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
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None of these actually work bc Google actually releases a security patch to prevent this. This is why many people are having hard time. It only works if your running an old build so all the videos are mis-leading on YouTube.
Thats not true at all I have tested some of these methods on the nexus 6P on security patch from febuary and it works just fine
I have htc desire 626 how to bypass the same
I ran intl the same problem with my galaxy s6 edge plus. I tried both; the otg and the wifi and neither of them worked. Its not even reading my otg and its the exact same one used by you. Need advice ASAP PLEASE.
rootjunky you are great I love your work out..you helped me to use my s5 again after I forgot my password..thank you
glad i could help
Root i have tried my note 5 the same trick you did with your note 5 in the video, it passed all steps correctly but at the end when i erase everything it does the erasing and installing then it tells to put the email am rilly confused i have tried over 3 times and it does the same thing
Do you know why I cant open settings when I get to talk back for the g4?
RootJunky mentioned in an earlier post that the vulnerability may have been patched. If that’s the case, then I think I’m screwed too.
Can you please find a google factory reset protection bypass for the lg v10 by verizon. Vs990.
The intro screen does not offer the accessibility menu. Only language select.
Martin, I am having the same issue. Did you find a work around?
Google blocked the frp trick in the last update…any new ideas please
Same here cant open settings.
everything worked perfectly as you shown on your clip….but gets back on to the google password page.
any ideas, suggestions or is it that google has blocked this? pls let us know.
thanks