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Samsung Galaxy S5 AT&T Update Failure, High Timer

Hello, this is my first post.
Today at work I was on the Wi-Fi, downloading my 5.0 update, and it was taking forever. When it finished, it said that there was insufficient space on the device. So, being the smart person that I am, I uninstalled some larger apps and the like. By the time I had finished weeding out all the unused apps, the AT&T update popup was nowhere to be found.
Is there a way to force re-update, or to force installation of downloaded update w/o checking the AT&T servers AND WITHOUT ROOT? Because, for some reason, the About Device>Software Update>Check for Update time shows 2950 Hours.
Help me. Please.

dxtron said:
Hello, this is my first post.
Today at work I was on the Wi-Fi, downloading my 5.0 update, and it was taking forever. When it finished, it said that there was insufficient space on the device. So, being the smart person that I am, I uninstalled some larger apps and the like. By the time I had finished weeding out all the unused apps, the AT&T update popup was nowhere to be found.
Is there a way to force re-update, or to force installation of downloaded update w/o checking the AT&T servers AND WITHOUT ROOT? Because, for some reason, the About Device>Software Update>Check for Update time shows 2950 Hours.
Help me. Please.
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Goto the Date and Time settings and time travel. Then, check updates again.

Valiant effort, but...
It worked, kind of. It looked for updates for a bit, then said, "Update unsuccessful" although it has previously stated downloading it earlier today.
Thanks,
Dxtron

dxtron said:
It worked, kind of. It looked for updates for a bit, then said, "Update unsuccessful" although it has previously stated downloading it earlier today.
Thanks,
Dxtron
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Nyxerosoir said:
Goto the Date and Time settings and time travel. Then, check updates again.
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Thanks for the prompt reply. However, the fix did not work. It checked for an update, then said, "Update Unsuccessful, please try again in 24 hrs."
What now?
Thanks!

dxtron said:
Thanks for the prompt reply. However, the fix did not work. It checked for an update, then said, "Update Unsuccessful, please try again in 24 hrs."
What now?
Thanks!
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The only thing that I can think of is that maybe your device would have been rooted or tampered with. Therefore not able to take the OTA.

thanks
Nyxerosoir said:
The only thing that I can think of is that maybe your device would have been rooted or tampered with. Therefore not able to take the OTA.
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Thanks so much for your help. I was going to contact AT&T, but they are closed.
I don't think my device was tampered with, it's basically brand new. I'm not really sure what to do either.
You wouldn't mind sharing this around, I hope.
Foreign customer service is only efficient if you speak Indian.
Thanks, and have a great night/day.

dxtron said:
Thanks so much for your help. I was going to contact AT&T, but they are closed.
I don't think my device was tampered with, it's basically brand new. I'm not really sure what to do either.
You wouldn't mind sharing this around, I hope.
Foreign customer service is only efficient if you speak Indian.
Thanks, and have a great night/day.
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Read this . This my help you.: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59985893
Notes from Note 4

My sons S5 shows that it is downloading a update...has been loading for about 1hr30min...anyone else having this issue
FireKatV18N3 (FireGearV19)

Microsoft is shutting down WP8.1 Store. How can we unlock our phones now?

As you know, the WP8.1 Store will be closed December 16 2019, and we will no longer be able to download apps.
For some time the Store has been a mess and people are already unable to download apps. Yes, even before the closing date.
The question is: How can we unlock our phones now?
The unlocking methods relies on downloading apps from the Store, like "Preview for Developers", "MixRadio", "HERE Maps" and File Managers.
People who didn't unlock their phones are hopeless? The ones that did unlock and need to reflash the .ffu are hopeless too?
EDIT: Just read about Windows Phone Internals, but some devices are missing in the supported list, including mine.
EDIT2: Some roms have MixRadio installed by default, so it is possible to easily unlock them.
Also downloaded Windows Phone Internals, and to my surprise, my phone is in the supported list (inside the software), although it is not listed at the site.
EDIT3: I got too focused on having the required apps available from the store that I forgot the most important part/tool to unlock the phone: The Windows Phone Developer Registration 8.1 tool. Unfortunately the last time I tried to unlock my phone (some days ago) I wasn't able to, and received an error.
Going by comments, other people have the same issue.

Hi,
Please, Microsoft store for WPhone with W8.1 does not work last days, one month before 16.12.2019! Why? Now, on my Lumia 630 Store does not work! Does it work with you? Thank you.

Nope.

Schuger13 said:
Hi,
Please, Microsoft store for WPhone with W8.1 does not work last days, one month before 16.12.2019! Why? Now, on my Lumia 630 Store does not work! Does it work with you? Thank you.
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It is not working for a lot of people.
I'm afraid at this point they might not have any incentive to fix this. They can wait until the store closes in one month and forget about it.

I did a reset to the phone (Lumia 1020) and now I'm stuck without anything and with 0000 updates!! error c101a006 since Tuesday!!
if they won't fix the store, is there any way to build WP8.1 Denim CFW with all the stuff I need pre-installed, like I did with Symbian ? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!! HELP!!!!!!!

CAn update to wm10?

augustinionut said:
CAn update to wm10?
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I can't. My phone is not supported.
I would guess that the majority having this issues are using devices that cannot be upgraded to Windows 10.

Dfein said:
I can't. My phone is not supported.
I would guess that the majority having this issues are using devices that cannot be upgraded to Windows 10.
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any model includes mine, can be upgraded to WP10 with some tricks and teaks, but read this why NOT:
21407_10_reasons_to_keep_your_Lumia_.php < throw it on google

Developer unlock via Windows Phone SDK Lite not working now ... strangely
Dfein said:
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The question is: How can we unlock our phones now?
The unlocking methods relies on downloading apps from the Store, like "Preview for Developers", "MixRadio", "HERE Maps" and File Managers.
People who didn't unlock their phones are hopeless? The ones that did unlock and need to reflash the .ffu are hopeless too?
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Issue is these methods rely on the phone being developer unlocked but today I'm facing an issue where the Windows Phone SDK registration tool refuses to unlock my Lumia 520 on a different CV ROM. Not sure what the issue is since I successfully unlocked it twice in the past couple of days. I know this because I'd installed the CustomWPSystem_0700.xap and applied CustomPFD_0003.xap successfully both times.
But today, it just refuses to go beyond ""Error logging into the Windows Phone Dev Center. Check your Microsoft Account credentials and try again"" and I've no idea why. Funny thing is, it would give the same error on previous tries but the phone would be unlocked!
I understand the WPI method but it feels like overkill with higher risks to do all that for just a few registry changes to trigger updates.
And I don't have much use of a boot loader unlocked or rooted device as of today. Research didn't bring up much help either so I'm thinking of installing the last WP SDK from VS 2015 and see if it does the job.
But yes, though Microsoft says they don't have any immediate plans to remove the updates for the phones, the methods of getting those updates might become problematic.

jaNgamdurvaani said:
Issue is these methods rely on the phone being developer unlocked but today I'm facing an issue where the Windows Phone SDK registration tool refuses to unlock my Lumia 520 on a different CV ROM. Not sure what the issue is since I successfully unlocked it twice in the past couple of days. I know this because I'd installed the CustomWPSystem_0700.xap and applied CustomPFD_0003.xap successfully both times.
But today, it just refuses to go beyond ""Error logging into the Windows Phone Dev Center. Check your Microsoft Account credentials and try again"" and I've no idea why. Funny thing is, it would give the same error on previous tries but the phone would be unlocked!
I understand the WPI method but it feels like overkill with higher risks to do all that for just a few registry changes to trigger updates.
And I don't have much use of a boot loader unlocked or rooted device as of today. Research didn't bring up much help either so I'm thinking of installing the last WP SDK from VS 2015 and see if it does the job.
But yes, though Microsoft says they don't have any immediate plans to remove the updates for the phones, the methods of getting those updates might become problematic.
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I am facing the same problem. That might be gone for good, unfortunately.

gPay not workin

I've added PayPal and my Creditcard, both are not working but worked fine on my Pixel 2 XL.
It says: "phone moved too fast" but even if I lay it down on the terminal and not even touched it, the error appears.
Someone can relate? Any advice?

Nope, mine is super sensitive

I have a similar experience. Transferred my three cards from Pixel 4 XL and all of them refuse to authorise a payment on the Pixel 5, despite setting up with no issue. Three issuers (Amex/Nationwide/John Lewis Partnership) and I've tried at least 6 vendors. Just get the "That didn't work" message. Something odd is going on.

darkinformer said:
I have a similar experience. Transferred my three cards from Pixel 4 XL and all of them refuse to authorise a payment on the Pixel 5, despite setting up with no issue. Three issuers (Amex/Nationwide/John Lewis Partnership) and I've tried at least 6 vendors. Just get the "That didn't work" message. Something odd is going on.
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Update: Have undertaken a full factory reset today and rebuilt the phone without copying across anything from my previous device via cable. Can confirm Google Pay is now functioning correctly.

mine is not working but I dont want to factory reset the device

Same - worked fine on my 2XL, none of my cards (from 2 different banks) working on the 5, just comes up with the "that didn't work - try another card" error, so obviously NFC is fine. Have removed the cards and re-added but no luck so far. Next up is to roll back on Play Services (currently on beta) and see if that works. Don't particularly fancy a reset!

I also had the descibed issues when trying to pay in a store today. Had to resort to my VISA card instead. Got a "transaction failed" error, and the terminal prompted me to insert the card instead. Funny.. hopefully this is just a software issue that can be fixed.
At first I thought it was caused by my root, but I do pass SafetyNet just fine (on basic attestation).

MattSkeet said:
mine is not working but I dont want to factory reset the device
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Maxr1998 said:
I also had the descibed issues when trying to pay in a store today. Had to resort to my VISA card instead. Got a "transaction failed" error, and the terminal prompted me to insert the card instead. Funny.. hopefully this is just a software issue that can be fixed.
At first I thought it was caused by my root, but I do pass SafetyNet just fine (on basic attestation).
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Mine now seems to work after rolling back to the non-beta Google Play Services - I did this through the Play Store.
I wouldn't be too surprised if it might have just been clearing Play Services cache/data (which I assume also happened when I rolled back) so maybe try that first!

Did you unsubscribed from beta or just installed?

alastor2004 said:
Mine now seems to work after rolling back to the non-beta Google Play Services - I did this through the Play Store.
I wouldn't be too surprised if it might have just been clearing Play Services cache/data (which I assume also happened when I rolled back) so maybe try that first!
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Yeah, doing the clear cache and data is probably the first thing I'd try. That has fixed several issues for me over the years on several different apps.

Hi all, hi @alastor2004,
Would you mind to share which "stable" version of Google Pay Services you are on NOW after downgrade?
alastor2004 said:
Mine now seems to work after rolling back to the non-beta Google Play Services - I did this through the Play Store.
I wouldn't be too surprised if it might have just been clearing Play Services cache/data (which I assume also happened when I rolled back) so maybe try that first!
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My setup of the device was from scratch so I don't think it's a matter of restauration of some backup but I was in the Play Services beta program. I opted out but didn't get any notification about application downgrading back to stable release. My current version of Play Services is v. 20.39.15 (150400-335085612).
Thanks.
L.

GP not working on the P5 is a known issue. Sometimes factory reset works and sometimes not. An update will be coming soon according to Google.

bobby janow said:
An update will be coming soon according to Google.
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Do you have a source for this information?

ademmer said:
Do you have a source for this information?
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Here's one: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/...ecting-phones-from-google-oneplus-and-others/
And another: https://9to5google.com/2020/10/26/some-pixel-5-owners-cant-make-nfc-payments-with-google-pay/

bobby janow said:
Here's one: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/...ecting-phones-from-google-oneplus-and-others/
And another: https://9to5google.com/2020/10/26/some-pixel-5-owners-cant-make-nfc-payments-with-google-pay/
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Sure, but I didn't mean a source for the issue (which I am facing myself) but a source that Google is working on a near fix.

ademmer said:
Sure, but I didn't mean a source for the issue (which I am facing myself) but a source that Google is working on a near fix.
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Bottom of the 9-5 link
Lots of stuff on Reddit too.

bobby janow said:
Bottom of the 9-5 link
Lots of stuff on Reddit too.
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I do not quite get it. I asked for a proof that Google is already working on the issue. The 9-5 link you provided sais on bottom: "We have reached out to Google for a comment on the issues that some are facing, and will update should we receive an official response."
Means: No official response from Google yet and no confirmation that anyone is already working on a fix. Or am I mistaken?

ademmer said:
I do not quite get it. I asked for a proof that Google is already working on the issue. The 9-5 link you provided sais on bottom: "We have reached out to Google for a comment on the issues that some are facing, and will update should we receive an official response."
Means: No official response from Google yet and no confirmation that anyone is already working on a fix. Or am I mistaken?
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I was just trying to help you get started. Figure it out yourself.

I had the issue but i removed my card and re-added. its been ok so far

bobby janow said:
I was just trying to help you get started. Figure it out yourself.
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Wholly jabber Jaws Batman, The peep was only asking for the correct info.
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Remove Knox or Root without debug options

Hi all. I'm new to the site, so if I'm posting in the wrong forum, please let me know. I hope someone can help.
When I left my last company, they allowed me to take my Note 9 because it was paid in full. New management came in and set up Knox MDM. Because my device was paid for by them, they added my device to Knox and put it in Kiosk mode. I can no longer do anything on it but send/receive calls. I contacted Verizon, and they said even though i pay for the service, the device is technically still owned by the company and couldn't help me. So, i'm left with either buying a new phone or asking new management to remove me from knox. They will not, so I was hoping someone knew how to remove knox, possibly through rooting the phone. However, I can't enable developer mode. When I click on the build number, i get a message saying the feature is disabled by knox.

this is just a suggestion, I'm not saying to follow it. wait for someone else to confirm it's an OK idea or a terrible one.
using a PC or even another rooted phone you could run ADB and remove Knox packages. pretty sure you can do this successfully on newer phones but with Knox ''activated'' and doing stuff I'm not sure.

3mel said:
this is just a suggestion, I'm not saying to follow it. wait for someone else to confirm it's an OK idea or a terrible one.
using a PC or even another rooted phone you could run ADB and remove Knox packages. pretty sure you can do this successfully on newer phones but with Knox ''activated'' and doing stuff I'm not sure.
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Thanks for the advice. I'm good with that route, and I'm good with wiping the phone to root it. I installed ADB on my laptop and connected the phone, but it when I run adb devices, nothing is returned. I assumed it was because the phone wasn't in developer or usb debugging mode. So, I was hoping there was a way to do it without needed access to settings.

oh crap yeah, I forgot you did say that. curious do you still work for this company ?
either try doing ADB thru the recovery (never tried it, know nothing about it but it's a thing) or give a factory reset a try. the reset should at the very least kill off the companies settings though I'm not sure how much use that'll be.
flashing appropriate firmware with Odin should work for you too.

3mel said:
oh crap yeah, I forgot you did say that. curious do you still work for this company ?
either try doing ADB thru the recovery (never tried it, know nothing about it but it's a thing) or give a factory reset a try. the reset should at the very least kill off the companies settings though I'm not sure how much use that'll be.
flashing appropriate firmware with Odin should work for you too.
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Thanks 3mel. I'll give those things a whirl. I'm not employed with them anymore, which is why going to new management isn't an option. A friend of mine still works there and they told me that management asked verizon for the device id's for the last 5 years and just put them all on knox. For them, $1/mo for a devices no longer in use by them outweighed the potential of missing devices in the wild.

rainana said:
Thanks 3mel. I'll give those things a whirl. I'm not employed with them anymore, which is why going to new management isn't an option. A friend of mine still works there and they told me that management asked verizon for the device id's for the last 5 years and just put them all on knox. For them, $1/mo for a devices no longer in use by them outweighed the potential of missing devices in the wild.
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Hello dear friend, I have the same problem, did you find any solve for this issue? I will be happy if u will share the method)

Hello,
I have a similar case.
without debug mode, adb devices doesn't list any devices.
there is really no way to flash a custom ROM on this phone, without log into the old google account?

Question Any tips on getting data off my device?

I have encountered a two year (?) Android lock screen glitch on the 10 Pro. I enter the correct pin and it takes it as incorrect. Now, I am locked out for 24 hours at a time. There's no allowance for me to use face unlock or finger print unlock. Encountered the glitch shortly after coming back from a vacation where I have captured 150+ GB of media chronicling my family and I. I cannot afford to lose these pictures and videos so looking for any help in getting my data off/phone unlocked. OnePlus official tech support is horrible and Google has no support on this. It's pretty crappy so looking for a needle in the haystack. Been stuck for two months and a friend recommended this site!

Use a data recovery specialist that has worked with that brand before successfully. That's your best shot if really need the data.
I never use screen locks or set bios passwords, you see why now. You are the one most likely to be locked out sometimes through no fault of your own. Redundantly and regularly backup critical data. NEVER encrypt data drives.
Having expandable storage helps too if you use the SD card as an unencrypted data drive. I also use two 500gb OTG flashsticks for "dirty" backups, main backups are on hdds.
All you can do sometimes is to learn from your mistakes... and not repeat them.

Dragonzord94 said:
I have encountered a two year (?) Android lock screen glitch on the 10 Pro. I enter the correct pin and it takes it as incorrect. Now, I am locked out for 24 hours at a time. There's no allowance for me to use face unlock or finger print unlock. Encountered the glitch shortly after coming back from a vacation where I have captured 150+ GB of media chronicling my family and I. I cannot afford to lose these pictures and videos so looking for any help in getting my data off/phone unlocked. OnePlus official tech support is horrible and Google has no support on this. It's pretty crappy so looking for a needle in the haystack. Been stuck for two months and a friend recommended this site!
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Could maybe try resetting system, that'll leave your storage intact?
May be a Fastboot command to kill the kitchen but I'm not sure,, there used to be a file you can delete from twrp but we unfortunately don't have a custom recovery yet.
In future, install the mod I offered in another thread that allows unlimited Google photos backup..
Have you checked your Google photos to see if anything was backed up?
Google Photos
Google Photos is the home for all your photos and videos, automatically organized and easy to share.
google.com

Hey Blackhawk and dladz. Thanks for the advice! Will attempt to find a data recovery specialist. Thanks for suggesting this as there seems to be some hope that data recovery is doable for a locked phone!
Unfortunately, nothing is backed up to Google photos. It happened just after my trip and I didn't get the chance to back up. Surely in the future,I will not use a password.
If I can't get the data off, is there any possible chance to file a lawsuit against Google?

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Hey Blackhawk and dladz. Thanks for the advice! Will attempt to find a data recovery specialist. Thanks for suggesting this as there seems to be some hope that data recovery is doable for a locked phone!
Unfortunately, nothing is backed up to Google photos. It happened just after my trip and I didn't get the chance to back up. Surely in the future,I will not use a password.
If I can't get the data off, is there any possible chance to file a lawsuit against Google?
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A lawsuit against Google? You'd have a hard time buddy...it'll be challenging to get the data from a locked phone..
What about connecting your phone to WiFi whilst it's locked and seeing if Google photos syncs and backs up?
Have you checked if photos has been syncing? It'll do it automatically if you've ever accessed and advised the app to back up automatically

Dragonzord94 said:
Hey Blackhawk and dladz. Thanks for the advice! Will attempt to find a data recovery specialist. Thanks for suggesting this as there seems to be some hope that data recovery is doable for a locked phone!
Unfortunately, nothing is backed up to Google photos. It happened just after my trip and I didn't get the chance to back up. Surely in the future,I will not use a password.
If I can't get the data off, is there any possible chance to file a lawsuit against Google?
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A OTG .5tb flashstick or two could have backed them up. Too much backup is a good thing.
Less Google is good. I use Gmail and that's it for anything that's cloud based.

try this https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/14/android-lock-screen-bypass-google-pixel/
op is fairly slow with security patches so you might be in luck

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try this https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/14/android-lock-screen-bypass-google-pixel/
op is fairly slow with security patches so you might be in luck
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That's clever...I like it

dladz said:
A lawsuit against Google? You'd have a hard time buddy...it'll be challenging to get the data from a locked phone..
What about connecting your phone to WiFi whilst it's locked and seeing if Google photos syncs and backs up?
Have you checked if photos has been syncing? It'll do it automatically if you've ever accessed and advised the app to back up automatically
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Dang thanks for the advice. I thought it would be easy because the glitch is their fault and they haven't fixed it.
It's been connected to WiFi but nothing backed up
It doesn't even show up on find my phone

blackhawk said:
A OTG .5tb flashstick or two could have backed them up. Too much backup is a good thing.
Less Google is good. I use Gmail and that's it for anything that's cloud based.
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Hopefully I can get back into my phone and use this advice. Thanks!

g96818 said:
try this https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/14/android-lock-screen-bypass-google-pixel/
op is fairly slow with security patches so you might be in luck
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How do I go about unlocking the SIM card? I've tried before but haven't found an option to do so.

Dragonzord94 said:
Dang thanks for the advice. I thought it would be easy because the glitch is their fault and they haven't fixed it.
It's been connected to WiFi but nothing backed up
It doesn't even show up on find my phone
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That's a shame man, when you do get it set up...install the Google photos mod I uploaded and you can back up with no limits..
Doesn't help this situation but food for thought.
The sim lock glitch is a great shout and can be accessed from any phone usually. May need to pop it in another.. there could be a default one so Google your current provider incase there's a default code.

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How do I go about unlocking the SIM card? I've tried before but haven't found an option to do so.
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phone lock and sim lock are two completely different things. you'll need a second phone and someone else's sim. you can use google to find out how.
try just popping out your sim, restart, and see if you can get in

Thanks for the help! The SIM card is already out (tried this at the beginning). So I'll do what you said about using someone else's sim! Will let you all know the results after work.

I have tried the SIM glitch, but alas it didn't unlock will have to try to find a specialist. Any programs that can unlock phones?

dladz said:
That's a shame man, when you do get it set up...install the Google photos mod I uploaded and you can back up with no limits..
Doesn't help this situation but food for thought.
The sim lock glitch is a great shout and can be accessed from any phone usually. May need to pop it in another.. there could be a default one so Google your current provider incase there's a default code.
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Uploaded where? I don't see it...

Loustsoul said:
Uploaded where? I don't see it...
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It's in its thread called a
little gem
(mod) G-Photos -A little gem
Found this little gem. Pop it in magisk then install it. Check G-Photos after the reboot. Enjoy unlimited photos on your device. 👍🏻
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