Have a customer with a Samsung Galaxy Tab E SM-T560NU. It's running Android 5.1.1. My customer wants parental control filters put on because he can't stop himself from watching porn on it (planning on using Norton Family). Problem is, Android 5+ have this stupid guest account that lets anyone get on and use the device, bypassing any filtering or parental controls.
All the guides have told me to go to Settings, Users, then press the 3 dots in the top right to disable guest account creation at the lock screen. Even Norton's instructions say to do this. But this tablet doesn't have 3 dots. It doesn't have a menu button. I tried holding down the program switch button, and it wants to do split screen apps.
I got desperate, so I rooted the phone. Tried a half dozen SQLite editors, followed the instructions at reddit. com/r/Android/comments/323l36/android_5x_how_to_disable_guest_additional_user/ (skipping steps 2 through 4), and it just won't save the change of guest_user_enabled to 0. I also installed ADB, ran ADB Shell on the PC, enabled USB debugging, approved the ADB connection, and ran "settings put global guest_user_enabled 0" to no effect. Running "settings get global guest_user_enabled" shows the value as 0 instead of 1, but reaccessing the SQLite DB shows it's still 1, and I can still get into the guest account from the lock screen after deleting the guest account. I also tried "settings put global guest_user_enabled 0" after running su to no avail. And I did restart the tablet after running the command. Once I did get behavior as expected, clicking on the person icon in the top right brought up the contact card instead of the menu to switch users, but after I went into settings and clicked on guest, it undid it.
So. Long story short, tl;dr, is there any way to disable the guest account?
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This is mostly an informative post, as I have spent a few hours on the phone with Verizon and Samsung tech support regarding this issue.
This issue affects the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 on Android 4.4.2 and Baseband version I545VRUFNK1.
First, some info. When setting a pattern lock to this phone, it will ask to enter a backup PIN in case the pattern is forgotten. Additionally, this phone has a Kids Mode widget pre-installed by Samsung to download the actual app. Once the app is installed and setup, it will allow a child to play with the phone on any app you designate, keeping them from messing around with settings and etc. This app also requires a PIN to keep kids from exiting Kids Mode or altering it's settings.
The issue with the above mentioned info is this: if Kids Mode is active and the phone goes to sleep, and the lockscreen pattern is entered incorrectly to the point that it will ask you to enter the backup PIN, the backup PIN you created WILL NOT WORK. An error message will appear stating "you have attempted to unlock the phone unsuccessfully X times, you have X times left before a factory restore is performed." Once the last attempt has been reached the error message states this feature can be turned off by going to Settings > Lock Screen > Auto Factory Reset. The additional issue here is that this menu setting does not exist. After ten failed attempts to enter the correct PIN the phone will erase the SD card and perform a factory restore.
This issue ONLY occurs when Kids Mode is installed, is active, and when there is a pattern and backup PIN set for the lockscreen. I was able to reproduce this issue six times with Verizon tech support over the phone.
Verizon did send a replacement but unfortunately this issue occurred with the replacement as they were on identical Android and Baseband versions. Verizon got me in touch with Samsung tech support and they are going to repair the phone for me. My assumption is that they will reflash with a previous version of Android, or newer. Won't know until the phone returns.
If you wish to see a video of the process, please search YouTube for "Samsung Galaxy S4 Kids Mode issue". I'm still a new user here on Xda so I cannot post links.
My friend came to me today with his completely stock oneplus x acting weird. when he would press the applications icon on his home screen it would bring up applications and then display all open apps...
So i decided to reset his phone, not knowing that I needed to do it from within android and not from recovery.
Now his phone is stuck at the google verification screen, and he did not even know he had a google account, so has no chance of figuring out his password (we tried his most common ones). We don't even know his old google email address, but we know his phone number so we tried to recover access, to no avail.
I have tried to bypass this with things I found on google such as:
-inserting a usb via otg cable (file manager does not pop up)
-getting to settings via keyboard settings
-getting to settings via privacy policy after disconnecting wifi during connection verification
Does anybody have any ideas? I really don't want to owe my friend a phone just because I was trying to help him
victory is mine!
I needed:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3272108
with drivers from:
http://www.androidbrick.com/oneplus-one-two-3-3t-5-mega-unbrick-guide-twrp-flashing/
It seems that shutting it off for 40 seconds mattered too.
It keeps asking for the original email it was setup with. I cant set it up to any email. I am able to get it to do a verification but it wont take the email or password. I have been working at this for weeks now. Well not 24/7. It is active with my ATT sim card in the phone. I even try the accessibility settings but the phone wants the original account that it was used with. Well I don't remember it. I have a verizon email account it does accept but then it reverts to adding a google account. I have what I think is my google account but it doesn't seem to like it for some reason. I would do accessibility and then hold the home button and it tells me to setup account. I haven't tried rooting. If I can login to the phone I can add a new google account but I'm also unable to add a friends it just wants whatever was in it. The phone is my wife's and i just want it for emergencies and don't want to go buy a new one from ATT. The phone is basically brand new.
Sorry but I'm unable to post this in the LG forum. If I root the phone will it help me or can I access my google account and somewhere it will allow me to bypass this to get to the user screen. like I do have a gmail address and I maybe able to access the phone but my wife claims she doesn't remember setting one up? Any help is appreciated. I also went to ATT and of course they just wanted to reset well restore or wipe it clean. They didnt think to disable find my phone or whatever is stopping me here.
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Power on to 'Welcome' screen. Press +hold 'Emergency Call' while repeatedly tapping 'Arrow', this will get you to the home screen. You're in. 1)Deactivate 'Device Administrator' 2) clear data+cache+ DISABLE GPSERVICES and GPSTORE, 3)do a Factory Reset from within the phone. This works for Android v.7.
For Android v.6- Power on + go to 'WiFi screen', with WiFi ON tap ' + add network' this pulls up the keyboard. On 'Keyboard' press 'gear icon' and swipe up to the letter 'S' . Above the keyboard a 'gear icon' next to the word 'Settings' pops up. Tap this. You're in. 1) Deactivate 'Device Administrator' 2)clear data+cache+DISABLE GPSERVICES and GPSTORE, 3) do a Factory Reset from within the phone.
Just got this treadmill and it’s basically a 23” android tablet connected to the treadmill. Thanks to another thread here, I managed to get into “privilege mode” which allows you to access the android shell and settings. For others looking for this info, instructions to get into this mode are
1. In the ifit app go into settings
2. Tap on maintenance
3. In the blank space below the maintenance settings, tap rapidly, around 10-20 times
4. “Privileged mode” will show up as a message at the bottom of the screen
5. Swipe up from the bottom edge and you will see the android taskbar, tap on the circle and you will go to home, now you can access android settings
I do not know how to turn off this mode. However it seems to be ok, only difference is that the treadmill will boot to android home, then launch the ifit app, which may be disconcerting to some SO sharing the device.
Now on to the hard part, it’s running 7.1.2, so I assume after going into settings and turning on install from other sources, I could side load. Nope, browser crashes every time when I try to download something, eg apk file.
There is no user accessible USB port, any idea what I should do or side load stuff like Netflix? YouTube on the browser seems to work though.... any help here would be much appreciated!!
jkkw said:
Just got this treadmill and it’s basically a 23” android tablet connected to the treadmill. Thanks to another thread here, I managed to get into “privilege mode” which allows you to access the android shell and settings. For others looking for this info, instructions to get into this mode are
1. In the ifit app go into settings
2. Tap on maintenance
3. In the blank space below the maintenance settings, tap rapidly, around 10-20 times
4. “Privileged mode” will show up as a message at the bottom of the screen
5. Swipe up from the bottom edge and you will see the android taskbar, tap on the circle and you will go to home, now you can access android settings
I do not know how to turn off this mode. However it seems to be ok, only difference is that the treadmill will boot to android home, then launch the ifit app, which may be disconcerting to some SO sharing the device.
Now on to the hard part, it’s running 7.1.2, so I assume after going into settings and turning on install from other sources, I could side load. Nope, browser crashes every time when I try to download something, eg apk file.
There is no user accessible USB port, any idea what I should do or side load stuff like Netflix? YouTube on the browser seems to work though.... any help here would be much appreciated!!
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Wow. I have the 2017 version of the 2950 that has Android 5.1.1 along with an external USB A female port and a (useless) female HDMI out port that should allow hard wire video / audio to a nearby HDMI input capable device.
I, too have privleged mode active per a tech support call a while back. Anyway, let me say that a while ago I nearly bricked mine trying to sideload a few APK's, so be ready to assume the responsibility for anything that may happen. You should be able to get to the browser in the OS and go to Google.com and sign in... this will let you get to Drive and Gmail and grab any APK's you've parked there from a PC or whatever?
Hey, do you have WiFi for 2.4GHz only or maybe 5.8GHz as well? Just curious, not that it will help me at all... I have a USB-A to Ethernet dongle that refuses to work with the console's USB port . My 2.4 connectivity is garbage.
This is ironic. I opened the built in browser and was going to sign into google to grab an APK of Google Home... all of a sudden I see Privilege Mode Removed (or something like that) pop up and the iFit app stared up. Now the 2950 fires up quicker like it did when new. SO bizarre!
Hi there XDA. Been a while and hope everyone's been fine. Need some expert help and hopefully some resolution can be found.
I have a Note 8 that was dropped. Belongs to a family member and was taken to me as the resident tech to get things off. I managed to get all FILES copied off the device, and they no longer need it however...being how I am, I'd like to try and recover EVERYTHING from the device. All notes and such - especially as some of these things were used for classes. However I'm stuck,
Screen is totally black and was responding to finger touches before - not doing so now. Unlocking the device isn't an issue as I can do that using the stylus or a USB keyboard through OTG. I'm able to navigate using the USB keyboard and get into certain settings, but without actually seeing what's going on I don't know what is stopping certain actions or why they don't work.
The current goal is to get talkback working so that it can read to me the various options. If I can get it on then I assume there will be smoother navigation - however....
I got my hands on a Note 9 and used two USB keyboards with OTG simultaneously to try and mirror the actions. Attempts to enable talkback failed. On the Note 9 the option comes up and you hear when it asks to be enabled, but on the damaged phone you never hear it. This is a tedious process which involves:
Attaching USB keyboard.
Using shortcut keys to get into the apps menu (ALT+A).
Navigating to SETTINGS.
Typing in the name of the area I need to get to.
Pressing the arrow keys the appropriate number of times.
etc. etc. etc.
Finally when it SHOULD be at the talkback option, nothing is read back to suggest it's enabled. Holding the VOL+/- keys for 3 seconds don't work. Inserting a SIM with data then using voice to "turn on talkback" results in a response: "I can't change talkback yet."
So now - I'm at a loss. Once I'm able to turn on USB debugging I should be able to connect to my PC/laptop and mirror the screen. From there all navigation should be easy - but following what is seen on the Note 9, it doesn't work. So I can't enable talkback and I can't enable USB debugging. I'm also not 100% sure where on the screen the prompt would appear - so unplugging and replugging then guestimate tapping have not been successful.
So far I can use it like an expensive USB drive, but I'd like to get all things off, test the functionality otherwise, and then factory reset before giving it away or selling it. Not ready to buy a screen as the cost is the same as buying a used device.
Well - that's everything. Hopefully someone can assist. I can post the exact steps after someone replies, but let me give a quick rundown below. If you have one you can try with a USB keyboard and see where it gets you.
Unlock device with PIN.
ALT+A
UP x2
Type SETTING
ENTER x3
UP x2
ENTER
Type TALKBACK
Enter x3
Down......can't recall. Think it was x2. To the voice option.
ENTER
DOWN
ENTER
DOWN
RIGHT
ENTER
The last bit should select the ALLOW option and ultimately enable talkback. But for some reason it doesn't. Nothing is heard. For the USB debugging it's the same thing except at step 8 it's "USB debugging" then down like 9 or 10 times to get to the option - then enter - then right and enter.
Nothing has worked so far to blindly enable either talkback or USB debugging. So any help is appreciated.
I'm hoping there's some file I can copy directly to the file system, or something I can manipulate on the file system to enable either of these features, but I won't hold my breath. No idea whether or not this will work, but hopeful all the same. Looking forward to replies and thanks in advance.