hello everybody ..
i dont know if anybody can help , i got this phone for sgs3 i9300 the owner have passed away and his parents now want to unlock the phone which is guarded with a password ..
the situation is as folows >
homescreen butten is not working
we dont have the password
usb debudging looks to be not enabled
so i cant enter the recovery mod bcs of homescreen i cant use sgs3 toolkit it says enable usb debug
the phone i dont know what android version is running but i cant seems to take advantage of the lockscreen bypass method since there is no emergency contact button when i press emergency ..
the weird thing is that when i enter many wrong passwords the phone does not pop up any thing regarding gmail account though we dont have its password..
what can i do here ?
ahmadalraii said:
hello everybody ..
i dont know if anybody can help , i got this phone for sgs3 i9300 the owner have passed away and his parents now want to unlock the phone which is guarded with a password ..
the situation is as folows >
Take it to a service centre with proof of ownership .
jje
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What do you want to do ? Recover data store on the phone or just use it ?
If you only want to clean the phone and use it, remove the battery to power-off the phone. Then reboot into Recovery mode (Hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons) and perform a Wipe Data/Cache.
lelinuxien52 said:
What do you want to do ? Recover data store on the phone or just use it ?
If you only want to clean the phone and use it, remove the battery to power-off the phone. Then reboot into Recovery mode (Hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons) and perform a Wipe Data/Cache.
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read the OP, the home button isn't working.
Sorry, I haven't understand that the home button isn't working.
If you have proof of ownership, contact service center to fix it. If not, try to fix the problem by disassembling the phone !
JJEgan said:
Take it to a service centre with proof of ownership .
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^^ This.
That is all that you'll need, i seriously doubt they will put any barriers if you take proof of ownership and some proof of your friend's passing.
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Hey everyone, I just got a samsung galaxy s II i-9100 and I am having trouble getting it into recovery mode. I have tried holding down the power, home and volume down buttons. What happens is it goes to a screen with a green android dude that says downloading and do not turn off target. So as it says I have left it. This has been over 5 mins of waiting and still nothing has changed. Am I doing something wrong do I have a defective phone I sure hope not. Please anyone help!!!
Wrong = YES.
Instructions for recovery mode are always PWR + Home + VOL Up release Home + Vol up when you see the first splash screen followed by power .
At least you have found download mode .
jje
off your phone .take out the battery.put it back. hold volume down ,home and power untill u see something on screen snd immediately relesse power button,continue to hold volume down and home
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thanks
Thanks JJEgan and Souless88 it worked!!!
I guess what I am trying to do is more complicated than just putting my phone into recovery mode.
What I am trying to do is flash a new rom. I used to have a captivate and rooting it was way easier than this phone SG2. I am trying to put Cognition rom on my phone which I have already downloaded. Can anyone help me first root my phone???
grahamn214 said:
Thanks JJEgan and Souless88 it worked!!!
I guess what I am trying to do is more complicated than just putting my phone into recovery mode.
What I am trying to do is flash a new rom. I used to have a captivate and rooting it was way easier than this phone SG2. I am trying to put Cognition rom on my phone which I have already downloaded. Can anyone help me first root my phone???
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follow the directions in the first post.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
grahamn214 said:
Thanks JJEgan and Souless88 it worked!!!
I guess what I am trying to do is more complicated than just putting my phone into recovery mode.
What I am trying to do is flash a new rom. I used to have a captivate and rooting it was way easier than this phone SG2. I am trying to put Cognition rom on my phone which I have already downloaded. Can anyone help me first root my phone???
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Before installing cognition, you should root your phone with insecure kernel as same version (or close) to yours.
The key combination you said in your first post is the Odin flash mode, this is the download mode to use with Odin in order to put a new kernel and/or a new modem version and/or a new custom rom... When you are into this mode, if you don't start flashing or downloading anything, this is not a issue to stop by pressing few seconds on power button.
Thanks a lot. I finally figured it out!!
k so i got cognition installed without a hitch yay!! but when i went to use the stock email app, i need to re-register my gmail address which i understand BUT it keeps wanting me to register social hub so i click ok and i agree to the terms and conditions but it just pushes me back a screen and says you are not registered social hub user, to register continue to the next page. so i click ok and then everything just repeats!!! Anyone come across this before or can anyone help?
did you ever solve this issue of "you are not a registered social hub user"?
as i now have the same issue
lukejones82 said:
did you ever solve this issue of "you are not a registered social hub user"?
as i now have the same issue
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+1
Can add facebook, twitter and linkedin but not gmail
EDIT:Solved - uncheck the premium account box!
phone won't turn on, no flash mode,
i ve galaxy ace
i surfing on wi=fi n suddenly phn switch off n wont start bak
wt to do
plz help . .
ananddugad said:
phone won't turn on, no flash mode,
i ve galaxy ace
i surfing on wi=fi n suddenly phn switch off n wont start bak
wt to do
plz help . .
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connect ur phone to the charger.......
and try to on it...
if it dosent...
then enter download mode (home key+vol down+power key)
remember to connect phone to ur charger and then try..
hopefully should work.....
tried this . .
but still nt working . . .
go to service center ...
thnx dude . .
its the only option i ve nw
bt service centres r close nw
so if any one knws any suggtn tell me
ananddugad said:
tried this . .
but still nt working . . .
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i'm sorry mate. if you can't enter download mode, then there's a chance that your ace is hard bricked. try bringing it to a service center or to where you bought it if it still has warranty. just say it suddenly didn't turn on after updating it or whatsoever. don't say you rooted it or flashed a custom rom.
and next time, post questions at the general section and not here in the dev section.
diospada11 said:
i'm sorry mate. if you can't enter download mode, then there's a chance that your ace is hard bricked. try bringing it to a service center or to where you bought it if it still has warranty. just say it suddenly didn't turn on after updating it or whatsoever. don't say you rooted it or flashed a custom rom.
and next time, post questions at the general section and not here in the dev section.
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thnx mate for ur suggtn
actually m new to this so posted here . . .
Hey man try this:
- remove the sim card and the battery.
- prepare odin for a flash
- connect the device to the computer (without the battery)
- now with one hand press volumen down + power + home button at the same time.
- while doing this, insert the battery and wait a while.
there is some chance that your device answer with something, if so, then press volumen + power + home button again to enter download mode.
Keep trying this, could eventually work (or not). In your case, don't lose anything so give it a TRY!
Cheers!
BrNoMen said:
Hey man try this:
- remove the sim card and the battery.
- prepare odin for a flash
- connect the device to the computer (without the battery)
- now with one hand press volumen down + power + home button at the same time.
- while doing this, insert the battery and wait a while.
there is some chance that your device answer with something, if so, then press volumen + power + home button again to enter download mode.
Keep trying this, could eventually work (or not). In your case, don't lose anything so give it a TRY!
Cheers!
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If your phone is able to enter download mode, it will .. Try this.
remove the back panel . Hold the phone in your right hand . move the battery only a slight outward with your right hand finger, the connection should remain intact.
Now press volume down and middle (square) button with your left hand. And the press the power button with thumb of your right hand..
Sounds strange but.
Sure shot if it is not hard bricked.
Then you will have to flash a rom using odin. You will find tutorial for this . Search the threads here...
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still nt working mate . . .
i think u have hard bricked it.. i went through the same thing few days ago.. don try anything for now.. feel free to visit service center on the next working day. chill .. they will replace the motherboard without any questions or charges.it takes a week or so to replace it in India. jus dont mention anything about the CFW..
abhi.bana said:
i think u have hard bricked it.. i went through the same thing few days ago.. don try anything for now.. feel free to visit service center on the next working day. chill .. they will replace the motherboard without any questions or charges.it takes a week or so to replace it in India. jus dont mention anything about the CFW..
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thnx dude
i submitted phn in service centre
ananddugad said:
still nt working mate . . .
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it sounds like you have bricked your phone, it happened to me few weeks back, i had to send back to the shop and get a new one. if your phone is still under waranty this my be the only quick option for you. hope that helps
Try this :
Unplug your battery»hold power button» plug your battery without unhold power button
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androidia said:
it sounds like you have bricked your phone, it happened to me few weeks back, i had to send back to the shop and get a new one. if your phone is still under waranty this my be the only quick option for you. hope that helps
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yup phn is still under wrrnty
i jus wanted to knw hw dis prob occurs ?
is it due to ROOT or any other cause
ananddugad said:
yup phn is still under wrrnty
i jus wanted to knw hw dis prob occurs ?
is it due to ROOT or any other cause
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Good luck for your phone buddy.. hopefully they might replace the phone for you..
and by the way phone mostly gets bricked which flashing the phone, in general cases it does not brick while usage.
However you know better.. how ever i believe voltage flux might have done that as cud be mobo damage on your phone.
Hi everyone! Im a noob here so I do aplogize if this problem has been solved/mentioned. Well, this is my problem: Ok so my stupid friends took my phone when I wasn't using looking and screwed up my pattern lock so I have to enter my email and password to unlock my phone, right? Well, I was busy so instead I switched off my device and kept it in my pocket. After an hour or so, I felt my phone getting heated up which was weird because it was turned off, so I checked on it and this is what I see: The boot animation was showing up and is stuck at the 'S' logo flashing bit with it vibrating occasionally, the 'menu' and 'back' buttons lights up once in awhile. Oh, and the occasion screen bright up. So i went ahead and tried holding the power button and the same thing happend but this time it lets me in and for a few secs..thn comes out to the boot animation again:crying:... So now I suspect that the lock process has crashed ...any way to fix it? The main thing here is that I need to somehow access the device long enough to copy my stuff to my computer. And of course, fix my well loved phone sorry if my post is very long.....Please help and thanks in advance!!!!!
Can you boot to recovery? (Home + Power + Vol. up)? If you can just do factory reset.
Ill try it, but will it affect all my files?
Your files should be fine. You will lose your app and user data but that's a small price to pay for fixing your phone.
if u can enter to cmwr, then u could make a nandroid back up. this way when u flash up a new rom you could try restoring only data information in advance options in Nandroid back up..
is your phone rooted?? do u have a CMWR???
if not, the only thing u could do is flash a new rom through ODIN.
scayre32
Your files should be fine. You will lose your app and user data but that's a small price to pay for fixing your phone.
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ok thanks ill try it
pelpa87
if u can enter to cmwr, then u could make a nandroid back up. this way when u flash up a new rom you could try restoring only data information in advance options in Nandroid back up..
is your phone rooted?? do u have a CMWR???
if not, the only thing u could do is flash a new rom through ODIN.
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ermm..im a noob at this stuff, so i dont think its a good idea for me....thanks anyways!!:good:
Hi Good Day!
Can anyone help me to fix my s6 edge LDU.. I want to fix the fingerprint password.. someone put a password on the unit, by now i cant access the device.. since it was a demo unit i cant use factory reset.. Im hoping you can help me about this issue, more power and God Bless!
k0rangar03 said:
Hi Good Day!
Can anyone help me to fix my s6 edge LDU.. I want to fix the fingerprint password.. someone put a password on the unit, by now i cant access the device.. since it was a demo unit i cant use factory reset.. Im hoping you can help me about this issue, more power and God Bless!
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Can you get into recovery?
callumbr1 said:
Can you get into recovery?
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Yes Sir
EDIT: ive just read your post and you cant get onto the phone??
I dont know anyway to bypass the lock.
k0rangar03 said:
Yes Sir
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The first thing you have to do is to go to the app drawer and open an application called Samsung Retail.
Go to Configuration Settings and enter code 544 to unlock it. If this code do not work, try 5444
Uncheck Disable the factory reset and enter the following password to confirm it: M729Q16K8546..
Turn the phone off and press the volume up, power and home buttons at the same time to boot into recovery.
Wipe data, cache and dalvik cache.
Then reboot.
However if its an LDU then im pretty sure the antenna and sim card slot will have been removed.
callumbr1 said:
EDIT: ive just read your post and you cant get onto the phone??
I dont know anyway to bypass the lock.
The first thing you have to do is to go to the app drawer and open an application called Samsung Retail.
Go to Configuration Settings and enter code 544 to unlock it. If this code do not work, try 5444
Uncheck Disable the factory reset and enter the following password to confirm it: M729Q16K8546..
Turn the phone off and press the volume up, power and home buttons at the same time to boot into recovery.
Wipe data, cache and dalvik cache.
Then reboot.
However if its an LDU then im pretty sure the antenna and sim card slot will have been removed.
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Ok Sir but the problem is i cant open the device.. it has fingerprint password, i didnt know the password even the back up password. I tried to restore it by holding power button, volume up and camera but still it wont work since the factory reset was disabled by the retail mode.
k0rangar03 said:
Ok Sir but the problem is i cant open the device.. it has fingerprint password, i didnt know the password even the back up password. I tried to restore it by holding power button, volume up and camera but still it wont work since the factory reset was disabled by the retail mode.
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Then i dont think theres anything you can do. You need the password. You can not bypass the lock
callumbr1 said:
Then i dont think theres anything you can do. You need the password. You can not bypass the lock
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Maybe the original firmware can solve the problem and still hoping someone can help me with this issue .. by the way thank you Sir for the time.
k0rangar03 said:
Maybe the original firmware can solve the problem and still hoping someone can help me with this issue .. by the way thank you Sir for the time.
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Try to flash stock firmware
Phone Model: SM-G900F
My friend's mom has been declared brain dead today. She needs to access the phone of her mom, but she doesn't know the pin. Is there any other way we could access the phone without resetting it? There are some important memories on that phone. She doesn't know the google account or the samsung account of her mom. The only choice we have is pure bypass without losing any data. Please help us. Thank you.
PS. I had to state the situation for legality purposes.
jeffcleds said:
Phone Model: SM-G900F
My friend's mom has been declared brain dead today. She needs to access the phone of her mom, but she doesn't know the pin. Is there any other way we could access the phone without resetting it? There are some important memories on that phone. She doesn't know the google account or the samsung account of her mom. The only choice we have is pure bypass without losing any data. Please help us. Thank you.
PS. I had to state the situation for legality purposes.
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Yes there is but do at your own risk !
1. You need PC with internet connection
2. Download Odin latest version is better : )
https://odindownload.com/download/
3. Original usb cable
4. Download CF autoroot
https://download.chainfire.eu/397/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.zip
Example how to flash :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soyOSl7eHQM
5. Download TWRP recovery
https://mega.nz/#!zJZ2jbZY!vqzkPGeP2GeFd3t8li2_p4DUOdnsRbezo30m06tC8yw
Steps is the same for flashing : ) .
6. Now make sure your phone is off!
Press Vol - , Home button and power button at the same time once you feel vibration release just power button until you see TWRP Recovery menu release all buttons . Now go to Advanced /File manager /Data / system now search and delete the following files: password.key and gesture.key . Now go to Reboot to System .
Good luck