Hi Guys. My device is SM-950F and I was able to root with the Latest TWRP and Magisk 20.1 .
My installing sequence was;
flashing TWRP after enabling OEM UNLOCK
flashing the encryption and lock bypass zips through TWRP right after restarting to recovery.
Installing Elementx 2.11 together with MAGISK 20.1 via TWRP
Finally Restarted the system without choosing the option to install TWRP App
Set up all welcoming pages without setting up any accounts because I already have my backup ready via Smart Switch
I tried to set up my Samsung Account with the correct password afterwards, it showed me the agreement and so on... pressed agree and it said " Process Failed" and sent me back to login page and this loop continued whenever I wanted to set Samsung Pass as well.
I tried to set up Lock Screen with fingerprint which forced me to set up either pattern,pin or password in the beginning. I setup the pattern but couldn't back it up on Samsung cloud so LockScreen does not stay on what I set because of that I guess . When you set a pin , it doesn't accept your pin either as well as password. As if it is not enough , when you restart your phone you are faced with the restart loop where the sim card pin screen appears and disappears after 10 seconds same thing. You can not start your system unless you go back to recovery and flash an official rom again
Is there something I should do after restarting the system like installing Ex Kernel Manager app which I figured is not a free app and enable something within the app or download a patch within Magisk Manager for Samsung not to see the root. Because without rooting everything works flawlessly on the same rom :crying:
Please help!!!
Update: Ok guys I solved it. After researching and trying some other new things I found out that I needed to use TGP Kernel instead of Element X which fixed all my problems
I hope someone else might also benefit from this thread because it drove me crazy to not to be able to use my phone for 1 week ...
By the way I will not give his name but someone wanted me to contact him directly via hangout and asked me to send them some screenshots and so on and when I asked him why he wanted to help me via hangouts but not here so that everyone could benefit from the solution he said that he is using a server to fix problems. I guess some hacker trying to benefit from people's difficult situations. I blocked him immidiately. Do you guys think I am wright ? Should I expose him to you guys or to the admins ???
uraz said:
By the way I will not give his name but someone wanted me to contact him directly via hangout and asked me to send them some screenshots and so on and when I asked him why he wanted to help me via hangouts but not here so that everyone could benefit from the solution he said that he is using a server to fix problems. I guess some hacker trying to benefit from people's difficult situations. I blocked him immidiately. Do you guys think I am wright ? Should I expose him to you guys or to the admins ???
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Do not do anything outside at xda. I had the same thing where somone wanted to help on on hangouts using telegram. Just dont talk with them
uraz said:
By the way I will not give his name but someone wanted me to contact him directly via hangout and asked me to send them some screenshots and so on and when I asked him why he wanted to help me via hangouts but not here so that everyone could benefit from the solution he said that he is using a server to fix problems. I guess some hacker trying to benefit from people's difficult situations. I blocked him immidiately. Do you guys think I am wright ? Should I expose him to you guys or to the admins ???
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kpwnApps said:
Do not do anything outside at xda. I had the same thing where somone wanted to help on on hangouts using telegram. Just dont talk with them
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Telegram is a bit different in groups. But yea most of these guys will want some form of payment. A lot of us use Telegram now just cause of the quickness and capabilities
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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.
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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.
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No you won't brick your phone. Although, make a backup first.
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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.
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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.
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You might wanna take a hour or so to go read the stickied guides
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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.
Hiya,
My phone is a work phone and I've rooted it and installed Cyanogen rom on it, however encryption doesn't work as part of that rom. For me to be able to use the phone as a work device I need to encrypt it. If I tell it to encrypt the phone it never seems to do anything, I get the green android appear and that's it I have left it overnight before and it never seems to complete or give me any kind of progress bar. Any ideas how I can fix this please ?
Regards,
Martin
brayman said:
Hiya,
My phone is a work phone and I've rooted it and installed Cyanogen rom on it, however encryption doesn't work as part of that rom. For me to be able to use the phone as a work device I need to encrypt it. If I tell it to encrypt the phone it never seems to do anything, I get the green android appear and that's it I have left it overnight before and it never seems to complete or give me any kind of progress bar. Any ideas how I can fix this please ?
Regards,
Martin
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if you want to know something then ask in the rom thread....but where do you tried to encypt it? in the settings or where? and which encrypt do you mean? it should work nicely
I'm assuming here you are trying to add an account as either Exchange or a Google Apps domain controlled by your employer and thus you are getting the security pop-ups telling you to add a PIN and encrypt the storage. What you'll find that really sucks is that once encrypted you can't flash updates to CM through the recovery anymore.
Try this app: Enhanced Email $9.99.
It will let you sync without needing to enable all of the security features on your device. I highly recommend you stick with a PIN code though!
Sorry for the self-advertisement: but encryption does work in my 4.2 AOSP ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013506
Note that you should switch to the 'bigdata' layout in order to avoid any data leakage by an unencrypted sdcard.
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if you want to know something then ask in the rom thread....but where do you tried to encypt it? in the settings or where? and which encrypt do you mean? it should work nicely
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I thought I did, ok. Yes if I go to settings and encrypt on the phone that way and it doesn't work.
navalynt said:
I'm assuming here you are trying to add an account as either Exchange or a Google Apps domain controlled by your employer and thus you are getting the security pop-ups telling you to add a PIN and encrypt the storage. What you'll find that really sucks is that once encrypted you can't flash updates to CM through the recovery anymore.
Try this app: Enhanced Email $9.99.
It will let you sync without needing to enable all of the security features on your device. I highly recommend you stick with a PIN code though!
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Yes that's exactly It, Our work email is on Google now so its the Google apps problem. I don't mind if I cant flash updates as I haven't found any problems with the latest nightlies for a long time. I may try that if there is no other solutions dont really wanna spend my own money getting my work email working .
Hello a question how could remove from my Google account LG g4 was looking on the web that there are tools to remove it from the download mode. If someone would be so kind as to pass me the link.:crying::crying:
And if there is no way to get the link wanted to ask another question no way to unlock if you installed another ROM. through TWRP. Installing a custom ROM but factory.
I wish someone would help me because I spent $ 350 on this phone and when I got what I restore factory asked me Google Account before and now I can only use it as a guest mode and have many limitations I can not Install application than Google Play and I can not read my messages I can not pass data from the computer to my phone please someone help me I would appreciate it thanks in advance:crying::crying::crying::crying:
my phone model is LG G4 T-Mobile H811
luismiguelpc said:
Hello a question how could remove from my Google account LG g4 was looking on the web that there are tools to remove it from the download mode. If someone would be so kind as to pass me the link.:crying::crying:
And if there is no way to get the link wanted to ask another question no way to unlock if you installed another ROM. through TWRP. Installing a custom ROM but factory.
I wish someone would help me because I spent $ 350 on this phone and when I got what I restore factory asked me Google Account before and now I can only use it as a guest mode and have many limitations I can not Install application than Google Play and I can not read my messages I can not pass data from the computer to my phone please someone help me I would appreciate it thanks in advance:crying::crying::crying::crying:
my phone model is LG G4 T-Mobile H811
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I assumed you reset your phone while it's still locked and you forgot your Google account, is this correct?
If yes, then sadly there's no way to unlock the phone without your former Google account, as far as I know.
This was made by Google to prevent theft on your phone as explained in http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...evice-protection-feature-and-how-do-i-use-it/
And what about people like me who are the phone is locked by mistake?
I assumed you reset your phone while it's still locked and you forgot your Google account, is this correct?
If yes, then sadly there's no way to unlock the phone without your former Google account, as far as I know.
This was made by Google to prevent theft on your phone as explained in
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And what about people like me who are the phone is locked by mistake?
Google "quick shortcut lg g4" install 2. Use dual window to run (using hardware keys) search "master" select ma$ter Reset. Done. Sent from LG G4 (unlocked with this procedure.
luismiguelpc said:
Hello a question how could remove from my Google account LG g4 was looking on the web that there are tools to remove it from the download mode. If someone would be so kind as to pass me the link.:crying::crying:
And if there is no way to get the link wanted to ask another question no way to unlock if you installed another ROM. through TWRP. Installing a custom ROM but factory.
I wish someone would help me because I spent $ 350 on this phone and when I got what I restore factory asked me Google Account before and now I can only use it as a guest mode and have many limitations I can not Install application than Google Play and I can not read my messages I can not pass data from the computer to my phone please someone help me I would appreciate it thanks in advance:crying::crying::crying::crying:
my phone model is LG G4 T-Mobile H811
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Try pulling your sim card and resetting again. When it starts up DONT turn on internet.. When you get the "configuring your phone" screen use power and volume up 4 or 5 times then power and volume down 4 or 5 times.. If it doesnt work keep trying. I just randomly pressed the key combinations and it went to a "skip activation" option and bypass google FRP.. (i was stuck on the configuration screen and it didn't give the the chance to log into my account) Once your in ADD YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT TO THE PHONE AND RESET IT AGAIN.. youve just effectively took over the phone. Hope that helps..
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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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?
I have this tablet which is being restricted to use due to Knox. It appears to be for some vendor. It takes over the device even though it's not connected to the internet and doesn't allow me to do anything with it. I have read all the threads I can find and tried every possible option through Odin to install new firmware.
I understand this model is a giant pain due to Verizon and I may not be able to root this for customization. But is there not a way to get a factory clean firmware on here that doesn't have this Knox vendor customization? If not, is this good for anything or just throw it in the trash?
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I have this tablet which is being restricted to use due to Knox. It appears to be for some vendor. It takes over the device even though it's not connected to the internet and doesn't allow me to do anything with it. I have read all the threads I can find and tried every possible option through Odin to install new firmware.
I understand this model is a giant pain due to Verizon and I may not be able to root this for customization. But is there not a way to get a factory clean firmware on here that doesn't have this Knox vendor customization? If not, is this good for anything or just throw it in the trash?
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Same issue but I added another user and it works fine because knox isn't running device admin. Owner doesn't work and either does usb debugging. I'm thinking of calling know for remote support.
I beat frp on this same tablet before
popguru said:
I have this tablet which is being restricted to use due to Knox. It appears to be for some vendor. It takes over the device even though it's not connected to the internet and doesn't allow me to do anything with it. I have read all the threads I can find and tried every possible option through Odin to install new firmware.
I understand this model is a giant pain due to Verizon and I may not be able to root this for customization. But is there not a way to get a factory clean firmware on here that doesn't have this Knox vendor customization? If not, is this good for anything or just throw it in the trash?
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Can u create a geust user account ? If so activate this accou t log into that account download the apk and run the very popular one click root app that i wont say but kinda rhymes with bingo shoot any ways run the apk (it wont root your device) and instal it the run the root app itll get to 99% and then quit but the entire device will be like outta the box new as far as the os goes you wont have frp lock or anything
Sorry for the run on sentence and idk how old this thread is but anyway and shout ouf to whoesever red car is with lisence plate xda guy in canada just not the country
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Can u create a geust user account ? If so activate this accou t log into that account download the apk and run the very popular one click root app that i wont say but kinda rhymes with bingo shoot any ways run the apk (it wont root your device) and instal it the run the root app itll get to 99% and then quit but the entire device will be like outta the box new as far as the os goes you wont have frp lock or anything
Sorry for the run on sentence and idk how old this thread is but anyway and shout ouf to whoesever red car is with lisence plate xda guy in canada just not the country
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Thank you for the response. This is still very much an active question for me.
I'm able to create the user account, install and start the install for the mentioned apk. However, it stops at 90%, and I get this error "Root Failed" Error Code 0x166508. It recommends I use the PC version, but USB Debugging is disabled in main account and I can't even access Developer tools for this new account.
Additionally, I'm unable to use the Home button. I get the following message "Security policy prevents use of Home key"
Seems like no matter what is suggested, there is something new that is blocking this from being used.