Has anyone used the full device encryption built into ics yet? Any drawbacks using it? Does it affect performance in anyway?
Also does it encrypt the internal and external sdcard?
Found a good thread about encryption on ics here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392037 basically don't do it if you flash constantly, and you can't go back either.
I am required to use encryption to access my works exchange server. Before the ICS upgrade I could use a pattern to unlock my encrypted phone. After upgrading to ICS ... the phone prompted me for a password. I had to wipe the phone. I tried again, this time the minimum security requirement from my Exchange server demanded a pin. I set up a pin, encrypted the phone ... rebooted .. again the password prompt. The phone would not recognize my password. Re-wipe, try again, 1 hour later after encryption ... same thing. Prompt for password, it did not recognize my password ... rewipe the phone.
Now I am looking for a way to downgrade from ICS
poniard said:
I am required to use encryption to access my works exchange server. Before the ICS upgrade I could use a pattern to unlock my encrypted phone. After upgrading to ICS ... the phone prompted me for a password. I had to wipe the phone. I tried again, this time the minimum security requirement from my Exchange server demanded a pin. I set up a pin, encrypted the phone ... rebooted .. again the password prompt. The phone would not recognize my password. Re-wipe, try again, 1 hour later after encryption ... same thing. Prompt for password, it did not recognize my password ... rewipe the phone.
Now I am looking for a way to downgrade from ICS
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Have you tried using a password instead of a pin or pattern? I'm wondering if it is letting you select a lower security option and then trying to enforce a higher security option later. Just a guess.
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Hi,
I got my SGS2 from O2 yesterday, went to check recovery mode is working ok and it is asking for a password. Has anyone else on O2 had this? For the short time I had my SGS on Gingerbread I got asked for the same when trying recovery mode.
Just tried on my unlocked T-Mobile phone from CPW and it goes in fine.
Blue text, Android system recover (3e), and options to reboot, apply update.zip, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition.
Also this was done on a rooted phone although im pretty sure i also tried it before rooting and it still worked then.
Password is your screen unlock password.
It turns out it is because I had the screen lock set to a PIN.
Yep, If you have either a screen lock PIN or password set the recovery rom prompts you for them (although if you set a pin it still refers to it as a password in the recovery rom which can be confusing).
However if you set a pattern lock then no prompt is given.
nice to know
Thanks for the info
I was sure my recovery got locked by the store I got it from ... (If its possible)
After replacing my Email.apk without any security and canceling the PIN all is well.
ilanshp said:
I was sure my recovery got locked by the store I got it from ... (If its possible)
After replacing my Email.apk without any security and canceling the PIN all is well.
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hey..man..
i got the kind of same question...
god..i deleted email.apk last time..(is that all about email.apk???)
and then i set a PIN screen lock,it just don't work.
whatever i type the password i just set,it just say "wrong"!
and then i fresh my i9000 by odin(without wipe before this)
when it finish,it just fxcking telling me to "confirm password" after auto reboot.
wtf...now i cant get in to recovery.
what can i do????????????help me plz....i dont want my sdcard data gone..
(sry for my ****ty english)
scottishlad80 said:
Hi,
I got my SGS2 from O2 yesterday, went to check recovery mode is working ok and it is asking for a password. Has anyone else on O2 had this? For the short time I had my SGS on Gingerbread I got asked for the same when trying recovery mode.
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hey..man..
i got the kind of same question with my i9000...
god..i deleted email.apk last time..(is that all about email.apk???)
and then i set a PIN screen lock,it just don't work.
whatever i type the password i just set,it just say "wrong"!
and then i fresh my i9000 by odin(without wipe before this)
when it finish,it just fxcking telling me to "confirm password" after auto reboot.
wtf...now i cant get in to recovery.
what can i do????????????help me plz....i dont want my sdcard data gone..
(sry for my ****ty english)
I have the same problem here, but I had no unlock code and still it asks me to "confirm password"....
Hey Guys.
A friend of mine tried to unlock my phone and made multiple failed attempts and choose some option which now have resulted in the phone being BLOCKED. it is not showing the "normally available option" of logging in via the gmail account. It is asking for a recovery password. I have no idea what that password is as i never set such a password. I have tried all my accounts on the phone. i tried 0000 and 00000000 aswell for the default passwords but of no avail. The screen shows "Recovery password required to unblock phone".
When i give a wrong password it says "Incorrect recovery password.All data will be wiped in line with security policy". As i dont want to do this i turn off my phone and upon restarting it this happens again. I tried removing the battery for sometime.Keeping the phone turned off etc but nothing positive.
Any suggestions on a workaround or what might the password be?
auny87 said:
Hey Guys.
A friend of mine tried to unlock my phone and made multiple failed attempts and choose some option which now have resulted in the phone being BLOCKED. it is not showing the "normally available option" of logging in via the gmail account. It is asking for a recovery password. I have no idea what that password is as i never set such a password. I have tried all my accounts on the phone. i tried 0000 and 00000000 aswell for the default passwords but of no avail. The screen shows "Recovery password required to unblock phone".
When i give a wrong password it says "Incorrect recovery password.All data will be wiped in line with security policy". As i dont want to do this i turn off my phone and upon restarting it this happens again. I tried removing the battery for sometime.Keeping the phone turned off etc but nothing positive.
Any suggestions on a workaround or what might the password be?
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Hey,
never heard s.th. like that before.
but u said unlock? So it's from an Provider and u maybe have some sheets at home with infos and so on (like number, pin, puk etc.) maybe also a recovery passwort or kind of it is written?
PS: u also kann try 1234 1235 o kind of it.... but dunno what happend if to often typed... maybe u really loose data so better have a look first or call provider, maybe the service can help
CHEERS
This is the exact same setup as a stolen phone will show . So best advice is return the phone to the network/phone supplier who should be able to reset on evidence of purchase .
Incorrect recovery password.All data will be wiped in line with security policy
Means a security policy has been set up by the owner of the phone .
In case of a stolen phone or such symptoms XDA cannot get involved in workarounds that may be illegal .
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Guys its my own phone no stolen thing. it is not on a network. The guy was trying to unlock it and made too many tries with it.
Regarding the policy, i did have my exchange account setuped on the phone which required the pattern lock in the first place. May it had such a policy but i am not aware of that. So any wild ideas?
Regarding unlocking i didnt say "unlock". i said "unblock". this unblock thing has nothing to do with the network unlocks.
Dear Experts,
I experimented the last few days with a few ROMs.
I went for device encryption.
On Android 5 it always forces to set a password.
On Android 6 it is possible to use either a password or a PIN code. I entered a password first. After the encryption went through, I decided to change it for a code. This went flawlessly, till I restarted the phone. Then before loading the OS it asks of course for a password. To my surprise, it did not take neither the new code, nor the old password and I had to reflash the entire ROM.
Does anyone have an explanation ? As far as I googled, it should be possible to change the password... What did I do wrong ?
Device is a SM-N916S from Samsung (Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE Exynos 5433 ver.) for anyone that's wondering. It's current state : Completely stock with no root. USB debugging disabled. No Samsung Account linked to device. Can't change password through ADM. No more guesses left for the password anymore, any more will reset the phone.
So yeah. For the past few days I've been trying to bypass Android Device Manager's remote "Lock" feature that's meant to keep your data safe from theives. As for why? Long story short : I tried to pull a cruel prank on my brother by remotely locking his device through ADM. I have since forgotten the password (it was a random combination of letters and numbers that I thought I could remember, but obviously not.) and trying to set a new password through Android Device Manager just gives me the infamous "Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered won't be needed." error message.
Now, if this was phone that belonged to me, I would just install a custom recovery and remove the password with a password disable zip, but unfortunately, that is not an option here. Oh yeah, I should probably mention that I CANNOT void the warranty (as in trip the KNOX counter) under ANY circumstances and would very much like to avoid a factory reset. Am I out of luck here? Or is anyone here aware of a method that can be used to bypass the ADM lock / or a way to backup data without root access / adb. Thanks.
Pocophone F1
security set to fingerprint and alphanumeric password.
every 3 days the fingerprint stops working and asks for password as a default security feature.
Last night it asked for password as its been 3 days since last used password. I am certain the password is correct and signed in several times before with it. I suspect there might have been a system update in the last 3 days. Now it keeps saying password is incorrect.
Forgot password option only allows erasing data and back to factory default.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Muhammed4 said:
Pocophone F1
security set to fingerprint and alphanumeric password.
every 3 days the fingerprint stops working and asks for password as a default security feature.
Last night it asked for password as its been 3 days since last used password. I am certain the password is correct and signed in several times before with it. I suspect there might have been a system update in the last 3 days. Now it keeps saying password is incorrect.
Forgot password option only allows erasing data and back to factory default.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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if you have TWRP or any other encryption supporting custom recovery, reboot to recovery and then check what it asks for.
called xiaomi uk
I didn't root the phone or have custom recovery installed unfortunately.
called xiaomi uk customer support, they were saying the phone should give the option to reset the password via the google account but it isn't giving this option.
the phone is definitely connected to my google account. can see it there and was able to locate it and ring it from the computer browser.
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if you have TWRP or any other encryption supporting custom recovery, reboot to recovery and then check what it asks for.
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I didn't install those unfortunately.
Did you associate your phone to mi account? She this happen to my girlfriend's phone and saw a bunch of cases while looking for a solution. Couldn't find a way around factory resetting.
I ended up doing the factory reset. I am sure it's a Xiaomi software issue because when I was initiating the phone again, when you set up fingerprint it gives this message:
"Remember your lock screen password. If you forget it, you'll have to erase all data on your device, including photos and contacts, and then set a new one"
This is exactly what I ended up doing other than the fact that it wouldn't accept the correct password. There is ways around it if you rooted your phone before this happened but in my case there was no quick solution.
Xiaomi should allow the password reset via Google account like other android phones.
Lucky I did have some backup via Google so wasn't a total disaster.
this is really bad. Im in this situation and i don want to erase my files as i didnt back up or used cloud. since yesterday looking for work around this screen lock issue, im using pocophone f1.