Okay so I've used a couple of different methods or should I say tried and none of them have worked so I'm just trying to see maybe I'm doing something wrong
What is FRP?
"If your device has been lost or stolen, and has been Factory Data Reset in an untrusted environment, this will trigger the FRP lock"
"If you cannot remember any of your Google account information, and the FRP Lock has been triggered, visit one of our Authorised Service Centres to receive professional assistance. Please ensure that you have your Proof of Purchase to show evidence of ownership of your device"
Most of us actually want FRP as a theft deterrent.
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I have an s9+ ( TMobile ) and was looking if there is a way to get rid of the FRP (Google Account Verification) through a flaw of in the setup or just flashing it in Odin. Any help is appreciated.
tony332211 said:
I have an s9+ ( TMobile ) and was looking if there is a way to get rid of the FRP (Google Account Verification) through a flaw of in the setup or just flashing it in Odin. Any help is appreciated.
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This is not a flaw in the setup or using ODIN. This is an anti-theft measure that prevents the phone from being stolen (or used if lost) by someone. If this is what your seeing after resetting the phone or flashing it and your not the Google Account owner then your options are:
Get the person who had the phone last enter there Google Account details so you can Factory Data Reset the device. Afterwards you should be able to enter your Google Account information and then the FRP lock re-activates (which means your google account would be needed if it happens again).
Return the device (if you purchased it) because it may be lost and/or stolen.
Otherwise if you really are the person whose Google Account was used there are three options. The first two should work, the last is if the first two don't work:
After updating the phone simply sign into the google account using the account name and password. Afterwards just factory data reset the phone from within the settings menu (SETTINGS > GENERAL MANAGEMENT > RESET > FACTORY DATA RESET).
Before flashing any updates perform the factory data reset (SETTINGS > GENERAL MANAGEMENT > RESET > FACTORY DATA RESET).
Seek help from 3rd party companies. You will have to Google search this one on your own, as I will not be able to help because the phone may not be rightfully yours and/or maybe lost and/or stolen. Please note I am not saying it is yours or not, just that it might not be.. Most people won't encounter the FRP lock issue with the phone they own. You can also read this as it explains what FRP lock is and how to request help from Samsung https://www.samsung.com/us/support/frp/
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
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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.
Hi everyone,
I wanted to ask a question about the android find my device feature.Everyone knows that icloud does not allow you to use any device after being factory resetted,until you enter the credentials of the original apple id used on the device.I know that it is possible to remove a passcode from an android device if you reset it from Recovery.I want to know if there is a way by which we can make it so that no one can access an android device until the original google account is entered.This is just in case my device is stolen.
Thanks
There is FRP (Factory Reset Protection) protection, but it is easily bypassed in some situations.
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 ....
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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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.