My phone got stolen. - Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers

My phone got stolen yesterday. Luckily phone & SIM both were protected by a PIN. Now my questions are
1. Will Factory reset protection will protect my phone from accepting any other google account login. Does it work automatically or I had to enable it before it got stolen?
2. Can the thief flash different firmware to use it?
3. Should I take the trouble of requesting the police to block the IMEI of my stolen phone?

monu9 said:
My phone got stolen yesterday. Luckily phone & SIM both were protected by a PIN. Now my questions are
1. Will Factory reset protection will protect my phone from accepting any other google account login. Does it work automatically or I had to enable it before it got stolen?
2. Can the thief flash different firmware to use it?
3. Should I take the trouble of requesting the police to block the IMEI of my stolen phone?
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Sorry to hear that.
1. FRP will kick in, but there are many videos for many different phones with steps how to bypass FRP. So anyone diligent enough can bypass it.
2. Once someone gets through FRP, he can unlock the bootloader and flash whatever he wants. Without disabled FRP, phone can be probably still reflashed in EDL (which requires an authorized Mi Account).
3. You should report it, but IMEI blocking must be supported by operators and also IMEI can be changed. So at the end it's your call if it's worth your time.

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FRP Bypass

Hey guys I recently bought a phone and it turns out to be google account locked. I managed to find a combination file to flash it but it doesn't match the firmware.
The firmware is G965USQU3BRK1, and the carrier is sprint.
The combination file I flashed is COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G965USQU3ARG2_FACFAC_CL13230190_QB18909595_REV01_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar and it resulted in the picture below.
https://imgur.com/a/9NT7lnQ
Any help with bypassing the google account verification would be appreciated, thanks!
Hi this worked for me on the s7 and was advertised as working for the s9 hope it helps I cant post live links so just add www
youtube.com/watch?v=Ffnp1nvF1v8
Sounds like a stolen one? Even if you bypass it original owner might have blocked it on network. So you might not be able to use it.
mematuer said:
Hey guys I recently bought a phone and it turns out to be google account locked. I managed to find a combination file to flash it but it doesn't match the firmware.
The firmware is G965USQU3BRK1, and the carrier is sprint.
The combination file I flashed is COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G965USQU3ARG2_FACFAC_CL13230190_QB18909595_REV01_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar and it resulted in the picture below.
https://imgur.com/a/9NT7lnQ
Any help with bypassing the google account verification would be appreciated, thanks!
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FRP lock is an anti-theft measure and I doubt discussions circumventing it is allowed here (i.e. if they don't allow discussions of carrier unlocking financed phones, how would FRP bypass of a second hand phone someone bought be allowed?).
Your only real option is getting the person whom has the Google account last used on the phone to sign in with the Google account used on the phone. Then after signing in with the Google account perform a factory data reset of the device. After the factory data reset the FRP lock is deactivated.
Otherwise the other option is to return the phone and get your money back.

Help! - Phone was stolen with ADB debugging enabled!

Hi all, hoping you knowledgeable folk can help.
Unfortunately my Pixel 3 was stolen today. The phone was setup with an alphanumeric password to unlock the device, so I know from that sense the device is protected. I cannot locate the device and have sent an erase command from the Android device admin page and changed just about every password I can think of.
What I'm really worried about is could someone with the right knowledge access my personal data on the phone? It's my fault, but I had left ADB debugging enabled for some work stuff and I'm worried that some could gain access to the information - apps, photos, notes etc - stored on the device without too much effort.
The device was enrolled in an Android for Work / Android enterprise and I know that after 6 failed password attempts my work profile will remove itself from the phone, but I'm not sure what happens after that. I am assuming the password to unlock the device stays as is on the phone.
The phone was not rooted and completely stock.
Can someone please let me know if the thief could access the data on the phone, perhaps via USB? There is so much personal info on there I am terrified of what someone with access could do.
thanks for your help.
1. Hi , if your phone is stolen with adb option enabled , the person who stole your device can easy remove password and access to your phone !
2. If that person does not understand something in the removal of the password whe will probably do " Factory Reset " after that hi will face another problem and that is FRP ( Factory Reset protection ) this means that to access to the phone he need to put Google Account which was registred on the phone before he do Factory Reset .
3. In that way solution is to send him to some service to remove frp protection or if he know easy trick to bypass frp protection he got full access to device .
4. Even if he do factory reset and data is removed still is on internal phone memory which can be recovered whit some special tool or software .
5. In this case your options is :
a) International Mobile Equipment Identity ( IMEI )
With 15 digits numbers from your cell phone for example 358206/08/2260178 you can report to Police that your cell phone is stolen and give then information what model is , which collor , etc... This information if you don't know you can find from imei .
One of the site that you can use is : https://www.imei.info/
b) Another way if your device is not factory reset is if you had Android Manager enabled to the settings , login to your Google account , go to paired device and see if is Online and ip location or place where is device , also police can trace your device by IP adress but device must to be conected to the internet!
c) If your device was stolen to the public or in the place which has security camera ask some of those people if can help you by giving you video from security camera to see who is that person and with that video go to police in order to try to identify that person.
Good luck ....

[CLOSED] Can anyone help unlocking the phone of my father who just passed away?

Like the title says, my father just passed and we're locked out of his phone.
Don't want to factory reset the phone because all of his accounts are on there in apps and we're not able to figure out if we missed anything. Worried about upcoming bills and then any stocks or trades he did only in apps.
Currently the phone is requiring a pattern unlock and I've unsuccessfully been able to guess it so it kind of locked us out of doing anything. Can't even power off or reset it.
It's also saying "unlock the phone to use fingerprints." Does that mean even if we were to somehow guess the pattern would we still need the fingerprint to open the phone?
Is there a way we can bypass any of this? I looked into some programs and downloaded them but they all said they would erase the data if we removed the pattern unlock.
I have access to his Gmail via a tablet that we knew the pin code for but haven't been able to reset the password just yet. Not sure if having the google account password available will help us unlock the phone or not?
Any help or links to tutorials would greatly be appreciated.
By sheer luck I was able to guess the swipe unlock pattern so the phone is now unlocked for me. Mods can delete this thread if they want.

RE:Help for lockpattern on huawei honor9

Hello,
I have Huawei Honor 9 STF-AL10(al09) (chinese version 6gb/128gb) which can not unlock. Before some days i gave the phone to my child for playing, then he put lock pattern and he forget it next day.I was using my phone with my fingerprint ,whitout know the lockpattern,and some days later, it says fingerprint suspend - pattern required. And i am trying everything and cannot unlock it. I know the email which is connect the phone, i try when open it in google devices, but is not allowed USB debug and not allowed Find my phone and cannot unlock. Is there have any way to unlock and keep information in. I have a lot of doc, notes and some apps.
I need to save everything as it is inside.
I can wipe and recover, but i need to save everything.
Is there any software do this(doesn't matter if its paying).
Until somedays i have option every 1 hours to try 3 times, but from now is every 24 hours only 1 time.
Or, if there have any way to unlock again with my fingerprint and after that i will allow usb debug and remove lockpattern?
Please help.
Thanks!
Regards,
Georgi
Have you tried third party programs like dr.fone?
This article has some positive reviews, check it out as well.
You can't unlock bootloader on huawei devices so you can't recover data from it :/
If you're desperate you can follow this article here to unlock bootloader on your device, it's quite expensive though.
Also unlocking the bootloader wipes all data and that's obviously not what you want.
Should all of the above mentioned fail then I really think wiping it is the only option.
Should you succeed then do post what worked for you here so anyone viewing the thread in the future knows what to do.
I can do wipe data/cache from boot menu and i can reset it, i know the email and everything, but i need to save everything as it is inside.
I was thinking, if there have any way to bring again to unlock with the finger print and i will fix it.
It is not a problem, i will pay for Dr Fone, but i was write to them to ask, is the software can help me, without losing anything inside, but they not responding me.
I am trying any combination with lock pattern, but the problem is that now is only 1 try in 24hours and killing me.
Yes, If i find solution i will post it, to save a lot of searching for somebody else.
jorkata785 said:
I can do wipe data/cache from boot menu and i can reset it, i know the email and everything, but i need to save everything as it is inside.
I was thinking, if there have any way to bring again to unlock with the finger print and i will fix it.
It is not a problem, i will pay for Dr Fone, but i was write to them to ask, is the software can help me, without losing anything inside, but they not responding me.
I am trying any combination with lock pattern, but the problem is that now is only 1 try in 24hours and killing me.
Yes, If i find solution i will post it, to save a lot of searching for somebody else.
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If you know the email then why not reset the pin?
You can't get the fingerprint to work if it says fingerprint suspended, it's a security feature in Huawei phones and you have to enter your pin.
Try sending it to an authorized service center, they may be able to help you.
XDHx86 said:
If you know the email then why not reset the pin?
You can't get the fingerprint to work if it says fingerprint suspended, it's a security feature in Huawei phones and you have to enter your pin.
Try sending it to an authorized service center, they may be able to help you.
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How to reset the pin? I have no PIN, i have lockpattern and fingerprint. Yes, it says fingerprint suspended.
I was try with Find my Phone, but i am not activate the location and the option find my phone and cannot connected when i open it from browser, i see my phone, i see the imei, but i cannot do anything more.
I was talk with the authorized center in my country Bulgaria, but they say, that they can only wipe data and restored, but I dont want this, i was ask them for the contact to the central service center, but they not gave me any information.
jorkata785 said:
How to reset the pin? I have no PIN, i have lockpattern and fingerprint. Yes, it says fingerprint suspended.
I was try with Find my Phone, but i am not activate the location and the option find my phone and cannot connected when i open it from browser, i see my phone, i see the imei, but i cannot do anything more.
I was talk with the authorized center in my country Bulgaria, but they say, that they can only wipe data and restored, but I dont want this, i was ask them for the contact to the central service center, but they not gave me any information.
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What I mant by PIN is the device password, or lockpattern.
Did you try forgot my password?
If you have a Huawei ID and you're signed in on your device then follow this guide here.
If all of that failed as well then I'm sorry to inform you that your data is no longer recoverable.
Make sure to do regular backups to avoid this mistake again. I personally use this app.
Also turning on parental control mode when giving your device to your child is another way to avoid this happening again, I personally wouldn't blame my child for this.
XDHx86 said:
What I mant by PIN is the device password, or lockpattern.
Did you try forgot my password?
If you have a Huawei ID and you're signed in on your device then follow this guide here.
If all of that failed as well then I'm sorry to inform you that your data is no longer recoverable.
Make sure to do regular backups to avoid this mistake again. I personally use this app.
Also turning on parental control mode when giving your device to your child is another way to avoid this happening again, I personally wouldn't blame my child for this.
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I can't remember to set Huawei ID.
Yes, for future i will know and not give it anymore ...
I will continue trying to searching , it must to have a way to do it.
Thanks!
jorkata785 said:
I can't remember to set Huawei ID.
Yes, for future i will know and not give it anymore ...
I will continue trying to searching , it must to have a way to do it.
Thanks!
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I commend your determination annon, but please don't waste your time.
There is no way to recover the data. You don't have debugging mode on, no root, no unlocked bootloader or custom recovery, you don't have a Huawei ID, and google account/google find my device doesn't work.
I don't mean to interfere in your family issues, but as I said I wouldn't blame my child for it. Judging from the way you spoke they're still young.
Instead I'll turn on parental control mode before giving my device.
I will try to find a way with fastboot, if there have some way to do it, i can see the device in ADB terminal , it recognize it at fastboot device, when start the phone in fastboot recovery menu.
Yes, he is 8 year old, i'm not blame him, they are child - it is normal for them.

Question FRP Lock after Factory Reset: Confirming Account jst "fails"

Hey folks,
my girlfriend just sold her P6 to a work friend and I wiped the device and thought "thats it". (I even removed the device from the Google Account!)
Sadly thats not it
The phone wants to have a/the? PIN of the device. We never set any PIN (which the google account confirms). What PIN is the device referring to?! Its not the lock-pin she normally used.
Nevertheless the device allows for a recovery via phone number and/or the old google account. We tried that and the P6 even lists the Name of my girlfriend and she gets a login notificiation on her new Pixel 7. But after entering the Password the P6 just say "an error occured, try again." (Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten)
But it doenst matter what we try or how often. We get always back to that screen and into the "an error occured".
So basically we/she are stuck. Any chance I can fix it with some ADB command or anything (dunno if the developer options are even switched on).
Thanks
Bastian
did you try reinstall the stock firmware?
there could be a few different pins
P.U.K is an acronym for Pin Unlock Key
Some carriers also put a SIM PUK on your SIM card when they sell you the SIM card
SIM Network Unlock Pin (NUP) is a code used to unlock an Android phone or iPhone from its original carrier so that it may be used on other carriers
picture of the error might help
tutibreaker said:
did you try reinstall the stock firmware?
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I only did a factory reset via bootloader thingy on the phone.
nutzfreelance said:
there could be a few different pins
P.U.K is an acronym for Pin Unlock Key
Some carriers also put a SIM PUK on your SIM card when they sell you the SIM card
SIM Network Unlock Pin (NUP) is a code used to unlock an Android phone or iPhone from its original carrier so that it may be used on other carriers
picture of the error might help
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I only got one in german....
man1acc said:
Hey folks,
my girlfriend just sold her P6 to a work friend and I wiped the device and thought "thats it". (I even removed the device from the Google Account!)
Sadly thats not it
The phone wants to have a/the? PIN of the device. We never set any PIN (which the google account confirms). What PIN is the device referring to?! Its not the lock-pin she normally used.
Nevertheless the device allows for a recovery via phone number and/or the old google account. We tried that and the P6 even lists the Name of my girlfriend and she gets a login notificiation on her new Pixel 7. But after entering the Password the P6 just say "an error occured, try again." (Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten)
But it doenst matter what we try or how often. We get always back to that screen and into the "an error occured".
So basically we/she are stuck. Any chance I can fix it with some ADB command or anything (dunno if the developer options are even switched on).
Thanks
Bastian
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During setup, the unit asking for the pin refers to the screen lock pin or password that was used, and no other. You can try 0000 and see if that works, but it likely won't. If the error persists, contact Google and explain it to them. Only don't be surprised if they can't help you.
The only ways to fix this are as follows: 1) contact Google as mentioned, since there is an error in the process, or 2) attempt to unlock the bootloader. If you can successfully unlock the bootloader, then FRP should not kick in the next time the unit is started. If neither option is available, then ADB will not help you here, as by design Google makes it so FRP cannot be bypassed in so simple a manner.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
During setup, the unit asking for the pin refers to the screen lock pin or password that was used, and no other. You can try 0000 and see if that works, but it likely won't. If the error persists, contact Google and explain it to them. Only don't be surprised if they can't help you.
The only ways to fix this are as follows: 1) contact Google as mentioned, since there is an error in the process, or 2) attempt to unlock the bootloader. If you can successfully unlock the bootloader, then FRP should not kick in the next time the unit is started. If neither option is available, then ADB will not help you here, as by design Google makes it so FRP cannot be bypassed in so simple a manner.
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Ok thanks, I'll contact Google.
There has been one PIN and never any else and this doesn't work.

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