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Ok I'm owned.
For some odd reason I changed my login pattern then forgot.
I saw a few threads on here about disabling that security by using adb.
I can't login to my google account as my data is disabled, as I try to save battery life.
When I attempt to 'su' I get a permission denied error. I really don't want to wipe everything
just to bypass this crap. Heeeeeelp meeeeee!!
Thanks in advance..
I don't know if this will work, but here's what I'd try:
can you get into CWM recovery?
if so, do a complete backup, then wipe caches, factory reset, then boot, disable screen pattern lock, then try going back to CWM and restoring only the data partition?
If you try it, please post a follow up.
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laughingT said:
I don't know if this will work, but here's what I'd try:
can you get into CWM recovery?
if so, do a complete backup, then wipe caches, factory reset, then boot, disable screen pattern lock, then try going back to CWM and restoring only the data partition?
If you try it, please post a follow up.
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That will still have the lock in place. Are you sure wifi isn't turned on? Which ROM are you running? The Samsung based ROMs have a data toggle in the power menu. What is your process in ADB? Have you tried adb root?
root access is disabled by system setting - enable in settings -> development options is what I get.
Light at the end of a dark tunnel:
After feverishly searching google, there was a mention of wiping cache/delvik cache to show the data menu.
I did and then I enabled wifi.. Thanks for the help!
Hello, when I TWRP it asks for a password to decrypt data and if I don't input the password it won't let me access the emulated sdcard. I've never put any password though =/
Is there any way to restore twrp without flashing the stock image/wiping data?
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The password is as follows: (type or exactly as written below)
default_password
Pilz said:
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The password is as follows: (type or exactly as written below)
default_password
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I typed it as you wrote it with the underscore and no uppercase letters but it gives me Password Failed, Please Try Again
I actually made a quick search before posting and I tried this password before.. Another solution is to wipe data/factory reset but if possible I'd like just to re-install TWRP or remove the password somehow
you missed a step initially. after unlocking the bootloader, you MUST reboot first before flashing TWRP.
to fix this, you'll need to hit cancel at the password screen, then go into wipe and do a factory reset. next, go back into wipe and press the format data button. you have to type yes to continue.
this isnt a fun process, as you have to re-setup your device again, but you've just learned something.
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you missed a step initially. after unlocking the bootloader, you MUST reboot first before flashing TWRP.
to fix this, you'll need to hit cancel at the password screen, then go into wipe and do a factory reset. next, go back into wipe and press the format data button. you have to type yes to continue.
this isnt a fun process, as you have to re-setup your device again, but you've just learned something.
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I assumed he already did this, but in which case we have all been here at one point. I learned the hard way twice now...
kal eh said:
Hello, when I TWRP it asks for a password to decrypt data and if I don't input the password it won't let me access the emulated sdcard. I've never put any password though =/
Is there any way to restore twrp without flashing the stock image/wiping data?
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No need to fear, Theskillfultroll is here! :good:
To fix your issue, download NEXUS ROOT TOOLKIT by WugFresh, after doing so, you need to open it up and choose your correct device (DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE HERE OR ELSE YOU CAN BE HARD BRICKED) if you have already unlocked the OEM, then good for you, but what i wanna focus here is on the main window, right hand side* there is a button labeled 'FLASH STOCK + UNROOT' depending on your situation , if you are soft bricked select so, if not click device on. if soft bricked it will tell you what to do, and vice versa on other option, AFTERWARDS, attempt to stock flash and unroot, now if it fails godforbid, you have to go to options and ENABLE FORCE FLASH *WARNING IF YOU DID NOT CHOOSE CORRECT DEVICE AND YOU PICK THIS, YOU WILL BE HARD BRICKED* and go through with that. and bam done. i got in a soft loop when i accidentally flashed a boot.img over a rom which made my phone unusable . i had to go through with the soft bricked option AND force flash, it was scary but dont worry man! any more questions ? feel free to PM me
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No need to fear, Theskillfultroll is here! :good:
To fix your issue, download NEXUS ROOT TOOLKIT by WugFresh, after doing so, you need to open it up and choose your correct device (DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE HERE OR ELSE YOU CAN BE HARD BRICKED) if you have already unlocked the OEM, then good for you, but what i wanna focus here is on the main window, right hand side* there is a button labeled 'FLASH STOCK + UNROOT' depending on your situation , if you are soft bricked select so, if not click device on. if soft bricked it will tell you what to do, and vice versa on other option, AFTERWARDS, attempt to stock flash and unroot, now if it fails godforbid, you have to go to options and ENABLE FORCE FLASH *WARNING IF YOU DID NOT CHOOSE CORRECT DEVICE AND YOU PICK THIS, YOU WILL BE HARD BRICKED* and go through with that. and bam done. i got in a soft loop when i accidentally flashed a boot.img over a rom which made my phone unusable . i had to go through with the soft bricked option AND force flash, it was scary but dont worry man! any more questions ? feel free to PM me
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wow. seems like a whole lot of work and worry, especially when compared to simply performing 2 wipes in recovery to solve this problem. no extra software required.
OP, stay away from toolkits.
xBeerdroiDx said:
wow. seems like a whole lot of work and worry, especially when compared to simply performing 2 wipes in recovery to solve this problem. no extra software required.
OP, stay away from toolkits.
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Op said he doesn't want to wipe data and he doesn't have access to recovery (I think) saw your post about manual flashing though, pretty good
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ok, so i have this same problem. i have tried the "default_password" thing and the steps in post #4. after performing steps in post #4 everything worked great. but for some reason weeks later the problem has returned. is it possible i'm tripping or could the problem have returned? i know it seems highly unlikely but...
i have also been advised to redo the entire root process, is that a viable option as well?
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ok, so i have this same problem. i have tried the "default_password" thing and the steps in post #4. after performing steps in post #4 everything worked great. but for some reason weeks later the problem has returned. is it possible i'm tripping or could the problem have returned? i know it seems highly unlikely but...
i have also been advised to redo the entire root process, is that a viable option as well?
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could be a twrp bug? are you on the latest version? you can try just updating the recovery, via fastboot or app(like flashify). if that doesnt work you can try wiping out the recovery partition(via fastboot) then reflashing the recovery.
yes i am on the current version via rashr app. i'm not sure how to wipe the recovery partition in fastboot....but it seems time i learn.
again, any thoughts to repeating the root process?
sinceg1 said:
yes i am on the current version via rashr app. i'm not sure how to wipe the recovery partition in fastboot....but it seems time i learn.
again, any thoughts to repeating the root process?
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why? all that is is flashing supersu or removing it? that had nothing to do with your recovery. you dont need root to have a custom recovery.
ok, so it seems the next thing to try is wipe recovery partition then reflash recovery. i'll begin looking into how to do that. thank you again.
Had this problem last night, if you have a pattern password try using this:
1 2 3
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I had an upper case L and it translated to 2589 and that's what unlocked it for me. Hope this helps someone
Ok, I was also asked for a password a couple of days ago for the first time ever, even though I had accessed TWRP several times before to flash roms, kernels etc so I don't think the reason was that I had forgotten to reboot after bootloader. In my case, I didn't even think of trying to enter any PWD so I selected "cancel" and from what I saw I thought my SD was wiped so I re-flashed stock from Bootloader and re-set the device, rather painfull (now I keep a nandroid backup). The thing is though, before I decided to flash stock I just tried exiting recovery and restarting the system and it wouldn't boot by any means. Just sat on the Google logo for ages heating up. And all this happened after a normal shutdown of the device, not after some fancy flashing/modding...
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Ok, I was also asked for a password a couple of days ago for the first time ever, even though I had accessed TWRP several times before to flash roms, kernels etc so I don't think the reason was that I had forgotten to reboot after bootloader. In my case, I didn't even think of trying to enter any PWD so I selected "cancel" and from what I saw I thought my SD was wiped so I re-flashed stock from Bootloader and re-set the device, rather painfull (now I keep a nandroid backup). The thing is though, before I decided to flash stock I just tried exiting recovery and restarting the system and it wouldn't boot by any means. Just sat on the Google logo for ages heating up. And all this happened after a normal shutdown of the device, not after some fancy flashing/modding...
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Are you encrypted?
i was wondering if that made a matter. i didn't want to sound crazy mentioning it....yes, i am encrypted. do we believe that will make a matter?
sinceg1 said:
i was wondering if that made a matter. i didn't want to sound crazy mentioning it....yes, i am encrypted. do we believe that will make a matter?
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Absolutely. If your storage is encrypted, TWRP cannot access it without you entering a password. If you don't enter the password, your storage would appear to be blank to recovery.
I personally prefer to wipe my entire device and keep a kernel that does not enforce encryption. Encryption (in my opinion) makes life difficult for rooted users.
seems to be the answer here. i have seen "how to's" on decrypting.... i will decrypt the device, will i have to do anything additional from that point? reflash recovery perhaps? sounds like it would be a good step, but i guess we won't know until i decrypt.
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seems to be the answer here. i have seen "how to's" on decrypting.... i will decrypt the device, will i have to do anything additional from that point? reflash recovery perhaps? sounds like it would be a good step, but i guess we won't know until i decrypt.
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I'm new to the N6 so I am not sure about decrypting as a process. I just did a full wipe, flashed a kernel that doesnt force encryption .
Hello, I'm using official CM 13 on my Mi5 as my daily driver and I was very satisfied with it. I encrypted it with a pattern and the encryption was working fine. But today, I powered it on and suddenly instead of asking for a pattern, it asks for a password! I never used a password to lock or encrypt a device. How can I decrypt it? Is there some kind of defaut password? What could cause the password change? Or the only possible solution is just format data?
Note: TWRP also asks for a decryption password instead of the pattern.
You Need to format data, in wipe section.... Write Yes and After flash ROM.
By the way every dot on your pattern is a number, so u just need to figure out your password
Thank you, I tried to figure it out and it worked!
Davidkrch said:
Thank you, I tried to figure it out and it worked!
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Cool! To definitely eliminate encryption just make a twrp back up, save it on your PC or USB. Format Data, and after restore your back up!! I was in your situation, now I can boot without password
Philb90 said:
Cool! To definitely eliminate encryption just make a twrp back up, save it on your PC or USB. Format Data, and after restore your back up!! I was in your situation, now I can boot without password
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What should i bakckup? System? System image? Or what?
My 4-digit password works just fine during normal use. But after upgrading to oxygenOS 5.0.1 (OTA) , I decided I wanted to revert back to nougat. So I load my backup in twrp and reboot, and it asks for my password rather than fingerprint to unlock screen because of reboot. And that's when my password is not recognized.
This is the only password Ive ever used for my phone so its definitely the right one. I can also see notifications and accept calls, it just won't unlock the screen. I also tried the default code for my simcard but even removing it doesnt make a difference.
Next, I restore my backup for 5.0.1. that I made prior to restoring nougat, and the same thing happens, password doesn't work. I had to do a factory reset to get my phone working again.
Still determined to get good old android 7 back, I install the original recovery as to upgrade from the oneplus website. And upon booting to recovery my password is once again not recognized.
I'm now back on twrp and have no problems with my passcode. But I think this is strange so maybe someone here has an idea about what's going on.
If you're restoring a backup, you have to remove gatekeeper.pattern (or password).key and locksettings.db, once removed it will work
I moved those files from data/system to data and it worked. Thank you very much!
I noticed this also removes the lock if you set it from another computer using the 'my devices' section of your google account. But it does not remove the lock notification, to do that you simply have to set a new password from your phone.
And that's how easy it is to "hack" an Android phone. Pretty sure you can do this using adb from the stock recovery. Maybe I will try it one day.
ast00 said:
And that's how easy it is to "hack" an Android phone. Pretty sure you can do this using adb from the stock recovery. Maybe I will try it one day.
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AFAIK stock recovery allows only sideloading via adb
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AFAIK stock recovery allows only sideloading via adb
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Not sure about Oneplus, but we have a Prestigio tablet here and I managed to delete an entire partition from the stock recovery. Wipe data didn't help a bootloop so I actually wiped it for good.
I hope other manufacturers aren't that foolish, but I'm not sure they know better.
Hi Friends,
I setted-up secure start up ( i.e a pattern lock appear when booting the device) when i installed lineage os, but i soon got annoyed with it. My problem is I don't know how to turn it off.
SOLUTIONS tried:-
1. I checked Each and every setting on my phone to turn it off but couldn't found any on lineage os
2.I tried flashing even a different rom , Havoc OS but the secure start up pattern lock still persist
3.when setting up havoc os , i tried disabling it by clicking 'no' when havoc os startup asked to enable secure start up but nothing happened
And Now even my TWRP recovery has a pattern lock due this problem and Wiping my phone didn't solve it.
Any Help PLease????
Solved:
goto>fastboot mode (bootloader)>connect to pc with adb running>type in cmd>fastboot erase userdata
PreciousPulkit said:
Hi Friends,
I setted-up secure start up ( i.e a pattern lock appear when booting the device) when i installed lineage os, but i soon got annoyed with it. My problem is I don't know how to turn it off.
SOLUTIONS tried:-
1. I checked Each and every setting on my phone to turn it off but couldn't found any on lineage os
2.I tried flashing even a different rom , Havoc OS but the secure start up pattern lock still persist
3.when setting up havoc os , i tried disabling it by clicking 'no' when havoc os startup asked to enable secure start up but nothing happened
And Now even my TWRP recovery has a pattern lock due this problem and Wiping my phone didn't solve it.
Any Help PLease????
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Some people can clear the password by setting a new password and selecting No for secure boot. But that has never worked for me.
See the discussion here https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...ageos-15-1-oneplus-3-3t-t3739169/post76890649
So, try that first and if it doesn't work, the only other option is to reformat the data partition. You'll lose everything in your internal storage, so back it up on external storage.
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The only way to make it go away is to wipe your phone. Including the internal storage.
I was pissed when I found out.
BillGoss said:
Some people can clear the password by setting a new password and selecting No for secure boot. But that has never worked for me.
See the discussion here https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...ageos-15-1-oneplus-3-3t-t3739169/post76890649
So, try that first and if it doesn't work, the only other option is to reformat the data partition. You'll lose everything in your internal storage, so back it up on external storage.
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Thanks For the reply But I have Tried wiping my phone, everything including internal storage but nothing seems to help. Any other solution?
ast00 said:
The only way to make it go away is to wipe your phone. Including the internal storage.
I was pissed when I found out.
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Thanks For the reply But I have Tried wiping my phone, everything including internal storage but nothing seems to help. Any other solution?
PreciousPulkit said:
Thanks For the reply But I have Tried wiping my phone, everything including internal storage but nothing seems to help. Any other solution?
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Plug your phone into a computer, go to bootloader mode and then use cmd to type "fastboot erase userdata".
This should decrypt your device. Be careful though, booting a stock ROM or anything with the stock kernel will auto encrypt it again without warning you.
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Be careful though, booting a stock ROM or anything with the stock kernel will auto encrypt it again without warning you.
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But it won't set boot password up on its own though
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But it won't set boot password up on its own though
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True. But I consider encryption itself a curse. There really should be a way to decrypt without wiping the phone.
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True. But I consider encryption itself a curse. There really should be a way to decrypt without wiping the phone.
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Consider that if you lose your unencrypted phone or it gets stolen, a thief can read your data, access all your accounts and bypass FRP.
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Consider that if you lose your unencrypted phone or it gets stolen, a thief can read your data, access all your accounts and bypass FRP.
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If it's rooted encryption doesn't help. Secure startup does, but it introduces so many problems with simple things like restoring a backup that it's not worth it for me.
And like I said, encryption alone doesn't make a difference as long as you TWRP.
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Secure startup does, but it introduces so many problems with simple things like restoring a backup that it's not worth it for me.
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Never had such issues
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And like I said, encryption alone doesn't make a difference as long as you TWRP.
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Actually encryption without secure startup doesn't make sense at all
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Never had such issues
Actually encryption without secure startup doesn't make sense at all
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Which is exactly why forced encryption on every single damn phone is stupid. Ask the user on the first startup if they want this or not. If someone is too stupid to decide this for themselves after a simple, one paragraph explanation, they don't deserve a smartphone.
But the current implementation is unreliable and frustrating to anyone looking to modify the software on their phone. Granted, we are the minority.
ast00 said:
Plug your phone into a computer, go to bootloader mode and then use cmd to type "fastboot erase userdata".
This should decrypt your device. Be careful though, booting a stock ROM or anything with the stock kernel will auto encrypt it again without warning you.
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Thanks This Worked Very well
ast00 said:
Plug your phone into a computer, go to bootloader mode and then use cmd to type "fastboot erase userdata".
This should decrypt your device. Be careful though, booting a stock ROM or anything with the stock kernel will auto encrypt it again without warning you.
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Does this mean a Gapps ROM as stock would encrypt it too?
SchwarZWeiSs said:
Does this mean a Gapps ROM as stock would encrypt it too?
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Not sure what you mean by gapps rom.
Stock Oxygen OS is the only thing that will encrypt it. You can use custom roms based on Oxygen OS though.
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Not sure what you mean by gapps rom.
Stock Oxygen OS is the only thing that will encrypt it. You can use custom roms based on Oxygen OS though.
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Thanks!