Edit: Fixed, Re-enabled samsung account in apps that stopped security settings from crashing and now reactivation lock is disabled!
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My model is the N910C with the exynos processor. After updating to lollipop I can't turn on the Reactivation Lock in the Security Settings. Every time I check the box and enter the Samsung credentials, when it goes back it is unchecked It is driving me crazy. I checked findmymobile to verify that this wasn't just a visual bug. It really stays Off! I 'm stock, not rooted and with no custom recovery of course
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Doing a hard reset isn't an option .
Maybe if I wiped one of the system's app data it would fix it. I tried to wipe the "Remote Controls" apps but it didn't do anything. HEEELP :highfive:
enroll the device at samsungknox and use the knox reactivation lock. much more secure anyway.
zurkx said:
enroll the device at samsungknox and use the knox reactivation lock. much more secure anyway.
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Not the answer I was looking for but thanks for your input. Do you mean to enable the "Turn on KNOX active protection" option in Security? It says it may affect device perfomance and this kept me from having it disabled.
yes it wont affect device performance.
Hello,
I’m trying to disable reactivation checkbox to root my device, but the checkbox in settings simply will not uncheck. I click the checkbox, enter my correct passcode, it accepts the passcode, and the checkbox is still checked when I return to the security screen.
Stock everything, unrooted, untampered. I have full access to the Samsung account that’s associated with the device, the correct account name and password.
Any help would be appreciated.
Q&A here will get more replies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
Downgrade to KitKat and log into your accounts, then disable reactivation and upgrade back to LP
This method seems to work for most
mutho said:
Hello,
I’m trying to disable reactivation checkbox to root my device, but the checkbox in settings simply will not uncheck. I click the checkbox, enter my correct passcode, it accepts the passcode, and the checkbox is still checked when I return to the security screen.
Stock everything, unrooted, untampered. I have full access to the Samsung account that’s associated with the device, the correct account name and password.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I've been able to solve the issue.
I removed the Samsung account from the phone's Accounts settings and the Reactivation checkbox was automatically unchecked. I added the Samsung account afterwards and everything is fine now. Once the issue was fixed, I rooted my S 5.
Hi all,
Don't know if I'm in the correct place for this question, but here goes. I've been lurking for a while now and have become interested in the bootloader exploit that has recently been discovered for our phones. I read that reactivation lock needs to be disabled before you follow the unlock procedure. When I try to disable my reactivation lock in settings / security, I get an "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" dialogue. I'm on CVertigo 1's BS_FREE_Lollopop_5.0 which has Samsung account info removed. Would I need to flash a different 5.0 rom that has Samsung account info, and then disable reactivation lock prior to following the bootloader unlock guide?
Thanks for all you do.
yes
Hi all, first post. (long time lurker)
I've got a Samsung galaxy note 3 (SM-n900 - "ha3g")
I'm attempting to root the phone. (usually takes a minute or two) but I'm struggling here.
The problem I'm facing is the samsung re-activation lock on the phone.
It's not letting me flash any updates or firmware in download mode.
Whenever I try to disable the re-activation lock on the phone security menu, it asks for a username and password, then once I put in the correct password, it puts me back into security settings and the reactivation lock is still ticked on.
I updated from 4.4.2 to 5.0 last week and I'm just trying to re-root, but I can't turn off activation lock to let me flash packages.
Anyone heard of this before? Any fixes?
I've just this second tried a factory reset, it asks for my Samsung account info, I put it in, it resets the phone.
When it comes back up, tells me that I have done an unclean reset and I need to log into my samsung account to continue.
I log in, and reactivation lock is still ticked.
Halp please. App adverts are eating my data and I need root.
Hi,
I tried to root my phone using the instructions from this thread; I'm no expert, but I have rooted other phones previously, and I followed the instructions to the letter. Unfortunately, every time I get the error message "Custom binary(recovery) Blocked By R/L" on my phone.
I didn't initially know what this was, so I looked around a bit and it looks like it refers to the Samsung Reactivation Lock. Problem is, I just bought the phone today, I have no Samsung account linked to this phone, and the Reactivation Lock option under "Security" is turned off. I tried messing around with it a little, and found a few other very puzzling things. First of all, when I access the "About device" section of my phone, it says it's an SM-N910F; but when the phone is in download mode, it says "PRODUCT NAME: SM-N910P". I have no idea what to make of this.
Also, as I mentioned, when the phone is booted, the Reactivation Lock is unchecked (as it should be, since I don't have a connected Samsung account); but when the phone is in download mode, it says "REACTIVATION LOCK: On".
So I decided to try and connect my Samsung account, thinking that maybe if I did that, activated the lock and then de-activated it, it would stick. So I did the proper procedure to connect my account, I click on "Reactivation Lock" to check it, it asks me for my password, I enter it, it loads for a while and then it boots me back to the previous screen, and the "Reactivation Lock" option remains unchecked. I tries this several times, even after reboots, and for some reason it doesn't let me activate the option; other features of the Samsung account work just fine, so it's not a server or password problem.
Sorry for the long post, but there were a lot of weird things I thought I should mention, even though I'm not sure how much they're related to the problem. The main problem, as I mentioned, is that I can't root my phone because it tells me Reactivation Lock is on, but Reactivation Lock is off and I can't actually turn it on even if I try to. I have no idea what to make of this, I couldn't find any solution online, and I'd just like to root my phone so I can change the fonts (not like I need to do any major hacking).
I should probably also mention that the phone is on Android version 5.1.1.
I'd greatly appreciate any help you could give me.
An easy solution can be found here:
[Guide] Unlock FRP / Deactivate Reactivation lock, Root and recovery for Samsung