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[Q] reactivation lock always ON

Decided to install custom rom on my phone but had difficulties flashing in odin as the reactivation lock is showed as ON in odin mode. The reactivation lock option is not ticked under settings. Tried flashing stock rom as stated on another thread to solve this issue but didnt work in my case. Any ideas on how to solve this issue?

fa2103 said:
Decided to install custom rom on my phone but had difficulties flashing in odin as the reactivation lock is showed as ON in odin mode. The reactivation lock option is not ticked under settings. Tried flashing stock rom as stated on another thread to solve this issue but didnt work in my case. Any ideas on how to solve this issue?
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Same for me, but it is not on. If i do a factory reset/data wipe and do the setup i can use my device without using a samsung account.

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

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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

Impossible to desactivate Reactivation Lock

Hello everybody, so I have a big problem... After installing XtreStoLite ROM, I accidentaly checked "Activation Lock on" in the installation menu after the first boot... So I search it on config > security and there was not option to deactivate it. Then I flash with Odin the stock lollipop 5.0, then it appeared in security menu, I tried to uncheck it, put my samsung account and still checked, its IMPOSSIBLE to uncheck it, im getting crazy with this, already factory reseted, deleted and created my samsung account again and nothing works..
How I can deactivate it back?? I don't wanna use this stock rom.

Flash a Kitkat stock ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock, flash whatever you want after that

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Flash a Kitkat stock ROM, log into all accounts, disable reactivation lock, flash whatever you want after that
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Thanks alot! Its disabled now.
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Free mobile app

Help me flash stock ROM back please.

It all started when I rooted my phone (Samsung J5 2016 - SM-J510FN), installed TWRP through Odin, did a reset and flashed Extreme UX (9.0). Everything worked so as a noob I decide to turn off USB Debugging and OEM Unlock. I reboot my phone and get the message "Custom Binary blocked by FRP". So I decide to look up how to fix it. Kies didn't work so I go through sammobile and download the Stock ROM. I searched SM-J510FN and filtered for my country (Greece). I downloaded the first ROM I found and flashed it through Odin. I was really excited. Then I unlock my phone. I get dozens of popup messages of "x has stopped working" and the launcher wasn't working properly. I would appreciate any help. Is it a firmware problem? Should I do a hard reset and try installing stock again? Thanks.

dot777 said:
It all started when I rooted my phone (Samsung J5 2016 - SM-J510FN), installed TWRP through Odin, did a reset and flashed Extreme UX (9.0). Everything worked so as a noob I decide to turn off USB Debugging and OEM Unlock. I reboot my phone and get the message "Custom Binary blocked by FRP". So I decide to look up how to fix it. Kies didn't work so I go through sammobile and download the Stock ROM. I searched SM-J510FN and filtered for my country (Greece). I downloaded the first ROM I found and flashed it through Odin. I was really excited. Then I unlock my phone. I get dozens of popup messages of "x has stopped working" and the launcher wasn't working properly. I would appreciate any help. Is it a firmware problem? Should I do a hard reset and try installing stock again? Thanks.
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Doing factory data reset should clear out those errors

Thanks for your answer. I don't really know how to do a factory reset because I can't access the device's settings.

Anyone that knows how to do a factory reset without accessing the device's settings?

dot777 said:
Anyone that knows how to do a factory reset without accessing the device's settings?
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recovery

Just finished the factory reset. Setting up the phone now. I'll update if any errors happen next. Thanks for your help