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[Q] I really could use some help please...

First off, I apologize if I come off as "noobish". I joined this site about 10 minutes ago. Anyway, last week I left my Samsung Captivate unattended (like the drunken fool I am), someone guessed my pattern too many times and now I'm at the "too many pattern attempts" screen and of course I do not have a Google account. From my understanding, after readin some threads on here, one of the solutions is to use the ODIN program to flash the phone, is that correct? And also, is there any possible way, via ODIN or some other program, for me to view my text messages before I flash it and lose everything? I would very much like to know the contents of the texts I've been receiving all week. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this, and perhaps help me out.

The too many pattern attempts only locks the phone for a set time. Sounds to me like you "found" a phone that you want help with. Why not take it to at&t and have them return it or ask them for assistance if you are indeed the rightful owner.

I can assure you I'm the righful owner. I left my phone unattended at a party and my fantastic friends tried guessin my pattern too many times. I'm now stuck at a screen where you have to enter your Google account. Like a dumbass I didn't create a Google account when I first purchased the phone. So now I'm locked out of my phone for good. And I've already been to AT&T. We tried the hard reset, and just does not work and they won't give me a new phone.

**** flashed with Odin and create a new Google acc or call art and said that u lost the phone and paid those 125 but u still can keep the phone u have now and sell it truogh Craigslist or some place like that !
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Pictuers or it didnt happen lets see your proof of purchase
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I dont believe that anyone uses a android phone without making a google account.

So you've NEVER gone to the android market? That's the first thing anyone does that has a Droid phone.

you sir are not smart enough to trick us real owners. Google account creation is required to access the market. you telling us you've never tried to access the market?
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rjblack11 said:
you sir are not smart enough to trick us real owners. Google account creation is required to access the market. you telling us you've never tried to access the market?
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Lol! Ive never met anyone who had an android and not access the market. This would be the first.
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What you need a google account to access the market?
Damn...........Who would have thought that.......
There are ways around this.........OP I don't think your going to get any help here.......

So just get on a computer and create a Google gmail account. It does not have to be created by your phone. Once you have created your account, you can then enter your gmail ID when the phone prompts for it.
But I agree. Something is fishy with this story.
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redger725 said:
So just get on a computer and create a Google gmail account. It does not have to be created by your phone. Once you have created your account, you can then enter your gmail ID when the phone prompts for it.
But I agree. Something is fishy with this story.
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False info......once you link your account....it's linked..........

nickm50 said:
False info......once you link your account....it's linked..........
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He said that he never linked it to an account. That was the basis of my reply.
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redger725 said:
He said that he never linked it to an account. That was the basis of my reply.
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So its going to verify whatever he puts in there to a "blank" file, it won't match The point of entering the Gmail account is a second means of verification, if there is no account registered to the phone, it won't work.
His best bet is to return the phone to its owner.....the dead give away that it is not his, is that he has not had it for a week...who can go a week without their Captivate?

Agreed....return to owner
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Haha,notice how the OP hasn't reply ever since you guys uncovered his evil plan.
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I haven't posted because I have been quite busy with work and school. I have accessed the Market before. But it never asked me to create a Google Account. Not that I remember anyway. I wish there was a way for me to prove to y'all I am very sincere about my situation. I really do need help with this. It is true, I have been locked outta my phone for over a week now and it is drivin me crazy. But I'm explorin other options that doesn't cost money, like the ODIN program, that was what I really wanted to know about. Anyway, judgin by all the post, I'm some evil asshole tryin to get into someone else's phone. Which, I guess, is somewhat understandable, and with y'all not knowin me or me not bein able to show proof of my sincerity, I guess I can't be too upset about the accusations. I guess, I will just download the ODIN program, try to find some steps on how to use it and see if I can't mess my phone up even more.

There's a freaking thread dedicated to odin in the dev forum. Read search comprehend.
And there is no way at all that you used the market without a google account.
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Wiggins_Crony said:
I haven't posted because I have been quite busy with work and school. I have accessed the Market before. But it never asked me to create a Google Account. Not that I remember anyway. I wish there was a way for me to prove to y'all I am very sincere about my situation. I really do need help with this. It is true, I have been locked outta my phone for over a week now and it is drivin me crazy. But I'm explorin other options that doesn't cost money, like the ODIN program, that was what I really wanted to know about. Anyway, judgin by all the post, I'm some evil asshole tryin to get into someone else's phone. Which, I guess, is somewhat understandable, and with y'all not knowin me or me not bein able to show proof of my sincerity, I guess I can't be too upset about the accusations. I guess, I will just download the ODIN program, try to find some steps on how to use it and see if I can't mess my phone up even more.
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I think you are straight up lying. dude, att isn't going to just say "sorry, can't help you" if its really your phone. plus, Google account creation is (almost) unsurpassable when you insert sim card for first time. please tell us how you used market without Google account because im pretty sure its more secure than that(especially for situations like the one you brought here).
if its truly your phone, go to att tomorrow, give them the last four of your social security no. and they will be more than happy to reset your phone.
btw none of the people who use XDA frequently have ever come across someone who hasn't created a Google account for market use.
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[Q] Stolen Xperia Z

Hi,
My Xperia Z got stolen nearly a month ago!! Unfortunately, I didn't had anything installed on it that could help me track it down.. But it came with McAfee security installed as standard!! I had it registered but was not using it. On the McAfee website it shows my IMEI number.. but since my subscription has expired I cannot track it from there.. My question is, whoever stole my device obviously did a factory reset! As standard Mcafee should be up and running(atleast I hope so) do you think I should buy mcafee subscription,?? Is there a chance that I would be able to track my device back?? if anyone here know, weather the McAfee registration gets reseted if you do a factory reset?? Cause I did a few data wipe, for the brief time I had my phone.. It was always there.. and it didn't allow me to uninstall it..
Any inputs on weather buying th McAfee subscription will help me or not.. will be very usefull!! Thanks

Honestly not sure if it will help, but try it anyway.
You should've had an antitheft app installed for this very reason....
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What did McAfee say?
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I've not contacted my McAfee about this!! It got pick pocketed by :crying::crying::crying::crying:

nishantshekhar.02 said:
I've not contacted my McAfee about this!! It got pick pocketed by :crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Truth be told, Sony just launched the MyXperia stuff that helps you track and trace your phone with this link https://myxperia.sonymobile.com/ unfortunately it has to be activated on the phone. McAfee might be able to help you but I wouldn't hold my breath on that matter, good luck hunting down your phone!

Well, I know that there is very little if any chance of me finding my phone back.. But thank you for the input.. I'll try buying the Mcafee subscription, and see if it can locate my phone (fingers crossed).. The my xperia was not available to everyone when my phone got lost.. so no luck with that. till sony does not introduce something to keep track of their devices with IMEI, it thinks it pretty impossible!!

If you are in india. Report to police with u imei and police can track it and find it many of my friends who lost got back this way
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anirudhks said:
If you are in india. Report to police with u imei and police can track it and find it many of my friends who lost got back this way
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Nope, I'm not in India!! Lost it in Moscow!!!

nishantshekhar.02 said:
Nope, I'm not in India!! Lost it in Moscow!!!
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It´s bad luck.

I don't know how your local police work if I am totally honest but over here in the UK the police can track phones that are stolen, if there is enough evidence it was stolen and such. Speak to the fuzz, see what they say, the worst they can do is nothing, but nothing for free is better than paying for it.

Help with Nexus 6 stuck in demo mode

I have searched the XDA forums and have not found anything that pertains to this (I hope I didnt miss something), if I did miss something could you point me in the right direction? Here is the problem:
I recently got a Nexus 6 from my work, it was a store demo. I am having problems unlocking the bootloader in order to flash to the stock firmware. I have tried using the nexus root tool kit, adb, fastboot and android sdk, but to no avail. I am posting here because I am new to this and may have missed something. The phone is stuck in the demo mode and all the settings are locked, meaning that I cannot get into developer mode and check unlock oem bootloader, and cannot get into any other type of setting to take apps or switch security settings. When I try and open the developer options or other settings, I get a picture of a padlock with a caption of "This device is locked" and " Certain device features are unavailable for demonstrative purpose". It is running Marshmallow 6.0.1 and the build # is MMB29Q. I already have all the stock .img's and need a little help getting past this lock. So any help would be great.
Thank you

if its running in demo mode, then it is also running different software. since its on different software, i dont know if its possible to enable bootloader unlock in the dev options. if you cant enable that option, then the bootloader is not unlockable. but that all is just my guess.

Installing one of the OTA images may help with this.

jstme11 said:
I recently got a Nexus 6 from my work, it was a store demo.
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You need the login and password to reinstall and choose a the normal user mode.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Installing one of the OTA images may help with this.
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Will try that, Thanks

NLBeev said:
You need the login and password to reinstall and choose a the normal user mode.
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I will try and get that info
Thank you

simms22 said:
if its running in demo mode, then it is also running different software. since its on different software, i dont know if its possible to enable bootloader unlock in the dev options. if you cant enable that option, then the bootloader is not unlockable. but that all is just my guess.
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Thank you

I tried to install OTA using adb, kept getting a message saying "missing APK file". Any ideas?

So, I have not found a way to get out of the demo mode. I went ahead and did a factory reset on the phone, bug mistake. Now I have the problem of not knowing how to login due to the fact that I cannot get past the google sign in part after the factory reset. Any ideas?
Thank you

Bypassing factory reset protection can be done, but it isn't easy. For your sake, let's hope that you don't have the latest security updates installed on the phone.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Bypassing factory reset protection can be done, but it isn't easy. For your sake, let's hope that you don't have the latest security updates installed on the phone.
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The build is MMB29Q running 6.0 I found a back door kinda, I can get into the phone but will not let me get into developer mode doing this, and reset the phone, still needs original google sign in. I added a new google account under users in settings,to see if that would help, but still no luck getting into developer mode or other options. bootloader locked, so cannot get into adb shell. Any help, difficult or not, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Get the original sign-in or have the original owner remove the device from the account. Those are far easier to accomplish than attempting to bypass FRP.

jstme11 said:
I recently got a Nexus 6 from my work, it was a store demo.
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Tell us about your work and the person who set the demo mode password!

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Get the original sign-in or have the original owner remove the device from the account. Those are far easier to accomplish than attempting to bypass FRP.
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There is no "original" owner as it was a store demo. I have emailed the gmail account that was associated with it but no reply. I noticed that all the store demos had the same gmail associated with them. I believe that they may have been set up in mass, then sent out to the stores.

NLBeev said:
Tell us about your work and the person who set the demo mode password!
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I work for a Verizon retailer in the U.S.. I believe that the people or person who set up the demo mode and set the google login were the ones who the retailer got the phones from. As I have asked the procurement manager, and he does not know either. They have a repair center located inside the store, this store refurbishes old store demos. I used to work for that department, now I am a field tech for that same retailer. They were having a hard time getting rid of the store demo on this phone, because there is no place to put a pass word in under the demo app, that we can find. They asked me to help, I could not figure it out on my own, so I came here to ask for some help.

jstme11 said:
.... person who set up the demo mode and set the google login were the ones who the retailer got the phones from.
..... this store refurbishes old store demos.
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I assumed that logins/passwords for all demo phones are the same. That's usual in shops etc.You could try the login used by 'refurbish department.
When not successful..... call Motorola.
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NLBeev said:
I assumed that logins/passwords for all demo phones are the same. That's usual in shops etc.You could try the login used by 'refurbish department.
When not successful..... call Motorola.
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That's the problem, the people in the repair/refurbish department do not know the logins/password either, that is why they asked me to help unlock these phones, so they could sell/ use motherboards for repairs. Motorola it is then, unless there is a way around the lock, which I was hoping to find here.
Thank you

jstme11 said:
they ('refurbishers') asked me to help unlock these phones, so they could sell/ use motherboards for repairs. Motorola it is then, unless there is a way around
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I don't think you will find on XDA how to bypass Google's anti-theft stuff. It's against the xda-rules.
It is the retailer or Motorola!
Btw when the phones have been sold as 'demo' (cheaper); I don't think the retailer will help.

NLBeev said:
I don't think you will find on XDA how to bypass Google's anti-theft stuff. It's against the xda-rules.
It is the retailer or Motorola!
Btw when the phones have been sold as 'demo' (cheaper); I don't think the retailer will help.
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As I have said I work for the original Verizon retailer, who is also doing the refurbishing. and its not like they wont help, its that they don't know either. I am trying to help them, that being said, I did not know that this is against the rules of the XDA forums (guess I should have read the rules). Thanks for the input!

jstme11 said:
As I have said I work for the original Verizon retailer, who is also doing the refurbishing. and its not like they wont help, its that they don't know either. I am trying to help them, that being said, I did not know that this is against the rules of the XDA forums (guess I should have read the rules). Thanks for the input!
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flash the factory image for android 5.0, set it up, put in your own security then flash android 6.0.1. i say 5.0 because thats before googles security went into affect.
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now this isnt an official way around googles security, nor a non official way, its a way to fix human error. thats all.

Help please, my note 5 n920c stolen.

My note 5 sm n920c got stolen, it was protected with fingerprint security and back up pin. I changed my google password, unable to locate or wipe it through my google account, it says can't reach the device, and it doesn't show up in samsung account. What really bothering me is gallery(photos and videos)and other docs(unfortunately no back up either). Is there any way thief might get into my stuff??
Kindly share your expert opinion, I'm really worried about it
Thank you

DrMarshal said:
My note 5 sm n920c got stolen, it was protected with fingerprint security and back up pin. I changed my google password, unable to locate or wipe it through my google account, it says can't reach the device, and it doesn't show up in samsung account. What really bothering me is gallery(photos and videos)and other docs(unfortunately no back up either). Is there any way thief might get into my stuff??
Kindly share your expert opinion, I'm really worried about it
Thank you
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See you on 'The Fappening' mayte
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what is this?

I have been using the p30pro for almost a month so far I have received this kind of message for three times. Do anyone know what is this about??

Why I can't upload picture?!

paullu said:
Why I can't upload picture?!
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Try again using attach. I've tested uploading this photo ?

SLVMSF said:
Try again using attach. I've tested uploading this photo
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Testing

Now the picture uploaded. Anyone can tell what is that supposed to mean?

paullu said:
Now the picture uploaded. Anyone can tell what is that supposed to mean?
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224444 is being used to send text message notifications by Google to their list of different users who have opted-in to their SMS notification program. Many websites, mobile apps, and other businesses use their short codes to notify their users of current deals being offered, promotions, coupons, when tables are ready at their restaurants, password changes, and other time sensitive information related to their individual accounts. This is to keep their users informed with up to date information, give their subscribers coupons and deals, and also to verify that the user attempting to make changes to their account is the verified account owner.
Maybe at some point, you registered your phone number to one of Google services (maps, youtube, etc) and they want to keep you informed.
On the other hand, if you didn't do any of this, it may be possible that you accepted some bad cookies or notifications from surfing the internet. In that case, you can uninstall and reinstall your browser. Hope that this could give you an answer to your question ?. If not, you may have to do some researches of your own Google account security settings.

I just afraid something hacking to my Google account.

paullu said:
I just afraid something hacking to my Google account.
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it's normal. Just makes sure you give the permission to send messages and you agree there might be fees related to it.

paullu said:
I just afraid something hacking to my Google account.
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As @ZayaanAhyaan stated in his post, i don't think you got hacked, it's just an option to get info and earn some fees on your account.

paullu said:
Testing
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Did you click the “ remember my choice “ check box before clicking cancel? If so you should never see the message again

dezborders said:
Did you click the “ remember my choice “ check box before clicking cancel? If so you should never see the message again[/QUOT
I figured out. I know why now thanks
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