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just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
hawrai68 said:
just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
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Did you sign up for samsung dive?
No...Can the unlock pattern be by-passed easily?
Try plan b from market.
Plan B from Lookout labs is a find my phone app that you download. AFTER you lose your phone. Thanks to the new Android market, all you have to do is: Login to the Android Market, Find Plan B and Install it. Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. It will email you the location every 10 mins. It works best if you have the GPS enabled already as the app can not do that by it'self.
Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. It will email you the location every 10 mins. It works best if you have the GPS enabled already as the app can’t do that by itself. You can restart the process by texting locate to your number.
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hawrai68 said:
No...Can the unlock pattern be by-passed easily?
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Yeah pretty easily from my experience... Not sure how many people know how to though
Surely flashing a stock rom with repartition will remove it? You don't need the pattern to get in download mode. Sorry to hear about your loss.
norm2002 said:
Surely flashing a stock rom with repartition will remove it? You don't need the pattern to get in download mode. Sorry to hear about your loss.
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They wouldn't even need to repartition... This is the only downside of an unlocked bootloader phone.
Thing is, thieves tend to be the lowest levels of civilisation, so will they know how to get it into download mode? Or how to correctly flash it in ODIN? Or do they even know about the possibility of such modes?
Yes, some thieves are smart, but most ain't.
I just don't want them to access my info...I rather they had to wipe it and keep the damn thing.
Will try the App also...thanks.
i guess you didnt install mobile defense or any tracking app to your phone. that's the first thing that gets installed to my device, automatically actually because its tied to my google account. so i can go to mobiledefense website and track my phone, wipe the phone remotely, etc. sorry for such a loss!
RogerPodacter said:
i guess you didnt install mobile defense or any tracking app to your phone. that's the first thing that gets installed to my device, automatically actually because its tied to my google account. so i can go to mobiledefense website and track my phone, wipe the phone remotely, etc. sorry for such a loss!
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what apps u use mate to do that,i want to do on my phone thanks
turborider said:
what apps u use mate to do that,i want to do on my phone thanks
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I use mobile defense, but I heard they closed off for new users. I don't know, but similar apps exist like where's my Droid or something like that.
Prey project is free iirc.
Lookout is and app that allows you to perform wipes, & locate your device also.
I've also used LostPhone(stop sign for app icon)
hawrai68 said:
just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
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Have you rang your network and reported it stolen?
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no one mentioned the first thing to do!
CHANGE YOUR GOOGLE PASSWORD!!
Yes I changed Google password 1st thing..Sim card was not in the phone, did not think network would help.
give the network your ime number and they will block the phone for you.
RogerPodacter said:
I use mobile defense, but I heard they closed off for new users. I don't know, but similar apps exist like where's my Droid or something like that.
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You can use Samsung's solution on SGS2, SamsungDrive . Also lets you track and remote wipe.
bobbysixkiller said:
no one mentioned the first thing to do!
CHANGE YOUR GOOGLE PASSWORD!!
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+1000 change ALL passwords that you saved on the phone (like Yahoo, papal, whatever). Google is the main one.
dk206 said:
Have you rang your network and reported it stolen?
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the network can only stop the activity on the SIM card (phone is irrelevant, and they can't do **** besides deactivating the SIM imho)
voodoochild2008 said:
give the network your ime number and they will block the phone for you.
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They MAY block it but only from activating on their network.
OP, I am genuinely sorry for the loss.
pulser_g2 said:
Prey project is free iirc.
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this. up to 3 devices for free. i'd get this first thing on your new phone. try planb for the current phone to see if theres any way to track it.
I see a lot of people saying you need to reset google wallet before flashing a new rom, but google wallet has never been able to be opened on my phone because it says device unsupported, so what does it mean by reset google wallet that I'm seeing people say in all of these threads? How do I reset it exactly if I can't open it?
I have not rooted or really tampered with the phone yet so I'm not sure if this is something that is effecting all EVO owners or what.. I just don't want to lose the functionality when it does become available
PaulB007 said:
I see a lot of people saying you need to reset google wallet before flashing a new rom, but google wallet has never been able to be opened on my phone because it says device unsupported, so what does it mean by reset google wallet that I'm seeing people say in all of these threads? How do I reset it exactly if I can't open it?
I have not rooted or really tampered with the phone yet so I'm not sure if this is something that is effecting all EVO owners or what..
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If you have not messed with Wallet at all then there is nothing to reset.
Racer Of All said:
If you have not messed with Wallet at all then there is nothing to reset.
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thanks for the quick reply, is this something affecting all owners?
Personally, if I were you. I'd open the app up anyways, and reset it it from within its settings regardless of if you are actively using it. It won't hurt, its just an extra step that takes a minute.
You are taking a risk of destroying the secure NFC element - even though you don't use it now, you may want to later - or the person who ultimatly ends up with this phone when you are done with it may want to use it.
Kcarpenter said:
Personally, if I were you. I'd open the app up anyways, and reset it it from within its settings regardless of if you are actively using it. It won't hurt, its just an extra step that takes a minute.
You are taking a risk of destroying the secure NFC element - even though you don't use it now, you may want to later - or the person who ultimatly ends up with this phone when you are done with it may want to use it.
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I physically cannot open the app, that's the whole problem. I get the device not supported message when I try. I just bought the phone yesterday and was never truly able to open it at all.
PaulB007 said:
I physically cannot open the app, that's the whole problem. I get the device not supported message when I try. I just bought the phone yesterday and was never truly able to open it at all.
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If you were never able to open the application, there is nothing to clear because nothing ever got modified. Clearing the settings resets it back to stock, and since yours is already in that state the point is moot.
Racer Of All said:
If you were never able to open the application, there is nothing to clear because nothing ever got modified. Clearing the settings resets it back to stock, and since yours is already in that state the point is moot.
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Thanks , and thanks for your post in your signature. I'll give thanks when I'm able.
What if I set it up when I first got the phone (just for the free $10) and have never used it and now I want to root to gain wifi tether ect.. Isrooting going to break my NFC?
jsbiff said:
What if I set it up when I first got the phone (just for the free $10) and have never used it and now I want to root to gain wifi tether ect.. Isrooting going to break my NFC?
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Then yes you would want to reset it
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I cannot reset it because I get the Error about no supported country. Can I temp root to change the prop file so I can reset Google wallet? then root?
Just Rooting does not erase anything. You just don't want to do anything that requires wiping the phone, whether that be through recovery, settings menu, or htcdev unlock.
The factory reset of the entire phone is what causes the problems.
jsbiff said:
I cannot reset it because I get the Error about no supported country. Can I temp root to change the prop file so I can reset Google wallet? then root?
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If you only go for root access it does not wipe your phone or change anything other than gaining root access. If you do the S-Off method you have more of a chance to mess something up but it still doesn't wipe your phone. Only the htc-dev unlock wipes the phone. You will need root to do the s-unlock tool anyways.
ALRIGHT. So, I don't think I've ever posted in here before, but I've been trying to think of ideas...
I got my phone stolen a while ago, and now it's turning up on my google Play as a Rogers when it was a Bell... Rogers doesn't have a I9000m, so somehow it's working with that, I assume the dude didn't wipe it and just unlocked it, so my gmail account is still able to access it...
SO, I'm wondering if there's a way to track it. I can't seem to use any apps that work in Canada.
But I've also used KIES with it, so is there like... maybe a way to find out some cached or saved app data that I can extract that identifies my phone? Like the IMEI or something?
I've tried numerous things but so far to no avail. I just need the IMEI, really. I can try to track it down from there.
Anything would be useful.
TheShane said:
ALRIGHT. So, I don't think I've ever posted in here before, but I've been trying to think of ideas...
I got my phone stolen a while ago, and now it's turning up on my google Play as a Rogers when it was a Bell... Rogers doesn't have a I9000m, so somehow it's working with that, I assume the dude didn't wipe it and just unlocked it, so my gmail account is still able to access it...
SO, I'm wondering if there's a way to track it. I can't seem to use any apps that work in Canada.
But I've also used KIES with it, so is there like... maybe a way to find out some cached or saved app data that I can extract that identifies my phone? Like the IMEI or something?
I've tried numerous things but so far to no avail. I just need the IMEI, really. I can try to track it down from there.
Anything would be useful.
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Well I'd say this would be better in the greater general or q and a on the site, but for the imei, you had to have memorized it to know. Ask Google to see if they can track your account transactions and where they are.
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TheShane said:
ALRIGHT. So, I don't think I've ever posted in here before, but I've been trying to think of ideas...
I got my phone stolen a while ago, and now it's turning up on my google Play as a Rogers when it was a Bell... Rogers doesn't have a I9000m, so somehow it's working with that, I assume the dude didn't wipe it and just unlocked it, so my gmail account is still able to access it...
SO, I'm wondering if there's a way to track it. I can't seem to use any apps that work in Canada.
But I've also used KIES with it, so is there like... maybe a way to find out some cached or saved app data that I can extract that identifies my phone? Like the IMEI or something?
I've tried numerous things but so far to no avail. I just need the IMEI, really. I can try to track it down from there.
Anything would be useful.
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try Google this "find lost android phone"
Hi!
I have a problem.... Instagram have blocked my device. Not my account, because I can log in to it from other devices or via the web, but I can not login using my device or even create any other accounts...
I have rooted S3 with 4.1.2... But I don't want to reset my device to try if that works... I don't even know if that would work?
On iOS there is an option of chaining some kind of keychain file... is there something similar on Android? or there is other options?
Thanks
Have you tried uninstalling it and resinstalling?
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xmrenegade7 said:
Have you tried uninstalling it and resinstalling?
Sent From My Omega'd Galaxy S3 ...
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of course!
OK... after trying all kind of stuff... even switching to other Android ID using Titanium Pro did't help... so, the olny way I found was reseting device to factory state.
But if some one finds other solution, it would be great if you cold share with us.
Thanks,
stankis said:
of course!
OK... after trying all kind of stuff... even switching to other Android ID using Titanium Pro did't help... so, the olny way I found was reseting device to factory state.
But if some one finds other solution, it would be great if you cold share with us.
Thanks,
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Try clearing cache/dalvik cache
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I have tried all that bro....the phone is blocked thru your imei the only way to get back on instagram is by switching it... Iphone users have a solution called udid which changes there id when its been read by an app...i wish android had an app like that one to bypass this instagram bullcrap..
Fabolous93085 said:
I have tried all that bro....the phone is blocked thru your imei the only way to get back on instagram is by switching it... Iphone users have a solution called udid which changes there id when its been read by an app...i wish android had an app like that one to bypass this instagram bullcrap..
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nothing possible for Android? so this is the only good reason to get an iphone?
SayWhat10 said:
nothing possible for Android? so this is the only good reason to get an iphone?
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nop... There is an solution, but it`s crapy...
I restored the device several times- installed other rooms and so one... They are not bloking the imei, but they are having some file on the phone, that includes the info about the violetion.
So the option is to reset the device to factory settings, install instagram,, opne it... Hit the Sign in button and then go to RAM clearing options- clear RAM memory and switch back to Instagram, but be sure the screen is where you must sign in the username and password and vuola... your in... After signing out, you must do the same thing when you need to sign in with other account or other one or creat new one... as soon as you pres sign in button- clear RAM and then sign in.
at the moment it`s the only solution I found, but have not been seeking for the option to find the file which is responsible for the info about the violetion.
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I'm having same issue :/
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So I think I have a solution in case this ever happens to anyone else. I had to look for the original Instagram apk. 1.1.1. Logged in with no trouble than just let Play Store update instagram
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Why does Instagram block the devices?
hello bro
same thing happen to me im using ipad 3 still finding solution...
can u help me...
everytime i login to instagram it sed my account is disabled cant even register new accounts.
but my account is alive..and i can login thru instagram web.
so instagram app is block on my device..
I have the same problem.
This method of "eulin87" didn't work since instagrams says I have to update to sign in:
So I think I have a solution in case this ever happens to anyone else. I had to look for the original Instagram apk. 1.1.1. Logged in with no trouble than just let Play Store update instagram
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but this worked for me, method of "stankis", I just cleared the ram like crazy through all the steps:
nop... There is an solution, but it`s crapy...
I restored the device several times- installed other rooms and so one... They are not bloking the imei, but they are having some file on the phone, that includes the info about the violetion.
So the option is to reset the device to factory settings, install instagram,, opne it... Hit the Sign in button and then go to RAM clearing options- clear RAM memory and switch back to Instagram, but be sure the screen is where you must sign in the username and password and vuola... your in... After signing out, you must do the same thing when you need to sign in with other account or other one or creat new one... as soon as you pres sign in button- clear RAM and then sign in.
at the moment it`s the only solution I found, but have not been seeking for the option to find the file which is responsible for the info about the violetion.
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still I'm really curious where instagram get's the information about being blocked from, since I changed my Android ID, even created a new Googleaccount and reset everything. The app "LBE Privacy Guard" says Instagram doesn't check the IMEI, but I'm not sure about that.
Instgram has block my phone
Fabolous93085 said:
I have tried all that bro....the phone is blocked thru your imei the only way to get back on instagram is by switching it... Iphone users have a solution called udid which changes there id when its been read by an app...i wish android had an app like that one to bypass this instagram bullcrap..
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I have an iPhone and I wold like you to explain more about how iPhone users fix this problem please
Wayne Deshields said:
I have an iPhone and I wold like you to explain more about how iPhone users fix this problem please
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google it.. so you can read about it.... i got thru on my gs3 all i had to do was search for notepad on my files that had "ig" as the title which was encrypted with my logings and all i had to do was erase it.
Just got banne in IG!! 9/10/13
Fabolous93085 said:
google it.. so you can read about it.... i got thru on my gs3 all i had to do was search for notepad on my files that had "ig" as the title which was encrypted with my logings and all i had to do was erase it.
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I have Samsung Galaxy Advance (i9070) running on JellyBean 4.1.2. I factory reset my phone
but to no avail, I'm still banned in instagram. My device is just banned cause my account works fine in their website
and other devices. How did you get through with your problem @Fabolous93085 ?
My device also blocked my phone. How can I fix this?
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me too
i have the same problem like u all.
my phone is galaxy s4, i cant login from my device, but my account still alive.
anyone can help us??? i havent tried to reset my phone, i still search to others way.
Im having the same """ problem here, first time it happened I've factory reset and then log in successfully but I have to switch from accounts and then again banned. Is there any new solution to this? Anyone tried contacting instagram?
Are you sending too many genital pictures? I'm fine now. It was weird when it happened though.
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My problem solved!
Hello everyone who have the same problem with me. My S grand2 disabled too, but my instagram still active, i can still login on other device/bluestacks.
Now, I have solution about this after instagram make me confuse for a couple of weeks.
I tried this on my Android Device (SGrand2), just install app called IMAGINE for Instagram. You can google it. Or i recommend to download from onhax web with search keyword "imagine". (sorry i still can't post link)
Once installed you can login from that app not from instagram official app. And the good news, you also get some new features there.
Thanks! Hope it can solve your problem.
And don't forget to follow my ig @denny.ri
*sorry for my bad english
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So I've got the pixel 6 fully updated and completely stock and freshly reset (ready to sell if I can unlock it)
But the app T-Mobile is telling me to use to unlock it isn't compatible with my device.
Now I'm no stranger to tech, I've downloaded the app on another device and copied the APK to the pixel 6 and installed it but it won't connect, it just pops with fatal error when I open the app and then immediately closes.
I've tried doing another reset and installed it that way again with no luck, same thing. I'm at complete loss. I've detailed the issue to tforce on Facebook and they have told me it can't be unlocked until that app tells me it unlocked. I finally convinced them to contact someone higher but they said it would take several days to hear back and that the specialist wouldn't reach out to me directly (bummer) they would have tforce contact me. I just don't want to miss out on selling this (buyer is waiting) I have exhausted what I know and coming here for help.
For clarification! I AM NOT ASKING FOR UNOFFICIAL OR ILLEGAL UNLOCKS, I need this done the right way.
spart0n said:
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So I've got the pixel 6 fully updated and completely stock and freshly reset (ready to sell if I can unlock it)
But the app T-Mobile is telling me to use to unlock it isn't compatible with my device.
Now I'm no stranger to tech, I've downloaded the app on another device and copied the APK to the pixel 6 and installed it but it won't connect, it just pops with fatal error when I open the app and then immediately closes.
I've tried doing another reset and installed it that way again with no luck, same thing. I'm at complete loss. I've detailed the issue to tforce on Facebook and they have told me it can't be unlocked until that app tells me it unlocked. I finally convinced them to contact someone higher but they said it would take several days to hear back and that the specialist wouldn't reach out to me directly (bummer) they would have tforce contact me. I just don't want to miss out on selling this (buyer is waiting) I have exhausted what I know and coming here for help.
For clarification! I AM NOT ASKING FOR UNOFFICIAL OR ILLEGAL UNLOCKS, I need this done the right way.
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This sounds odd on T-Mobile's part. If they unlock the sim for the phone, you should gain access to unlock the bootloader. I did not need to use the T-Mobile app to do this when I got the phone on launch day.
What I state above assumes the phone has an active sim of course.
Sorry I couldn't help, but the process above worked for me and I'm still paying off my P6.
phaino00 said:
This sounds odd on T-Mobile's part. If they unlock the sim for the phone, you should gain access to unlock the bootloader. I did not need to use the T-Mobile app to do this when I got the phone on launch day.
What I state above assumes the phone has an active sim of course.
Sorry I couldn't help, but the process above worked for me and I'm still paying off my P6.
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I've been on the phone and messaging on social media with 7 different employees and they all send me the same link and tell me that I have to use this app to do the final unlock and they can't complete that on their end
T-Mobile Device Unlock (Google - Apps on Google Play
Request a Mobile Device Unlock from T-Mobile without calling Customer Service
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spart0n said:
I've been on the phone and messaging on social media with 7 different employees and they all send me the same link and tell me that I have to use this app to do the final unlock and they can't complete that on their end
T-Mobile Device Unlock (Google - Apps on Google Play
Request a Mobile Device Unlock from T-Mobile without calling Customer Service
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Sounds odd, because I get this with app. See attached screenshot.
phaino00 said:
Sounds odd, because I get this with app. See attached screenshot.
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Yeah that's what I posted in the bad quality pic. The app hasn't been updated since 2020 and is marked as incompatible with Android 13 but T-Mobile is telling me that's how I unlock it. I've downloaded it on another device and extracted the APK and installed it on the p6 but when launching it I just get a fatal error pop up and it doesn't open. I've tried installing a bunch of other versions from apkmirror but they all do the same. I'm at a loss as to what I can do. I've searched for how to downgrade back to 12 but that requires an unlocked bootloader so I'm just stuck
spart0n said:
Bad pic of problem
So I've got the pixel 6 fully updated and completely stock and freshly reset (ready to sell if I can unlock it)
But the app T-Mobile is telling me to use to unlock it isn't compatible with my device.
Now I'm no stranger to tech, I've downloaded the app on another device and copied the APK to the pixel 6 and installed it but it won't connect, it just pops with fatal error when I open the app and then immediately closes.
I've tried doing another reset and installed it that way again with no luck, same thing. I'm at complete loss. I've detailed the issue to tforce on Facebook and they have told me it can't be unlocked until that app tells me it unlocked. I finally convinced them to contact someone higher but they said it would take several days to hear back and that the specialist wouldn't reach out to me directly (bummer) they would have tforce contact me. I just don't want to miss out on selling this (buyer is waiting) I have exhausted what I know and coming here for help.
For clarification! I AM NOT ASKING FOR UNOFFICIAL OR ILLEGAL UNLOCKS, I need this done the right way.
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Maybe try going to APKMirror, downloading the app from there if they have it and see if you can sideload it. Sounds like they need to update their app.
EDIT: See you just posted you have tried that already.
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Yeah that's what I posted in the bad quality pic. The app hasn't been updated since 2020 and is marked as incompatible with Android 13 but T-Mobile is telling me that's how I unlock it. I've downloaded it on another device and extracted the APK and installed it on the p6 but when launching it I just get a fatal error pop up and it doesn't open. I've tried installing a bunch of other versions from apkmirror but they all do the same. I'm at a loss as to what I can do. I've searched for how to downgrade back to 12 but that requires an unlocked bootloader so I'm just stuck
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Do you have an active sim that you can have Tmobile unlock the sim?
That may be a way to do it.
If not, I'm sorry I cannot be more helpful.
phaino00 said:
Do you have an active sim that you can have Tmobile unlock the sim?
That may be a way to do it.
If not, I'm sorry I cannot be more helpful.
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I've tried with 2 different T-Mobile sims, one prepaid and one post paid
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I've tried with 2 different T-Mobile sims, one prepaid and one post paid
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I'm sorry. Unlocking the sim (to use the phone on other carriers) worked in the past, maybe something changed.
Well here's an update. While waiting for T-Mobile to get back to me. I tried using the Verizon app to get a free trial esim and see if it would work. And it doesn't, it just gets stuck on the checking eligibility and after a few minutes just crashes the app back to home screen. I've given that app all permissions and still not working. So I decided I'd check the IMEI myself. I got on Swappa and it says the IMEI is unlocked and had all the phone details correct so I'm thinking something is wrong on the phone even though it's been freshly reset. I'm just lost.
give this a shot, go to network settings and locate the sim section, if i recall there should be option to request the unlock directly from the device rather than the app your mentioning