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After hours of googling I decided to write this thread.
I'm working as a phone technician and having a problem with Samsung i9000 with a pattern lock on it.
Customer doesn't know pattern and his google account.
Also on this handset the 3 button trick to get into Recovery/Download mode is disabled.
I have tried many methods of trying to get into recovery mode
-holding the 3 buttons the entire time (this just resets the phone and brings back to the I9000 screen)
-just letting go of the power (boots into the phones OS)
-letting the phone reset once by holding all 3 buttons down then releasing only the power (boots into OS)
-letting all 3 buttons go (boots into OS)
I've tried download mode too just to see if it works and it doesn't.
I already find out that there is a fix i have to install the Download/Recovery Mode fix (3 Button Disabled SPL fix), but to do that in phone settings usb debugging have to be selected which I can't do because of pattern lock.
Also my computer cannot detect phone in device manager after connecting.
There is a mass storage device option selected in connectivity. Phone just keep charging on usb cable.
Any ideas ??
The costumer should show papers that confirms that the phone is owned by the costumer, then, as a phone technician, you should know how to re-flash the device when you face such problem, if you don't know how to fix that as a phone technician then send it to Samsung Care Center along with the phone papers to be fixed. You should not be posting at a forum asking about this when you know the guide lines of your work.
[Ramad] said:
The costumer should show papers that confirms that the phone is owned by the costumer, then, as a phone technician, you should know how to re-flash the device when you face such problem, if you don't know how to fix that as a phone technician then send it to Samsung Care Center along with the phone papers to be fixed. You should not be posting at a forum asking about this when you know the guide lines of your work.
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Actually never faced that handset with pattern lock + 3 buttons disabled + mass storage and bluetooth on.
I tried to describe my problem as best I can so it will be easier to find a solution.
Hi
You can build a jig that allows you force download mode.the method to do so is on xda just search for it,or you can buy the jig from ebay for about £5.
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[Ramad] said:
The costumer should show papers that confirms that the phone is owned by the costumer, then, as a phone technician, you should know how to re-flash the device when you face such problem, if you don't know how to fix that as a phone technician then send it to Samsung Care Center along with the phone papers to be fixed. You should not be posting at a forum asking about this when you know the guide lines of your work.
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Indeed he should show you the papers, that's way too many things to suddenly not know or forget.
A Jig should help you getting into download mode though.
Can anyone advise me if it is feasible to disable/ enable (by purpose) entering into Download mode/ factory reset/ CWM? This is a good way to protect our devices.
if indeed the phone is his , build a jig and enter with it in download mode and flash a rom with repartition .
OK, thanks for anwsers lads, I will try to do it by JIG and i will post a result.
For users looking what the JIG is and how to build one or buy go into this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
hhmmm,
My spidey senses detect a stolen phone!
How the hell can you forget both your pattern AND google account LOL.
Ask him for the paper work for the device... I bet you never see him again.
UNLESS!!!! You stole the phone and made up a story to try and get an answer on how to unlock it
zolah said:
hhmmm,
My spidey senses detect a stolen phone!
How the hell can you forget both your pattern AND google account LOL.
Ask him for the paper work for the device... I bet you never see him again.
UNLESS!!!! You stole the phone and made up a story to try and get an answer on how to unlock it
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definately a stolen phone becuase you can go onto google with your cmputer and get your account info mailed to you.. i assume he/she remembers his google email?
Yep, it might be a stolen phone, who knows.
But stolen phones are usually barred, there is no signal on them. As i checked there is a signal on o2 and vodafone.
I once stupidly changed my unlock pattern when i was half asleep and was able to move the security pane out of the way by trying to make an emergency call, this gave me VERY limited access to some menus but you might be able to fix it this way.
ruthles said:
Yep, it might be a stolen phone, who knows.
But stolen phones are usually barred, there is no signal on them. As i checked there is a signal on o2 and vodafone.
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What about handling stolen goods?
Hmmmm sorry ruthles but im thinking more and more that YOU stole this phone...
Why is there no sim inserted into the device on the picture you posted in post 1?
Why would you be trying different sim cards in the phone? That has nothing to do with the pattern lock... If what you say is true you should know that as part of your profession.
I also dont think that some one in your position would resort to creating an account on XDA forums just to ask this question.
This all seems very odd...
zolah said:
Hmmmm sorry ruthles but im thinking more and more that YOU stole this phone...
Why is there no sim inserted into the device on the picture you posted in post 1?
Why would you be trying different sim cards in the phone? That has nothing to do with the pattern lock... If what you say is true you should know that as part of your profession.
I also dont think that some one in your position would resort to creating an account on XDA forums just to ask this question.
This all seems very odd...
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there would be no sim in the first as most people take there sim out if they put it in for repairs. trying different sims would indicate whether it is imei locked. the third question is a bit weird though.
zolah said:
Hmmmm sorry ruthles but im thinking more and more that YOU stole this phone...
Why is there no sim inserted into the device on the picture you posted in post 1?
Why would you be trying different sim cards in the phone? That has nothing to do with the pattern lock... If what you say is true you should know that as part of your profession.
I also dont think that some one in your position would resort to creating an account on XDA forums just to ask this question.
This all seems very odd...
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agree...couldnt possibly be a phone technician as this problem is too easily fixable...
a real technician should have already known about jigs and in my opinion, should have already had an xda account...
all arrows point to stolen phone...
something's really fishy here
hehe too bad the previous owner didnt install Prey or locking apps
or wait, maybe he did
I'm working as a phone technician and having a problem with Samsung i9000 with a pattern lock on it.
Customer doesn't know pattern and his google account.
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haha ofc he does know his pattern and Google Account, but he doesnt know where his phone is ...
Think what you want people, i dont have to explain myself to any of you
JIG did his job.
Phone is now working as brand new, and customer paid extra for it.
Have a nice day
Here is my tool to dump the lock code pattern via ADB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095325
One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
ZippyDan said:
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
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There is a Xposed module that can be used instead of the one in this ROM that has exactly what you are concerned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594642
Sent by smoke signals, then translated to Morse, and digitized by Monkeys.
ZippyDan said:
One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
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if your phone is stolen, this is your friend. google.com/android/devicemanager just log in with your e-mail and you're good to go
ZippyDan said:
One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
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I have found avast make such an app that your after I can't get URL at the moment but search through the play store for avast rooted and stolen, I will see if I can get you a link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.antitheft_setup
dronepro said:
if your phone is stolen, this is your friend. google.com/android/devicemanager just log in with your e-mail and you're good to go
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Didn't know about this, thanks. But it is useless if the phone is OFF (I just tested).
Madaz2 said:
I have found avast make such an app that your after I can't get URL at the moment but search through the play store for avast rooted and stolen, I will see if I can get you a link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.antitheft_setup
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I already have a paid subscription to Avast Anti-Theft and it is installed on my rooted HTC. I appreciate the suggestion but you are entirely missing my point. It is BECAUSE I have installed tracking software on my phone that I am so concerned about someone being able to turn off the phone at the lockscreen. Avast is slightly more useful than the google device manager because it can keep a historical record of where your phone has been, but it is still not very useful in finding a stolen phone if the phone is OFF and not transmitting current data about where the phone is!!
Thela7 said:
There is a Xposed module that can be used instead of the one in this ROM that has exactly what you are concerned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594642
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This looks good, but I am left uncertain about whether it would work on this phone. Browsing the thread reveals this information:
Confirmed Working Devices/Firmwares
HTC devices: HTC One X 4.2.2 stock Rom with Sense 5
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Promising, except we are on 4.4 now. And the thread also indicates there were problems getting it working with Sony devices after 4.3 which had to be fixed in a separate mod. I also see this note:
A user has reported that sound options disappear when using this mod on HTC One. I currently have no idea why this happens, and I'm too busy to figure it out at this moment. Sorry.
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ZippyDan said:
I already have a paid subscription to Avast Anti-Theft and it is installed on my rooted HTC. I appreciate the suggestion but you are entirely missing my point. It is BECAUSE I have installed tracking software on my phone that I am so concerned about someone being able to turn off the phone at the lockscreen. Avast is slightly more useful than the google device manager because it can keep a historical record of where your phone has been, but it is still not very useful in finding a stolen phone if the phone is OFF and not transmitting current data about where the phone is!!
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yeah, but IF you have lost or had your phone stolen i was pretty sure if they take out your sim and put in a new one the phone will go into stolen mode and features will be disabled
Madaz2 said:
yeah, but IF you have lost or had your phone stolen i was pretty sure if they take out your sim and put in a new one the phone will go into stolen mode and features will be disabled
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I'm not worried about that. In my opinion, the first few hours after a theft are the most crucial (in fact, the first hour while he is escaping to his den). What I'm worried about is the thief IMMEDIATELY turning off the phone after it gets stolen, and then having the phone wiped at his leisure.
ZippyDan said:
I'm not worried about that. In my opinion, the first few hours after a theft are the most crucial (in fact, the first hour while he is escaping to his den). What I'm worried about is the thief IMMEDIATELY turning off the phone after it gets stolen, and then having the phone wiped at his leisure.
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What if the thief just turns airplane mode on? Does avast override it?
ZippyDan said:
One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
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Holding down the power button for 10 seconds will always simulate a battery pull on the one whatever lock screen you have.
clarkson63 said:
Holding down the power button for 10 seconds will always simulate a battery pull on the one whatever lock screen you have.
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then pray that the thief doesn't know about this :silly:
But yea, I think it's important to have long-press power button disabled when the phone is locked.
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Promising, except we are on 4.4 now. And the thread also indicates there were problems getting it working with Sony devices after 4.3 which had to be fixed in a separate mod. I also see this note:
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Ah k. Yeah, I'm still using 4.3 so I don't know about if it works on KitKat.
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ZippyDan said:
Didn't know about this, thanks. But it is useless if the phone is OFF (I just tested).
I already have a paid subscription to Avast Anti-Theft and it is installed on my rooted HTC. I appreciate the suggestion but you are entirely missing my point. It is BECAUSE I have installed tracking software on my phone that I am so concerned about someone being able to turn off the phone at the lockscreen. Avast is slightly more useful than the google device manager because it can keep a historical record of where your phone has been, but it is still not very useful in finding a stolen phone if the phone is OFF and not transmitting current data about where the phone is!!
This looks good, but I am left uncertain about whether it would work on this phone. Browsing the thread reveals this information:
Promising, except we are on 4.4 now. And the thread also indicates there were problems getting it working with Sony devices after 4.3 which had to be fixed in a separate mod. I also see this note:
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I am not aware of anything that can be helpful if your phone is off... Every app or software will require a satellite or cell tower ak or echo request in order to find your phone. if you can find anything that magically can turn your powered off device on and you're able to track, lock or delete it, I think the entire community will love you
dronepro said:
I am not aware of anything that can be helpful if your phone is off... Every app or software will require a satellite or cell tower ak or echo request in order to find your phone. if you can find anything that magically can turn your powered off device on and you're able to track, lock or delete it, I think the entire community will love you
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I don't know how you guys keep misinterpreting me I know nothing is useful when the phone is turned off. This is exactly why I am so eager to make sure it is impossible or at least more difficult for a thief to turn off my phone from the lockscreen, so that it STAYS ON so that I can track it.
ZippyDan said:
I don't know how you guys keep misinterpreting me I know nothing is useful when the phone is turned off. This is exactly why I am so eager to make sure it is impossible or at least more difficult for a thief to turn off my phone from the lockscreen, so that it STAYS ON so that I can track it.
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Ah I see, it's my understanding that holding the power button for about 15-30 seconds will power off your device no matter what. As sad as that is, I think it should be that way because if for any reason your phone locks up while asleep and you cannot wake it up, you should be able to turn it off. otherwise, if it gets stolen and the thief cannot turn it off, simply removing the SIM card will render any security feature useless until the phone battery is fully discharged and he can charge, enter recovery and wipe it...
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What if the thief just turns airplane mode on? Does avast override it?
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Avast does have an option (only when rooted I believe) to automatically activate WiFi and Cellular data even if turned off.
Of course, if you have a lockscreen this does not even matter as they would not be able to turn it off.
There is another option to have the device automatically search for open WiFi's and join automatically. I'm not sure if this is part of Avast or AndroidLost as I have both installed.
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Holding down the power button for 10 seconds will always simulate a battery pull on the one whatever lock screen you have.
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If this 10-second press is a hardware-limitation (as in there is no way for a ROM to override this), then so be it. But I would like that to be confirmed.
But what I am mainly asking for, at the very least, is that the 3 or 4 second power button hold be disabled when on the lockscreen. I know for sure that this has changed from whichever stock version I was running to this latest Revolution ROM I am running now.
10-seconds is a long time to hold the power button, and as a thief may not know about this feature (and it might be different for every brand or model), they might give up before they hit the 10-second mark. For example, I think the Sleep + Home button hard reset for the iPhone is much more widely known, but it also requires only like 5 or 6 seconds of holding.
ZippyDan said:
If this 10-second press is a hardware-limitation (as in there is no way for a ROM to override this), then so be it. But I would like that to be confirmed.
But what I am mainly asking for, at the very least, is that the 3 or 4 second power button hold be disabled when on the lockscreen. I know for sure that this has changed from whichever stock version I was running to this latest Revolution ROM I am running now.
10-seconds is a long time to hold the power button, and as a thief may not know about this feature (and it might be different for every brand or model), they might give up before they hit the 10-second mark. For example, I think the Sleep + Home button hard reset for the iPhone is much more widely known, but it also requires only like 5 or 6 seconds of holding.
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The 10-second press is a hardware thing. All HTC One's have it, regardless of what model. This is because of the non-removable battery, so that you can simulate a battery pull should need be, as mentioned already. I'm sorry, there is no way around this. And trust me, you would rather have that feature should your phone become unresponsive. THAT is more likely to happen than a thief stealing a phone. The only times I've ever heard of someone stealing a phone is when someone is careless with where they leave their device. Just be cautious and don't leave it in stupid places. Simple.
HTC_Phone said:
The 10-second press is a hardware thing. All HTC One's have it, regardless of what model. This is because of the non-removable battery, so that you can simulate a battery pull should need be, as mentioned already. I'm sorry, there is no way around this. And trust me, you would rather have that feature should your phone become unresponsive. THAT is more likely to happen than a thief stealing a phone. The only times I've ever heard of someone stealing a phone is when someone is careless with where they leave their device. Just be cautious and don't leave it in stupid places. Simple.
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Well put.
HTC_Phone said:
The 10-second press is a hardware thing. All HTC One's have it, regardless of what model. This is because of the non-removable battery, so that you can simulate a battery pull should need be, as mentioned already. I'm sorry, there is no way around this. And trust me, you would rather have that feature should your phone become unresponsive. THAT is more likely to happen than a thief stealing a phone. The only times I've ever heard of someone stealing a phone is when someone is careless with where they leave their device. Just be cautious and don't leave it in stupid places. Simple.
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Well put.
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Terribly put. I accept the 10-second press. Let me return to my original concern which is the much shorter 3 - 5 second which now allows the phone to be turned off from the lockscreen with an on-screen menu. I would like that gone.
The second part of the post is uninformed at best or arrogant at worst. The OP is probably speaking from the point of view of a first-world resident.
I live in a third-world country. I have had a iPhone 5 that was stolen from me by two men wearing helmets who drove an untagged motorcycle onto a sidewalk just to snatch the phone out of my hand. On a public bus, I was sandwiched by 3 men just so that one could pickpocket my HTC Desire (a 3-year old backup phone) from behind. When I confronted them, I was punched and left bloody so I let them go (valuing my life over a phone).
I have another friend who has lost two iPhone 5's. Once, she was pickpocketed in a crowded mall. Another time, she was walking on the street near a public metro station with her phone clutched to her chest. A man grabbed her arm as she was passing and threw her to the ground. Afterwards he ran across a busy divided highway into a slum area.
I just met a foreigner here who was riding in the back seat of a taxi while using his Galaxy S4. The taxi suddenly stopped and two men armed with guns and knives jumped into the taxi from both sides. The taxi then continued moving. His quick reactions allowed him to escape by jumping out a window while the taxi was moving. He showed me his scrapes and bruises. Unfortunately, he had to leave the phone behind, but he may have avoided being kidnapped.
I have another friend who has a brother whose entire bus was robbed of their phones at gunpoint.
I could go on. All of these instances have occurred in both poor and very nice areas, and the nature of this country is that utter poverty and extravagant wealth are often located side by side. It might sound like a hellhole, but most days are perfectly normal, and some are wonderful, even in a third-world country. You learn to live with the badness, but it still makes sense to take proactive measures just in case.
There are other measures I can take as well: I usually use a much cheaper "decoy" phone in public. I try to ride the metro more than taxis and taxis more than buses. I try to always keep my valuables in a bag in front of me instead of in my pockets. When riding a taxi, I try to always make a note of the taxi number and lock all the doors from the inside. But you can't seriously blow me off and tell me to be 100% vigilant all the time. Sometimes I forget one of these precautions because I am in a rush or my mind is preoccupied with other things. And the nature of the modern world dictates that I use my phone constantly throughout the day, for both professional and social reasons, just as I am sure you do.
The fact is the probability that my phone will get stolen here is much higher than in other places, even if I am not careless with where I leave the phone, because people are seeking to actively rob others, and it is extremely unrealistic to expect that I keep my guard up 100% of the time.
Additionally, my work involves frequent travel, and requires me to do lots of work and communication on the internet. Therefore, a fast, powerful smartphone is a necessity for me to put bread in my mouth.
Now, you may understand why my perspective is that the security features on my costly and essential phone are so important. Your perspective is probably from some rich, relatively safe country in Europe, the USA, or Asia. I hope I have educated you on the fact that the world does not revolve around your socioeconomic situation.
I will be honest and say that your post irritated me, but I have tried to keep my post civil and explain why your response is pretentious and insulated idealism. If you still want to lecture me from your world about how I can magically solve the problems of my very different and more dangerous world by simply being "cautious", I will have just two very small words to gift you.
Good God, can we please stay on topic of this fantastic Rom and what's coming soon?!
If you have issues with how HTC have developed their phone, please take it to the Questions & Answers section ?
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So long story short, a failed repair on my screen at some repair store broke my AMOLED. So i was wondering if anyone is willing to sell or donate their ATIV S to me. I am in urgent need of one as I am unable to retrieve my crucial data as my phone is password-locked and if I plug it in, I cannot browse the files unless I unlock the screen which I cannot do. Please help.
You can't unlock by guessing the button locations? I mean, I've literally unlocked my phone left-handed (I'm right-handed) without looking at it. Maybe I just type that particular sequence more than most people...
Sorry to hear about the bogus repair. That really sucks...
GoodDayToDie said:
You can't unlock by guessing the button locations? I mean, I've literally unlocked my phone left-handed (I'm right-handed) without looking at it. Maybe I just type that particular sequence more than most people...
Sorry to hear about the bogus repair. That really sucks...
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The problem is the touchscreen isn't working. I can't even tap the screen. I need to retrieve my word documents, excel sheets and powerpoint slides and my photos which I was dumb enough not to enable auto-backup (other storage will rack up if you enable them). Getting REALLY desperate now.
Yeah thanks, those annoying ****s closed down. Don't know where they are and may never will.
This might be completely impossible but basically I'm trying to make it as difficult as possible for someone to shut down the phone without entering a passcode (I have an HTC m8 so they can't pull the battery).
There's apps that will prevent someone from using the shut down menu but that doesn't solve the issue of a hard reset. I'm aware you can reconfigure what the buttons do when using the phone but I'm skeptical if that will effect it on that low of a level.
So is there any way at all to completely reconfigure the switches or is that basically built into the hardware? I looked around and haven't found much.
I know this is probably a stupid question but it's worth a shot. I can turn on the screen in many other ways so I'm not too worried about that.
First, this is the M7 forum.
Second, I doubt it. I am pretty sure that the hard reset functionality is hardwired or at least coded into hboot, otherwise it wouldn't be much good for rescuing a frozen phone. Why would you want that anyway? What do you plan to do if the phone freezes up?
iElvis said:
First, this is the M7 forum.
Second, I doubt it. I am pretty sure that the hard reset functionality is hardwired or at least coded into hboot, otherwise it wouldn't be much good for rescuing a frozen phone. Why would you want that anyway? What do you plan to do if the phone freezes up?
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Doh! You're right, sorry for posting in the wrong place. I was at work and rushing to type this all up on my break.
You're wrong though, I found a solution. It's called Xposed Additions. And yea if my phone freezes up I basically have to wait until it dies. I'm willing to deal with that. I've had several phones stolen so now I have a phone that can not be shut off, can be tracked through GPS remotely, can take pictures remotely, and can listen to the microphone remotely.
Steal my **** again you lazy assholes. See what happens >
tstanley0426 said:
Doh! You're right, sorry for posting in the wrong place. I was at work and rushing to type this all up on my break.
You're wrong though, I found a solution. It's called Xposed Additions. And yea if my phone freezes up I basically have to wait until it dies. I'm willing to deal with that. I've had several phones stolen so now I have a phone that can not be shut off, can be tracked through GPS remotely, can take pictures remotely, and can listen to the microphone remotely.
Steal my **** again you lazy assholes. See what happens >
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Make sure USB debugging is disabled also or adb could be used to bypass lock or reboot to bootloader.. [emoji14]
tstanley0426 said:
You're wrong though, I found a solution. It's called Xposed Additions. And yea if my phone freezes up I basically have to wait until it dies. I'm willing to deal with that. I've had several phones stolen so now I have a phone that can not be shut off, can be tracked through GPS remotely, can take pictures remotely, and can listen to the microphone remotely.
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That is interesting. I wonder, though, if it truly disables the (hypothetical) hardware/hboot level controls should the phone freeze up, since Xposed would no longer be running.
Hello all,
So heres my problem, i bought a Note 8 super cheap from a Rent-a-Center due to cracked back case, so i took it a person in the mall that was able to replace the back cover for me.
I then took my phone home and my kid was playing with it, a few mins later he hands it to me asking to fix, he'd put a lock on and not known what the passcode was i reset the phone....
This was my mistake, as when it came back on it asked for an email address to login with, so i entered my gmail address. didnt work. i then did some looking online to find that my kid had some how turned on the Google protection, and put in an email into it.. so i took my Note 8 with my receipt to the Samsung store who said they could remove the FRP lock as i had the receipt..
2 days later i get a phone call saying they cannot fix the FRP due to the case not being the original case.
So thats how i ended up here, because i now have my phone that i love and wanted to mod or tweak, and been reading up on it..
But now i'm stuck as i dont know enough, and no one wants to help because its not the original case, i do have the imei number etc.. but doesnt seem to matter for Samsung.
I've tried everything that i can find online about FRP locks on Note 8 without any success....
I would be grateful if someone could either help or point me in the right way.
I dont mind reading and trying things to get this fixed. but sadly i dont know enough about the note 8.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice on how to fix this.
Graham
bitsbb01 said:
Hello all,
So heres my problem, i bought a Note 8 super cheap from a Rent-a-Center due to cracked back case, so i took it a person in the mall that was able to replace the back cover for me.
I then took my phone home and my kid was playing with it, a few mins later he hands it to me asking to fix, he'd put a lock on and not known what the passcode was i reset the phone....
This was my mistake, as when it came back on it asked for an email address to login with, so i entered my gmail address. didnt work. i then did some looking online to find that my kid had some how turned on the Google protection, and put in an email into it.. so i took my Note 8 with my receipt to the Samsung store who said they could remove the FRP lock as i had the receipt..
2 days later i get a phone call saying they cannot fix the FRP due to the case not being the original case.
So thats how i ended up here, because i now have my phone that i love and wanted to mod or tweak, and been reading up on it..
But now i'm stuck as i dont know enough, and no one wants to help because its not the original case, i do have the imei number etc.. but doesnt seem to matter for Samsung.
I've tried everything that i can find online about FRP locks on Note 8 without any success....
I would be grateful if someone could either help or point me in the right way.
I dont mind reading and trying things to get this fixed. but sadly i dont know enough about the note 8.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice on how to fix this.
Graham
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This is a clasic issue. The most people take off the oem unlock or have a samsung account problem. When the phone restars boom is lock by frp. I have lock my note 8 too before 7 months. You can fix the frp lock very easy. You need to download an official note 8 stock rom. https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-note8/SM-N950U/ or search into xda for note 8 stock rom if you cant download from this site. When you download the stock rom you need to download the flash tool https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3677072 when you have download the rom and the flash tool. You are ready to flash the stock rom. How to flash the stock rom? You want a pc and a note 8 usb cable and a note 8 more than 80% charged. Follow this steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPAgVic9GRM very easy way. You dont need more than 10 minutes to fix the frp lock.
flah a stock rom with odin
zx1202 said:
flah a stock rom with odin
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i flashed its using odin, with a stock rom downloaded, and said it passed. but when i go into the phone to activate it still wants the google email. so it didnt work, i dont know what i did wrong as it said passed in odin, took like 10 mins to install the stock rom using odin. but still cant get into the phone..
bitsbb01 said:
i flashed its using odin, with a stock rom downloaded, and said it passed. but when i go into the phone to activate it still wants the google email. so it didnt work, i dont know what i did wrong as it said passed in odin, took like 10 mins to install the stock rom using odin. but still cant get into the phone..
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If you can remember the email used, you can recover the password via Google, so you can login on your phone...
Just putting a google account on the phone enables FRP. Flashing with Odin or factory resetting the phone is what FRP lock is for... Factory Reset Protection.
You won't get much support here on this issue as it comes across as a stolen/found phone.
stonedpsycho said:
If you can remember the email used, you can recover the password via Google, so you can login on your phone...
Just putting a google account on the phone enables FRP. Flashing with Odin or factory resetting the phone is what FRP lock is for... Factory Reset Protection.
You won't get much support here on this issue as it comes across as a stolen/found phone.
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if you read my first post, i have the receipt for the phone, it was my kid who was playing with the phone before i had it activated as didnt think he really could do much damage, and if he did mess it up, i could just flash it. Samsung and ifixit said they could remove the frp as i have the receipt, however due to the case being replaced, they will not do anything now due to not the original case. so either i have a paperweight that is useless or someone knows a way round, or can give me someone that i can show the receipt to that will fix it..
Rent-a-center cannot do anything to unlock as its an frp and they said to contact samsung, i contact samsung who tell me to goto ifixit and they can do it, i goto ifixit and they said on the phone that can fix, but in person they say they cant fix due to not original case.
bitsbb01 said:
if you read my first post, i have the receipt for the phone, it was my kid who was playing with the phone before i had it activated as didnt think he really could do much damage, and if he did mess it up, i could just flash it. Samsung and ifixit said they could remove the frp as i have the receipt, however due to the case being replaced, they will not do anything now due to not the original case. so either i have a paperweight that is useless or someone knows a way round, or can give me someone that i can show the receipt to that will fix it..
Rent-a-center cannot do anything to unlock as its an frp and they said to contact samsung, i contact samsung who tell me to goto ifixit and they can do it, i goto ifixit and they said on the phone that can fix, but in person they say they cant fix due to not original case.
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I understood the OP... I stand by my comment.
I Honestly think that changing the back cover does not constitute any type of violation to consider not servicing a lawful owner, the only really important factor always is LEGAL OWNERSHIP PROOF
these posts about bypassing frp appear from time to time, and always are from people that never return to post anything again
bitsbb01 said:
if you read my first post, i have the receipt for the phone, it was my kid who was playing with the phone before i had it activated as didnt think he really could do much damage, and if he did mess it up, i could just flash it. Samsung and ifixit said they could remove the frp as i have the receipt, however due to the case being replaced, they will not do anything now due to not the original case. so either i have a paperweight that is useless or someone knows a way round, or can give me someone that i can show the receipt to that will fix it..
Rent-a-center cannot do anything to unlock as its an frp and they said to contact samsung, i contact samsung who tell me to goto ifixit and they can do it, i goto ifixit and they said on the phone that can fix, but in person they say they cant fix due to not original case.
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The fact that you have a receipt doesn't mean anything to us on here because we didn't give you the receipt and anybody can easily make one nowadays.. You're saying that they won't touch your phone because it's not the original case? I talked to someone I know at IFixit and was told that the case has nothing to do with it since the phone doesn't need to be opened up anyway in order to remove the FRP (Factory Reset Protection) You also said.. "I then took my phone home and my kid was playing with it, a few mins later he hands it to me asking to fix, he'd put a lock on" It would take a lot more than "playing" with it to magically end up with a gmail account and password on it.. Your kid would actually HAVE to HAVE a gmail account.. What you're saying isn't holding much water and it's exactly why we don't help people bypass the FRP security lock..
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The fact that you have a receipt doesn't mean anything to us on here because we didn't give you the receipt and anybody can easily make one nowadays.. You're saying that they won't touch your phone because it's not the original case? I talked to someone I know at IFixit and was told that the case has nothing to do with it since the phone doesn't need to be opened up anyway in order to remove the FRP (Factory Reset Protection) You also said.. "I then took my phone home and my kid was playing with it, a few mins later he hands it to me asking to fix, he'd put a lock on" It would take a lot more than "playing" with it to magically end up with a gmail account and password on it.. Your kid would actually HAVE to HAVE a gmail account.. What you're saying isn't holding much water and it's exactly why we don't help people bypass the FRP security lock..
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firstly heres a copy of the receipt, which Phil at Ifixit (402-932-0187) in Nebraska Furniture Mart confirmed, as he called the store and came into the store on his day off and talked to me and Justice Keene at the store.
https://mega.nz/#!tlkxHAIA!r4ooTH9Scy9yVwrPzk8b9gSY4OiNs4gK3xPWNL1Av5Y
as u can see the shop owner wrote on the receipt, included her business card, as the information..
That was confirmed by Tim in person and on the phone. He told me bluntly in the store that he would have been able to do it, but as the back cover doesnt have the imei on number on the sticker, samsung wont fix it.
I've put in a complaint to Samsung concerning not being able to help due to the cover. I've also written a complaint to Ifixit at Nebraska Furniture Mart concerning this.
I really dont care if someone even wants to call Ifixit in Nebraska to ask, or call Rent a Center on (402) 408-0710 to confirm that i bought the phone from them.
As i didnt steal or find the phone, i have everything i need including Rent a Centers information, and best part is, if anyone knows anyone in Rent a center, with the IMEI number they can confirm it was a cash sale made at omaha 90th and mapple store.
all i want is someone to help, or if someone knows someone in Samsung, or Ifixit that will help, as the store in Nebraska Furniture Mart doesnt want to help.
you for one thing, should/ must figure out which email your son allegedly registered, as it must indeed be a valid one, as for finding someone here to help you, I think no one is going to, if everything you say is true, I wish you good luck
bitsbb01 said:
i flashed its using odin, with a stock rom downloaded, and said it passed. but when i go into the phone to activate it still wants the google email. so it didnt work, i dont know what i did wrong as it said passed in odin, took like 10 mins to install the stock rom using odin. but still cant get into the phone..
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try to flash with data wipe
So after taking it back to the rent a center store. They ended up sending it to the service center who unlocked it for me. Got it back today, so took some time, but now got it working.