I recently bought a Google pixel 2 xl from Craigslist and it came wrapped in the box it seemed brand new and I turned it on put in my Wi-Fi password and it brought me to a screen and told me to put in the previous Google account synced with this phone, I have no clue of what to do I've looked on YouTube and found out it's called a FOR lock and that you can bypass certain ones but most of the ways don't work I've tried magnification , and talk back no success, is there anyway to get by the Google lock?
Yrn400 said:
I recently bought a Google pixel 2 xl from Craigslist and it came wrapped in the box it seemed brand new and I turned it on put in my Wi-Fi password and it brought me to a screen and told me to put in the previous Google account synced with this phone, I have no clue of what to do I've looked on YouTube and found out it's called a FOR lock and that you can bypass certain ones but most of the ways don't work I've tried magnification , and talk back no success, is there anyway to get by the Google lock?
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Seems like you've been scammed. Try contacting the person that sold you the device. Beyond that, there's not much you can do.
Chance Ill said:
Seems like you've been scammed. Try contacting the person that sold you the device. Beyond that, there's not much you can do.
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Yeah that person has disappeared literally.
Usually this means the phone was stolen or reported lost
Check in YouTube there methods of removing it
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thatotherguy.. said:
Check in YouTube there methods of removing it
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I don't think non of them will work if running the latest software ect
Yrn400 said:
I recently bought a Google pixel 2 xl from Craigslist and it came wrapped in the box it seemed brand new and I turned it on put in my Wi-Fi password and it brought me to a screen and told me to put in the previous Google account synced with this phone, I have no clue of what to do I've looked on YouTube and found out it's called a FOR lock and that you can bypass certain ones but most of the ways don't work I've tried magnification , and talk back no success, is there anyway to get by the Google lock?
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ok buddy took me 15 minutes with no leads....connect to hotspot, disconnect hotspot when changes from checking screen.....get to input new pin, after date and time.....continue dont copy, it will tell you gotta use owners account and start over, dont worry. connect back and go thru again it'll ask for pin, enter new one annnnd you're in. sing in using chrome, remove google account via settings and factory reset, good as new
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So i got a nexus 7, and i setup two accounts. Myself and my girlfriends. Well when i removed my girlfriends account, i didnt sign out of hangouts first. And now its always showing her as available(green) on hangouts. Whether i look on my phone, or on gmail.com she always shows as available. Does anyone know how to get that session signed out?
since then ive formatted the tablet and have flashed different roms. Ive yet to find a solution online. Theres a few links that mention the same problem, but no solutions that ive found.
From the sounds of this, it seems like you may have to readd her to an android device and sign her out.
mdamaged said:
From the sounds of this, it seems like you may have to readd her to an android device and sign her out.
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Do you think it matters what device? I finally got her to get off the iphone and ordered her a moto X. Even though the account i made her and added her to was my nexus 7 tablet, when she gets her phone and signed into that account on there that would work you think?
TDLR; i dont have to sign her into the same device i removed her from? even though its been wiped over flashed over tons of times already
emerica243 said:
Do you think it matters what device? I finally got her to get off the iphone and ordered her a moto X. Even though the account i made her and added her to was my nexus 7 tablet, when she gets her phone and signed into that account on there that would work you think?
TDLR; i dont have to sign her into the same device i removed her from? even though its been wiped over flashed over tons of times already
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I'm going to guess that it does not need to be the same mobile device, just that it's a mobile device, else it would be a real pain for people who lost or have had their device stolen or destroyed.
My nephew just got a "new" Moto Z Play from the Verizon store for Christmas. However when he turned it on there were a bunch of contacts already loaded in the phone and since apps installed that don't seem like the usual Verizon bloat. Is there any way to determine if this phone is used?
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jcicora said:
My nephew just got a "new" Moto Z Play from the Verizon store for Christmas. However when he turned it on there were a bunch of contacts already loaded in the phone and since apps installed that don't seem like the usual Verizon bloat. Is there any way to determine if this phone is used?
Thanks
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Back in the day (I'm talking early digital cell networks here) many devices had lifetime uptime clocks in them. That's what we used to use to determine this. Not sure if that even exists in Android though...
Is this his first Android phone? During the set up progress you can sign into your gmail and itll will restore any apps or contacts you have synced with your google account.
If the phone did not greet you with a set up progress and just went straight into the phone home screen then yes the phone has been used and has not been factory restored..
Id suggest dont do anything on it and bring it back if so.
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Hi,
I have noticed suspicious activity on my google account which shows the device is being used in somewhere in Europe. I changed my password and did a factory wipe on the phone but I still see same behavior on this device being simultaneously being used in Canada and Europe.
Has anyone noticed such behavior from the device and what's your advice on to fix/track the issue?
Thanks
rocky272727 said:
Hi,
I have noticed suspicious activity on my google account which shows the device is being used in somewhere in Europe. I changed my password and did a factory wipe on the phone but I still see same behavior on this device being simultaneously being used in Canada and Europe.
Has anyone noticed such behavior from the device and what's your advice on to fix/track the issue?
Thanks
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How did you find out what do you go to
stestesteste said:
How did you find out what do you go to
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Google > Security > Recently used devices - Shows me location and time of the device used last
Mine is doing the same. I'm in the United States. But it shows my phone in China. Weird
CCJ22 said:
Mine is doing the same. I'm in the United States. But it shows my phone in China. Weird
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Thanks. Anyone who can help with what can be done? Is the phone IMEI clonned?
rocky272727 said:
Thanks. Anyone who can help with what can be done? Is the phone IMEI clonned?
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No suspicious event with my Google account.
rocky272727 said:
Thanks. Anyone who can help with what can be done? Is the phone IMEI clonned?
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No problems with mine but I do have two step verification enabled with google - not known if that makes any difference.
I also have the two step verification enabled and didn't get notified by google that my phone was being used in Europe as the same time it was being used in Canada.
I did change my google account passwords but still the same issue.
Post which retailers you got them from if you are having this issue. There may be a common theme ....
Got it from ngp_store_usa from Ebay ebay.ca/usr/ngp_store_usa
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Got it from ngp_store_usa from Ebay ebay.ca/usr/ngp_store_usa
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I think you have your answer. It pays to do a bit of due diligence before buying:
Fairly young account. 97.4% feedback rating which is actually really low.
This gem, also:
Untrustworthy! Sold STOLEN IMEI phone as a good one. Tried to shift blame to me. Buyer: d***s ( 259) During past 6 months
Reply by ngp_store_usa (17-Oct-18 01:46):
BUYER REPORTED PHONE AS STOLEN GOT MONEY FROM INSURANCE AND FROM US! FRAUD BUYER
Follow-up by d***s (17-Oct-18 13:56):
Intentionally malicious or unaware of status of phones he sells. Do not risk it!
Used Huawei P20 Pro (CLT-L04) 128GB/6GB, Black (Noir) Single-SIM Open Accessoris (#173556435227) US $659.00 View Item
I got mine from splendor
SmartPhonesFan said:
Did you had phone factory reset...?
Just wipe phone.. Factory reset..
Don't sing to anything yet after reset phone
Check your stuff emails mainly Google maps sharing etc.. On laptop and change passwords.. Remove all device app links clean your Gmail account/s and then sign in to phone..
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Thanks will try this option.
CCJ22 said:
I got mine from splendor
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Have you spoken to them about this? They are *supposed* to be reputable.
Mine was also from Splendor, but I have checked my google connected devices and where they are connected from and have 2 step verification on. My phone is not mysteriously connected elsewhere. I would start looking at 3rd party apps that you guys might have installed.
AngelDeath said:
Mine was also from Splendor, but I have checked my google connected devices and where they are connected from and have 2 step verification on. My phone is not mysteriously connected elsewhere. I would start looking at 3rd party apps that you guys might have installed.
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I have 2nd step verification enabled as well and removed all 3rd party application which can access my Google account. I haven't noticed anything suspicious recently but will continue to monitor.
Thanks
AngelDeath said:
Mine was also from Splendor, but I have checked my google connected devices and where they are connected from and have 2 step verification on. My phone is not mysteriously connected elsewhere. I would start looking at 3rd party apps that you guys might have installed.
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Same here...only the one device and all stuff connecting in USA.
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Thanks will try this option.
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wipe the phone mught not be enough, if somehow the seller unlocked, flashed it, and lock the bootloader, the only way to get it clean is doing the same thing: unlocking bootloader and flashing the factory image. that's what i would do, and that's what i always end up doing to root the phone
I need help.
I work for a disaster response company.
Here is the dilemma
We have 8 of these devices.
LG G Pad X 10.1 Verizon LG-V930
They are all locked with the google verification and we can not get them to bypass it.
I have not tried to flash a new ROM, but and i dont even know if that will work.
I have seen a few different posts about getting rid of it, but some of the settings are missing and i can not finish that process.
I need help resetting these so that our drivers can use them again
primus123 said:
I need help.
I work for a disaster response company.
Here is the dilemma
We have 8 of these devices.
LG G Pad X 10.1 Verizon LG-V930
They are all locked with the google verification and we can not get them to bypass it.
I have not tried to flash a new ROM, but and i dont even know if that will work.
I have seen a few different posts about getting rid of it, but some of the settings are missing and i can not finish that process.
I need help resetting these so that our drivers can use them again
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Why not login to the original Google account? If there legitimately owned you should have no problem getting into them.
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hyelton said:
Why not login to the original Google account? If there legitimately owned you should have no problem getting into them.
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They are legitimately owned.
However the ones we are having issues with are employees that were terminated, or they were temp employeess, and they used their personal accounts on these devices. The ones that used the company email we can retrieve.
We have reached out to them but some are not willing to give us the information to help.
primus123 said:
They are legitimately owned.
However the ones we are having issues with are employees that were terminated, or they were temp employeess, and they used their personal accounts on these devices. The ones that used the company email we can retrieve.
We have reached out to them but some are not willing to give us the information to help.
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Ouch! Now I understand.
That's gonna be a tough one. Generally your gonna need there login info to get back into them. There are dodgy Ebay sellers that claim they can get passed it for certain models of phones. but honestly that's the only other way around that if it's even possible for those models.
Now if you have receipts for them Google might be able to do something if you get ahold of the right person.
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hyelton said:
Ouch! Now I understand.
That's gonna be a tough one. Generally your gonna need there login info to get back into them. There are dodgy Ebay sellers that claim they can get passed it for certain models of phones. but honestly that's the only other way around that if it's even possible for those models.
Now if you have receipts for them Google might be able to do something if you get ahold of the right person.
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Yeah, so since they are ATT models that seems to be the problem, The locked bootloader, and none of the work arounds i have seen or programs can do this one. Which i why i came here for some extra advice.
primus123 said:
Yeah, so since they are ATT models that seems to be the problem, The locked bootloader, and none of the work arounds i have seen or programs can do this one. Which i why i came here for some extra advice.
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Only solution is to get ahold of the right person at Google. Maybe send a tweet out
Are they over a year old?
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I don't know if you figured this out or if this would help but I think I can get you into the guest account on these devices.
First get a SD card with an apk on it. I downloaded one from apkpure. Then when the device asks you to connect to a wireless network, check the Show advanced options box. Then in the Proxy settings drop down box, select Manual. And click on the Proxy hostname box to bring up the keyboard, and press the settings button on the keyboard that looks like a gear. From the keyboard settings menu you can click the mulit-window button on the bottom taskbar and can open two windows. Open the file manager in one of the windows. In the file manager click on your SD card and try to install the apk you put on it. When it prompts you that you need to allow Unknown sources in the settings, click on the settings button to open the settings window. (Do not check the allow Unknown sources box if it allows it, if you check it, and the device resets or runs out of battery you'll have to go through this again, but when you click on the apk it won't prompt you to go to settings to allow unknown sources because they're already allowed.) Now just click on Users and switch to guest. There are some limitations to this mode, like not being able modify the wifi network (you'll have to switch back to the Owner account to change this).
I found a FRP bypass workaround if you are running 5.1.1 on a LG G Pad X 10.1 V930 AT&T model, not sure if all models are the same. It was FRP locked and all of the other bypass methods must have been patched. I was at the setup screen after a factory reset. I hope this helps.
1. Connect to wifi, then go back to start screen
2. Go to Accessibility > Vision > Enable Talkback
3. Go through the talkback training then draw an L to bring up the quick settings select Text to speech Settings (bottom right corner), afterwards you can disable Talkback by holding the power button and holding 2 fingers on the screen until it disables.
4. You will be in the settings app. Go to Users > Add user > User > Add user > Set up
5. You will be brought to a User setup screen select Next > It will pop up the wifi connection screen select next > You will be asked to sign into a Google account, sign into your Google account and proceed with the Google setup.
6. You will be brought to the homescreen. Go to settings > Users > And sign in as Owner.
7. Go to Settings > Factory data reset > Reset tablet. You can now factory reset and you will not be prompted to sign into a Google account.
Bought Unlocked Pixel 3 From Google, & T-Mobile Crammed an App Onto the Phone Anyway!
How to make a customer very angry, and concerned about security...
Bought a brand-new Pixel 3 from Google, inserted my T-Mobile SIM card, (Goodbye Sony Xperia Series! Good Riddance!) and went about my business with my new Android 10 phone.
But a few days after, just today, I see a screen pop up that was pink - I asked me if I wanted to check and see if my phone was "eligible" for unlocking.
One surmises that T-Mobile noticed the new device ID associated with the same old SIM card, and downloaded the app WITHOUT PERMISSION AND WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THAT THEY WERE DOING SO. They also did not even bother to check the ID against their own inventory to determine if they had sold the phone or not, if they did, they would have seen that it was a Pixel, which they don't offer.
At no time did I visit a T-Mobile sit or download any T-Mobile related apps. They just took it upon themselves to silently install software without even asking.
So here's the punchline - what ELSE might they have installed, and how can I be sure about this?
What else might they install in the future? On whose behalf?
packetfire said:
How to make a customer very angry, and concerned about security...
Bought a brand-new Pixel 3 from Google, inserted my T-Mobile SIM card, (Goodbye Sony Xperia Series! Good Riddance!) and went about my business with my new Android 10 phone.
But a few days after, just today, I see a screen pop up that was pink - I asked me if I wanted to check and see if my phone was "eligible" for unlocking.
One surmises that T-Mobile noticed the new device ID associated with the same old SIM card, and downloaded the app WITHOUT PERMISSION AND WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THAT THEY WERE DOING SO. They also did not even bother to check the ID against their own inventory to determine if they had sold the phone or not, if they did, they would have seen that it was a Pixel, which they don't offer.
At no time did I visit a T-Mobile sit or download any T-Mobile related apps. They just took it upon themselves to silently install software without even asking.
So here's the punchline - what ELSE might they have installed, and how can I be sure about this?
What else might they install in the future? On whose behalf?
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I noticed the same thing on my pixel 3 xl and I'm on Google Fi and I can't uninstall that app to unlock my phone, I can only disable the app
lavin40 said:
I noticed the same thing on my pixel 3 xl and I'm on Google Fi and I can't uninstall that app to unlock my phone, I can only disable the app
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What's worse is that the app itself claims that you CAN remove the app, after it has (correctly) determined that the phone is not locked.
Is your app also a "T-Mobile" app with a pink icon, or is it a variant that is branded for the Google FI service?
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What's worse is that the app itself claims that you CAN remove the app, after it has (correctly) determined that the phone is not locked.
Is your app also a "T-Mobile" app with a pink icon, or is it a variant that is branded for the Google FI service?
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The app is pink I believe I got a Verizon pixel 3 xl cause the OEM unlock option is greyed out so I can't even root the phone
During the initial setup, there is a "sneaky" screen that asks if you want to finish (or something, I forgot). But if you expand that screen, there are several apps that Google intends to install, and you can opt out right there. Duo is definitely one of the apps, and several T-Mobile apps (I'm on TMO) as well as some others. I opted out and don't have any TMO apps.
Just like the above comment, it's in your 'additional-apps' section of the initial setup. If you uncheck? It doesn't install.
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Just like the above comment, it's in your 'additional-apps' section of the initial setup. If you uncheck? It doesn't install.
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Yep. This. If the app(s) are installed it's because you let the setup install them. They (Google/T-Mobile) didn't install them on the phone without your consent. You just missed where you have the option to not install them.
ktmom said:
During the initial setup, there is a "sneaky" screen that asks if you want to finish (or something, I forgot). But if you expand that screen, there are several apps that Google intends to install, and you can opt out right there. Duo is definitely one of the apps, and several T-Mobile apps (I'm on TMO) as well as some others. I opted out and don't have any TMO apps.
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Well, that must be how it was done - anyway, the app is gone now, all by itself, so it appears to be yes, an undetectable silent install of an undelete-able "system app", but it seems that once you are verified as "unlocked", it self-deletes.
But I got nothing but the "unlocker", no Duo installed for me. (I like Google Authenticator - 2FA without anything else to carry, and SIM-swap-proof).
So this was the paternalistic Google trying to be helpful, but creeping people out yet again with their presumptuousness.
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Well, that must be how it was done - anyway, the app is gone now, all by itself, so it appears to be yes, an undetectable silent install of an undelete-able "system app", but it seems that once you are verified as "unlocked", it self-deletes.
But I got nothing but the "unlocker", no Duo installed for me. (I like Google Authenticator - 2FA without anything else to carry, and SIM-swap-proof).
So this was the paternalistic Google trying to be helpful, but creeping people out yet again with their presumptuousness.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile
Tmobile silently installed this app on my unlocked pixel 3xl from best buy just yesterday after I set up my playstore account!
As a User app though.
packetfire said:
How to make a customer very angry, and concerned about security...
Bought a brand-new Pixel 3 from Google, inserted my T-Mobile SIM card, (Goodbye Sony Xperia Series! Good Riddance!) and went about my business with my new Android 10 phone.
But a few days after, just today, I see a screen pop up that was pink - I asked me if I wanted to check and see if my phone was "eligible" for unlocking.
One surmises that T-Mobile noticed the new device ID associated with the same old SIM card, and downloaded the app WITHOUT PERMISSION AND WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THAT THEY WERE DOING SO. They also did not even bother to check the ID against their own inventory to determine if they had sold the phone or not, if they did, they would have seen that it was a Pixel, which they don't offer.
At no time did I visit a T-Mobile sit or download any T-Mobile related apps. They just took it upon themselves to silently install software without even asking.
So here's the punchline - what ELSE might they have installed, and how can I be sure about this?
What else might they install in the future? On whose behalf?
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Just to show that it was indeed installed to the device...
dirtyreturn said:
Just to show that it was indeed installed to the device...
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As stated in this thread, you accepted the install of the T-Mobile app during the setup process.
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As stated in this thread, you accepted the install of the T-Mobile app during the setup process.
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That's just exclusive to the pixel 3? Stock Rom?
Just wondering since it's a first that this happened for me. Being on the same carrier with previous phones this did not happen.
dirtyreturn said:
That's just exclusive to the pixel 3? Stock Rom?
Just wondering since it's a first that this happened for me. Being on the same carrier with previous phones this did not happen.
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I think I had to disable TMO apps during setup on my PH-1. I'm sure that Google has agreements with the carriers who offer the device. Even (esp?) when the device comes straight from Google.
And yes, stock ROM.