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[Q] Custom binary block by reactivation lock

Hello everybody,
I have a Galaxy Note 3 Lte (SM-N9005) . I have already installed many custom recovery and custom roms.But this time I am unable to install custom roms
due to Reactivation lock is always on in bootloader mode.Under the Setting>General>Security>Reactivation lock ,it is untick (off position).But when I try to root or install custom recovery it not allow me to install, reactivation lock is always ON as per attached photos and "Custom binary block by reactivation lock" it says. But I can install official roms.
Kindly help me how to solve this problem so that I can root and install custom roms as usual.
Thanking you for kind help.

sein said:
Hello everybody,
I have a Galaxy Note 3 Lte (SM-N9005) . I have already installed many custom recovery and custom roms.But this time I am unable to install custom roms
due to Reactivation lock is always on in bootloader mode.Under the Setting>General>Security>Reactivation lock ,it is untick (off position).But when I try to root or install custom recovery it not allow me to install, reactivation lock is always ON as per attached photos and "Custom binary block by reactivation lock" it says. But I can install official roms.
Kindly help me how to solve this problem so that I can root and install custom roms as usual.
Thanking you for kind help.
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So, just to check. You have installed an official firmware and tried ticking it on, reboot and then tick it off? And that didn't work?

Journyman16 said:
So, just to check. You have installed an official firmware and tried ticking it on, reboot and then tick it off? And that didn't work?
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Thanks for your reply
When I tick it on ask me to sign on samsung account , after sign on accont it tick on.Then I reboot phone still tick on ,I try to tick it off ask me to sign on samsung account again ,then I sign on account it tick off. Without sign on account unable to tick on/off. When I flash official rom during setup wizard also ask me to sign on samsung account, without sign on account unable to continue setup wizard.
The problem is I can not flash any custom recovery or custom roms now.When I try to flash "Secure Check Fail: Recovery " always showing in Odin mode as you can be seen attached.Also Reactivation lock is always ON in Odin mode.
Please help me .Thanks

sein said:
Thanks for your reply
When I tick it on ask me to sign on samsung account , after sign on accont it tick on.Then I reboot phone still tick on ,I try to tick it off ask me to sign on samsung account again ,then I sign on account it tick off. Without sign on account unable to tick on/off. When I flash official rom during setup wizard also ask me to sign on samsung account, without sign on account unable to continue setup wizard.
The problem is I can not flash any custom recovery or custom roms now.When I try to flash "Secure Check Fail: Recovery " always showing in Odin mode as you can be seen attached.Also Reactivation lock is always ON in Odin mode.
Please help me .Thanks
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Download Phone INFO Samsung and see what your CSC is. You need firmware with that CSC (Region)
Also there's a Kies process suggested at Kies Recovery
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Also, something to try is remove the battery for a few hours, then try removing the tick...

reactivation lock

I flashed XtreStoLite rom through custom recovery, everything went well. During the setup menus before entering the os it asked something about a reactivation lock. It sounded good so i turned it on. Next thing i know i cant boot into my custom recovery and i can't boot the phone. I put it in download mode flash the first thing i find with odin (it failed) but the phones boots. (I found this solution online)
There is no reactivation lock in settings but i can find it when i search settings. Needless to say when I disable the reactivation and search for it again it is still enabled.
Kies will not recognise it. There is no Samsung account of any kind in this rom. anything i've seen anyway.
When i try to factory reset through settings it says "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped".
What do i do? pls help
the phone is an SM-G900F running the latest XtreStoLite_ROM_v2.2_LP_ with a custom touch recovery which i cannot access.

As far as some users who encountered this problem said... Flashing a stock ROM with the same build number through odin was able to fix this issue.

Riyal said:
As far as some users who encountered this problem said... Flashing a stock ROM with the same build number through odin was able to fix this issue.
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i did that everything works fine but i can't install a custom recovery or root and i cant turn off reactivation lock. its in settings now but when i deactivate it it asks me to login to my samsung account. i do that it signs in fine but it is still enabled.

Like I said Flashing a stock ROM with the same build number... What I meant was a ROM that wasn't prepackaged by any members of xda but instead was built from samsung. Perhaps try using Kies to factory reset your phone instead.
When reactivation lock is on you can't boot to recovery & can't debrand your phone. But that doesn't block your from reflashing a ROM with the same build number as your current custom ROM has.
So what you need to do is
1. Flash a full stock ROM.
2. Factory reset
3. From Setup wizard login your samsung account and other details and disable reactivation lock.
4. Install custom recovery and root your device again.

rockon92 said:
i did that everything works fine but i can't install a custom recovery or root and i cant turn off reactivation lock. its in settings now but when i deactivate it it asks me to login to my samsung account. i do that it signs in fine but it is still enabled.
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Back to Kitkat and disable.
Then upgrade to Lollipop and install the custom files.

thank you very much everybody! its working fine now!
i just downgraded to kit kat 4.4.2 logged in to my samsung account and disabled reactivation lock with no problems. i then update with ota and everything is fine until now!
thanks again!

On.my 900f s5 uk edition on lollipop the reactivation lock was in the security menu. I had to flash twrp using flashify as it locked my phone when using odin and the twrp app. Of course now I know to deactivate the lock first lol

tony_76 said:
On.my 900f s5 uk edition on lollipop the reactivation lock was in the security menu. I had to flash twrp using flashify as it locked my phone when using odin and the twrp app. Of course now I know to deactivate the lock first lol
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I already had twrp when i flashed the custom rom and during the setup the custom rom asked to enable reactivation lock, it sounded good at the time..little did i know! next time i reboot the phone into recovery to flash the aroma addon package for the rom i used, it locked the phone down.
I had to flash something with odin to make it boot into the os, the flash failed but it did boot! then i flashed the stock kit kat 4.4.2 from sammobile, did the setup, logged in to my samsung account and reactivation lock disabled just fine! did the OTA updates then root, installed twrp recovery and installed the xtresto rom with the aroma addon package.
Everything seems to be fine now!

I'm in the same boat. I can't even factory reset and cannot turn of activation lock KK.
phone still works. i just can't access recovery. cannot use odin to push kitkat back.
cannot use TWRP either. i'm stuck.
Damn XtreSto Lite Rom...what the heck.

found a way. Download and install Kies 3 on your comp. Follow the Firmware upgrade and initialization. it'll flash back to stock. follow the instructions.
Omg took me forever to find this solution.

melloyellowkc said:
found a way. Download and install Kies 3 on your comp. Follow the Firmware upgrade and initialization. it'll flash back to stock. follow the instructions.
Omg took me forever to find this solution.
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it seems that for some people kies works to recover the phone (for me it didn't) and for some odin works to push kit kat and disable reactivation lock
anyway am glad you fixed it

Flash something from odin. The flash will fail but the phone boots afterwards. Don't know why this works but it did for me and rocking above. Once booted turn off the reactivation lock.

Try to flash kitkat firmware original with bootloader end pit file for ur device model you find in xda

What worked for me!!
Had the same problem. The rom locked me out. (reactivation lock was activated)
I flashed the stock LOLLIPOP firmware i got from sammobile using odin, the KITKAT firmware does not flash.
Logged into the phone with my original samsung account.
Removed that account from the device
Created a new samsung account from the computer.
Added that account to the device.
Turned of reactivation lock, and viola!! it worked

do i need to downgrade to kitkat just to make it work? remote control and reactivation lock? before im using stock rom rooted but still doesn't work. then i tried custom rom it's working but the only problem is private mode is failed to enable. then i switch to another custom rom then almost perfect but the remote control and reactivation lock is not working.

Just letting people know:
I had the same issue as OP, except that when I was locked in the first time setup thing, trying to log in with my Samsung account credentials resulted in the error message "Processing failed". I tried the reactivation lock bypassing trick that takes advantage of the samsung default browser and acessibility settings (can be foun on YouTube) but it still didn't help because when I pressed to add a Samsung account, nothing happened. It was probably due to some of Samsungs files missing on my phone due to the previous XtreStoLite installation that I was originally updating when I got into this mess.
What fixed it for me was flashing the stock 4.4.2 KitKat firmware from sammobile with Odin and THEN doing the reactivation lock bypassing trick. Just downgrading to KitKat and trying to login normally in the first time setup thingy didn't work as it resulted in the same "Processing failed" error as before on Lollipop. You guys have no idea how happy I was when I booted to download mode and saw "REACTIVATION LOCK(KK): OFF". I had already lost almost all hope! :victory:

i have a more sexy problem ! i don`t have the reactivation lock option on website not even on my phone....! how to disable it ?

melloyellowkc said:
I'm in the same boat. I can't even factory reset and cannot turn of activation lock KK.
phone still works. i just can't access recovery. cannot use odin to push kitkat back.
cannot use TWRP either. i'm stuck.
Damn XtreSto Lite Rom...what the heck.
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same here... my g900w8 is on download mode only now!

mp_79 said:
same here... my g900w8 is on download mode only now!
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Thanks for your idea a few days helped me deactived my samsung s5. it has the same problem when i up rom xtrestolite 2.2 and active reactivation lock without knowledge what is it.
I declare my way:
1. find stock rom with same baseband in sammobile.com, there are 2 version: 5.0 and 4.4.2, you should choose both and use 4.4.2 first, if success, next step.
2. use odin, in tab AP choose file rom above
3. pass, finish
4. find on youtube "how to remove or bypass reactivation lock", find correct version for you.
5. finish, enjoy it
sorry my bad english

i flashed with 4.4.2 many time but not remove reactivation lock still here not disable

Reactivation Lock

HI im new here, and also I do have realy new problem.
my phone is: Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F)
Stock Android 5.0
Problem Explain:
Reactivation Lock, that I accidentally activated was enablad on custom rom XtreStoLite. The biggest problem is that I did not activate my Samsung Account when I enabled it, and now I have stock firmware non -rooted Android 5.0 installed via Kies
I watched couple of youTube videos, but with no luck, I also send message to FindMyMobile but no luck as well.
When I logging to FindMyMobile, I can lock screen, ring to my device, acctually I can do everything except enable and disable reactivation lock.
Please I do realy need help with this

Same problem here.. Can't find reliable solution. Went back to stock ROM and tried to disable it and it didn't work

Downgrade to KitKat, log into accounts on phone, disable reactivation lock has worked for a few people

Thank you for help
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Downgrade to KitKat, log into accounts on phone, disable reactivation lock has worked for a few people
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Downgrade by Odin you mean?
if yes, then that is imposible, becase in ODIN MODE says: "REACTIVATION LOCK(KK): ON"
i will try that one, but i guess it will not work.

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Treno00 said:
Thank you for help
Downgrade by Odin you mean?
if yes, then that is imposible, becase in ODIN MODE says: "REACTIVATION LOCK(KK): ON"
i will try that one, but i guess it will not work.
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Yes via ODIN, people have reported success with that method, some with KIES

Fixed
Thank you sooooo much, but I had little problem. So I will explain step by step what I have done.
1. Odin 3.10.6 + Stock Firmware KitKat 4.4.2
2. In options I leave checked F. Reset Time and Auto Reboot
3. After it's done, I stuck in boot logo so
4. Switch phone off and go to recovery mode
5. wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition
6. Reboot device and, yes. system is booted
7. Then after setting up I went to Settings>Security>Reactivation Lock (but I did use Mobile Data, don't know about WiFi)
8. DONE!
PS. You can upgrade your android via Kies from 4.4.2 to 5.0

What worked for me!!
Had the same problem. The rom locked me out. (reactivation lock was activated)
I flashed the stock LOLLIPOP firmware i got from sammobile using odin, the KITKAT firmware does not flash.
Logged into the phone with my original samsung account.
Removed that account from the device
Created a new samsung account from the computer.
Added that account to the device.
Turned of reactivation lock, and viola!! it worked

Mr. Clown said:
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Maybe merge with existing thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/reactivation-lock-t3118566

me also i can't activate reactivation lock and remote control.
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do i need to downgrade to kitkat just to make it work? remote control and reactivation lock? before im using stock rom rooted but still doesn't work. then i tried custom rom it's working but the only problem is private mode is failed to enable. then i switch to another custom rom then almost perfect but the remote control and reactivation lock is not working.

Treno00 said:
Thank you sooooo much, but I had little problem. So I will explain step by step what I have done.
1. Odin 3.10.6 + Stock Firmware KitKat 4.4.2
2. In options I leave checked F. Reset Time and Auto Reboot
3. After it's done, I stuck in boot logo so
4. Switch phone off and go to recovery mode
5. wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition
6. Reboot device and, yes. system is booted
7. Then after setting up I went to Settings>Security>Reactivation Lock (but I did use Mobile Data, don't know about WiFi)
8. DONE!
PS. You can upgrade your android via Kies from 4.4.2 to 5.0
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uhm hey hi where did u dl your stock 4.4.2 rom? we have the same problem actually same cause too haha need help real bad

OK, in this folder you will find all possible stock firmware for [SM-G900F]
https://mega.nz/#F!i9dm2LKL!fzGY14qi4pYiEczNQy5KWA!uoFXBSDZ

Help with root - without custom recovery

Long story short, the re-activation lock on my partners S5 (g900i) came on, and when deactivated it didn't go away like it should have.
I can use the phone completely normal except i cant login to a samsung account (it says network error or doesn't do anything) - and i'm locked out of ODIN so i cant flash a stock ROM, or custom recovery.
All i'd like to do to make it properly usable again, is root the damn thing but i'm not aware of any root methods for lollipop that don't use a custom recovery.
Anyone know of a root method i can use from within the phone itself, or over USB from the PC or something?

Reactivation lock should still allow you to flash a KK ROM, log into the Samsung account and disable the lock
That's how most people fix Lollipop with the same problem
AFAIK, there are no alternative root methods for Lollipop that don't require ODIN, (CF Auto Root works)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537

*Detection* said:
Reactivation lock should still allow you to flash a KK ROM, log into the Samsung account and disable the lock
That's how most people fix Lollipop with the same problem
AFAIK, there are no alternative root methods for Lollipop that don't require ODIN, (CF Auto Root works)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537
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unfortunately kitkat is not recognising the account, where lollipop kinda does but then glitches out.
is it possible to ODIN flash a rooted stock ROM?

Mussels84 said:
unfortunately kitkat is not recognising the account, where lollipop kinda does but then glitches out.
is it possible to ODIN flash a rooted stock ROM?
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Yea, you should be able to ODIN flash your phone in any state, so long as it boots into download mode
But the only way I've seen to disable a stuck reactivation lock is to downgrade to KK and log in / disable it from there, then upgrade back to LP
Are you sure the credentials for the samsung account are correct? - Maybe try resetting the password on a PC first so you are 100% sure

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Yea, you should be able to ODIN flash your phone in any state, so long as it boots into download mode
But the only way I've seen to disable a stuck reactivation lock is to downgrade to KK and log in / disable it from there, then upgrade back to LP
Are you sure the credentials for the samsung account are correct? - Maybe try resetting the password on a PC first so you are 100% sure
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On KK, the samsung account isnt accepted. on lollipop i can get in, but its like it partially unlocks only - i can use the phone but cant untick the activation lock button, and i cant login to a samsung account (it shows none as active)
I figured root would let me force-clear the data on the samsung apps and possibly resolve the issue.

Mussels84 said:
On KK, the samsung account isnt accepted. on lollipop i can get in, but its like it partially unlocks only - i can use the phone but cant untick the activation lock button, and i cant login to a samsung account (it shows none as active)
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Ive just remembered, there is a video on how to bypass the lock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E41tLyi59II
Another possible method
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f77...ck-solution-galaxy-s5-no-root-needed-1865438/

*Detection* said:
Ive just remembered, there is a video on how to bypass the lock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E41tLyi59II
Another possible method
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f77...ck-solution-galaxy-s5-no-root-needed-1865438/
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those methods have been fixed because there is no blue email link to click, even on KK firmwares.
as for the lollipop videos, they show you being able to sign into any app that uses samsung accounts and that one doesnt work for me either - they popup and disappear. maybe i need an older lollipop build...
anyone got a mega link for one of the first G900i 5.0 firmwares?

i waited for sammobiles slow ass downloads and flashed the initial 5.0 release for the S5 and got an even weirder result - it asked if i wanted to activate the lock.
it allowed me to say no... but same damn bug! once i'm into the phone, the tickbox turns itself back on automatically! arrrgghh

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uh, thanks?

Bricked in FRP lock. Need help to get out.

Anyone knows how to go remove FRP lock with custom kernel and recovery? I cant boot into the OS nor in the recovery due to custom binary? Any way to get it unlocked or maybe get booted in the rom??? Help will be appreciated.
CANT EVEN FREAKING CHARGE MY PHONE DUE TO FRP LOCK!!!! WTF????

Will flashing stock rom fix it?

Be careful not to run your battery down or you won't even be able to flash your device with Odin. If I had enough battery left, I'd flash it with Odin right now.

Kh thanks. Worked. Phoned bricked when I had 100% battery.

AK1149 said:
Kh thanks. Worked. Phoned bricked when I had 100% battery.
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what exactly did youdo to fix this?

Download stock ROM and flash using ODIN.

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Be careful not to run your battery down or you won't even be able to flash your device with Odin. If I had enough battery left, I'd flash it with Odin right now.
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so when I flash the stock .. the OEM Unlock option should be ON or OFF ?? please help

That doesn't matter. Just flash it. It will work with official firmwares even with OEM Locked.

frp lock is not brick, its an setting you disabled in
developer options > OEM unlock,
the way to get past it its to flash offical firmwate trough odin and phone boot again, just enable OEM unlock again to root and keep it enabled

Can someone find a stock ROM for my tmobile version, model number G928W8. I have tried everything but when i flash it through Odin it fails.

Try starting download mode and use smartswitch and use the option to reinstall it

You can check sammobile they have a library of firmwares.

FRP Removal
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the Doctor said:
Be careful not to run your battery down or you won't even be able to flash your device with Odin. If I had enough battery left, I'd flash it with Odin right now.
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hey please help me i bought a samsung note5 T-mobil about 3 weeks ago it give me this msg (custom pinary blocked by frp lock ) and turn of i try to flashed it with odin and kies 3 but didnt work still nothing what should i do :crying:

HELP! Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock
So I flashed a tar to root my samsung galaxy on5 in Odin, recovered and added SuperSu everything was working fine till i turned off developer mode since i was i THOUGHT done with the procedures. rebooted and NOTHING but a RED msg stating "custom binary blocked by FRP.
It Wont turn on, it Wont go back into recovery mode AND I cannot discover it when i plug it via usb to computer.
WTF?? How do I get it Working?