What is Factory Reset Protection (FRP) on Google Android devices and what does it do?
Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is a security feature on Google Android devices designed to prevent unauthorized use of your device if it is lost, stolen, or wiped. FRP ensures that only someone with your Google account or screen lock information can use the device. In concept, this is a great idea and should deter criminals from using your phone after they steal it and may even prevent them from stealing your device in the first place.
Problems with this new built-in feature in Android 5.1 Lollipop and above:
- You forget your own password or Google account information.
- You buy a used phone online, and the previous owner didn’t wipe the device correctly, leaving you unable to use it because of FRP.
- Your child plays with your phone and accidentally activates the FRP screen.
- You are older, and the person at the carrier store who set up your phone didn’t provide you with your Google account information. Note: I have seen this happen.
There can be many legitimate reasons you may need to bypass FRP on your device so that you can use it again. Unless someone shows you how to bypass FRP, you don’t have many options to get your device working again, unless you can get the OEM to repair it for you, which isn’t likely unless the device is new.
FRP should be a feature that is turned on by the owner and only with many, many warnings that must be read before the device owner can activate it to protect them from these issues. Google, please correct this and make FRP optional.
Note: FRP is activated once you add your Google account to the device and set up a screen lock.
Knowing about all these problems, I have been working on some solutions for those of you with devices you just can’t use. Enjoy.
If you want to learn advanced FRP remove methods and see some of the latest bypass technique then you should check out Phonlabtech.com
Motorola Droid Turbo
Greetings;
I’ve a Samsung Tab S2, that I bought third-hand. There was a delay (2 months), before I could put in any time to work on it. I tried the factory reset, and it went okay, until it wanted the original account information. I’ve tried the offered options, but it appears the security has been changed. I attempted both methods, and neither has allowed me to resolve the issue.
To further limit my resources, the individual from whom I purchased the unit has now moved away, to an unknown location.
Additionally, while I’ve been trying to resolve this, I purchased a different unit (same model), from another source. He apparently really ticked it off, before he sold it, and then went off the radar; upon power-up, it decided to jump to “ODIN MODE.” The screen says DOWNLOADING… DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET.
Do you have any suggestions for either device?
Your time and information are appreciated.
Thank you,
Kit
I just finished unlocking a S7 but the way you showed didn’t work, because I couldn’t open chrome from the network usage page. I will say I am not 100% this is what unlocked it, I was playing with it a lot.
I had the sim card out and I force stopped the setup wizard, then inserted the SIM card. It kinda gave a error, but when I restarted the phone it worked.
I did go through the whole setup process once before during the above, so I dont know if that effected it or not.
So frustrated! I have a Note 4, SM-N910T3. My file explorer doesn’t come up when I try the OTG method. The RealTerm doesn’t show a modem at all in my device manager. I’ve tried Kies, SideSync – nothing worked. The switching off the wifi DID work and I got into the lock screen with the camera, but unfortunately my camera mode didn’t have a download option. I did take a picture and went into the gallery to edit it, but it tells me, “Unable to open Gallery from the lock screen. Unlock your device, open Gallery, then allow the relevant permissions.” And, as you know, if I put my pattern in, it just goes through the motions back to asking for the previously connected Google sign-in. UGH! If I had known I would go through all of this, I would never have reset the stupid thing. I feel like it’s just a waste of a phone.
if you want to send it to me i think i can remove it
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