Hello! From time to time I keep myself busy with smartphones. Now i've got P9 Lite with an issue that is difficult for me to fix. The first problem was about SIM lock i guess. The phone couldn't read new SIM card. My dad did a factory reset through recovery mode and here starts the real problem. I CAN'T LOG TO ANOTHER GOOGLE ACCOUNT THAN ONE BEFORE FACTORY RESET. To remove SIM lock I have to reinstall the whole system but i can't do that because bootloader is locked. I can't unlock it because i can't get into the phone and I don't own it so I have no box with IMEI numbers and so on. I'll try to contact the person who owns the phone about the google account before but I wonder maybe there's another solution? Thanks in advance.
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Hi Eveyrone,
I bought a SM-N900W8 unlocked from a guy. The phone has NOT REGISTERED ON NETWORK problem. I can see full bar but cannot make any phone call. The seller said he tried to flash cm and somehow screwed it up, so he reset and restore the phone to its original stock android. Right now im trying to make it recognize my sim. Does anyone have a solution for this? Should I root the phone and try region lock/ sim unlock?
Please let me know
Thank you
UPDATE: I still have my IMEI, its is the same as in the box
i have the same problem. Did u manage to get it to work ??
Hi guys, i hope you can help me with this one.
I bought a D802 from AliExpress, but when i tried entering my sim i found out it couldn't get any signal even though it works just fine on my nexus 4.
i tried 2945#*802# to check the sim unlock process and got the next message: "The phone is permanently locked and can not be unlocked".
I can't enter an unlock code even if i want to. It doesn't give me the option. i can only dismiss the message.
I tried factory reset, rom switching, and radio flashing, none of them worked.
I opened a dispute in Aliexpress, but in the meanwhile i want to try and unlock it anyway, and maybe save the trouble of buying a new one and wait for a month all over again.
Can anyone help and maybe knows how to bypass it?
Hi guys
I recently purchased an S4 from an on-line professional seller, the guy apparently owns a physical store but sells some phones on-line
when the phone arrived, I turned it on without the SIM, insert my home's wi-fi connection password, and the phone started to update both apps, and the OS to lollipop
I installed the backup I previously got from my old s3 mini, installed all my apps from playstore, and once I installed whatsapp, I turned the phone off, and than on again, this with my SIM since whatsapp has to confirm my number
The phone accepted my PIN code, whatsapp accepted my number and restored it's backup, but the phone also asked for this SIM network unlock pin
I told the guy what's happening, he told me he would send me a new phone, but I suspect this can go wrong
If that's the case, can anyone here tell me how can I overcome this SIM network unlock pin issue ?
thanks in advance
Regards
Antonio
If the phone were unlocked for use on any carrier, you would never see the SIM unlock pin request screen. Since you are seeing that screen, the phone is not unlocked.
To resolve this, root your phone and downgrade the phone's modem to an Android 4.2.2 version. Find a copy of RegionLock Away on XDA or through Google, copy it to your S4 and install it. Run it. Afterward, upgrade the modem to a more current version, and enjoy.
That's roughly what I had to do when the SIM unlock screen popped up on me.
Which s4 do you have? If it is the i337, region lock away may not work as you may not be able to downgrade the modem.
Hi,
I need help, my father has a samsung A3 with ROM stock, he knowns 0 about android but he needs phone to work.
He doesn´t have a password code to unlock the phone, but this afternoon, he calls me (with another phone) telling me that suddenly the phone was blocked and he doesn´t knowns the password, he doesn´t put any security code, is like that it appears for "magic". We tried all, i have tried 70 passwords without resoults. I can see the device in android device manager, but i can´t restore the password there. I unlock the SIM but not the phone code.
How can i resolve this?
Any help would be appreciated
bradi25 said:
Hi,
I need help, my father has a samsung A3 with ROM stock, he knowns 0 about android but he needs phone to work.
He doesn´t have a password code to unlock the phone, but this afternoon, he calls me (with another phone) telling me that suddenly the phone was blocked and he doesn´t knowns the password, he doesn´t put any security code, is like that it appears for "magic". We tried all, i have tried 70 passwords without resoults. I can see the device in android device manager, but i can´t restore the password there. I unlock the SIM but not the phone code.
How can i resolve this?
Any help would be appreciated
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Factory reset is probably the only way. This will wipe ALL user data.
Also be aware this may activate Google FRP Lock.
If it does you will need to input the Google sign in details.
Had working phone, but forgot mi account password. Decided to reset all... It was my fault, cause IDK that the phone has such lock system. The trouble is that the sim card of the locked account was expired 3 month ago... When I bought the phone I had unlock the bootloader, but now I don't realize what to do. Please help.
P.S. Tried to find something there, but nothing. So pleeese help.
Problem - solved. Installed TWRP via Fastboot. Then used lionage 16 firmware. Everything is working now.