I have just purchased a Xiaomi mi 8 lite and went through the process of unlocking the bootloader but it says I have to wait 360 hours which is an absolute joke. does anyone know a website that unlocks Xiaomi smartphones as I cant wait that long. many thanks.
Hello guys, after succesfull Bootloader unlock and flashing new os i have no Sound at all, no phone call etc, fp isnt working too, any sugestions?
Just wait. Everyone had to wait.
I got rid of the phone in the end only had it a few days, hated the retarded process of having to wait to unlock the bootloader and the even more crazy process of unlocking it. Got myself a Xiaomi Mi A2 with stock Android pie 9 so much better than the overbloated Miui software.
I read somewhere else (do not recall exactly where), the reason for the long wait is they want you to get two weeks of MIUI advertising. Once the phone has been activated for at least 2 weeks, it will unlock instantly using their unlocking software, no wait required. Can anyone confirm this?
lexridge said:
I read somewhere else (do not recall exactly where), the reason for the long wait is they want you to get two weeks of MIUI advertising. Once the phone has been activated for at least 2 weeks, it will unlock instantly using their unlocking software, no wait required. Can anyone confirm this?
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You have to enable developer options to bind the phone to your miui account to start the unlock countdown of 360 hrs (better than the 720 it was). During the wait period you must not logout of miui account (factory reset, change from stable to beta or vice versa) or you will no longer be able to use that miui account to unlock ever! You will have to create a new account and start over at 360hrs again. Once all the requirements are meet then unlock software will work without issue.
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You have to enable developer options to bind the phone to your miui account to start the unlock countdown of 360 hrs (better than the 720 it was). During the wait period you must not logout of miui account (factory reset, change from stable to beta or vice versa) or you will no longer be able to use that miui account to unlock ever! You will have to create a new account and start over at 360hrs again. Once all the requirements are meet then unlock software will work without issue.
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I have been trying to make it happen, but it keeps telling me that my account is not associated with my phone number, which it is.
Developer options have been enabled since within 10 minutes of owning this phone. However something I missed, you have to link your account within Developer options by entering the "Mi Unlock Status" item and clicking "Add Account and Device". Anyway, I did this but still no love. Still says there is no phone number associated with my account. Grrrrr. Any ideas anyone? I really love this phone so far, but may still exchange it for the Pocophone. F1.
Also, on a side note. Once the bootloader is unlocked, is it possible to re-lock it?
I read on the MIUI forum that if you launch the unlock process with a chines IP address and with your email, not the phone number, with a VPN, you could unlook in less than an hour
I discovered the information too late, I'm in the 360h waiting list ...
ljvd said:
I read on the MIUI forum that if you launch the unlock process with a chines IP address and with your email, not the phone number, with a VPN, you could unlook in less than an hour
I discovered the information too late, I'm in the 360h waiting list ...
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I read this somewhere too, using a VPN will do the trick. However when you register your phone with your account in the Dev Opts, it makes you turn off WIFI and register via 4G/LTE (probably for GPS location data). That doesn't necessarily mean it would still not unlock if the PC unlocking tool is connected to a Chinese VPN, just casts my doubts.
Anyway, I finally got it to take....after I created a new Mi account and got the phone number registered. However the message the Unlock tool gives upon successfully starting the unlock process is very uninformative. It says something like "Couldn't unlock device after 360 hours of trying". I have not even owned this phone for 360 hours!! After googling for this crazy error, I found it is "Engrish" for "Must wait 360 hours to unlock your device". JEEZE!! Go figure!!
I really can understand making one wait for a certain amount of time to unlock it, just to give the owner enough time to erase the data on a potentially stolen or lost phone. Nobody, I mean NOBODY, is going to wait 15 days before remotely erasing their phone. But then again, when the BL is unlocked, it will automatically erase all the data anyway, so perhaps my point is moot.
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By setting a lock pattern/pin, you protect your personal information. But it seems if the phone is lost, you've made it impossible for the person who found it, to find you.
I have here a lost Android phone. Now I'm trying to find out who the owner is, however I can't get it unlocked.
My questions is, is there any way to bypass this lock screen without resetting the whole phone?
The official recovery method is to log in to the phones Google account, which I obviously can't do. I'm aware of methods such as booting into recovery, wiping/reflashing etc. but that would wipe out any means of finding the owner.
There's no SD card on this particular model to pop out and look for clues on.
If there's no way around the lock without wiping, then I guess I have to keep the phone .
Take it into one of the retail stores for the carrier and they can return it to the owner. There is a MEID label on most phones (my DX has one under the battery) which identifies the device and can be traced back to the owner by the carrier.
which model is this u are talking about and its a bad bad thing
tell me the model number ... or else check it always pops up the email u can always send email to the owner ...
try posting ur screen by making a screen shot from android sdk method
Nexus S.
Phone has no branding on it, but the sim inside is from 3 mobile. So I assume the phone is from there as well. If it's not, can they still track it.
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Nexus S.
Phone has no branding on it, but the sim inside is from 3 mobile. So I assume the phone is from there as well. If it's not, can they still track it.
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yes i think they might can track if its kept on... they track it bt nearest phone tower location
they can't trace exact gps location i think bt tracks the local area... u might can get into trouble if u don't reply it to the owner ...
the best option i consider is rush to the nearest 3 mobile outlet if there any in ur area ... don't show them phone jst say u found a sim with this this number (numbers are on top of sim ) and also certain goods of the owner and u want to contact him personally as the artifacts are quite costly
this is the best option
and if there is no number over sim then took the sim itself to the store
good thing to know u wanna return back thanku from my side
i think this is the link for u
http://www.three.com.au/cs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=3CA%2FPage%2F3CAStatic&cid=1236150762310
or call 3 Care on 133 320
I can't use the SDK, since debugging mode isn't turned on.
But a screenshot isn't really going to help anyway, since all you can see is the pattern lock screen.
I'm not sure what you mean. How do I make their email popup?
i meant that when i forgot my lock pattern once .. i clicked on forgot pattern.. then i send a link to my email id automatcly with few clicks... and at last it poped up a menu saying
"email has been sent to - (My email id) "
can you not connect the phone by usb and access its memory with correct driver?! and if you enter the pattern many times wrong like 17 times i think it will ask you to log into the google Account, maybe there u see the account login and can just send an email from your comp to that address/name.
edit: i just notice kshitij_bhatt said about the same thing
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can you not connect the phone by usb and access its memory with correct driver?! and if you enter the pattern many times wrong like 17 times i think it will ask you to log into the google Account, maybe there u see the account login and can just send an email from your comp to that address/name.
edit: i just notice kshitij_bhatt said about the same thing
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yaa thats exactly i ment to say
Hi guys.
I really need your expert advice on my problem I've been trying to troubleshoot the last hours.
I recently changed the pattern to unlock my phone.
it's a droid razr with latest MIUI official (ICS)
Today I tried to unlock it and failed it. I was really almost sure about the code, it was composed of the 4 bottom squares, so not many possibilities. I tried all of them and nothing worked, so I suspect a bug, but ok I was tired and changed the code yesterday, so let's imagine I type the wrong code and used all my possibilities.. I was not really worried are I was sure there was way to go around this.
The problem is that it seems MIUI is buggy, as it should ask for my google username/password to unlock, but it just reboot when I try to unlock.
anyway my phone is not having internet connection so from what I saw it will not work.
also, the razr is not having any recovery, well I mean you need a specific application to go into it so I cannot launch it since I cannot acces to phone apps
so I really see no option to go back to my phone data. I think I could restore a official rom, but it would mean loose all my data. I'd really like to keep my sms especially the 5 last one I received today and cannot read. So if anybody has an interesting idea, i'd be more than happy to hear it.
thanks and hope you'll be inspired!
cheers
I am wondering if all Note 2s allow for using gmail account to unlock phone when you are unable to remember pattern lock. I, Myself, do not have a problem, however, I have seen people mention they can unlock the phone if too many unsuccessful attempts are made at trying to unlock the phone. I do have a gmail account which is linked to the phone. I have tried 100 times to get it to give me the option to use the gmail account without any avail. I am a ATT user, was wondering if this might have something to do with it. The phone is not rooted. Any ideas? Also, it doesn't give me a countdown timer saying try again.
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You say that you don't have a problem, but then say you do. Regardless, looks like you'll have to do a factory reset.
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What I am saying is I am not locked out of the phone. I was just testing out that feature, but it never appears.
Hey all. I originally posted this in the Mate 9 forum inadvertently but meant to post it here.
My wife and I both have the Mate 10 Pro. She lost hers at work several days ago. I located it using the Find My Device app. I also locked it so nothing in it was compromised just in case she didn't find it. She ends up finding the phone and can't unlock it. She brings it home for me to take a look at and I notice that I can't even input the whole password before it shows up as invalid. Apparently the input limit is 16 characters and the password I used when locking it remotely was 17 characters. I offered to factory reset it for her but she said no because she has a bunch of pictures on there she doesn't want to lose. Basically, her cloud photo storage is full and the last month and a half of pictures haven't been backed up. Is there anything I can do to at least retrieve her photos?
Has it ever been connected to a PC and ADB permission granted? If so connect to same pc and pull the content you want to back up. Otherwise it might be a question for Google. Also factory reset may not work in it's locked state due to recent Android anti theft measures.
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Thanks for the reply. The only time it's ever been connected to a PC was using HiSuite to back up the phone before a factory reset a few months ago. I just feel bad and was hoping to fix it. I did post up a question on the Google help forum and haven't received a response. I guess I'll just give it several more days and if I can't figure out a resolution, I'll just factory reset the phone and see if I can at least get her phone back to her. I don't think she cares for the battery life of my old HTC 10... Thanks again.
If the password is too long then make her request a password change bro it's common sense.
I appreciate the input. I will try again when I get home but I'm almost positive you can only set the password one time through the "Find My Device" app. Once it's set, there is no changing it.
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I appreciate the input. I will try again when I get home but I'm almost positive you can only set the password one time through the "Find My Device" app. Once it's set, there is no changing it.
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I think It uses the same password as the google account that locked it. also try to log in on another phone or computer and try to see if you can unlock it, also the limit is 100Characters for google password So I don't think that's the problem.
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/q...ters-permitted-for-the-password-of-a-google-a
https://youtu.be/Kic-A51Wqgk?t=60
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I think It uses the same password as the google account that locked it. also try to log in on another phone or computer and try to see if you can unlock it, also the limit is 100Characters for google password So I don't think that's the problem.
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/q...ters-permitted-for-the-password-of-a-google-a
https://youtu.be/Kic-A51Wqgk?t=60
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So, just for the sake of clarity, I'll explain in more detail. My wife never uses a screen lock or password on her phone. When I "secured" the device using the Find My Device app, I put in a password to lock it. That password is 17 characters long. When the phone boots up, it asks for a password. The problem is, the phone will not allow me to input more than 16 characters. I tried truncating the password and that doesn't work either. I've tried her google password and it's a no-go. I've tried connecting it using the HiSuite software but the software doesn't see the phone. I've asked on the google help forums and haven't received any response.
Currently, my wife is using an old phone and I'm trying to find a workaround. Using the Find My Device app right now and it doesn't see the phone, so there is no option to relock with a different password (don't think that is possible anyway).
I have tried to do the same thing on my phone now and it is asking for the unlock PIN, the same PIN what I use after restarting the phone.
So, I can not believe that your phone does not accept that PIN/password because the password can be up to 32 characters long.
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I have tried to do the same thing on my phone now and it is asking for the unlock PIN, the same PIN what I use after restarting the phone.
So, I can not believe that your phone does not accept that PIN/password because the password can be up to 32 characters long.
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yea something seems fishy here OP must have stole it or found the phone and the real owner have it locked it, so there's "supposedly" his wife is the owner of the phone she is the one who locked it first so I don't see the problem with her unlocking it because to lock it it must be done from a computer or a different phone.
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yea something seems fishy here OP must have stole it or found the phone and the real owner have it locked it, so there's "supposedly" his wife is the owner of the phone she is the one who locked it first so I don't see the problem with her unlocking it because to lock it it must be done from a computer or a different phone.
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Thanks for the accusation. You sound like a fun person to be around. I, me, myself, locked the phone through "Find My Device". I only did that because she did not have any type of screen lock/password/PIN on the phone. Once the phone was rebooted, "Find My Device" couldn't even locate the phone again. As far as the other comments about password length, all I can say is I locked the phone with a password (using my computer) that was 17 characters long and when typing said password into the phone, as soon as I hit the 16th character, the phone said invalid password. Apparently I'm not the only person that's had this issue...
https://support.google.com/android/thread/22937630?hl=en
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQue...droid_device_manager_password_is_too_long_to/
To everyone else, I appreciate the help. I just ended up wiping it. My "wife" isn't too mad at me. Just lost a bunch of pictures of our kiddo.
Hi,
First of all I am really sorry for the questions and the beginner kind of questions. I really need your help. Your help is appreciated.
Please do not calm me down (is reassure the right english word?)! I just want to hear facts and answers regarding the truth/reality..
I have got a Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus (SM-G965F, Duos), bought in Germany. My Android Version was Android 8 or higher, but I can only guess this part. Maybe it was older than Android 8?
It fell into water (only the bottom part) a year ago and about a month ago i gave it to a repairshop (I know that this was very late).
I did not give my lock screen code to the shop workers. I did not give them any code.
The Bitdefender App (full) was installed on the phone.
As I remembered that there was sensitive data on the phone I took my phone back the next day. Bitdefender has mentioned that there was failed access attempt to my phone. Bitdefender App took one or more photos (I can only see one) of a worker trying to unlock my phone.
I used Bitdefender, so I think the Secure Boot was disabled (I think). Is this important for my question?
The old data (before giving to the shop) was on my phone, no deletion of any file, as far as I can remember my own files.
Questions:
Could the workers of the phone service shop get any kind of access, e.g. by cracking my phone, bypassing or just trying. I mean, they are professionals or semi-professionals. My phone code consisted of four digits I think. There was no SIM-card inside the phone.
When I took my phone back the date was set to january 1st. Why that? How can that be? The Bitdefender App said that the photo was taken on 2018-01-01, 15:41 o'clock. Maybe Bitdefender takes it from the android system. Or from WiFi of the shop? Is that possible for them to connect to their WiFi without the lockscreen code? Can it be, that they unlocked the phone, and messed up the timestamp?
Is access (if possible) only via USB cable possible or wirelessly, too?
After a bit of investigation I found out that there is software to rescue data both from iOS and Android systems (For example: Dr. Fone). Maybe access it possible with software like that?
The warranty void of my phone is: 0x0. So I think that software like CWM or TWRK was not installed on my phone, am I right? And I also think that my phone was not rooted, am I right? But I have read that you can flash the full ROM, to set it back, from 0x1 to 0x0 (https://c.mi.com/thread-1898682-1-0.html)
I have read this, but I do not know if it works on my phone: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437946
Could they have gained access to any password, including Google and Samsung accounts?
I have researched and found out that there are several options: USB debug mode, Warranty Void, FRP Lock, OEM Lock, KG State. Do they use one of these to gain access?
After taking back my phone from the shop I did a hard reset on that phone. After the reinstallation the phone did NOT ask me for a PIN/password or google account . So, was the FRP Lock OFF?
I think I had both the Google Account and the Samsung Account logged in on this phone. So was FRP=ON ? What about other options/states, e.g. the OEM Lock?
But I changed the password from within my PC (Browser), not from within this phone. Maybe the phone had an internet connection (so that an error was shown internal on my phone, due to the password change), maybe not. Could the FRP Lock have changed to FRP Lock=OFF (due to this password change?).
What about other options/states, e.g. the OEM Lock?
A bit offtopic, but related to my problem: The shop said that they tested my phone after repairing. Microphone etc. How could they have done that without my lockscreen code? What else apart from microphone could the have tested?
Hi again,
I know that this is a long post nd much to read. I need your help. I have researched and asked, but no definite answer.
Please help me out, guys.
Your help is appreciated!
Simulta said:
Hi again,
I know that this is a long post nd much to read. I need your help. I have researched and asked, but no definite answer.
Please help me out, guys.
Your help is appreciated!
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Just tell me one thing
Did you ever enable USB debug on dev option on your phone?
amirizad_7436 said:
Just tell me one thing
Did you ever enable USB debug on dev option on your phone?
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Hi,
as far as I know you have to enable the Developer Options first, in order to enable the USB Debug mode, right? If it is like that, no. I even never got into the Developer menu I think - as far as I can remember. Because I didn't know about this option.
edit: And the standard option is (e.g. when bought a new phone or after a hard reset etc):
USB Debug mode disabled, correct?
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Hi,
as far as I know you have to enable the Developer Options first, in order to enable the USB Debug mode, right? If it is like that, no. I even never got into the Developer menu I think - as far as I can remember. Because I didn't know about this option.
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So don't worry dude
Android is not unsafe to unlock like this things to open
Especially your phone that is so safe
S9 and S9+ and Note9
These phones are so hard to unlock and do a things on them
So be relax:good:
amirizad_7436 said:
So don't worry dude
Android is not unsafe to unlock like this things to open
Especially your phone that is so safe
S9 and S9+ and Note9
These phones are so hard to unlock and do a things on them
So be relax:good:
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@amirizad_7436:
ok, thank you very much for your opinion.
in standard:
the Developer Otions are hidden, right?
USB Debug mode is disabled, right?
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@amirizad_7436:
ok, thank you very much for your opinion.
in standard:
the Developer Otions are hidden, right?
USB Debug mode is disabled, right?
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Yep they are completely hidden and disabled