Good day
i come to you with a story that many of you might have heard,
Good friend of mine passed away last weekend in a motorbike accident his funeral was today 11/17/2018
His wife asked me today if i can help remove the Patten lock of his phone as she wants to get the photos of the daughters play of the phone
she knows his Patten lock for all of his other phone but this one is different for some reason, because she knows everything the steps i have tried is as followed
1. Samsung account to remotely unlock the device ( S8 was not registered with the account ) only the S4 that was stolen many years ago
2.Google find my device i don't see an option there
3.looked thru all 5 email account including the outlook account nothing there ( We played online together as well)
things i know because i have been at this all day
( I have Googled this ) all my phones are rooted and have a custom recovery
His phone was never Rooted, no custom recovery, i highly doubt he had OEM unlock usb debugging etc
please can someone point me i the right place or help me if its even possible
thanks all for taking the time to read this
PS. The lock Screen does not have a option to use the gmail via recovery, again thank you all
Go into download mode (vol down, bixby and power on at the same time) to check if he really never had OEM unlocked.
It's a worth try it.
If he had, you could easily flash TWRP and recover the files.
If not it's a tough nut to crack.
I will brainstorm a little bit.
T3L3P4TH said:
Go into download mode (vol down, bixby and power on at the same time) to check if he really never had OEM unlocked.
It's a worth try it.
If he had, you could easily flash TWRP and recover the files.
If not it's a tough nut to crack.
I will brainstorm a little bit.
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Thanks for the quick reply i have done that, OEM is locked
Okay then, we need a different angel of view.
Did you try common numbers out of his life?
Such as birthdates, special events from children/wife, banking pin, something like this?
The other method would be to reflash the firmware via odin, unlock OEM, flash TWRP and then recover the pictures with DiskDigger Root Access.
The problem in this method is, that it isn't guaranteed that it works.
I consider this as the last chance, if everything else fails.
You wrote that you don't have any restore options in pin menu.
Is there anything else that could help or that you can tap?
Any Options or so?
A diagnose from far away is not that accurate of course and really would like to help.
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Guys im about to freak out, I just got a phone en ebay that is locked, i knew that it was locked but I was not expecting this type of lock that I needed the original samsung account to unlock it, even after factory reset!!!
I have tried different options with odin but not of them worked, I also saw some videos in youtube to bypass this screen but they do not work know because if I press the button of "forgot your ID or password" it says that I need to go to account.samsung.com.
I cannot access to the phone to see what version of android is this...
Please there has to be a way!!!
many thanks
Nobody????
ok guys iI may have an answer, I need to downgrade to 4.4 from G900VVZW2BOK3_VZW, how can I do this??? somebody please help!!!!
There is no downgrading from ok3
So you tried getting the stock OK3 firmware (didn't know this existed, we have OG5) and flashing with ODIN in Download mode?
https://samsung-firmware.org/download/Samsung GALAXY S5/769o/VZW/G900VVRU2BOK3/G900VVZW2BOK3/
As ldevereaux said, as of OE1 Verizon has made the phone non-rootable (and thus no custom recoveries) and non-downgradable, so you will need to keep working on the current version your phone has on it.
Guys, I was able to open chrome in the phone so I can access nearly anything on the phone but is still locked, I go to uncheck the reactivation lock but when I do that it activates again by it self... how can I do this permanently! i can install any app, go anywhere on the phone, but it still locked!!! If i shut it down i wont be able to access again.
Sounds like you'll need to contact the seller to get the password.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52467489&postcount=5
do you guys think he could put it into download mode and flash the stock stuff so he could atleast get the passcode off of the phone?
the seller doesn't have the password either
That sounds fishy to me. They have to use the Samsung software to remotely lock the bootloader, which requires them accessing their Kies account that they created. Hate to say it, but I think you bought a stolen phone.
well yeah it seems it is stolen, i got it in ebay and the seller said he got it locked from another person..... I wasn't expecting this kind of lock.. never had a samsung before...nothing I can do... i will keep trying I already spent my money on this...
try flashing the original stock firmware and everything from odin and it should be just like a factory reset and itll get the passcode off
Already did that.. was the same... keeps requesting the stupid passcode
I've been searching for the last 6-7 hours straight for an exact answer. I have read http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...ass-lock-screen-pattern-password-pin-t2948336 a few times. I've Googled. I've YouTubed. Facebooked. All that.
I bought a refurbished AT&T Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910A) from eBay that was unlocked so I could use Straight Talk service. I believe it is using 4.4 KitKat but I could be completely wrong. I've had the phone for a year now. I never had to use the lock screen before until today. Reason is is because last time I didn't and I left it around co-workers, I ended up with a few unsightly photos from my 400lbs manager. Hahah. So today, I decided to use the pattern lock and put it on charge as I was outside for about an hour. I came in, was able to take the pattern off. But noticed my swipe option had been greyed. So I put the pin on (using only four numbers). For some reason, I thought it would enable the swipe option. I was obviously wrong. So I went to change it from the pin to the pattern and my pin became unrecognized/incorrect. Thought it was only because of the option settings. So I locked my screen. Obviously an extremely bad idea.
I now cannot get past my screen lock. I have tried getting into it with my computer through USB, it won't connect. Not even trying a Mini SD mounted (won't read on my computer). I have tried ADM, but apparently it has been **** for the "Lock" option for over a year now. I didn't register the phone with Samsung so "FindMyMobile" isn't working. The option to enter my Google account info doesn't show up; even after 35 attempts. No idea how to use ADB. Have read that Windows OS is pretty much impossible to use debugging. Especially with Win10. I have nothing backed up as I never expected/thought this would/could happen.
Of course, like nearly every other person, I just want to save the thousands of photos I have accumulated over the year of having my phone. At least before I have to do a factory reset.
I am a hardcore n00b at going so in depth with phones. So Layman's terms would be extremely appreciated. Or direct links would be great as well.
I believe I have covered as much information as I can think of. If any more info is needed to help figure out this issue, please ask. And thank you to all in advance!
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I've been searching for the last 6-7 hours straight for an exact answer. I have read http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...ass-lock-screen-pattern-password-pin-t2948336 a few times. I've Googled. I've YouTubed. Facebooked. All that.
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I am no expert in this matter, but I believe factory reset is one option but you will loose all your data.
(non-root method- safest)
1. Power off
2..Keep holding the power button +volume up+home button together to go into recovery
3. Use volume keys to navigate and select factory reset
4. reboot and you are done
Second option is to root your phone. This will trip knox and your warranty will be void if you still have it
(Root Method)
The method I use to root is :
1. Download TWRP recovery for your mobile(search for your device) from https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote4qualcomm.html site and keep it ready on your system
2. dowload super su 2.71 beta and put that into your external sd card using card reader.
3 Put your phone on download mode(power off and restart by holding power button + vol down + home)
4. Open latest version of Odin and connect phone to system via usb cable. Now "COM" in odin should turn blue
5. select tar file in AP section. Make sure repartition and reboot is unchecked just before flashing
6. click start
7.It will run for a few min and say pass when complete.
8.now remove your battery and insert after a few seconds. reboot into recovery by using step 2 in non-root method and you should login to twrp recovery
9.click install button and select super user zip u placed in sd card. flash it (u may have to uncheck signature verification). Now you are rooted!
10. wipe cash and reboot again into recovery
11. download the zip from :http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...ass-lock-screen-pattern-password-pin-t2948336 (Developed by Dr. Ketan)
12. Install this zip as you installed Super SU and you should be good to go.
There are so many links and step by step guides on how to root your device. You can choose your favorite. This is what I can think of and please don't hold me responsible if you damage or brick your device. Good luck!
Note : It would be better to keep super su and the zip from Dr. Ketan downloaded and moved to external SD card before you flash the recovery
itsjoshwho said:
I've been searching for the last 6-7 hours straight for an exact answer. I have read http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...ass-lock-screen-pattern-password-pin-t2948336 a few times. I've Googled. I've YouTubed. Facebooked. All that.
I bought a refurbished AT&T Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910A) from eBay that was unlocked so I could use Straight Talk service. I believe it is using 4.4 KitKat but I could be completely wrong. I've had the phone for a year now. I never had to use the lock screen before until today. Reason is is because last time I didn't and I left it around co-workers, I ended up with a few unsightly photos from my 400lbs manager. Hahah. So today, I decided to use the pattern lock and put it on charge as I was outside for about an hour. I came in, was able to take the pattern off. But noticed my swipe option had been greyed. So I put the pin on (using only four numbers). For some reason, I thought it would enable the swipe option. I was obviously wrong. So I went to change it from the pin to the pattern and my pin became unrecognized/incorrect. Thought it was only because of the option settings. So I locked my screen. Obviously an extremely bad idea.
I now cannot get past my screen lock. I have tried getting into it with my computer through USB, it won't connect. Not even trying a Mini SD mounted (won't read on my computer). I have tried ADM, but apparently it has been **** for the "Lock" option for over a year now. I didn't register the phone with Samsung so "FindMyMobile" isn't working. The option to enter my Google account info doesn't show up; even after 35 attempts. No idea how to use ADB. Have read that Windows OS is pretty much impossible to use debugging. Especially with Win10. I have nothing backed up as I never expected/thought this would/could happen.
Of course, like nearly every other person, I just want to save the thousands of photos I have accumulated over the year of having my phone. At least before I have to do a factory reset.
I am a hardcore n00b at going so in depth with phones. So Layman's terms would be extremely appreciated. Or direct links would be great as well.
I believe I have covered as much information as I can think of. If any more info is needed to help figure out this issue, please ask. And thank you to all in advance!
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If it's the reactivation lock then Factory reset will NOT help, it will just make you lose the data and still keeps you locked out.
Only "fix" i know for this is through a service center.
You could try to use ADB to pull the data so you won't lose anything, but i'm not sure if that would work (maybe through the recovery)
Good luck though :good:
Hello, my friend gave my a Samsung Galaxy J510fn, because she forgot her lock pattern. Phone is not stole or something, as you might think first I got a login and password for google account registered on this phone if that would help. Phone has been using by woman so there is no things like custom recovery, root or usb debbuging turned on and it has stock firmware. Normally I will factory reset this phone but she said that she don't want to lose anything, specially photos, videos etc. I tried to unlock this pattern by programs like dr.fone or backup data by Kies but none of these are seeing this phone :crying:
So is there any possibility for cracking this phone without losing any data?
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Hello, my friend gave my a Samsung Galaxy J510fn, because she forgot her lock pattern. Phone is not stole or something, as you might think first I got a login and password for google account registered on this phone if that would help. Phone has been using by woman so there is no things like custom recovery, root or usb debbuging turned on and it has stock firmware. Normally I will factory reset this phone but she said that she don't want to lose anything, specially photos, videos etc. I tried to unlock this pattern by programs like dr.fone or backup data by Kies but none of these are seeing this phone :crying:
So is there any possibility for cracking this phone without losing any data?
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Back in the day you were able to remove pattern if you knew the samsung account details. Not sure if thats a thing anymore...
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Back in the day you were able to remove pattern if you knew the samsung account details. Not sure if thats a thing anymore...
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But when we boot phone for the first time it's force us to create samsung account or we can skip that step? Because she said that she didn't mention of creating samsung account. Even tried to search her ID through email but can't find anything.
Freezu said:
But when we boot phone for the first time it's force us to create samsung account or we can skip that step? Because she said that she didn't mention of creating samsung account. Even tried to search her ID through email but can't find anything.
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then wiping everything is the only choice i guess
You can backup files from recovery mode (should be able to do it in stock recovery) I think (maybe copy to PC). Then make a factory reset.
Recovery Mode - Vol+, Home and Power buttons
Download Mode - Vol- , Home and Power buttons
And 2nd option. If you can, go to Download Mode and flash her TWRP! Make Nandroid backup there and then make factory reset. Flash TWRP via Odin of course.
But you must read how to enable USB Debugging if it is needed, I forgot how to
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So is there any possibility for cracking this phone without losing any data?
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HEY HEY HEY.
Chill, boyes. Leave reset alone.
You can go to Google Find My Device and change something from there.
***DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK***
***IF YOU MESS SOMETHING UP DO NOT BLAME ME***
***I AM SHARING A METHOD THAT WORKED FOR ME, MIGHT NOT WORK FOR YOU***
***READ EVERYTHING BEFORE PROCEEDING***
***I ONLY TESTED THIS ON THE S7 (FLAT) - G930FD***
If you are like me (an amateur) and forgot to OEM Unlock (in Developer Options) and flashed a custom rom, and now stuck on FRP lock and cant boot your phone, this guide may be for you.
You probably tried flashing the original firmware with ODIN and it keeps failing.
After spending a lot of time trying to revive my S7 with different original firmwares, I realized that the device wouldn't take anything older than the firmware on which it got locked.
It also failed when I tried to flash the whole firmware at once. So I had to flash it in pieces - The order below worked for me, not sure if it will work for everyone else.
Here is how I finally got it to boot after being stuck on FRP lock:
I Used the most recent Firmware, location (CSC) didn't seem to matter. - All you're trying to do here is to get it to boot.
You can try using the one I used, I uploaded it in pieces to Dropbox:
BL - https://www.dropbox.com/s/2wwu8wn54...3_QB19588892_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5?dl=0
AP - https://www.dropbox.com/s/c8vgdyfb1...9588892_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar.md5?dl=0
CP - https://www.dropbox.com/s/dldh07gjxe5e607/CP_G930FXXU3ERHC_CL878338_QB10643129_SIGNED.tar.md5?dl=0
CSC - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1u66yrt11...1_QB19668317_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5?dl=0
PIT - https://www.dropbox.com/s/yacn187sp4xok9v/HEROLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN45M.pit?dl=0
Odin - https://www.dropbox.com/s/sblzsuetto2qreu/Odin3_v3.13.1.zip?dl=0
USE A RELIABLE USB CABLE
1. Using ODIN, flash PIT -> Reboot
2. Flash CP -> Reboot
3. Flash BL -> Reboot
4. Flash CSC -> Reboot
5. Flash AP -> Reboot
6. Your phone should now boot and bypass FRP.
7. Once it boots, you will have to verify your Google account.
7. Once verified, go to Developer Options and switch OEM Unlock to ON
Now you should be able to flash anything you want without getting FRP lock. :victory:
I hope this method works for those stuck on FRP lock.
Is this working on SM-G930XXX ??? thank you
Will this resolve the FRP lock on a SM-G930F?
pedropenduko said:
Is this working on SM-G930XXX ??? thank you
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Did you find a solution?
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Did you find a solution?
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this works now my problem is how to unlock sim puk
But what is the point? If you have your Google account info, FRP isn't a problem anyway!
Lauriso said:
But what is the point? If you have your Google account info, FRP isn't a problem anyway!
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not really.
I am trying to unlock an old S7; I have my google credentials (fully working) and a new phone that shows the google notification, but the FRP process on the S7 simply starts over and over
i fixed this problem by flashing same firmware again with home_csc. no data lost, everthing like before.
Roberto W. said:
i fixed this problem by flashing same firmware again with home_csc. no data lost, everthing like before.
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Hi, I'm in the same situation but I try to hard reset from recovery first: do I have some chances to see my data again?
Is a Factory Reset Protection Lock, in the end, isn't it?
I found the same firmware than before, do I find there home_CSC?
Thanks
Il Pittore said:
Hi, I'm in the same situation but I try to hard reset from recovery first: do I have some chances to see my data again?
Is a Factory Reset Protection Lock, in the end, isn't it?
I found the same firmware than before, do I find there home_CSC?
Thanks
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u already did a reset? then u have lost ur data i guess.
if u wont find a csc file, just flash the firmware. it shouldnt touch ur data partition.
hello xda,
I recently purchased a S7 edge with firmware G935FXXS8ETC1 from ebay , the seller had just upgraded to an s9 and sold this s7 edge to me. Upon receiving it i turned it on and was met with the "enter pin or fingerprint " to unlock .
So i emailed the bloke straight away and he said it should have been factory reset and there was some concern about his data being still on the phone. However , as i was emailing him i could see the email notifications of the emails i was sending appearing on the screen whilst it was locked (push notifications)
Anyway he gave me four or five different pins which did not work so i did a factory reset on the device by holding volume up, home and power button and when the phone boot up i was met with the frp lock.
I was on the phone to the bloke for around an hour typing in every possible gmail account possible he could have had . i got one and it processed , asked to verify by text and entered confirmation code which the guy emailed me but the device just went back to beginning again. there is absolutely no doubt the phone is legit as the dude owns a business and was very well to do , and i could see that he did have the phone registered to the email address i was sending emails to..
The guy offered me a full refund but i really want this phone up and running and paid 100 quid for it
but im unable to do anything with frp , it just isnt taking the details hes giving me.
There is no adb enabled , no oem unlock
i have fixed , unlocked , rooted many devices via help from you guys and i do know the policy for certain files and how there are folk who misuse the site . So as a last resort i ask the ones with the knowledge for some assistance and what to do next .
As always thanks in advance , much appreciated and thanks for taking the time to read my post
####Edit ### Thanks for all the replies, I got it working with remote frp unlock through flexihub. Cheers anyway
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hello xda,
I recently purchased a S7 edge with firmware G935FXXS8ETC1 from ebay , the seller had just upgraded to an s9 and sold this s7 edge to me. Upon receiving it i turned it on and was met with the "enter pin or fingerprint " to unlock .
So i emailed the bloke straight away and he said it should have been factory reset and there was some concern about his data being still on the phone. However , as i was emailing him i could see the email notifications of the emails i was sending appearing on the screen whilst it was locked (push notifications)
Anyway he gave me four or five different pins which did not work so i did a factory reset on the device by holding volume up, home and power button and when the phone boot up i was met with the frp lock.
I was on the phone to the bloke for around an hour typing in every possible gmail account possible he could have had . i got one and it processed , asked to verify by text and entered confirmation code which the guy emailed me but the device just went back to beginning again. there is absolutely no doubt the phone is legit as the dude owns a business and was very well to do , and i could see that he did have the phone registered to the email address i was sending emails to..
The guy offered me a full refund but i really want this phone up and running and paid 100 quid for it
but im unable to do anything with frp , it just isnt taking the details hes giving me.
There is no adb enabled , no oem unlock
i have fixed , unlocked , rooted many devices via help from you guys and i do know the policy for certain files and how there are folk who misuse the site . So as a last resort i ask the ones with the knowledge for some assistance and what to do next .
As always thanks in advance , much appreciated and thanks for taking the time to read my post
####Edit ### Thanks for all the replies, I got it working with remote frp unlock through flexihub. Cheers anyway
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Could you please elaborate ?
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Could you please elaborate ?
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Did I not elaborate enough?
Check where it says ## edit ### the problem was solved by using a paid frp unlock service
I've been trying for a long time to get OEM unlock with the Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro SM-J530 G variant. I've seen people unlocking the BL in the J730G, same exynos chip.
Here is what I have tried so far:
All date/time tricks
Factory reset
Flash Stock ROM
Waited 7 days
My last attempt made me give up and ask for help here... I completely flashed the most recent stock rom, wiped everything using the CSC file not the CSC-HOME, I did the start setup logging into samsung account and google account, after completing the start setup I inserted the SIM card otherwise that stupid start setup would consume 4G costing me $$$.
Waited for 168 hours with the device always on, and still no OEM UNLOCK, I mean what else can I do... there's almost nothing about this problem with this device here on XDA... I'm hoping someone with a SM-J530G and that had OEM Unlock could tell me what was the process to enable this option. Or what are my options here? Thx
And by the way, I've seen something called Miracle Box, but I dont want to use it since it does not look very legal, I think its meant for FRP bypass. I'm just an android user trying to root my personal device e.e
I'm having the same problem, I'm tired of this, never buying Samsung again. I tried all the things I searched on the internet for hours and nothing works, I do not want to wait 7 days, if you find a method of bypassing that actually works, please do tell me, I will do the same if I find one.
I'm so pissed.
I have good news for you my friend, and for everyone that is reading this. I tried many and more times the same procedure changing small things. I will try to write it out as best as I can so I can help some fellow buddies who've got the same problem.
1 - (As I had already everything backed up and got nothing to lose) Factory Format the device (I did it from the bootloader), hell, I even also cleared cache just for god's sake.
2 - Proceed to initiate Android, DON'T sign-in to any account (nor Samsung nor Google), don't change the date during installation, finish set-up.
3 - DON'T enable Developer's Mode yet. Change the date, I've set it for a month back just to be damn sure (disable automatic date-set). Now go to the Software Updates tab and disable auto-updates and manually check for updates, once done, re-boot.
4 - Once rebooted enable auto-date (that should correct the old date and replace it with the actual one) and re-do the manual check.
5 - Re-boot and enable Developer's Mode and hopefully, for the love of Ragnar Lothbrok, OEM Unlock should be there. I hope it is for all of you.
Hope it helped, good luck buddy/buddies!
Franz Enz said:
I have good news for you my friend, and for everyone that is reading this. I tried many and more times the same procedure changing small things. I will try to write it out as best as I can so I can help some fellow buddies who've got the same problem.
1 - (As I had already everything backed up and got nothing to lose) Factory Format the device (I did it from the bootloader), hell, I even also cleared cache just for god's sake.
2 - Proceed to initiate Android, DON'T sign-in to any account (nor Samsung nor Google), don't change the date during installation, finish set-up.
3 - DON'T enable Developer's Mode yet. Change the date, I've set it for a month back just to be damn sure (disable automatic date-set). Now go to the Software Updates tab and disable auto-updates and manually check for updates, once done, re-boot.
4 - Once rebooted enable auto-date (that should correct the old date and replace it with the actual one) and re-do the manual check.
5 - Re-boot and enable Developer's Mode and hopefully, for the love of Ragnar Lothbrok, OEM Unlock should be there. I hope it is for all of you.
Hope it helped, good luck buddy/buddies!
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That is awesome! I'm going to try it tomorrow, I've been using the device doing my third 168 hours. If it fails again I will repeat everything like you did.
Thank you!!
Sent from my SM-J530G using XDA Labs
Another 168 hours wasted and I followed the trick above, it does not work it was patched with the august 2018 security patch, my device is running with the november 2018 security patch.
My frustration is beyond what I expected to experience with this device... I guess most people were able to activate this thing except me >.<
Enlighten me
When you keep it for 168 hours does the WiFi have to be on or is that not necessary
Sameer521 said:
When you keep it for 168 hours does the WiFi have to be on or is that not necessary
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I tested with wifi always on and logged to google and samsung account so it could sync whatever it had to sync, still no success. I have no idea on how to meet the requirements to unlock the BL on this phone
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I tested with wifi always on and logged to google and samsung account so it could sync whatever it had to sync, still no success. I have no idea on how to meet the requirements to unlock the BL on this phone
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Is their any other method for 2019.am at my wits end
OK I tried something and it worked to unlock the oem.
Have a Samsung account,then go to find my mobile website and press unlock.it did the trick for me.hipw it helps you as well
Firstly, i use miracle box and then i use samsung tools pro to "reboot" my device because when you unlock the bootloader there is a fail on the room.
here you have a video which could help you.