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Screen broken, need help wiping.

Hey guys/gals,
Dropped my phone yesterday and now the screen is completely gone. I was able to back everything up. I had planned on wiping it this morning, but apparently it had some mad LCD bleed and I can't see anything any more.
I had Vysor running yesterday (control your phone from Chrome browser), but now it seems to not be working (I didn't change any settings). I had USB debugging enabled...at least I thought.
I suppose I could just put it into Download Mode/Recovery, I come from 4 years of Samsung devices, so I was using Odin before.
Any chance someone could throw up some screen shots for any screens I'd have to interact with...driving blind.
Thanks
P.S. I did do an "erase" from Android Device Manager. It does say that I would see the Android Welcome Screen next time I turn the device on...haha, except I won't either way

I suppose I'll know if it is erased if the fingerprint reader stops giving me haptic feedback and turning on the device (can see a slight image on the bottom right).

Just boot into download mode, then use ADB to flash the factory image. It will tell you if it works or not.

Thanks Geoff, got that done.

MeetFace said:
Thanks Geoff, got that done.
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what are u doing to get ur screen fixed?

My work will fix the screen for $170

Have the replacement plan, $80 for a brand new phone. Typing from it
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Hey sorry for the necro but cant seem to get any help on this. If you cant see ANYTHING on the screen, how do you know what mode you are in after you boot to recovery? It seems the default options are always different so how do you ensure you are at the right option to use ADB or anything else? I need to make 100% sure the phone is wiped before I sell it.

Dathaeus said:
Hey sorry for the necro but cant seem to get any help on this. If you cant see ANYTHING on the screen, how do you know what mode you are in after you boot to recovery? It seems the default options are always different so how do you ensure you are at the right option to use ADB or anything else? I need to make 100% sure the phone is wiped before I sell it.
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just use android device manager and wipe it but you will probably need to tell buyer your account and password after they fix it to get in it then change your password again https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiwzPL1-tjXAhVDPN8KHab3CCAQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fandroid%2Ffind&usg=AOvVaw18MrvVnXQpTGzGjml46v_F

billycar11 said:
just use android device manager and wipe it but you will probably need to tell buyer your account and password after they fix it to get in it then change your password again https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiwzPL1-tjXAhVDPN8KHab3CCAQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fandroid%2Ffind&usg=AOvVaw18MrvVnXQpTGzGjml46v_F
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I been trying ADM and it is not detecting my phone... I am pretty sure I am logged into my phone but again its hard to be 100% sure. Doesnt your phone have to be on and logged in for this to work? Or does your old sim card have to be in for it to work? I already put my sim card into the new phone, but dont wanna screw up my account or "new" phone by messing around with the sim. I've read somewhere else that it worked without it.

Dathaeus said:
I been trying ADM and it is not detecting my phone... I am pretty sure I am logged into my phone but again its hard to be 100% sure. Doesnt your phone have to be on and logged in for this to work? Or does your old sim card have to be in for it to work? I already put my sim card into the new phone, but dont wanna screw up my account or "new" phone by messing around with the sim. I've read somewhere else that it worked without it.
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No the phone does not need to be on just still connected to your account and the next time it turns on it will wipe it self and ask for the Google account to unlock it it will be in factory
Reset protect mode
If it's not showing up under your account its not on that account unused phone stay there for like 6 months to a year before disappearing

billycar11 said:
No the phone does not need to be on just still connected to your account and the next time it turns on it will wipe it self and ask for the Google account to unlock it it will be in factory
Reset protect mode
If it's not showing up under your account its not on that account unused phone stay there for like 6 months to a year before disappearing
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Ok I think we are missing some info here....
I already got a new 6P and put my SIM card in that
In the Google options to wipe it shows the phone in 2 different names, I think one is my very old Samsung S4, but the 6P
When I clock on the old 6P, it tries to find it but results "Can't Reach Device"
When I click on ERASE it results in:
"ERASE Your device has been erased If your device is offline, erasing will begin when it next comes online. You'll need to sign in to your Google Account to use the device again."
Now that sounds great, but since I cannot see anything, how do I know whats going on as far as if it did it, will it be safe for me to sell this phone now, etc, etc.... I cannot login to a phone I cant see or check out whats going on on it.
I hope this makes sense... maybe I am sounding paranoid but I am sure you know how it is if you have any valuable or personal data in your phone and are selling it.
Thanks so much.

Dathaeus said:
Ok I think we are missing some info here....
I already got a new 6P and put my SIM card in that
In the Google options to wipe it shows the phone in 2 different names, I think one is my very old Samsung S4, but the 6P
When I clock on the old 6P, it tries to find it but results "Can't Reach Device"
When I click on ERASE it results in:
"ERASE Your device has been erased If your device is offline, erasing will begin when it next comes online. You'll need to sign in to your Google Account to use the device again."
Now that sounds great, but since I cannot see anything, how do I know whats going on as far as if it did it, will it be safe for me to sell this phone now, etc, etc.... I cannot login to a phone I cant see or check out whats going on on it.
I hope this makes sense... maybe I am sounding paranoid but I am sure you know how it is if you have any valuable or personal data in your phone and are selling it.
Thanks so much.
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It is as Google says next time it connects to the internet it will wipe it self

Selling faulty device - how to prevent access to personal data?

I am selling a Nexus 7 (2012) which will no longer boot. Since it won't boot I can't do a factory reset to erase my account details. I've changed my Gmail password, but I've noticed that despite this my other Android devices (e.g. my phone) can still read my old Gmail emails, even though I haven't entered my new Google password on those devices. More worryingly, they can also access my Chrome bookmarks and cookies, so can access some secure sites using the login credentials stored in my Google/Chrome account.
Since it's not inconceivable that the buyer of the device could repair it, is there anything I can do to prevent them accessing my personal data?

Get a copy of the Nexus Root Kit and under the advanced options see if you and remotely boot twrp. If you can you will likely be able to format the data. (If you can, the device is likely fixable.)
If you can't, some could in theory remove the chips from the motherboard to read the data. Unlikely, but it can be done. I would break the motherboard and trash in this case if I was worried about the data. You could still ebay the rest of the unit for $10 or so...
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psiphi said:
Get a copy of the Nexus Root Kit and under the advanced options see if you and remotely boot twrp. If you can you will likely be able to format the data. (If you can, the device is likely fixable.)
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Presumably this isn't an option for me as the device doesn't power on at all?

itm said:
Presumably this isn't an option for me as the device doesn't power on at all?
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Unless it is the screen that is broken, or the battery, or the power button... But the easy answer is destroy the motherboard...
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Remove pin lock?

Got one of these off craigslist. There appears to be a pin lock after it came up. How do I remove this? I'm aware there might be Google lock too. But i don't mind that.

You mean the type of pin lock that's intended to prevent the use of a phone which is stolen and then subsequently sold via a cesspool like craigslist? Contact the seller. Good luck.

jazzdglass said:
Got one of these off craigslist. There appears to be a pin lock after it came up. How do I remove this? I'm aware there might be Google lock too. But i don't mind that.
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factory reset in recovery, should take care of the pin lock
Google lock is pretty complicated, if even possible
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sd_shadow said:
factory reset in recovery, should take care of the pin lock
Google lock is pretty complicated, if even possible
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Thank you. Was able to get into the tricky recovery. Formated and yes there is Google lock. I have unlocked Google locks my self on 5.1.1 and 6.0.1 in over 10 devices in the past, but this one is proving to be the hardest. I can't get into settings>storage or access the Google email app.
Is it possible for me to go back to android 6.0.1 on this device?

jazzdglass said:
Thank you. Was able to get into the tricky recovery. Formated and yes there is Google lock. I have unlocked Google locks my self on 5.1.1 and 6.0.1 in over 10 devices in the past, but this one is proving to be the hardest. I can't get into settings>storage or access the Google email app.
Is it possible for me to go back to android 6.0.1 on this device?
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You have needed​ to bypass the security of 10 phones? Sounds like you steal or have purchased a lot of stolen phones. It's good to know that FRP is working so well on this one. If anything, that is one fantastic reason not to unlock the bootloader (if it were an option).
I see your home country is Nigeria. You don't happen to be a prince looking to transfer large amounts of money out of the country? I know people that are interested in your scam. Hold on while I find the email to the FBI's scam department...
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WOW! haha.. this guy. Definitely up to no good for sure.

Is it possible to bypass screen lock? Just out of curiosity as I put a lot of faith in the security of my z force screen lock. Also what is a Google lock?! Surely if it has FDE then the phone would just factory reset when incorrect password has been inputted right?

Shah1989 said:
Is it possible to bypass screen lock? Just out of curiosity as I put a lot of faith in the security of my z force screen lock. Also what is a Google lock?! Surely if it has FDE then the phone would just factory reset when incorrect password has been inputted right?
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I dont know about bypassing screen lock. But one i had a screen lock, i did factory reset in recovery and pin lock went away. had to battle frp lock for some days. but now its unlocked.
frp is google lock. it requires you to enter your gmail and password after phone was factory reset.

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I dont know about bypassing screen lock. But one i had a screen lock, i did factory reset in recovery and pin lock went away. had to battle frp lock for some days. but now its unlocked.
frp is google lock. it requires you to enter your gmail and password after phone was factory reset.
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I just did a Google frp bypass this evening. Tried multiple programs. Not sure which one finally got it right. Glad I did, payed $50 for it. Think I got a good deal.

Need help samsung galaxy a510fd locked out, no usb debug

Hello, can anyone help me? My brother's Phone locked out (He's already passed away :crying. Now i want to open the lock (pin), i don't want to factory reset, because it will erase all data, i want to see what inside his phone, recent chat, email, contact, etc. Thanks.

titocxh said:
Hello, can anyone help me? My brother's Phone locked out (He's already passed away :crying. Now i want to open the lock (pin), i don't want to factory reset, because it will erase all data, i want to see what inside his phone, recent chat, email, contact, etc. Thanks.
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Ask your brother for PIN. It's not fair you are trying to get access to his phone if he doesn't know about this...
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zencooler said:
Ask your brother for PIN. It's not fair you are trying to get access to his phone if he doesn't know about this...
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He's already PASSED AWAY man, how can i ask him :crying:

Can you tell me what happened when you did what was told in the reply of this post? https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series/help/galaxy-a510fd-locked-pin-owner-passed-t3905469

Forgot Pin on Mom's Phone

Hi,
So today I changed the pin for my mom's phone and the completely forgot it.
She has a lot of Photos on the phone that she wants to keep, but she has not turned on the backup to google photos option
Is there a way to unlock the phone or recover the photos ?
I have entered the wrong pin multiple times and I still cant see the forgot password option.
Pls help or else mom will kill me.

I hope there is no solution because it would be big security problem.
Your mother maybe using google photos cloud so dont be worry

This poses a security risk for those who lost their phones, so I hope there's no easy way around it.

RIP OP

I also hope there isn't a remedy. I don't mean to sound negative and not help but look at it from our side.

I once had a phone that needed a pin to unlock after being fully booted. Was able to go into recovery without it though.
But on 6t I think the pin encrypts the partition, so no way of bypassing it.
[irony] Maybe tell some intelligence agency that there is terrorist evidence on the phone, see if they have a "special key". [/irony]

elchmartin said:
I once had a phone that needed a pin to unlock after being fully booted. Was able to go into recovery without it though.
But on 6t I think the pin encrypts the partition, so no way of bypassing it.
[irony] Maybe tell some intelligence agency that there is terrorist evidence on the phone, see if they have a "special key". [/irony]
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I agree.

Can you not plug in your USB cable and copy the contents off the phone onto your laptop?

KashMiester said:
Can you not plug in your USB cable and copy the contents off the phone onto your laptop?
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Not without unlocking and enabling USB transfer

Just to be sure, it is the pin for the phone and not the simcard right?

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Just to be sure, it is the pin for the phone and not the simcard right?
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Good point

Is it not possible to boot to recovery then factory reset it.........

xobtik said:
Hi,
So today I changed the pin for my mom's phone and the completely forgot it.
She has a lot of Photos on the phone that she wants to keep, but she has not turned on the backup to google photos option
Is there a way to unlock the phone or recover the photos ?
I have entered the wrong pin multiple times and I still cant see the forgot password option.
Pls help or else mom will kill me.
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Get your plot ready then.
You have to format data.
Hopefully you can remember the password or pin.
There is far to many security measures in place

you could by having USB debugging on don't know if it's against rules to tell you or just have them email you don't they still email the password to email reg. on phone

There is simply NO way to access the contents without the encryption key. No app from google that claims it can, not google, not even the NSA or anyone but the key holder can. Trust me, you messed up and there is no other way but to remember what it was or completedly reset the phone. After you reset you will be asked password for the account that was last used there. not worth even trying mate.

I wouldnt normally try to help in a situation regarding security but check out this link: Bypass lock screen PIN all One Plus Devices! Might help!
Good luck and let us know how it turns out :highfive:

That worked for me! Thanks so much!

Scott said:
I wouldnt normally try to help in a situation regarding security but check out this link: Bypass lock screen PIN all One Plus Devices! Might help!
Good luck and let us know how it turns out :highfive:
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+1 this worked for me too

elchmartin said:
[irony] Maybe tell some intelligence agency that there is terrorist evidence on the phone, see if they have a "special key". [/irony]
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Not really for 6T. File Based Encryption that's used by OnePlus doesn't help here either. There may be a way for OnePlus 6 tho since it uses a different key to sign its boot image.
It may be possible to change current password by using Google Find My Device (https://www.google.com/android/find), but i haven't used it for a long time so i'm not sure at this point.