Hey,
I got a hold of this Samsung Galaxy S6 LDU (SM-G920X) from a Samsung REP who actually works for the company and there is a slight problem with the unit. It has indeed the Retail mode installed and it is blocking a factory reset. But ontop of that someone (he has no idea who) has managed to setup a fingerprint lock on the phone. So essentially I can't reset the phone to get rid of the fingerprint (because the retail block) and I can't go in to take off the retail block because of the fingerprint.
I have flashed the BL, AP and CSC once and still I'm at the same place I started.
Does anyone have a workaround for this? No data needs to be stored. We actually want this to be used as a Gear VR demo machine.
He is already asking around if any of his colleagues know of the 2ndary password, but so far we just don't know. (Yes I do find it somehow funny, ironic even that a samsung rep would ask a retail specialist to help in such a manner but then again I do dabble on such things occasionally).
Any ideas?
giving this a one time bump after post was moved just in case it was missed. Anyone have a way to bypass this problem? We already gave up on that one and moved onto the next phones.
BaQu82 said:
Hey,
I got a hold of this Samsung Galaxy S6 LDU (SM-G920X) from a Samsung REP who actually works for the company and there is a slight problem with the unit. It has indeed the Retail mode installed and it is blocking a factory reset. But ontop of that someone (he has no idea who) has managed to setup a fingerprint lock on the phone. So essentially I can't reset the phone to get rid of the fingerprint (because the retail block) and I can't go in to take off the retail block because of the fingerprint.
I have flashed the BL, AP and CSC once and still I'm at the same place I started.
Does anyone have a workaround for this? No data needs to be stored. We actually want this to be used as a Gear VR demo machine.
He is already asking around if any of his colleagues know of the 2ndary password, but so far we just don't know. (Yes I do find it somehow funny, ironic even that a samsung rep would ask a retail specialist to help in such a manner but then again I do dabble on such things occasionally).
Any ideas?
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Hi.
It's been an hour of internet research and forums searching and so far no joy.
Does anyone know which sub-models EXACTLY of the Galaxy sIII/s4 that are carrier LOCKED? Some submodels you have to search for, by knowing the number (they're not listed on wikipedia or Samsung's site, like the SPH-L710, which is a s3 for Sprint, and usually locked)
Why the s3/s4? They can do everything I want from the device, I want to flash with a custom ROM and keep the OS up to date as possible, s5 /s6/s7’s are 2-10x the price and the s3/s4’s apparently still can do the latest (2016?) Android OS’s.
I bought a similar device, after asking checking info so I could flash it, got everything set up, and turns out, after flashing that it's carrier locked (L710)
So which versions of the s3/s4 do I want to avoid? Is there an actual comprehensive table with which ones are carrier locked? I wasn't able to find a listing here for the custom ROM's (500 pages each thread). And an hour on google and various crawlers revealed nothing but other endless days and days of work.
Thanks!
Whatchamacalit said:
Hi.
It's been an hour of internet research and forums searching and so far no joy.
Does anyone know which sub-models EXACTLY of the Galaxy sIII/s4 that are carrier LOCKED? Some submodels you have to search for, by knowing the number (they're not listed on wikipedia or Samsung's site, like the SPH-L710, which is a s3 for Sprint, and usually locked)
Why the s3/s4? They can do everything I want from the device, I want to flash with a custom ROM and keep the OS up to date as possible, s5 /s6/s7’s are 2-10x the price and the s3/s4’s apparently still can do the latest (2016?) Android OS’s.
I bought a similar device, after asking checking info so I could flash it, got everything set up, and turns out, after flashing that it's carrier locked (L710)
So which versions of the s3/s4 do I want to avoid? Is there an actual comprehensive table with which ones are carrier locked? I wasn't able to find a listing here for the custom ROM's (500 pages each thread). And an hour on google and various crawlers revealed nothing but other endless days and days of work.
Thanks!
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Greetings and welcome to assist. I'm not sure what you mean with carrier locked, most phones that are not generic and locked to a carrier but can be network unlocked. If you are on about a locked bootloader that makes root/custom recovery extremely difficult then the main 2 culprits are verizon and at&t. If you ask your question in the s3 and s4 forums you will get a more detailed list
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
Hello. Recently I found a Samsung Galaxy S7 on the pavement. I handed it over to the police and they tried to find the owner of the phone. Unfortunately they couldn't find the owner and they contacted me and asked if I wanted the phone back, if not it will be recycled, so I thought why not (it is common in Sweden that if you find a lost phone and the police can't find the owner, they will offer the phone to you if you want it). When I got home and started the device and tried to get access to the phone it is locked by FRP. I assume that's why they couldn't find the owner. I have tried bypassing the FRP lock by numerous methods but nothing works. I've tried all of the tricks in the welcome screen to bypass but nothing works. When I try to flash the phone with odin to downgrade the phone it says it's blocked by FRP, I can't flash anything. Is there any way at all to bypass and use this phone? If not then I guess I'll just sell it for replaceable parts or maybe buy a broken S7 and replace what's needed to that phone from the one I found.
Any help/suggestion is much appreciated!
Hi Guys! I'm kinda new to the forum. I made an account a while ago, but I never really used it... until now.
Let me just say that you guys helped me out more than once before, but now I need to ask questions to which I haven't been able to get a direct answer to. I dabbled in phone repair (mainly just rooted a few androids). I'm still a novice, but I'd like to start getting work experience. I'd like to start my own business unlocking, repairing, and eventually, creating custom ROMS for all phone models. But I'm still not 100% clear on a few things.
Is it at all possible to unlock android phones by flashing an international ROM? For example, let's say I have an Samsung Gakaxy S7, model SM- G930V (Locked to Verizon), could I, in any way, flash a 930F ROM (oran international variant of the 930F) onto that phone to unlock it? If not, what methods are available to me? Besides the obvious "contact your carrier and have them do it". There are a few sites such as
unlockauthority
unlockradar
That claim to be able to unlock your phone, but how do they do it? Are these sites even legit? I've heard of a few programs, such as Chimera Tools, that claim to be able to do the same thing, but the questions remain the same: are they legit, and if so, how to they do it? Can I learn to do it myself? If so, how? If not, why?
The same applies to iPhones, which I hear require iCloud to unlock. If I have an iPhone X, locked to AT&T or T-Mobile, can I just log in to iCloud and unlock it from there in just a few clicks for free?
watch?v=LsEJwX7BVcc
This guy claims to be able to unlock "any" iPhone by just inputting a few codes. I question the legitimacy of this, of course, but I don't have access to a locked iPhone to verify.
Again, I'd like to start a business. Most people are looking to unlock their phones, so that would be my focus.
If anyone can help me, if even a little, I'd be very grateful.
And of course, once I learn more about mobile devices, I'll be able to help you
mashtr said:
Hi Guys! I'm kinda new to the forum. I made an account a while ago, but I never really used it... until now.
Let me just say that you guys helped me out more than once before, but now I need to ask questions to which I haven't been able to get a direct answer to. I dabbled in phone repair (mainly just rooted a few androids). I'm still a novice, but I'd like to start getting work experience. I'd like to start my own business unlocking, repairing, and eventually, creating custom ROMS for all phone models. But I'm still not 100% clear on a few things.
Is it at all possible to unlock android phones by flashing an international ROM? For example, let's say I have an Samsung Gakaxy S7, model SM- G930V (Locked to Verizon), could I, in any way, flash a 930F ROM (oran international variant of the 930F) onto that phone to unlock it? If not, what methods are available to me? Besides the obvious "contact your carrier and have them do it". There are a few sites such as
unlockauthority
unlockradar
That claim to be able to unlock your phone, but how do they do it? Are these sites even legit? I've heard of a few programs, such as Chimera Tools, that claim to be able to do the same thing, but the questions remain the same: are they legit, and if so, how to they do it? Can I learn to do it myself? If so, how? If not, why?
The same applies to iPhones, which I hear require iCloud to unlock. If I have an iPhone X, locked to AT&T or T-Mobile, can I just log in to iCloud and unlock it from there in just a few clicks for free?
watch?v=LsEJwX7BVcc
This guy claims to be able to unlock "any" iPhone by just inputting a few codes. I question the legitimacy of this, of course, but I don't have access to a locked iPhone to verify.
Again, I'd like to start a business. Most people are looking to unlock their phones, so that would be my focus.
If anyone can help me, if even a little, I'd be very grateful.
And of course, once I learn more about mobile devices, I'll be able to help you
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mashtr said:
Hi Guys! I'm kinda new to the forum. I made an account a while ago, but I never really used it... until now.
Let me just say that you guys helped me out more than once before, but now I need to ask questions to which I haven't been able to get a direct answer to. I dabbled in phone repair (mainly just rooted a few androids). I'm still a novice, but I'd like to start getting work experience. I'd like to start my own business unlocking, repairing, and eventually, creating custom ROMS for all phone models. But I'm still not 100% clear on a few things.
Is it at all possible to unlock android phones by flashing an international ROM? For example, let's say I have an Samsung Gakaxy S7, model SM- G930V (Locked to Verizon), could I, in any way, flash a 930F ROM (oran international variant of the 930F) onto that phone to unlock it? If not, what methods are available to me? Besides the obvious "contact your carrier and have them do it". There are a few sites such as
unlockauthority
unlockradar
That claim to be able to unlock your phone, but how do they do it? Are these sites even legit? I've heard of a few programs, such as Chimera Tools, that claim to be able to do the same thing, but the questions remain the same: are they legit, and if so, how to they do it? Can I learn to do it myself? If so, how? If not, why?
The same applies to iPhones, which I hear require iCloud to unlock. If I have an iPhone X, locked to AT&T or T-Mobile, can I just log in to iCloud and unlock it from there in just a few clicks for free?
watch?v=LsEJwX7BVcc
This guy claims to be able to unlock "any" iPhone by just inputting a few codes. I question the legitimacy of this, of course, but I don't have access to a locked iPhone to verify.
Again, I'd like to start a business. Most people are looking to unlock their phones, so that would be my focus.
If anyone can help me, if even a little, I'd be very grateful.
And of course, once I learn more about mobile devices, I'll be able to help you
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Generally speaking, you can't use firmware from one model on a different model, especially when it comes to any kind of Verizon device, that leads to a bricked device. There are cases where you can flash a firmware from a different model number, but those are rare cases and the devices are virtually identical hardware/software(bootloader).
If you're trying to unlock bootloader on any kind of Verizon Samsung device with 4.4 Kiit Kat or newer android, you can give up on that idea, you'll never make it happen, many, many, many people have tried, there is no way to do it. Verizon/Samsung has that locked down tight.
When it comes to unlocking phones, there is no general way of doing so. That is case by case and model number by model number. Not all phones can be unlocked and the ones that can be unlocked use different methods. You'll have to find the method for each specific model number.
We can't help in the iPhone department, this is an android development site, it doesn't deal with iPhone at all, not in any shape, form or fashion. You'll have to go somewhere else with that.
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Droidriven said:
Generally speaking, you can't use firmware from one model on a different model, especially when it comes to any kind of Verizon device, that leads to a bricked device. There are cases where you can flash a firmware from a different model number, but those are rare cases and the devices are virtually identical hardware/software(bootloader).
If you're trying to unlock bootloader on any kind of Verizon Samsung device with 4.4 Kiit Kat or newer android, you can give up on that idea, you'll never make it happen, many, many, many people have tried, there is no way to do it. Verizon/Samsung has that locked down tight.
When it comes to unlocking phones, there is no general way of doing so. That is case by case and model number by model number. Not all phones can be unlocked and the ones that can be unlocked use different methods. You'll have to find the method for each specific model number.
We can't help in the iPhone department, this is an android development site, it doesn't deal with iPhone at all, not in any shape, form or fashion. You'll have to go somewhere else with that.
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Thank you very much for your input! I'd like to keep this thread open, in case anyone else has something to share.
I really appreciate your help. From what I understand, unlocking Androids can only "safely" be done by contacting the appropriate carrier, or finding a specific method for each phone model.
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I'd like to talk here if you don't mind. Private message me if you want to speak privately.
Hello!
Not sure if im allowed to say this buuuut...
I have a samsung galaxy a01 that's locked with simple mobile, i went to their official support but they said I need the receipt. The issue is, I bought it second handed so it didn't come with a receipt, which leaves me unactivated.
So how would I bypass it, like rooting it, resetting it with another rom? Thanks in advance.