http://demo.htc.com/amaze/index.html
To stop Demo from starting automatically, press HOME, tap Phone, and then enter *#*#336666#*#* on the keypad.
So, you can go to a TMo demo phone and punch the key to stop the demo and reboot the phone. it is just a knowledge. Don't piss off the staff there.
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http://demo.htc.com/amaze/index.html
To stop Demo from starting automatically, press HOME, tap Phone, and then enter *#*#336666#*#* on the keypad.
So, you can go to a TMo demo phone and punch the key to stop the demo and reboot the phone. it is just a knowledge. Don't piss off the staff there.
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How will this benefit us without using it maliciously?
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I purchased an I500 from ebay not realizing it does not take a sim card. Oops, my bad. Due to circumstances i can't get it returned so im stuck with it.
I was considering using it as an MP3 player (cheaper than an ipod with very similar function) however each time i start it up it says "Press Send to activate your phone."
Well this wont work, im in Canada, it tries to dial out and i get a no service message.
I know i can bypass the activation by pressing *#83786633 but i want to prevent it from asking me to activate alltogether. Anyone ever experience this? Do you have any suggestions?
I'm interested to know this as well as I purchased an I500 to do the same thing. Mine hasn't shown up yet but I'll be going through a similar situation. My understanding (and this could be incorrect) is that yes you will be able to use it as an iPod Touch, but it may keep asking you to activate. It'd be sweet if it is possible bypass this because the I500 could be a really fantastic PMP.
Just a guess since I can't test it:
Try putting the phone in airplane mode. This will turn off the radio and maybe that will stop the phone from asking you to activate. You can leave it in airplane mode indefinitely since you won't be using it as a phone. Again, I'm only guessing.
Wifi can still work, just turn it back on after you enable airplane mode.
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As soon as you turn off airplane mode, or if anything needs GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi, etc. the phone can trigger the setup process.
Good idea tho, thanks for your input!
Did you try freezing the setup wizard with TiBu?
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No, never thought of that. I did, however, find out how to trick the phone into thinking it was activated...
To access the hidden menus from the dialer:
• Open the dialer and enter *#83786633 then press the Home key
• Open the dialer again (clear previously entry if it is still present) enter *#22745927
• Enter the SPC 000000 then enable Hidden Menu
Now you can enter Service Mode by entering **772
In the service mode you can set the phone's number, the code for the carrier, etc. I just found numbers for my local carrier (so they wouldnt be rejected as invalid, you can try random ones if you like) and it worked!
You may have to put the SPC code in twice... not sure why
So I managed to track down a Prime at BestBuy and I just bought it. I came to university, opened it up and started setup. When it got to the wifi network section I connected to my university's wifi successfully and then it asked me for my google account which i input but then i got a message that there was no data connection. It was then that I remembered that in order to gain internet access in my university i have to input my student info on a page (think starbucks that you can connect but you dont get internet access until you accept some agreement on their page). However in the setup i have no way of doing this and im stuck in the setup. Whenever i hit back (so i could skip the google account part) what it does is try to login to google servers again, and of course i keep getting the same "no connection" message. I cant get out of this "loop".
Could anyone help?
Skip the Google account, open the browser, and sign in to gain access. Then go to Settings, Accounts, and add your Gmail from there.
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that is what i wanted to do once i realized i had to sign in. when it asked me for the google account i had 3 options "use existing" "create new" "skip". At first i chose "use existing" and the rest is what i explained in my original post. However i can no longer go back to this menu so i can choose "skip". Whenever i hit back, it tries to login to google again. it doesnt go back to initial page where i could skip...
Agreed. Skip the account setup, fire up your browser and register on the network and then setup your google account.
Also, not to be a nag, but instead of the vague "someone please help" title, it would have been better to put some detail in there.
tush said:
Agreed. Skip the account setup, fire up your browser and register on the network and then setup your google account.
Also, not to be a nag, but instead of the vague "someone please help" title, it would have been better to put some detail in there.
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About the first, please see my reply before yours.
About the second, I agree, I'm sorry.
luisrodg said:
that is what i wanted to do once i realized i had to sign in. when it asked me for the google account i had 3 options "use existing" "create new" "skip". At first i chose "use existing" and the rest is what i explained in my original post. However i can no longer go back to this menu so i can choose "skip". Whenever i hit back, it tries to login to google again. it doesnt go back to initial page where i could skip...
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if its not letting you get back to the page to skip, then just reboot the tablet or factory reset to start process over it. or try a soft reset before the factory reset. soft reset is sticking a paper clip into the hole on the volume rocker side. right underneath the micro SD card slot. press until it clicks then you should see it reset. then hopefully it'll let you start the process all over again so you can log your student info in first. then once connected, you can always add your Google info in afterwards.
goodluck!
Removed... Demandarin beat me to the post
Try this too, it was offered to me by Aznmode to try when my prime screen stayed black... This should factory reset your device. I coulnt see the screen so I dont know if it works.
1. Hold volume down then press and hold power.
2. When you feel it vibrate (this could take up to 10 seconds if the tablet was already on) wait another 5 seconds and then release both buttons.
3. After you release wait another 5 seconds (dont wait too long here or it will reboot on its own if you dont select anything after about 10 seconds) then press volume down 1 time and volume up 2 times.
4. The tablet will factory wipe and after another 10 seconds it will reboot.
I turned it off, turned it back on and setup began from the beginning. This time I chose "skip" etc. All good.
Thanks all.
Hahahaha, guess that was easier
You could also just setup your prime at home wifi where you need not login...
TransformerPrime said:
You could also just setup your prime at home wifi where you need not login...
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From his post he is away from home and at his university, so, it could be awhile before he gets back home.
I installed the NFC Ring Unlock application from McLear on the EZ2 tablet, which seemed to function well with my NFC ring.
I did one thing differently, because I don't like to give my Google master password to a 3-party app , I used an app password specifically for the NFC ring, which I considered to be one-time and didn't write it down
Then I had to fly and put the device in flight mode and powered it off some time later.
Now I get the NFC Ring Unlock screen in flight mode when I power up the device, but I can't get the unlock screen to work (NFC is also switched off in flight mode, didn't realise that and the Google authentication is also not working) and I can't get out of flight mode!
What I tried already:
Resetting the device by voulume-up/power, red button in SD-card and PC-companion connection.
Trying to hit the "normal" unlock screen which appears for a sub-second period.
Contact McLear, but they are flooded at the moment, because of the roll-out of their new products.
But neither of this works because they all depend on unlocking the device first.
Any advice?
If your device is unlocked and you have USB debugging enabled, you should be able to deinstall the App with ADB (Adcvanced Debug Bridge).
I guess that with the locked original Sony Bootloader, this doesn't work, though.
You could do a remote wipe with play device management:
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?hl=da&u=0
If Sony's software detect it when you connect it to computer, you might also have some options there. I am using Mac and only see repair device ,under the Xperia menu, as a potential solution.
Hey Svan, damn it sucks you are getting stuck by this! Sorry!
1. Did you try posting on the NFC Ring forum?
RE "3-party app" our app never stores your details, we use the Google provided Google Auth libraries to handle the authentication process. I can personally guarantee and promise at no point do we store or use your username/pass, we just get a success/failure callback from them and act accordingly.
2. Is it possible you can use your Google Auth or is your work-around preventing you from doing this?
We're actually just beta testing an updated version of the app that forces users to enter a pin code to handle circumstances such as this. Flight mode and two-form factor auth have been an issue for us so we're taking pro-active steps to address it ASAP This doesn't help you though ;(
3. As BabelHuber asked, do you have debug mode available? If so a simple adb uninstall of the app will get you moving again.
Sorry about the delay through support, I just took another team member on today to help with the backlog, he starts tomorrow so hopefully things will move faster!
Source: I'm the inventor of the NFC Ring
Found a solution
I had a the exact same problem, and luckily I found a solution just in the moment I had already decided to factory reset.
I have the stock rom/bootloader/etc installed, no root.
Well anyway, factory resetting the phone is not an easy task either, so this is what I did to get to the factory reset option in the boot loader:
I pressed power for a loooong time, then the phone shutdown, I pressed power and vol-down for a looong time.
Some kind of boot menu appeared, I chose recovery.
At first I was stuck with a red triangle with an "!" over a lieing android. I found that pressing and holding power for 1 second then, while still pressing power, pressing "vol up" for 1 second and releasing both at once, presented me a special menu, wich contains the factory reset and option ... and also a mysterious "wipe cache" option, which sparked an idea of how I might circumvent the factory reset...
I remebered, that after the last OTA update the phone was so busy after reboot, that the NFC Unlock app was loaded after a long delay, while I was already able to interact with the phone.
So I though what the heck, before factory resetting the device I might as will try wiping that damn cache and see wether that caused the delay.
After wiping the cache, I booted and Android went through all those apps, and then showed the launcher/home screen without the widgets loaded etc, for just long enough to switch off the airplane mode, before the unlock app was loaded and immediately locked the screen again.
It might have helped that I disabled the SIM Card PIN check, i don't know.
Only this time I could unlock it normally :silly:
I hope this helps
Phone boots, but then resets it's self about 2-6 seconds after unlock screen appears.
So I figured why not unlock the bootloader and start from scratch... well it's back and my window to return it to Amazon expired yesterday! Any ideas on how to do a hard reset when I can't get into Android?
Turns out the new Amazon app is F'n up some phones... so don't install yet.. and if you did try and get in long enough to uninstall it.
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Turns out the new Amazon app is F'n up some phones... so don't install yet.. and if you did try and get in long enough to uninstall it.
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Yes, people in another thread were complaining about Amazon. Uninstalling the Amazon app makes the problem go away. I posted this in another thread, but sharing here too if it helps some people out.
Just boot in safe mode and uninstall the Amazon app.
Every Android phone should have a safe mode. You can normally access it by:
1. Power on device
2. Wait a few seconds for the boot animation to start (on HAM2 you can wait til you heard the jingle)
3. Hold down both volume up and volume down buttons
Alternate method if device is powered on:
1. Long press power button
2. When the shut down menu appears, long press on "Power off"
3. A prompt will appear asking if you want to reboot in safe mode. Pick "OK"
American Network Solutions (ANS) mobile phones provided by Assurance Wireless (Virgin Mobile) have been known to boot loop, freeze, stay frozen, crash, (right out of the box, brand new) and worse there is inaccurate or completely wrong information on how to do a factory reset and reboot the device. Below I will outline how to reboot the phone and perform a hard factory-reset with no home button on this cellphone.
Problem: Phone won’t turn off, won’t restart, or is stuck on and has no removable battery.
Solution: Keep the phone on and unplugged until battery dies or perform a hard reboot (see below).
Problem: My cell-phone is stuck on and there is no home button to do a hard reset
Solution: Perform a hard reboot. To restart a phone without taking out the battery, simply hold the Volume Up button, the home button (do not press if there is none obviously) and the Power button at the same time. While you hold these simultaneously, the phone will reboot in about 5 to 10 seconds.
Problem: I can’t factory reset my ANS UL40 phone (American Network Solutions) from Assurance Wireless by Virgin Mobile because I can’t get into the recovery menu.
Solution: Turn the phone off (or do a hard reset by holding the Volume-Up Button and the On-Button. Phones with no home button all reboot like this so just wait a few moments and the phone will restart.
Problem: My new mobile phone from Assurance Wireless gets stuck on the loading screen!
Solution: Perform a hard reboot (Volume Up + Power) then when it restarts and you’re on the white Assurance Wireless screen, stop holding power and only hold Volume Up. Keep pressing-and-holding the Increase Volume button and after a while you will be navigated to the Factory Reset Menu. You can wipe the cache partition only or perform a factory reset (which will also wipe the cache). To move around on the menu, use the volume keys (increase volume goes up, decrease volume goes down) and to select your entry simply use the power button (the on button). If this still doesn’t work, see further instructions in the solutions below.
Problem: Phone is frozen on loading screen, stuck in boot-loop even after factory reset/wiping cache partition.
Solution: After you have factory reset or wiped the cache partition you can also choose to install an update from the internal memory or sd-card. If you select this option it will perform a more rigorous factory reset then since you won’t have a package to install it will cancel. I’ve noticed my device getting out of the boot loop once I did this process and it was stuck on the boot screen even after I did a factory reset.
Problem: Can’t get to the recovery menu with my government assistance phone.
Solution: Turn off the phone and with the volume up button held down, power the device on. Keep holding both buttons until you see the white “American Network Solutions” screen with the outline of an eagle. At this point release the power button and continue to hold the volume-up key. After about 5 seconds you will now be inside the Recovery Menu and can do a factory reset.
Problem: My phone has no home button and I need to hard reboot to get to the Recovery Menu and perform a factory reset!
Solution: Hold the Volume-Up Button and the Power Button at the same time. for at least 10 seconds. Your device will restart and after the white ANS screen shows, stop holding the power button. Continue holding the increase audio key until you are at the Factory Reset / Recovery Menu screen. Use the volume buttons to navigate the menu and use the on button to select your choice.
Problem: My phone hangs on the blue Assurance Wireless screen.
Solution: See Above.
Even on the Virgin Mobile and Assurance Wireless websites and in the owner’s manual it says to hold the Volume Up + Home Button + Power Key and to keep holding them until you’re in Recovery Menu. This isn’t going to work for two reasons on the UL40: 1) It has no home button! and 2) it will just keep rebooting every 5 seconds if you hold the power button down constantly. You have to hold the Volume-Up Button and the Power Button until the phone reboots and then let go of the power button while still holding the volume up button. Keep holding the volume up key until you’re into Recovery Mode.
I hope this helps as the information online is either incomplete or completely wrong. Some places say to keep holding the power button along with the volume up key and if you do that the device will just keep restarting, effectively creating a boot loop where there wasn’t any before. Genius! lol. I figured this out after my device, fresh out of the box, froze while charging on the blue Assurance Wireless screen. Finally OCD is good for something! These phones are supposed to be a “Lifeline” but I’d be hard-pressed to get ANYTHING on the line with this potato. Avoid at all costs unless absolutely necessary.
Enjoy.
Assurance Wireless "Tech Support" e-mail address or direct phone number. ANS UL-40.
Need Assurance Wireless "Tech Support" e-mail address or direct phone number, to replace defective ANS UL-40 ANDROID 7.1.1 that keeps crashing after 10 Factory Resets in 3 Months.
RE: Replacement ANS UL-40 ANDROID 7.1.1. (Multiple Factory Reset No Resolution).
Received replacement phone from Assurance Wireless 3 months ago. After two days, new phone crashed, with all system apps failing. In past 3 months phone continues to crash and is inoperable. Factory Reset 10 times and after each phone runs for a day or so then crashes.
Obviously the phone is defective. Trying to avoid 611 or 800 Customer Service 1-2 hour on hold call for Tech Support.
Need e-mail address or direct phone number for Assurance Wireless "Tech Support Desk" not Customer Service.
Please, please post. Desperate.
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Is it possible to swap my UL40 for a normal phone I can use JUST to make necessary calls to relatives or EMS folks for help if I need it? This Obama phone is far to smart for me.
You have to call ASSURANCE; or go online to your ASSURANCE account and try to SWAP phones. Good luck.
Note: The UL40 is pure JUNK. DOJ is looking into multiple fraud claims.
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Is it possible to swap my UL40 for a normal phone I can use JUST to make necessary calls to relatives or EMS folks for help if I need it? This Obama phone is far to smart for me.
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Cell phones are like min-computers. For instance, if you don't like ads on the internet you have to use an ad blocker. It is the same with cell phones. Apparently before smart phones the Assurance Wireless phones were not as much lie computers and did not have ads, but now they do.
Does anyone know of a way to bypass the lock screen?
My father died suddenly with the phone in his pocket. Looking to get pictures off of it as well as investigate any communications leading up to this death.
Willing to do anything to prove this is legitimate. Sign a document, show my identity, even pay someone to unlock it, etc.
And to those "give the phone back to its rightful owner" people in advance - my father's body was not discovered until ~3-4 days after his death, so it was partially decomposed. I can send pictures of the UL40 phone soaked in the bloody ooze from his decomposing skin if you're interested. Took hours of cleaning to make the stench of death go away :victory:
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