I just bought a used SM-T377W (Tab E 8") running Android 7.1 and though it isn't password locked, it turned out to have a Samsung account logged in, which I don't have the password for.
I'll be flashing it eventually, but in the mean time, it's ok... except there is a software update it hadn't downloaded/installed... and now it has, but I'm not sure whether to install it or not... worried it might ask me for that Samsung account password and lock me out.
Anyone know for sure?
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Hello,
When I turn on my MDA Compact, I'm met with a box asking for a password.
The password has been set by my girlfriend, who has forgotten what it was!
It's only numbers and it's only 4 digits. Any way to get around it without doing a hard reset? Cheers.
As I know it there is no feature like that built in... so it's probably essential to know what kinda software is asking for the password.
There's no software on it at all. It's definitely a Windows Mobile 2003 feature.
I cannot, however, remember exactly where to find the option for it.
The phone was hard reset the other day so there's definitely no third party software.
Unfortunately, ActiveSync also asks for the password. I've receieved messages and stuff since the password went on and I have a feeling that one or two of them have been quite important, so I'd rather not do a hard reset to fix the problem.
Any advice?
That's the built-in security feature. Settings->System->Security I think.
And yes, with the feature on, you can't active sync it as well. That's to prevent un-authorized access to the unit.
The best bet you can get is to bruteforce your way into the unit from a PC with activesync. There are only 10,000 possible combination, which should be pretty fast for a PC to bruteforce in. You might want to search the net for bruteforce on activesync.
BTW, it is rather weird that the unit has been set with a forgotten password and being used without once activesync. What do you use the phone for? Just phone? You sure you are not trying to gain unauthorize access to your gf phone?
It is a wm2003 feature. Just go Settings->Personal->password and voila! Unfortunatelly the only obvious way to get rid of it is to hard reset your device.
hanmin said:
BTW, it is rather weird that the unit has been set with a forgotten password and being used without once activesync. What do you use the phone for? Just phone? You sure you are not trying to gain unauthorize access to your gf phone?
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Hehe, no, my girlfriend has a Nokia.
She likes playing with my phone though so she was wandering through it last night, set a password and then decided not to tell me. Then I tried to use it earlier to find it asking for a password and she can't remember what it is
Women!
I can't find anything on brute force, do you know of anything in particular?
I have the password now but whenever I enter it the pda freezes...
Women have problems remembering passwords. I have to keep a note of password for my gf.
Anyway, since you have the password now, try active sync it?
OK guys, here's the problem. Got a Verizon S7 at 7.0 nugat here FRP locked. A friend of my daughter gave her the S7 to use while I was fixing her Iphone screen. She had a screen lock on it that she couldn't remember the swipe pattern to so we factory reset the phone. Problem now is she doesn't remember any of her google passwords to set it back up. She had 2 different google accounts on the phone. First account we were able to get the code sent to another email address to reset the password after entering answering a security question, entered the code, but the phone said it couldn't confirm her identity with that email so the phone remained locked. Guessing she never linked it to her google account. Second account she got a "last password remembered being used on this account" option and used an old password. was then asked for account recovery question, answered correctly, and was asked again for an alternate email to confirm her identity and ran into the same problem as the first account.
I was going to try some of the ODIN or RealTerm solutions but I can't get the phone to be recognized in windows 7 or 10 on 2 different PCs. I've reinstalled Samsung drivers multiple times. My s6, wife's s9, and my Tab S2 all connect fine with the same USB cords and same USB ports (one of the cords being an original Samsung cable). And curiously, this is the only Galaxy Sx that I have messed with that doesn't reboot after a factory reset with NFC already on. Is it possible there is an option in settings that turned off file transfers prior to the reset, and that is why it is not connecting in widows with the USB?
At this point the only option I can think of to try is the HushSMS to get chrome to open prior to account set up to install an APK. Is this actually a legit solution, and if so, wouldn't the phone have to have been setup to sideload apps prior to the reset?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I have a former coworker who is foreign, who has me help him with tech stuff among other things. Today he asked me to fix his sister's tablet, a Galaxy Tab A (sm-t580) which wasn't functioning correctly.
understandably, the tablet had its language set for their native language and due to the issues it was having we could not get the language changed so i could work on the tablet properly. The next best course of action was to reset the tablet. so I did.
now comes the issue: my friend and his family primarily use iOS devices, bought the tablet used and never set up their own google account on the device.
So it is FRP locked and nobody knows the necessary account info.
At first I told him that the tablet was useless now, but after a little digging saw that this was something i might be able to get around and fix for him.
Digging further, all I found was conflicting or missing instructions on how to properly do this........
A boot into recovery mode reveals that the current firmware on the device is T580UEU4CSC1
this means that the device has android 8.1 on it and the information i could gather seems to indicated that FRP bypass is more difficult on android 7 and later, but that is where the info seems to dry up. I couldn't find anything specific on what exactly i need to do to get it working again, or whether specific firmware/files needs to be used on this device.
Would really appreciate any info or direction you could provide on this. Thanks.
It has become super hard to bypass FRP on Samsung devices (Not even Combonation files work anymore), If you can prove that you purchased it you can send it back to Samsung and they can unlock it. You're only other option is buying a Octoplus/Jtag/Riff box and using the FRP unlock option on the PC software.
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It has become super hard to bypass FRP on Samsung devices (Not even Combonation files work anymore), If you can prove that you purchased it you can send it back to Samsung and they can unlock it. You're only other option is buying a Octoplus/Jtag/Riff box and using the FRP unlock option on the PC software.
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there is ways.. always will be lol.. combo absolutely works.. u just need a token or a token bypass
elliwigy said:
there is ways.. always will be lol.. combo absolutely works.. u just need a token or a token bypass
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On some devices yes combo files work but not on ALL devices so maybe on this particular device that works.
Looking for some help, my kid's phone that they had in HS was locked with a password. She is in college now and recently found out that a friend passed and she asked help to get in the phone to get the photos since she forgot the password "it was so long ago".
We've tried Samsung unlock but she never enabled the remote unlock. Have the gmail it was tied to but back up wasn't turned on. I've seen some mention using twrp to fix it but not sure how to do it if not sure if debug is on or not. Been out of the flashing game for a while, since my s5/s3 needed it.
The phone is auto connecting to Wi-Fi. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
I have a client who's wife died recently. As with any situation where the spouse dies at home, the police did a full investigation and went through all the computers and phones and the like and returned them to him. He desperately wants to get to the data on the phones, but cannot, as he does not know the PIN code to either. He has tried birthdays for the kids and every other things he can think of. He now only has 9 attempts left to get the PIN right, and fears the data will be lost if he gets it wrong. Is there any way to get to the data on these phones? Obviously we don't want to factory reset and risk losing everything. Any suggestions/ideas for help?
Only 2 ways. One is to use Samsung find my Mobile and the other is to use Google find my Device. Of course you might need to know the email and password. There's no way to bypass the PIN on Android 9 or 10 from the phone itself.
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Only 2 ways. One is to use Samsung find my Mobile and the other is to use Google find my Device. Of course you might need to know the email and password. There's no way to bypass the PIN on Android 9 or 10 from the phone itself.
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So, she never registered the phone with Samsung, so the Samsung Find My Mobile isnt an option.
However, I have logged into the email and used the Google Find My Device. It lists the phone, the service is active, but the Gooogle FMP service says it cannot locate thee phone. Phone is powered on, SIM is inserted, and the service is active, as I can call and text the phone with no issues
If 'smart lock' was enabled, you could go to her favorite places (possibly their home) and the device would automatically unlock itself. The last option is to go to a Samsung service center with all documentation.