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FRUSTRATED! Unlock code suddenly appears.

Hi guys,
Today, after having my SGS I9000 for about three months, I ran into a very, very, frustrating problem.
All of a sudden, after I turned my phone off and on, it asked me for a SIM unlock code. I did not buy the phone from a provider. I bought it in Asia, independent from a carrier.
Why now? After a few months of working without any hitches, this happens.
After I dug around for some information, I tried rooting the phone so I could get an unlock code using an app. However, the three button method to get to the recovery mode doesn't seem to work with my phone.
This is truly a pain and I really don't know what to do. Can anybody give me some tips?

if the 3 button combo dont work, you will have to do the 3 button fix, you can do this by booting into download mode via ADB (android debug bridge) and then when you have fixed the 3 button combo, you can then root and install the app that removes the network lock.
I have no idea why that happened, normally when network lock is off it stays off.
Have you done anything to the phone that may of caused this ??
Anyway i know its quite a mission you have got to do, but when its done, try to make a nandroid backup for future references, or if the app gives you a code (i have never used it) keep a copy incase it happens again.

neggo said:
Hi guys,
All of a sudden, after I turned my phone off and on, it asked me for a SIM unlock code. I did not buy the phone from a provider. I bought it in Asia, independent from a carrier.
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I don't think this has anything to with the network specific sim as u have said u bought it independent of carrier..Just contact ur network provider and they will give u the sim unlock code
After than go to settings and "Location and Security" and disable sim lock option
Hope it helps

azzledazzle said:
if the 3 button combo dont work, you will have to do the 3 button fix, you can do this by booting into download mode via ADB (android debug bridge) and then when you have fixed the 3 button combo, you can then root and install the app that removes the network lock.
I have no idea why that happened, normally when network lock is off it stays off.
Have you done anything to the phone that may of caused this ??
Anyway i know its quite a mission you have got to do, but when its done, try to make a nandroid backup for future references, or if the app gives you a code (i have never used it) keep a copy incase it happens again.
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Thanks for the replies, guys.
Yes, it is indeed strange that it suddenly popped up. It was working extremely fine before that and everything just went downhill!
I'm not sure if I did anything to the phone that may have caused it...I rarely download things and only use the phone to make calls/text/surf the web.
Doing all the necessary fixes seem to take quite a bit of time and from how busy I am these days, I won't be able to invest in doing it myself.
I am thinking of getting it unlocked professionally at a shop.
And I highly doubt it is an actual SIM code from my provider. I'm under Fido and I've tried most of the default codes and they do not work.

Reactivation lock

Hi I'm new to the forum so hello everyone. OK so recently I bought a slightly used At&t Samsung galaxy s5 from craigslist. Phone works great I unlocked the phone via Imei #. The only thing that I Have a problem is reactivation lock. The phone has it on. I contacted the seller asked if he could give me the password for the Samsung account had no problem with that but when I typed in the password it got me back to the system setting and the check mark was still on. I tried doing it several times but without a success. I tried going to find my phone website but I didn't find an answer eather. I'm kind of stuck at this step because I don't want to bother him every time I do factory reset or something. Did anyone had this problem before or any suggestions on what I should do????
Thank you

amojzel said:
Hi I'm new to the forum so hello everyone. OK so recently I bought a slightly used At&t Samsung galaxy s5 from craigslist. Phone works great I unlocked the phone via Imei #. The only thing that I Have a problem is reactivation lock. The phone has it on. I contacted the seller asked if he could give me the password for the Samsung account had no problem with that but when I typed in the password it got me back to the system setting and the check mark was still on. I tried doing it several times but without a success. I tried going to find my phone website but I didn't find an answer eather. I'm kind of stuck at this step because I don't want to bother him every time I do factory reset or something. Did anyone had this problem before or any suggestions on what I should do????
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You heed to use paragraphs. Your post was too hard to read.
The purpose of reactivation lock is to keep stolen handsets being activated by someone else. You need the previous owner to provide a working password. Or have the original owner talk to support and have the password reset.
Otherwise you effectively have a mp3 player /wifi browser, instead of an unrestricted smartphone.
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Ok so i do have the correct password for the samsung account and i know that because when i enter incorrect password it shows that the password is incorect.
When i enter the correct password it gets me to the point of me looking at the reactivation lock button with the check mark on. No matter how many times i enter the password correctly the check mark is still on.
Btw. The phone works fine its unlocked i make calls from it and everthing.
Anyone had a problem like that?? Any help

Did you try clicking on the check mark to toggle it off?
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fffft said:
Did you try clicking on the check mark to toggle it off?
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Yes i did. Severeal times entered the password and checkmark is still on. Its like it got stuck and wont unstuck

Try to restart the phone and then try to deactivate the activation lock again. Happened to me before and after restart, I can successfully deactivate the lock

Is the reactivation lock a problem with non-TW firmwares? Or can you rip out the Samsung-specific junk that ties the phone to their activation process in a TW rom?

CrashTestDroid said:
Is the reactivation lock a problem with non-TW firmwares?
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It is not a Samsung specific feature, although Google and Microsoft plan to implement similar anti theft features. Although with all things not IOS, a particular carrier can veto having the feature on their network.
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have u try remove previous samsung account in the account setting?

fffft said:
It is not a Samsung specific feature. It's an Android anti theft feature. Although with all things not IOS, a particular carrier can veto having the feature on their network.
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ok thanks. I thought it was tied to the Samsung account because you need the Samsung account password to disable the reactivation lock.

@CrashTestDroid
My apologies, I mispoke earlier. Reactivation lock is Samsung specific. I had meant to say that it was not carrier specific.
However Google and Microsoft plan to introduce similar anti theft kill switches in the near future. Minnesota passed a law in May requiring phones sold there to have a kill switch and similar legislation is pending in California and New York.
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HELP! Can't access APN on my Galaxy S7 Edge

A few days ago, my girlfriend renewed her contract with Globe Telecom in the Philippines and she got this Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as her retention. She gave it to me because she was not a fan. Anyway, the phone was simlocked to that network but since we are based in Singapore, we had no choice but to have it unlocked. Now that i have put in both my Singapore sims, I realised that i have totally no mobile data. I can text and call fine but i can't browse the web. Upon further research, I found out that it might be the APN; but when i did try to access it, it was all greyed out.
Is there a way to fix this? I rooted the phone hoping that would fix it. Will flashing a stock ROM work? I seriously don't want this phone to go to waste. Thanks in advance to anyone who would help me. Also, everytime I boot the phone, a little animation from Globe Telecom plays before reaching the home screen. Not really a big thing, but it would be great if you helped get rid of it. :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
edit: in another unfortunate turn of events, I learned today that my device seems to have lost root. I rooted it a few days ago but when I check with root checker today, it says it's not rooted. tried to reroot but no luck.

Hupao03 said:
A few days ago, my girlfriend renewed her contract with Globe Telecom in the Philippines and she got this Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as her retention. She gave it to me because she was not a fan. Anyway, the phone was simlocked to that network but since we are based in Singapore, we had no choice but to have it unlocked. Now that i have put in both my Singapore sims, I realised that i have totally no mobile data. I can text and call fine but i can't browse the web. Upon further research, I found out that it might be the APN; but when i did try to access it, it was all greyed out.
Is there a way to fix this? I rooted the phone hoping that would fix it. Will flashing a stock ROM work? I seriously don't want this phone to go to waste. Thanks in advance to anyone who would help me. Also, everytime I boot the phone, a little animation from Globe Telecom plays before reaching the home screen. Not really a big thing, but it would be great if you helped get rid of it. :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
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Alright... I think that you may have a problem. I dont see a whole lot of options as they have been locking out the APN's as of late. I'm going to spend some time today seeing if I can't find an unrooted solution to your problem (If we had root GTools would do the trick). I have been messing around with it a bit and may have some options for you but Ill get back with you if one pans out.
Edit: So, are you rooted?
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Yes,i rooted the phone yesterday.

samatagana said:
Alright... I think that you may have a problem. I dont see a whole lot of options as they have been locking out the APN's as of late. I'm going to spend some time today seeing if I can't find an unrooted solution to your problem (If we had root GTools would do the trick). I have been messing around with it a bit and may have some options for you but Ill get back with you if one pans out.
Edit: So, are you rooted?
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Will rooting it to another ROM fix it? what do you think?

FRP....OH NO!!!!

Well...Making a long story short, a grandchild of mine played with the lockscreen on my Verizon S7 edge. And you know whats coming....a password was set, a password was forgotten, and a phone was reset. Now, Google's FRP lock is in action, and no matter what I do I can't get around it. My Google account information doesn't work on the phone now. I have searched for and tried everything to get around this, including using Odin to flash stock firmware using the method and firmware files here....<< Stock Firmware For Your Verizon S7 Edge and Quick Guide>> By Misterxtc, Recognized Contributor on 24th March 2016, 04:04 PM.
I guess I have a really nice looking paperweight, but maybe someone here has an idea? Another firmware? A backup someone is willing to share that may get me back into the phone? Anything????

Contact google

Can you change your password with Device Manafer?

Been busy with 4th stuff...but don't seem to be able to do what I need to through device manager...."yet"
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This sounds a bit sketchy. FRP only requires you to sign into the phone with the original Gmail account that the phone was set up with. That's it. So do you not know your Gmail account password that you used to set up the phone? Or did you change actual Gmail password first and then try setting up the phone within 72 hours of changing your account password? Something isn't making much sense. If you can log into your Google account on your computer, then you can log into it on your phone...
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This thing is there to prevent the phone being stolen and sold off to someone else. It's obviously imperative that your account details be noted in the event of this and/or OEM Unlock be selected in Developer Options.
I had this happen to me a week or so back, I was messing around with the phone trying to get ADB to authorise on my laptop, and somehow I must have disabled the OEM unlock. Next reboot, it refused point blank to boot into either Android or recovery (which was TWRP). Fortunately, I knew my Google credentials so I simply flashed stock, booted, logged into my Google account when it asked (after it made clear the phone wouldn't work if I didn't), turn OEM Unlock back on, flashed TWRP again and restored my Nandroid backup from a few days earlier. Crisis over. Obviously, without those credentials you potentially have a serious problem.
However, as suggested, contact Google. Providing you can prove you are the holder of the account (and I assume you can), then I imagine there would be ways around this. I'm also unsure why you mention the lockscreen. It has nothing to do with that. FRP lock is entirely down to the Google account on the phone when the FRP lock occurs.

droidnew said:
Well...Making a long story short, a grandchild of mine played with the lockscreen on my Verizon S7 edge. And you know whats coming....a password was set, a password was forgotten, and a phone was reset. Now, Google's FRP lock is in action, and no matter what I do I can't get around it. My Google account information doesn't work on the phone now. I have searched for and tried everything to get around this, including using Odin to flash stock firmware using the method and firmware files here....<< Stock Firmware For Your Verizon S7 Edge and Quick Guide>> By Misterxtc, Recognized Contributor on 24th March 2016, 04:04 PM.
I guess I have a really nice looking paperweight, but maybe someone here has an idea? Another firmware? A backup someone is willing to share that may get me back into the phone? Anything????
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This is fairly easy to bypass, sadly enough. Hit me up on Hangouts and I'll be happy to walk you through if you still need help.

es0tericcha0s said:
This is fairly easy to bypass, sadly enough. Hit me up on Hangouts and I'll be happy to walk you through if you still need help.
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Thank you!!!
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My FRP method this:
Phone G935A, used Firmware G935U (not AT&T bloatware)
Insert prepaid sim 0$, and 0mb internet, but LTE network...
Personalise phone start, and wifi not turn on. Google verification fail, and NEXT button active...
Personalise finish, and turn dev.opt on, oem unlock on, and add the google account.
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No, don't contact google. No don't bother with any of this bypass crap.
Contact samsung. Tell them you are the owner of the device and would like to get it unlocked. They will ask for a very detailed list of information to prove you are the owner of the device. Once they get this information from you they will send you an email and a Pre Paid label to mail it to them. Samsung will unlock it and mail it back to you.
Source: I work for a company who terminated an employee who had this protection enabled. This is what Samsung had me do.

i can do in 10 mints without contacting samsung via flexihub

Information is listed all over this forum on how to overcome this dude just research.
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Hmm - Saumsung WOULD NOT reset my phone. I have a $200 Boat Anchor?
After 2 support "cases" closed with no notification to my *other* phone or my email, Samsung did send a shipping label, and I sent the phone. Upon arrival at their service center, they proposed a fee of about $70 to perform the re-initialization. I paid the fee with delight. They next advised me that they won't do the job. Perhaps it was because the phone is 8 months "out of warranty".
They did not dispute the validity of my purchase transaction. If this is their idea of "Support", I will not buy another Samsung phone again. Closing support incidents without notification to the problem reporter is garbage, and billing before refusing to do the work is worse than garbage.

S7E Keeps Vibrating While Screen Is Of

Bought an s7 edge 2 weeks ago, works like a charm.
But most of the time when i pick the phone, it just vibrates, when i turn on the screen, there are no notifications.
Is anyone else also experiencing this problem??

Samaksh. said:
Bought an s7 edge 2 weeks ago, works like a charm.
But most of the time when i pick the phone, it just vibrates, when i turn on the screen, there are no notifications.
Is anyone else also experiencing this problem??
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What model is it ? And check for software update

@shazore
Its the SM935FD. I cant update because many people have reported their phones getting soft/hard bricked, if the update the phone with root access
Any other solution??

Samaksh. said:
@shazore
Its the SM935FD. I cant update because many people have reported their phones getting soft/hard bricked, if the update the phone with root access
Any other solution??
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What region does your phone belong ?

I bought it from UAE and imported to india(where i live)