[Q] Factory Reset with Reactivation Lock on - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Guys, I don't really know what can or can't do with reactivation lock on...
1.So, I kinda know that I can't flash any CUSTOM or STOCK ROMs, or even CUSTOM Recoveries, am I correct ?
2. Can I do an wipe via recovery or factory reset on my phone with RL on ?
3. Is there anything more I must know about RL ?

Up... No one ?

And why don't you turn it off when doing so, and then enable it ?
Sent from my N9005

Dejan Sathanas said:
And why don't you turn it off when doing so, and then enable it ?
Sent from my N9005
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Bro sorry I didn't' make me clear, the point is if anyone steal my phone (expensive, hard working phone) they can flash ROMs or recoveries when RL on? They can wipe the phone?
I wanna know if they can still use my phone or they gonna get a Brick... or even better if I could track the phone, coz they can't wipe so I put an Anti-thief app, block the uninstall of it and got it back.
The perfect answer for me is:
1. Yes, you are...
2. No, you can't
The third one you surprise me with the answer... ehehe

OK, I see. Afaik, you should be secure. That's the point of RL.
Sent from my N9005

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[Q] Can i use gmate for mobile internet and calls on a I9505x Live demo Unit?

Hi all,i'm wondering if i can use Gmate device for a Samsung s4 I9505x live demo unit?
effekt10 said:
Hi all,i'm wondering if i can use Gmate device for a Samsung s4 I9505x live demo unit?
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yes, 99% sure. galaxy player ( which also has no antenna can use it)
Thanks
But how can rid of the "restart" thing,and whats app and all kinda of apps to install?
Maybe you wonder where i have him?) someone sold it to me,i was naive to belive that was real when i saw sim and all...now i try to save all i can from it. Please if u can redirect me or help me more with it i will be greatful,i mean is there any chance for him to not delete every time my data? I rooted it,i deactivate the retail **** program,but from time to time he doesent memorize the settings.
Thanks a lot
effekt10 said:
Hi all,i'm wondering if i can use Gmate device for a Samsung s4 I9505x live demo unit?
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You mean Gmate to turn your device into dual chip ? If yes im trying for 3 days sync the internet from my Gmate to my mobile via bluetooth connection and i cant make it work. I tried 3 different SIM cards and all of them i receive network fail. I tried to configure all APN settings and passwords too. If i gound any solution i will let you know friend.
effekt10 said:
But how can rid of the "restart" thing,and whats app and all kinda of apps to install?
Maybe you wonder where i have him?) someone sold it to me,i was naive to belive that was real when i saw sim and all...now i try to save all i can from it. Please if u can redirect me or help me more with it i will be greatful,i mean is there any chance for him to not delete every time my data? I rooted it,i deactivate the retail **** program,but from time to time he doesent memorize the settings.
Thanks a lot
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I have read that people flashed stock i9505 NOT i9505x rom via odin. After that they installed recovery and flashed adem kernel. If you don't flash adem kernel your wifi won't work. Good luck, ask if you have to know something else
Yes
A place or instruction step by step to do this
effekt10 said:
A place or instruction step by step to do this
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1 - Download Odin, TWRP recovery, Stock I9505 Rom (?) and Adam's kernel ( search i9505 forum)
2 - Boot the device on dowload mode (push volume down, home and power button until the device vibrate)
3 - Flash the TWRP recovery, and wait for Odin return Sucess message.
4 - Copy the Adam's kernel .zip and Stock Rom file in the device ( sdcard root or what you want )
5 - flash the kernel with "Install" recovery option
6 - after that Wipe and Format every thing you can! (system, cache, etc...)
7 - Flash the stock Rom ( may have some error for the modem.bin but no matter )
8 - This may work now!
Aha
Aha,i ll give it a try,thanks my friend,very polite,i wish in my country people be like that
Well
perissatto said:
You mean Gmate to turn your device into dual chip ? If yes im trying for 3 days sync the internet from my Gmate to my mobile via bluetooth connection and i cant make it work. I tried 3 different SIM cards and all of them i receive network fail. I tried to configure all APN settings and passwords too. If i gound any solution i will let you know friend.
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I wish i can give you a info,but i didnt buyed the g mate yet,i wanted to assure that is ok to use it first...
effekt10 said:
Aha,i ll give it a try,thanks my friend,very polite,i wish in my country people be like that
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No problem man I don't own the phone, I'm really thinking of buying it. If I will, I'll try to make it a real phone. With sim and 4g. But that is very hard.

[Q] Return to Stock

I've sold my n9005, so i need to bring it back to stock config.
Now i'm on ASOP 4.4.4. And TW recovery. To return stock can i simply flash a 4.4.2 Samsung firmware with Odin? [emoji54]
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tobia996 said:
I've sold my n9005, so i need to bring it back to stock config.
Now i'm on ASOP 4.4.4. And TW recovery. To return stock can i simply flash a 4.4.2 Samsung firmware with Odin? [emoji54]
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maybe yes but with unlock boot-loader
if u wanna re-lock bootloader it s better to find some tutorial
what is your Rom now?
tobia996 said:
I've sold my n9005, so i need to bring it back to stock config.
Now i'm on ASOP 4.4.4. And TW recovery. To return stock can i simply flash a 4.4.2 Samsung firmware with Odin? [emoji54]
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Put your phone into Download Mode, then get the correct region Odin file and flash it.
Download it from www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
x102x96x said:
maybe yes but with unlock boot-loader
if u wanna re-lock bootloader it s better to find some tutorial
what is your Rom now?
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What in god's name are you talking about? N9005 has an unlocked bootloader EVERYWHERE around the world.
Regardless what ROM he is on, he said AOSP - which is stock Google.
nicholaschum said:
Put your phone into Download Mode, then get the correct region Odin file and flash it.
Download it from www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
What in god's name are you talking about? N9005 has an unlocked bootloader EVERYWHERE around the world.
Regardless what ROM he is on, he said AOSP - which is stock Google.
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Thanks you confirm my thoughts [emoji3]
nicholaschum said:
What in god's name are you talking about? N9005 has an unlocked bootloader EVERYWHERE around the world.
Regardless what ROM he is on, he said AOSP - which is stock Google.
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Dude Even Nexus Devices come with Locked Bootloader THEN you can unlock it
I asked for Name of ROM cause he said "ASOP 4.4.4" and NOT AOSP <<
Good Luck
x102x96x said:
Dude Even Nexus Devices come with Locked Bootloader THEN you can unlock it
I asked for Name of ROM cause he said "ASOP 4.4.4" and NOT AOSP <<
Good Luck
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Dude - really?
1. You're on the N9005 forums - get your sh*t together and don't provide false information based on experience on another device - THIS IS THE SOLE REASON WHY EVERYONE TRIPS KNOX WITHOUT KNOWING ABOUT KNOX DURING ROOT - listening to the wrong people, trusting the wrong people and thinking that you know everything.
2. If you want to go talk about bootloaders go elsewhere, as this is an N9005 forum, we have NO bootloader locks to worry about.
3. ASOP 4.4.4 == AOSP 4.4.4. It's called a typo. You don't need to know the ROM name to understand that it is a typo. Even simple logic would get you to this conclusion.
4. If you want to help, provide correct information, instead of misleading already mislead users - and then trying to correct a person on the forums who's been writing guides and tutorials and fixes for this device all day long - while answering dozens of Google+ queries about rooting Note 3 or flashing stock.
So please, if you want to provide useful information, don't be one of those people who runs around thinking they know everything when in fact a) everything is unrelated in all your posts and b) proving yourself "right" but still showing that you lack all sorts of knowledge of the matter of fact.
If you still think you're helping positively, I'd like to see the first case of a person locking their N9005 bootloader for fun - make a video about it too while you're at it, I'd love to sit and watch.
@tobia996 - Follow my post above and you'll get to stock, without all this bootloader lock nonsense. N9005 all have an unlocked bootloader, whatever this guy said just don't even let it bat an eye.
nicholaschum said:
Dude - really?
1. You're on the N9005 forums - get your sh*t together and don't provide false information based on experience on another device - THIS IS THE SOLE REASON WHY EVERYONE TRIPS KNOX WITHOUT KNOWING ABOUT KNOX DURING ROOT - listening to the wrong people, trusting the wrong people and thinking that you know everything.
2. If you want to go talk about bootloaders go elsewhere, as this is an N9005 forum, we have NO bootloader locks to worry about.
3. ASOP 4.4.4 == AOSP 4.4.4. It's called a typo. You don't need to know the ROM name to understand that it is a typo. Even simple logic would get you to this conclusion.
4. If you want to help, provide correct information, instead of misleading already mislead users - and then trying to correct a person on the forums who's been writing guides and tutorials and fixes for this device all day long - while answering dozens of Google+ queries about rooting Note 3 or flashing stock.
So please, if you want to provide useful information, don't be one of those people who runs around thinking they know everything when in fact a) everything is unrelated in all your posts and b) proving yourself "right" but still showing that you lack all sorts of knowledge of the matter of fact.
If you still think you're helping positively, I'd like to see the first case of a person locking their N9005 bootloader for fun - make a video about it too while you're at it, I'd love to sit and watch.
@tobia996 - Follow my post above and you'll get to stock, without all this bootloader lock nonsense. N9005 all have an unlocked bootloader, whatever this guy said just don't even let it bat an eye.
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:good:
Thanks to all ...flashed correct zone image downloaded from sammobile. Thats all ?
dal mio Note 3 tramite TapTalk
Another question? After flashing the image with Odin, some apps remain in the device... So I've done a facotory reset. Does it erease all my personal data, included the emulated sd?
dal mio Note 3 tramite TapTalk
tobia996 said:
Another question? After flashing the image with Odin, some apps remain in the device... So I've done a facotory reset. Does it erease all my personal data, included the emulated sd?
dal mio Note 3 tramite TapTalk
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Factory reset does.
Remind the buyer that his Knox is now 0x1 so essentially he is buying a phone without warranty
AO7 said:
Remind the buyer that his Knox is now 0x1 so essentially he is buying a phone without warranty
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I've informed him that Samsung may not accept warranty during the three months of coverage remaining
dal mio Note 3 tramite TapTalk

Blocked all my contacts

I took out my sim card of my Note 4 after 2 days from that I put it back in, Every thing works fine I can make phone calls but I can't receive them because the phone tells me that it's blocked . EX: when I receive a phone call it appears as missed call and
a blocked sign. It tells me that every contact that I have is blocked for no reason I checked the call,contacts settings but I don't see any something wrong, I didn't turn on the don't disturb mode? Any suggestions? Thanks!
Try to check this, open dialer page-tap the menu button-open settings-call-call rejection- make sure auto reject mode is off
Sent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk
midopicanto said:
I took out my sim card of my Note 4 after 2 days from that I put it back in, Every thing works fine I can make phone calls but I can't receive them because the phone tells me that it's blocked . EX: when I receive a phone call it appears as missed call and
a blocked sign. It tells me that every contact that I have is blocked for no reason I checked the call,contacts settings but I don't see any something wrong, I didn't turn on the don't disturb mode? Any suggestions? Thanks!
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It seems your your sim card held all the contacts you just yanked it out so it yanked your contacts with it
midopicanto said:
I took out my sim card of my Note 4 after 2 days from that I put it back in, Every thing works fine I can make phone calls but I can't receive them because the phone tells me that it's blocked . EX: when I receive a phone call it appears as missed call and
a blocked sign. It tells me that every contact that I have is blocked for no reason I checked the call,contacts settings but I don't see any something wrong, I didn't turn on the don't disturb mode? Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Check Settings -> Personalization -> Block mode
pedmond said:
Check Settings -> Personalization -> Block mode
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Did that already I don't know what's wrong with it
Thanks for the reply!
iznee said:
Try to check this, open dialer page-tap the menu button-open settings-call-call rejection- make sure auto reject mode is off
Sent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk
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Checked it what's really makes me mad that I have a very good experience with Samsung phones and their TouchWiz but now I have no clue what's happening with my Note!
Thank you!
midopicanto said:
Checked it what's really makes me mad that I have a very good experience with Samsung phones and their TouchWiz but now I have no clue what's happening with my Note!
Thank you!
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You may not want to hear this but it seems you will have to odin stock firmware to solve the problem
Uniquebarbee said:
You may not want to hear this but it seems you will have to odin stock firmware to solve the problem
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That would work, Thanks ! But that would trip knox?
midopicanto said:
That would work, Thanks ! But that would trip knox?
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IF YOU HAVE NEVER ROOTED IE KNOX COUNT 0x0
Your Knox YOU KNOX WILL NOT BE TRIPPED when flashing a stock firmware through odin. it's best to get it from Sammobile.
Knox is tripped when you flash a custom rom/root only HTH
Uniquebarbee said:
IF YOU HAVE NEVER ROOTED IE KNOX COUNT 0x0
Your Knox YOU KNOX WILL NOT BE TRIPPED when flashing a stock firmware through odin. it's best to get it from Sammobile.
Knox is tripped when you flash a custom rom/root only HTH
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Thank you man !!you're the BEST ! So you're saying that if I root the phone then flash the stock rom from sammobile the phone will be fixed ?
midopicanto said:
Thank you man !!you're the BEST ! So you're saying that if I root the phone then flash the stock rom from sammobile the phone will be fixed ?
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yes bro you will be good to go ( I'm a girl btw) wait no YOU ARE NOT ROOTING ANYTHING
You are simply FLASHING the stock rom through odin. PUt your phone in download mode fire up odin flash the stock rom firmware. Once you are done your phone will be as if you just bought it from the store.
* side note you will lose everything so backup whatever you need to you SD card/computer BEFORE YOU FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE
you may want to take your SD card out not required but you can if you want. It will be a fresh install. Pick the right firmware for your phone.
Sprint use sprint verizon use that ect.:good::fingers-crossed:
Uniquebarbee said:
yes bro you will be good to go ( I'm a girl btw) wait no YOU ARE NOT ROOTING ANYTHING
You are simply FLASHING the stock rom through odin. PUt your phone in download mode fire up odin flash the stock rom firmware. Once you are done your phone will be as if you just bought it from the store.
* side note you will lose everything so backup whatever you need to you SD card/computer BEFORE YOU FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE
you may want to take your SD card out not required but you can if you want. It will be a fresh install. Pick the right firmware for your phone.
Sprint use sprint verizon use that ect.:good::fingers-crossed:
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That's very nice from you ! You helped me alot , silly me didn't look at your username Still you're the best!
midopicanto said:
That's very nice from you ! You helped me alot , silly me didn't look at your username Still you're the best!
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your :good: no worries
you are welcome

[Q] Reactivation Lock Question

I cannot flash anything with Reactivation Lock ON, and I heard that if I turn this feature OFF, I can flash anything.
My device, SM-G900H is not rooted and my question is:
Will this feature be available after root?
It is a very cool feature that my device cannot be stolen with this feature ON.
Yezz007 said:
I cannot flash anything with Reactivation Lock ON, and I heard that if I turn this feature OFF, I can flash anything.
My device, SM-G900H is not rooted and my question is:
Will this feature be available after root?
It is a very cool feature that my device cannot be stolen with this feature ON.
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If you go back to a Touchwiz ROM you can re activate it. but if you have an issue that you need to re-flash or the phone is unbootable, you could run into issues. The feature is not an option from CM12
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If you go back to a Touchwiz ROM you can re activate it. but if you have an issue that you need to re-flash or the phone is unbootable, you could run into issues. The feature is not an option from CM12
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So, it will work on rooted-official rom? You tried it?
Anyone else tried it?
Sent from my SM-G900H using XDA Free mobile app
Rooted and reflashed stock rom. Feature still there on Canadian version

Bypass Reactivation Lock on S5

Hello everyone, im no developer nor do I post here often, or at all. The sole reason im doing this is because last night i flashed the latest lollipop build on my Galaxy s5 and that meant it updated the boot-loader and everything. I had reactivation lock on and that didn't bother me because the phone was mine and i knew the credentials required to get in so it was meant to be a walk in the park......until it turned on. I went about just fine setting up the phone from factory setting till i reached a point where it asked me for my Samsung details. I put in all the right details but when i hit login, it said "processing failed". I searched everywhere about this issue but nothing seemed to help. The only thing i learnt was that this happened because i flashed 2 different countries' firmware's (i.e i was on the Indonesian fw when my reactivation lock was on and i flashed a different country to which i turned on and got locked out)
I tried flashing back the Indonesian and login through there, but no luck, my only option was to go to samsung...... thats until i gave it one more shot this morning
Instructions:
1. Download the earliest stock lollipop build for your device model from sammobile, since i have a G900H it was G900HXXU1BOA7_G900HOXY1BOA7 (kazkhastan) for me.
2. Enter your recovery and wipe data and cache.
3. Enter download mode and flash the old lollipop build on your device through odin.
4. After it flashes, before it goes to the Samsung logo, turn off the device again and enter recover to wipe data and cache AGAIN.
5. Reboot and wait.
6. Once you're on the welcome screen, follow the instructions on ht tps:// www . youtube . com / watch?v=OCZpUcnp6Cc and it should work because you're on the older firmware where the flaw wasn't fixed yet. (Just remove the spaces)
And that's it, that's how you can get through the reactivation lock on the s5, though I'm guessing it should work on any device that has a lollipop build before February 2015.
I hope this helps the people out there who are locked out of their own devices, no need to thank me if it does since im not sticing around here long but please do give a thumbs up to the video on YouTube since its all the main work involved
Thanks for this, will give it a try and let you know how I get on as I'm locked out of my device due to the same problem
I've managed to get a little further with your help as I can now get into the phone. I'm trying to deactivate the reactivation lock option but it doesn't seem to have any effect, even after I put in my Samsung account details.
Any ideas how to disable that option as I can't flash any custom roms?
p5x said:
I've managed to get a little further with your help as I can now get into the phone. I'm trying to deactivate the reactivation lock option but it doesn't seem to have any effect, even after I put in my Samsung account details.
Any ideas how to disable that option as I can't flash any custom roms?
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Okay if you're in the phone it means you were able to add a new or existing Samsung account to get through right? If so, have you tried disabling re activation in settings and put in the same details you used to get in when asked?
The account should be the same one as the one used to get in, if it's different it won't disable re activation
Thank you! It worked flawlessly on SM-G900M
ernestoamaya said:
Thank you! It worked flawlessly on SM-G900M
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Glad i could help buddy :laugh:
I managed to get into the phone but was unable to disable reactivation lock until I flashed the same stock rom version as I had on when I (foolishly) turned it on so if anyone else is struggling with that, make sure you're back on the same stock rom when trying to disable the reactivation lock
thanks again
Thanks for the tip!
razz3y said:
Glad i could help buddy :laugh:
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I can't for the life of me get it to turn off! I can't root I have no idea what to do next! I flashed the stock rom it works just can't root it's driving me nutz!
wizeguykev said:
I can't for the life of me get it to turn off! I can't root I have no idea what to do next! I flashed the stock rom it works just can't root it's driving me nutz!
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Flash a stock KitKat ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock
*Detection* said:
Flash a stock KitKat ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock
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Thanks I'll give it a try ! I read something about flashing the same firmware it had on it when I stupidly locked it! I think I was on Omega rom when I did it and I flashed the stock rom it came with 5.0 but it did not work! I'm not sure what omega rom firmware Omega uses I have a SM-G900M I know seeing the model number changed when I had Omega rom turned it to SG-G900F but now it's back on stock and I can't root
Omg thank you!!!!!!
*Detection* said:
Flash a stock KitKat ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock
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Oh you are THE MAN!!! It worked!!!!! Hell Yeah!! THank you soooo much!!!!:good::good:
wizeguykev said:
Thanks I'll give it a try ! I read something about flashing the same firmware it had on it when I stupidly locked it! I think I was on Omega rom when I did it and I flashed the stock rom it came with 5.0 but it did not work! I'm not sure what omega rom firmware Omega uses I have a SM-G900M I know seeing the model number changed when I had Omega rom turned it to SG-G900F but now it's back on stock and I can't root
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wizeguykev said:
Oh you are THE MAN!!! It worked!!!!! Hell Yeah!! THank you soooo much!!!!:good::good:
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Yup the exploit was patched in Lollipop, so you need to use KitKat, pleased it worked
s5 Reactivation locked out of my new Samsung a5
I'm happy I found this but do not have a clue as to how to download latest lollipop due to nor being able to use my phone. I did get into safe mode however downloading lollipop & flashing... I haven't a clue. :-/
Samsung said this is not fixable??? Verizon has no clue either.
Any suggestions????
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I thought I could not use a KK stock image once you are on BOG5 Lollipop?
Plz someone help me get this unlocked I can't find d my Samsung account information how can I get passed setup wizard on galaxy s5
bradlyladner said:
Plz someone help me get this unlocked I can't find d my Samsung account information how can I get passed setup wizard on galaxy s5
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Don't freak out here is the solution mate : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3309658
It's 100% working try it
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Free mobile app
My SM-G900W8 was updated to 5.1.1 OTA when I decided to wipe the device from recovery - and then couldn't get past the Samsung account login to reactivate my device.
I can confirm I successfully downgraded to KitKat (G900W8VLU1AND1) and followed these steps to bypass the Samsung account login part.
Oddly enough, I could still login to my Samsung account on the phone with this workaround, even though I ran into errors when I tried to to login to my Samsung account through the initial setup of the device.
UUUUHHHHH, after many sleepless nights and struggles with downloading different firmwares and stuck at the initialisation process finally I managed to get through the Samu Relock Trap.
Anyone in the same shoes use the earliest release of Lolipop (Polish in my case / google it and download, flash through Odin and follow the video at the first post) do not try KitKat or Mashmallow because it wont do the job on G900F.

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