I have Tmobile and it worked perfect before this. usually had full bars, etc.
after this i dont have anything.. just shows a x(0 bars.). went to apn and tried to fix it and nothing. reinstalled greyblur and nothing. did full wipe and nothing..
about 10 minutes later i got a couple facebook notifications. and saw i had 1 bar! i got excited and then it went back down to x... WTF. went to apn settings and such and it doesnt even show Tmobile network. only i can pick between 2 ATT networks. under signal settings or whatever it says im connected to ATT. I have noo clue what is going on.
Can someone help me please?? Would flashing the stock 1.83 help?? Thanks.
Did you do a backup of /DATA?
nexxusty said:
Did you do a backup of /DATA?
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no, i did not. if you mean titanium back up then yes. i followed the instructions on briefmobile..
edit: how would that effect networks or whatever it did..?
wooooow.. xD i just pluged my phone into my computer while having motorola software update started and i have full bars now.. this is very weird.
I dont know if i should be happy or worried LOL
I think I'm having a similar issue. The network is working after unlocking but I can't add my Google account, so I'm locked out of the Android Market and Gmail etc..
I am getting the message "Can't establish reliable connection" when I try to add my Google account to the phone.
I have read that the only solution to this is to do a hard reset. If I have unlocked am I safe to do a hard reset?
My other thought was to re-root and restore the Titanium Backup I took before unlocking. Maybe the system settings I saved would fix it? However when I go reboot to Fastboot and try ADB shell it no longer finds my device (USB debugging is enabled and my drivers must be up to date if I rooted three days ago).
If the easiest thing to do is just hard reset I will do that I just need to know whether it is safe after unlocking. I feel like unlocking may have interfered with whatever the phone uses to communicate with servers but I have no clue if that is possible.
Edit: I was able to root again, had not realized ADB will not work from the fastboot screen. fastboot devices showed my phone. I got rooted, side loaded Titanium Backup and BusyBox. Now I am restoring my apps and settings, I will report back if the problem with signing into Google is resolved.
jbgwofo35 said:
I think I'm having a similar issue. The network is working after unlocking but I can't add my Google account, so I'm locked out of the Android Market and Gmail etc..
I am getting the message "Can't establish reliable connection" when I try to add my Google account to the phone.
I have read that the only solution to this is to do a hard reset. If I have unlocked am I safe to do a hard reset?
My other thought was to re-root and restore the Titanium Backup I took before unlocking. Maybe the system settings I saved would fix it? However when I go reboot to Fastboot and try ADB shell it no longer finds my device (USB debugging is enabled and my drivers must be up to date if I rooted three days ago).
If the easiest thing to do is just hard reset I will do that I just need to know whether it is safe after unlocking. I feel like unlocking may have interfered with whatever the phone uses to communicate with servers but I have no clue if that is possible.
Edit: I was able to root again, had not realized ADB will not work from the fastboot screen. fastboot devices showed my phone. I got rooted, side loaded Titanium Backup and BusyBox. Now I am restoring my apps and settings, I will report back if the problem with signing into Google is resolved.
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Titanium Backup Restore is done now but I am not out of the water yet. I have all of my applications back and in settings under Accounts I have all of my accounts listed now, but when I launch Android Market or Gmail both applications crash. I tried to add another Gmail account to the phone and when I click Next to begin logging in, I immediately get the "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server" screen, along with an error dialog saying Gmail has stopped unexpectedly.
I can't tell if this means I got further or am really in the same spot as before
So... can anyone answer the question of whether I am safe to do a hard reset after unlocking and rooting?
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Titanium Backup Restore is done now but I am not out of the water yet. I have all of my applications back and in settings under Accounts I have all of my accounts listed now, but when I launch Android Market or Gmail both applications crash. I tried to add another Gmail account to the phone and when I click Next to begin logging in, I immediately get the "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server" screen, along with an error dialog saying Gmail has stopped unexpectedly.
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The problem I run into when using Titanium Backup, is that it restores the app and the data associated with the app, and the data caused force closes for the market (Play in my case) and other apps. Try clearing the cache for them. (From the home screen > Menu > Manage Applications > "App" > Clear Data)
I can't tell if this means I got further or am really in the same spot as before
So... can anyone answer the question of whether I am safe to do a hard reset after unlocking and rooting?
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I've honestly never tried it, but hard-reset appears to be the equivalent to wiping cache (and dalvik) and re-flashing. You might try wiping your cache and dalvik cache and flashing the ROM again. Trying a "factory" restore after modifying the factory data on your phone doesn't seem like it would work.
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The problem I run into when using Titanium Backup, is that it restores the app and the data associated with the app, and the data caused force closes for the market (Play in my case) and other apps. Try clearing the cache for them. (From the home screen > Menu > Manage Applications > "App" > Clear Data)
I've honestly never tried it, but hard-reset appears to be the equivalent to wiping cache (and dalvik) and re-flashing. You might try wiping your cache and dalvik cache and flashing the ROM again. Trying a "factory" restore after modifying the factory data on your phone doesn't seem like it would work.
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I did "Clear Data" for Gmail and Market (that is what it is called in my applications list, but the icon says Play).
Gmail is working again! The Market/Play app still gets to a white screen and says "Loading" with the whirly icon then goes away without any information. I see another item in the application list called Google Play Services, should I clear that data as well?
jbgwofo35 said:
I did "Clear Data" for Gmail and Market (that is what it is called in my applications list, but the icon says Play).
Gmail is working again! The Market/Play app still gets to a white screen and says "Loading" with the whirly icon then goes away without any information. I see another item in the application list called Google Play Services, should I clear that data as well?
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You shouldn't have to. If you're seeing a long loading screen, be patient. If it shows market in one spot and Google Play in another, it's probably trying to update.
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You shouldn't have to. If you're seeing a long loading screen, be patient. If it shows market in one spot and Google Play in another, it's probably trying to update.
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I decided to try side-loading the Google Play Store since the market is no longer used. I got the apk from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836057.
Now it loads but tells me Authentication is Required. Please sign in. I checked the accounts in the menu and my google account is selected, so I'm not sure what the problem is since Gmail is fine with the account now.
jbgwofo35 said:
I decided to try side-loading the Google Play Store since the market is no longer used. I got the apk from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836057.
Now it loads but tells me Authentication is Required. Please sign in. I checked the accounts in the menu and my google account is selected, so I'm not sure what the problem is since Gmail is fine with the account now.
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Where did you start in all this? Were you on a custom ROM and are now trying to get back to stock? Are you on stock and trying to unlock the bootloader or root? The direction you're going will help determine what you may or may not want to try next.
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Where did you start in all this? Were you on a custom ROM and are now trying to get back to stock? Are you on stock and trying to unlock the bootloader or root? The direction you're going will help determine what you may or may not want to try next.
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I am getting help from you in two separate posts it looks like so I will just consolidate to this thread, I apologize for posting all over the place just hoping to knock this out before the weekend is over.
I started with the official Gingerbread ROM from Motorola. I rooted, then unlocked, then rooted again.
My goal is to end up on an ICS ROM but I would like to get a good back up of the stock ROM first, so I want to knock this problem out, back it up, then flash to a custom ROM. You suggested going ahead and flashing the custom rom, I am just worried about making the problem worse by doing that.
The only problem I am noticing is that I cannot get into the Play Store, and I still get the Can't Establish Reliable connection message when trying to add a Google account. However, Gmail is working now but I can't add another account. I have connected to Wifi and I am still having the problem while connected.
jbgwofo35 said:
I am getting help from you in two separate posts it looks like so I will just consolidate to this thread, I apologize for posting all over the place just hoping to knock this out before the weekend is over.
I started with the official Gingerbread ROM from Motorola. I rooted, then unlocked, then rooted again.
My goal is to end up on an ICS ROM but I would like to get a good back up of the stock ROM first, so I want to knock this problem out, back it up, then flash to a custom ROM. You suggested going ahead and flashing the custom rom, I am just worried about making the problem worse by doing that.
The only problem I am noticing is that I cannot get into the Play Store, and I still get the Can't Establish Reliable connection message when trying to add a Google account. However, Gmail is working now but I can't add another account. I have connected to Wifi and I am still having the problem while connected.
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If you side-loaded Google Play, try clearing any cache (App Data) for it as well. I don't know why your market/play is acting up if all you did was root > unlock > root. Assuming you have flashed CWM Recovery, you may end up having to get Google Apps (usually called gapps) and installing them as a zip to correct this. If so, here are the steps:
Get them from here or browse them all http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ and get the ones you want.
Load them onto the root directory of the phone's SD Card (not the internal memory).
Reboot into Recovery
Choose the option "Install Zip from SD Card" using the volume keys and the lock button
Scroll down to gapps-gb-tegra-20110118-signed.zip (or whichever one you got if you browsed them) and hit the lock button
Scroll down to whichever one says "Yes" in the midst of all the "No"s (I think that's how they're listed)
Reboot when the install is finished. It shouldn't take more than a minute or two.
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jbgwofo35 said:
I am getting help from you in two separate posts it looks like so I will just consolidate to this thread, I apologize for posting all over the place just hoping to knock this out before the weekend is over.
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That may explain why I may have had an oops moment in one of them. I'm new to XDA, so I'm trying to help while learning the ropes a bit too. :fingers-crossed:
twomoses said:
If you side-loaded Google Play, try clearing any cache (App Data) for it as well. I don't know why your market/play is acting up if all you did was root > unlock > root. Assuming you have flashed CWM Recovery, you may end up having to get Google Apps (usually called gapps) and installing them as a zip to correct this. If so, here are the steps:
Get them from here or browse them all http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ and get the ones you want.
Load them onto the root directory of the phone's SD Card (not the internal memory).
Reboot into Recovery
Choose the option "Install Zip from SD Card" using the volume keys and the lock button
Scroll down to gapps-gb-tegra-20110118-signed.zip (or whichever one you got if you browsed them) and hit the lock button
Scroll down to whichever one says "Yes" in the midst of all the "No"s (I think that's how they're listed)
Reboot when the install is finished. It shouldn't take more than a minute or two.
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That may explain why I may have had an oops moment in one of them. I'm new to XDA, so I'm trying to help while learning the ropes a bit too. :fingers-crossed:
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I'm going to try the Gapps install, but I am having an issue flashing CWM apparently. I follow the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500 but I am still not seeing Clockwork Mod Recovery. When I reboot, hold volume down, go to Android Recovery and press up, I still see the Android/Triangle/Exclamation point icon. Press volume down and up and see a blue menu with three or 4 options but none are Install from SD, so I am guessing I'm not successfully flashing CWM.
Edit: I did not delete the system/etc/install-recovery.sh file before flashing CWM. I am trying to do that then flash again, but ES File Explorer will not let me delete the file. My super user may need to be updated, but since I can't connect to the store it won't do it on its own.
I resolved the the issue with CWM thanks to Zestar in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423&page=16
I just have to reflash every time until I decide to go for the custom rom. I installed GAPPS from CWM Recovery but I am still having the same issue with being told i need to authenticate my account.
I got a ROM backup while in CWM as well so I think at this point I will just flash a custom rom and see where that gets me. Since I got a copy of the rom I should be able to return to this point in time anyways (could be wrong though )
Thanks for your help, I will report back once I have flashed to a new ROM and see what happens.
I didn't get this done before the weekend was up but got time tonight and flashed to the TopSmarts GingerBread ROM (it is really cool to me, a first time custom rom-er). I was able to get set up on e-mail (don't have a Gmail app loaded yet) but Play Store - which I had to side load - is crashing when I try to add an account still.
I flashed the Gapps from above after flashing the new ROM but none of them showed up when the phone booted into the rom for the first time. Do I need to do something other than install from CWM?
Edit: I flashed the Gapps from TopSmarts and rebooted and was able to get Play Store running. It had a minor hiccup and repeated the sign in process a few times but now it is updating my apps. I am happy with the world again, thank you for your help.
jbgwofo35 said:
: I flashed the Gapps from TopSmarts and rebooted and was able to get Play Store running. It had a minor hiccup and repeated the sign in process a few times but now it is updating my apps. I am happy with the world again, thank you for your help.
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Glad you got it working. I've never seen the TopSmarts ROM as I am also very new to the custom ROM world. I flashed CyanogenMod 7 Nightly (I didn't know Nightly versions were beta until after I flashed it), and I love it! It took me a couple of tries to get the gapps working too, but once they worked, I haven't really had a problem since.
Do you have any problems with leeco cloud?
On my Rom Cuoco92 18s i have this problems :
- don't see in file manager let cloud storage/drive
- I have turned on GPS and Find my device, but on website cloud.le.com location check never found my phone
- I have sync on gallery, contacts, etc but on website none one is sync
Working only backup preference and desktop and restoring on new roms.
I tried different roms but after login in to Leeco cloud on Lemax I have info like this /i don't remember fully info/ "autification timed out please check your signal and try again".
Any suggestions?
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Do you have any problems with leeco cloud?
On my Rom Cuoco92 18s i have this problems :
- don't see in file manager let cloud storage
- I have turned on GPS and Find my device, but on website cloud.le.com location check never found my phone
- I have sync on gallery, contacts, etc but on website none one is sync
Working only backup preference and desktop and restoring on new roms.
I tried different roms but after login in to Leeco cloud on Lemax I have info like this /i don't remember fully info/ "autification timed out please check your signal and try again".
Any suggestions?
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It's the same for me
Same for my unit.
I'm on 21s and in the beginning it was working when I installed the ROM 1 month ago. Now looks like it's out of order for no reason. Even changing the password won't help.
valy_cta said:
Same for my unit.
I'm on 21s and in the beginning it was working when I installed the ROM 1 month ago. Now looks like it's out of order for no reason. Even changing the password won't help.
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This is a possible solution (Worked for me):
- Install some kind of vpn application (Opera VPN is free)
- Change the region to USA
- Connect to LeEco account
- Synchronize Account
Excellent advice. I didn't think of that. It worked like a charm. Many many thanks.
I also have a problem with LeCloud. Everytime I want to enter to Le Cloud I get this error.I even tried changing the password with no results. if anyone knows how can be fixed, I'll appreciate. thanks!
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I also have a problem with LeCloud. Everytime I want to enter to Le Cloud I get this error.I even tried changing the password with no results. if anyone knows how can be fixed, I'll appreciate. thanks!
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Their servers are down except US
i not formeted my mobile
stuck on login screen
I just factory reset my le eco 2. After the reset, it is asking me to enter le eco cloud password associated with my account. Though I am entering correct password, it gives me a message "Activation error". Now I am stuck on this screen, as it is not allowing me to proceed without entering the password. I tried contact le eco service center in New Delhi, but I was told that they have vacated the premises. Don't know what to do with the phone now.....
Solution for people stuck at My LeEco login page. (Eui 5.9.023s)
I hope I was of some help to you.
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gaurav.sharma0808 said:
I just factory reset my le eco 2. After the reset, it is asking me to enter le eco cloud password associated with my account. Though I am entering correct password, it gives me a message "Activation error". Now I am stuck on this screen, as it is not allowing me to proceed without entering the password. I tried contact le eco service center in New Delhi, but I was told that they have vacated the premises. Don't know what to do with the phone now.....
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First off, connect to the internet. After connecting, go to WiFi, advanced and there just click into any space where you can type. Press and hold the space bar untill change keyboard option pops up. There select sogou keyboard. Hit the settings of sogou keyboard untill you find the "about" page. Click on any given link to access your browser. Once you are in your browser, download King Root apk and install it through your browser. If you want to access the rest of your phone temporarily, download any launcher (I used Nova Launcher.) After you install King Root, open the app and click on the 3 dots on the top left. Press "try Root". Once your phone is rooted,swipe from the bottom to access more tools. There you will find uninstall tool. Use the uninstall tool to get rid of the MyLeEco app and similar LeEco apps. Once you do it, you will no longer see the MyLeEco login screen.
I hope I was of some help to you.
Hello!
This is a guide to help anyone who cannot retrieve or unlock any important documents in ColorNote. This can happen for many reasons, such as forgetting your password, or getting a new phone. This same situation happened to me, and I scoured the internet to find a way to retrieve my important notes. I found and tried multiple things from different places, and after a day I was able to retrieve my notes. I figured since there wasn't a thread on this, and because their still might be people out there using this app, or people who don't use it because of this situation, that I would post the method here for easy access and availability.
Credit to GPT (posted the fix on Retrogade Peace) Mick Lee, Mohammed Rafi, collegemomlynn, jambavo75.
Some of the instructions were a little hard to follow for me, so I will do the best I can at detailing the steps here. PART I will review if you have never synced your notes to an account, like Google, Facebook etc. PART II will be if you HAVE synced your account. Either way we will get you up and running. If pictures are needed to help with the process, or even a walkthrough video, let me know and I will post them here.
Part I (Without Online Sync)
1. Read these instructions all the way through before starting. I recommend finding all of the menu settings and getting familiar with where to find everything in the app before starting the process.
2. Make sure you have an older version of the app, or download the one provided in this post. 4.0.5 seems to work (Thanks to @fjdlkjfldjsjsjjfs).
3. Go into the App, click the three lines on the top left-hand side, then click on Settings.
4. Scroll down and make sure Auto Backup is checked.
5. If it is NOT checked, then enable Auto Backup (check the box) and wait 24 hours for the backup to happen. I didn’t see any other way of speeding this up, so make sure to wait the 24 hours. If for some crazy reason it asks you for a password to enable auto backup, make sure you have the latest version of ColorNote. That should fix the problem and let you select Auto Backup without the password.
6. After this step, or if Auto Backup was already enabled, go to Settings, then scroll down towards the bottom and click on Backup.
7. On this screen, you should see a Backup Notes button, and right below it the Saved Backup Data section, which will include the date, time, and a box to the right with the number of notes that was backed up.
8. Verify the backup by clicking on the file (where the date and time are) and then click view. This should show you all your locked and unlocked notes.
9. Once you have verified the backup, you are going to clear the Master Password.
10. Note – Resetting the Master Password will delete your locked notes; however, you will still have the backup. That is what we will be working with to get your notes back.
11. Go to Settings, scroll down to Security, and click on Master Password.
12. If this screen is asking for the Current Master Password, then click on the three circles menu button on the top right hand side, select clear password, then click okay on the popup box that comes up.
13. Now you can set a new Master Password, and re-enter it. Then click Save.
14. Go back to Backup (Settings > Backup)
15. Click on the backup file you want to restore.
16. Click Restore.
17. Now you can open the locked notes with your new Master Password.
Part II (WITH Online Sync)
1. Follow steps 1-8 in Part 1.
2. Go to Settings, click Online Sync, then Sign Out.
3. At this point, all your notes will be gone. They are safely stored in your online sync as well as the auto backup files.
4. Go to Settings, scroll down to Security, and click on Master Password, and setup a new Master Password.
5. In the settings menu, click on Backup, then click on the backup file. (If you don’t see a backup file, then you must sync the account again and wait 24 hours. Please see steps 1-8 in Part I.)
6. Once you click on the backup file, a popup menu will come up. Click View.
7. This will show you all your files. If you click on the locked notes, you will be able to open them with your new password.
8. You can restore the note by pressing the sideways-U-shaped arrow on the top right-hand corner of the note itself. You can also long press the note from the previous notes screen and the restore option that pops up on the bottom of the screen.
9. Note – You must restore the notes individually, DO NOT select them all and then choose Restore. If you try it this way, it will reconnect you to Online Sync and cancel out your new password.
10. Once you have restored all the notes you want, you can reconnect to Online Sync if you choose to (Settings > Online Sync).
That’s it! Hopefully you have successfully recovered your important, locked notes. I truly hope this has been helpful, and again I appreciate all the people mentioned above for their wisdom and guidance on this process. Please post any questions, comments or concerns you may have.
I apologize for the lengthy post, I realize I went a little overboard with the details, however I just wanted to make sure things were clear.
Thanks!
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July 8th, 2021 - Updated OP to reflect that older version of app is needed in order for the process to work. Ver. 4.0.5 works per member @fjdlkjfldjsjsjjfs.
July 14, 2021 - Updated OP with ColorNote apk, ver. 4.0.5.
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Better Method
Just delete the app. Go to the app store, uninstall it, then install it again. Before you've logged in or anything, it will find the note on your phone, but your password is stored on it's servers. So you can see it before you sign in or sync or anything.
Has anyone been able to research who actually owns Colornote these days, or how they support development of this free app? Generally I've been able to find the large conglomerate behind popular apps that get purchased and injected with new behavior. Like ES Explorer, etc.
Colornotes just mysteriously changed the developer name in Google Play to "Notes" a few years ago and there's no trace online of who that is.
Does anyone know?
Unfortunately I believe they've patched this now. Restore seems to also restore the Master password, at least for me as it rejects my new one after attempting in on a Note as well as if I try to change it in settings.
Same here, can not access my backup files because they are locked with my old master password.
Does anyone know how to get around this so i can open and restore my notes?
Hi! I'm new here, and i registered just to say thank!
So thank you so much, you really helped a lot!!
I truly don't understand why they doesn't have the usual sistem when you forgot your password they send you an email or sms to your phone with a code in it etc.
Have a nice day!!
Hi! I'm just here to say thank you!
it really works
As for July 9th, 2021:
Follow corpsetomb's steps 1-8 of Part I. Delete the app and install the apk of an older version, so that the rest of the guide works, and follow it. I've installed 4.0.5 and everything worked perfectly. Thanks, corpsetomb!
P.S. The guide doesn't work in the latest version, requiring online login for viewing even the device backup.
corpsetomb said:
Hello!
This is a guide to help anyone who cannot retrieve or unlock any important documents in ColorNote. This can happen for many reasons, such as forgetting your password, or getting a new phone. This same situation happened to me, and I scoured the internet to find a way to retrieve my important notes. I found and tried multiple things from different places, and after a day I was able to retrieve my notes. I figured since there wasn't a thread on this, and because their still might be people out there using this app, or people who don't use it because of this situation, that I would post the method here for easy access and availability.
Credit to GPT (posted the fix on Retrogade Peace) Mick Lee, Mohammed Rafi, collegemomlynn, jambavo75.
Some of the instructions were a little hard to follow for me, so I will do the best I can at detailing the steps here. PART I will review if you have never synced your notes to an account, like Google, Facebook etc. PART II will be if you HAVE synced your account. Either way we will get you up and running. If pictures are needed to help with the process, or even a walkthrough video, let me know and I will post them here.
Part I (Without Online Sync)
1. Read these instructions all the way through before starting. I recommend finding all of the menu settings and getting familiar with where to find everything in the app before starting the process.
2. Make sure you have the latest version of the app.
3. Go into the App, click the three lines on the top left-hand side, then click on Settings.
4. Scroll down and make sure Auto Backup is checked.
5. If it is NOT checked, then enable Auto Backup (check the box) and wait 24 hours for the backup to happen. I didn’t see any other way of speeding this up, so make sure to wait the 24 hours. If for some crazy reason it asks you for a password to enable auto backup, make sure you have the latest version of ColorNote. That should fix the problem and let you select Auto Backup without the password.
6. After this step, or if Auto Backup was already enabled, go to Settings, then scroll down towards the bottom and click on Backup.
7. On this screen, you should see a Backup Notes button, and right below it the Saved Backup Data section, which will include the date, time, and a box to the right with the number of notes that was backed up.
8. Verify the backup by clicking on the file (where the date and time are) and then click view. This should show you all your locked and unlocked notes.
9. Once you have verified the backup, you are going to clear the Master Password.
10. Note – Resetting the Master Password will delete your locked notes; however, you will still have the backup. That is what we will be working with to get your notes back.
11. Go to Settings, scroll down to Security, and click on Master Password.
12. If this screen is asking for the Current Master Password, then click on the three circles menu button on the top right hand side, select clear password, then click okay on the popup box that comes up.
13. Now you can set a new Master Password, and re-enter it. Then click Save.
14. Go back to Backup (Settings > Backup)
15. Click on the backup file you want to restore.
16. Click Restore.
17. Now you can open the locked notes with your new Master Password.
Part II (WITH Online Sync)
1. Follow steps 1-8 in Part 1.
2. Go to Settings, click Online Sync, then Sign Out.
3. At this point, all your notes will be gone. They are safely stored in your online sync as well as the auto backup files.
4. Go to Settings, scroll down to Security, and click on Master Password, and setup a new Master Password.
5. In the settings menu, click on Backup, then click on the backup file. (If you don’t see a backup file, then you must sync the account again and wait 24 hours. Please see steps 1-8 in Part I.)
6. Once you click on the backup file, a popup menu will come up. Click View.
7. This will show you all your files. If you click on the locked notes, you will be able to open them with your new password.
8. You can restore the note by pressing the sideways-U-shaped arrow on the top right-hand corner of the note itself. You can also long press the note from the previous notes screen and the restore option that pops up on the bottom of the screen.
9. Note – You must restore the notes individually, DO NOT select them all and then choose Restore. If you try it this way, it will reconnect you to Online Sync and cancel out your new password.
10. Once you have restored all the notes you want, you can reconnect to Online Sync if you choose to (Settings > Online Sync).
That’s it! Hopefully you have successfully recovered your important, locked notes. I truly hope this has been helpful, and again I appreciate all the people mentioned above for their wisdom and guidance on this process. Please post any questions, comments or concerns you may have.
I apologize for the lengthy post, I realize I went a little overboard with the details, however I just wanted to make sure things were clear.
Thanks!
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fjdlkjfldjsjsjjfs said:
As for July 9th, 2021:
Follow corpsetomb's steps 1-8 of Part I. Delete the app and install the apk of an older version, so that the rest of the guide works, and follow it. I've installed 4.0.5 and everything worked perfectly. Thanks, corpsetomb!
P.S. The guide doesn't work in the latest version, requiring online login for viewing even the device backup.
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Thanks for the heads up @fjdlkjfldjsjsjjfs! I will update the OP to reflect installing an older version of the app. Quick question, did you only need to do steps 1-8, or the whole process? If the rest of the steps aren't needed, I will update the post to make sure there isn't anything that doesn't need to be there.
pranabp said:
Hi! I'm just here to say thank you!
it really works
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You are so welcome!
kittir said:
Hi! I'm new here, and i registered just to say thank!
So thank you so much, you really helped a lot!!
I truly don't understand why they doesn't have the usual sistem when you forgot your password they send you an email or sms to your phone with a code in it etc.
Have a nice day!!
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You are very welcome! It must be because they kind of fell off, and never got around to it. Have a great day!
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Thanks for the heads up @fjdlkjfldjsjsjjfs! I will update the OP to reflect installing an older version of the app. Quick question, did you only need to do steps 1-8, or the whole process? If the rest of the steps aren't needed, I will update the post to make sure there isn't anything that doesn't need to be there.
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@corpsetomb , I followed all the steps of the Part II. The back up part works the same in the latest version of the app but one can't restore notes the way described in your post (I guess they've fixed it), so an earlier one is needed. Also, I was able to restore multiple notes by long pressing one and choosing all the necessary.
fjdlkjfldjsjsjjfs said:
@corpsetomb , I followed all the steps of the Part II. The back up part works the same in the latest version of the app but one can't restore notes the way described in your post (I guess they've fixed it), so an earlier one is needed. Also, I was able to restore multiple notes by long pressing one and choosing all the necessary.
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Okay great! Thanks for all your help!
corpsetomb said:
Hello!
This is a guide to help anyone who cannot retrieve or unlock any important documents in ColorNote. This can happen for many reasons, such as forgetting your password, or getting a new phone. This same situation happened to me, and I scoured the internet to find a way to retrieve my important notes. I found and tried multiple things from different places, and after a day I was able to retrieve my notes. I figured since there wasn't a thread on this, and because their still might be people out there using this app, or people who don't use it because of this situation, that I would post the method here for easy access and availability.
Credit to GPT (posted the fix on Retrogade Peace) Mick Lee, Mohammed Rafi, collegemomlynn, jambavo75.
Some of the instructions were a little hard to follow for me, so I will do the best I can at detailing the steps here. PART I will review if you have never synced your notes to an account, like Google, Facebook etc. PART II will be if you HAVE synced your account. Either way we will get you up and running. If pictures are needed to help with the process, or even a walkthrough video, let me know and I will post them here.
Part I (Without Online Sync)
1. Read these instructions all the way through before starting. I recommend finding all of the menu settings and getting familiar with where to find everything in the app before starting the process.
2. Make sure you have an older version of the app, or download the one provided in this post. 4.0.5 seems to work (Thanks to @fjdlkjfldjsjsjjfs).
3. Go into the App, click the three lines on the top left-hand side, then click on Settings.
4. Scroll down and make sure Auto Backup is checked.
5. If it is NOT checked, then enable Auto Backup (check the box) and wait 24 hours for the backup to happen. I didn’t see any other way of speeding this up, so make sure to wait the 24 hours. If for some crazy reason it asks you for a password to enable auto backup, make sure you have the latest version of ColorNote. That should fix the problem and let you select Auto Backup without the password.
6. After this step, or if Auto Backup was already enabled, go to Settings, then scroll down towards the bottom and click on Backup.
7. On this screen, you should see a Backup Notes button, and right below it the Saved Backup Data section, which will include the date, time, and a box to the right with the number of notes that was backed up.
8. Verify the backup by clicking on the file (where the date and time are) and then click view. This should show you all your locked and unlocked notes.
9. Once you have verified the backup, you are going to clear the Master Password.
10. Note – Resetting the Master Password will delete your locked notes; however, you will still have the backup. That is what we will be working with to get your notes back.
11. Go to Settings, scroll down to Security, and click on Master Password.
12. If this screen is asking for the Current Master Password, then click on the three circles menu button on the top right hand side, select clear password, then click okay on the popup box that comes up.
13. Now you can set a new Master Password, and re-enter it. Then click Save.
14. Go back to Backup (Settings > Backup)
15. Click on the backup file you want to restore.
16. Click Restore.
17. Now you can open the locked notes with your new Master Password.
Part II (WITH Online Sync)
1. Follow steps 1-8 in Part 1.
2. Go to Settings, click Online Sync, then Sign Out.
3. At this point, all your notes will be gone. They are safely stored in your online sync as well as the auto backup files.
4. Go to Settings, scroll down to Security, and click on Master Password, and setup a new Master Password.
5. In the settings menu, click on Backup, then click on the backup file. (If you don’t see a backup file, then you must sync the account again and wait 24 hours. Please see steps 1-8 in Part I.)
6. Once you click on the backup file, a popup menu will come up. Click View.
7. This will show you all your files. If you click on the locked notes, you will be able to open them with your new password.
8. You can restore the note by pressing the sideways-U-shaped arrow on the top right-hand corner of the note itself. You can also long press the note from the previous notes screen and the restore option that pops up on the bottom of the screen.
9. Note – You must restore the notes individually, DO NOT select them all and then choose Restore. If you try it this way, it will reconnect you to Online Sync and cancel out your new password.
10. Once you have restored all the notes you want, you can reconnect to Online Sync if you choose to (Settings > Online Sync).
That’s it! Hopefully you have successfully recovered your important, locked notes. I truly hope this has been helpful, and again I appreciate all the people mentioned above for their wisdom and guidance on this process. Please post any questions, comments or concerns you may have.
I apologize for the lengthy post, I realize I went a little overboard with the details, however I just wanted to make sure things were clear.
Thanks!
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Thanks Man. It Helped Quite A Bit.
Hi Corpsetomb,
Just registered to do this.
Thankyou so much for your tutorial. Bought a new phone and in the washup of transfering everything I lost my ColornNote Master password. Followed your guide to the tee and all good now.
Many thanks to the creator of the post.
Impressive that even after more than 3 years, this procedure still works, it's incredible, I was able to recover a very important note after having forgotten the master password. But this also reveals a terrible security breach of the app, it's a very convenient app, but I'm going to stop using it.
Hey Together,
I'll hope some can help me with an quite similiar problem.
I deleted my fb account, but used the colornote app further on. Unfornenately the connection to the fb acc. got lost and know i can't recover the back-up, because colornote wants me to log in the fb acc.
I deleted the App and downloaded the a.m. 4.0.5. Version, but unfortenately colornote can't find my back-up from the 4.4.2 version.
I already tried to store the back-up file in the back-up folder, but that didnt helped.
In the 4.4.2 Version (latest Version) i can recover my back-up, eventhough it won't be launched, when i reinstall the latest version, but then i can't open the back-up file due to the missing link to the fb acc.
I hope someone can help me.
Best Regards,
Ben
To whom it may concern, this procedure still works and can even be done with version 4.1.6 of Colornote, versions above that do not work as the application now requires that the user have synchronization enabled in order to remove the password.
Hey guys,
I wanted to make a post about this issue as I spend some time searching the Internet for a solution.
My girlfriend had this problem on her OnePlus 6T but I understood later it wasn't related to the phone.
What happened was the internet connection didn't work except for some apps like WhatsApp and Messenger, and there was an exclamation mark next to the mobile data icon.
This indicates that the internet server cannot be reached, and this issue can have many causes from what I saw on the forums.
So the aim here is to list all the possible causes and the associated solutions, instead of posting on a 2 year old thread.
#1 You have used all your data
This was actually her problem, and I'm glad I saw a guy asking this question on a forum because it is so obvious we don't think about it.
And I suspect this is the most common issue, with some people saying the problem disappeared a few days later. So in this case you know what to do!
#2 OTA update issue
Apparently an update can reset the APN (access point name) settings and make the phone connect to a server that is not configured to provide internet
1. First go to settings
2. Mobile Network Settings
3. Access Point Names
4. Open the three dots on the right hand corner
5. Reset to default
6. Reboot
If it still doesn't work make sure your 'APN Type' field contains at least "default,supl".
Next option is to enter manually the APN settings, for that:
1. Find a webpage from your carrier explaining which settings to enter to configure the APN
2. Go to Mobile Network Settings/APN
3. Click on the "+" and enter the settings
#3 Unknown issue
Here are some other possible solutions to the problem:
Change preferred network
1. Go to Network settings
2. Mobile network
3. Change the preferred network to 3G
4. Wait until the exclamation point disappears, now it should work on the 3G network
5. Switch back to 4G
These methods have not provided results from what I've seen, but if none of the above solution worked you may want to try!
Clear the GPlay services cache
1. Go to settings
2. Applications
3. Google play services
4. Memory usage
5. Clear cache
Clearing Cache
1. Power down the phone.
2. Wait until the device is completely off.
3. Then press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time.
4. Continue holding these two buttons during the initial OnePlus splash screen.
5. When the OnePlus logo goes away, you can let go of these two buttons.
6. And then wait until the phone boots into Recovery Mode.
7. If you have a password set, you will have to enter the pin to decrypt(basically unlock access to storage) here.
8. Tap on the language of your choice.
9. Tap on the Wipe Data and Cache option.
10. Tap on the Wipe Cache option.
11. Tap the Yes option when asked to confirm.
12. Wait for the phone to clear the cache partition.
13. Then tap on the Reboot option to restart the phone.
Feel free to tell us about your experience if you already faced this issue, and don't hesitate to share other causes/solutions so we can create a more complete database
Darzon said:
Hey guys,
I wanted to make a post about this issue as I spend some time searching the Internet for a solution.
My girlfriend had this problem on her OnePlus 6T but I understood later it wasn't related to the phone.
What happened was the internet connection didn't work except for some apps like WhatsApp and Messenger, and there was an exclamation mark next to the mobile data icon.
This indicates that the internet server cannot be reached, and this issue can have many causes from what I saw on the forums.
So the aim here is to list all the possible causes and the associated solutions, instead of posting on a 2 year old thread.
#1 You have used all your data
This was actually her problem, and I'm glad I saw a guy asking this question on a forum because it is so obvious we don't think about it.
And I suspect this is the most common issue, with some people saying the problem disappeared a few days later. So in this case you know what to do!
#2 OTA update issue
Apparently an update can reset the APN (access point name) settings and make the phone connect to a server that is not configured to provide internet
1. First go to settings
2. Mobile Network Settings
3. Access Point Names
4. Open the three dots on the right hand corner
5. Reset to default
6. Reboot
If it still doesn't work make sure your 'APN Type' field contains at least "default,supl".
Next option is to enter manually the APN settings, for that:
1. Find a webpage from your carrier explaining which settings to enter to configure the APN
2. Go to Mobile Network Settings/APN
3. Click on the "+" and enter the settings
#3 Unknown issue
Here are some other possible solutions to the problem:
Change preferred network
1. Go to Network settings
2. Mobile network
3. Change the preferred network to 3G
4. Wait until the exclamation point disappears, now it should work on the 3G network
5. Switch back to 4G
These methods have not provided results from what I've seen, but if none of the above solution worked you may want to try!
Clear the GPlay services cache
1. Go to settings
2. Applications
3. Google play services
4. Memory usage
5. Clear cache
Clearing Cache
1. Power down the phone.
2. Wait until the device is completely off.
3. Then press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time.
4. Continue holding these two buttons during the initial OnePlus splash screen.
5. When the OnePlus logo goes away, you can let go of these two buttons.
6. And then wait until the phone boots into Recovery Mode.
7. If you have a password set, you will have to enter the pin to decrypt(basically unlock access to storage) here.
8. Tap on the language of your choice.
9. Tap on the Wipe Data and Cache option.
10. Tap on the Wipe Cache option.
11. Tap the Yes option when asked to confirm.
12. Wait for the phone to clear the cache partition.
13. Then tap on the Reboot option to restart the phone.
Feel free to tell us about your experience if you already faced this issue, and don't hesitate to share other causes/solutions so we can create a more complete database
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The most technical things sometimes be so simple [emoji53]
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This solved problem in my Oneplus 7T
reset your network go to Settings > Back up and Reset > network settings reset.
Hi guys,
I am facing the same issue on my moto g82 5g from recently. I have tried the mentioned steps but still facing the same issue.
Please help
It seems it can't boot with Treble project, someone port a MIUI for XZ1 please.
I'm not sure if it difficult to port one because of DRM key. I'll be glad thought there is a beta or bugs ROM
Sent from my Sony Xperia XZ1 using XDA Labs
Gogentle97 said:
I'm not sure if it difficult to port one because of DRM key. I'll be glad thought there is a beta or bugs ROM
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Made by ISA SAMET but Rerard (on telegram, I don't know his real/xda name)
MIUI FOR XZ1.
Bugs: NFC. mobile data is tricky, minor UI glitches.
Files itself is self explanatory, First of all FORMAT data, push the 3 folders into internal storage, push the backup into /sdcard/TWRP/backups/(your device's serial/
restore the backup and flash corresponding zips.
after booting up install those apks.
after installing the apks, flash the magisk modules and reboot.
create a mi account on login into it from your phone, DO NOT TURN ON FIND DEVICE.
also open dialer and type *#*#86583#*#*
and you can login into gplay.
also mobile data is tricky, go to settings, sim card & mobile networks, access point names, select the apn.
In my instance you can't switch into 3g to 4g from the settings, that's why I provided network signal guru app.
for switching into 4G, open up NSG, 3 dot menu - lock rat - lte.
you can install open camera from google play.
download link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fJYgSxbke7xdt_2uXmC_BaAUV7yOVTiC/view?usp=sharing
JimKatsanos said:
Made by ISA SAMET but Rerard (on telegram, I don't know his real/xda name)
MIUI FOR XZ1.
Bugs: NFC. mobile data is tricky, minor UI glitches.
Files itself is self explanatory, First of all FORMAT data, push the 3 folders into internal storage, push the backup into /sdcard/TWRP/backups/(your device's serial/
restore the backup and flash corresponding zips.
after booting up install those apks.
after installing the apks, flash the magisk modules and reboot.
create a mi account on login into it from your phone, DO NOT TURN ON FIND DEVICE.
also open dialer and type *#*#86583#*#*
and you can login into gplay.
also mobile data is tricky, go to settings, sim card & mobile networks, access point names, select the apn.
In my instance you can't switch into 3g to 4g from the settings, that's why I provided network signal guru app.
for switching into 4G, open up NSG, 3 dot menu - lock rat - lte.
you can install open camera from google play.
download link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fJYgSxbke7xdt_2uXmC_BaAUV7yOVTiC/view?usp=sharing
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nice，but I've changed to other phone