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Hey my samsung vibrant that I just bought off of craigslist says Too many pattern attempts! and it says to unlock, sign in with your google account. I didn't steal this phone but I was wondering how I would get rid of this message.
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nikmash232
you can't unless you know the google account currently tied to that phone, if all else fails you can always flash it but its gonna be kind of hard
How can I flash it? Thats the only option i have now anyways just wondering how because I can't exactly access anything on the phone. Is there anyway I can access the internal memory so I can put a Update.zip in there
never really tried to flash a secured-screen locked phone but im sure its possible
You would have to flash it using Odin, thats assuming you can get into download mode using the volume keys. Do a search to find Odin images and instructions. If your phone is hardware locked out of download and recovery mode you're SOL.
yeah i can get into recovery mode but havent tried download mode yet...i just saw the tutorial for odin and im downloading hte stuff for it now..university connection sucks.
nikmash232 said:
yeah i can get into recovery mode but havent tried download mode yet...i just saw the tutorial for odin and im downloading hte stuff for it now..university connection sucks.
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well if you can get to recovery just choose the delete data option or whichever it is and reboot and there should be no more lock, but if there is then you would have to use odin...
I would say tether your phone since it would be faster most likely, but you cant lol.
Genesis1791 said:
I would say tether your phone since it would be faster most likely, but you cant lol.
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lol i just really laughed at this
skater4690 said:
well if you can get to recovery just choose the delete data option or whichever it is and reboot and there should be no more lock, but if there is then you would have to use odin...
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yeah i tried the delete data option didnt work out..i guess odin is my last option i hope it works or there goes $240 down the drain
nikmash232 said:
yeah i tried the delete data option didnt work out..i guess odin is my last option i hope it works or there goes $240 down the drain
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It works, I walked someone through the process before and it worked perfectly fine for him so don't worry and this phones practically impossible to brick so don't worry if Odin messes up on you the first time (happens often).
nikmash232 said:
yeah i tried the delete data option didnt work out..i guess odin is my last option i hope it works or there goes $240 down the drain
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ok i have one question... why would you spend $240 on a phone with a password? did you not play with it to see if it worked before you bought it? and odin should work theres no lock on dl mode and heres a tip turn the phone off have the usb plugged into the computer hold the volume buttons then plug the phone in and it should put you strait into dl mode. idk if its volume down or both volume buttons but that should work for you perfectly it does for me everytime
although i only just got my phone 2 days ago myself, i can say, if you flash via odin, it'll fix everything lol
i had a problem with a pink keyboard mod i couldn't get rid of without flashing, it was annoyingly bright
and man, if you're getting this phone for $240, i wouldn't care if it has the password on it, that's a damm good deal, i paid 350 for mine x-x
anyway, on topic, I couldn't find the original OEM firmware to flash, but i saw there was a leaked firmware on the vibrant forums, and I can say that it works perfectly fine, just use the thread that has the download link to the "All in one" package, that includes odin and the instructions are on the thread.
really simple, and takes 5mins, and congratz on a sexy new phone
I have the same problem with my Samsung Vibrant. Were you able to fix it?
Great... another thread helping both those who steal and those who buy stolen Vibrants.
skater4690 said:
well if you can get to recovery just choose the delete data option or whichever it is and reboot and there should be no more lock, but if there is then you would have to use odin...
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Yea, this thread is pretty stupid.
Locks are only an issue for hardware locked devices, and hardly any exist anymore...
Just factory reset the damn thing from the recovery menu and enjoy you phone.
The person you got the phone from probably stole it or found it, anyways, and that's probably why it was sold.
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Great... another thread helping both those who steal and those who buy stolen Vibrants.
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Unless you can prove it, keep your mouth shut.
If he brought the phone, even if it was stolen, he deserves to use it - IMO.
N8ter said:
Unless you can prove it, keep your mouth shut.
If he brought the phone, even if it was stolen, he deserves to use it - IMO.
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I will have to say that the first thought that crossed my mind is that the legitimate owner would not be selling a pattern locked phone. And the law typically doesn't support the view that you deserve to keep stolen goods if you purchased them unknowingly.
I'm not making accusations and not trying to pick a fight. Just putting in my 2 cents on the situational ethics here...
ZX3ZX4 said:
I will have to say that the first thought that crossed my mind is that the legitimate owner would not be selling a pattern locked phone. And the law typically doesn't support the view that you deserve to keep stolen goods if you purchased them unknowingly.
I'm not making accusations and not trying to pick a fight. Just putting in my 2 cents on the situational ethics here...
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Custom ROM developers violate Copyrights and IP laws all the time here, and people like you have no issues with it. So much for ethics.
No sane person will throw a phone away just because they mistakenly purchased a stolen device.
People who don't their stolen phones to be usable can do themselves a favor and go to a CDMA carrier.
The community is here to help, not judge, and the pattern lock bug can happen to any legit owner, so the information garnered from this thread can help those people as well. Don't pollute it.
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Unless you can prove it, keep your mouth shut.
If he brought the phone, even if it was stolen, he deserves to use it - IMO.
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"keep your mouth shut"? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Wow this forum really is becoming a cesspool of vermin. Idiots. Thieves. And idiots defending the thieves.
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hello there, i bought a new galaxy s4 and it got stolen today...
im really upset and i need your help.
i still have the box and i think that the serial is still on it.
can i track the serial and hopelly find it?
i remeber that if i could enter the iphone imei into an website it would tell me what network is he connected to.
my sim is closed and i bought it contract free so its unlocked.
i live in israel and the police is not so helpful...
can i do something? please i need this help.
Thanks in advance!
Did you try to track it with Samsung Dive (you need to have a Samsung account and enabled this feature)?
http://findmymobile.samsung.com/login.do
asafhaim147 said:
hello there, i bought a new galaxy s4 and it got stolen today...
im really upset and i need your help.
i still have the box and i think that the serial is still on it.
can i track the serial and hopelly find it?
i remeber that if i could enter the iphone imei into an website it would tell me what network is he connected to.
my sim is closed and i bought it contract free so its unlocked.
i live in israel and the police is not so helpful...
can i do something? please i need this help.
Thanks in advance!
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Have you entered Samsung account to the phone and setup ' Find my mobile ' Thing in settings?
LegendJo said:
Have you entered Samsung account to the phone and setup ' Find my mobile ' Thing in settings?
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i guess i did because its working but the man took out my sim card and the phone is off... im going to catch him when he will connect to the wifi.
maybe tomorrow... never lose hope!
maybe other options?
Human always smarter than machine. Samsung got a disadvantage which is included built in recovery. He can just simply boot in and factory reset everything. Or just remove all accounts that in your s4. Let's pray for the stealer is stupid.
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asafhaim147 said:
i guess i did because its working but the man took out my sim card and the phone is off... im going to catch him when he will connect to the wifi.
maybe tomorrow... never lose hope!
maybe other options?
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You will be lucky if the thief has not factory reset the phone. Especially if you set pin to unlock, he will surely factory reset the phone.
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asafhaim147 said:
i guess i did because its working but the man took out my sim card and the phone is off... im going to catch him when he will connect to the wifi.
maybe tomorrow... never lose hope!
maybe other options?
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Hope you find it
If you find it (or get another mobile) install Cerberus . In can be set to hidden and is able to send a message if SIM is removed :good:
Mittaa said:
Hope you find it
If you find it (or get another mobile) install In can be set to hidden and is able to send a message if SIM is removed :good:
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he was online for a couple of minutes but i couldnt track him... did he get a message that i tried?
anyway he looked stupid because i think i saw him but im not sure.
in israel there is a new thing that called Arsim (ערסים) you can google that.
if it was him then hes more stupid than my dog, that loves to bang his head in windows and chairs.
more option people?
thank you all for trying! makes me fell a little better.
asafhaim147 said:
he was online for a couple of minutes but i couldnt track him... did he get a message that i tried?
anyway he looked stupid because i think i saw him but im not sure.
in israel there is a new thing that called Arsim (ערסים) you can google that.
if it was him then hes more stupid than my dog, that loves to bang his head in windows and chairs.
more option people?
thank you all for trying! makes me fell a little better.
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Yes I this there is a notification telling that device "is found" ... but you can't prevent anybody from flashing a new firmware.
On your box there should be an IMEI number (or on your receipt) and IMEI is a bit more difficult to change so maybe you have a chance to trace it in some other way.
What about plan b from the play store?
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Hope you find it
If you find it (or get another mobile) install Cerberus . In can be set to hidden and is able to send a message if SIM is removed :good:
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You can set sim change alerts in the standard s4 settings aswell. I only found out the other day and it can be set to text a friend or family member.
Hope you manage yo yrack and get the phone back, too many low lifes in the world needing to steal someone elses hard earned money/phone etc. Is there no way of having the imei blacklisted? Keep that as a last resort if it can be done, as far as I know soon as its blacklisted you wont be able to track it at all
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Bradden1 said:
What about plan b from the play store?
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Plan B only works with 2.0 - 2.3 versions of Android
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Plan B only works with 2.0 - 2.3 versions of Android
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Thanks..I didn't know that
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You can have the imei blacklisted so the phone will essentially be useless. You arent getting it back anyway. Might as wll keep the thief from having it.
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Skipjacks said:
You can have the imei blacklisted so the phone will essentially be useless. You arent getting it back anyway. Might as wll keep the thief from having it.
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Yeah but he'll still have a very powerful gaming machine.
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Yeah but he'll still have a very powerful gaming machine.
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... and a bad taste in his mouth
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... and a bad taste in his mouth
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Not to mention seething disappointment.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
this is where the Avast anti theft comes into play. It comes back even after a reset. I have tried it on my galasy S3 and it works.... but too late for the Op... hope fully you catch the thief...
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this is where the Avast anti theft comes into play. It comes back even after a reset. I have tried it on my galasy S3 and it works.... but too late for the Op... hope fully you catch the thief...
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first of all, he stole it from my bag.
second of all, if he flashes a new firmware or disconnect from my samsung account ( or even a factory reset )
can i know it? or it will just stay offline for ever?
asafhaim147 said:
first of all, he stole it from my bag.
second of all, if he flashes a new firmware or disconnect from my samsung account ( or even a factory reset )
can i know it? or it will just stay offline for ever?
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If he just reset (factory reset), wipe data or flash a new firmware, IMEI may survive.
So IMEI tracking is your last chance.
I don't know this company http://www.trackimei.com/ but maybe worth a try?
Some other info HERE ... and HERE
BTW I could imagine that he sell it to some innocent person ... knowing it's a bit to hot to keep for him self
Well, dropped my g2 from like 2 feet hit perfect and shattered and screen doesnt work. Is there anyway I can unroot without actually being able to use my touch screen. Also if anyone knows how/where I can fix this without LG, let me know, im sure they will charge me to hell. Thanks!
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Well, dropped my g2 from like 2 feet hit perfect and shattered and screen doesnt work. Is there anyway I can unroot without actually being able to use my touch screen. Also if anyone knows how/where I can fix this without LG, let me know, im sure they will charge me to hell. Thanks!
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You gotta return to stock using a computer. There is no other way to do it other than this method. Hope it works out for you!
Surely you will be paying for the repair anyway?
Could he not just use the LG tool to flash the stock image, or do you have to accept something on the touch screen?
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chronicfathead said:
Surely you will be paying for the repair anyway?
Could he not just use the LG tool to flash the stock image, or do you have to accept something on the touch screen?
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That would be the revert to stock method I was referring to. He could then get an insurance claim on it and pay no more than $100, assuming the OP has insurance.
Far as I know he doesnt have to use the touch screen to revert back, its all done with the tools given in the revert methodology, but correct me if im wrong on this.
Walter21026 said:
You gotta return to stock using a computer. There is no other way to do it other than this method. Hope it works out for you!
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Sorry for being a pest but can you lead me towards a post or thread that can guide me through this? Im new to all of this, Ive only had android for 2 weeks.
CaptainHairySack said:
Sorry for being a pest but can you lead me towards a post or thread that can guide me through this? Im new to all of this, Ive only had android for 2 weeks.
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Sure can but we need to know what carrier your with.
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Sure can but we need to know what carrier your with.
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AT&T
CaptainHairySack said:
AT&T
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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Thank you so much for the help!
If you're using insurance don't waste your time. Neither care about root whether it's warranty or insurance but call and ask if you want. Insurance will straight up tell you they don't care. You're paying anyway.
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If you're using insurance don't waste your time. Neither care about root whether it's warranty or insurance but call and ask if you want. Insurance will straight up tell you they don't care. You're paying anyway.
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Yupp, same thing here, they very rarely give a rats ass.
Topic closed! Got my answer. Thank you for everyone.
If you hand it into the police (At least in the UK) after a period of time, 4 weeks or something, it legally becomes yours if no-one claims it and you can go and collect it
Hand it In its being tracked
Not only that, but a local mobile network operator have no right to say you can keep a phone that does not belong to you, just because it was lost
Only the police can do that, and only after they try to find the rightful owner / give them a chance to report it lost and have it returned
Christiancs1969 said:
Hand it In it COULD BE being tracked
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fixed that for you
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fixed that for you
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Ha ha thanks...
If it was me or you it would be handed In
True...?
Christiancs1969 said:
Ha ha thanks...
If it was me or you it would be handed In
True...?
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yes. honesty is honesty but that doesnt mean the device is definately being tracked, that could make the poor guy have a panic attack
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yes. honesty is honesty but that doesnt mean the device is definately being tracked, that could make the poor guy have a panic attack
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Yes.. That thought bypassed me sorry..
I'll make sure I think next time ?
Forgot to add. Because phone was locked, I wiped it clean (3 button combination).
If I hand it in - who will give me all the funds i invested? Nobody. Hope isnt at my side.
Yes, I was dumb to replace the broken parts myself. But whats done, its done.
So. Can I use Google Play? Can I use WIFI or 4G?
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Forgot to add. Because phone was locked, I wiped it clean (3 button combination).
If I hand it in - who will give me all the funds i invested? Nobody. Hope isnt at my side.
Yes, I was dumb to replace the broken parts myself. But whats done, its done.
So. Can I use Google Play? Can I use WIFI or 4G?
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Wipe data & system and install a new rom via Odin and you're done.
Wipe data removes 99% of tracking apps, wiping system removes the rest.
Use a custom recovery and delete everything than use a custom rom/kernel and flash modem/bootloader files too via odin
dotuletz said:
Wipe data & system and install a new rom via Odin and you're done.
Wipe data removes 99% of tracking apps, wiping system removes the rest.
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not quite
It is traceable via IMEI.
But someone who lost this phone (apparently it looks like this) and phone was bought on contract, there is huge possibility that someone will block IMEI on network provider. After that 2 ways left. Sell it to foreign country or use it w/o mobile network.
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It is traceable via IMEI.
But someone who lost this phone (apparently it looks like this) and phone was bought on contract, there is huge possibility that someone will block IMEI on network provider. After that 2 ways left. Sell it to foreign country or use it w/o mobile network.
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oh, yes you guys are right. forgot the old ways now that everything is smart. On "dumb" phoness you were able to change the imei with the right tools, never tried it on smarthphones. Anyway the chances that someone who throwed away a smashed phone without battery to be looking for it are slim, i would use it
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oh, yes you guys are right. forgot the old ways now that everything is smart. On "dumb" phoness you were able to change the imei with the right tools, never tried it on smarthphones. Anyway the chances that someone who throwed away a smashed phone without battery to be looking for it are slim, i would use it
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Maybe someone used this phone for criminal purpose and that is the reason of smashing it?
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Maybe someone used this phone for criminal purpose and that is the reason of smashing it?
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And that has something to do with him because ... ? phones don't comit crimes, people do. Let's say police was tracking a phone for some reason, once the criminal sells the phone it will be tracked for an X amount of time until police knows for certain the buyer doesn't have anything to do with the seller. Anyway more than 50% of phones out there have been used in... unapropiate way from prank calling to showing the latest vid of a gf to your friends (and you know what I mean by prank and vid).
Let us not make any more of what it is: a found phone, repaired, end of story. Nobody will come after it and if it does you can show the owner the receipt for spare parts. If he is as honest as wanting his/her phone back at least they can pay for repairs.
Just use it if you really wanted to... The authorities aren't gonna bother raiding your home and arresting you and stuff just for the sake of a lost phone. So just use it normally. If they blocked it then fine just use it as a gaming device or multimedia device. If someone tracked it then give it back to them and charge them the cost for fixing it. If it really came into accusing you of stealing(which has 0.1% chance of happening) then dare them a lie detector test.
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And that has something to do with him because ... ? phones don't comit crimes, people do. Let's say police was tracking a phone for some reason, once the criminal sells the phone it will be tracked for an X amount of time until police knows for certain the buyer doesn't have anything to do with the seller. Anyway more than 50% of phones out there have been used in... unapropiate way from prank calling to showing the latest vid of a gf to your friends (and you know what I mean by prank and vid).
Let us not make any more of what it is: a found phone, repaired, end of story. Nobody will come after it and if it does you can show the owner the receipt for spare parts. If he is as honest as wanting his/her phone back at least they can pay for repairs.
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Agree! Just wanted to underline that there is no point to thinking 'what if'... Because we can get a really paranoic point such as cospiracy theory or something else...
Use it as long as you can and want.
Found not stolen they said
dotuletz said:
oh, yes you guys are right. forgot the old ways now that everything is smart. On "dumb" phoness you were able to change the imei with the right tools, never tried it on smarthphones. Anyway the chances that someone who throwed away a smashed phone without battery to be looking for it are slim, i would use it
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true but you also said wiping /system and /data would remove ALL tracing software. so youde be caught fast
I bought a Galaxy s7 on eBay that is Google Locked? This will probably sound dumb but is there anyway to bypass it? Please don't get upset at me I'm just curious and if what I posted is wrong than moderators can you please remove my post. Thank you everyone in advance
XxCyberHackerxX said:
I bought a Galaxy s7 on eBay that is Google Locked? This will probably sound dumb but is there anyway to bypass it? Please don't get upset at me I'm just curious and if what I posted is wrong than moderators can you please remove my post. Thank you everyone in advance
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i had that issue with the note5. had to reinstall AP firmware and give it a factory reset. thats the only way i found.......sorry bud.
JeSTeRH4CK3D said:
i had that issue with the note5. had to reinstall AP firmware and give it a factory reset. thats the only way i found.......sorry bud.
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I wouldn't end that statement with "sorry". If he just bought it like that, he's not going to be the least bit disappointed with having to reset it in order to make it work. Just being able to make it work is all he's after. I'm sure he's ecstatic to know that he can
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I wouldn't end that statement with "sorry". If he just bought it like that, he's not going to be the least bit disappointed with having to reset it in order to make it work. Just being able to make it work is all he's after. I'm sure he's ecstatic to know that he can
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Well, I figured he was looking for the easy way but that's not what he's going to get short of knowing the person's email and password so the only way is to Odin the stock roms so your right sorry shouldn't have ended my statement however it did because it's not what he wanted to hear I'm sure.
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JeSTeRH4CK3D said:
Well, I figured he was looking for the easy way but that's not what he's going to get short of knowing the person's email and password so the only way is to Odin the stock roms so your right sorry shouldn't have ended my statement however it did because it's not what he wanted to hear I'm sure.
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I may be a bit biased because I've rootedand customized phones since the D1, when it was MUCH harder than it it currently. But I have always found ODIN very easy to use. In reality, I'm sure the OP could look up a video on youtube on how to use ODIN and get his phone working in like 20 min (minus download/setup times for ODIN, ROM, etc.). And I'm sure he saved a bundle buying it like that. He just needs to pray it's not IMEI locked on top of it, or all that effort will have been wasted
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I may be a bit biased because I've rootedand customized phones since the D1, when it was MUCH harder than it it currently. But I have always found ODIN very easy to use. In reality, I'm sure the OP could look up a video on youtube on how to use ODIN and get his phone working in like 20 min (minus download/setup times for ODIN, ROM, etc.). And I'm sure he saved a bundle buying it like that. He just needs to pray it's not IMEI locked on top of it, or all that effort will have been wasted
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IMEI locked would suck......but also not the end of the world. i can change that too.
JeSTeRH4CK3D said:
IMEI locked would suck......but also not the end of the world. i can change that too.
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We'd prefer that you not. Phones with locked IMEI's are that way for a reason, and we don't want the activities on this forum getting us into legal trouble. Thanks for your understanding.
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We'd prefer that you not. Phones with locked IMEI's are that way for a reason, and we don't want the activities on this forum getting us into legal trouble. Thanks for your understanding.
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No I keep that kind of stuff to my self.......don't need someone's boyfriend cloning their girlfriends phone or some dumb crap.
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We'd prefer that you not. Phones with locked IMEI's are that way for a reason, and we don't want the activities on this forum getting us into legal trouble. Thanks for your understanding.
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That's true.
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That's true.
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Well why do you think I didn't post it. Now if someone bought a phone and it ended up being stolen....Idk what I would do. I guess get the seller to give the imei in advanced to check it's not stolen or blacklisted.
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JeSTeRH4CK3D said:
Well why do you think I didn't post it. Now if someone bought a phone and it ended up being stolen....Idk what I would do. I guess get the seller to give the imei in advanced to check it's not stolen or blacklisted.
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That is a good idea. Thank you
anyone can help
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We'd prefer that you not. Phones with locked IMEI's are that way for a reason, and we don't want the activities on this forum getting us into legal trouble. Thanks for your understanding.
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hi guys i brought a s7 from this dude at a swapmeet and its asking me for the last email address safe to say its lock and ive been ripped but any way i can sort this without a hammer please guys cheerz