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Locked Out of S5

I'm locked out of my S5 and the only way to unlock it seems to be by alternate password, which I don't remember.
Google Android Manager will no longer allow you to reset the lock screen password, there are no other options listed, and it seems that my phone will undergo a factory reset about 10 failed attempts at guessing the password. I have one guess left.
Is there any way to save the data on my phone before the factory reset, or a way to bypass it completely?
The phone is not rooted at all, and I'm unsure as to the specific software version, as I can't look to see.

I think you can boot into recovery and maybe backup your files
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How so?
I'm in recovery mode now.. I don't have any CWM or anything like that, and I don't see any options.
Maybe I should try to apply the recent update and see if that resets everything?

Updated to the latest version.
Doesn't look like that helped anything.
Still locked, and I don't want to try another password incase I'm still on my last try.

I can set up the ADB while in recovery mode... Can I backup via the ADB in recovery mode?

When I use adb devices, my device comes up as "sideload" rather than device? Why?

[Guide] FRP Bypass Solution *WITHOUT* USB OTG (Tested on Stock Rooted Project Fi Rom)

So I fell victim to googles new FRP Security feature that requires you to log in using the same gmail account associated with the phone before it was reset. Short of it was I decided to flash a 6.0 ROM after using the 5.1.1 ROM to get my Project Fi account activated correctly.
After flashing 6.0 and I began going through the setup wizard where I was eventually prompted to enter the credentials for the account that I had used previously. I entered my credentials and was then sent to another screen asking me to reset my Gmail password (Turns out google decided my login attempt was suspicious...). So i reluctantly reset the password not knowing I had just screwed myself(for 72 hours at least). There is a 72 hour reset time from the time you changed your account password until you're able to use it to authenticate during the setup process and until you authenticate you cant use the phone.
Not having a backup phone I took to google and found that the only way around this problem involved a USB OTG storage device loaded with an apk that causes the settings app to launch allowing you to do a real factory reset(complete wipe of all credentials and data). Resetting the phone this way removes any account associations allowing you to setup the phone as if it were new once you've re-flashed it.
Not having the tools needed to do it that way I thought about it and decided to try a few things out and eventually found my solution.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage or loss of data that may result from the following procedure.
Solution
Requirements
A computer with adb installed
USB cable
Rom with Persistent ADB Enabled (I used the 5.1.1 Stock, Rooted Project Fi ROM)
Phone booted and at the Setup Wizard
Procedure
Have the phone turned on and sitting at the startup wizard
Connect the USB to you computer and then plugin your phone ( I assume you've already setup ADB)
The phone may then prompt you and ask to verify the device fingerprint which you will say yes to
open a terminal and type:
Code:
adb shell
Code:
am start -S com.android.settings -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1
This will launch the Settings.apk
***NOTE: This will completely wipe your phone!*** (Edit: The Reset program claims to wipe all internal storage but for whatever reason my SDcard data was not touched. Would still recommend pulling any wanted data from the device prior to resetting)
Go to the Backup & Reset menu and perform a factory reset
After the phone finishes resetting, proceed to boot back into Recovery mode and re-flash your ROM
The Setup Wizard will now go through the steps without the FRP authentication steps.
Again, I have only tested this on my T-Mobile Nexus 6 (using Project Fi) running 5.1.1 so your mileage may vary depending on your setup. If you find this worked or didn't work for your particular setup/situation then post your results here.
Hope this helps!
EDIT: The original solution using the USB OTG storage can be found here.
Just to clarify a bit. The problem that these two methods try and fix stems from a new feature introduced in Lollipop called FRP(Factory Reset Protection). It is meant to keep someone that has stolen a phone from being able to use it by simply doing a factory reset and reinstalling the OS. To counter this, google requires the user to verify they're the owner of the device that was reset by giving the credentials of the google account associated with the phone before it was reset. The issue arises when the password to this account is changed after the device was reset but before verifying ownership of the device during the setup process. When this happens, you have to wait 72 hours before you will be able to verify ownership using the new password.
Edit 2: Specified having a ROM with Persistent ADB Enabled as a requirement for this to work.

I don't really follow your problem. It sounds like you may be using 2 factor authentication? If not You Should!
Also once you set up 2 factor make sure to print out the one time codes.
Maybe that wouldn't fix this, but I thought this was one of the things the one time codes get around.
Sorry if you're really saying that you can't reset your phone for 3 days after you change your password. If it is really that simple it seems pretty broken. I'd call Google on the phone. They are the only major corporation I've ever seen that has a phone answered by people that know what they're doing and can actually help you.
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Ah, a workaround, nice!!! Tahnks for sharing!
Keep "OEM unlocking" enabled in the future. It will disable "Device protection"
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ethutch said:
I don't really follow your problem. It sounds like you may be using 2 factor authentication? If not You Should!
Also once you set up 2 factor make sure to print out the one time codes.
Maybe that wouldn't fix this, but I thought this was one of the things the one time codes get around.
Sorry if you're really saying that you can't reset your phone for 3 days after you change your password. If it is really that simple it seems pretty broken. I'd call Google on the phone. They are the only major corporation I've ever seen that has a phone answered by people that know what they're doing and can actually help you.
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This is not about 2 way auth i'm affraid

ethutch said:
I don't really follow your problem. It sounds like you may be using 2 factor authentication? If not You Should!
Also once you set up 2 factor make sure to print out the one time codes.
Maybe that wouldn't fix this, but I thought this was one of the things the one time codes get around.
Sorry if you're really saying that you can't reset your phone for 3 days after you change your password. If it is really that simple it seems pretty broken. I'd call Google on the phone. They are the only major corporation I've ever seen that has a phone answered by people that know what they're doing and can actually help you.
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No, this isn't an issue with 2FA. From Google's standpoint this isn't an issue at all actually. This verification is, to my understanding, only required when the device is factory reset in recovery mode.
The purpose of 72 hour lock period seems to be there to protect user in the event someone is trying to gain access to their phone/account.
This normally isn't an issue since most people won't change their password in that small timeframe. In order to not require the verification, you have to disassociate the account from the phone before resetting it. This is done for you when you do a reset from the settings app on the phone. That's the reason for using these methods, it does a full reset including account removal.
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@joyrida12
Would you mind sharing the other solution you found? The one *with* USB OTG.
Thanks in advance!

Droidphilev said:
@joyrida12
Would you mind sharing the other solution you found? The one *with* USB OTG.
Thanks in advance!
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Edited the post and added a link to it
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perfect, thanks!

Great work around.
I love that Google is putting in theft detection. A good fix to this chaos would be to require you to auth to do a reset from settings. That would close the hole. They also need to allow you to skip the 72 hour reset time with more security questions/answers. You know Google caches your PC settings. Simply logging into your google account from a known PC would be a great way to allow account authentication.

I am about to return my phone to amazon so just factory resetting through the settings menu will be fine for returning the phone so the next person doesn't have problems?
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So to recap. It will NOT work on a device that was reset. Since USB debugging is off after a reset.

player911 said:
Great work around.
I love that Google is putting in theft detection. A good fix to this chaos would be to require you to auth to do a reset from settings. That would close the hole. They also need to allow you to skip the 72 hour reset time with more security questions/answers. You know Google caches your PC settings. Simply logging into your google account from a known PC would be a great way to allow account authentication.
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That was my thoughts exactly as it was happening to me, I initially was trying to figure out if there was an alternate authentication method and was a little surprised not to find one.
I really like the direction they're moving with thus security feature but I think it was thrown out a bit early. Nexus users are more likely to be doing factory resets and locking them with no way of fixing it (aside from waiting 3 days) out because they did so on a custom recovery isn't very cool on their part lol.
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sthpaw01 said:
I am about to return my phone to amazon so just factory resetting through the settings menu will be fine for returning the phone so the next person doesn't have problems?
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Yes, that will work just fine.
yossijoe said:
So to recap. It will NOT work on a device that was reset. Since USB debugging is off after a reset.
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It worked for me. Before I figured this method out I had reset and flashed 2 6.0 ROMs and then the 5.1.1 ROM. Once I got to the setup wizard my device was listed under adb devices and I was able to get a shell.
Edit: It could be that the project fi ROM has USB debugging enabled by default(just a guess, haven't looked at the source to verify).
Edit 2: Confirmed that the Stock, Rooted, decrypted 5.1.1 ROM for Project Fi has persistent ADB enabled. Adding this as a requirement to the original post.
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sthpaw01 said:
I am about to return my phone to amazon so just factory resetting through the settings menu will be fine for returning the phone so the next person doesn't have problems?
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He's wrong, that absolutely will not be fine.
You need to make sure to remove any screen locking you've setup, sync your Google account, and then remove your Google account before resetting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-properly-prepare-nexus-6-resale-t3104504

My nexus 6 doesn't have custom recovery installed,It has only stock one,the phone is on stock rom,and it is stuck in setup screen asking for 1st used gmail !
I have OTG usb cable but it is useless ,not working, seems motorola improved security in nexus 6,to be specific the phone has OEM lock ,so i can't install cust.recovery
is there any trick to apply those adb commands ?

any help friends ? im still stuck ,any way to disable OEM lock or to flash custom rom on frp locked nexus6 ?

joyrida12 said:
Before I figured this method out I had reset and flashed 2 6.0 ROMs and then the 5.1.1 ROM. Once I got to the setup wizard my device was listed under adb devices and I was able to get a shell.
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.... the project fi ROM has USB debugging enabled by default
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It seems you can enable persistent ADB and USB debugging on any ROM, as long as you can connect to the phone through ADB in recovery mode.
You just have to add a few lines to a file or two, then reboot the phone. See this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47423916&postcount=5

W60 said:
It seems you can enable persistent ADB and USB debugging on any ROM, as long as you can connect to the phone through ADB in recovery mode.
You just have to add a few lines to a file or two, then reboot the phone. See this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47423916&postcount=5
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Hey, first time poster, long time lurker. This is the first thing I have not been able to find a solution for.
In order to connect to ADB in recovery, does one need a custom recovery? My Nexus 6 bootloader is locked, running 5.1.0 LMY47D. I have fastboot access but can't pull up an ADB shell.:crying::crying:
I bought a Nexus 6 on eBay that was reset and I do not have the original users info. (I thought I was getting a pretty sweet deal because I'm so good at phones and blah blah)
Thanks in advance for any assistance!
- Beej

Beej4real said:
In order to connect to ADB in recovery, does one need a custom recovery?
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As far as I know, yes, you need a newer version of a custom recovery. Anyway, if ADB doesn't connect, you certainly need another recovery, and you can't install that if you have a locked bootloader.
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In the Welcome screen, have you tried the OTG trick, or any of the other methods that seem to allow you to get in Settings, from where you can do a proper reset?

W60 said:
In the Welcome screen, have you tried the OTG trick, or any of the other methods that seem to allow you to get in Settings, from where you can do a proper reset?
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I did give it a shot. No dice. I also tried entering lots of numbers in as the emergency number. No response from the phone.

Hi guys can you help to frp bypass on Samsung SM-G530H Galaxy Grand Prime without otg function, can i use this tut or need another rom for sm-g530h? where i can find Rom with Persistent ADB Enabled? Thanks

FRP , can anyone help?

Factory Reset Protection problem . how to solve?
i have purchased a refurbished Yoga Book from Ebay and when i received it yesterday. it asked me to enter the login info of the previous owner. of course i don't have the info.
i have tried some ways but won't work.
also OTG method doesn't work. it won't recognize the usb.
i don't want to return the machine for a refund because it cause much trouble.
help help help plz~~~

alhtc said:
Factory Reset Protection problem . how to solve?
i have purchased a refurbished Yoga Book from Ebay and when i received it yesterday. it asked me to enter the login info of the previous owner. of course i don't have the info.
i have tried some ways but won't work.
also OTG method doesn't work. it won't recognize the usb.
i don't want to return the machine for a refund because it cause much trouble.
help help help plz~~~
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Boot stock recovery and do a factory reset there

danjac said:
Boot stock recovery and do a factory reset there
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i have done that and doesn't work.
any more suggestion?
shall i flash the stock rom? but i can't find it.
flash other rom??

FRP is bound to the MAC Address of your device... I doubt you can bypass it on Marshmallow as they fixed all the possible bypass methods, but give it a try... this worked under Lollipop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnaqxd85qzE
On the other hand: the seller should give you the Password - except it's a stolen device. eBay is famous for... Just a hint...

I bought from "blinq". Not individual seller. Maybe not their fault?
It seems the above method doesn't work . I can't even go further than the google keyboard setting step. After clicking "about google keybaord" nothing comes up...

I succeeded to go to "settings" by similar way at last.
But I can't turn on developer mode by repeat clicking the "build numbers "
I still tried factory reset the machine inside settings. But still ask me for the previous login info after the first boot up.
Any hints??

I saw there is system update that can be downloaded. Shall I try???

alhtc said:
I saw there is system update that can be downloaded. Shall I try???
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I doubt that will solve a thing...
alhtc said:
repeat clicking the "build numbers "
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That has to work once you made it to the settings... Press repeatedly, like 20x fast and continuously till the "countdown shows up"...

Same problem
alhtc said:
I succeeded to go to "settings" by similar way at last.
But I can't turn on developer mode by repeat clicking the "build numbers "
I still tried factory reset the machine inside settings. But still ask me for the previous login info after the first boot up.
Any hints??
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Same problem here... how did you get to Settings???

yngv27 said:
Same problem here... how did you get to Settings???
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Is this Android or Windows? And is it asking you for a pre-boot password (either a Windows Bitlocker decryption password or an Android pre-boot decryption password) or is it booting into the system and then asking you for a password?
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themiracy said:
Is this Android or Windows? And is it asking you for a pre-boot password (either a Windows Bitlocker decryption password or an Android pre-boot decryption password) or is it booting into the system and then asking you for a password?
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This is an Android thing. It's designed to lock a unit after it's been reset from bootloader menu if a previous user hasn't signed out. Theft deterrent. I never got around the FRP, but the previous owner gave me the credentials I needed to continue setup, so my situation is solved.

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tested too, frp unlocked succesfull

Xiaomi Mi A1 stolen

Hi Guys,
my MOthers new Xiaomi MI A1 was stolen this week.
1. Now my Question, is it possible for the Thief to get on her Data?
Theroretically not, because the phone was on last official android update 7.1.1 (nov sec patch)
Phone was saved with a Fingerprint and PIN and ohone was encrypted.
2. Is it possible for the Thief to hard reset the phone via adb or fastboot to got a use for the phone (resell etc)
Thanks

Even if he would format it, the phone will ask to log into Google account of the user that was logged in before formatting. I doubt the thief is smart enough to bypass it.

1. did you enable "require pin/password for phone startup"? If yes, there is probably no way to decrypt the data without the PIN. If no, thief could unlock the bootloader (Xiaomi is the only phone I know which doesn't perform factory reset for this action) and use the default encryption password to mount the data partition in TWRP.
2. factory reset will trigger FRP, but it's probably quite easy to bypass it with a bit of patience.

_mysiak_ said:
1. did you enable "require pin/password for phone startup"? If yes, there is probably no way to decrypt the data without the PIN. If no, thief could unlock the bootloader (Xiaomi is the only phone I know which doesn't perform factory reset for this action) and use the default encryption password to mount the data partition in TWRP.
2. factory reset will trigger FRP, but it's probably quite easy to bypass it with a bit of patience.
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Yes PIN was set on startup.
" If no, thief could unlock the bootloader (Xiaomi is the only phone I know which doesn't perform factory reset for this action) and use the default encryption password to mount the data partition in TWRP. "
How can he unlock the bootloader? I think he need DEV options and OEM unlock enabled, right?
Consider: There is no MIUI on the phone, its a Android One Phone.
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Even if he would format it, the phone will ask to log into Google account of the user that was logged in before formatting. I doubt the thief is smart enough to bypass it.
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Is it possible to bypass this google account verification?

Flash-User said:
Yes PIN was set on startup.
" If no, thief could unlock the bootloader (Xiaomi is the only phone I know which doesn't perform factory reset for this action) and use the default encryption password to mount the data partition in TWRP. "
How can he unlock the bootloader? I think he need DEV options and OEM unlock enabled, right?
Consider: There is no MIUI on the phone, its a Android One Phone.
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You are right, I forgot about OEM unlock option (I enable it by default for all my devices). In this case, data should be safe.

My phone is unlocked but OEM Unlock was disabled in Developer Options... So I think is not a problem having that option disabled.

Flash-User said:
Hi Guys,
my MOthers new Xiaomi MI A1 was stolen this week.
1. Now my Question, is it possible for the Thief to get on her Data?
Theroretically not, because the phone was on last official android update 7.1.1 (nov sec patch)
Phone was saved with a Fingerprint and PIN and ohone was encrypted.
2. Is it possible for the Thief to hard reset the phone via adb or fastboot to got a use for the phone (resell etc)
Thanks
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Try to erase using 'Google Find My Device' i think you can erase the phone using that, also you can know locations where the Device right now.
Just try, Good Luck :good:
Hit 'Thanks' if helped. ASAP

I am fairly certain there would be ways to circumvent the google account verification using fastboot commands and MiFlash. It takes some work and patience, but it should work.
However, as far as I know there are ways to get the IMEIs of the device blocked by carriers when reporting the device stolen. Not entirley sure what needs to be done to do this, but this would render the device useless for the thief.

Localhorst86 said:
I am fairly certain there would be ways to circumvent the google account verification using fastboot commands and MiFlash. It takes some work and patience, but it should work.
However, as far as I know there are ways to get the IMEIs of the device blocked by carriers when reporting the device stolen. Not entirley sure what needs to be done to do this, but this would render the device useless for the thief.
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Imei blocking is not really gonna help. It's too easy to change.
Yes there are ways around everything in this thread and tuts to do it are only a search away. Heck we host most of the tutorials right here.

Unlock and remove Android for Work (AFW) Enterprise MDM

I have a Pixel 4 with Android 10 on it. It also has Android for Work (Enterprise), i.e., it is managed by work admin who can remote reset the device and also control what gets installed or not. It has MobileIron MDM agent installed on it.
How can I wipe all of this Android for Work and remove the MobileIron completely? I have no personal data on it and can do factory reset and the phone is carrier unlocked as well. The OEM unlock in Developer Options is greyed out.

Most likely, the phone was bought from Android Enterprise, which may also mean the app is built into the firmware - loaded as specified by whatever organization ordered the device from Google. But there's a couple things we can check:
Go to Accounts under Settings, make sure there is no work profile there.
Go to Security > Device Admin apps, see if you can remove the app there.
Failing those, try a factory reset. If the MobileIron app survives factory reset, it's built into the firmware.
Unfortunately there isn't much that can be done to get rid of it with a locked bootloader. You could try sideloading an OTA update but that may fail because the firmware won't match. You can also try the Pixel Repair Tool although I suspect that may not work for the same reason.
Let us know how it goes!

The phone is definitely Android Enterprise as I wrote above. There is work profile and MobileIron installed. Factory reset doesn't help. It always tries to want to setup as Android for Work.
I can't sideload anything I guess as it doesn't go to bootloader mode at all. I will try Pixel Repair Tool. Thanks for your suggestions.

agaurav said:
The phone is definitely Android Enterprise as I wrote above. There is work profile and MobileIron installed. Factory reset doesn't help. It always tries to want to setup as Android for Work.
I can't sideload anything I guess as it doesn't go to bootloader mode at all. I will try Pixel Repair Tool. Thanks for your suggestions.
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What do you mean it doesn't go to bootloader mode?
Are you able to enable Developer Options and USB Debugging?

My bad. I tried Pixel Repair tool. It went thru successfully but did not remove the Android for Work so I guess I am stuck with a paper weight. Nothing can be done effectively. That's fine. I will wait for black friday deals and buy a new phone. Thanks.

agaurav said:
The phone is definitely Android Enterprise as I wrote above. There is work profile and MobileIron installed. Factory reset doesn't help. It always tries to want to setup as Android for Work.
I can't sideload anything I guess as it doesn't go to bootloader mode at all. I will try Pixel Repair Tool. Thanks for your suggestions.
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If the device is enrolled in Android Zero Touch, there is nothing you can do unless the IMEI is removed from Zero-Touch.