After I rooted my tablet I noticed I could not change the device language anymore. The device kept asking to check the parental controls...
Should I perform a factory reset and change the language then root it? Just curious if there is an easier way then resetting.
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I locked myself out of my phone, its a long story. Is there anyway to bypass the initial password to access windows. Even if its a software flash is there anyone who has liks or information on how to fix this
im sure you can just do a hard reset.
Yep, as Hagi37 states, hard resetting will work just fine.
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.
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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.
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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 .
Hi Guys,
I think I have no lucky these days...
I was testing a new ROM and when a returned the backup with TWRP android asked me a patteren for unlock.
The patter I usauly use dont work.
I found a help that say to erase some files in /data/system but it doenst work...
I had a idea to block the cell with my google account and set a new PIN for unnlock... It doenst work
Now I have the cell blocked by google and its impossible to access the internal memory with TWRP...
I need help... I dont know what to do...
Please !!!!
Sounds like your only way back is to format/delete all your data and start from scratch. You can use fastboot to do this.
I think this is the way... but I never did this before...
Do you know a step by step to do this !?
If I understand rightly you have a Google locked phone. I have not tried this on the OP3T but if you are able to reach the boot up screen where Google asks you for the password/pattern lock, you can try inserting an OTG drive of any capacity into your device. The phone will ask for changing storage. After clicking 'OK' you will be taken to the storage section. Go to 'Apps' and from there to 'Setting'. If you are able to reach this far, do a complete reset from that 'Settings' section and you would be able to recover your phone. I repeat, I have not tried this on the OP3T but have successfully tried this on some other phones. Best of luck and hope you get back your toy.
Let me also add that you won't be able to recover a Google blocked phone by factory resetting from recovery. The only way to do this is to reset it from the settings section of the OS itself after you have booted up.
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If I understand rightly you have a Google locked phone. I have not tried this on the OP3T but if you are able to reach the boot up screen where Google asks you for the password/pattern lock, you can try inserting an OTG drive of any capacity into your device. The phone will ask for changing storage. After clicking 'OK' you will be taken to the storage section. Go to 'Apps' and from there to 'Setting'. If you are able to reach this far, do a complete reset from that 'Settings' section and you would be able to recover your phone. I repeat, I have not tried this on the OP3T but have successfully tried this on some other phones. Best of luck and hope you get back your toy.
Let me also add that you won't be able to recover a Google blocked phone by factory resetting from recovery. The only way to do this is to reset it from the settings section of the OS itself after you have booted up.
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Perfect!
I did exactly this and now I recovery the cell...
Thanks a lot!
You save my day!
Hi all, I've sold my 900a and I'm trying to factory reset it through the settings menu. Unfortunately when I get to the 'delete all' screen it then asks me to create a new password / pin.
Why?!! I'm resetting it, why would I want to add a password? There is no way around this screen and I don't want to add a password to the device if I'm about to give it to someone else.
Please help!
Thanks
G900A factory reset.
Bit late to answer, but if you haven't already worked out how to reset your SM-G900A (AT&T)
you should be able to do it by going in to RECOVERY mode on your phone and selecting reset
from the list of options.
Good Luck!
I wanted help resetting the device. My brother forgot his lock screen password and to reset to factory settings he needs the password. I tried to recover by google find my device but as the device was turned off, it does not connect to the internet. is there any way to reset it? i tried support but they said i could send the device to their tech support in china, but it would be too expensive.
The easy way; get your "brother" to remember the password.
Or bypass the FRP lock... Google it.
blackhawk said:
The easy way; get your "brother" to remember the password.
Or bypass the FRP lock... Google it.
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if the problem was the google account I could, but I can't even reset the device because it asks for the password. when I click on the "forgot password" icon it tells me that if I forget the password it cannot be recovered and in order to use the device again I would have to take it to their technical assistance to restore the factory settings. i could reset it by google find my device but when i log into google account it can't connect to the device because it was off. and to start it it asks for the password.
You already have lost the data on the phone as the password is tied to the encryption.
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You already have lost the data on the phone as the password is tied to the encryption.
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about phone data, no problem. I just need a way to unlock it. because it's been out for more than 6 months because I couldn't find a way to reset it in a way other than sending it to technical assistance. which is in china
bitesthedust2 said:
about phone data, no problem. I just need a way to unlock it. because it's been out for more than 6 months because I couldn't find a way to reset it in a way other than sending it to technical assistance. which is in china
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any idea?
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