While traveling my phone rebooted itself on the plane and has locked me out. When I swipe to enter my lock screen code it accepts it but goes back to the lock screen. Is there a way to break the lock screen without wiping the phone data?
Rooted?
First mistake, putting a lock on it.
I've gotten locked out of PC bios when they got corrupted.
Lesson learned: as soon as you set a device password you set yourself up for a lockout. It may be no fault of your own except that you enabled it!
Hardware and software failures are easier to resolve if no passwords are set.
That goes double for data encryption.
The KISS principal ruthlessly applies here.
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babyboy3265 said:
Rooted?
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fasteddie07 said:
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After the last update the phone has been randomly rebooting and this time on airplane mode it has locked me out
fasteddie07 said:
After the last update the phone has been randomly rebooting and this time on airplane mode it has locked me out
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Can you access the boot menu?
blackhawk said:
Can you access the boot menu?
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Yes.
fasteddie07 said:
Yes.
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Try clearing the system cache
At least you can do a factory reset if you must.
Guess you could try Safe Mode too... never know.
More options maybe available but that's above the level of my knowledge, sorry.
blackhawk said:
Try clearing the system cache
At least you can do a factory reset if you must.
Guess you could try Safe Mode too... never know.
More options maybe available but that's above the level of my knowledge, sorry.
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Thanks. I've tried clearing the cache and going to safe mode. I am hoping I don't have to wipe it hasn't backed up my photos of contacts since March. I'm trying to save them.
fasteddie07 said:
Thanks. I've tried clearing the cache and going to safe mode. I am hoping I don't have to wipe it hasn't backed up my photos of contacts since March. I'm trying to save them.
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Maybe try logging in with your Samsung or Google account?
Try a hard reboot.
Keep playing with it.
They seem to like attention
This is case where a SD card would have been nice to preserve the critical data. Moving forward get a .5 tb flash stick to do weekly backups.
Lessons learned. I'll keep trying to break in.
fasteddie07 said:
While traveling my phone rebooted itself on the plane and has locked me out. When I swipe to enter my lock screen code it accepts it but goes back to the lock screen. Is there a way to break the lock screen without wiping the phone data?
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https://www.technipages.com/android-not-accepting-correct-pin-or-pattern
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Peeptastic said:
I think this might fix the issues I have. If I can sideload the latest update, wouldn't that unfreeze previously frozen apps? Thanks.
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It will not unfreeze them. You will need to factory reset.
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Peeptastic said:
Okay, thanks. Factory reset is what got me in this in the first place. (Well, not the first place, but it's what I can't get out of!) is not changing anything. I still can't get any further in setup than one screen past wifi (it just continues to check whatever it is it's checking. It's not frozen and it doesn't loop, it just doesn't move on. Pressing next/skip produces a sound/feedback but doesn't move on) Oh well, it was worth a try.
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If you're rooted, factory reset will not work. You will need the KDZ file to wipe your phone, which is currently in the works.
If you actually got it to boot, then you're fine. That "activating" screen sometimes takes several minutes. Just be patient.
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Peeptastic said:
Thank you for helping. I don't actually make it to an activating screen. I just get one step past wifi (if I keep wifi on it gets caught in updating system. If I turn wifi off it gets caught in just a sec). It will "load" (lack of better term) for 1-3 hours. I did discover that I can receive phone calls while stuck in the screen. And I can hear when I get a text message, although I can't check it. But that makes sense if I can't factory reset a rooted phone....
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Try removing battery and trying to boot again. If your phone was rooted, that''s possibly your problem.
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I'm not sure if the batter y is supposed to be out for an extended period of time. Or plugged in(?) I have done that as well as remove the sim card. No progress.
Oh and data works as well though I don't always have good reception where I'm at.
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So what you're saying is that you're still stuck on that screen, but all of the phones functions work? Hm, that is very strange.
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Yep! Sprint connections optimizer popped up. I was able to hit a link from there and access chrome. I wasn't signed in to wifi though. Also, whenever something closes, the screen goes back to setup. I don't have access to the task bar or the soft keys (besides back). Someone else on the forum had a similar problem and looks like it was solved with kdz. So there is hope.
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I suppose you'll just have to wait for the KDZ. I have never heard of anything like that before. I'm sorry that happened.
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ironbesterer said:
I suppose you'll just have to wait for the KDZ. I have never heard of anything like that before. I'm sorry that happened.
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You and me both, you and me both....
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You and me both, you and me both....
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I'm just waiting for that bootloader unlock and custom recovery ?
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Thank you for helping. I don't actually make it to an activating screen. I just get one step past wifi (if I keep wifi on it gets caught in updating system. If I turn wifi off it gets caught in just a sec). It will "load" (lack of better term) for 1-3 hours. I did discover that I can receive phone calls while stuck in the screen. And I can hear when I get a text message, although I can't check it. But that makes sense if I can't factory reset a rooted phone....
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I think I may be seeing something related to what you're seeing (though I'm not starting over from a Factory Reset). Ever since taking the root flash, my wifi isn't connecting to my home router anymore.
I was just about ready to do a Factory Reset to see if that fixed it, but now it doesn't look like that'll help.
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I wouldn't recommend resetting unless your device has kdz or a custom recovery access. What carrier are you on?
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Sprint.
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Peeptastic said:
Okay, thanks. Factory reset is what got me in this in the first place. (Well, not the first place, but it's what I can't get out of!) is not changing anything. I still can't get any further in setup than one screen past wifi (it just continues to check whatever it is it's checking. It's not frozen and it doesn't loop, it just doesn't move on. Pressing next/skip produces a sound/feedback but doesn't move on) Oh well, it was worth a try.
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During the initial setup after factory reset, when you get to the wifi setup screen can you just skip over the wifi setup? Is it possible your wifi isn't working (mine isn't either) and as long as you keep attempting to connect you'll never get past that step in the initial setup process?
i need zv4 rooted system file, i'll root the phone using the zv4 file and will do OTA , thn will get the update.zip for ZV5.
if any one have zv4 rooted system file pl share.
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I've tried that. It just hangs on that screen as well. It's a google services error. Can't be fixed without more resources. (That I know of). It connects to data and still won't move on. Though my data is really slow here so who knows if there was any progress....
As for your phone, I wouldn't try factory reset until we get that tot file.... Otherwise, you might be joining the rest of us with Sprint bricks :highfive:
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Roger that, sir.
What's a "tot" file?
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has any one been having any trouble with their wifi on their nexus 6, randomly the wifi toggle will stop working the toggle will be off and it still says "Turning Wi-Fi on..." i've booted into recovery and cleared cache and rebooted the phone and it worked the first time and it's been acting up again and this time clearing the cache isn't working does anyone else have any ideas without doing a factory reset.
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has any one been having any trouble with their wifi on their nexus 6, randomly the wifi toggle will stop working the toggle will be off and it still says "Turning Wi-Fi on..." i've booted into recovery and cleared cache and rebooted the phone and it worked the first time and it's been acting up again and this time clearing the cache isn't working does anyone else have any ideas without doing a factory reset.
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maybe try just flashing the system img, then wipe cache's again before booting. if that doesnt work, its may be time for the dreaded fdr.
I've never been into flashing system img & fdr? It's just sad because I had the same issue before also losing signal with my device. Til I got a replacement and the replacement device is starting to act up also.
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maybe try just flashing the system img, then wipe cache's again before booting. if that doesnt work, its may be time for the dreaded fdr.
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okay so put the phone in recovery and did cache wipe and reset it from recovery also and got everything set up again and still it shows Wi-Fi toggled off and saying turning on Wi-Fi im not sure what todo at this point.
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okay so put the phone in recovery and did cache wipe and reset it from recovery also and got everything set up again and still it shows Wi-Fi toggled off and saying turning on Wi-Fi im not sure what todo at this point.
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my only other suggestion would be to re-flash. you could try just the system partition, but if it were me i would just go all in for full clean flash.
im sure Simms will get on me for saying so, but you can just grab wugs toolkit and be done in 20min or so.
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my only other suggestion would be to re-flash. you could try just the system partition, but if it were me i would just go all in for full clean flash.
im sure Simms will get on me for saying so, but you can just grab wugs toolkit and be done in 20min or so.
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I've never flashed before i know from what i hear its really easy for Nexus devices. but i'm just curious what would of caused this like from my first N6 since December and it acts up now in Sept and having the replacement N6 acting up the same way.
Is it rooted with mods or completely stock? If stock, try deleting the saved wireless networks..
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Is it rooted with mods or completely stock? If stock, try deleting the saved wireless networks..
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100% stock I can't get access to any saved networks at all
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I've never flashed before i know from what i hear its really easy for Nexus devices. but i'm just curious what would of caused this like from my first N6 since December and it acts up now in Sept and having the replacement N6 acting up the same way.
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these random issues usually come from a corrupt file, either by an update or some other means. its hard to impossible to pinpoint the cause usually.
if you never flashed before, its best to read up on it a bit first. wugs walks you through the steps, from downloading the files, and drivers, to the flashing. its not foolproof, but if you follow the lead of the script, its not hard to figure out.
bweN diorD said:
these random issues usually come from a corrupt file, either by an update or some other means. its hard to impossible to pinpoint the cause usually.
if you never flashed before, its best to read up on it a bit first. wugs walks you through the steps, from downloading the files, and drivers, to the flashing. its not foolproof, but if you follow the lead of the script, its not hard to figure out.
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well i have before but that was so long ago and that was for my MyTouch and HTC Sensation but that was years ago. Now I know things are easier but I've never really been into flashing and the only reason I did back then was for updates and different version of Sense UI but since I've been using Nexus Devices I didn't have a need or desire to actually flash. Pretty much I'm a NOOB! :laugh:
but I don't see why wouldn't a factory reset fix it. even if it was temp.
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well i have before but that was so long ago and that was for my MyTouch and HTC Sensation but that was years ago. Now I know things are easier but I've never really been into flashing and the only reason I did back then was for updates and different version of Sense UI but since I've been using Nexus Devices I didn't have a need or desire to actually flash. Pretty much I'm a NOOB! :laugh:
but I don't see why wouldn't a factory reset fix it. even if it was temp.
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a factory reset only deletes data, it does not restore any of the file system to its original state.
bweN diorD said:
a factory reset only deletes data, it does not restore any of the file system to its original state.
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oh... so when I called Motorola they told me to wipe cache how did that help the first time ?
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oh... so when I called Motorola they told me to wipe cache how did that help the first time ?
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clearing the cache is always a good idea, i think i suggested that earlier.
i dont know how to explain well what cache is exactly, its not part of the file system, its more like temp data storage i believe.
bweN diorD said:
clearing the cache is always a good idea, i think i suggested that earlier.
i dont know how to explain well what cache is exactly, its not part of the file system, its more like temp data storage i believe.
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yeah i tried that a few times today and it did nothing... i'm about to give up since i don't have a PC anymore i use a Chromebook
humpty123 said:
yeah i tried that a few times today and it did nothing... i'm about to give up since i don't have a PC anymore i use a Chromebook
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def of cache from google
"In cell phones and networks, a cache usually refers to a memory storage area in the phone or network that stores copies of information that is likely to be needed in the near future, so it can be accessed faster."
i dont know how to flash with a chrome book, if possible. sorry
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def of cache from google
"In cell phones and networks, a cache usually refers to a memory storage area in the phone or network that stores copies of information that is likely to be needed in the near future, so it can be accessed faster."
i dont know how to flash with a chrome book, if possible. sorry
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all i know it happened a day after i got the last update from T-Mobile. i should them back and tell them i'm having the same issues with my phone have them replace it for me again.
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all i know it happened a day after i got the last update from T-Mobile. i should them back and tell them i'm having the same issues with my phone have them replace it for me again.
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thats pretty consistent with what i said earlier. these type of issues frequently arise after updates. files dont update exactly right and something gets corrupted.
bweN diorD said:
thats pretty consistent with what i said earlier. these type of issues frequently arise after updates. files dont update exactly right and something gets corrupted.
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i decided to call T-Moblie and talk to them they told me to take it to a store and get it dianogsed and they will call to get it replaced since it is the 64GB and stores don't have it.... I just want the Wi-Fi to work even though i don't use it all the time but still.
My Note9 loses wifi several times a day. My other Samsung phones, located next to the Note9, are fine. SM-N960U.
Have you tried wiping the Cache Partition in Recovery Mode.
Please look here
This may be able to shed some light with WIFI
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Have you tried wiping the Cache Partition in Recovery Mode.
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Yes. It didn't help. Samsung wants me to do a factory reset but I don't have the time or patience to put everything back together. And I still don't know if it will fix the problem!
nastypup said:
Yes. It didn't help. Samsung wants me to do a factory reset but I don't have the time or patience to put everything back together. And I still don't know if it will fix the problem!
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You can factory reset without losing data. Flash latest rom using home_csc and you will retain your settings and apps .
If that doesn't fix it, then do the same but flash regular csc which will wipe data and settings.
Games, apps, ECT are mainly all cloud based now anyways. The only things that you need to manually setup are device specific settings really. If you have a problem but aren't willing to do troubleshooting then there's nothing anyone can really do.
Alternatively, enable developer settings and verify your settings matches the one I highlighted in red. That may help.
After I upgraded to the 13 beta, all was well but I'd somehow lost a bunch of my sensors.
Proximity, brightness and compass.
Have already gone back to 12 but the issue remained.
On the 8 pro this was a fault with the persist partion usually affecting the fingerprint sensor, but in my case it's just fine..
There is still a fix for the persist partion on the 8 pro but I haven't gone through it yet, has anyone had a similar issue? So far as I can tell us just me.
*#899# manual test simply shows that the sensors are absent.
Any ideas?
If Developer options is on, try toggling off.
Clear the system cache if that's an option.
Hard reboot.
Factory reset, if that doesn't get reflash 12 again is my guess. Might be something in the HAL interface.
blackhawk said:
If Developer options is on, try toggling off.
Clear the system cache if that's an option.
Hard reboot.
Factory reset, if that doesn't get reflash 12 again is my guess. Might be something in the HAL interface.
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Since the rollback (which would have wiped everything anyway,, I've already factory wiped a few times and formatted the device.. I'm not sure if wiping the cache would do anything additional.
But can try
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Since the rollback (which would have wiped everything anyway,, I've already factory wiped a few times and formatted the device.. I'm not sure if wiping the cache would do anything additional.
But can try
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Then that seems pointless. Try in safe mode.
Try the hard reboot (simulates pulling the battery) if you haven't already.
Maybe the flash or the rom were corrupted.
Check cables and PC (check Event Viewer for errors during the flash).
Guess a hardware failure is possible especially since it did it with 2 roms now. Two different corrupted flashes seem unlikely especially with the same hardware issue. My knowledge with flashing Androids and OP are very limited so maybe there's a trick to this...
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Then that seems pointless. Try in safe mode.
Try the hard reboot (simulates pulling the battery) if you haven't already.
Maybe the flash or the rom were corrupted.
Check cables and PC (check Event Viewer for errors during the flash).
Guess a hardware failure is possible especially since it did it with 2 roms now. Two different corrupted flashes seem unlikely especially with the same hardware issue. My knowledge with flashing Androids and OP are very limited so maybe there's a trick to this...
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I think it's murdered the persist partition...
So all these parts of the phone that are governed by it are dead.
Have already booted in safe mode
dladz said:
I think it's murdered the persist partition...
So all these parts of the phone that are governed by it are dead.
Have already booted in safe mode
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I read a bit about it. Same symptoms as you're having. Guess you didn't save a backup copy of that file?
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I read a bit about it. Same symptoms as you're having. Guess you didn't save a backup copy of that file?
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According to the threads I've read you don't need to.
Check out the 8 pro threads
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According to the threads I've read you don't need to.
Check out the 8 pro threads
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So it rebuilds itself?
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So it rebuilds itself?
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Yep kind of.
[GUIDE] Fix PERSIST.IMG Loss Of Finger Print Sensor
New video guide below VIDEO GUIDE 1. *VERY IMPORTANT* We need to back up your broken persist.img and store it in a safe place. PC preferred. We will need this later. Do not leave the backup on the device as the next step will wipe the device...
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Yep kind of.
[GUIDE] Fix PERSIST.IMG Loss Of Finger Print Sensor
New video guide below VIDEO GUIDE 1. *VERY IMPORTANT* We need to back up your broken persist.img and store it in a safe place. PC preferred. We will need this later. Do not leave the backup on the device as the next step will wipe the device...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Seems they're more concerned with the finger print sensor. That won't fix the other sensors.
Or am I missing something?
I am curious I know on latest pixel u can't do this but Samsung u can. Is there a way to clear the system cache( I think that's it)? I think at the boot logo u press power up and down together and then go to cache and wipe. I know previous OnePlus phone did , haven't had a chance to do so on this phone. Maybe that might help? Idk just thinking outloud I guess
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I am curious I know on latest pixel u can't do this but Samsung u can. Is there a way to clear the system cache( I think that's it)? I think at the boot logo u press power up and down together and then go to cache and wipe. I know previous OnePlus phone did , haven't had a chance to do so on this phone. Maybe that might help? Idk just thinking outloud I guess
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On Samsung's it's on the boot menu. No idea why or how Pixel's manage without it?
Regardless it isn't the source of this issue.
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Seems they're more concerned with the finger print sensor. That won't fix the other sensors.
Or am I missing something?
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Not totally sure.. I'll ask them..I think they're all housed there, I don't want to mess up fingerprint too
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Not totally sure.. I'll ask them..I think they're all housed there, I don't want to mess up fingerprint too
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My point was they are preoccupied with fingerprints. It seems you need this file with its default settings intact.
Lol, I don't even know if my fingerprint sensors work, never tried them.
So all of a sudden the s21 is asking for password after restart. I use the same password or 4 variations of it for these accounts. However I cannot login. I can goto web or new device and log in to my Google and Samsung accounts. But the device does t want to allow this.
I’ve seen options to flash firmware back one, I’ve done this in past. And can walk through most options. I tried ADB. But it is not enabled. And that’s become a major issue. If I could do any kind of backup, retrieval of the photos and contacts. That’s all I care about. The rest is not a big deal.
Anyone have any kind of insight? Direction? Thoughts? I can see the device in find my, but there aren’t any options to unlock. Just send message and erase.
I am willing to try almost anything, and if there’s a paid service I will try that. I’ve never seen this screen before, and have never had this issue. It does not make sense.
I purchased a new device and setup with passwords no problem. But there isn’t a backup on Google of the phone there. I tried wiping tge cache and that didn’t help either. I attached a photo of what the screen looks like.
Fwiw. I have photos of wedding and brother that just passed. i don’t want to lose those. I am desperate for any answer. Someone with tech support said I could send device to LV and they can do it. Takes two weeks and phone might not be useable afterwards.
Have you tried using Odin to flash the latest firmware?
What exactly does the password screen look like?
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Have you tried using Odin to flash the latest firmware?
What exactly does the password screen look like?
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I have not tried flashing anything yet. I was afraid of messing things up. But I’m familiar with the process and am willing to try
Stop stealing phones
Back up your files and do a factory reset
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Stop stealing phones
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What the hell are you talking about?
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Back up your files and do a factory reset
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How would I back it up if I can’t log in?
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Have you tried using Odin to flash the latest firmware?
What exactly does the password screen look like?
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I do have a question about Odin, I downloaded from XDA. But it says to delete Google account before flashing or it will have problems. Wouldn’t that cause me to lose data?
No, if you back up with smart switch
Or you can bypass
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Stop stealing phones
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Heffro said:
What the hell are you talking about?
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Fellas, let's try to keep it civil. If you don't have anything of substance to contribute, it really doesn't need to be posted in this thread.
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Fellas, let's try to keep it civil. If you don't have anything of substance to contribute, it really doesn't need to be posted in this thread.
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It is 0rigins that make it first
And we didn't solved this problem
This happened to a friend of mine and i was able to "solved" it because he had a custom recovery TWRP.
I copied his files to a PC, while the phone was in recovery mode, then do a factory reset.
Later i found out that was an easier way to unlock the phone:
Remove /Bypass Lockscreen With Recovery
Recently when i restored my data using TWRP i faced a problem at lock screen. I was not able to unlock my phone with the pin i set Earlier..So after so many attempts i was able to find a solution for that problem.(works with pattern,pin etc)...
forum.xda-developers.com
But all this requires a TWRP recovery. If you don´t have that, i guess that the password you need is the one that you have set on the device, while configuring fingerprints.
If you have "find my phone" enable, you should be able to reset that password using a browser on a PC...
Have you found out any other solution?