I seem to have some ATT issues.... I had to flash a stock att rom to unbrick/bootloop my note and since then every rom I flash no matter how thorough I am in cleaning out my phone I still get the ATT address book sync attempt when I open my contacts.
Any help here?
Just hit cancel.
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Just hit cancel.
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Yeah well.... That's getting old. lol
Rather just be done with it.
Ok, time to flash a modded rom. Its a lot easier than all that you already went through.
First you read the first post of all the different roms. The developers discuss the features of their roms.
Decide on one and download it to your sd card and remember the location. Every rom comes with instructions but basically:
Back up anything you care about (call logs, sms).
Turn off your phone then turn it on and go to recovery.
Do a factory reset to completely wipe the phone.
Choose to flash the zip file you downloaded. Let it work, then reboot and wait about ten minutes for the rom to settle in.
Sign in and set up your phone.
rangercaptain said:
Ok, time to flash a modded rom. Its a lot easier than all that you already went through.
First you read the first post of all the different roms. The developers discuss the features of their roms.
Decide on one and download it to your sd card and remember the location. Every rom comes with instructions but basically:
Back up anything you care about (call logs, sms).
Turn off your phone then turn it on and go to recovery.
Do a factory reset to completely wipe the phone.
Choose to flash the zip file you downloaded. Let it work, then reboot and wait about ten minutes for the rom to settle in.
Sign in and set up your phone.
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I was just on flapjaxx rom but I can't remember if it was there or not. Probably going to flash one tonight that's been debloated. Its no big deal, I just wondered if anyone else had that issue and if they fixed/removed the problem.
I have the backup/flash down but thanks for the help Ranger :good:
I find that "feature" annoying as well.
This are the steps I follow to get rid of that "feature":
Open contacts and click cancel when the address book try to get the AT&T contacts.
Then I go to att.com and log into my account. Once there I select my phone from the "Group Share Usage" dashboard.
Then select "Voice Usage Details". Once there look for the Phone Book option and click Off.
After that, go back to your phone and open contacts. This time it will ask you if you want to enable the Phone Book. Select No. That should take care of the problem, until you flash a new ROM.
jaReyes said:
I find that "feature" annoying as well.
This are the steps I follow to get rid of that "feature":
Open contacts and click cancel when the address book try to get the AT&T contacts.
Then I go to att.com and log into my account. Once there I select my phone from the "Group Share Usage" dashboard.
Then select "Voice Usage Details". Once there look for the Phone Book option and click Off.
After that, go back to your phone and open contacts. This time it will ask you if you want to enable the Phone Book. Select No. That should take care of the problem, until you flash a new ROM.
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Confirmed.....works well !
Thanks button pushed.....g
gregsarg said:
Confirmed.....works well !
Thanks button pushed.....g
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yes confirmed. finally a way to remove that ANNOYANCE lol
But.....
jaReyes said:
I find that "feature" annoying as well.
This are the steps I follow to get rid of that "feature":
Open contacts and click cancel when the address book try to get the AT&T contacts.
Then I go to att.com and log into my account. Once there I select my phone from the "Group Share Usage" dashboard.
Then select "Voice Usage Details". Once there look for the Phone Book option and click Off.
After that, go back to your phone and open contacts. This time it will ask you if you want to enable the Phone Book. Select No. That should take care of the problem, until you flash a new ROM.
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I'm not on ATT?
Dangry said:
I'm not on ATT?
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Yeah, so read up and find your rom. I know Flapjaxxx has the contacts fixed.
Dangry said:
I'm not on ATT?
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It happens to me every time I flash a new rom.Just click on contacts and let it go through its thing(it will basically just search to see if you have ATT address book setup,which you don't) When it is done,close it.Do it 3x total I believe and you won't see it again till you flash a different rom.
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Like ranger said too,some custom roms probably don't have the att contacts app so you could bypass it all together that way.
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Haven't seen anything about this posted yet so I guess I'll go ahead and post -
Forgot my password for Sense and it wont send me the recovery email (I've tried twice). Any suggestions, and is this a known issue?
You mean the pass word for the account or the password for the phone??
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laie1472 said:
You mean the pass word for the account or the password for the phone??
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Apologies I should have been more clear - the account.
Cool. Well if you tried threw the pc then just do a data wipe it should reset all the passwords then just setup a new one. Mean while keep trying to retrieve your old one via email incase you have something you want from that account.
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laie1472 said:
Cool. Well if you tried threw the pc then just do a data wipe it should reset all the passwords then just setup a new one. Mean while keep trying to retrieve your old one via email incase you have something you want from that account.
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Thanks - I guess that's what I'll have to do.
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Thanks - I guess that's what I'll have to do.
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I know its a bummer dude but here's what I do. I keep a note pad file on my sd hidden in a folder and it has all of my passwords on there for my accounts. Then I just change the file ext to hide it even further. Just an idea for you. Good luck man
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laie1472 said:
I know its a bummer dude but here's what I do. I keep a note pad file on my sd hidden in a folder and it has all of my passwords on there for my accounts. Then I just change the file ext to hide it even further. Just an idea for you. Good luck man
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Good idea - I'll be following that example. It's just weird that they won't send me password recovery stuff to my email even though they say they are. I guess it's an issue on HTC's end?
How is wiping the phone gonna help him remember an htcsense.com password?
His email is already linked.
He needs to wait for that email from htc.
Otherwise, remove the sense account from settings/accounts and sync.
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How is wiping the phone gonna help him remember an htcsense.com password?
His email is already linked.
He needs to wait for that email from htc.
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It wont. If you would read dude. I stated it would reset all passwords allowing him to setup a different account to use while he waits for his old account password.
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WeatherTech said:
Good idea - I'll be following that example. It's just weird that they won't send me password recovery stuff to my email even though they say they are. I guess it's an issue on HTC's end?
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They more than likely will. Just might take a little longer.
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It wont. If you would read dude. I stated it would reset all passwords allowing him to setup a different account to use while he waits for his old account password.
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Sounds like bs to me.
He doesn't need a data wipe just to use a different sense account.
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Sounds like bs to me.
He doesn't need a data wipe just to use a different sense account.
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Never said he did lame dude. A data wipe enables him to just start fresh. Were in my post did you read me stating that he did??
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Never said he did lame dude. A data wipe enables him to just start fresh. Were in my post did you read me stating that he did??
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He can remove his sense account and start fresh w/o wiping the phone.
Are you purposefully trying to screw him up?
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He can remove his sense account and start fresh w/o wiping the phone.
Are you purposefully trying to screw him up?
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Man how in the he'll does a data wipe screw some one??? You must be a noob. Let me.check your profile.
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Yup noob you are. I should have known if your posting a data wipe screws someone. Man I do a data wipe at least 3 times a week just to stay fresh. It takes me all of but 10 min to reroot over clock to 1836 setup all my email accounts and sync and setup my home screens. Lol a data wipe screws the user wow laugh of the day.
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Hello,
I swapped out 3D's and too forgot my Sense and Watch Passwords. However, I did receive Emails with the new Passwords. Unlike most Services, it did take around 30 Minutes instead of being sent instantaneously. I would check your Junk/Trash Folder to make sure that they did not accidentally get sent there. Also, you could always call HTC and perhaps they might be able to assist you.
Cheers,
JJ
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Yup noob you are. I should have known if your posting a data wipe screws someone. Man I do a data wipe at least 3 times a week just to stay fresh.
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Ahaha, you are the noob. Let me guess, you also reinstall windows every month, just to stay fresh.
Also, what, you didn't know that the sense account could be manipulated from Account and Sync?
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Ahaha, you are the noob. Let me guess, you also reinstall windows every month, just to stay fresh.
Also, what, you didn't know that the sense account could be manipulated from Account and Sync?
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What in the hell does windows have to do with a sense account?? Man you going left trying to be right. Were on sense and obviously the only thing that has it is your phone.
I'm gone dude your a lame. Argue with yourself.
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Jungle Jack said:
Hello,
I swapped out 3D's and too forgot my Sense and Watch Passwords. However, I did receive Emails with the new Passwords. Unlike most Services, it did take around 30 Minutes instead of being sent instantaneously. I would check your Junk/Trash Folder to make sure that they did not accidentally get sent there. Also, you could always call HTC and perhaps they might be able to assist you.
Cheers,
JJ
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I might see if HTC can help otherwise I'll just setup a new account for sense. I requested the password last week and then again a little before I started this thread. No emails in spam.
Hi,
I cannot see an option to setup an email account outside of corporate or Gmail. I did do a search through the forums but came up empty.
Have I missed something fundamental.
Tried setting up the POP account through the corporate icon but of course it could not communicate with the server.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sydpark
Sydpark said:
Hi,
I cannot see an option to setup an email account outside of corporate or Gmail. I did do a search through the forums but came up empty.
Have I missed something fundamental.
Tried setting up the POP account through the corporate icon but of course it could not communicate with the server.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sydpark
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Can't you just select "email" from the application list and go from there? Once you type in the email address and password select "manual setup" and configure it accordingly. You will need your outgoing and incoming mail server etc etc.
If that doesn't work for you for some reason you can always download K-9 mail from the market. Its free and has a ton of features.
Good luck! Let me know if you still need any further assistance
I think I'm going to give this rom one more shot today. I like it, but I'm not so crazy about the on screen buttons at the bottom. They seem redundant to the ones already on the atrix.
odinfire said:
I think I'm going to give this rom one more shot today. I like it, but I'm not so crazy about the on screen buttons at the bottom. They seem redundant to the ones already on the atrix.
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I couldn't handle that, it would suck to have those extra on screen buttons!
odinfire said:
I think I'm going to give this rom one more shot today. I like it, but I'm not so crazy about the on screen buttons at the bottom. They seem redundant to the ones already on the atrix.
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Do they go away if you change the launcher?
WiredPirate said:
I couldn't handle that, it would suck to have those extra on screen buttons!
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Just remove the ICS laucher and use a regular one like GO or AWD...
g2tegg said:
Can't you just select "email" from the application list and go from there? Once you type in the email address and password select "manual setup" and configure it accordingly. You will need your outgoing and incoming mail server etc etc.
If that doesn't work for you for some reason you can always download K-9 mail from the market. Its free and has a ton of features.
Good luck! Let me know if you still need any further assistance
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Thanks. I was not aware I could add it from there. You have really helped me.
Cheers,
bconcio said:
Do they go away if you change the launcher?
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Yes, they are launcher based, not Android based.
I really don't know how the real ICS would work on smartphones with harware keys. Redundant and i hated the ICS Launcher on this ROM just for that reason.
I have a rooted Evo LTE on the factory ROM and everything has been fine... until just now. I decided I wanted to recover my call log from my Evo 4G backup via Titanium Backup. Now, after a reboot, I get a popup that says:
"android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Would you like to send an error report to HTC? This will help us improve our products."
The problem is that when I click 'Don't Send' it goes away but then pops up again less than a second later. It literally will continue over and over again w/o any end in sight. My phone is bork and I don't know how to un-bork it at this point. Sometimes I wish life had an 'undo' option as I don't even really care that much about my call log. I was just trying to get fancy I guess.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as my phone is pretty much useless at the moment.
I was able to navigate back to 'contacts/calls' within Titanium Backup between popups and click freeze. It froze and I no longer get those popups but I now get"
'Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped'
In addition to this I assume that my phone, contacts or something also doesn't work now that I've frozen 'Call/Contacts' but now maybe at least I can delete and restore this file with a proper working one?? Anyone??
Did you accidentally restore the Contacts/Calls application instead of the list?
You could have just synced the contacts to your gmail account on the OG EVO and they would have synced automatically on the LTE.
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Did you accidentally restore the Contacts/Calls application instead of the list?
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Yes, this is what I did. It was even in GREEN text which Titanium Backup says is safe to restore and to avoid RED. How can I fix this?
BPHusker said:
You could have just synced the contacts to your gmail account on the OG EVO and they would have synced automatically on the LTE.
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It wasn't the contacts I was after. All of my contacts are sync'd to Google so with the new phone I had all my contacts after logging into Google. I was just trying to restore my call log from my previous phone when all this began.
That Titanium Backup item is data only. Go back to Titanium to that line item, unfreeze, then wipe data. You should be good to go. Then maybe reboot to make sure there are no more force closes.
Edit: Actually, I may be wrong. There could be an apk with that as well. What I said above is still worth a shot, though. If it doesn't work you will have to find a way to restore that apk. Are you running a custom ROM?
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
tbonanno231 said:
That Titanium Backup item is data only. Go back to Titanium to that line item, unfreeze, then wipe data. You should be good to go. Then maybe reboot to make sure there are no more force closes.
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That's the weird part was I thought that I did just restore the data. I'm about 97% sure that's what I selected in fact. I figured it would leave the app as is and then restore the data and bam! I'd have my call log. That's not the case. Clearing data from Titanium Backup was going to be my next step but didn't want to bork things any further. If you're saying it's safe to do I will attempt that.
tbonanno231 said:
Edit: Actually, I may be wrong. There could be an apk with that as well. What I said above is still worth a shot, though. If it doesn't work you will have to find a way to restore that apk. Are you running a custom ROM?
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
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No, like I said in the OP I've rooted a stock Evo LTE and that's all. Nothing else has been done.
Reboot into recovery (vol up + vol down + power and as soon as the phone powers off, let go of vol up) and fix permissions.
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That's the weird part was I thought that I did just restore the data. I'm about 97% sure that's what I selected in fact. I figured it would leave the app as is and then restore the data and bam! I'd have my call log. That's not the case. Clearing data from Titanium Backup was going to be my next step but didn't want to bork things any further. If you're saying it's safe to do I will attempt that.
No, like I said in the OP I've rooted a stock Evo LTE and that's all. Nothing else has been done.
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Oops... you did say that in the OP. My bad. Yeah, wiping data should be perfectly safe with any app, user or system, so that seems like a good next step. Let us know how you make out.
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mike.r.olson said:
Reboot into recovery (vol up + vol down + power and as soon as the phone powers off, let go of vol up) and fix permissions.
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Good idea, but it doesn't sound like the OP has a custom recovery installed.
tbonanno231 said:
Oops... you did say that in the OP. My bad. Yeah, wiping data should be perfectly safe with any app, user or system, so that seems like a good next step. Let us know how you make out.
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Unfroze and immediately got popups again. Between them I was able to clear the data for it and they quit. No rebooting to see if everything is good to go once again.
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Good idea, but it doesn't sound like the OP has a custom recovery installed.
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No, no recovery because I wasn't doing anything crazy.... so I thought.
OP...please post your question in the correct place. Your thread has been moved to the HTC EVO 4G LTE Q&A section.
tbonanno231 said:
Oops... you did say that in the OP. My bad. Yeah, wiping data should be perfectly safe with any app, user or system, so that seems like a good next step. Let us know how you make out.
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So far so good. I think this fixed the problem so I'll see if it remains fixed.
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So far so good. I think this fixed the problem so I'll see if it remains fixed.
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Great news.
Good news. My advice would be to flash TWRP now though. Being rooted without having a custom recovery is mighty dangerous.
mike.r.olson said:
Good news. My advice would be to flash TWRP now though. Being rooted without having a custom recovery is mighty dangerous.
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I agree and I need to. I need to unlock my bootloader first and I started the process but didn't have the files I needed at like step 8 or whatever it was. I guess I'll try harder to find what I need when I get some more time.
In case anyone is curious, the problem exists because you have a Facebook friend that has a birthday on February 29th. Either remove the Facebook friend or don't sync calendar data from Facebook. You will need to clear the data first and then re-sync contacts and live feed for it to work. Hope this helps. This is a bug that HTC needs to fix.
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In case anyone is curious, the problem exists because you have a Facebook friend that has a birthday on February 29th. Either remove the Facebook friend or don't sync calendar data from Facebook. You will need to clear the data first and then re-sync contacts and live feed for it to work. Hope this helps. This is a bug that HTC needs to fix.
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Holy blast from the past. The issue has long since been corrected.
Ok, so heres my problem. Ill try and be as specific as possible without acting like a crazy person, because i am at my wits end with this.
I bought this tablet cheap at a pawn shop. They said it was locked and they 100% could not contact the original owner of it. Me, being somewhat learned with android stuffs, said ok, i will reset it from the recovery menu, NO PROBLEM. yea right. Get home, reset it and now I am introduced to this new Google factory reset protection business.
Now I have researched all possible ways to bypass this. The #1 solution is to get into the settings menu and enable developer options and go from there. I have enabled developer options on every android i have ever owned. Somehow, with this p.o.s. tablet....it will not work. I have tried every which way to tap build number 1, 000 times and nothing. For some reason, I cant get it to work.
Another solution that i found was to download and sideload this app to bypass it for you. Technically, its for Samsung devices, but i tried it anywho. All good until i plug the tablet into my pc. The PC wont recongnize the stupid tablet.
I am asking EVERYONE and ANYONE. Is there some other way for me to get past this crap? It is a RCA Viking Pro 10" tablet Android version 6.0 Model Number-RCT6303W87M7
PLEASE HALP!
Thanks in advance peoples,
-Jess
Same exact tablet and problem too.
My neighbor got it at an auction and I've done the Wipe Data/Factory Reset and then the trick to get into settings but tapping on Build doesn't work. Someone mentioned that 4 long taps worked for them so I tried that too with no luck. Not sure what else to do but send the neighbor to a cellphone repair store but it's for his grandson so I wanted to help out. Any advice/instructions would be great.
Thanks,
Roger
Successfully bypassed google account verification
RCT6303W87M7-Android 6.0-V-21-V1. 15. 80
I think I may have solved this problem. I also may have been the first to do this since I haven't found the answer anywhere else and I successfully accomplished it very easily actually after weeks of trying every available method out there. I hope this helps everyone. Let me know how it goes. Here goes: after getting to the page asking for the previous owners info, I hit the back button. I hit add network and typed in several random letters. I then long pressed those letters and clicked assist. I then clicked on gmail and was taken to the permissions and such page. I clicked on the 3 dots in the upper right and clicked manage apps. From there it took me to the settings page. Once in settings, I simply just added another user account and entered my current google information and went through all the steps. After I made it to the home screen I powered off the tablet and then restarted it. It asked for my info again and I entered my google information and it took me to the home screen after answering a few more questions. I then went to settings and deleted the user account I set up and that made me owner. I even did a complete reset and it no longer had the previous owners info. It only needed mine. FINALLY, I can use this tablet after weeks and frustration of trying to bypass this. Please let me know if this works for anyone. I may have left out something on accident if it doesn't. I'll redo it if I have to and possibly make a video if so. Thanks. I hope this does the trick. It would be nice to be the first at something for once if this is the case. Lol
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RCT6303W87M7-Android 6.0-V-21-V1. 15. 80
th674 said:
RCT6303W87M7-Android 6.0-V-21-V1. 15. 80
I think I may have solved this problem. I also may have been the first to do this since I haven't found the answer anywhere else and I successfully accomplished it very easily actually after weeks of trying every available method out there. I hope this helps everyone. Let me know how it goes. Here goes: after getting to the page asking for the previous owners info, I hit the back button. I hit add network and typed in several random letters. I then long pressed those letters and clicked assist. I then clicked on gmail and was taken to the permissions and such page. I clicked on the 3 dots in the upper right and clicked manage apps. From there it took me to the settings page. Once in settings, I simply just added another user account and entered my current google information and went through all the steps. After I made it to the home screen I powered off the tablet and then restarted it. It asked for my info again and I entered my google information and it took me to the home screen after answering a few more questions. I then went to settings and deleted the user account I set up and that made me owner. I even did a complete reset and it no longer had the previous owners info. It only needed mine. FINALLY, I can use this tablet after weeks and frustration of trying to bypass this. Please let me know if this works for anyone. I may have left out something on accident if it doesn't. I'll redo it if I have to and possibly make a video if so. Thanks. I hope this does the trick. It would be nice to be the first at something for once if this is the case. Lol
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Thanks for the work! I am going to see if my neighbor still has it and if so I'll get it from him and test out your procedure. Glad it worked for you! I'll report back as soon as I get it from him.
Roger
RogerMialkowski said:
Thanks for the work! I am going to see if my neighbor still has it and if so I'll get it from him and test out your procedure. Glad it worked for you! I'll report back as soon as I get it from him.
Roger
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Please do. I'm anxious to see if it works for others as well.
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Please do. I'm anxious to see if it works for others as well.
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Well, turns out this tablet is a RCT6603 with the last patch date being June 2016. It wouldn't let me enter a Google account - it would go straight to the screen where it said this tablet was reset and to enter the previous owner's account information. Google must have really patched that version tight as a drum...
Glad it's at least working for you though.
Roger
RogerMialkowski said:
Well, turns out this tablet is a RCT6603 with the last patch date being June 2016. It wouldn't let me enter a Google account - it would go straight to the screen where it said this tablet was reset and to enter the previous owner's account information. Google must have really patched that version tight as a drum...
Glad it's at least working for you though.
Roger
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Mine was RTC6303 with an earlier date than yours , I used the 4 long presses to get into developers mode and it worked.... Russ
an old thread but figured id add a note in case anyone comes looking later :
go through setup, enter wifi and when it comes up asking for previous owners info, hit back till you get to wifi screen, click on 'add wifi' then hit a few random characters, click and hold on the characters and then select 'ASSIST'.
When new window opens up, type chrome and select the chrome app when it shows in the dropdown menu, download and install google account manager 6.0.1 apk, then download and install quick shortcut maker, open quick shortcut maker and then type 'google account manager' in search bar. click on this and then from the options that open, select the 1 that ends with 'loginactivity' and then select 'Try IT', from the new screen that opens up, click the 3 dots at top right of screen and select 'Browser Sign-in'. Log in with your Google credentials, once it goes back to the quick shortcut maker screen, use power button to restart tablet, proceed through setup as per normal and instead of going to the google login screen, itll come up stating that your new accounts are ready for use.
once you have went through setup fully, goto settings and factory reset the tablet, this will get the tablet to a 'brand new out of the box' state and remove those previous credentials from your legally purchased 2nd hand tablet
It worked!
Thank you your instructions worked perfectly.
Hi there! So happy to see that this post was updated!!
I found a bit of a quicker way to get through the FRP issue thanks to everyones comments.
1. Connect to wifi
2. Back out and click add new network. Type some letters and highlight, click on Assist.
3. In the search box start typing Settings and wait for the settings app to appear. Click that.
4. Go to Back up and Reset. Click Factory Reset which will delete the connected google account.
Thanks guys! Also plugging in a mouse made it way easier to zip through all the steps.
So I do everything that all of you have tried and it wont work. I got the tablet from my grandmother who passed away. I am getting more irritated with the device as I do not have the money to buy a new one. I do as everyone says to do however there is no assist button at all when I highlight everything.... help please.... Im pulling my hair out over this
I found the easiest way to get into settings, theres a button on the keyboard with the settings icon, press it and it takes you straight to the settings menu.
Is there any kind that actually works? I keep fishing around on Google play and everything is either old, doesn't work, or is full of sh*t, or a combination of all 3.
Welcome to XDA
If you're running Android 9 or higher simply do a factory reset. There are no known rootkits that can worm out of the user partition, once that data is wiped so is the malware.
Don't reload it again after the factory reset.
blackhawk said:
Welcome to XDA
If you're running Android 9 or higher simply do a factory reset. There are no known rootkits that can worm out of the user partition, once that data is wiped so is the malware.
Don't reload it again after the factory reset.
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Thank you for the welcome. Sorry bout the late reply. I don't suppose there's another way is there? Im literally fresh out the box, I've never done a factory reset.
Michael Romanov said:
Thank you for the welcome. Sorry bout the late reply. I don't suppose there's another way is there? Im literally fresh out the box, I've never done a factory reset.
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You're welcome. The other way is to find the malware and delete it completely.
blackhawk said:
You're welcome. The other way is to find the malware and delete it completely.
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Which would be how? Would I need a app or something for the pc? And if so do you have any recommendations? I have the mixsilver file manager on my phone (pixel 6 "Not pro"). Would there be a way I could find it thru there? Also my device is not rooted. So would I need to root? I'm sorry if this gets on your nerves. If so tell me, won't hurt my feelings. I'm literally a noob at this stuff. I've been trying to teach myself and just do trial and error but im getting in over my head and don't wanna accidentally brick my phone or worse.
What makes you sure you have spy/malware? Or do you mean adware?
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Tom
With Avast or AVG Antivirus you can do a pretty good scan of your apps, even system apps if you want.
For Factory reset see here https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4596836
or go here on a PC (you need your Pixel connected by usb to the PC then): https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/carrier_selection
tom1807 said:
What makes you sure you have spy/malware? Or do you mean adware?
Cheers
Tom
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Chrome ****tin out 3 gigs of data a day. I have unlimited so it's not that big of a deal but still.....and some of the options I had in settings like "permissions, enable/disable, clear data/cache" that I know for a fact I had not too long ago are now greyed out or nonexistent. Also sometimes when I bring up "location" thru the settings menu everything is supposed to be "off" but there's 2 or 3 that look like they are switching back to say "off" as soon as the page shows. 1 of them outright takes several seconds to display any "on or off" setting at all. I've found a "Verizon" system app on my phone, some kind of Samsung telephony thing. And it seems like I can input a change to settings or something and when I look at my phone in the morning everything I had set up is back to it's previous settings.
psi78 said:
With Avast or AVG Antivirus you can do a pretty good scan of your apps, even system apps if you want.
For Factory reset see here https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4596836
or go here on a PC (you need your Pixel connected by usb to the PC then): https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/carrier_selection
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Thank you. Umm.....stupid question but I've never done a full reset before so.....how and would I need to move my apps to another storage or could I just go back thru the play store and redownload? And any paid apps and subscriptions?
It probably explains all that in those links doesn't it?
Just do factory reset and you are okay.. Then start using phone as new..
Michael Romanov said:
Chrome ****tin out 3 gigs of data a day. I have unlimited so it's not that big of a deal but still.....and some of the options I had in settings like "permissions, enable/disable, clear data/cache" that I know for a fact I had not too long ago are now greyed out or nonexistent. Also sometimes when I bring up "location" thru the settings menu everything is supposed to be "off" but there's 2 or 3 that look like they are switching back to say "off" as soon as the page shows. 1 of them outright takes several seconds to display any "on or off" setting at all. I've found a "Verizon" system app on my phone, some kind of Samsung telephony thing. And it seems like I can input a change to settings or something and when I look at my phone in the morning everything I had set up is back to it's previous settings.
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For what it's worth, the Verizon system app comes with the phone in case you use a Verizon sim.
If you end up clean flashing or factory resetting, I would not restore any apps from backups. I would reinstall everything fresh or you could just be putting the malware back on your phone, if that indeed is what you have.
Michael Romanov said:
Thank you. Umm.....stupid question but I've never done a full reset before so.....how and would I need to move my apps to another storage or could I just go back thru the play store and redownload? And any paid apps and subscriptions?
It probably explains all that in those links doesn't it?
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Just redownload them. Google remembers your bought apps or subscriptions in your Google account, so as long as you use the same email/account for logging in to Playstore after Factory reset you're good.
Your contacts normally are also synced to your Google Account, so you get them back also then.
psi78 said:
Just redownload them. Google remembers your bought apps or subscriptions in your Google account, so as long as you use the same email/account for logging in to Playstore after Factory reset you're good.
Your contacts normally are also synced to your Google Account, so you get them back also then.
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Thank you. I was worried it wasn't gonna remember me.
Lughnasadh said:
For what it's worth, the Verizon system app comes with the phone in case you use a Verizon sim.
If you end up clean flashing or factory resetting, I would not restore any apps from backups. I would reinstall everything fresh or you could just be putting the malware back on your phone, if that indeed is what you have.
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But that's the thing. I don't use Verizon I use sprint which is part of t mobile. That's why I just don't get it.
Michael Romanov said:
But that's the thing. I don't use Verizon I use sprint which is part of t mobile. That's why I just don't get it.
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It comes with the phone by default just in case you do use Verizon. Basically that app helps give the phone Verizon support, of sorts. It's disabled by default if you don't use Verizon so there's really nothing to worry about with that app.
Lughnasadh said:
It comes with the phone by default just in case you do use Verizon. Basically that app helps give the phone Verizon support, of sorts. It's disabled by default if you don't use Verizon so there's really nothing to worry about with that app.
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Man thank you. There's stuff on here that I don't understand and I've been thinking it's something I've downloaded or whatever. I'm new to all of this.