I rooted my encrypted phone - Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help &

Hello,
I tried to root my phone while it was encrypted. Now he no longer accepts my password at startup, is there a solution for this problem ?
I don't have any backup of my phone ! ><
Best regards :'(

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No, and moreover, the phone has to be brought back to stock with ODIN; CWM won't be able to do anything if the phone is encrypted, unless things have changed greatly in the last few months. You'll lose your data, I'm afraid.
For what it's worth, any sort of firmware updates are difficult on an encrypted device, even official ones. I would advise against using encryption unless you have some really pressing need to do so (i.e., your company has some policy to that effect).

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Password Encryption Lock Out

Few month ago found out there was a stock option for encrypting the data. After the process everything worked great. However, I decided to try out a different rom and rebooted to the phone into recovery mode. Come to find out it's also locked out by the encryption. First reaction was awesome, android got this on a lock down on all sides. Here comes the bad news. My normal encryption password does not work with the recovery encryption password. It keeps telling me I got the wrong password. It's seems I can't make any changes anymore.
I was wondering, what do you do in this case? I can use the phone as is for now but what if I want to update or sell my phone, what do I do? I can't even full wipe the phone for fresh new rom.

Device Protection on Android One Useless

I was under the impression that device protection on lollipop for android one devices would work no different than nexus devices .it turned out to be untrue. I was using stock 5.1 lollipop (encrypted) with no changes to the bootloader or recovery. On downloading the 5.1.1 update I went to recovery amd factory reset the device and flashed it with OTA zip file 5.1.1 . I was then able to go through the setup screen on first boot without it asking me for me google credentials of the previous rom.
Thus proving even if your device is looked and encrypted it can be easily reused by flashing the rom.
that happened because you formatted data sir and do one thing re encrypt THE device and wipe data again see what happens
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nap533 said:
that happened because you formatted data sir and do one thing re encrypt THE device and wipe data again see what happens
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Thats the point.. thats exactly what a thief would do ie format the data and use the device again.Even after format it should have been locked to my google account.
You don't really get the point of the factory reset do you? The point of the factory reset is to wipe everything and set the phone to the factory conditions. That 'everything' also includes your google account. Name one device that keeps an account that it signed on to after a factory reset, I'll name a unsecure device. Even nexus devices don't do that.
Try not to lose you phone.
Dhamithl said:
You don't really get the point of the factory reset do you? The point of the factory reset is to wipe everything and set the phone to the factory conditions. That 'everything' also includes your google account. Name one device that keeps an account that it signed on to after a factory reset, I'll name a unsecure device. Even nexus devices don't do that.
Try not to lose you phone.
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My dear friend let me explain the point to you. Device protection for lollipop devices acts as a deterrent for thieves. In case you loose your phone, for a thief it will be nothing more than a paper weight . If you read the first post . I forcefully cleared the phone from recovery just as a thief would do because he wouldn't know the unlock code. However on setting up the phone I should have it hit a dead end because the device should have been locked to the google account of the previous user.
Here read this article to know how it works..Hopefully then you will get the "point" http://www.greenbot.com/article/290...ow-about-device-protection-in-android-51.html
Besides device protection will not work on your phone as you have unlocked the bootloader and replaced the stock recovery which defeats the purpose
pardon my ignorance then...
apparently this feature is only working on N6 and N9.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...ature-and-how-do-i-use-it/#comment-1905342616
still if a thief knows how to do a factory reset, he's also able to flash a custom rom or reflash the stock rom without having to login in to the device. Which is really easy process with most phones out there.
Dhamithl said:
still if a thief knows how to do a factory reset, he's also able to flash a custom rom or reflash the stock rom without having to login in to the device. Which is really easy process with most phones out there.
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This is where the locked bootloader comes into play, an average user wouldn't tinker with the bootloader or stock recovery. To install a new rom one has to unlock the bootloader . Now for a thief he wouldn't be able to unlock the bootloader because the stolen phone will be already locked with the pin even the usb cable won't work. So all he can do is factory reset the device ...had device protection been working as it should have he would have hit a dead end there as well.
Don't know why google didn't enable this feature for android one devices .

Issue's resetting phone - Any alternative solutions?

Hey guys,
I bought a phone off of Craigslist and it appears that the phone is locked with a password. I tried to go through the bootloader and do a factory reset but I get a message that the MDM Does Not Allow Reset or something along those lines. I have also tried to use Odin to flash a stock recovery, that goes through successfully, but upon starting up the phone it appears that the password is still locked to the phone and nothing changed.
I tried calling the person who I purchased the phone from and there is no answer, so at this point I feel like I lost money and cant use the phone.
Please help
elite-fusion said:
Hey guys,
I bought a phone off of Craigslist and it appears that the phone is locked with a password. I tried to go through the bootloader and do a factory reset but I get a message that the MDM Does Not Allow Reset or something along those lines. I have also tried to use Odin to flash a stock recovery, that goes through successfully, but upon starting up the phone it appears that the password is still locked to the phone and nothing changed.
I tried calling the person who I purchased the phone from and there is no answer, so at this point I feel like I lost money and cant use the phone.
Please help
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If you Odin all four files BL, AP, CP, CSC what should wipe the phone clean. It don't Matter which four files. N900AUCUDNL1 Files http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/kitkat-4-4-4-n900aucudnl1-odin-tars-t2999317 N900AUCUEOC1 Files http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/100-stock-lollipop-5-0-n900aucueoc1-t3069609 N900AUCUCNC2 Files http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/n900aucucnc2-odin-files-t2838117 The NC2 files can be rooted with Towelroot https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952593961
elite-fusion said:
Hey guys,
I bought a phone off of Craigslist and it appears that the phone is locked with a password. I tried to go through the bootloader and do a factory reset but I get a message that the MDM Does Not Allow Reset or something along those lines. I have also tried to use Odin to flash a stock recovery, that goes through successfully, but upon starting up the phone it appears that the password is still locked to the phone and nothing changed.
I tried calling the person who I purchased the phone from and there is no answer, so at this point I feel like I lost money and cant use the phone.
Please help
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The above post is correct. Odin will be your only option, although keep in mind that "MDM" stands for Mobile Device Management, it's what large companies and schools use to manage devices remotely to install updates and such, kind of like Microsoft Active Directory . Did your Craigslist source seem a bit shady? Because if that phone is linked to a MDM account and it was stolen and currently turned on, it's very likely that someone is going to track it down using it's data connection and gps.

Forgot PiN, fingerprint not work after restart

Dear All,
I have a friend with Huawei P9 Plus with this Firmware VIE-L29C636B103, i don't know what is in his mind on that time but unfortunately after restarting the phone he forgot his PIN to unlocked the phone and the fingerprint was not working. As far as i know, the only solution is by Factory Reset the phone, but he did not want to loose his data. Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thank You
mardiatmo said:
Dear All,
I have a friend with Huawei P9 Plus with this Firmware VIE-L29C636B103, i don't know what is in his mind on that time but unfortunately after restarting the phone he forgot his PIN to unlocked the phone and the fingerprint was not working. As far as i know, the only solution is by Factory Reset the phone, but he did not want to loose his data. Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thank You
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has his phone root and is there a custom recovery?
Fed2x said:
has his phone root and is there a custom recovery?
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No still original without custom recovery. Can i use TWRP to backup first the data ?
The problem is that you not unlock and then root yet. You basically can't use TWRP. If unlock bootloader, the phone will be immediately wipe data.
mardiatmo said:
No still original without custom recovery. Can i use TWRP to backup first the data ?
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mardiatmo said:
No still original without custom recovery. Can i use TWRP to backup first the data ?
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He or you could've used it to delete ". key" -files through adb. But that is only useful to have access to the data. You can't set new fingerprints or delete any of them because he must know his forgotten password for it. So it would only be a temporary solution.
Unlocking the bootloader never erased my data. It couldn't cause of some failure appeared at let's say 30%. But I'm not certain that the failure appears also on his phone. Which leads to my suggested solution:
He should try to remember the password and include any typos(yes, typos. My pin was 85320 but it also happened that i typed two times the false pin. The outcome was 85350. Huawei's layout was kinda bull**** and vulnerable for that type of failures. At least to me.) As I know it must be a PIN, not a password. If that fails get rid of the data and make a factory reset.
Thank you all,
Today i connect the P9 Plus Phone USB to HiSuite in Windows 10, i just leave this around 5 minutes and suddenly it connected to HiSuite automatically. Now i'm still backing up the data pictures, etc. Still wondering why in windows 10 it can connected automatically than in windows 7 After backup finished i'm gonna factory reset the phone.
My mistake on comments on unlocking bootloader will erase date since I mixed up the process. Now I remembered that after unlock, if you proceed further to root the phone, the phone will have to erase the data immediately. No option for you to choose not to erase data during rooting process if not mistaken. That's why I dare not to root again the phone.
Fed2x said:
He or you could've used it to delete ". key" -files through adb. But that is only useful to have access to the data. You can't set new fingerprints or delete any of them because he must know his forgotten password for it. So it would only be a temporary solution.
Unlocking the bootloader never erased my data. It couldn't cause of some failure appeared at let's say 30%. But I'm not certain that the failure appears also on his phone. Which leads to my suggested solution:
He should try to remember the password and include any typos(yes, typos. My pin was 85320 but it also happened that i typed two times the false pin. The outcome was 85350. Huawei's layout was kinda bull**** and vulnerable for that type of failures. At least to me.) As I know it must be a PIN, not a password. If that fails get rid of the data and make a factory reset.
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How to use adb ???

Device corrupt - Pixel4XL

I have encountered device corrupt error on my pixel 4Xl few days back.. In few instances device worked normally for few hours but kept on switching off and getting the same error as device corrupt. I did factory reset once when I could switch on the device as suggested but currently issue is still persistent. I am using original OS Android 12 with latest Nov security update installed. I have never sideloaded any apps or done any changes to my OS. Device is always upto date with updates available. Please help me with any resolution to fix this issue. Currently my phone is out of warranty by few months.
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Sounds like your bootloader is locked? If you have done a factory reset and the issue is still there it is more than likely a hardware issue you cannot fix. You could try flashing a full OTA image from recovery mode using adb on your computer. If this sounds like too much, I would still call Google. I have had my phone replaced twice, once outside the warranty. Just explain everything you have done so far (they may ask you to factory reset again to verify) but you may end up being covered out of warranty. It is definitely worth a try.
Hello,
did you do an OTA update before your problem ? If yes, it's not the right one that you used, in this case, you just have to update again with the right version.
Hey!
Did you try this tool form google: https://flash.android.com/welcome?continue=/?hl=pt-br
It allows you to flash firmware, even if the bootloader is locked. If the botloader is unlocked it allows to make a full firmware flash, if not it flashes only some partitions.
If it doesn't help, and you have the bootloader locked, you will need to use the EDL mode.
More on that on this thread!

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