, and she's not having any luck recovering the Google account. The phone is not rooted, and my PC will not detect it (assuming because it's locked?). Does anyone know if the Google account credentials the phone is looking for are cached on the device? She has changed her password since this phone was active, and it does not seem to be taking the new password.
If we're unable to recover the account, do we have any options to bypass the lock screen? I've found a couple methods requiring connecting the phone to a PC and using third-party data recovery software, but I assume those will not work since the PC does not detect the phone. Is there a way to flash the phone using an SD card?
Thanks in advance for any help.
My friend is going to take her phone by the Sprint store to see if they have any way to help without wiping the phone, but I doubt they will be able to help... otherwise that would likely be suggested all the places I've looked for a fix. If (more likely when) that happens, does anyone have any information they can provide that help us access her data?
Hi,
So I have a rather unheard of problem. I was given a phone from a friend before they moved out of state and have no way of contacting them anymore. I turned it on and it had a pass code so i just figured i would do a factory reset ( or what i assumed to be a factory reset) using the buttons on the phone. I used the recovery menu to get to the screen that gave me the options to wipe data, or install update from apk, or factory reset the phone so i used the volume buttons and clicked reset. I let the phone do its thing and when it turned back on it goes to the google factory reset protection page saying i need to login using a google account that was previously used on the phone before the reset. FML! i used the talk back option to be able to access the settings menu and figured i would just do the reset from the settings menu. This is were all of my problems begin!! I can access the settings menu and get to the back up & reset and then click the the Factory reset option. However, the factory reset screen has a button at the bottom of the screen that says Reset Phone and when I click the Reset phone button, absolutely nothing happens. (It makes a click sound but it doesn't do anything at all)
The Other Problem!!: For some unknown reason i cant seem to access the developer options and enable USB debugging. even after i put the phone in safe mode i still could not get the developer options to appear. I have no clue what i am doing wrong but i feel like i am running into a brick wall and not matter what i click or press the phone just will not do what it is suppose to do! I tried every way I can think of to enable USB debugging but, no matter how many times I try to click Build Number or Build Version ( whatever it is exactly called, hopefully you can understand what I mean) nothing happens! I have tried to install a USB debugging app from a qr code but it won't read the qr code from the camera app. I was able to access the camera app using the same talk back trick that i used to get into the settings. I keep telling myself if only i knew about the talk back trick to get into the settings menu before i stupidly reset the phone when i first saw the pass code. So I am hoping that a google FRP Bypass program will work and help me make the phone usable again!! Does anyone have any suggestions or advice?? I am open to all ideas.
So far i have come up with a few ideas but idk if any of them are even possible to accomplish! Can someone help me out and tell me if any of the following options are even possible and whether or not it will be helpful and make the phone usable so i can have a cell phone again. Please, Please can someone help me!! Ideas:
1.) Use a Google Factory Reset Protection Unlocking program.
2.)Somehow completely delete the entire phone and reinstall the marshmallow android OS, like when you would do a fresh clean install of windows on a PC, (IDK if this is even possible but i am assuming it should be)
3.) Rooting the phone and finding a new custom ROM. ( I haven't even done anything like or close to rooting a phone, but im guessing it cant be that hard, right? Google and YouTube have vast amounts of tutorials........, hopefully,....right?
4.) I have backups of my older phones that i am wondering if it would be possible to use one of the backups i have saved and somehow putting it on the phone as a way to get pasted the FRP lock? I haven't a clue if the backups are only usable to the specific phones that created them or if they can be used on any phone?
5.) Downgrade the Android version to a older version that doesn't have the FRP lock, then once i have access into the phone i can just upgrade the phone after i logging into my google account.
6.) You know how Windows PC have the restore option in the settings so you can go back to a previously made restore point? Like turning back the clock so to speak, Is this option available or does it even exist at all on Android? I was thinking if it does i can just simply store the phone back to before i stupidly reset it and then use the trick to bypass the screen lock code and use the settings to do a hard reset ( I really don't think this option even exists or is possible but im literally at the point of willing to try and do absolutely anything to be able to have a phone again! Please and thanks! It is a ZTE Z837VL and it is Android marshmallow, Android Version 6.0.1 (I'm not sure if the
Android version matters or not?)
Thanks. Also If this is the wrong place for this post then please just let me know where the correct spot is to post and i will quickly fix it!! I am new to the site and I have read alot of posts and truthfully, feel like i have overwhelmed myself with trying to make sure i do things the way its supposed to be done. I know many most likely ALL of the members on this site are advanced and way more knowledgeable about the mobile phone information. I do know alot of computers and I have alot of programming experience but i have only focused on PCs and am just starting to learn what i can about mobile development.
Thanks again for helping me and sharing whatever you can with me to help solve things. I am really hoping not to end up with a paperweight haha!!
Alyson
Hello everyone. I am stuck in a bit of a draining situation. and I really hope that some of you, may be able to help.
I have 3 kids with each their phone, all of them have been registered to Googles Family Link service. Recently the account that managed them all got suspended for being hijacked and therefor it broke their terms, and now 4 accounts are locked. Google will not help me, to release the accounts the kids have, so they can use their phones again. So I tried following a guide on bypassing the log in prompt after a factory reset on this specific device. It happily activated the tap talk function, but when I try to open Google Assistant, nothing happens. I've tried looking it the settings of Tap Talk to find any clues, but to no avail.
I have searched for different variations of the same procedure on Youtube and Google and I can't seem to get further than described..
I then decided to try unlocking the bootloader or re-flashing the stock firmware, hoping to wipe the existing system completely. The re-flashing part, well. I found the Asus Zenfone Flash tool, but I am not too sure what to do. The guide seemed a bit confusing to me, so I tried the Bootloader, since I used to flash and root all my phones back when HTC was big. I have installed Quallcomms drivers, Asus-android_USB drivers, generic Android Usb drivers and restarted the pc to make sure that was done right.
The phone however is another problem. I haven't been able to enable usb-debugging thanks to Family Link preventing access to Dev-mode, before I did the Factory reset. I can read the phone's name on the ADB update option, when I boot it to stock recovery. But any commands, makes it hang with "waiting for any device", which, from what I understand, is a driver related issue. So I have updated the drivers as each guide has descibed.
My plan was to install the latest Lineage Rom, so I have the most recent files for that.
So now I ask you. I have downloaded Rom files, Gapps, 2 types of recovery img files, but for now, I am stuck and sad and I need a Yoda in this matter. The entire situation is probably solved with a simple click or command that I am not aware of.
If you need any further info I will do my best to help. My kindest and biggest thanks to anyone that provide some help.
Kind regards
Johnny