I changed the lock screen code on my phone and need help to recover or reset it any help would be appreciated its the samsung galaxy 3 sph-l710 thanks in advance!
I think after several failed attempts it will prompt you to input your Gmail account. Let me test for you and see if it does.
Edit: And that was a resounding failure on my part. I'm not sure what you can do besides maybe doing a factory reset through Odin? This is my first Samsung phone so I'm not familiar with Odin yet.
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I don't think a pin code security will ask for gmail after a few failures like the pattern security will, if you have a nandroid, then maybe restore. I don't think security settings will stick across nandroids yet.
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thanks you your input. i've tried over 50 x's lol and it has yet to prompt me for my e-mail. and the phone is still new to me and i have not rooted yet. so no nandroid for me. im on the phone with sprint as i type this. I will report back my results for others to learn from my mistake
Can't you still access your recovery to perform a factory reset? Turn the phone off, then hold vol up, home, and power until the Samsung screen flickers, and when your stock recovery opens there should be an option for factory reset. If not just choose reboot to system. You'll have to set everything back up but at least you'll be able to access your phone again.
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yes! hard reset was the final answer! sucks but what can you do is there anyway to make it prompt you to send pin/password to e-mail? ive looked in the settings and haven't found anything am i missing something?
loumoli said:
yes! hard reset was the final answer! sucks but what can you do is there anyway to make it prompt you to send pin/password to e-mail? ive looked in the settings and haven't found anything am i missing something?
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cant you change the password via Samsung Dive ?
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my buddy bought an atrix from a friend and doesnt have the pattern lock/gmail info. i flashed the 1.8.3 sbf but it didnt reset that, any ideas? im at a loss on what to do...phone isnt stolen no worries, just ultra forgetful friends and a guy who knows phones a little bit...thanks guys!!!
What about a factory reset?
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how do i do that? remember i cannot access the phone due to the pattern lock and no gmail account info...
morganblackstone said:
how do i do that? remember i cannot access the phone due to the pattern lock and no gmail account info...
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Hold the vol down and power button as you boot scroll using vol down untill u see android recovery and push vol up once that goes into rcovery hit the bottom left or right of the screen and use the vol buttons to navigate with the power button as the selecter choose factory reset/data wipe
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my buddy bought an atrix from a friend and doesnt have the pattern lock/gmail info. i flashed the 1.8.3 sbf but it didnt reset that, any ideas? im at a loss on what to do...phone isnt stolen no worries, just ultra forgetful friends and a guy who knows phones a little bit...thanks guys!!!
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unlock a bootloder if it's locked...that should clear everything...
Results? I think its good information to have in hands, cause **** only happens when you least expect. So lets be prepared. Also I have an awlfull memmory, and yes I do use patterns for lockscreen!
Please post if any of the methods above worked.
Thanks.
You thiefs.
Stop stealing peoples phones.
Boot into droid recovery and wipe data
I sent my I/O tablet to Samsung for repairing a hardware defect (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272086). I got it back today and now it's stuck in some factory mode. There is a lock displaying at the bottom of the screen during boot-up. I have an app called factory mode that seems to launch some sort of calculator. I am unable to lock the screen at all now. No matter what lock screen setting I try the screen never locks. Pushing the power button powers down the device in an instant. No more popup asking if I want to power down. I've tried a factory reset, but during the reset it's complaining about not having access to some directory. After the factory reset runs its course I'm back to square one. I'm not asked to setup wifi, create an account or anything. I'll obviously call Samsung support tomorrow to find out how the hell I get out of this factory mode. But in the meantime has anybody seen this type of behavior after getting their tablet back from Samsung support?
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Samsung wants me to send the tab back to them cause they don't give out the engineering codes to get it out of factory mode. Honestly I find this rather ridiculous. I use this thing for development for christ sake. I really don't want to sent it back to them again being without a tab for another few weeks. If anyone knows the magic code to get the tab out of factory mode please pm me.
Thanks.
I need that Code aswell
Yeah I need that code to get out of factory mode aswell as I have the same issue.
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Which is amazing because they keep sending unusable tablets back to people after repairs. For me they set a password and I had to use ODIN to flash the original 3.0 I/O rom on it. Wouldn't even let me wipe portions in recovery.
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dvirring said:
Yeah I need that code to get out of factory mode aswell as I have the same issue.
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man it is annoying i got the same problem. Anyone got the solution?
This is the exact issue I have, so this can't be cured by flashing old firmwares eh? Any solutions?
Btw, I have the 10.1 P7510 retail, not the Google I/O edition.
jtdc said:
This is the exact issue I have, so this can't be cured by flashing old firmwares eh? Any solutions?
Btw, I have the 10.1 P7510 retail, not the Google I/O edition.
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Got my Tab Fixed by Samsung Service Centre, In my case it was caused by missing IMEI and Serial Number.
I have the same problem, factory mode, and i already know that it is because of missing IMEI and efs folder on my tab. I have imei number on my box, isn't it possible to recover it using my imei number by myself?
the way i understand this is only samsung can take out the factory mode. so it happens on 3G tab as well, how did you get the "factory mode" in the first place?
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after i discovered that my lil sis knows my password i decided to change it but unluckily i ended up forgetting my
lock pin so any advices would be helpful
Try a tutorial given for this on hackmyandroid.com
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what phone do you have>?
rasing said:
after i discovered that my lil sis knows my password i decided to change it but unluckily i ended up forgetting my
lock pin so any advices would be helpful
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In my personal experience with my S3. I had to enter recovery mode using key presses and do a factory data reset to restore functionality of the phone. If you could tell is which phone you have we may be able to point you in the right direction.
Hope this helps if it does :good:
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I changed the lock screen password on my device after entering a new one when encrypting the SD card. Sadly, I forgot where I put the note with the new password and I have locked myself out of the phone.
I have tried everything I know to get to some type of back door, but without any success. And there doesn't seem to be any info out there on how to get past the lock screen without doing a factory reset. Does anyone know of a way or a tool I can find which can get me past the lock screen? I currently have the a rooted SCH-i605 running 4.3, which I removed all the bloatware and rogue apps from, and I would hate to have to start all over again. But unfortunately, the only thing I can think of to so is to wipe it clean and start from scratch..
If anyone has been through this and knows a tool or a work around to my issue, please let me know ASAP!
Thanks
I think factory reset is your only option if you can't remember the password. If there was a work around, encrypting the phone would be a worthless feature.
Sorry mate,
Merrell
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Rooted and running 4.2 if my memory serves me well.
I broke the screen on this one and it had been out of commission for a while before being repaired.
Did not set same screen unlock PIN on my interim replacement phone, forgot the RAZR's PIN by the time I repaired it.
Need to unlock it and I do not believe USB Debugging was or is turned on.
I did activate it hoping the "forgot your password" gmail prompt would appear. No dice.
I need information off this one and unlocking it via the clean wipe methods is not an option.
Can anyone help? I'm near Nashville and would gladly pay for assistance.
Should the RAZR give the "forgot password" prompt, if activated, and after X number of failed attempts to enter the PIN screen lock? If so, how many attempts should make that happen?
If not, and mine didn't after many failed attempts, is there any other boot method or means to turn this device on that will allow me to go into it and wipe out or change the PIN screen lock?
If so, should Minimal ADB and fast boot work?
Am I the only one that finds these "confirm I'm not a robot" "recaptcha" images nearly impossible? I'm looking at them on a 23" HD screen too. The audio for them, seriously???
Is there any way to get those removed? Countless attempts failed and just to make one post took over ten minutes once it was composed. These are extraordinarily difficult. Please?
wipe data in recovery
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Will the RAZR not give the "forgot password" option, if activated, that allows you to bypass the PIN screen and unlock it via gmail?
Wiping it isn't an option, I need the information on it much more than I need the old phone.
Is there any other way?
What is up with these recaptcha images? Did I somehow mess up creating an account by not using G+ or something? Those things are brutal.
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wipe data in recovery
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