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I have a rooted Galaxy S4 Developer Edition Device running I545OYUFNC5 KitKat and I have FoxFi installed. As much as I enjoy FoxFi, I hate using Pins, Passwords and Patterns for my lockscreen. I know there is a way around this (as per the FoxFi app in the Google Play Store) by entering your Pin, Password or Pattern incorrectly a few times and then entering your Google account password, but I found another way which seems to work on my device.
As I stated, I have FoxFi installed. Upon first boot of FoxFi it installs a VPN certificate. This can be viewed under System Settings->More->Credential Storage->Trusted Credentials ->User. After running FoxFi a few times I kept receiving the "Network may be monitored" warning in my status bar.
Following this guide, Foxfi now appears as a System Certificate and I was able to then set my Unlock method back to Swipe. I have never been bothered to set a PIN, Pattern or Password again.
Before you move the certificate, however, take note of the name and date associated with the file in case you ever wish to remove it in the future.
I would think that this would work on other verserion of Android as well (i.e. 4.3, 4.4.3, etc). Just an FYI to anyone would like to take advantage of this.
Skeetch79 said:
I have a rooted Galaxy S4 Developer Edition Device running I545OYUFNC5 KitKat and I have FoxFi installed. As much as I enjoy FoxFi, I hate using Pins, Passwords and Patterns for my lockscreen. I know there is a way around this (as per the FoxFi app in the Google Play Store) by entering your Pin, Password or Pattern incorrectly a few times and then entering your Google account password, but I found another way which seems to work on my device.
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If it's rooted why even bother with FoxFi???
tech_head said:
If it's rooted why even bother with FoxFi???
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Just an option. Personally, I favor FoxFi for what I feel is ease of installation and use.
FOXFI and Galaxy S5
Skeetch79 said:
Before you move the certificate, however, take note of the name and date associated with the file in case you ever wish to remove it in the future.
I would think that this would work on other verserion of Android as well (i.e. 4.3, 4.4.3, etc). Just an FYI to anyone would like to take advantage of this.
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I guess you have to be rooted to see that directory where the certificate resides. I have an unrooted S5 and I cannot see those cert files in order to move them.
I am having to "CLEAR CREDENTIALS" reset to SWIPE (remove PIN security). If I want to use HOTSPOT again, FOXFI reinstalls the certificate and forces me to restore PIN or password security.
FOXFI's site says:
"In order to skip the mobile hotspot plan (an extra $20/month) FoxFi needs to install a certificate to bypass the carrier blockage. A certificate installation is considered "security changes" on your phone, and Android system requires a screen lock if *any* security changes is made. Here are possible ways to get rid of the Lock Screen if you don't use one:
If your phone runs Android 4.3 or below, it should support the following way to remove the lock screen while keeping the certificate: set a PATTERN lock (can not be PIN lock) and try to unlock the phone with a "bad pattern" for 5-10 times, it will show you an error message, close the message and on the lock screen you should see a "Forgot Pattern?" link somewhere on the screen. Select it and enter your Android email/password. After these steps the screen lock will be removed.
If your phone runs Android 4.4 (KitKat) or above, please do the followings: first make sure the FoxFi Certificate is not installed (if you have already installed it please go to phone Security Settings and select "Clear Credentials"), now turn on FoxFi and it will display a message box that says "Name the certificate", below it there is a drop-down named "Credential use" which is set to "VPN and apps". Please tap this drop-down and change it to "Wi-Fi". If you continue it will still require you to set a Screen Lock, just do so. After the certificate is installed, you can go back to phone's Screen Lock settings and it will allow you to change it to "None" or "Pattern".
However if you no longer need to use FoxFi, simply go to phone's Security Settings and select Clear Credentials. This will remove the FoxFi certificate (it will NOT remove any other stocked certificates). After that you will be able to set Lock Screen to "None" in phone settings."
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Hello everyone.
Today I left my phone (galaxy S2) in my cousin's hand, and he tried to unclock my screen lock pattern. After too many attempts, my phone got lcoked and it asked me to sign in using my google account. I did so, and the phone got unlocked.
But when I press the lock button, or the phone gets locked automatically and I press the lock button to unlock it, the "too many pattern attempts" screen comes back again. Also my sim card is not being detected even though its there.
I have tried rebooting the phone, disabling the screen lock patten in security settings, disabling google account. Nothing has helped so far!
When you disabled the screen lock setting, what happens? You could try booting into recovery and wiping cache. If that doesn't work, then you'll probably have to factory reset.
When I disable it, nothing happens, as in it shows that it is disabled on the security settings. But when I press the lock button, the too many attempts screens comes back again. I tried a fctory reset too. Its still there! This is so frustrating!
Flashing a new rom should do the trick.
No you don't have to Flash
Try this please:
It was all about this "Two-Step Verification" security of google!
I tried everything... and I mean EVERYTHING (except flashing my XooM), but at the edge of giving up, I signed into my google account and issued an "Application Specific Password" for Xoom from my Google account.
I used my [email protected] with that Application Specific Password and it worked. (do not enter spaces in the password)
There is one solution
Hello,
I had similar problem with my Motorola Xoom WiFi. My friends was playing with my tablet and they was trying to guess my login pattern. Unfortunately sign in via Google account did not worked and WiFi network was turned off. So I was looking for way how to unlock it without root access.
Finally I found it. I wrote an application which turns on WiFi. It is quite simple. There is one requirement, you have to have enabled debuge mode. After installing app via IDE (eg. Eclipse) WiFi is connected to known network and you can log in with your Google account. There is also possibility to set network parameters in app code before compilation.
I hope this helps someone with this problem. At the end I want apologize for my poor english
Regards...
mato.mago said:
Hello,
I had similar problem with my Motorola Xoom WiFi. My friends was playing with my tablet and they was trying to guess my login pattern. Unfortunately sign in via Google account did not worked and WiFi network was turned off. So I was looking for way how to unlock it without root access.
Finally I found it. I wrote an application which turns on WiFi. It is quite simple. There is one requirement, you have to have enabled debuge mode. After installing app via IDE (eg. Eclipse) WiFi is connected to known network and you can log in with your Google account. There is also possibility to set network parameters in app code before compilation.
I hope this helps someone with this problem. At the end I want apologize for my poor english
Regards...
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Hi dear
I have same problem too.
may you explain more. and could you put your application here?
thanks for your help in advance
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nileshrparge said:
Hello everyone.
Today I left my phone (galaxy S2) in my cousin's hand, and he tried to unclock my screen lock pattern. After too many attempts, my phone got lcoked and it asked me to sign in using my google account. I did so, and the phone got unlocked.
But when I press the lock button, or the phone gets locked automatically and I press the lock button to unlock it, the "too many pattern attempts" screen comes back again. Also my sim card is not being detected even though its there.
I have tried rebooting the phone, disabling the screen lock patten in security settings, disabling google account. Nothing has helped so far!
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Sometimes simple is best. If you saved the rom, go into recovery and restore the saved rom.
Hi.
Very annoying... I've got properly root'ed SGS3, with stocked ROM.
Originally I have all available Security - Lock Screen settings interface which allows me to use it NON-protected Lock (so unlock by swipe with no PIN).
However yesterday I have installed corporate Root CA (Certification Authority) certificate in the device, also just standard stock settings interface under Security. It asked me that it will set security settings on Lock Screen to require PIN. I was so stupid to tell "Yes". It installed the certificate and indeed it made me to set PIN. But, because I am using WidgetLocker-drawn Lock Screen with sliders etc, it is awful that default ugly PIN-require unlock screen interfere with this.
I noticed that however I do not need this Root CA cert - because I removed it (also via regular settings under Security section), rebooted device and corporate e-mail works perfectly without Root CA added to the device.
I removed cert but it has NOT unlocked Security - Lock Screen settings back.
I checked under Certificates UI - my corporate Root CA cert is not there at all, so all original stock, but now I cannot set PIN-required OFF back as it was originally, all UI is locked telling me that it is limited by administrator, encryption policy or certificate store. How to UNLOCK it back to stock configuration??
I know bad methods very well of course (WIPE and FLASH), but what about lass bad methods? Because I did not touch anything beside regular stock settings UI so dream to expect there's good method of returning Security Settings/Profile to "LOW" or In-Secure back as it was on stock...
Big thanks.
Bump. Any help please here? Same problem.
I just recently got the 5.0.2 update and have a couple of questions.
1. When I set up a pattern lock, then decided I didn't need it, I went to change it back to swipe unlock, only to find it grayed out and the message "Disabled by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage"
Tried looking through any settings I could find that related to those reasons but could find nothing that seemed to relate to resetting swipe unlock as an option. Has anyone encountered this or know how to fix it?
2, So I decided to set up Smart Lock with my home as a trusted location. But the device is still locked every time I turn it on, even though the Smart Lock setting shows my tablet at home, right in the middle of the radius of dots it says is the trusted location and I still have to go through the 2 step process of swiping on the main lock screen with the notifications on, then entering the security pattern on a separate screen then finally getting into the home screen.
Any ideas on this one?
And when lollipop comes to the z3 phone is pattern unlocking going to be a 2 step process on that as well?
Regards for any information on these questions.
Yeti
Do you have an exchange account setup? I know my work email server has restrictions where I have to have a screen lock.
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Currently having the same issue. Tried deactivating all device administrator but still could not revert back to swipe unlock
www dot reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/2mptwm/lollipop_can_not_disable_passwordpattern_to_unlock/
Does anyone know if deleting credential storage will result in any adverse effect?
Well still no joy, although Smart Lock did recognize my location once, but then 10 minutes later it wasn't working again.
And no Spectre51, I don't have an exchange account set up.
Do you have anything under Settings->Security->Device Administrators? I just removed my outlook/exchange account and had the same issue but under device administrators outlook device policy was still checked. Unchecked that and I could change it to swipe.
I know you said you don't have an exchange account but maybe something else in there is still enabled causing the issue.
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Spectre51 said:
Do you have anything under Settings->Security->Device Administrators? I just removed my outlook/exchange account and had the same issue but under device administrators outlook device policy was still checked. Unchecked that and I could change it to swipe.
I know you said you don't have an exchange account but maybe something else in there is still enabled causing the issue.
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Only thing turned on under device administrators was Protection by myXperia, turned that off, no change.
Uhm guys can you help me I want to remove any type of password protection on my HONOR 7. If I wanna remove from pin to none it none option is grey and it shows disabled by administrator, credential storage or encryption policy. What should I do?
try advanced settings accessibility or in security and device admins
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try advanced settings accessibility or in security and device admins
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doesnt bootlocker mean that if some one stole my honor 7 lite that person cant wipe all data to access device or is it similar to samsung devices
thelous said:
doesnt bootlocker mean that if some one stole my honor 7 lite that person cant wipe all data to access device or is it similar to samsung devices
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Have you even read the question being asked
It's maybe due to encryption
Guys check this this is what is shows. I disabled android authority manager yet it shows this. How do I change the encryption policy?
I think you have to check the users (on device), as I think you're using it in guest mode
have you looked in advanced settings accessibility or in security and device admins
why you dont use fingerprint? its faster than pressing button imo
I ain't finding any such thing. I have to go to a service centre as my fingerprint is broke. Thats why I don't want it. No I'm the only administrator. What should I check in accessibility?
Go to Security, click Clear credentials, go back to Screen lock & passwords, turn Screen lock to Off, turn it on again to use Swipe lock again. To use fingerprint unlock again, you need to use pin, pattern or password again. Now you can set your lock screen to any.
In Android 6.0, it doesn't work...
For problem with
“Disabled by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage”* check this solution:
http://ministryofsolutions.com/2016/10/disable-screen-lock-huawei-devices.html
Hi!
I had put a password on my Redmi Note 4 so my son doesn't play games on it. I usually use fingerprint or text password which I remember. However, I'm not sure what password I entered and now I've forgotten it. Now as the phone starts it is asking for the password and now it is locked. I can send some pictures of the screen for your reference (do advise how i can send these). When I try forgot password it just prompts me to the screen saying data will be erased etc...
I have important documents, ebooks, pictures and contacts on the phone which I need. Please advise if there is some way by which I can unlock the phone or at least backup all the data on the phone and then erase it.
Your help will be much appreciated.
Best regards,
Sudeep
Starting with Android 5 Lollipop there’s no built-in way to simply reset your pattern, PIN, or password and gain access to your phone or tablet. This does help provide additional protection to your data, attackers have no way of bypassing the passcode unless they actually know it.
The one and only possible solution to unlock: If you've set up Smart Lock on your phone and have it automatically log in when it’s on your home Wi-Fi then you can take your phone to that home Wi-FI network and it will automatically unlock for you, even if you can’t remember the normal unlock code.
If the phone runs Android 4.4 KitKat and older it has an integrated way to bypass your pattern, PIN, or other password if you forget it. To find this feature, first enter an incorrect pattern or PIN five times at the lock screen. You’ll see a “Forgot pattern,” “forgot PIN,” or “forgot password” button appear. Tap it. You’ll be prompted to enter the username and password of the Google account associated with your Android device.