Hi All,
I bought a Xperia tablet z in China without knowing that devices in China do not come with any google services apps and thus I cannot login to google account and use gmail app etc.
I tried installing the Google Service Framework.apk directly and it says "no connection to server".Then I did some research online and I found that I should install Google Service Framework.apk by going into recovery mode.
However, after an hour of attempts on booting the device into recovery mode by holding on the Vol+ and Power button, there's no response.
Am I doing something wrong with booting into recovery? Should I unlock bootloader (which I have no idea what this is and how to do it)?
I also saw other posts with guides to CWM-Based Recovery, CM, unlock bootloader etc. I am new to an Android tablet and have no idea what those are. What should I do in order to get google service apps running?
Many thanks!!
Looks like there is no recovery for locked bootloader for now for XTZ. You have to unlock your bootloader (warranty loose etc) to flash Gapp package with google app in it via recovery.
Read before making your decision about what the pro and cons unlocking BL.
I don't know if there's another way for installing these apps, wait others answer maybe...
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i have a xperia pro android 4.04,,, and i forgotten its screen pattern and now it is asking for the google account. and after entering google account it says it is invailid.. is there any procedure.. to unlock the phone.. help would be highly appereciated..thanks
The Google account way has always worked for me even without an internet connection. Try to remember your pattern. If you absolutely cannot remember it and the Google account way isn't working at all, I think your only option is to restore it to factory settings in the bootloader or use one of the tools in your phone's forum to restore to stock. Seems to me that you're talking about the stock ICS version for your phone. If you're already rooted, have an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery installed then you can just full wipe your phone and re-flash your ROM, but I don't think you've done all that.
Hi all,
My Redmi Note 4 (MTK) with stock ROM and MIUI 8 (presumably) had several continuous strange reboots and since then. It doesn't accept My password to unlock the phone. (I assume never changed the password myself)
I have Google and Mi accounts logged in on the phone and the device data encryption is ON. there are valuable data on my phone and don't want to get it unlocked in exchange for losing all the photos and data. I didn't find any way to unlock the device remotely via Google or Mi account which is a frustration.
How could I solve the problem?
P.S: I've seen a password resetter tool on an old topic in Mi forum which also is proposed for a different model (Note 3G). not sure if it could help. Should I try that? the Topic is here
ghandil said:
Hi all,
My Redmi Note 4 (MTK) with stock ROM and MIUI 8 (presumably) had several continuous strange reboots and since then. It doesn't accept My password to unlock the phone. (I assume never changed the password myself)
I have Google and Mi accounts logged in on the phone and the device data encryption is ON. there are valuable data on my phone and don't want to get it unlocked in exchange for losing all the photos and data. I didn't find any way to unlock the device remotely via Google or Mi account which is a frustration.
How could I solve the problem?
P.S: I've seen a password resetter tool on an old topic in Mi forum which also is proposed for a different model (Note 3G). not sure if it could help. Should I try that? the Topic is here
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If you are rooted and have twrp installed then try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/remove-lockscreen-recovery-t3530008
MyNameIsRage said:
If you are rooted and have twrp installed then try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/remove-lockscreen-recovery-t3530008
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Thank you. I didn't install any third party recovery tool or root the device myself. However, root checker apps declared the device is rooted. I assume it's the default setting by Xiaomi and they've shipped the Redmi Note 4 device rooted?
Regarding the recovery tool, I'll enter into Mi's default recovery environment by pressing power + volume up. Could I do anything helpful there? like installing twrp
I had this same issue recently (three times in the space of 3 months)
I wish I'd seen this thread earlier as I just factory-reset. The 3rd tone it happened, I reverted to stock miui. I was using the modded aosp Rom at the time.
ghandil said:
Thank you. I didn't install any third party recovery tool or root the device myself. However, root checker apps declared the device is rooted. I assume it's the default setting by Xiaomi and they've shipped the Redmi Note 4 device rooted?
Regarding the recovery tool, I'll enter into Mi's default recovery environment by pressing power + volume up. Could I do anything helpful there? like installing twrp
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Vendors never ship devices with root access. Is your device second hand? Also did you notice having any app named supersu or magisk installed on your device earlier?
Currently you have miui recovery installed. You can only do a factory reset from there, but it would just wipe everything including data. And regarding all the tools you talked about. They require an unlocked bootloader. So inorder to not lose data and Remove password you need to unlock your bootloader and install twrp recovery. Here's the thread for it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/development/how-to-install-twrp-recovery-root-t3717952
Note that getting unlock permission can take from 1 week to 3 weeks.
If you want to get your phone fixed urgently then the best way is to visit a service centre. But then if you can wait for a week or so, you can fix your device yourself.
After twrp is installed then just follow the guide i linked above.
MyNameIsRage said:
Vendors never ship devices with root access. Is your device second hand? Also did you notice having any app named supersu or magisk installed on your device earlier?
Currently you have miui recovery installed. You can only do a factory reset from there, but it would just wipe everything including data. And regarding all the tools you talked about. They require an unlocked bootloader. So inorder to not lose data and Remove password you need to unlock your bootloader and install twrp recovery. Here's the thread for it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/development/how-to-install-twrp-recovery-root-t3717952
Note that getting unlock permission can take from 1 week to 3 weeks.
If you want to get your phone fixed urgently then the best way is to visit a service centre. But then if you can wait for a week or so, you can fix your device yourself.
After twrp is installed then just follow the guide i linked above.
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No my device wasn't second hand, Actually, it was somehow strange because some apps like a mobile bank app were stating that the device is rooted whereas some other apps didn't detect any root sign on the device. There isn't SuperSu or Magisk installed on the phone too.
I just applied for getting unlocking the phone (Although for my HTC phones in the past, just used some tools from here and get the bootloader unlocked. I don't know why it's not the case for the Redmi Note 4 -or Xiaomi phones may be- in general)
I also tried the Method II here (was expressed would work for the phones Without Recovery Installed) but got Permission denied error on adb shell for rm *.key command. (Maybe it's related to the locked bootloader?)
Thanks
ghandil said:
No my device wasn't second hand, Actually, it was somehow strange because some apps like a mobile bank app were stating that the device is rooted whereas some other apps didn't detect any root sign on the device. There isn't SuperSu or Magisk installed on the phone too.
I just applied for getting unlocking the phone (Although for my HTC phones in the past, just used some tools from here and get the bootloader unlocked. I don't know why it's not the case for the Redmi Note 4 -or Xiaomi phones may be- in general)
I also tried the Method II here (was expressed would work for the phones Without Recovery Installed) but got Permission denied error on adb shell for rm *.key command. (Maybe it's related to the locked bootloader?)
Thanks
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Adb required usb debugging and computer to be authorised, so since your phone is locked you can't allow it. And adb won't be able to perform anything on miui on lockscreen.
MyNameIsRage said:
Adb required usb debugging and computer to be authorised, so since your phone is locked you can't allow it. And adb won't be able to perform anything on miui on lockscreen.
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Since my phone has the USB debugging enabled already and I've used it with my computer (the computer was authorized). I was able to back up my files on the phones memory via ADB with below command:
Code:
adb pull "sdcard/[Folder Name]" "Path/On/My Computer/To/BackUp"
After that, I've wiped out the phone remotely via Mi account. This way I just lost my SMS and call history, since hadn't synced them with Mi cloud account.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting my unlock permission from Xiaomi and install a custom recovery for future possible issues.
Hi ! Today i bought my Pocophone F1 and updated it to MIUI 10. Created MI account, entered my google account and downloaded Android 9 update. After the installation of the update i no longer can pass the first settings screen. There is a Confirm your password section where the keyboard is only numerical and cant enter any of my passwords cause they all contain letters. I cannot install another ROM because my bootloader is locked and cannot unlock it from this state. I can access all of my accounts from computer, just dont know what is this only numerical password ... Would be glad if anyone can help !
Hi, I have exactly the same problem and conditions. Today I got the smartphone, registered on the page, updated with:
miui_POCOF1Global_8.11.29_14c6931f61_9.0.zip.
(MIUI10/choose lang/chose your region/connect to network/terms and c./checking for updates/copy apps&data(skiped)/checking info/confirm your passsword)
Wipe data did not help.
I've been desperate for hours. Please help
ore3 said:
Hi, I have exactly the same problem and conditions. Today I got the smartphone, registered on the page, updated with:
miui_POCOF1Global_8.11.29_14c6931f61_9.0.zip.
(MIUI10/choose lang/chose your region/connect to network/terms and c./checking for updates/copy apps&data/checking info/confirm your passsword)
Wipe data did not help.
I've been desperate for hours. Please help
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Its seems is somehow google account related. Managed to flash the same ROM (cause its the only one i can flash with locked bootloader) with XiaomiADB and MI account dissapeared, but only Google one left. It let you go without wifi connection to the end but just when you press the last button to go to the homepage it says you cannot because there is a google profile here and Couldnt been able to bypass it cause all the techniques dont work here, like for example the talkback gesture and SSID copy stuff. Tried even to remove my device from my google profile, but with no luck for the moment ...
Dochko said:
Its seems is somehow google account related...
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I suspect more likely a numeric password, which would have to be connected to Xiaomi-account.(it's google)
When I turn off the wi-fi I get a message that the phone is assigned to a Xiaomi-account with the number xyz (account number is not this asked password) which can not be checked.
Ive send the device back to the seller. Actualy i contacted Xiaomi global support, but the bad news is they cannot understand the problem i have with the device, despite the description i gave them. I wrote them if the seller cannot fix it and decline to send a new device to give them IMEI and Mi account to unlock the bootloader since i cannot access the device. I doubt instaling official rom void warranty. We will see tomorrow.
Have someone any idea?
To try to remedy to this you might want to follow these steps. Do it in quick succession.
1. Press Power Button and Vol Down simultaneously to force shut down the device.
2. When the screen switches off quickly press Power Button and Vol Up, this will give you access to Recovery Mode
3. From there, you need to wipe your data (factory reset)
Here you use volume buttons to navigate and power button to select.
I don't know of any other way for your situation.
Hi I've the same solution there is the solution
Download on your pc the fastboot rom
http://en.miui.com/thread-3943816-1-1.html
Based on oreo
Start your phone in fastboot mod (pow + vol down)
Launch mi flash
Extract the zip and the zip inside
Flash it
Bootloader locked? Not a problem launch mi flash and click on unlock
Enjoy you're phone is now alive
(I've found this myself and it working)
Hf
my phone is back
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=4774171&pid=33059325
Dochko said:
There is a Confirm your password section where the keyboard is only numerical and cant enter any of my passwords cause they all contain letters.
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i had a similar problem after unlocking the bootloader, i had to log in to my mi account which gave me a normal keyboard but to then go online i had to enter my wifi password which gave me no keyboard at all.
i used a usb keyboard with an otg adapter to circumvent the issue, worked fine but shame on xiaomi for such a bad software...
I bought this phone because it looked neat and I thought Xperia phones had remote play for the ps4 but apparently this is not one of those ones for some stupid reason. I know that if you install magisk and a sony framework from a different Xperia phone youll be able to download those specific apps from the store and have them be compatible with your device. I tried unlocking the bootloader through OEM but they have no option for the code. I know the phone is new but I really want to tinker with it.
Seaverns said:
I bought this phone because it looked neat and I thought Xperia phones had remote play for the ps4 but apparently this is not one of those ones for some stupid reason. I know that if you install magisk and a sony framework from a different Xperia phone youll be able to download those specific apps from the store and have them be compatible with your device. I tried unlocking the bootloader through OEM but they have no option for the code. I know the phone is new but I really want to tinker with it.
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I just checked Sony's bootloader unlock site and the X10 and X10 plus are now listed.
Odd. I see what you mean. When I tried it last weekend it gave me a code and I was able to unlock. Checking the site again just now, the "Submit" button stays grayed out. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It does mention "It will only be possible to unlock the boot loader for certain releases."
https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/unlock-bootloader/
Hi all, any way to relock? I want to recover auto updates but trying flashtool doesn't work. I receive this:
"WARN - Your device cannot be relocked"
Hi,
I've recently bought a Huawei M6 10.8". Unfortunately, it doesn't have Google Play (and the rest of the services). I'm trying to install it to it, tried to ask how to do it without unlocking the bootloader, didn't get an answer (probably because it's not possible). I've been reading and got mixed answers if the bootloader is unlocked I lose the warranty. I've read through the policy, didn't seem to find anything about that, so I assuming it's not the case. Either way without Google Play (and co.) the tablet is quite useless, I'll have to open the bootloader, get TWRP on and flash OpenGapps or similar.
I've been trying to follow this guide, but after issuing:
Code:
fastboot OEM unlock
...I get permission denied with Factory Reset Protection (FRP) locked. When I go the developer options, there is a grayed out "Enable OEM unlock" option, but it doesn't allow me to switch it on. I know the password and everything, but how can I disable that FRP Lock? The internet is full with options when I don't know the password (none I tried seem to work). Please help, thanks!
antivirtel said:
Hi,
I've recently bought a Huawei M6 10.8". Unfortunately, it doesn't have Google Play (and the rest of the services). I'm trying to install it to it, tried to ask how to do it without unlocking the bootloader, didn't get an answer (probably because it's not possible). I've been reading and got mixed answers if the bootloader is unlocked I lose the warranty. I've read through the policy, didn't seem to find anything about that, so I assuming it's not the case. Either way without Google Play (and co.) the tablet is quite useless, I'll have to open the bootloader, get TWRP on and flash OpenGapps or similar.
I've been trying to follow this guide, but after issuing:
...I get permission denied with Factory Reset Protection (FRP) locked. When I go the developer options, there is a grayed out "Enable OEM unlock" option, but it doesn't allow me to switch it on. I know the password and everything, but how can I disable that FRP Lock? The internet is full with options when I don't know the password (none I tried seem to work). Please help, thanks!
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The official bootloader unlocking method for Huawei device was stopped by the company pretexting they wanted to guarantee a bug-free experience and that ROM-flashing and other modification ruined the experience : https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-huawei-decision-stop-bootloader-unlocking/
That was back in 2018, there are still unofficial methods to unlock bootloader, but I won't because they're all paid methods by some shady apps.
So if guess that's why OEM Unlock is greyed out, and even if it isn't, when you'll try to unlock the bootloader, it'll request a code that you don't have...
Sorry man, the moment Huawei stopped allowing users to mod their Android device was the moment I started to hate them. What is this, Apple ?
Wow sorry, I got carried away, please don't ever get me started on that lol.
Hope you'll still have a good day
Both my wifey and me have a Huawei phone in use. We use the phone as it is meant to be used by OEM. We aren't interested in modifying anything on them because they have all the features we wanted to have. We don't want to transform them to another one because we don't see any advantage in doing so. Those Huaweis for us are a tool, not a toy.
We knew what we buy.
Thanks for the info Raiz. You mention some "shady apps". Which is the most trusted out of them? Thanks
@antivirtel
To install Google Play on devices where it is missing it's not required that device's Android got rooted or device's bootloader got unlocked. If people say it has to be like this, they're idiots.
The Google Play package consists of at least 4 APKs that install as user-app:
1. Google Account Manager APK
2. Google Services Framework APK
3. Google Play Services APK
4. Google Play Store APK
Knowing this you've to download the 4 APKs matching your phone's Android version and OEM and install them . APKMirror is probably your best bet for trusted Google Play Store APKs.
After you reboot, you’ll find the Play Store and Google Settings shortcuts on your home screen. Tap “Play Store” and you’ll be able to sign in with an existing Google account or create a new Google account.
It may not appear to work normally after you sign in, but just give it some time. The Google Play Store and Google Play Services will automatically update themselves in the background. This may take as much as ten minutes.
antivirtel said:
Thanks for the info Raiz. You mention some "shady apps". Which is the most trusted out of them? Thanks
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Hi,
Actually none of them, because they're all paid method. Don't try that please. You can try what jwoegerbauer suggested and see if it works, but please don't pay something to root your phone, it is very unsafe and may be a scam (most of the time it is).
Have good day