FRP Lock - Remove/Bypass Assistance Requested - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer

So I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, or rather my friend does but he brought it to me for some work. That being said he has about 20 different Gmail accounts with about 20 different passwords and he doesn't know which one belongs to which and I factory reset the phone part of discovering which one was the master account. In any case I try to use Chimera to do an FRP unlock but unfortunately because it is on Android 7.0 it did not let me do this. I also try to roll it back to 6.0 or 6.1 rather butt same.
I read a few different online guides and one of them was on how to do the network unlock by doing a bypass of the Wi-Fi to get around the initial settings and then from there you open up the terms and policies with the long press and allows you to open up the app manager in you go to settings there. The problem is is that unfortunately that seems be disabled on some security update to happen for 6.1 on one of the OTAs at some point in time
I saw there were few different tools out there but the one that I was able to read the guide on seem to not work at all because when I hit the button the response I got was green but the diamond ever popped up if that makes any sense. In any case it's 2017 about halfway through the year and it seems that every FRP unlock has changed modestly since 2015 near the end of the year.
Is there a current method on how to refresh that are peel off whether it is the change out Sims 2 loaded if in firmware to do something. But the phone is not even to root it yet but I intend to do so after we get into the phone directly. Please provide any assistance if you have it.

Thus, uh... Really sounds like your "friend" stole this phone ?

No. If we provide you any solutions even if what you said is true, other people with stolen phones can bypass the very measure that Samsung incorporated to disable stolen phones. If it is truly your 'friend's device, tell him ANY Google account he used with the phone will get rid of the frp lock. It doesn't have to be a specific one.

williamschromebook said:
So I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, or rather my friend does but he brought it to me for some work. That being said he has about 20 different Gmail accounts with about 20 different passwords and he doesn't know which one belongs to which and I factory reset the phone part of discovering which one was the master account. In any case I try to use Chimera to do an FRP unlock but unfortunately because it is on Android 7.0 it did not let me do this. I also try to roll it back to 6.0 or 6.1 rather butt same.
I read a few different online guides and one of them was on how to do the network unlock by doing a bypass of the Wi-Fi to get around the initial settings and then from there you open up the terms and policies with the long press and allows you to open up the app manager in you go to settings there. The problem is is that unfortunately that seems be disabled on some security update to happen for 6.1 on one of the OTAs at some point in time
I saw there were few different tools out there but the one that I was able to read the guide on seem to not work at all because when I hit the button the response I got was green but the diamond ever popped up if that makes any sense. In any case it's 2017 about halfway through the year and it seems that every FRP unlock has changed modestly since 2015 near the end of the year.
Is there a current method on how to refresh that are peel off whether it is the change out Sims 2 loaded if in firmware to do something. But the phone is not even to root it yet but I intend to do so after we get into the phone directly. Please provide any assistance if you have it.
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If you're still in need of help see this post >>>> https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g6/how-to/frp-unlock-lg-g6-using-headphone-jack-t3616166
It's aimed at LG users but it may help. There's also a guide linked within post for samsung folks.
If it helps send a thanks.

I used realterm, but ill keep that post bookmarked Thanks
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My buddy gave me his phone to try to fix the same issue.
It is his 71 year old mother's phone and she can't remember her email address much less her password. I have tried everything I can think of to no avail.
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Try blowfish unlocks in Google.
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Eric1084 said:
No. If we provide you any solutions even if what you said is true, other people with stolen phones can bypass the very measure that Samsung incorporated to disable stolen phones. If it is truly your 'friend's device, tell him ANY Google account he used with the phone will get rid of the frp lock. It doesn't have to be a specific one.
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Not true at all.
It has to be the account that was logged into at the time of the reset. You can easily link your Google account to the phone and it still won't allow you to use your account to open it back up.

Not a troll either but in about same place this guy is just mine is legit
So basically this is what has got me messing around with flashing and trying to mess with the firmware also different settings on the android system. However so like the previous user which actually does sound like his "friend " did steal it. This one is a S7 I actually purchased in la. It is not a nightmare of a drive but for $200 it almost is. Im almost about to sell the phone on ebay. I immediately after purchase spoke with t-mobile and was told phone was good just it was sim locked. I would need to sign up with there service. The phone was supposedly frp free and sim unlocked for any carrier in the americas and europe. Very far from the case. I put my personal sim card in for att get the same network id message or the puk when i enter it wrong have tried even new att sim cards. Att is offering me the same deal but said to prepay for 90 days. I am not sure how this makes sense since how is unlocking the sim also going to unlock the google account from previous owner??? I keep trying different methods with odin and smart synch. Any other random apps basically and best I do is make a paper weight or can get to my imei on a legit dial pad however I try to go to even change to imei from previous phone which is still active just broken screen but still have the same issue. I am thinking at this point mabye t mobile and att are the hassle here and half the videos have helped me about 10% from youtube and different docs. I have been going on trial and error for about 2 weeks now. Called t mobile back last night same story just due to all the the theft but she again checked my imei on the device and said it was all good still to get back to them when ready to commit to service. yeah.... right. But Im trying to avoid just throwing the thing the next time I brick it or sell it on ebay. I am doing everything correctly and all is legit. Even trying to transfer my other phones info if needed. Obviously it is still sim locked and has frp through google. Please help any ideas. I am about to probably throw it before I ever get the chance to sell it is that frustrating. One thing I cannot get to work correctly is rooting. I even went loaded apps on sd card went into apply updates or data from sd card and reads folders but not the program im trying to use for rooting. I have done multiple times on many devices. I dont know if t mobile is just like jumping through hoops or am i just skipping some small detail somewhere in the process. IDK HELP PLEASE ANY FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED. I AM USING THE NOUGHAT FIRMWARE, I TRIED ON MARSHMELLOW AND EVERYTHING GOES THROUGH THEN AT END GETS CAUGHT UP WHEN I GO BACK TO UPDATE BACK TO CURRENT FIRMWARE.

sapi3nt said:
So basically this is what has got me messing around with flashing and trying to mess with the firmware also different settings on the android system. However so like the previous user which actually does sound like his "friend " did steal it. This one is a S7 I actually purchased in la. It is not a nightmare of a drive but for $200 it almost is. Im almost about to sell the phone on ebay. I immediately after purchase spoke with t-mobile and was told phone was good just it was sim locked. I would need to sign up with there service. The phone was supposedly frp free and sim unlocked for any carrier in the americas and europe. Very far from the case. I put my personal sim card in for att get the same network id message or the puk when i enter it wrong have tried even new att sim cards. Att is offering me the same deal but said to prepay for 90 days. I am not sure how this makes sense since how is unlocking the sim also going to unlock the google account from previous owner??? I keep trying different methods with odin and smart synch. Any other random apps basically and best I do is make a paper weight or can get to my imei on a legit dial pad however I try to go to even change to imei from previous phone which is still active just broken screen but still have the same issue. I am thinking at this point mabye t mobile and att are the hassle here and half the videos have helped me about 10% from youtube and different docs. I have been going on trial and error for about 2 weeks now. Called t mobile back last night same story just due to all the the theft but she again checked my imei on the device and said it was all good still to get back to them when ready to commit to service. yeah.... right. But Im trying to avoid just throwing the thing the next time I brick it or sell it on ebay. I am doing everything correctly and all is legit. Even trying to transfer my other phones info if needed. Obviously it is still sim locked and has frp through google. Please help any ideas. I am about to probably throw it before I ever get the chance to sell it is that frustrating. One thing I cannot get to work correctly is rooting. I even went loaded apps on sd card went into apply updates or data from sd card and reads folders but not the program im trying to use for rooting. I have done multiple times on many devices. I dont know if t mobile is just like jumping through hoops or am i just skipping some small detail somewhere in the process. IDK HELP PLEASE ANY FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED. I AM USING THE NOUGHAT FIRMWARE, I TRIED ON MARSHMELLOW AND EVERYTHING GOES THROUGH THEN AT END GETS CAUGHT UP WHEN I GO BACK TO UPDATE BACK TO CURRENT FIRMWARE.
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Nothing I read stated that you have, or even know, what an FRP Locked device [is]. I'll skip badgering you with pointless questions & just jump straight to giving you solutions:
1) Flash & boot into TWRP Recovery > Wipe the IntrnlStrg/Cache/Dalvik/System (system is key > Flash stock firmware
2) Find my Galaxy S7 & S7e FRP Bypass post here on XDA (for advanced users)
3) Do more research
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole so I apologize if I come off strong - I'm [almost literally] sick of reading all these f*cking crybabieson XDA, or other sites, begging for somebody to solve their problem instead of doing their own research & trial error runs. I have successfully bypassed FRP on 30+ different devices from different carriers with different security patch updates on Lollipop-Nougat OS by using various different methods that are(n't) common (S7 included)
Bypassing FRP is Elementary school difficult. This sh¡t is checkers, not chess. My spiel is done with
Good luck.

I think I ended up with this guy's phone from Craigslist...
☆KØŁØЯΛĐØ☆ said:
Nothing I read stated that you have, or even know, what an FRP Locked device [is]. I'll skip badgering you with pointless questions & just jump straight to giving you solutions:
1) Flash & boot into TWRP Recovery > Wipe the IntrnlStrg/Cache/Dalvik/System (system is key > Flash stock firmware
2) Find my Galaxy S7 & S7e FRP Bypass post here on XDA (for advanced users)
3) Do more research
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole so I apologize if I come off strong - I'm [almost literally] sick of reading all these f*cking crybabieson XDA, or other sites, begging for somebody to solve their problem instead of doing their own research & trial error runs. I have successfully bypassed FRP on 30+ different devices from different carriers with different security patch updates on Lollipop-Nougat OS by using various different methods that are(n't) common (S7 included)
Bypassing FRP is Elementary school difficult. This sh¡t is checkers, not chess. My spiel is done with
Good luck.
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I have a similar model that I got off of Craiglist:
- Samsung SM-G900T
- completely up to date
- freshly re-imaged and FRP locked
- no soft FRP bypass works (probably updated to the absolute most current version of Android)
- not detected by Odin/Octopus (appears USB connectivity is disabled - it won't even show up when plugged in, anywhere).
- doesn't appear that USB debugging was enabled before the reset
- ADB and download mode just sit on "downloading/looking for filename" - I assume both options are being blocked from the USB connection, so there's no activity on the PC/Odin/tools when I use these options
The only activity when plugging in is that on the phone it goes 'blip blip' and has a little graphic over the USB port.
I liked your suggestion of do more research but this is stumping me, mostly because the USB appears to have 0 life other than to charge the phone.
Only thing I have not tried it OTG cable apk but I'm not hopeful. Friend is giving me a cable when I see him in a few days.

U-TK said:
I have a similar model that I got off of Craiglist:
- Samsung SM-G900T
- completely up to date
- freshly re-imaged and FRP locked
- no soft FRP bypass works (probably updated to the absolute most current version of Android)
- not detected by Odin/Octopus (appears USB connectivity is disabled - it won't even show up when plugged in, anywhere).
- doesn't appear that USB debugging was enabled before the reset
- ADB and download mode just sit on "downloading/looking for filename" - I assume both options are being blocked from the USB connection, so there's no activity on the PC/Odin/tools when I use these options
The only activity when plugging in is that on the phone it goes 'blip blip' and has a little graphic over the USB port.
I liked your suggestion of do more research but this is stumping me, mostly because the USB appears to have 0 life other than to charge the phone.
Only thing I have not tried it OTG cable apk but I'm not hopeful. Friend is giving me a cable when I see him in a few days.
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• A new cable would be ideal
• Try different versions of Odin
• Reinstall Device divers
What OS version is installed & are you able to boot completely?

☆KØŁØЯΛĐØ☆ said:
• A new cable would be ideal
• Try different versions of Odin
• Reinstall Device divers
What OS version is installed & are you able to boot completely?
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Open to anything! A different came (not new) doesn't do anything when I plug it in. The cable that came with it charges it and is detected by phone, but not by PC.
I'll go buy a new cable and see it it does anything. Meanwhile I'll try all the previous versions of Odin. I also suspect the most recent version might not be doing the trick for some reason (having rooted and flashed about a dozen phones on prior versions).
It completely boots either Oreo 8.0 or 8.1 to the Welcome setup wizard every time. None of the soft tricks get me any further than the FRP.
Want me to post a picture or anything? Download bootloader or FRP screen? I've also ordered an OTG cable to try out the apk work around.
edit: also tried jodin on a mac mini and odin on a different laptop. I have an older laptop I may try too.

U-TK said:
I have a similar model that I got off of Craiglist:
- Samsung SM-G900T
- completely up to date
- freshly re-imaged and FRP locked
- no soft FRP bypass works (probably updated to the absolute most current version of Android)
- not detected by Odin/Octopus (appears USB connectivity is disabled - it won't even show up when plugged in, anywhere).
- doesn't appear that USB debugging was enabled before the reset
- ADB and download mode just sit on "downloading/looking for filename" - I assume both options are being blocked from the USB connection, so there's no activity on the PC/Odin/tools when I use these options
The only activity when plugging in is that on the phone it goes 'blip blip' and has a little graphic over the USB port.
I liked your suggestion of do more research but this is stumping me, mostly because the USB appears to have 0 life other than to charge the phone.
Only thing I have not tried it OTG cable apk but I'm not hopeful. Friend is giving me a cable when I see him in a few days.
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U-TK said:
Open to anything! A different came (not new) doesn't do anything when I plug it in. The cable that came with it charges it and is detected by phone, but not by PC.
I'll go buy a new cable and see it it does anything. Meanwhile I'll try all the previous versions of Odin. I also suspect the most recent version might not be doing the trick for some reason (having rooted and flashed about a dozen phones on prior versions).
It completely boots either Oreo 8.0 or 8.1 to the Welcome setup wizard every time. None of the soft tricks get me any further than the FRP.
Want me to post a picture or anything? Download bootloader or FRP screen? I've also ordered an OTG cable to try out the apk work around.
edit: also tried jodin on a mac mini and odin on a different laptop. I have an older laptop I may try too.
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So you have a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 running Oreo 8.x?
I would make sure all your device drivers are up to date as well as your Windows/Mac OS updates

☆KØŁØЯΛĐØ☆ said:
So you have a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 running Oreo 8.x?
I would make sure all your device drivers are up to date as well as your Windows/Mac OS updates
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T-Mobile S7 Galaxy - all drivers up to date on both systems. What did I say? Sorry I used an S5 for years and probably quoted the model wrong. It's an SM-G930T
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☆KØŁØЯΛĐØ☆ said:
So you have a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 running Oreo 8.x?
I would make sure all your device drivers are up to date as well as your Windows/Mac OS updates
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Site was being screwy - sorry for the PM man. Same as below:
Sorry - I used an S5 for years and miquoted you the model. It's an SM-G930T (T-Mobile S7) The drivers on both systems are all up to date as well. It's 0x0, qualcomm, k1 s3 if that helps.
Again, sorry for PM, just curious on your thoughts with this one. Also wondering if you know if Download Mode would supercede any FRP or security settings. I keep trying various versions of Odin while connected in Download Mode - no COM port getting assigned.

☆KØŁØЯΛĐØ☆ said:
So you have a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 running Oreo 8.x?
I would make sure all your device drivers are up to date as well as your Windows/Mac OS updates
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T-Mobile S7 SM-G930T running Nougat 7.x

☆KØŁØЯΛĐØ☆ said:
So you have a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 running Oreo 8.x?
I would make sure all your device drivers are up to date as well as your Windows/Mac OS updates
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S7 Nougate, new cable worked like a charm. New firmware in 5min, thanks for the advice!
edit: new (old) firmware, but security patches still in place. Still need help with FRP lock!

U-TK said:
S7 Nougate, new cable worked like a charm. New firmware in 5min, thanks for the advice!
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So are you through FRP or you still need assistance?

☆KØŁØЯΛĐØ☆ said:
So are you through FRP or you still need assistance?
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I got ahead of myself and still need assistance.
I've managed to fix a few things (it would fail constantly in odin and result in a failed firmware screen upon restart).
Current situation:
- USB debugging was not enabled
- FRP is locked on Android 7.x
- I can upgrade/downgrade the firmware, but upon restart it pops up "Erasing" then "Installing updates" then "Erasing" so its basically undoing any security unpatching I'm try to do. Currently it's got G930TUVU4BQG5 July 2017 firmware, but the security patches to prevent RealTime, SideSync, Smart Switch and other dialer programs etc seem in place.
- I can put a COMBINATION firmware which gets me into a factory binary, but I don't see anything in here and have to reflash back to G930TUVU4BQG5
- Spamming RealTime to repeat dial a number shows me the traditional "calling" screen, but bluetooth, end call, etc are all greyed out.
- I have no SIM installed.

This guy did an FRP unlock (most up to date security patch) in 10 minutes. EXCELLENT service.
https://simunlockremote.com/contact/

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GT-I9300 Not Registered on Network Problem Solved

Dear All,
I write to inform you that i finally solved my GT-I9300 'Not Registered on Network' problem. I decided to make this official announcement so as to assure others, most especially those who have tried almost all the tricks and steps found on this and other forum on the subject that all hope is not lost.
May be if i shed more lights on the problem which i encountered, and i suppose many other people, you will understand me very well. First, i did the upgrade through Samsung Kies and after the phone rebooted, it lost link to network. I called Samsung and chatted online with the Customer Service, i was asked to send the phone to South Africa where i bought it. I called South Africa and also chatted but they could not understand let alone solve the problem. I headed to XDA and other forum to find solution, I tried all versions of ARIZA Patch, none work. I tried all modified ROM, yet no solution. At one point, the problem became complex. The phone moved from not registering on network to 'Factory Mode'. I followed many other steps, but could not get past restoring it back to User mode. I gave up after a month and bought another phone.
My son shocked me last Friday when he said that it will be his first time of seeing me accepting that some problems cannot be solved. I mused over it and told myself that i will rather destroyed the phone totally than giving him the impression that i cannot solve the problem.
I got out my two computers - Mac and PC and reformatted them all. Installed ODIN and downloaded a 4.3 Stock ROM. I then began searching everywhere for any clue as to what went wrong with the phone. My research is simple; the PHONE could not register simply because the IMEI and Serial Number were wrong. My IMEI and S/N moved from 0000 to unknown. After reinstalling through KIES, it came back from unknown to another wrong numbers.
I finally decided to go inside the phone by activating everything on ODIN and see if i can get the wrong EFS on the phone wiped away and left empty. I repartitioned, wipe EFS, etc. and the only thing the phone did was to move from unknown to another incorrect IMEI and Serial.
Finally, i read on a post that the problem is simply software, so i began searching if it is possible to repartitioned the phone completely and turn it into a toy. I recalled that about ten years ago, i successfully installed Nokia OS on Blackberry through a poorly concerted code designed by a friend. In so far i still have the code, I thought that i could do same with my GT-I9300. It won't work, sadly. But in the process of doing so, i realized that using SRS, i can do so comfortably. With this 20 USD software, i gained control of the internal organs of my phone and started out by wiping out the EFS first and with my EFS Backup, i re-wrote it back on the phone. That done, i expected the phone to work, but sadly it refused to register on network.
Not ready to give up, i went further to see what other options are available to me. I realized that i can actually re-wrote my IMEI and Serial number back to the phone. I tried it and after about an hour and almost three attempt, T-MOBILE surfaced on my phone and the GT-I9300 came back to life.
Altogether, i spent two unbroken days reading and reading and applying one step after another, one procedure after another till i finally got the phone back.
SRS can not only do this, but can take back your contract and locked phone from those shylock and give you your phone. It go inside your phone and show you all the codes that locked you to a particular network, etc. It can remove those useless codes that make your phone patented to a particular country and give you an international version. It can also turn your international version to a local one, if you so desire.
I do not know who designed this software, i however testify to its immense ability to safe you from Samsung's irresponsibility.
I am open to helping others and answering questions on GT-I9300.
I have since been enjoying my phone.
what's the short version of the story?
tmzbeme said:
what's the short version of the story?
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Going by the last lines, it seems this is the tl;dr version
"SRS can not only do this, but can take back your contract and locked phone from those shylock and give you your phone. It go inside your phone and show you all the codes that locked you to a particular network, etc. It can remove those useless codes that make your phone patented to a particular country and give you an international version. It can also turn your international version to a local one, if you so desire."
Hi! As i understood i need to get SRS and after?
where is the SRS software ? can you post a link ?

Questions on rooting and SIM unlocking (S4 eumk2 4.3)

Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum. A while back I found a phone in the gas station bathroom that I was working at. I kept it under the desk with a note and of course the camera watching it in case it disappeared without a customer picking it up. No one ever came for it and after 2 weeks (company policy) I took it home with me. Anyway, I've just been using it on my wireless internet and playing games, however my phone contract just ran out on my crappy verizon old flip phone and I want to go to straight talk and use this one.
So, I bought the Straight talk byop kit which includes a sim card for the phone, however, the SIM card that's meant for AT&T phones is too small for this one for some reason, however the TMobile one fits in it perfectly fine. The problem is that it's a tmobile sim card and I'm sure you all know that I need to unlock the phone to get it. So, last night I spent about 4 hours searching for ways to unlock it. I see it's possible to do it for free using the system settings phone codes, but the code combinations don't seem to work for me.
*#0011# - When i key enter 1 it doesn't do what the video I was watching says it's supposed to do.
*#9090# - Restarts my phone after I hit the what I'm told to.
There's another I tried however, I can't remember the code, it takes me to the debug menu, however option 6 isn't there to give me access to phone options or whatever.
So, I gave up as my laptop battery started to waiver around 10% and went to sleep.
Now, today, I hopped on and attempted to figure it out again, but got bored really quick, stumbling accross the same stuff I tried last night, so I tried rooting it thinking that getting admin access to my phone would make option 6 appear when I entered that number. I was wrong, but hey, I successfully rooted my phone so it's cool.
Anyway, I just want the SIM card to work. I really don't care if I have to unlock my phone or whatever, I just want my phone to be able to make calls. So if unlocking my phone works, please help me, if there's a way to get the super small AT&T SIM card to work, then that's be great.
I'm sure you need some of my phone info to help me out so here we go.
It's a Samsung S4 on 4.3 firmware, rooted. It's an I337 and the baseband version says I337UCUEMK2.
If you need any other information to help me out, please feel free to ask. I tried calling AT&T already btw, they said without a phone number they won't provide me with an unlock code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595457
I have tried this and it works
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jmjoyas said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595457
I have tried this and it works
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I467 using Tapatalk
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I honestly don't understand 90% of the words in that post... Is there a post or article that'll teach me the basics to rooting and unlocking? I'd really love to do custom roms and everything. I honestly thought when I rooted my phone it'd give me admin access and the hidden system management options would become open to me.
Anyway, hope you can help, my wife is getting on my case about getting it unlocked. If I don't have it done tonight, she's going to make me add the straight talk to a different phone instead of this one and I really don't want to use a cheap piece of junk straight talk phone.
NeoGriim said:
I honestly don't understand 90% of the words in that post... Is there a post or article that'll teach me the basics to rooting and unlocking? I'd really love to do custom roms and everything. I honestly thought when I rooted my phone it'd give me admin access and the hidden system management options would become open to me.
Anyway, hope you can help, my wife is getting on my case about getting it unlocked. If I don't have it done tonight, she's going to make me add the straight talk to a different phone instead of this one and I really don't want to use a cheap piece of junk straight talk phone.
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I'm doing research on getting a custom rom installed right now, I'm looking at Carbon ROM. I guess I have another question, is there any roms that give me full access to system manager or whatever it's called when you enter those numbers?
Okay, I made an attempt to use your walkthrough, method 2. I went and downloaded odin, and tried to flash the mdl modem however they don't exactly explain in the walkthrough how to do that, I figured I'd take a hit at it and went to do it and odin says it failed.
Is there a walk through I can read through to find how to flash?
I'm not sure what safestrap is, I can't find it on my phone and google only brings up droid ones for me as far as I've seen. It sounds like if I get the mdl modem on my phone that because it unlocks the hidden options in system manager I just have to do that and use the system manager walkthroughs I've seen to go ahead and unlock it.
EDIT: Okay, I got safestrap installed, now I'm just trying to figure out how to get a different modem installed, any help there? I'm looking and asking around but I'm not seeing anything.

Recovering data from a broken screen Moto X

Last week a friend of mine decided it was time for my Moto X to retire and unwillingly broke its screen by putting a weight on it at the gym. I would now like to retrive the data it contained (especially the photos) but it's not that simple, since my phone was pin-protected and it was completely stock. As of right now neither the touchscreen nor the display are working.
Any advice on how to proceed?
Thanks in advance.
For starters, hopefully the PCB didn't get damaged, also, for the people that know how to work with this phone better than I, what is the model of the phone, was the bootloader locked or unlocked, did you have a custom recovery onboard
mrmidnight said:
For starters, hopefully the PCB didn't get damaged, also, for the people that know how to work with this phone better than I, what is the model of the phone, was the bootloader locked or unlocked, did you have a custom recovery onboard
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Yeah, sorry for lacking details. My phone is the XT1052, and I have no custom recovery nor root on my phone. Plus the boot loader is locked.
I wanted to solve this myself, but maybe the guys over at Motorola's assistance could help me?
kGospel said:
Yeah, sorry for lacking details. My phone is the XT1052, and I have no custom recovery nor root on my phone. Plus the boot loader is locked.
I wanted to solve this myself, but maybe the guys over at Motorola's assistance could help me?
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They would tell you to send it in if it's still under warranty and give you a replacement, no data retrieval. There was another thread recently from someone who had a similar issue. I'd read that to see where it went (not that long of a read). Its not entirely clear what happened to the user, though you can pm him/her to see if the feedback given actually worked. Here's the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/headless-mobo-data-retrieval-t3125471
Yeah, it is still under warranty, however I believe the one time free replacement policy is only available in the US.
As far as my problem is concerned is there any way to control the input of the phone via an external input? (Maybe connecting it to a computer?)
kGospel said:
Yeah, it is still under warranty, however I believe the one time free replacement policy is only available in the US.
As far as my problem is concerned is there any way to control the input of the phone via an external input? (Maybe connecting it to a computer?)
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You could use an OTG cable with mouse/keyboard
With nothing at all on the screen, I would be very concerned the PCB is broken. Do you get any vibrations when attempting to power on and off? How about when you call it, does it ring?
I honestly haven't tried to call myself since my SIM card now lives on another phone. However the phone does vibrate when turning on.
Plus, when I discovered it was broken one small part of the screen (upper right corner) still showed battery percentage and network connectivity. Now even that part doesn't seem to be working.
When you connect the phone to the computer, is it recognized?
As far as I remember, you don't need the screen to work in order to unlock the bootloader via the Motorola website (if you can get your serial elsewhere or already signed in Moto Care). You could do that and use adb pull, granted you know what exact files you want to retrieve.
What do you want to retrieve exactly? If it's totally stock, chances are that things like contacts, calendar and etc were already cloud synced to your google account. (Or even pictures if you activated that)
The Moto X will not illuminate the screen if the AMOLED display layer is cracked. If the phone acts like it's working (vibrates on boot etc) then you probably just have a broken screen. Have you tried to turn it on and plug it in to a computer and just copy the data off? You could also replace the display if you're so inclined with a refurbished display assembly. I've seen them as low as $40 on ebay. Disassembly is not overly difficult if you have an appropriate heat source and a T3 torx screwdriver.
kGospel said:
I honestly haven't tried to call myself since my SIM card now lives on another phone. However the phone does vibrate when turning on.
Plus, when I discovered it was broken one small part of the screen (upper right corner) still showed battery percentage and network connectivity. Now even that part doesn't seem to be working.
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I just replaced a shattered screen on the wife's moto x last night. The screen still works but looks like hell. I was about to throw it out but you can have it if you promise to reimburse my shipping costs. I can even give you a few tips based on my experience following the ifixit guide online and I'll even send along the cheap (but good enough) t3 & t5 torx screwdrivers that came with it. Let me know.
Hi guys, I apologize not having been here for a while, but I have been out of town for the last couple days.
alenym said:
When you connect the phone to the computer, is it recognized?
As far as I remember, you don't need the screen to work in order to unlock the bootloader via the Motorola website (if you can get your serial elsewhere or already signed in Moto Care). You could do that and use adb pull, granted you know what exact files you want to retrieve.
What do you want to retrieve exactly? If it's totally stock, chances are that things like contacts, calendar and etc were already cloud synced to your google account. (Or even pictures if you activated that)
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When I connect the phone to the computer it does get recognized in the sense that Windows does recognize it as a periferial and makes its annoying sound, but it then isn't accessible nor it does show up as an external device.
Is this enough to unlock its bootloader via Motorola's website?
Also, the phone regularly powers on and vibrates while booting on. I guess this should be a good sign.
cntryby429 said:
I just replaced a shattered screen on the wife's moto x last night. The screen still works but looks like hell. I was about to throw it out but you can have it if you promise to reimburse my shipping costs. I can even give you a few tips based on my experience following the ifixit guide online and I'll even send along the cheap (but good enough) t3 & t5 torx screwdrivers that came with it. Let me know.
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You guys are amazing, I really appreciate your offer, but I honestly cannot accept it.
kGospel said:
When I connect the phone to the computer it does get recognized in the sense that Windows does recognize it as a periferial and makes its annoying sound, but it then isn't accessible nor it does show up as an external device.
Is this enough to unlock its bootloader via Motorola's website?
Also, the phone regularly powers on and vibrates while booting on. I guess this should be a good sign.
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I guess it is! However I genuiely don't know if the X is supposed to be detected by default or if you need to install the Motorola Drive. I guess you should give it a try! Try installing the Motorola Device Manager (available directly from the Moto website, just google it and it should be the first result), it comes with drivers for the Moto X. Plus you'll need it to unlock the bootloader.
The bootloader unlock is also quite easy. To be honest it was my first contact with the Android SDK (the Moto X being my first cellphone ) and I had no real problem apart setting the drivers and stuff (there is a very detailed step-by-step guide in the Moto X General section btw, very useful! The one provided by Motorola isn't bad neither).
You didn't say what exactly you wanted to get back by the way!
PS: I'd put the links if I could, but I can't atm because I didn't reach 10 messages yet. I think this is my tenth, so I'll try editing the post afterwards and see if it works.
Edit: it works!
Moto Device Manager: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
Moto Unlock Bootloader: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Step by step guides to pretty much everything Moto X related: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/ref-complete-moto-x-guides-information-t2603358
alenym said:
I guess it is! However I genuiely don't know if the X is supposed to be detected by default or if you need to install the Motorola Drive. I guess you should give it a try! Try installing the Motorola Device Manager (available directly from the Moto website, just google it and it should be the first result), it comes with drivers for the Moto X. Plus you'll need it to unlock the bootloader.
The bootloader unlock is also quite easy. To be honest it was my first contact with the Android SDK (the Moto X being my first cellphone ) and I had no real problem apart setting the drivers and stuff (there is a very detailed step-by-step guide in the Moto X General section btw, very useful! The one provided by Motorola isn't bad neither).
You didn't say what exactly you wanted to get back by the way!
PS: I'd put the links if I could, but I can't atm because I didn't reach 10 messages yet. I think this is my tenth, so I'll try editing the post afterwards and see if it works.
Edit: it works!
Moto Device Manager: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
Moto Unlock Bootloader: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Step by step guides to pretty much everything Moto X related: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/ref-complete-moto-x-guides-information-t2603358
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Thank you once more! However, as of right now, I'm not sure whether my phone is functinal or not. Here's what I can tell you:
After I hold the power button down for a while the phone vibrates as if it was turning on. Then after about a minute or so it does vibrate again but with lower intensity, as if there where unread notifications on the phone (which could be possible).
However, neither my MacBook nor my Windows PC seem to recognize the phone. Any idea?
In order for the Macbook to recognize it you need to download an app called Android File Transfer. It is not in the App Store, however Google is the author. I use it pretty regularly and it is awesome!
kGospel said:
However, neither my MacBook nor my Windows PC seem to recognize the phone. Any idea?
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Have you installed the Motorola device drivers? You said your phone was pin-protected. I tried connecting my phone to the PC and my phone would not enable the media device connection to the PC until I entered the pin. I don't know if the touchscreen remains functional even if the display underneath is broken, but you could try it.
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Another option you could try is to unlock your bootloader, flash TWRP recovery, and boot into TWRP. I believe TWRP will present an adb interface and that should allow you to pull your files.
I just tried it out. I didn't even need to use adb, TWRP showed up as a portable device and I was able to simply drag and drop files off the device.
Sorry if I hadn't been detailed enough: in my previous attempts I already had the Motorola drivers installed, and I also tried with the Android File Transfer App but nothing has worked so far.
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Have you installed the Motorola device drivers? You said your phone was pin-protected. I tried connecting my phone to the PC and my phone would not enable the media device connection to the PC until I entered the pin. I don't know if the touchscreen remains functional even if the display underneath is broken, but you could try it.
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Another option you could try is to unlock your bootloader, flash TWRP recovery, and boot into TWRP. I believe TWRP will present an adb interface and that should allow you to pull your files.
I just tried it out. I didn't even need to use adb, TWRP showed up as a portable device and I was able to simply drag and drop files off the device.
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I guess unlocking the bootloader seems like my best option as of right now, however I thought unlocking the boot loader erased all the data from the phone which would mean I'd lose the photos I'm trying to recover if I did.
I guess unlocking the bootloader seems like my best option as of right now, however I thought unlocking the boot loader erased all the data from the phone which would mean I'd lose the photos I'm trying to recover if I did.
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That... is true. You don't want to unlock the bootloader.
Final offer on shipping you my busted but functional screen I just replaced. I kinda like the idea of paying it forward to the xda community which has been so helpful to me in the past. No strings, just reimburse my shipping once you get it.
kGospel, I would take his offer. He is offering to send you the screen and then have you pay for it.
That may be your only option to save you files outside of paying out the yingyang for a new screen

note 4 died. good battery.rooted.service did nothing since it was rooted

so, this phone died for me in 2017, and have been in a drawer since then. then i thought why not ask. so long story short if i remember correctly: bought it new. i rooted it since all the cool kids do that. then i did some update i think. and then in the winter of 2017 in beginning it just started behaving weirdly for me and then it turned off and all kinds of shenanigans. cant restart using different methods, sometimes it blinks, sometimes that bios menu comes up. blabla. so i tried to send it to the local repairshop that the seller used. but since i had it rooted they refused to fix it. so now i have a phone that costed 600 euro + 70 euro in service cost and it doesnt work. and then its been in a drawer since then.
i took it out, had it and the battery in a freezer for a while like some has said on internet didnt work.
anyway. does anyone here know any tips? if i want to flash the room can that be possible? or is this a lost cause? was this a common problem with note 4? i loved it and it crushed my heart when it stopped working. i still have a few months of pics etc on it from back then that ive never been able to get out. i attached it to the computer now and the computer makes a sound but nothing more.
any tips?
darknessviking said:
so, this phone died for me in 2017, and have been in a drawer since then. then i thought why not ask. so long story short if i remember correctly: bought it new. i rooted it since all the cool kids do that. then i did some update i think. and then in the winter of 2017 in beginning it just started behaving weirdly for me and then it turned off and all kinds of shenanigans. cant restart using different methods, sometimes it blinks, sometimes that bios menu comes up. blabla. so i tried to send it to the local repairshop that the seller used. but since i had it rooted they refused to fix it. so now i have a phone that costed 600 euro + 70 euro in service cost and it doesnt work. and then its been in a drawer since then.
i took it out, had it and the battery in a freezer for a while like some has said on internet didnt work.
anyway. does anyone here know any tips? if i want to flash the room can that be possible? or is this a lost cause? was this a common problem with note 4? i loved it and it crushed my heart when it stopped working. i still have a few months of pics etc on it from back then that ive never been able to get out. i attached it to the computer now and the computer makes a sound but nothing more.
any tips?
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Sounds to me like either dead emmc or misconnection.
If it's just? misconnection there are tips (increasing the pressure by cardboard).
Can you access download mode?
Sometimes it shows there "dead emmc".
I somewhere read about a testing app.
Gotta search.
Where in Europe are you?
In the German Android-hilfe forum there is a member who fixes that.
Either exchanging the emmc or resoldering it.
If the chip is dead probably the data are lost.
afaik flashing the stock ROM deletes data.
It's a known problem, yes.
bmwdroid said:
Sounds to me like either dead emmc or misconnection.
If it's just? misconnection there are tips (increasing the pressure by cardboard).
Can you access download mode?
Sometimes it shows there "dead emmc".
I somewhere read about a testing app.
Gotta search.
Where in Europe are you?
In the German Android-hilfe forum there is a member who fixes that.
Either exchanging the emmc or resoldering it.
If the chip is dead probably the data are lost.
afaik flashing the stock ROM deletes data.
It's a known problem, yes.
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Excellent feedback and assessment @bmwdroid . Thank you for sharing.
I only wish to add that there is a way to flash Samsung firmware while keeping user data. Of course, this method wouldn't be effective when it comes to emmc hardware failure so Im posting it for general information purposes only.
If you have downloaded the firmware for your Samsung Galaxy device you’ll find 2 CSC binaries with *.tar.md5*extension (namely CSC and Home_CSC ) inside along with BL, AP, and CP.*CSC*and*HOME_CSC*are necessary for different purposes, and you have to choose one or the other depending on your goal.
CSC –*If you flash the CSC file, it’ll perform a*factory reset*of your Galaxy device and wipe all data while installing a new firmware to bring your device to the same*state as it was when you purchased it. Go with CSC if you want a*clean installation.
HOME_CSC*–* On the other hand, if you want to*keep your Samsung phone’s data and settings*even flashing the stock firmware, you can select the HOME_CSC file.

Samsung Note 10+ FRP/Google Account Lock

Hey guys.
Wondering if you can all help me at all please.
Last month I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ for my wife for her birthday - this was bought on Shpock.
It was advertised as FRP enabled and when I asked the seller I was advised to take this to a shop and they will remove it for around £10 - I later found out this was a lie and what FRP actually stood for.
Over the last week or so, I've learnt more about computers and code than I ever have just trying to make this device usable.
I'm sorry because I'm unsure if such question(s) are allowed on this forum, but, is there a currently working way to remove FRP on the Note 10+ or is the phone good for the bin?
I've managed to use a few tools such as SamFirm and FrpRemoval2020 which injects some sort of code to open web browsers etc on the device, and I've followed a few videos regarding hidden settings to change passcodes etc but nothing seems to be working.
Thank you all in advance for your help and Happy Easter to you all.
FRPhoon said:
Hey guys.
Wondering if you can all help me at all please.
Last month I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ for my wife for her birthday - this was bought on Shpock.
It was advertised as FRP enabled and when I asked the seller I was advised to take this to a shop and they will remove it for around £10 - I later found out this was a lie and what FRP actually stood for.
Over the last week or so, I've learnt more about computers and code than I ever have just trying to make this device usable.
I'm sorry because I'm unsure if such question(s) are allowed on this forum, but, is there a currently working way to remove FRP on the Note 10+ or is the phone good for the bin?
I've managed to use a few tools such as SamFirm and FrpRemoval2020 which injects some sort of code to open web browsers etc on the device, and I've followed a few videos regarding hidden settings to change passcodes etc but nothing seems to be working.
Thank you all in advance for your help and Happy Easter to you all.
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Sorry to say ... it was a very bad deal. No idea how to remove FRP without the account credentials of the Google account, the device was connected to.
It_ler said:
Sorry to say ... it was a very bad deal. No idea how to remove FRP without the account credentials of the Google account, the device was connected to.
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Can the firmware be reflashed in that state?
blackhawk said:
Can the firmware be reflashed in that state?
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IDK ... but you can try to flash stock Samsung firmware with Odin, if you can boot into download mode and the bootloader is unlocked.
This is not the Note 10+ forum .

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