HOWDY -
I know I'm not supposed to ask for help on removing and/or bypassing a lock screen pattern.
I totally get this, and understand the implications of helping someone do that.
What I am asking for is a recommendation, or maybe even a review of some of the apps that are out there right now.
Whether or not you choose to be believe me is totally up to you, but here's some background -
The particulars - pattern lock screen on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Sprint variant, SMG928P. USB debugging NOT enabled from what I can tell.
Owner is unavailable to answer questions, he is deceased. Parents, who happens to be the Sprint account holder, does not have access to the gmail or Samsung accounts. No passwords written down anywhere.
The family would like to gain access to the device, the text messages and any call logs available, in order to prove that there was a setup.
There will be no subpoena or any other requests from the court, as the DA doesn't believe that any of the information would be relevant or viable.
I have physical possession of the device right now. Have attempted to connect to my PC, it doesn't show up, which is why I think the USB debugging isn't available.
Have tried all the methods on several pages about how to get around this, and no joy.
Want to know if it would be worth it to download one of these apps that says it would work. Do not want to chance losing any of the data.
Maybe with a death certificate, Sprint would unlock the device? Cellbrite?
Suggestions and reviews would be greatly appreciated, Thanky!
Hello,
Following a crash, I had to do a factory reset in the recovery of my note 8.
Of course, at boot, he asks me the Google account ID. Sadly, I do not have them anymore (email address deleted since). I tried my old ID: it does not work ...
Will a flash of rom stock via odin reset the frp? Or should it go before by an "adb frp tool", then flash a "combination firmware", before reflash the rom stock?
I have already tried all methods of bypass frp before 10/10/18 (sms class 0, bluetooth headset, samsung keyboard settings...)
(I am in N950FXXS5CRJ1 of 01/10/18, oreo 8.0). I'm french.
With proof of purchase, your carrier or samsung service will help you, that's it, WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE
neitsabes99 said:
Hello,
Following a crash, I had to do a factory reset in the recovery of my note 8.
Of course, at boot, he asks me the Google account ID. Sadly, I do not have them anymore (email address deleted since). I tried my old ID: it does not work ...
Will a flash of rom stock via odin reset the frp? Or should it go before by an "adb frp tool", then flash a "combination firmware", before reflash the rom stock?
I have already tried all methods of bypass frp before 10/10/18 (sms class 0, bluetooth headset, samsung keyboard settings...)
(I am in N950FXXS5CRJ1 of 01/10/18, oreo 8.0). I'm french.
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You know when people come in here talking about needing to get the FRP security lock off and then going on to say their gmail account is magically gone or deleted it automatically makes us think the phone is stolen!! People don't just randomly delete their gmail account nor do they forget their password so easily! If it truly is your phone take it to the carrier I.E. "at&t, Verizon etc etc." Because they will be able to easily recover the phone for you quickly!!
neitsabes99 said:
Hello,
Following a crash, I had to do a factory reset in the recovery of my note 8.
Of course, at boot, he asks me the Google account ID. Sadly, I do not have them anymore (email address deleted since). I tried my old ID: it does not work ...
Will a flash of rom stock via odin reset the frp? Or should it go before by an "adb frp tool", then flash a "combination firmware", before reflash the rom stock?
I have already tried all methods of bypass frp before 10/10/18 (sms class 0, bluetooth headset, samsung keyboard settings...)
(I am in N950FXXS5CRJ1 of 01/10/18, oreo 8.0). I'm french.
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Personally I don't buy it.
If you deleted your Google account, you would have been signed out across the board, you need to be signed in to a Google account for FRP to be enabled...
If you are a thief or a 'finders keepers' you will agree FRP is a great feature. Must suck holding this great phone and not be able to use it.
stonedpsycho said:
Personally I don't buy it.
If you deleted your Google account, you would have been signed out across the board, you need to be signed in to a Google account for FRP to be enabled...
If you are a thief or a 'finders keepers' you will agree FRP is a great feature. Must suck holding this great phone and not be able to use it.
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Personally I think it's stolen just by the way he worded that and saying that the gmail account was deleted isn't sitting with me right because then the phone would literally nag the crap out of him saying stuff like the play store can't work, gmail can't work and most importantly as you said FRP can't work without the email.. I'm betting it's stolen.
One time, I went to my carrier service center to activate volte calls, while I was waiting for my turn, an old lady ahead of me explained to the employee her case, that her device was locked, that she had no idea what email or anything else, as her grandson was the one that took care af all those things, she only used the phone to make calls an send sms, the employee said that it was ok, all she needed to do was to provide a proof of purchase, or the contract, and an ID, that was it, she did, and problem quickly solved, so, anybody asking for some way to bypass frp, is obviously trying to unlock an illegal obtained device, period.
winol said:
One time, I went to my carrier service center to activate volte calls, while I was waiting for my turn, an old lady ahead of me explained to the employee her case, that her device was locked, that she had no idea what email or anything else, as her grandson was the one that took care af all those things, she only used the phone to make calls an send sms, the employee said that it was ok, all she needed to do was to provide a proof of purchase, or the contract, and an ID, that was it, she did, and problem quickly solved, so, anybody asking for some way to bypass frp, is obviously trying to unlock an illegal obtained device, period.
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That's why I don't even try to help someone who comes along claiming that they magically forgot/lost their gmail account and password information. When he said he deleted the gmail account a while back the first thing that came to my mind was well without a gmail account you can't exactly do much with the phone because everything is going to be nagging you, Google, Play Store, Gmail, Google Services, maps and many other things and FRP can't lock without the gmail account so how could you possibly get FRP locked out.. You could by lying and stealing a phone and claiming it's yours..
Yeah, absolutely right
I certainly understand the views on going to a service center. But no. Not everyone with this problem is trying to cheat with a stolen phone. I just bought a very nice Note 8 (SM-N950U1) for $200 off eBay (from an individual with a 100% record) only to find it is FRP locked and I doubt she knew. Just did a factory reset and sell. So now I have to pay $50 at a service center and with the drive, it will take me about two hours. So some of us do have a legitimate reason to want to do a FRP unlock ourselves. Hopefully, the seller will rebate me the $50 so I don't have to send it back and start my long search for this model, in this condition for what i can afford all over again. Just say'in. Well glad I have XDA forums to let me know my position. - So thanks - Jim
Hi everyone.
First of all, apologies if this is a duplicate thread. I did try searching the forums before posting but couldn't seem to find the information I am looking for.
I have a Galaxy Note 9 (SM-960U on the Spectrum network in the USA, running Android 9) which use to belong to my step sister in law who has passed away. I purchased the phone off my in laws while they were wrapping up her affairs to help pay the device out of the contract it was under.
Before they gave me the phone they carried out a factory reset on the device. We are now trying to set the phone up for me but cannot get past the Factory Reset Protection, as we do not know the password to her Google account. (none of us knew about this security feature until after we tried setting up the phone).
So far we have tried:
* Trying all known or possibly known passwords to her Google account
* Attempting to reset the password on her Google account via PC so we can enter the new password on the phone when prompted
* Contacting Samsung Australia (the in laws moved to Australia to be closer to us) but apparently they can't assist as it's a US model.
* Contacting Samsung USA, who just pointed me to a Youtube video which didn't work
* Attempting to contact Google to see if we could get her account unlocked (we have her Death Certificate and a Stat Dec stating we own the phone), but they are near on impossible to get any help out of..... although we are still trying.
* Flashing the phone with the generic US firmware to see if that clears her account off the phone
*Multiple different How To and Youtube videos we've found online.
We have been working on this phone for weeks now and are running out of ideas. Has anyone successfully bypassed the FRP on this model or this version of Android that could assist?
Thanks to anyone who can help or point me in the right direction.
Cheers.
DeeMan2020 said:
Hi everyone.
First of all, apologies if this is a duplicate thread. I did try searching the forums before posting but couldn't seem to find the information I am looking for.
I have a Galaxy Note 9 (SM-960U on the Spectrum network in the USA, running Android 9) which use to belong to my step sister in law who has passed away. I purchased the phone off my in laws while they were wrapping up her affairs to help pay the device out of the contract it was under.
Before they gave me the phone they carried out a factory reset on the device. We are now trying to set the phone up for me but cannot get past the Factory Reset Protection, as we do not know the password to her Google account. (none of us knew about this security feature until after we tried setting up the phone).
So far we have tried:
* Trying all known or possibly known passwords to her Google account
* Attempting to reset the password on her Google account via PC so we can enter the new password on the phone when prompted
* Contacting Samsung Australia (the in laws moved to Australia to be closer to us) but apparently they can't assist as it's a US model.
* Contacting Samsung USA, who just pointed me to a Youtube video which didn't work
* Attempting to contact Google to see if we could get her account unlocked (we have her Death Certificate and a Stat Dec stating we own the phone), but they are near on impossible to get any help out of..... although we are still trying.
* Flashing the phone with the generic US firmware to see if that clears her account off the phone
*Multiple different How To and Youtube videos we've found online.
We have been working on this phone for weeks now and are running out of ideas. Has anyone successfully bypassed the FRP on this model or this version of Android that could assist?
Thanks to anyone who can help or point me in the right direction.
Cheers.
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First of all, I am sorry for your loss.
Discussions about bypassing FRP are not allowed on XDA as the information could be used by people who buy stolen phones and then remove FRP to re-sell them at a higher price.
Google Account password reset should be fairly easy if a phone number was linked to the account, as that will send a text to the phone number and allow you to reset the password.
However, if that doesn't work, Samsung should be able to remove it, if you provide them with the necessary documentation (Purchase receipt, death certificate etc). Although this will be tricky seeing as though you are in Australia and it is a US variant device.
Good afternoon fellows,
I seek your help for the next issue. Long story short, a partner from my work asked me if i could help her with her Redmi 8 (she told me that his son found it somewhere on the street), the device was locked by the mi account and frp from google. Looking for tutorials and such i finally could by pass both of them but i think i messed up something.
now the phone opens normally but the wifi won't connect and the sim card is in "just for emergency calls". I have tried to install a new rom but there is no way to flash it as (i think) is bootloader locked.
Is there a way to install a rom (i dont care if its the latest or newest) to make it usable at minimun?
thx before hand.
honesty id suggest to not go further. modern phones are pretty resilient nowadays and when you successfully bypassed the lock, the phones definitely blacklisted by xiaomi. what they shouldve done is tried their luck and go to a xiaomi service center instead. network and WIFI locking is usually a false indication, sometimes they can get within range (of a free WIFI or network restrictions) and track through GPS. it was probably locked in the beginning because the owner ordered xiaomi/google to wipe the phone. even with legit methods (buying|giving used ETC) a millenialist without any knowledge how internet accounts work can get blocked often.
some 'unofficial' tools are malicious, ive reversed engineered a few in the past for the fun of it and found 'sketchy' stuff behind the scenes. i havent tried any xiaomi tools so i cant call out theit methods.
and from a parents POV, theyre definitely in the wrong. what if the old owner successfully tracked the phone back to you guys?
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I bought a device from ebay and shipped abroad (outside US), the IMEI and serial number states that the device is unlocked on Google's website , but when I received the device and inserted SIM it says that the device is locked under Xfinity and I need to contact the customer service to unlock it, contacted the live chat support after lot of tries in different days one of the agents told me that he check the IMEI and the device is not locked, and adviced me to try to call the customer support, after a lot of international calls, couldn't reach to anything cause I don't have account.
There's no return policy
IMEI: 358116101231886
Serial: 0A051JECB14767
Is there anything I can do?
I have a Verizon pixel 4a 5g beginning with IMEI numbers 53 as well, except I bought it new and never paid it off. A few days ago on the latest Android 13 update, I used the app hail to freeze all of my carrier apps, as I typically do this to remove any bloat, and since I couldn't use a SIM in the phone anyway since I stopped paying for it it didn't matter if I affected any apps related to service. It must be specific to the latest update, but I disabled every Verizon branded app and every app with the name carrier on it, but I did not disable or freeze the device setup / work config app because it is responsible for several things, such as the OEM unlock switch which is expected to always be grayed out. Well for some reason, this time and I'm convinced it's related to the latest update.... After freezing those apps, not even rebooting the phone, OEM unlock was suddenly able to be toggled and now I am rooted and using a T-Mobile esim on an unpaid off, Verizon pixel. This is the only advice I can give you, download shizuku and set it up because unless you have root you cannot freeze apps with hail. You have to run it using Shizuku. It can't hurt and it's worth a shot
Thank you, I will give it a try, can you share with me please the list of the apps you froze, if u have it saved.
Sadly It didn't work