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im running The RC33 version of JFv1.41.
somehow the "too many pattern attempts" popped up and now its asking me to login with my username and password. ive tried my username by itself. i tried [email protected] (which i originally used to register the phone) and i tried [email protected] (which i saw suggested in another post) and none of these work. anyone have any ideas? it just says "too many pattern attempts invalid username or password". i cant log back in.xi can still receive calls but cant get back to the home screen. im running The RC33 version of JFv1.41.
Even if you fail to enter the pattern correctly a few times, the lock should only be temporary. Although it sounds like you got permanently locked out, if I understand correctly... If it still doesn't take the username either, I'd just say reflash your phone with the update.zip
usually it says wait 30 seconds and i can try the unlock pattern again. this is the first time its asked for my email address and password again. it happened last night so i waited until this morning and its still asking for my email address and password and wont login. i guess i'll try reflashing the phone. thanks. will report back.
gmail.com and reset ur pass
i can login to gmail.com with my existing password. i dont think i want to mess with trying to reset my pass.
well its not like the world would end...resetting ur pass is real easy.
This happened to me once before. It had slipped out of its case and ended up being flopped around my backpack. Apparently some things in my backpack attempted to unlock my phone. It gave me the gmail login screen like the OP and wouldn't accept my pass. I ended up pulling the battery, and waiting a few minutes before inserting it again. Worked just fine when I put the battery back in. Of course, neither myself, or the T-mobile rep I called knew what may have caused it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485988
to disable pattern lock
derekb77 said:
im running The RC33 version of JFv1.41.
somehow the "too many pattern attempts" popped up and now its asking me to login with my username and password. ive tried my username by itself. i tried [email protected] (which i originally used to register the phone) and i tried [email protected] (which i saw suggested in another post) and none of these work. anyone have any ideas? it just says "too many pattern attempts invalid username or password". i cant log back in.xi can still receive calls but cant get back to the home screen. im running The RC33 version of JFv1.41.
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this happend to me whenmy kid did this. in my cas, my e-mail is all capitals and it wasnt working the way exact way i spelled my email. just type in your e-mail all lower case letters, even if there are capitals. i did this and it worked. lemmie know if it works for you.
AbsoluteDesignz said:
well its not like the world would end...resetting ur pass is real easy.
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ok changing my password didnt work.
13chris13 said:
this happend to me whenmy kid did this. in my cas, my e-mail is all capitals and it wasnt working the way exact way i spelled my email. just type in your e-mail all lower case letters, even if there are capitals. i did this and it worked. lemmie know if it works for you.
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this didnt work either. my username is all lower case.
Phromik said:
Even if you fail to enter the pattern correctly a few times, the lock should only be temporary. Although it sounds like you got permanently locked out, if I understand correctly... If it still doesn't take the username either, I'd just say reflash your phone with the update.zip
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i reflashed the device after i did a nandroid backup and was able to login with my normal [email protected] account info. the thing is it was set back to factory defaults so all my info was missing (apps, setting, etc.). so that rules out an issue with my gmail account. i tried restoring the nandroid backup that i created before the wipe and reflash but the restore still contains the locked state of the phone and asks for username and pass. looks like my last option would be to try the suggestion posted by haykuro here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485988 otherwise i'll have to just start from scratch with the new flash.
Just shut the phone off ............ press and hold the home button, then press the power button until the phone vibrate, keep holding the home button untill you see yellow text on the screen, now open the keyboard and press alt and W at the same time. wait about 30sec then press the home and back button at the same time .... and there it is no more password
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Just shut the phone off ............ press and hold the home button, then press the power button until the phone vibrate, keep holding the home button untill you see yellow text on the screen, now open the keyboard and press alt and W at the same time. wait about 30sec then press the home and back button at the same time .... and there it is no more password
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right. that works but like i said that puts everything at default and i have no apps and all my settings are gone etc.
derekb77 said:
i reflashed the device after i did a nandroid backup and was able to login with my normal [email protected] account info. the thing is it was set back to factory defaults so all my info was missing (apps, setting, etc.). so that rules out an issue with my gmail account. i tried restoring the nandroid backup that i created before the wipe and reflash but the restore still contains the locked state of the phone and asks for username and pass. looks like my last option would be to try the suggestion posted by haykuro here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485988 otherwise i'll have to just start from scratch with the new flash.
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cant use this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485988 because phone is locked and dont have access to switch it to USB debugging as step 3 asks for "Step 3. Plug your G1 into your computer (via usb). (Settings -> Application -> Development -> USB Debugging, must be enabled [it is enabled by default in JesusFreke releases i think])" i assume debugging is turned off because when i try adb i get "device not found." i guess im going to have to start fresh and re-install everything. i still have the "locked" image i can restore and try to unlock if anyone has more suggestions. the weird thing is that it doesnt seem like its trying to connect to google servers when i enter my username and password. i hit "sign in" and it doesnt seem to do anything. really really really weird.
haha this once happened to me because i was typing user or [email protected] but i never tryed [email protected] (well i did eventualy) but damn i was bugging out LOL!
Freedomcaller said:
haha this once happened to me because i was typing user or [email protected] but i never tryed [email protected] (well i did eventualy) but damn i was bugging out LOL!
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i tried username, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]..... and nothing.
I think you should check your apn settings. I am sure that, they are wrong. Are you sure that you have 3g connection established before trying to unlock your phone? At the beggining i have locked my phone like yours, and i was trying a few times to unlock it, before understand that my 3g connection wasn't established. I have to delete ALL APN settings and the reAdd the only one that i need. You can try this too.
I hope this will unlock your phone.
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I think you should check your apn settings. I am sure that, they are wrong. Are you sure that you have 3g connection established before trying to unlock your phone? At the beggining i have locked my phone like yours, and i was trying a few times to unlock it, before understand that my 3g connection wasn't established. I have to delete ALL APN settings and the reAdd the only one that i need. You can try this too.
I hope this will unlock your phone.
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how do i change the APN settings if the phone is locked?
Amount of time you have been screwing with it you could have reset it by now and had all your apps, customizations back long ago. I think thats your best bet..
Hello,
I've been using my Hero since 8 days.
Today i've entered pattern lock too many times to see what happens.
After few tries it has locked the device and ask me for an google acconut email and passwd.
But i cannot access it by my gmail account that i've entered on start up config.
Any ideas how to unlock it?
HardReset shoud work but maby there is any solution to go back to patter lock screen?
Cheers!
etecdailey said:
Hello,
I've been using my Hero since 8 days.
Today i've entered pattern lock too many times to see what happens.
After few tries it has locked the device and ask me for an google acconut email and passwd.
But i cannot access it by my gmail account that i've entered on start up config.
Any ideas how to unlock it?
HardReset shoud work but maby there is any solution to go back to patter lock screen?
Cheers!
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I hope for your sake that you really entered your gmail account the very first thing you did with the phone? Otherwise you have a hardreset on your hands.
Certainly,
Otherwise It want be able to synchronize with my Calendar, Mail and Contacts from google account. And he did done it...
Any idea how to roll-back to the pattern screen?
Sorry to not be able to help but how many times is too many?
About 10/15 i think... Maby some more...
It should be in user manual
etecdailey said:
Today i've entered pattern lock too many times to see what happens.
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great idea!
Thx, it's good to know your device
etecdailey said:
Thx, it's good to know your device
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you might also try to input the wrong simcard PIN, PIN2, PUK and PUK2 (don't know if they call it like that everywhere...) too many times to see what happens. Its even better to know how you simcard works ;-)
just kidding, but i would actually just browse the net in order to check this kind of security locks instead of going full ahead and try it on my own device
I haven't been that adventurous myself to see what will happen if I get the unlock pattern wrong three times in a row but I have read that after those three times you will get a chance to enter your login information (login&pass) to validate your account information with Google... what happens then I have no idea of...
etecdailey said:
Hello,
Today i've entered pattern lock too many times to see what happens.
Cheers!
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How bored were you?
Tested one more time - i'm already afret HR.
[nice one: Android Market displayed long time a go installed apps]
no need to remember what whas the name of app that does (...) did't know...
ok:
After 5x wrong input device locks for 30sec.
Then You need to make a mistake 10x and wait 30sec. more.
15x is the third limit... again 30sec.
then it locks it self for 30sec. every time when pattern is bad.
But there is no warning message at all :/
No gmail login authorisation.
Dont know why...
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
you might also try to input the wrong simcard PIN, PIN2, PUK and PUK2 (don't know if they call it like that everywhere...) too many times to see what happens. Its even better to know how you simcard works ;-)
just kidding, but i would actually just browse the net in order to check this kind of security locks instead of going full ahead and try it on my own device
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simcard PIN, PIN2, PUK and PUK2 are ok ...tested...
barryallott said:
How bored were you?
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Not bored just curious.
bit too obvious: you did check caps-lock etc when entering your gmail details?
and mebbe try the username both with and without @gmail.com [or @googlemail.com]? I find both normally work online...
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bit too obvious: you did check caps-lock etc when entering your gmail details?
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CAPS o/c.
But: @googlemail.com didn't try...
As i said, i've tried to do this again but never show up
got the same problem and like to unlock without an hardreset. is there a solution till now or is HR the only way to get my Hero back to life??
many thanx and greetz
murx
No other solution, sorry...
[Howto]You failed the "unlock path" and your login/pwd doesn't work? Solution here!
Well, I don't really know where to put that, but I think it's important. (If a mod found a better place for this topic, feel free to move it )
Here is what happened to me :
I use CPU set, and my batterie was low, so the phone was underclocked. I tried to wake up it, but because of underclock, it was too slow to respond and I've failed a few times.
So I decided to test the "forgot your path" button (it was the first time I needed it, so I didn't know what will happen )
Then the phone asked me my gmail login and pass, but it wasn't working. I understood that it was because 3G was down, but I was stuck there.
After looking all around the web, I found that majestic solution :
If that issue happens to you one day, try that (when it asks you your login and pass) :
gmail address : your address without "(at)gmail.com" (i cannot put an @ cause I'm a new user )
password : null (yes you really have to write null in the password box)
Then it will normally ask you for a new "unlock path", and your phone is unlocked
Well I hope so, but if it worked for me and for other people on other devices (according to the forum where I found that), it should work for you!!
I hope it will be usefull to someone
PS : sorry for bad english, I'm a bad french striker student ^^
Good info and really good for your first post.
Keep up the good work./
Thx
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
I was worried when I read this. It would mean that anyone that knows my gMail address could reset my unlock pattern. Thankfully it doesn't seem to work on my X10.
Thanks anyway!
if it doesnt work use this:
email: (your email without @gmail.com)
password: (your password of the email account)
it works WITHOUT internet-connection!
greets from a 13-year old boy from austria
Sent from my rooted 030 x10i using XDA App
Yes. Works without internet connection. But am glad that people would need to know my password as well as my email.
EDIT: This is kinda how it should work anyway!
after my dumb girl tried to HACK my x10 i was lost since i did not have a internet conn so i could not unlock the phone by mail..
your method is working , thank you very much!!!!
Now that is weird because when I was setting up my pattern I had to specify an answer to a question (like What is jour mother's maiden name, etc...). Just might be a good idea to actually set that up.
Is there anyway, without the proper email name, to unlock the phone ? Anyway to bypass the pattern ?
P.S. Update Service doesnt respond to the phone- i follow the steps, when i hold Back key, put the microusb connector to the phone, green light LED appears, SEUS still holds on on the 4 steps to do, and in seconds, my phone is turning off, w/o pressing the Power button.
If anyone have solution for this, please PM or mail at [email protected] . It is an emergency case. :S
Would anyone be able to tell me if there is an app like HTC Sense online that lets me see where my phone is at any time?
Cheers
Where's my Droid
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Try
samsungdive.com
redesignni said:
Would anyone be able to tell me if there is an app like HTC Sense online that lets me see where my phone is at any time?
Cheers
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Try Android Lost
digi_fort said:
Try Android Lost
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+1
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The best & free solution is already on your phone. On your SGSII Go to Settings>Accounts & Sync. Create a Samsung account there if you haven't already. Then go to samsungdive.com to track your device, lock it, make it ring if lost.
what if it is stolen and the ROM has been changed?
Cerberus protects even starting without a Sim or a different one, and capture photos if wrong screen lock, call logs and SMS, remote wipe, tracking with GPS, phone wake and scream, popup message, apply extra lock, call phone even if you don't know the number, record calls, hide app, etc. can be SMS or Web activation, Cheap lifetime license and can be installed on 5 devices. Vendor built Sim checker before then two years ago and I can confirm that service is still running. can be moved to /system/app and survives factory reset, Basically only new flash ROM will kill it.
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With remote lock applied from Web site
Lol just saw can take photo on demand and email it, or if phone finder dismisses a popup request to return the phone.
Used push notification unlike Samsung solution which I found was battery killer
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You can give a try to
- Watchdroid
- Phone locator
- Lost Phone
- Wheres my Droid
- SMS remote control
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I didn't still find the right one ;-) and still searching....
Guys,
I have lost my Galaxy S1 earlier this year; had Samsung dive setup while the phone was lost, but did not help me.The phone was switched off by the time I realized the loss.
I guess, folk who get their hand on some ones phone, kinda know what to do with the Samsung beasts/beauties. Handovers to someone to wipe and flash, would be their best bet, I reckon. I am sory, not taking about all honest folks who would have return the devices to the actual owners.
Since then, have been searching for solutions which are wipe proof / flash proof but not successful. I have even checked android feature request sometime back ,found none.
Since then I have been thinking of this crazy idea that Google needs to implement as part of android OS.
Since we are registering phone / market app on the phone with Google with a gmail id, why can't Google associate the IMIE of the phone with that gmail id ?
If the registered user decides to sell / transfer the phone to someone else the registered user, the register user of the phone initiates the request for transfer with another gmail id / approves the request from another gmail id, without which all/most to the Google support Android features like maps, browser, market ,emails would not work.
i am not finished yet.., android should have a feature to re-confirm the ownership regularly every after a fixed duration of time, which can be user defined. As long as he/she is on data connection, the renewal is a silent process with the cached credentials on the device. If not, provide some window of time time reconfirm the ownership, failing which the lock the features down to just phone calls / limited set user defined and basic android operations. This could be a optional feature, rather than losing the phone and would opt for this feature and i wont mind reconfirming my phone ownership at regular intervals
If someone lost an android phone , he/she has to just change the registered gmail account password which would make if difficult to renew the ownership.If the phone has a data connection, using the registered Google account on the lost device,one should be able to push a message to displayhttp://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gifed on the lock screen and home screen. Similar to ChromeTohone / SendToPhone feature.
Mandatory reconfirmation on every flash which are not Non -Wipe. On devices with NFC/ similar chips with writable memory, the ownership details can be written to it and will not be wiped off by wipe or flashing.
Also I would make a humble request to all devs and ROM chefs to keep their busy hands off this feature, if implemented. Ethical stuff
We all love/hate our android phones but won't want to loose them, please let me know you feedback.
PS : I have moved on since my SGS1 only after mouning the loss,but now owns a SGS2
androidlost is the best
So I got this person's phone number literally for the first time I went to go send them a message and I see that my phone had send this files to her number. But the thread was deleted... I didn't do this. Anyone know what this could be?
Open the image and see what it is. Thats the first time i hear something like that
MN Fe said:
So I got this person's phone number literally for the first time I went to go send them a message and I see that my phone had send this files to her number. But the thread was deleted... I didn't do this. Anyone know what this could be?
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Hmmm. Someone may have accessed your device, then hid the convo. You have a password? Thats the only thing I can think of? Is your device jailbroken?
Nope it was fully factory. Idk I got rid of it and went with a s20+
Based on the information you have provided, it is likely that your phone automatically sent files to the person's phone number. This could be due to several reasons, including a glitch or a pre-existing setting on your phone that automatically sends files to certain numbers or contacts. If you are concerned about the files that were sent, it would be best to reach out to the person directly and apologize for any inconvenience. Additionally, it may be helpful to check your phone settings and ensure that any automatic file-sharing options are turned off to avoid similar incidents in the future.