Hello, I've made a big blunder. I was able to create a vivo account with a virtual Chinese phone number. Unfortunately, I was not able to create a password and I cannot access the phone number anymore. So, my phone is stuck on "my" Vivo account. Is there a solution to remove this account ?
I know it's possible to do it when it's a Google account....
Edit 07.13 : Just to inform you that I found a way to fully reset the phone. If someone is interested, just contact me, I'd be glad to help.
I will tell you what happened to me, and I'm afraid it will not please you. Certainly not help you. At least it will tell you where you are and what is your only option left. Creating an account by adding a (Chinese) tel number, sends a verification code to that number. With the verification number you can confirm the account/password that you created, and starting that moment it is your account, and the one you need to confirm from time to time (by inserting the password) to change specific settings in your phone. It happened my phone also asked me for the password while installing some apps. Not on a really regular base, but simple and straightforward. So I got my new NEX, and I discovered very quickly like everyone else that it needed a VIVO account to set things up as needed. Based on reviews, I contacted the shop in China where I ordered my NEX, and confronted them with this vivo account fact. They said they were aware of the need of a VIVO account, but this only needed a Chinese tel number for people living in China. I was confident. So when my NEX arrived, it was an unpleasant surprise to find out it needed indeed a Chinese tel number to create a VIVO account. When I contacted the seller, I was hoping they would show me the way to register an account without living in China, like they had answered me before. They admitted they had been wrong about that Chinese number, so they offered me to use their tel number for registering my VIVO account. I was a little upset by the fact I had been mislead by my seller, so I didn't immediately grab their offer for creating an account based on their number. In the meantime, I had read about the public account spread by the VIVO support team, and based on this I registered the account on my NEX. After a few days, I began to feel uncomfortable about this 'public' account, as I really wanted my phone to be mine, without any restrictions whatsoever, as we are told to 'not try to change the account information and don't save any personal information in this account'. It's my phone after all! So I started thinking: if my seller allows me to use her phone number, then i shall have my own account and I will be able to use my phone however I like. So I contacted my seller again, and created a VIVO account with their tel number. That was easy: register a new account, and wait for PM from my seller to get the verification code. Peace of cake. I had my own account. Well... Not really. Was this a good way to do this? Is this safe? After all, it is not MY tel number, but from some 'anonymous' seller in a shop in China... I started to doubt. I thought, no worries, I can always go back to the public account when needed. And how do we change account? Looks so easy, I tried to do it, just in case. For changing the VIVO account, you need to log out from your actual account. And to log out from your account, you need the... password. When I introduced the password, I got the 'incorrect password' message. Several attempts later, I was thrown out of the 'next try' options, and asked if I wanted to retrieve my password. Hell no! My password not being accepted any more proved that it had been a bad idea to trust this 'anonymous' Chinese tel number to base my account upon. So I decided to throw everything of my phone again, hard reset, start from scratch, and resign myself by accepting the public account registration with its restrictions. To my surprise, my NEX didn't allow me to do that: after starting up from scratch, it showed the message: 'this phone is locked, and registered to this <Chinese tel number> account, please insert the password... I was stuck! When contacting VIVO support, explaining the situation, they said they couldn't help me, as it was not their account, and I had to contact the account number owner. Well, thank you for the support. Ok, I suppose this is a security matter, and they have their rules. Meaning I really needed to contact my seller again to retrieve my password, by requesting a verification code to be send to them. I had no choice, so I did it. I waited for a reply. And waited... No reply. No reply for a day... I slightly started to panic. Jeezz... are these people really that bad? Did they change the account password on purpose? Are they going to ask for a ransom to unlock the account? Ransomware? Will I have to buy a new device? (It will sure be a NEX again, despite the account troubles - which are my own fault - it is a wonderful device, that I discovered in the mean time)... I was really desperate. Untill the next day my seller simply messaged me that I could do a new verification code request to retrieve the password. So I did, and a few minutes later I got the code, retrieved my password, removed the account, and registered the public account. After that... enlightenment! Setting up a new phone is one of those things I love so much. It took me a few hours to get everything installed and set up so it felt again like 'my' phone, and I haven't stopped to get amazed about its performances and possibilities since that day.
Meaning, in the end, that you should be aware that whatever (Chinese) tel number you use to register your VIVO account, you always should be sure that the owner of this number is a real person, that you trust, and that you always can rely on should account troubles occur.I presume my seller didn't have any bad intentions when letting me use their number, but having no experience with this VIVO account they also allowed other people to use it for registering their account, without mentioning 'not try to change the account information', and someone did...
That's why I want to excuse myself toward any Chinese shop about reflecting here any doubt about their honesty. On the contrary, we live in another part of the world, in another time zone, and we sometimes forget shops in China have holidays too. In the end, they were very helpful, not really expert on the new NEX device (who is?) and they stay in my contacts/friends group. The shop is named HongKong Telling Communication Store
China (Guangdong) (Pp) (link: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/gr...765.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.31151860rkjiWg). They are friendly, they are simply good people and correct. I forgot to tell you they added some presents with my phone: screen protectors, a silicon case, and 'Lord of the rings' gadget which I don't really know what it is used for.
Thanks for reading.
Guy1731 said:
I will tell you what happened to me, and I'm afraid it will not please you. Certainly not help you. At least it will tell you where you are and what is your only option left. Creating an account by adding a (Chinese) tel number, sends a verification code to that number. With the verification number you can confirm the account/password that you created, and starting that moment it is your account, and the one you need to confirm from time to time (by inserting the password) to change specific settings in your phone. It happened my phone also asked me for the password while installing some apps. Not on a really regular base, but simple and straightforward. So I got my new NEX, and I discovered very quickly like everyone else that it needed a VIVO account to set things up as needed. Based on reviews, I contacted the shop in China where I ordered my NEX, and confronted them with this vivo account fact. They said they were aware of the need of a VIVO account, but this only needed a Chinese tel number for people living in China. I was confident. So when my NEX arrived, it was an unpleasant surprise to find out it needed indeed a Chinese tel number to create a VIVO account. When I contacted the seller, I was hoping they would show me the way to register an account without living in China, like they had answered me before. They admitted they had been wrong about that Chinese number, so they offered me to use their tel number for registering my VIVO account. I was a little upset by the fact I had been mislead by my seller, so I didn't immediately grab their offer for creating an account based on their number. In the meantime, I had read about the public account spread by the VIVO support team, and based on this I registered the account on my NEX. After a few days, I began to feel uncomfortable about this 'public' account, as I really wanted my phone to be mine, without any restrictions whatsoever, as we are told to 'not try to change the account information and don't save any personal information in this account'. It's my phone after all! So I started thinking: if my seller allows me to use her phone number, then i shall have my own account and I will be able to use my phone however I like. So I contacted my seller again, and created a VIVO account with their tel number. That was easy: register a new account, and wait for PM from my seller to get the verification code. Peace of cake. I had my own account. Well... Not really. Was this a good way to do this? Is this safe? After all, it is not MY tel number, but from some 'anonymous' seller in a shop in China... I started to doubt. I thought, no worries, I can always go back to the public account when needed. And how do we change account? Looks so easy, I tried to do it, just in case. For changing the VIVO account, you need to log out from your actual account. And to log out from your account, you need the... password. When I introduced the password, I got the 'incorrect password' message. Several attempts later, I was thrown out of the 'next try' options, and asked if I wanted to retrieve my password. Hell no! My password not being accepted any more proved that it had been a bad idea to trust this 'anonymous' Chinese tel number to base my account upon. So I decided to throw everything of my phone again, hard reset, start from scratch, and resign myself by accepting the public account registration with its restrictions. To my surprise, my NEX didn't allow me to do that: after starting up from scratch, it showed the message: 'this phone is locked, and registered to this <Chinese tel number> account, please insert the password... I was stuck! When contacting VIVO support, explaining the situation, they said they couldn't help me, as it was not their account, and I had to contact the account number owner. Well, thank you for the support. Ok, I suppose this is a security matter, and they have their rules. Meaning I really needed to contact my seller again to retrieve my password, by requesting a verification code to be send to them. I had no choice, so I did it. I waited for a reply. And waited... No reply. No reply for a day... I slightly started to panic. Jeezz... are these people really that bad? Did they change the account password on purpose? Are they going to ask for a ransom to unlock the account? Ransomware? Will I have to buy a new device? (It will sure be a NEX again, despite the account troubles - which are my own fault - it is a wonderful device, that I discovered in the mean time)... I was really desperate. Untill the next day my seller simply messaged me that I could do a new verification code request to retrieve the password. So I did, and a few minutes later I got the code, retrieved my password, removed the account, and registered the public account. After that... enlightenment! Setting up a new phone is one of those things I love so much. It took me a few hours to get everything installed and set up so it felt again like 'my' phone, and I haven't stopped to get amazed about its performances and possibilities since that day.
Meaning, in the end, that you should be aware that whatever (Chinese) tel number you use to register your VIVO account, you always should be sure that the owner of this number is a real person, that you trust, and that you always can rely on should account troubles occur.I presume my seller didn't have any bad intentions when letting me use their number, but having no experience with this VIVO account they also allowed other people to use it for registering their account, without mentioning 'not try to change the account information', and someone did...
That's why I want to excuse myself toward any Chinese shop about reflecting here any doubt about their honesty. On the contrary, we live in another part of the world, in another time zone, and we sometimes forget shops in China have holidays too. In the end, they were very helpful, not really expert on the new NEX device (who is?) and they stay in my contacts/friends group. The shop is named HongKong Telling Communication Store
China (Guangdong) (Pp) (link: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/gr...765.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.31151860rkjiWg). They are friendly, they are simply good people and correct. I forgot to tell you they added some presents with my phone: screen protectors, a silicon case, and 'Lord of the rings' gadget which I don't really know what it is used for.
Thanks for reading.
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Thanks for sharing your experience, still it won't help me a lot, because my problem is that I used a virtual phone number to create my account, and this number is no longer active. I would never have considered creating an account, but this was the only way to change the launcher for good. This was my first Vivo phone and probably the last one.
Have you tried a factory reset?
I hope that the futur global rom will permit us to create an "international" Vivo account.
if anyone reading this message created a Vivo account using a virtual phone number ending with 61508, please contact me in private. Thanks
evenshop said:
Thanks for sharing your experience, still it won't help me a lot, because my problem is that I used a virtual phone number to create my account, and this number is no longer active. I would never have considered creating an account, but this was the only way to change the launcher for good. This was my first Vivo phone and probably the last one.
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My message was that you should get in touch with the shop where you bought your NEX, and acquire an agreement for returning your phone and have it Factory reset by VIVO. I'm afraid that's the only solution.
Yes, actually I'm the shop , but I will return it to my supplier. If only the rom.bin was available, I could flash it myself...
Hello, I was able to obtain the Update file : https://mega.nz/#!5I4hxaQD!FBdmF9C8q8AWfOmb0qlFvIrvP2BI1JgXNBHdpyABjlE
Can anyone help me so that I can flash it with SP Flash Tool ? Thus I may be able to fully reflash my device and get rid of this Vivo Account...
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Hello, I was able to obtain the Update file : https://mega.nz/#!IBoSBCKK!jxb8Bsfm1z_nFm2GjA8dSrnGQXDarpCTLtE_oybIQSA
Can anyone help me so that I can flash it with SP Flash Tool ? Thus I may be able to fully reflash my device and get rid of this Vivo Account...
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From what I've read,this SP Flash Tool may not be compatible with the VIVO NEX:
The flash tool is intended for use with phones equipped with Media-Tek processors,the VIVO NEX has a Qualcomm SnapDragon 845 processor.
If it may help some people here is a link to the full update : https://mega.nz/#!5I4hxaQD!FBdmF9C8q8AWfOmb0qlFvIrvP2BI1JgXNBHdpyABjlE
As for me, I'm fed up with Vivo. It's unacceptable to force poeple to have an account just to use an alternative launcher.
evenshop said:
If it may help some people here is a link to the full update : https://mega.nz/#!5I4hxaQD!FBdmF9C8q8AWfOmb0qlFvIrvP2BI1JgXNBHdpyABjlE
As for me, I'm fed up with Vivo. It's unacceptable to force poeple to have an account just to use an alternative launcher.
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Nobody force you to buy a chinese phone that is not sell natif with google play store.
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Nobody force you to buy a chinese phone that is not sell natif with google play store.
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This is not the problem. Google Play Store can be installed very easily (just download it from VivoStore....) What doesn't please me, is that you have to have a Vivo account just to use another launcher. That's my opinion and of course, you can think differently.
In other country if you want Nova you need Gapps and a Google account ... In China, they need a ViVo account for Vapps. Wait for a global version if you dont want this kind of problem.
evenshop said:
If it may help some people here is a link to the full update : https://mega.nz/#!5I4hxaQD!FBdmF9C8q8AWfOmb0qlFvIrvP2BI1JgXNBHdpyABjlE
As for me, I'm fed up with Vivo. It's unacceptable to force poeple to have an account just to use an alternative launcher.
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I bet by holding down power, volume down, and volume up you can boot into fastboot. Then go to recovery. You get a menu with a bunch of Chinese options. I bet one of them would be update from phone storage. Probably something you can try...
Maybe nobody gives a damn, but I am glad to inform you that I was able to fully reset my phone and get rid of the account it was blocked on, without knowing the password of the Vivo account and without being able to receive text message on the phone number linked with the device. If anyone is stuck in the same situation, I'd be glad to help. But I won't tell the process here, because I don't want Vivo to know how to do it (if they ignore it)
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Maybe nobody gives a damn, but I am glad to inform you that I was able to fully reset my phone and get rid of the account it was blocked on, without knowing the password of the Vivo account and without being able to receive text message on the phone number linked with the device. If anyone is stuck in the same situation, I'd be glad to help. But I won't tell the process here, because I don't want Vivo to know how to do it (if they ignore it)
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same problem here... pm sended!
evenshop said:
Maybe nobody gives a damn, but I am glad to inform you that I was able to fully reset my phone and get rid of the account it was blocked on, without knowing the password of the Vivo account and without being able to receive text message on the phone number linked with the device. If anyone is stuck in the same situation, I'd be glad to help. But I won't tell the process here, because I don't want Vivo to know how to do it (if they ignore it)
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Of course i want to know how to full reset this phone! Pm send. :good:
No feedback from @evenshop i have sended it back to china, to unlock it on a Vivo support center..
Miyagi said:
No feedback from @evenshop i have sended it back to china, to unlock it on a Vivo support center..
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Hello, sorry but I'm not connected 24/7. I am going to tell you how to do it. First let's me explain again in what situtation I was in :
I performed a hard reset with the recovery. So I was stuck at startup screen (even not able to access home screen). My phone was linked to a Vivo the password of which I didn't know + had no access to the phone number it was linked with.
How to do it (sorry if I'm not 100% accurate, because I did many things, and I was dead tired).
1) When you are connected to your wifi, go the first screen of the gallery : https://imgur.com/a/ePeIhtT
2) Press on the left button on your phone to access "Jovi"
3) Then you go to "Vivio find my Phone". To to so, follow each of the screen you'll find here (in the right order) :
1) (click on the head)
2) (click on the head again)
3)(click on Vivo, last link at the bottom)
4)(click on Vivo cloud)
5)(click onfind my phone)
6)(click on the link "findphone.vivo.com)
Then you'll be redirected to the Vivo find my phone screen. From there, choose the toogle "erase". It's a brush. You'll probably get an error message.
Then find the restart button "circle with a small bar", at the buttom right corner if I remember well. You'll have to scroll down to find it.
Then your phone will restart and fully reset.
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I am from Malaysia. Just received my d2g i purchase from ebay. I managed to unlock and use local GSM network, NOT VERIZON!
i am unable to add google account. If i sign in an existing google account i have, it shows "user name and password doesn't match", i can log in fine from any pc. And im also unable to create new google account from the phone.
I had searching for weeks on a solution on this, but unable to solve it.
try to wipe data/cach it might help.
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try to wipe data/cach it might help.
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I did a few master reset. it wipe all data on the phone but still same issue.
attached is the image i just took after trying again. but this time it say "cant establish a reliable data connection to the server"
i wander if its control by verizon. means we must use it service in order to used the full function of the phone?
by the way, i am running on Android 2.2 Version.2.4.330.A956.Verizon.en.US
Have you tried changing the Google account password from your PC (making sure it doesn't have any non-ASCII characters like diacritical stuff &c.) and trying again with that new one?
Verizon has nothing to do with Google services.
Gasai Yuno said:
Have you tried changing the Google account password from your PC (making sure it doesn't have any non-ASCII characters like diacritical stuff &c.) and trying again with that new one?
Verizon has nothing to do with Google services.
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Hi mate. Im using same account and password that im using on motorola defy. DEFY is singapore model which seems to be working fine. That's why i am thinking, maybe verizon did special program on all d2g to stop people like me simply getting the phone but doesn't used the services.
This means they chose to do a “special program” for just one single D2G — yours.
I use my D2G on GSM and I have never had any issues adding my Google account.
Gasai Yuno said:
This means they chose to do a “special program” for just one single D2G — yours.
I use my D2G on GSM and I have never had any issues adding my Google account.
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LOL
That's positive. Meaning my setting might be wrong some where. There should be solution. Just hope some one experience same situation as me but found solution and share with me here.
when i had issues with google account ive deleted a few msg (first ones) and it became available again. not sure this is the solution for ur thing though..
btw if u can log via phone browser, u might want to sbf for 1 of the os component is bad
the-light said:
when i had issues with google account ive deleted a few msg (first ones) and it became available again. not sure this is the solution for ur thing though..
btw if u can log via phone browser, u might want to sbf for 1 of the os component is bad
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what is sbf? i been seeing this alot but not sure how to do it. can you give me any link that show me step by step on this.
i am still waiting for the upgrade to 2.3... hope it solves all issue
http://droid.koumakan.jp/wiki/SBF
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http://droid.koumakan.jp/wiki/SBF
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thanks mate. checking now.
hi guys,
could do with some help if possible,
my son has had his phone stolen today from school and i was attempting to track the phone on googles website, problem i have is my son can not remember his account details at all so i can not get into google to track the phone,
i have all the details for the phone. imei number, sku, and serial, do you guys know of anyway i can track this phone or do anything to find out who has the phone.
i will block the phone so it can never be used again if needed but would prefer to find the person that stole it.
thanks for any help.
Contact Google immediately. The longer you wait the less likely type are to recover it.
sut1576 said:
hi guys,
could do with some help if possible,
my son has had his phone stolen today from school and i was attempting to track the phone on googles website, problem i have is my son can not remember his account details at all so i can not get into google to track the phone,
i have all the details for the phone. imei number, sku, and serial, do you guys know of anyway i can track this phone or do anything to find out who has the phone.
i will block the phone so it can never be used again if needed but would prefer to find the person that stole it.
thanks for any help.
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Not Sure.
but a Police complaint is First you should go.
I think you might have.
so 2nd try Device Mangers(defaultly Installed in your system) Helps to track all your phones in your google Account. [you said that account info os missiing or forgotten-Fastly try to Recovery]
Or- Mainly police have a system in tracking the phone via IMEI number.
Try And I am sorry that your device is lost.
Hi all,
I have bought Moto G3 XT1540 on AMAZON a couple of months ago
User (my nephew) forgot his pattern on the phone. Then he decided to wipe the phone thinking it was going to solve the issue. Unfortunately it is asking for Google account verification. Again, he does not know it.
I tried to flash the phone following steps on: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Everything is OK, but we need to check "OEM Unlock" on Android developer settings, which of course i cannot do since i cannot access the phone.
Is there any way to hard-code this or do something?
Regards,
First reset the password of the Google account. You can do this from any webbrowser. Google offers several ways to reset a password. E.g. via mail, SMS...
Not being able to revocer your own Google Account is pretty much impossible unless you deliberately setup the account in a way that in cannot be recovered. ?
Then you have to wait for 72 hours. After that the Moto G3 will accept the new password of the Google account.
Thanks for your prompt reply.
It is not working :s
u42671 said:
First reset the password of the Google account. You can do this from any webbrowser. Google offers several ways to reset a password. E.g. via mail, SMS...
Not being able to revocer your own Google Account is pretty much impossible unless you deliberately setup the account in a way that in cannot be recovered.
Then you have to wait for 72 hours. After that the Moto G3 will accept the new password of the Google account.
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I think there should be any kind of option.
I will try to contact Motorola's support.
marian999 said:
Thanks for your prompt reply.
It is not working :s
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Did you wait the 72 hours as per @u42671 instructions? You replied 3 hours after his post...
Thanks for tour reply.
Was the first thing I attempted to do, 1 week ago when the issue started.
I cannot perform the reset, this kid does not even remember which gmail account he used!
FROM Motorola:
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Good Morning!
This is Esther from Motorola E-mail Support.
Thank you very much for the information provided.
My best advice will be to do a factory reset again Answer Title: Reset my device
Answer Link: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/105537
Unfortunately there will be no way to access to the device if you dont have the Gmail, password that you first used to set up this device. You need to have that information unfortunately we don't have that information and our only advice is a factory reset.
Your Reference Number is: 160221-007988
Please do not hesitate in contact us back if you need further help.
Phone number: 1-800-734-5870
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 7AM-10PM; Sat-Sun 9AM-6PM CST.
Kind regards,
Esther G.
Motorola Tech Support
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Did you wait the 72 hours as per @u42671 instructions? You replied 3 hours after his post...
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marian999 said:
Thanks for tour reply.
Was the first thing I attempted to do, 1 week ago when the issue started.
I cannot perform the reset, this kid does not even remember which gmail account he used!
FROM Motorola:
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Good Morning!
This is Esther from Motorola E-mail Support.
Thank you very much for the information provided.
My best advice will be to do a factory reset again Answer Title: Reset my device
Answer Link: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/105537
Unfortunately there will be no way to access to the device if you dont have the Gmail, password that you first used to set up this device. You need to have that information unfortunately we don't have that information and our only advice is a factory reset.
Your Reference Number is: 160221-007988
Please do not hesitate in contact us back if you need further help.
Phone number: 1-800-734-5870
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 7AM-10PM; Sat-Sun 9AM-6PM CST.
Kind regards,
Esther G.
Motorola Tech Support
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If you are the registered owner (ie. have a receipt w/matching IMEI or serial number, or purchased direct from Moto under your Moto account), you should be able to send it in to Motorola to have it "repaired".
Thanks for your reply. I guess we will have to do that.
I thought I could just fix it at home.
Regards!
acejavelin said:
If you are the registered owner (ie. have a receipt w/matching IMEI or serial number, or purchased direct from Moto under your Moto account), you should be able to send it in to Motorola to have it "repaired".
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marian999 said:
Thanks for your reply. I guess we will have to do that.
I thought I could just fix it at home.
Regards!
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Security and protection methods are far better than they used to be in Android, the intent is to keep the phone's data secure or prevent it from using your service or removing any gain (ie. sell it) from someone else, they are near impossible to circumvent in recent Android versions. To my knowledge no user here knows how, or are will share it if they do know, that is why I say "near impossible", the method is intended to be as close to foolproof as possible.
The only option that could possibly be available to try is to reflash the factory firmware from scratch via fastboot, but you must have the matching or newer factory image. There are potential risks, but it is the only other option. I know the Marshmallow 1GB images are available, and the lollipop 1GB&2GB images, but there is no Marshmallow 2GB image for the XT1540 at this time.
Also, I don't know if that will work or not, but it is the only other option in your power... note there is a potential risk of bricking the device if done incorrectly or the wrong fimware image is used, but it may be your only choice for self-repair at this point.
Your Google account, especially when tied to devices, is probably more valuable than the device itself and should be treated that way. I hope the "kid" at learns a lesson here.
As the title say time I install a new rom or do a factory reset it looks like I've been hacked. As soon as I register and connect my phone to the internet google security activity shows that my phone has been connected from Irland or Germany although I'm connecting from Sweden. How can this be explained if I'm not being hacked? I take all the security measures, changing password etc... But yet this problem doesn't go away. Does this happen to anyone else?
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did happen only with one device or more? what do u use for root, wich rom, custom recovery do u install? wich kind of gapps do u use? it happen just when u install the rom/recovery, or when u set up the gapps?
the foreign connection message is inside the gmail account? do u see foreign ip address logged when u are not logged or just foreign ip when u are logged? (this question is because maybe something use a vpn)
I use Viperone rom, but it does't matter what rom I use. As soon as i logg in to my google account it happens, on the google security activity where I can see my devices, it shows that I logged in from Irland or Germany, and after that it goes back to show that I logged in from Sweden. So far I noticed that it only happens on my phone, but in the past it use to happen on my PC too, and it does not show the ip address, it only shows the name of the country. This is how it looks like: http://imgur.com/2A9ZBJy Tyskland is Germany in Swedish and it's not supposed to be there with Irland.
Keomas said:
I use Viperone rom, but it does't matter what rom I use. As soon as i logg in to my google account it happens, on the google security activity where I can see my devices, it shows that I logged in from Irland or Germany, and after that it goes back to show that I logged in from Sweden. So far I noticed that it only happens on my phone, but in the past it use to happen on my PC too, and it does not show the ip address, it only shows the name of the country. This is how it looks like: http://imgur.com/2A9ZBJy Tyskland is Germany in Swedish and it's not supposed to be there with Irland.
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when u install rom and configure gapps r u using your wifi? because is strange it happens also with your pc, maybe the problem is in your LAN, it happens just after the gapps setup after a fresh install or also later?
do u ose official gapps (and where is the source) or do u use other kind of gapps?
The roms that I use has allready Google apps installed. This time it happened right after I logged in to my phone. In the past it happened a day later.
It's possible that the new rom had it's location history set to those locations.. And Google apps like a good little app is telling where your are...
But it's wrong until it gets a proper location update.
nutpants said:
It's possible that the new rom had it's location history set to those locations.. And Google apps like a good little app is telling where your are...
But it's wrong until it gets a proper location update.
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No. This happens when i change the password. I changed the password before i installed the new rom.
Google
Yeah sure.google needs update location.
sichuv11 said:
Yeah sure.google needs update location.
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Nope. I'm definitely being hacked. Everything points towards it. I change my password I format my PC I install the original android to my phone, same **** happens. It was not like this before.
There is a trojan that can not be found by virus, malware and trojan software. This bastard got me. I think it could be the government.
Now it looks like this,I got USA instead of Germay http://imgur.com/uYDxZ1j Am i being hacked or not? 6th februari is the day i changed my password, compare it with the first picture i posted.
make 2 new google account with your pc
wipe your phone and install a rom, than configure it with one new account
use it for a day
than with your pc go in both account and see if are both comprimised or not
Let's assume the worst thing, that I am being hacked. How can I stop this from happening? I already changed password (I'm doing that from time to time), I use 2 step verification and sms verification when I login to my Gmail and I got virus, malware and firewall softwares, what else can I do? How am I being hacked?
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Let's assume the worst thing, that I am being hacked. How can I stop this from happening? I already changed password (I'm doing that from time to time), I use 2 step verification and sms verification when I login to my Gmail and I got virus, malware and firewall softwares, what else can I do? How am I being hacked?
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if u want help you should try to do what we say and report it
niubboxp said:
if u want help you should try to do what we say and report it
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Your just asking questions, I don't think you have answers.
Keomas said:
Your just asking questions, I don't think you have answers.
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and you will never know
niubboxp said:
and you will never know
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Maybe not on this forum, but there are other forums.
What rom are you using? Where did you get it?
What email app are you using?
Who is your internet provider for your device?
All of these can be factors in you being hacked...
Your rom could have a Trojan on it.
Your email could be not properly storing your password.
(Your not using the factory email app that uses the account your signed info your phone with are you? Please say no)
Is your internet provider known for making a federal case out of every request for information or do they give it out to anyone with a badge?
More information is needed before you can be helped.
First off change roms...
If you are using a oem rom get a custom rom from a popular developer.
Then change email providers
(Unless you are taking Google)
Then dump the two factor crap
Get a third party open source email app or use tor to sign in by web mail.
Change and set your password from a cafe or hotel Wi-Fi that is nowhere where you usually go.
Then see if you think you are being hacked..
If so trash the phone
Get a new one with cash..
Root it secure it
Try again
And if that still looks bad..
User paper and one time pads for encryption and safe drop points.
Combination file help
Not sure but I need to frp bypass
I think I can downgrade file as long as it's a sqs5
Bootloader 5
n950usqs5crj3
Any help could be great
Makave71 said:
Combination file help
Not sure but I need to frp bypass
I think I can downgrade file as long as it's a sqs5
Bootloader 5
n950usqs5crj3
Any help could be great
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Why do you need to bypass the FRP? Just put your email and password in and you'll be fine and won't need to do that.
Well I buy it cheap off someone that couldn't do anything with it because he don't know much so now I'm trying to do this so my wife can use the phone
If you can help with that great
Because I know the obvious way is put in info lol
Makave71 said:
Well I buy it cheap off someone that couldn't do anything with it because he don't know much so now I'm trying to do this so my wife can use the phone
If you can help with that great
Because I know the obvious way is put in info lol
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Sorry man I can't help you because when someone is trying to bypass the FRP security it's usually because the phone was stolen from someone and I'd rather not give out my combination firmware for that reason.. You can call the carrier that the phone came from and ask them to help you and if it hasn't been reported stolen then they'll get it off.
Discussions about FRP without proof of ownership aren't allowed on XDA.
FRP is there for exactly this reason, its meant to protect stolen phones from being used again illegally.
This is Samsung's instructions on what you can do about FRP:
If you already reset your device, but don't remember your Google username and/or password, the device can't be used. In that case, you can do one of these:
If you know your Google username but can't remember the password, you can reset your password on the device, or at www.google.com. It can take up to 24 hours for a new password to sync with all registered devices. After 24 hours, you can try logging in to your phone with the new password.
If you have multiple Google Accounts, and you can't remember which Google Account you set up on your device, visit https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager.
Log in with your Google username and password and check the list of devices registered to the account. If you don't see the device listed on the account, it means the device is registered to a different account. Use the same process to check for devices linked to your other Google Accounts. When you find the registered account, use it to log in to your device.
If you can't remember any of your Google Account information, you can send your device, along with proof of purchase, to an authorized Samsung Service Center. Samsung has special tools to reset the phone to factory defaults with no protection enabled.
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Source: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/frp/
Furthermore:
If you've bought a phone that is FRP locked you should take it up with the seller and get them to tell you what the Google sign-in details are, and if they refuse to tell you then make sure you ask where they got the phone from. Do not try to break the lock yourself!
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Camo.
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