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[Q] update package unavailable

My Bravo constantly gives me a " 'INFO' The update package is not available at this time" message. It is very annoying. I have 2.2 update and phone works great, other than the poor signal now. Also when I go to about phone > system updates, it says an update is currently being downloaded. But it's been like this for a week. Is there a way to clear cache or make this message go away. Sorry noob question but I did try searching this out before I posted.

MotoBravo, If you have not done a factory reset since you did the update that is the place to start.

Hey thanks for response. Stupid question but will the factory reset revert me back to 2.1 ?

MotoBravo said:
Hey thanks for response. Stupid question but will the factory reset revert me back to 2.1 ?
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No, but it will erase all your personal data/apps on your phone (your sd card will still have its data though).
Backup your contacts and apps first!

Well I'm backed up except for .apks , but they wont let me transfer. I'm in debug so dont know what the problem is . Damn I got old.

MotoBravo said:
Well I'm backed up except for .apks , but they wont let me transfer. I'm in debug so dont know what the problem is . Damn I got old.
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What did you use to backup? I recommend buying bandroidx's bootstrap recovery to back everything up, or getting titanium backup for just your apps

Yeah I had Titanium already so went that route. Did the hard reset and all is well. Close this baby .

[Q] I need help:(

My sister gave me this phone as a present,that she was using it before. She had her own answer and her own google account but she died.. and now i cant go in the phone because it requires the answer or the account . Can i somehow reset it all?

SelammiK said:
My sister gave me this phone as a present,that she was using it before. She had her own answer and her own google account but she died.. and now i cant go in the phone because it requires the answer or the account . Can i somehow reset it all?
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go to settings > Privacy >Factory data reset

I cant. It requires the answer or the account.

tony-noob said:
go to settings > Privacy >Factory data reset
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I cant. It requires the answer or the account.

Why not flash a new stock rom onto it? That way you start truly fresh. Do a search for Flashtool or something like that or you could root and flash a custom rom onto your phone, it's simple and you will benefit alot from it!

first, I am sorry about your sister..
second, try install xrecovery or clockworkmod recovery
then, you may do factory reset by them

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921637
There you go! I'm sorry bout your sister, mate.

Do full wipe with xrecovery...

forgot restrictions password

I forgot my restrictions password.
Apparently Amazon didn't think this trough and there is no way of resetting
it except by doing a factory reset. I want to avoid this option at all cost.
Q1: Is there a way of either finding my password or resting it with out doing a factory reset?
Q2: After rooting, installing su, TWRP etc, etc. if I now do a factory reset is it going to break my kindle? i.e brick it?
Q3: assuming I do end up doing a factory reset, Will I have to reroot/reinstall all my apps?

Sambena said:
I forgot my restrictions password.
Apparently Amazon didn't think this trough and there is no way of resetting
it except by doing a factory reset.
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You are supposed to remember what you set it to.
They do the same thing that most devices that have a secret password do... If you forget it, you reset the device to default. Not sure what you would want them to do.
Keep in mind, Amazon is not expecting you to have anything on your device but the stock ROM, so resetting the device is not that big of a deal.
Q1: Is there a way of either finding my password or resting it with out doing a factory reset?
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If it was an easy thing to do it wouldn't be very secure.
Did you make a backup with TWRP after you set everthing up BEFORE you set the password? If so, you should be able to restore that.
Perhaps there is some other way... if so, someone will chime in.

Yeah, forgetting my password is dumb on my part.
I have never owned a smartphone or tablet. I was under the assumption that
standard procedure for this kind of thing was some kind of secret question or
the ability to e-mail the password to you.
on the bright side, My wife just remembered the pass. I would still like to know
the answer to those 3 questions though.

Sambena said:
Q1: Is there a way of either finding my password or resting it with out doing a factory reset?
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Amazon states that the way to reset (or if you failed more than 4 times) is to do a factory reset.
Ref: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200729330
From the Page:
I forgot my Kindle Fire password.
(Note: This is not your Amazon.com account password.)
After four failed attempts at entering your password, you'll be directed to restore your device to factory default settings. This will delete all content on your Kindle Fire and you'll need to register it again before downloading items from your Amazon account. You can then create a new password for your Kindle Fire.
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Q2: After rooting, installing su, TWRP etc, etc. if I now do a factory reset is it going to break my kindle? i.e brick it?
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Really hard to brick the Kindle Fire, even really bad choices by users have been able to be recovered. A factory reset, should just wipe user data.
Q3: assuming I do end up doing a factory reset, Will I have to reroot/reinstall all my apps?
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A factory reset would loose all of your apps. It shouldn't effect root since it isn't reloading a ROM, just clearing user data.

that makes total sense. I wish Amazon would be more open about these kind of things.
I really wish there system was more like apple. a simple pin before any purchase would be much betfer then disabling wifi.

It works the same way as most other Android devices.

Locked out of Galaxy S5

Recently I was abroad and while I let my little cousin play with my phone he somehow changed the lock code of the phone. Usually I would've tried using Android device manager to unlock the device, but since I was abroad my APN setting changed and my phone doesn't have any internet while I turn data on. Now I made a backup using CW recovery, but when I restore using the backup, the pin lock screen comes on. Is there any way I can recover my data from the backup while getting around the lock code? If someone can help me with this, I'll really appreciate it.

Retrieving data is not possible, keep put wrong password and it will prompt u to unlock ur phone with google account or samsung account (not sure which), i dunno if it needs internet, try it. Otherthan that, i dont think it is possible, S5 looks pretty secure compared to previous models.

Sachitoge said:
Retrieving data is not possible, keep put wrong password and it will prompt u to unlock ur phone with google account or samsung account (not sure which), i dunno if it needs internet, try it. Otherthan that, i dont think it is possible, S5 looks pretty secure compared to previous models.
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Thanks for your reply. So, there's no way I can bypass the lock screen even with the backup? I put in the password for more than 30 times hoping it'd ask for Google password, but it didn't

Oh so u got cwm backup? Then you maybe can, put it to microSD, and put to ur pc, and use some basic softwares like winRAR, 7zip etc to see the file, it maybe works! or?

Sachitoge said:
Oh so u got cwm backup? Then you maybe can, put it to microSD, and put to ur pc, and use some basic softwares like winRAR, 7zip etc to see the file, it maybe works! or?
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Yeah I have a CWM backup, but when I restore it for some reason the PIN lock shows up. What should I be extracting like data or system or something else?

Sachitoge said:
Oh so u got cwm backup? Then you maybe can, put it to microSD, and put to ur pc, and use some basic softwares like winRAR, 7zip etc to see the file, it maybe works! or?
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This is what I've done so far ---
From CWM , custom restore and just selected data, then the backup of choice was selected. Once the restore was done, the system rebooted. And after that the phone came back to the PIN lock screen.

dhman06 said:
This is what I've done so far ---
From CWM , custom restore and just selected data, then the backup of choice was selected. Once the restore was done, the system rebooted. And after that the phone came back to the PIN lock screen.
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During backup, did you backup BEFORE you were locked? if yes, then restore system partition and it will solve without touching your data. keep me informed with your progress, it sounds interesting.

Sachitoge said:
During backup, did you backup BEFORE you were locked? if yes, then restore system partition and it will solve without touching your data. keep me informed with your progress, it sounds interesting.
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I backed up after I was locked out.

The backup it's just all partitions compressed and archived, all your files are in the backup. It doesn't really matter if it was locked or not

It's out of my knowledge then, im sorry.

scrambled PIN now locked out. Help please.

Hi guys.
i'm new here and greatly appreciate the knowledge here. I recently installed purenexus on my 6p. first time installing a custom rom. worked beautifully until i decided to try out the lockscreen scramble pin feature. Now when I try to unlock my phone it doesn't recognize my PIN. i've tried many times and something undoubtedly went wrong. is this a known issue with scrambling your pin?
So what should i do? A quick google search suggested I restore a backup. Is this the recommended method? I did a factory back up, i think. i did the back up after the factory reset but before flashing purenexus. i used the default twrp back up settings, which i believe did not include the vendor file.
i'm a complete novice when it comes to this sort of thing so if someone can give me a step-by-step explanation for me to unscrew myself here i'd greatly appreciate it.
thanks.

ent3rpryze said:
Hi guys.
i'm new here and greatly appreciate the knowledge here. I recently installed purenexus on my 6p. first time installing a custom rom. worked beautifully until i decided to try out the lockscreen scramble pin feature. Now when I try to unlock my phone it doesn't recognize my PIN. i've tried many times and something undoubtedly went wrong. is this a known issue with scrambling your pin?
So what should i do? A quick google search suggested I restore a backup. Is this the recommended method? I did a factory back up, i think. i did the back up after the factory reset but before flashing purenexus. i used the default twrp back up settings, which i believe did not include the vendor file.
i'm a complete novice when it comes to this sort of thing so if someone can give me a step-by-step explanation for me to unscrew myself here i'd greatly appreciate it.
thanks.
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Are you sure you're hitting the right numbers? They'll be in a different position every time.

Heisenberg said:
Are you sure you're hitting the right numbers? They'll be in a different position every time.
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I am. 100% certain.
it really seems as if my password was for some reason changed. before someone asks i am definitely using the correct pin. its the same PIN i've been using for years.
how do i regain control of my phone?

ent3rpryze said:
I am. 100% certain.
it really seems as if my password was for some reason changed. before someone asks i am definitely using the correct pin. its the same PIN i've been using for years.
how do i regain control of my phone?
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i rebooted to recovery mode and i discovered that i moved my backup to my laptop. so now backup file is available.
can i just wipe my phone and reinstall the purenexus rom which is still on my phone

ent3rpryze said:
i rebooted to recovery mode and i discovered that i moved my backup to my laptop. so now backup file is available.
can i just wipe my phone and reinstall the purenexus rom which is still on my phone
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Yes, if you clean flash the ROM you'll be able to get back into it. Had you restored a nandroid backup recently by any chance?

Heisenberg said:
Yes, if you clean flash the ROM you'll be able to get back into it. Had you restored a nandroid backup recently by any chance?
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thanks a lot for clarifying that. i guess i have no other option.
has this been known to happen? scrambling PIN causing the pin to change.
I dont have a recent nandroid backup because my purenexus flash is only days old. is there a way to automate nandroid backups? is it wiser to keep the backups on the phone?

ent3rpryze said:
thanks a lot for clarifying that. i guess i have no other option.
has this been known to happen? scrambling PIN causing the pin to change.
I dont have a recent nandroid backup because my purenexus flash is only days old. is there a way to automate nandroid backups? is it wiser to keep the backups on the phone?
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I've never seen this happen before. I'm pretty sure you can use Tasker to automate backups. I usually advise people to keep at least one backup or ROM zip on their phone, just in case.

IT HAPPENED AGAIN!
Per the ever hepful Heisenberg's recommendation, I wiped my phone and reflashed purenexus. This was yesterday. Everything went smoothly. Recreated my security PIN. Was able to unlock my phone with it without incident...until just now. Incorrect PIN error 3 times.
What is going on?!?!
It should be noted that both times this has happened has come after I turned my phone off. This time I happened to be charging my phone while it was off. I can't recall if it was the same case the first time it happened. Is this a purenexus issue?

found the solution.
"Delete this file /data/system/locksettings.db from TWRP."
I wish I had known this the first time it happened. Oh well. I sure hope this helps someone else in the future.

ent3rpryze said:
found the solution.
"Delete this file /data/system/locksettings.db from TWRP."
I wish I had known this the first time it happened. Oh well. I sure hope this helps someone else in the future.
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This is usually over necessary after a user has created (and later restored) a nandroid backup without removing lockscreen security first. Are you saying you hadn't done this at all prior to the problem occurring?

Heisenberg said:
This is usually over necessary after a user has created (and later restored) a nandroid backup without removing lockscreen security first. Are you saying you hadn't done this at all prior to the problem occurring?
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i dont know what qualifies as a nandroid backup. the only backup i created was with the TWRP backup function which i later moved to my laptop, as previously mentioned. and yes, i did that before the problem occured. it was before I had even installed pure nexus.
btw, it happened AGAIN (#3 for those keeping score). i'm going to assume there's a bug in the rom and forego the use of a security pin. also, for the first time, when i went back into twrp to once again delete the locksettings.db file i was prompted to enter a password before i could modify the system. Odd.

ent3rpryze said:
i dont know what qualifies as a nandroid backup. the only backup i created was with the TWRP backup function which i later moved to my laptop, as previously mentioned. and yes, i did that before the problem occured. it was before I had even installed pure nexus.
btw, it happened AGAIN (#3 for those keeping score). i'm going to assume there's a bug in the rom and forego the use of a security pin. also, for the first time, when i went back into twrp to once again delete the locksettings.db file i was prompted to enter a password before i could modify the system. Odd.
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When making a nandroid (backup) in TWRP remove any pin, patter or fingerprints before backup or getting locked out will continue.

elevatorguy said:
When making a nandroid (backup) in TWRP remove any pin, patter or fingerprints before backup or getting locked out will continue.
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thanks for that, but i believe i did that because i backuped a clean factory 6.0.1, sans any security setup. not sure if that was necessary but that's what i did.

ent3rpryze said:
i dont know what qualifies as a nandroid backup. the only backup i created was with the TWRP backup function which i later moved to my laptop, as previously mentioned. and yes, i did that before the problem occured. it was before I had even installed pure nexus.
btw, it happened AGAIN (#3 for those keeping score). i'm going to assume there's a bug in the rom and forego the use of a security pin. also, for the first time, when i went back into twrp to once again delete the locksettings.db file i was prompted to enter a password before i could modify the system. Odd.
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The problem isn't with the ROM, I (along with what I'm guessing is pretty much every other user) use fingerprint and/or PIN/pattern security on Pure Nexus with no issues. A nandroid backup is one of those backups you create with TWRP, so yes it's what you described. But this problem shouldn't be occurring on a clean flash of Pure Nexus, can you please explain in detailed steps how you installed the ROM?

ent3rpryze said:
Hi guys.
i'm new here and greatly appreciate the knowledge here. I recently installed purenexus on my 6p. first time installing a custom rom. worked beautifully until i decided to try out the lockscreen scramble pin feature. Now when I try to unlock my phone it doesn't recognize my PIN. i've tried many times and something undoubtedly went wrong. is this a known issue with scrambling your pin?
So what should i do? A quick google search suggested I restore a backup. Is this the recommended method? I did a factory back up, i think. i did the back up after the factory reset but before flashing purenexus. i used the default twrp back up settings, which i believe did not include the vendor file.
i'm a complete novice when it comes to this sort of thing so if someone can give me a step-by-step explanation for me to unscrew myself here i'd greatly appreciate it.
thanks.
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On Marshmallow, the scramble pin option is bugged if you use a long pin. Some rom devs choose to leave this out entirely. I haven't played with it to determine the cut off point but 4 digits is fine. I think I tried 8 digits once and it locked me out.
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ent3rpryze said:
found the solution.
"Delete this file /data/system/locksettings.db from TWRP."
I wish I had known this the first time it happened. Oh well. I sure hope this helps someone else in the future.
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Awesome.. Thanks a bunch for posting this... I am using Oneplus 3T , Resurrection Remix 5.7.4 ( Marshmallow) . Had turned on Scrambled PIN.. Ran into same issue as yours.. Last option left for me was to do factory reset from TWRP but I was scared to lose Google Authenticator Setup on my phone and many other things... Your solution saved me!! :good::good:

I also had a similar problem:
- freshly installed Carbon ROM with TWRP
- added lockscreen password in phone
- locked screen
- tried accessing using password
The password just fails. Using a shorter password works normally. The failing password is 13 characters long.