I got this RCA Reno it’s sluggish but in excellent condition, so I’m wondering if I could do any hacking to it to make it more smoothly operable.

  • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    The phone I have is FRP locked. I have searched enough to make my hair fall out this is one of those things where a thousand websites SWEAR that THIS software does the bypass for FREE. Then you install it and it says oh yeah we can do it but you have to pay.

    Fucking parasites. I think these basement dwellers package an affiliate key in there so they get a nickel every time someone falls for it and pays.

    Is there ANY completely free solution to clear this lockout? It’s a Galaxy J7 Sky Pro.

    I’m reminded of years ago there were some wonky issues with SD cards that sometimes the file table became messed up and you needed to salvage the data. Nothing was actually deleted but it required a tool to retrieve the actual files. Oh my god there were hundreds of thousands of tools that were the same fucking thing repackaged and charged money to execute the restore. Every website was like “Oh yeah don’t fall for those scams this is a utility that does it for free,” and then BAM it requires payment.

    So now I’m looking at that kind of parasitic situation with this FRP bypass lock. It’s almost as if the manufacturer wants phones to be thrown in the garbage so users are forced to buy from them rather than aftermarket. Noooooo. /s

      • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Yeah that is outdated. This is such a bitch. I’ve even tried DroidKit cracked but the dial sequence it says to use to bring up option to factory reset doesn’t actually do that, it brings up test buttons to test the sensors etc.

        I’m so fed up with this constant war the manufacturers wage to retain control of something that customers pay for. It’s now mine and I should be able to do absolutely whatever the fuck I want.

        This is seeming hopeless though.

      • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        I’m just gonna put this thing on eBay because droidkit gives me this 9 page set of instructions that are like 40 steps and the first is to get a file online from within the phone. Uh, HELLO I’m locked out that’s why this entire endeavor. I think it’s just a con to get payment but good thing I got cracked version. I’m so exhausted trying this bullshit.

      • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Yeah so, that one and numerous others have a different interface than mine. Same phone model, maybe different Android version? Not sure. But many of them are either outdated or just bullshit to get clicks. Either way, I’m still screwed. Still trying to find a solution. This is such a heap of crap the manufacturers act like it’s to protect customers but it’s really they want any method possible to facilitate devices needing to be thrown out and new ones bought. Even if it only happens sometimes, they’re happy.