I have just wiped and upgraded my Galaxy s4 to 4.4.2. I would like to fully encrypt my phone and use pattern unlock so I followed this article:
(just google pattern-unlock-an-encrypted-android-phone, I can't post URL)
But even though I have tried this multiple times and unplugged the USB cable (as mentioned in the article) as soon as I hit enter to start the encryption command the screen goes black on the phone and then after about 10min the phone reboots to the unlock screen and it is still unencrypted. I have tried following other articles too but they are all the same in terms of the command you run to encrypt the phone.
Any ideas? How can I get pattern unlock to work with an encrypted Android phone? Yes I know you can't do this via the GUI but then you need to enter a silly long password every single time you want to unlock the phone which is not an option for me. I don't mind entering a long password when turning on the phone but when it comes to unlocking the phones lock screen I would like to use the pattern unlock.
Any one else had any success with this on 4.4.2? Thanks!
BB007BB said:
I have just wiped and upgraded my Galaxy s4 to 4.4.2. I would like to fully encrypt my phone and use pattern unlock so I followed this article:
(just google pattern-unlock-an-encrypted-android-phone, I can't post URL)
But even though I have tried this multiple times and unplugged the USB cable (as mentioned in the article) as soon as I hit enter to start the encryption command the screen goes black on the phone and then after about 10min the phone reboots to the unlock screen and it is still unencrypted. I have tried following other articles too but they are all the same in terms of the command you run to encrypt the phone.
Any ideas? How can I get pattern unlock to work with an encrypted Android phone? Yes I know you can't do this via the GUI but then you need to enter a silly long password every single time you want to unlock the phone which is not an option for me. I don't mind entering a long password when turning on the phone but when it comes to unlocking the phones lock screen I would like to use the pattern unlock.
Any one else had any success with this on 4.4.2? Thanks!
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Flash a different stock 4.4.2 . maybe its missing some files.
I was on android device manager and i clicked the button that said "enable lock and erase". After about a second, the buttons were enabled. Now, when i go into developer settings on the phone, OEM unlocking is turned off. Should I worry? I am running Pure Nexus (0802 build). The phone is still on and fully functional, and I have not rebooted it since. I have tried multiple times to re-enable oem unlocking in developer settings, it asks for my pin and after i put it in it stays off. Maybe my custom rom doesn't even have the code in it to mess with anything like that because it knows it is running on an unlocked bootloader? I went into google settings on the phone and unchecked the box that says enable erase and lock and now i am back to not being able to do it in android device manager.
That has nothing to do with it... with your bootloader unlocked that setting is disabled, that's normal. If you bootloader is unlocked, why would you need to enable "OEM Unlocking", it has no function now.
Hi! As the title says, I somehow can't use that option.
I had fingerprint scanning for a while but got tired of it so wanted to go back to just swiping but that option is not clickable. I have tried switching to other password methods and that works just fine and I also deleted my fingerprint. But it still doesn't work to use the just swipe option... Any solution? Except factory reset.
Hamstern said:
Hi! As the title says, I somehow can't use that option.
I had fingerprint scanning for a while but got tired of it so wanted to go back to just swiping but that option is not clickable. I have tried switching to other password methods and that works just fine and I also deleted my fingerprint. But it still doesn't work to use the just swipe option... Any solution? Except factory reset.
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Hi,
It could be that you have a device administrator active (Google Device Manger) that requires the screen to be locked by PIN or password. To check and disable it go to Settings> Advanced settings> Security> Device administrators.
Cheers
I tried that now when you answered, but disabling that feature didn't help either..
This option is locked in kernel by Huawei because of encryption policy or credential storage.
alexpurcaru said:
This option is locked in kernel by Huawei because of encryption policy or credential storage.
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What does that mean? And is there a way to bypass that?
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What does that mean? And is there a way to bypass that?
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It mean, that Huawei try to mentain the security of device. Maybe if you root the phone you can get full acces. You saw if you reset the phone, at start up it's required to insert the pin code. I will analyse this situation.
i have the same problem, the only way to disable the lockscreen code is by skipping it during first setup after resetting the phone
It's possible with a little workaround. Change screenlock to pattern and make a recovery pin -> Turn screen off and on -> Input wrong pattern 5 times -> Wait for the 60 second countdown and press use pin in bottom right corner -> Use your recovery pin to unlock phone and then press home button. That's it.
I contacted Huawei customer service. They told me if I have used encryption before even if you removed it the only way to turn swipe to unlock lockscreen again is to backup your data and factory reset.
[How-to] Unlock bootloader on Pixel Google Store with "OEM unlock" Disabled -
I experienced the mishap of locking back the bootloader after flashing the device with my signed custom build. The result was that i was no long able to activate the "OEM unlock" in the "Developer options".
The fact is that If you Signe your build you will not be able to rollback to stock build with ADB update / ADB Sideload / SDRAM zip ... because your Bootloader check the signature.
The only way to do it is to flash the OTA or google Factory Build by Fastboot and for that you need your Bootloader to be unlocked.
Here's in red what i did wrong :
- Activate the "OEM Unlock" in Developer options.
- Unlocked the bootloader with Fastboot
- Flash my signed ROM
- At this time the "OEM Unlock" will turn Gray and we can no more use it to activate or desactivate.
- To test some security functions, i did re-lock my bootloader with fastboot. (Forgot that the OEM unlock is disabled).
Here's what i tryed in order to solve :
I did the steps discribed in [How-to] Unlock bootloader on Verizon Pixel/XL by burduli.
That did not solve my issue but it gives me an idea where to look for. Big Thanks to @burduli (Cedit to @Qu3ntin0 and @LeoTheRomRasta)
Here's the steps i did to solve :
No need to be on internet or so on
I did notice on the Device that there was a Guest User account but i had no way to remove it.
To do so i managed to :
1 - Wipe (factory reset) : Setting / System / Advanced / Reset options / Erase all data (Factory reset) => (Find the entry according to your Built / Android version)
2- Boot in Safe mode (Turn off the device / Hold the power on button till Google screen then release and hold pressed the volum down button until the device finish booting.
3- Go to setting / System / Advanced / Multiple users
4- tap on Guest, then on "Menu" the [...] on top right of the window
5- "Delete Guest User from this device" and confirm (It will seem like nothing done but don't stress it's ok)
6- Ones again Setting / System / Advanced / Reset options / Erase all data (Factory reset)
7- Your Device will reboot and at this time hold pressed the volum down button until the device finish booting (this time it will take longer to finish booting cause android is seting-up all stufs) . (that will boot the device in safe mode).
8- Enable Developer mode (tap 7 times on Build number under "About phone")
9 - Goto Developer options and you are done (The OEM unlock option is back and you can enable or disable it)
You can now reboot your device in normal mode .
In Booltloader mode you can use the "Fastboot flash unlock" or Fastboot OEM unlok command to unlock the bootloader
Will this work on Verizon Android 10 ? Thanx
BelligerentGnome said:
Worked for me.
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Really ? It worked for u on a Verizon locked bootloader ???
Do you think will work on 2xl verizon?
I just tried it out. Android 10, October update. It didn't work. There's nothing we can do at this point, I'm afraid.
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It did. I just got one off of Swappa, and the OEM Unlock option was greyed out. This fixed it. I'm running Lineage OS 16 now.
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You didn't happen to take any screens during the process did you? No offense meant, but it's kind of strange that other than the OP, there's no one else confirming their success. Was it Android 10 with the October update?
Confirmed for myself, does not work. I have only taken the Android 10 update, no other updates since. OEM unlocking still disabled.
Oh verizon, still no one else to hummer this? I will donate who can sure to unlock oem method, hahaha
Going into safe mode there's no way for me to delete the guest user...was hoping it'd work for me - Pixel3/Verizon/Android 10
after doing this (unsuccessfully) my sim card is not being recognized?
This happen to anyone else?
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Got a Pixel here with 9.0.0 (PPR2.181005.003.A1, Nov 2018) and this doesn't seem to work. Am I doing something wrong or did they kill it with the November update? Anything I can do?
Edit: Wait no, this is November 2018. Why isn't this working then?
Update2: Got it working. I used a combination of the steps here, followed by the steps listed in the guide linked in the OP (the `pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.phone`). Then I had to wait a few minutes for the OEM unlock to finally become available. Thank you.
Verizon Pixel 1 - unable to get it working still. as a note, when holding down the power down button during the 'erasing data' phase, the phone goes into Android Recovery Mode (shows me the BL, Baseband, Product/Variant, SN, CPO, UFS, DRAM, Boot-slot, Console (DISABLED), Secure Boot (PRODUCTION), Device is (LOCKED)). From here I can enter recovery mode, see barcodes, Power off, or Start.
I tried the following steps:
. Remove Google account and any kind of screen lock (fingerprint, PIN, pattern, etc.) from your device.
. Eject sim card from your device.
. Reset your device. In setup wizard, skip everything, don't connect to WiFi, don't add fingerprint or any kind of screen lock.
- Boot in Safe mode (Turn off the device / Hold the power on button till Google screen then release and hold pressed the volume down button until the device finish booting.
. Go to Developer Options and enable USB debugging.
. Connect your phone to PC.
. Open CMD in adb directory and type
Code:
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.phone
- Go to setting / System / Advanced / Multiple users
- tap on Guest, then on "Menu" the [...] on top right of the window
- "Delete Guest User from this device" and confirm (It will seem like nothing done but don't stress it's ok)
- Ones again Setting / System / Advanced / Reset options / Erase all data (Factory reset)
- Your Device will reboot and at this time hold pressed the volume down button until the device finish booting (this time it will take longer to finish booting cause android is seting-up all stufs) . (that will boot the device in safe mode).
- Enable Developer mode (tap 7 times on Build number under "About phone")
- At this step i went to OEM Unlock and saw it was still disabled.
Is this something we can look at solving through the legal system?
I also was unable to get this to work
tldr = Somehow, this worked for me on my Really Blue Pixel running QP1A.191005.007.A3. Initially, my OEM locking was greyed out.
I wanted to downgrade since my Wi-Fi will not connect after updating to Android 10. However, without an unlocked device, I could not downgrade. So, after much searching and trial/error, I tried this on a whim.
While I was not able to find a way to delete the Guest account (as stated in step 4), I was able to "remove" the Guest account, after selecting it and logging into it - at which point, I went back to the Multiple Users menu, and the "remove" option was there; it logged me back in as Owner. Then, after a very long reboot and cramped hands (step 7), I enabled developers mode but, alas, OEM locking is still greyed out. I opened Chrome and visited a few sites and went back in and OEM locking was selectable. Yippee!!
Next, I followed the instructions at https://developers.google.com/android/images and was able to install a previous image. Unfortunately, for some reason, my Wi-Fi still will not stay connected and becomes "Disabled."
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tldr = Somehow, this worked for me on my Really Blue Pixel running QP1A.191005.007.A3. Initially, my OEM locking was greyed out.
I wanted to downgrade since my Wi-Fi will not connect after updating to Android 10. However, without an unlocked device, I could not downgrade. So, after much searching and trial/error, I tried this on a whim.
While I was not able to find a way to delete the Guest account (as stated in step 4), I was able to "remove" the Guest account, after selecting it and logging into it - at which point, I went back to the Multiple Users menu, and the "remove" option was there; it logged me back in as Owner. Then, after a very long reboot and cramped hands (step 7), I enabled developers mode but, alas, OEM locking is still greyed out. I opened Chrome and visited a few sites and went back in and OEM locking was selectable. Yippee!!
Next, I followed the instructions at https://developers.google.com/android/images and was able to install a previous image. Unfortunately, for some reason, my Wi-Fi still will not stay connected and becomes "Disabled."
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after you removed the guest account, did you factory reset again?
also, when i hold Volume down during factory reset it will just go into fastboot mode. did you experience the same thing?
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after you removed the guest account, did you factory reset again?
also, when i hold Volume down during factory reset it will just go into fastboot mode. did you experience the same thing?
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Yes I did do the 2nd factory reset, which may be significant based on other people's reports...
If I recall correctly, the second time I factory reset, I held Volume Down from the moment I confirmed the restart. Honestly, I was trying so many different things though, so everything kind of blurred together.
One thing to point out is that my Really Blue Pixel was obtained from Google directly, not Verizon.
I've just bought myself a brand new Pixel 1 XL - 128GB Factory Unlocked. Sadly I wasn't aware of all these issues with OEM unlocking via the Developer Menu. Not knowing the drawbacks, I casually breezed through all the upgrades and reached 10.0 (QP1A.191005.007.A3) state. It was then I realised I cocked up...:crying: because no matter what combination of instructions I try in this (and other) threads, I simply cannot get the greyed out menu to budge! I have tried at least a dozen factory resets, countless adb removals, with/without WiFi, with/without SIM, with/without Google sign in, with/without Safe Mode, with/without Guest User Profile delete and so on.... all to no avail:crying:
I am lost at the moment... I'm sure there's other in the same boat as me. I really do hope there is a solution for all of us out there.. any one have any ideas?
For those in previous versions, I can only think of using zero-day exploit with an app such as Qu1ckR00t. But we would need a dev or something to tailor such app for our Pixel. Any other idea is welcome!
I gave up and sold my Pixel 1 XL - thinking of getting a used Pixel 2 instead. I just need this as my backup phone and for travelling. My primary is the Pixel 4 XL.
dfx12345 said:
Got a Pixel here with 9.0.0 (PPR2.181005.003.A1, Nov 2018) and this doesn't seem to work. Am I doing something wrong or did they kill it with the November update? Anything I can do?
Edit: Wait no, this is November 2018. Why isn't this working then?
Update2: Got it working. I used a combination of the steps here, followed by the steps listed in the guide linked in the OP (the `pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.phone`). Then I had to wait a few minutes for the OEM unlock to finally become available. Thank you.
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Can you explain the steps you used for the OEM unlock? I have the same Build and update as your device. Please help me, i tried every method possible and almost give up. I have verizon pixel 9.0.0 PPR2.181005.003.A1, Nov 2018
Taswim said:
Can you explain the steps you used for the OEM unlock? I have the same Build and update as your device. Please help me, i tried every method possible and almost give up. I have verizon pixel 9.0.0 PPR2.181005.003.A1, Nov 2018
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My understanding is that you're out of luck with a Verizon Pixel. Mine was a non-Verizon Pixel.