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Pattern Lock Attempt Bug, Locked Out Of X10

Im sure everybody has run into this problem on other android devices but i haven't seen this problem with many x10 owners. It must've unlocked itself and flapped around in my pocket until it incorrectly drew a pattern 5 or more times and somehow pressed the "Forgot Pattern?" button.
So your stuck with a screen that asks for your Gmail account login and ive tried every single combination of correct username and pass to get in but it is impossible ( Account logs in fine on PC ).
Ive read about ways to solve this and have come upon 3 different options.
1. Manual Factory Reset ( It's an option but i don't want to spend hours getting my phone back to how it was )
2. While in a call, ending the call and using a short window of opportunity (.5 seconds) to tinker around with your settings to try and make it possible to access your phone.
3. Download the Android SDK and enter something into the command prompt.
I would like to try option 3 however i heard that your phone must be rooted, i don't know how to go about rooting or if it is even possible for the x10.
Any support appreciated, thanks.

i guess don't use pattern lock is my suggestion. is there something else that can be used instead of pattern lock?

Sagaxide said:
Im sure everybody has run into this problem on other android devices but i haven't seen this problem with many x10 owners. It must've unlocked itself and flapped around in my pocket until it incorrectly drew a pattern 5 or more times and somehow pressed the "Forgot Pattern?" button.
So your stuck with a screen that asks for your Gmail account login and ive tried every single combination of correct username and pass to get in but it is impossible ( Account logs in fine on PC ).
Ive read about ways to solve this and have come upon 3 different options.
1. Manual Factory Reset ( It's an option but i don't want to spend hours getting my phone back to how it was )
2. While in a call, ending the call and using a short window of opportunity (.5 seconds) to tinker around with your settings to try and make it possible to access your phone.
3. Download the Android SDK and enter something into the command prompt.
I would like to try option 3 however i heard that your phone must be rooted, i don't know how to go about rooting or if it is even possible for the x10.
Any support appreciated, thanks.
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Might sound like a silly suggestion... but have you tried powering off. taking the battery and sim card out.. give it 30 seconds or so then put it all back together again.. might let you try your google account details then..

Did same, had to seus to get back in Lucky was 1st day owning so not bothered.
You mention the call thing, can you not disable the pattern lock whilst in call ?. I didnt know the phone could take a call when locked out so didnt try.

My phone is locked with my personal number...How can i unlock it...

I am using a t-mobile unlocked phone...I am using Energy ROM...
I have set a password to open up my today screen..simple 4 letter password.
But when I enter it in the locked screen it is not responding...
I am not able to do anything now...I can receive calls..but I cant make calls or read sms...It is locked
I am sure I have used the exact lock code.
I was trying to do something through my PC...But that is also not responding as it is locked...
I cannot even flash ROM now
I removed battery
Can anyone help...
Is there any simple way to

hard reset your phone. to do that pull the battery, put it back on, and power on your device while holding BOTH THE VOLUME DOWN AND VOLUME UP KEYS. follow the on screen instructions from there and you should be all good!

oshizzle1991 said:
hard reset your phone. to do that pull the battery, put it back on, and power on your device while holding BOTH THE VOLUME DOWN AND VOLUME UP KEYS. follow the on screen instructions from there and you should be all good!
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thanks for the help...it is fine now..

appoos said:
thanks for the help...it is fine now..
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Do not use a password through the phones stock security. It WILL happen again to you. Its a well known problem, HTC knows as well as T-MO. They havent put out any fixes though. Just beware...
Also out of curiousity... did your password by chance start with "9"? Ive heard a rumor about that being the cause, and Im curious because my phone did this as well and my password began with 9.

Enter U.S. T-Mobile Vibrant Recovery Mode Guaranteed

THIS GUIDE WORKED ON USA T-MOBILE SAMSUNG VIBRANT BUT MAY VERY WELL WORK ON ALL SAMSUNG GALAXYS PHONES
After reading many XDA-Developers Forum Posts to try and figure out how to get into the Recovery Mode / Download Mode without any success, I gave T-Mobile Support a call.
After the usual noop run-down, "did you take the battery out" questions, I simply asked them how to get the Samsung Vibrant into recovery mode.
Unline the many tutorials that claim to require the Up or Down button pressed, along with the Home button then the Power, the true process is as follows:
1. Press the Up and the Down button at the same time (yes both). I too thought that button was a Toggle which only did either Up or Down, but found that in fact it does do both.
2. At the same time, press the power button.
3. As soon as the Samsung / Vibrant logo comes up on the screen, release the power button.
4. Release the Up and Down buttons.
5. PRESTO

Download Mode from Recovery Mode: Allows File Push through ADB
UPDATE
Once in Recovery Mode, to swith to what I believe is Download Mode, due to the fact that it now allows me to push files to the phone:
Click on the MENU Button from Recovery Mode.

You do relies the people with this download mode problem have hardware locked phones, rite?
Therefore they cant access recovery because the volume buttons dont work

I had a hardware locked vibrant and got to recovery the exaxt same way he described. Ill attest its true. Don't know about download mode though. Sounds interesting.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

galonet said:
1. Press the Up and the Down button at the same time (yes both). I too thought that button was a Toggle which only did either Up or Down, but found that in fact it does do both.
2. At the same time, press the power button.
3. As soon as the Samsung / Vibrant logo comes up on the screen, release the power button.
4. Release the Up and Down buttons.
5. PRESTO
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I can't get it to work. How long do you wait before releasing both volume buttons (step 4)?

You do realize that "hardware locked" means the volume buttons don't work ... right? Otherwise what do you think it means?

tgrantjr said:
I had a hardware locked vibrant and got to recovery the exaxt same way he described. Ill attest its true. Don't know about download mode though. Sounds interesting.
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Then it wasn't a hardware locked Vibrant...

How do you know if your phone is hardware locked? Is the only impact that you can't get into recovery mode?

This technique has been around for a while and it simply does not work for hardware locked phones. There is no known way to get the HL phones into recovery from a power off.

ive tried this method many times on the 2 vibrants ive had over the past 2 weeks. hasnt worked. although i can get into download mode just fine.

Never mind wrong mode I was trying to describe

He used to think people don't know they should press both volume keys...

I dont think there is such a thing as "hardware locked" vibrants. I know people think they do have one but why would some be locked and others unlocked? It doesnt make any sense, the vibrant has only been out since July.

quest4fire said:
I dont think there is such a thing as "hardware locked" vibrants. I know people think they do have one but why would some be locked and others unlocked? It doesnt make any sense, the vibrant has only been out since July.
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Well I can get into download and recovery on my phone easy. Now a fried just bought on and the same methods I use to get into those modes do not work period... so yes, some are locked... :d

quest4fire said:
I dont think there is such a thing as "hardware locked" vibrants. I know people think they do have one but why would some be locked and others unlocked? It doesnt make any sense, the vibrant has only been out since July.
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Whether they are defective or locked the fact of the matter is yea there is such thing, people are not imagining it.
Take me for example My first vibrant was fine...my jackass friend knocked it out of my hand and chipped very tiny piece of the fake chrome bezel. I only had for week so I returned and said it had issues.
I made sure I could access recovery with new phone before exchanging. They only had 2 left both with Sept date. Powered it up and no go, tried couple more time and still nothing...it was locked, we didn't even try 2nd one.
He ended up calling a friend at T-Mobile store in mall and had him look and see if he had any with the same date as the one i was returning "August ".
He had one and he had him test before i drove down....he did and he was able to access recovery, went down to mall and sure enough it was fine, able to get into recover first shot....so yes there is such think as "hardware locked" vibrants
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I have flashed a vibrant with a i9000S software but the radio did not work quite well. Since the two have different keys, now i cant get it to boot mode. i was able to get into recovery mode via ADB but all i can do is use vol to go up or down and not select an option. the device wont even get out of recovery mode.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Yes, some phones are locked. I had to get my Vibrant replaced, and was bitten by a different bug.
I went to my mom's and my niece locked my phone out by entering the wrong pattern incorrectly while it was charging (brand new phone, had to charge it... I typically don't use a pattern lock but since my first one was stolen....).
Now, the phone does not allow you to get into it using your Google Credentials.
Called T-Mobile and the woman said I'd have to send it in for a replacement because it's a "software glitch."
I asked her to try to factory reset it. She said her "researchers told her not to try it because it can brick the phone." We tried anyways.
Hold down both volume keys and power until the Vibrant logo comes up, then release.
Doesn't work. Hung up on her and went to a T-Mobile store. They tried for over 2 hours to factory reset this phone, and spend half the time on the phone with Tech Support to do it. You cannot access recovery mode on this phone. The other Vibrant here, that we checked, also cannot go into recovery mode. It boots straight up into the phone.
So:
1. Lots of Vibrants are unable to get into Recovery Mode/Download Mode
2. There is a bug in Android that will soft brick your phone if you or anyone enters the wrong pattern lock too many times - you will NOT be able to get back into your phone with your Google Credentials - at all. The phone will be useless.
Even though your phone can download emails from Google, and your sending them to yourself using the same login/password, you will not be able to authenticate your phone and unlock it.
Two pretty catastrophic faults, IMO.
When this next phone comes in (it will be brand new, like my first/second one - they're on backorder) - I'm immediately selling it, ETFing my account, and going to go phoneless (can use Google VOIP from a laptop/desktop over WiFi/Internet) and wait for a decent Win7 phone.
I doubt they will have such issues.
BTW, the Android bug I mentioned (not being able to unlock) has existed for 2+ years (since version 1.5 or before) and despite many people bricking their devices (and some devices being unable to hardware reset - like many Vibrants), Google has turned a blind eye to it, and keeps either closing the tickets or setting the priority to "medium" (Bluetooth functionality is critical, however - if you get my point).

For a long time i was under the impression that my phone was HW locked. i was on my last legs before sending out my phone for repair (im past the exchange date) so i called my carrier (Bell Mobility in Canada). They informed me i could do a restore through recovery mode -> to which i informed them that i could not enter after i had tried for 3 days previously. So the rep that i was speaking with advised me to do the following;
Turn phone off
Hold Vol+ & Menu & Power
Once screen displays Samsung release Power while still holding Menu & Vol+
Viola -> RECOVERY MODE
So, this got me thinking because if this got me into recovery mode -> download mode should be similar
Turn phone off
Hold Vol+ & Vol- & Menu & Power
Once screen displays Samsung release Power while still holding Menu & Vol+ & Vol-
Viola -> DOWNLOAD MODE
So, i thought my vibrant was hardware locked when infact it was simply just the wrong key combination to get into each respective mode. Not sure if i just wasnt reading some of the posts correctly or what but thats what worked for me.

That doesn't work on T-Mobile Vibrants.
The phone simply shows the Vibrant screen, then goes black and goes back to the Vibrant screen...
Over and over again. It can do it until the battery runs out. It will never get to the Galaxy S Screen as long as you have that Power Button down.
The only reason yours worked is cause your phone is not defective like many of ours.
I think I'm going to make a YouTube video of me using my Google Credentials (from a computer) to send myself emails while the phone syncs them in the background, yet refuses to allow me to use these credentials to unlock my phone - as well as rebooting to the Vibrant screen over and over again when I try to get into Recovery to reset it.
Because some people on this forum really like to act like problems don't exist, and tend to think their ignorance or operator error invalidates other posters' posts.
Congratulations on not having a defective device, though!

Looked it up and its real
http://www.youtube.com/user/stevec5375

New method for Vibrant Recovery mode

Hey!
First I have to say Thank You for all the contributions you have made to the forums. My girlfriend and I both just bought Vibrants 2 weeks ago, and being the techy I am, have been reading all sorts of stuff in the forums. I actually have been visiting the XDA forums since last year when I got my MyTouch 3G. I haven't posted anything, because usually by the time I have a question, I come to the forums and find an answers then in the moments of happiness, fail to say thank you to the community.
So it's time to start contributing.
I've been reading about the numerous processes on how to get into the Recovery mode for the Vibrant, and the possibility of the Hardware Locked phones.
After exhausting all options, I decided to call Tmo and see if they could help. Well long story short I went back to the store, and they gave me a new procedure (at least one that I have not seen on the forums so far) to test out. And it works!!
I've been doing it over and over for the last hour and each time I've been able to get into recovery mode.
Here it is...
Start with the phone ON and NOT plugged into the computer OR wall for charging.
1. Power down the phone as usual. Wait until the "Goodbye" disappears and then wait a few more seconds. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING DURING THIS TIME.
2. Press and hold Vol+,Vol-, & Power.
3. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear.
4. Wait for the Vibrant logo to disappear.
5. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear again.
6. Release ONLY Vol+, & Power, and continue to hold Vol -.
RECOVERY MODE!!!
Most of the process I have seen tell you to hold down and keep holding both Vol+ and Vol-, but I could never get it to work.
Please let me know if this works for you.
And I also want to say that I"m sorry if I have posted this in the wrong spot, or this procedure is some where that I haven't read yet. But I finally found something that worked and wanted to share.
Good Luck!
Reg.

Didn't work for me. Lemme try again.
EDIT: Works! Awesome. I never heard of this way to enter recovery, but it's good. +1.
But I don't have a hardware locked Vibrant so maybe it's different for me.

I get in every time with every VIbrant i have used.
Power off phone
Power on holding power, vol up and vol down
When the Samsung logo appears let go of power and continue to hold vol up and vol down.
Works everytime for me..... *Shrugs*

acjames said:
I get in every time with every VIbrant i have used.
Power off phone
Power on holding power, vol up and vol down
When the Samsung logo appears let go of power and continue to hold vol up and vol down.
Works everytime for me..... *Shrugs*
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Granted. But this procedure does not work for all vibrants.

I think OP is saying this method would work with hardware locked phones, where the normal recovery mode method doesn't work.
I'm trying this on my hardware locked phone right now. Third time's a charm?
*Edit* Nothing, 10 times unlucky.

Tested on Hardware Locked Vibrant, doesn't work.
The Vibrant screen disappearing and coming back is nothing but the phone powering on and off, because you are holding down the power key.
I had already tried this in the T-Mo store (the CSR walked usthrough it on the phone - we tried it about 50 times, mind you), and I just tried it again about 30 seconds ago.
I wish these threads would stop.
If you get locked out of your phone, brick it, whatever, and it's hardware locked.
Just get a damn replacement.
You're not going to get into recovery or download mode on it.
Seriously.
You won't.
I've been waiting for a replacement for like 5 days now, and I've been basically living on this forum. I've tried everything there is to try. Making new threads is not going to do anything but frustrate more people, because none of these magic methods will allow them to get into recovery/download via the hardware keys on a boot-up.
Edit: Exception is if you root and can disable the lockout via adb, of course. Most consumers who find this site via Google will already have this issue, and will likely not be rooted with USB debugging enabled. The phone makes it way too easy to disabled USB debugging that even if it came enabled by default, most people who charge with a laptop will see the notification and click it ignorantly (ignorant of the benefits it can provide in the event of a catastrophe like mine).

N8ter said:
Edit: Exception is if you root and can disable the lockout via adb, of course.
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I actually saw someone in a reply mention something like this, but nothing ever came of it. They were looking for boot.bin and another file, which I can't remember at the moment.
Do you have any other info regarding a method to do this?
Reg

I think this is the latest fad for trolls. Post some crazy key combination that is supposed to work for hardware locked phones, claim it "WORKS 100%"! Bottom line, don't get your hopes up, it didn't work for me either.

nermie said:
I think this is the latest fad for trolls. Post some crazy key combination that is supposed to work for hardware locked phones, claim it "WORKS 100%"! Bottom line, don't get your hopes up, it didn't work for me either.
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I"m not trolling, just trying to help. If it only helps one person, I'll be satisfied.

rkwarner2 said:
I"m not trolling, just trying to help. If it only helps one person, I'll be satisfied.
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it will only help you look like a troll, because the hardware locked phones domt evem attempt to read those key states on boot. The only way to fix it is with a firmware update.
there is no magic method to gettimg these phones in dlm/recovery.
so stop making threads about it.
to the person above: if u have usb debugging on u can use adb to disengage the lock, but in that case why even have a lock. the main issue is the android bug not allowimg legit owners to unlock their owm phones using their own google cred en tials.
if tjat didn't exist we wouldnt have to worry about these patt er n lockout threads.
a legit owner who gets the phone replaced would never sell the locked phone, unless they wanma pay t-mo or asurion an extra $300+ USD

rkwarner2 said:
1. Power down the phone as usual. Wait until the "Goodbye" disappears and then wait a few more seconds. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING DURING THIS TIME.
2. Press and hold Vol+,Vol-, & Power.
3. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear.
4. Wait for the Vibrant logo to disappear.
5. Wait for the Vibrant logo to appear again.
6. Release ONLY Vol+, & Power, and continue to hold Vol -.
RECOVERY MODE!!!
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Didn't work for me. I've tried everything.

I'm new you the Vibrant and not very techy at all, so what is the purpose of the recovery mode, other than the obvious term?
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I wish these threads would stop.
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Obviously you don't, or else you would not have clicked the clearly marked title hoping for something. I mean...really?
Making new threads is not going to do anything but frustrate more people, because none of these magic methods will allow them to get into recovery/download via the hardware keys on a boot-up.
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Well why did you click on the post, read it, then try the stated method? Did you have any hope? Or, were you looking forward to being frustrated? Really man? Really?
Bottom line: I don't think the OP promised any "magic" fix or claimed it would certainly help all Vibrant users. I took it as he/she was hopeful to be able to contribute something to the community believing it might help. I wish the posts where people are complaining about other people's posts (hardware locks, Froyo, etc.) would stop. Stop clicking.

Did work for me
Did work for me Oddity in the system I guess
Thanks for the find

Unable to access phone., Locked Out

Recently my friends SG5 was stolen, but she got it back. The person who stole it changed the password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password and the fingerprint scanner no longer comes up as an option to unlock the screen. An option does appear though to use an alternate password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password that the thief set. She also forgets her gmail account name. She wants to keep pictures and everything from the phone, so she does not want to do a factory data reset or erase anything. Is there any way to unlock the security on the phone so that she can access it again? Thank you.

Ask the one who stole it the new password or how he manage to change it. If you manage to recover the phone how hard can it be to ask the password at the same time?

EpicSaga said:
Recently my friends SG5 was stolen, but she got it back. The person who stole it changed the password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password and the fingerprint scanner no longer comes up as an option to unlock the screen. An option does appear though to use an alternate password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password that the thief set. She also forgets her gmail account name. She wants to keep pictures and everything from the phone, so she does not want to do a factory data reset or erase anything. Is there any way to unlock the security on the phone so that she can access it again? Thank you.
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Sounds fishy to me - sounds exactly what a thief would say to gain access to someone elses phone

EpicSaga said:
Recently my friends SG5 was stolen, but she got it back. The person who stole it changed the password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password and the fingerprint scanner no longer comes up as an option to unlock the screen. An option does appear though to use an alternate password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password that the thief set. She also forgets her gmail account name. She wants to keep pictures and everything from the phone, so she does not want to do a factory data reset or erase anything. Is there any way to unlock the security on the phone so that she can access it again? Thank you.
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Wipe the phone clean and flash a ROM with Odin. Problem solved

*Detection* said:
Sounds fishy to me - sounds exactly what a thief would say to gain access to someone elses phone
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I'm sure it does, but she is your average person who buys a phone from a cell phone carrier who doesn't tell her that her gmail account is important or anything else about it. She didn't know that she would need it. She didn't link it to her common email account because she didn't want Scroogled by Google having more information about her. Now she has her phone that she can't even use. Is there anyway to get the fingerprint scanner option to come back on? That way she could unlock it with her own fingerprint.

Riyal said:
Ask the one who stole it the new password or how he manage to change it. If you manage to recover the phone how hard can it be to ask the password at the same time?
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Not that simple. She is a substitute school teacher. A student stole her phone and later brought it back. The student doesn't remember the new password. Is there anyway to access the fingerprint scanner?

thatsupnow said:
Wipe the phone clean and flash a ROM with Odin. Problem solved
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That is her last resort if she cannot get back into her phone to save pictures and text messages.

EpicSaga said:
Recently my friends SG5 was stolen, but she got it back. The person who stole it changed the password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password and the fingerprint scanner no longer comes up as an option to unlock the screen. An option does appear though to use an alternate password to unlock the screen. She does not know the new password that the thief set. She also forgets her gmail account name. She wants to keep pictures and everything from the phone, so she does not want to do a factory data reset or erase anything. Is there any way to unlock the security on the phone so that she can access it again? Thank you.
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Well, its really easy to do i had the same problem but i didnt got my phone stolen if you need your photos/videos then install drivers in your windows pc and connect you phone to the pc via a usb cable and when you browse the phone you can copy every thing to your pc even its locked
After all its not an iphone xD after copying the documents take the battery out and removing it from tge pc put the battery in and dont power it on
Now you will have to use a special button combo to get into recovery mode and thats (VOL UP+HOME BUTTON+POWER BUTTON) you will have to press these at the same time and keep the holded until the phone goes in the recovery mode,
Now you will se diffrent options navigate to "WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET* by using volme keys and press the power button to confirm the it will ask you for confirmation do that and your phone will reboot after a while than it will take some time for the first boot and BOOM you will be presented with the welcome screen and youre ready to use it again
Dont forget to hit the thanks button,it wont bite
Sorry for bad english i was in hurry

Roshaan_91 said:
Well, its really easy to do i had the same problem but i didnt got my phone stolen if you need your photos/videos then install drivers in your windows pc and connect you phone to the pc via a usb cable and when you browse the phone you can copy every thing to your pc even its locked
After all its not an iphone xD after copying the documents take the battery out and removing it from tge pc put the battery in and dont power it on
Now you will have to use a special button combo to get into recovery mode and thats (VOL UP+HOME BUTTON+POWER BUTTON) you will have to press these at the same time and keep the holded until the phone goes in the recovery mode,
Now you will se diffrent options navigate to "WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET* by using volme keys and press the power button to confirm the it will ask you for confirmation do that and your phone will reboot after a while than it will take some time for the first boot and BOOM you will be presented with the welcome screen and youre ready to use it again
Dont forget to hit the thanks button,it wont bite
Sorry for bad english i was in hurry
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Thank you very much for that information and getting back to me so quickly. Would you know how to copy text messages from the phone too while it's locked?

The security features of the phone a designed to keep people from accessing some one else's private information. Since almost every possible "legitimate" recovery solution seems to be non functional, I think your friend should expect to lose a good bit of the data on her device and she should just be happy to have her device back.
If it were my device, I would not hesitate to completely wipe every last trace of data from before it was stolen. Usually restoring the factory firmware is the best way to achieve this. God knows what the other person who had access to the device loaded onto it and it is probably best not to even try to find out.

hello
you must flash wich odin firmware because the fingerprint is not possible to unlock