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[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Truth650:
Ok so ive got the Sm-810 and i was experiencing the same issue of it not letting odin flash to stock OR install twrp etc. etc. and i was going to give up and i **** you not i was trying to get into the recovery to see if i could jostle some solution loose and it fixed itself !! It was booted into download mode and i unplugged the cable and pressed and held power+vol down and as soon as the screen went black i did the same thing again and then i mustve messed up cuz it booted into the os but i repeated the process from there and no kidding after 2 or 3 cycles of power+vol down i got a blue screen with an android on it and it flashed and showed a dead android with the caution! sign and the next screen showed the regular android with the word "erasing" underneath and vio'la no more retail mode. After this Odin worked and let me autoroot and so on an so forth. sorry for my long post i just though i should share
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcallis:
I think the major issue is that OEM is disabled and there is no way to turn it on. So most of the solutions are a no go... So any other suggestions on make this work?
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skapino:
Hi huntejes,

I've a SM-T650NU unit and have the same issue you faced on the Odin step (of course I'm using the specific TWRP file for my unit) just want to know what error showed up. In my case it returned: FAIL! (Auth).

Will let the battery fully drain and after that repeat the TWRP flash. Do you remember (step by step) what you did after the battery drained? I mean charged to 30% then put on download mode? Any feedback will be appreciated.

BR\
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Remily:
My husband and I also ran into the problem of having our Samsung Tablet E nook 2017 model stuck on Retail Mode.. we tried EVERYTHING we could possibly think of after the 5444 password didn't work. We rooted, we downloaded "easy uninstalled" apps, did the hard reset with the 3 button deal.. nothing! Then we finally came across a few passwords we were willing to give a try.. so when you go to the retail mode bar and it prompts you for a password to uninstall try blue. The word BLUE but in lowercase.. and it worked! We were then given tons of options and finally got that crap off our paid for device. I'm 100% sure that any device purchased from Best Buy and stuck in retail mode will use the password blue. A few other passwords we came across that might be worth a shot if blue doesn't work are: galaxy and unlimited. (Each by themselves as one password) Well good luck, we know how frustrating this has been!!
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mfb5150:
Dude, I have a SM-t560nu and I feel your pain. For months I was trying to find a solution and had to deal with obnoxious fools who couldn't get it thru there heads that this was NOT the usual Samsung Retail Mode but a special piece of software that puts the tablet into a rolling cycle of 2-10 minutes, shuts off all developer options, locks frp and basically makes anything you do null and void. I tried every password Imaginable including "BLUE," "5444" and the oft repeated "M729Q16K8546" all to no avail.

Here's the deal: this IS unique software and you'll find it at retailsamsung.com. (I can't post the actual url because of the new user rules, which is kind of funny because I've been a member for about 10 years but I don't think I've ever posted anything.)

Go there, search your device and download 2 items: One will be your installation package (for instance "Samsung_Retailmode_Global_Common _141006.apk") and the other will be called "RetailMedia.main." Download both to na sd card, put the sd card in your device, move the programs from the sd card to the download area ON the device. Now start your device, got to the download area and tap on the first program, the apk. Enter 5444 as your password, follow the instructions. the second password will be "M729Q16K8546." This will remove the Retailmode software and most likely trigger a Samsung lock. Go to Sammobile, download the original firmware and congrats, your new tablet is finally working right.

I was wary of downloading software from such a plain site, especially one I've never heard of but I figured after 6 months of no luck and my new tablet just sitting in a drawer, unusable, what did I have to lose? Well, it works, i'ts awesome and it's like new.

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Iffer_:
Mfb5159, You Are Awesome! A friend entrusted me to remove the Retail Mode from her Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7. I tried Everything. The passwords that can be found everywhere online, circumventing the FVP (of course that was useless), downloaded & installed the firmware with Odin in download mode... nothing. Then I ran across this forum. Tried two versions of retail mode from RetailSamsung.com and the second one worked. I had to open the retail app I installed, enter the generic passwords (5444 & the M729Q16K8546), then it gave me the option to factory reset the device. I chose yes & it worked! No sign of Retail Mode on the tablet. It's like a brand new tablet!! The .apk file that worked for me was SamsungRetailMode_GlobalCommon_141006

Thank you So Much for your help.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SucioDan:
I hope I'm not posting on a dead thread. I saw a good deal on a T813 in retail mode (will provide link if needed, it's on a very popular and legal south american online store). The thing is, as explained by the vendor, someone attempted to remove the retail app and now is stuck on a countdown in the lock screen. After some time it reboots itself. I've been reading a lot about the topic and the main problem seems to be the OEM unlock off. Now apparently I won't be able to access any feature of the device at all. I thought maybe I could reinstall the retail mode and get back the app or just boldly odin flash twrp and a stock rom risking myself to an FRP lock.

However I thought better ask advice first, so what do you think? Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SucioDan:
Well, I bought it and first day has been no success. I can access guest user, could log in to my ggl account and downloaded some apps. OEM, third party apps and developers are out of reach and cannot access main account. No sign of retail app.

Flashed new stock rom, FRP asks for a password, tryed 5444 Mz$%"#$%& blue galaxy unlimited with no luck. Attempts to flash twrp via odin fail due qst (?) error. I guess because is OEM locked. Flashed some older rom and still a countdown that doesn't let me in in main account.

So far, this is my progress with it. Any advice to flash twrp, remove frp lock and/or remove retail mode? Thanks in advance :)
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeriousEion:
Did the same, although I had to use the older ap_SamsungRetailMode_Global_Tab_A_L_v1.0.4_15031100_M15031100_P0.apk with my SM-T550 (Galaxy Tab A (2016) 9.7") - I also had to stop the existing RetailMode Service from running by opening applications, swipe across to Running Applications, and tap on the Retail Mode executables to disable the "Sta" service. Annoyingly if you accidentally get the password wrong then it'll reset itself and delete the newer APK and you have to start the whole process over again
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SucioDan:
Could anyone at least point me in the right direction please? I can't access the main user of the tablet because there's a lock on the screen saying "Try again in 1440 minutes" which is a day. It self reboots every 5 minutes and each time the 1440 minutes thing resets. I booted in safe mode, now it doesn't reset and countdown is set for the next 4 hours.

Please, any light on the matter will be great. I have 4 days to return and I wouldn't like to do it cause it was extremely cheap unless, but I don't want to end with an expensive brick either.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whchapma:
Huntejes,

I had the same experience as you with my SM T810. The particular version of the Samsung Retail app (com.samsung.sta.retailagent.lite 6.9.20161101) installed on my unit didn't have a 'configuration settings' option; instead an option called 'Store Settings' prompted a password entry - but admin passwords 5444, blue, galaxy, unlimited all failed.

So then I went the Odin/flash stock firmware route. Unfortunately, despite two rounds of that, the Retail Mode application and restrictions remained. However, what did arise from this seemingly pointless process was the ability to enable installation of third party apps under Settings - all other admin access and functions (i.e. factory reset, program uninstallation, etc.) remained under the restricted control of Retail Mode. I went through that process about a year ago, assuming I had failed - the restrictions remained, and I was out of ideas/options.

Two days ago, I decided to revisit the problem, having to reeducate/remember what I had done previously along the way. Eventually, I came up with a novel workaround that hadn't occurred to me before - side-loading an apk file containing a different version of the Retail Mode software. Ironically, this worked. After installing and running the alternative Retail Mode app, using admin password 'blue' I was able to uninstall the original (i.e. problem) Retail Mode app, enable factory restore, and execute a complete wipe, which was successful.

I know this thread has been silent for a while, but it was one of only two threads that I thought took the larger conversation beyond the first basic step and I thought that contributing to it would be a small way to express my thanks.

Cheers.

---------- Post added at 04:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:46 PM ----------

It now seems that others (SeriousEion) have used the approach I mentioned above to successfully bypass Retail Mode in several of the most troublesome cases - it's very interesting to me that this thread only reactivated last month after having gone dark by the time I came across it in 2016.

---------- Post added at 05:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:56 PM ----------

It now seems that others, namely mfb5150's post from 20-07-2017, have used the approach I mentioned above to successfully bypass Retail Mode in several of the most troublesome cases - I can confirm that the approach he outlines also works for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (SM T810) using the apk files available from samsungretail.com

So thank you, mfb5150, for your post - had I seen it earlier you might have saved me an hour or two of trial and error. It's interesting to me that this thread has finally reactivated after having gone dark by the time I came across it back in 2016. I'm not a developer, and have no programming/coding experience, so I hope that this thread continues to be a resource for any others like me out there.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cavaliere89:
Hi guys,

I have a galaxy tab and sm-t561, which presents the problem of retail mode that you can not remove in any way even with odin, I wanted to ask, how do I install a version of retail mode via apk? I downloaded the new version of retail mode but how do I install it?
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphabeast:
i just follow your instructions and awesome mine is unlock now and downloading the update to android 7.0 thanks bro
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whchapma:
Happy to Help

Fantastic, glad to hear this method worked for you. My pleasure to have been of assistance.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobyfranco:
Would you happen to still have the files for Retail Mode for the T810? I've searched all over retailsamsung and can't find them.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeremytn86:
I have an att xt1097 unlocked with sunshine. I installed the debloated stock marshmallow ROM for xt1097 (from Brazil I think) ROM was great, no problems, I got bored installed a cm based ROM, again, everything great. Then I installed some different kernels, ending back up on the stock based ROM running the krait kernel, but now, my CPU all cores never dip below 1000 MHz and the phone stays hot. I have done a complete wipe, reinstalling the stock based xt1097 ROM several times,yet the problem persists. Anyone got any ideas, or know of a script or program to get rid of residual scripts or anything that may be causing my issue? I am away from a PC, won't be near one for days to be able to do a complete wipe of all my downloaded files and everything.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] venezian:
search is turning up cheap batteries and slim batteries are turning up with no covers.. grrrr..

right now i've got the extended battery on and that thing is a huge brick.. where can i buy the original battery with the original cover.. i lost mine when i accidentally threw it up away along with old motorola housings and what not..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] Glen L:
slim batteries doesnt come with covers. Only the extended batteries cause normal covers wouldnt fit them. You can get housings from brando.

http://mobile.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=02790&cat_id=670&dept_id=088

$57 USD
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] venezian:
that's the case for the touch... they don't have the hermes and **** me if i have to spend that much for damn case..

LOL - almost there http://cnn.cn/shop/8525-battery-cover-tmobile-branded-p-103.html
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] venezian:
WARMER! http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=143013&asource=145222

i'm not giving up.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] venezian:
who's your daddy..

http://item.express.ebay.com/New-Au...160163763828QQihZ006QQtrZexpQQcmdZExpressItem
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] Starfury:
Did you bother to check www.htc.com?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] venezian:
i did... it's powered by "letstalk.com" they carry a lot of BT stuff, just no cover or battery.. i'll probably bite it and just get the battery from an att store.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] know618:
Hi, I recently rooted my Z3c using KingRoot. I ten installed custom Rom: SLiM ROM 4.9. Works great, but now I found out Kingroot is very untrustworthy. How do I remove/replace kingroot without loosing root?

I rooted as per these instructions:

whattechsays.com/root-xperia-z2-z3-lollipop

So I have SuperSU installed, but KingRoot does not appear in apps list - so no option to uninstall. I can see kingroot folder in internal memory. Is deleting this sufficient to remove kingroot and any potential back-door?

I am new to rooting, so please explain simply if you can.

Many thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revontheus:
Better remove Kingroot, and unroot all at once. You have Slimrom installed so I'm assuming your bootloader is unlocked so simply flash SuperSu Zip via recovery to get back root.

Kingroot is unreliable and shady when it comes to rooting devices in fact its not even endorsed here in Xda
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] know618:
I already have SuperSU installed already. And when I run rootcheck it says SuperSU has root. I have ' uninstalled' Kingroot, however kingroot folder/files remain on internal memory and I assume it could still be active and hiding it's process?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frenik:
Came across this thread from Google, but since it doesn't look like you really got an answer, here goes.

When you flashed Slim ROM, you would have replaced the system partition where Kingroot was installed, meaning it is no longer there at all.

The files left on the internal memory would have been written by Kingroot before and can just be deleted.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didgesteve:
Oh dear, another Kingroot user stuck, how many warnings about Kingroot need to be posted on the threads before people listen.

Personally, knowing about what Kingroot does and the information it sends to China, I would wipe my phone and start from scratch.

There is a good guide written by bilboa1, which is very easy to follow.

Frenik is right, if you flash a rom, then the system should get wiped also. Just make sure you wipe data as well as dalvik/cache then you might end up with a Slim rom with SuperSU.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kajar9:
http://zidroid.com/how-to-get-ride-and-replace-kinguser-with-supersu-app/

I used the version 2.4 and worked like a charm

Although as above... even though i have stepped on the same rake as you... don't use KingsRoot... there probably is a fake copy of my phone somewhere in china thanks to that...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alvian_P:
"use SuperSu Me" app
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SoulFury:
Hi fellas. I write ehre in order to not open a new thread. I recently bought one of this little beasts. I'm running 23.4.A.1.264 (stock in phone), Android 5.1.1. I've succesfully rooted it with king root 4.9.5. I've tried to change it to Supersu without success. I've tried supersu me, the script to remove kingroot to supersu from ver 1.8 to 2.4 and always lose root permissions. Could someone tell me what the f*** I am doing wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] efecyp:
Regular charging and fast charging both give the same estimated time left. The phone still displays that it's fast charging but there is no actual speed improvement.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] meyerweb:
I've wondered about this, too. The manual says that fast charging is disabled when the screen is on, and any time you're looking at the estimated charge time you have the screen on.

I think the only way to test for sure is to discharge the battery to a specific point (say 30%), then charge it with fast charge off and see how long it takes. Then drain it to 30% again, and this time charge with fast charge on (making sure the screen remains off), and time that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RyCrosot:
My sister's Pendo Pad 7" (Cheap brand) has gone into a boot loop and I can't get out of it. To make matters worse it can't connect to my computer and there are no physical volume buttons, there's only a power and reset button. The reset button just power's it off though. Please help this was a Christmas gift and has for some reason stopped working after a week. There is no root or OS modifications. Model is PNDPP44QC7BLU and is a Pendo Pad 7" Quad Core.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DestructoSphere:
Try turning it on while holding both power and reset at the same time.

http://android.stackexchange.com/a/21372
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RyCrosot:
Tried that

I've tried that before but nothing happens it doesn't turn on or anything- I presume this is because the reset button on this tablet powers the device off and doesn't reboot it.
[Android Head-Units] delarium:
Got this Android based head unit for my 2006 VW EOS, and seems to be working pretty fine. However, device is not rooted and I want to be able to change certain settings that is not possible today.

This is the unit: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Quad...-4-4-Car-DVD-player-for-GOLF/32511241710.html

But it for $207 including shipping, a bargain if you ask me.

This is the setup:

[IMG="Android 8" from china"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26493418/160325/device.jpg[/IMG]

(sorry for the swedish part)

Is it possible to root this device? Would tools like "OneClickRoot" work for this kind of device?
[Pixel C Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wintermute000:
I have 7.6Gb of system data according to Disk Usage (app). What the heck is this and how do I shrink it?

I've seen up to 2Gb before on other droids but this is the first time I've seen it this huge.

EDIT read something re: that these were the system files but I don't think so, I'm scanning the /sdcard or /storage/emulated/0 partition which is only 54Gb or so (hence the system files are already excluded as they are on a different partition?)
[Pixel C Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkryder:
i do not know what exactly you are talking about

the size of /system? 3.4GB with 1.6GB free or 1.8BGused

do you have root and installed app to /system?

if you are looking a /storagre/emulated/0 i see 3040MB system data
[Pixel C Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drewski_1:
yeah, Titanium Backup says system is 3.61GB with 1.28GB Free, but either way it's a big waste of space :mad:
[General Questions and Answers] TheLastCanadian:
Unit: ASUS Memopad 10" FHD

OS: I believe it's on 4.4, I don't use it so I'm not 100%

Intel Bay Trail Model

Droidboot Bootloader

Hard-reset button for "Recovery"

The tablet is stuck such that it only loads up to the logo and stays there. I can still power it off by holding power, but it does not progress into the operating system. I can get into droidboot.

My mother has not backed anything up on it, and I'm sure she'd like to get her data off, so here's my predicament and the tools available to me:

1. I do have fastboot access through my PC. No MTP or USB storage I've managed thus far.

2. I very briefly managed to get ADB access, but the tablet does not have debugging enabled and have not managed to get into it again

3. I have some knowledge of rooting, this tablet does apparently have it, but I'm concerned as to whether a data wipe will be required.

Preserving the OS is unimportant if I can get the data off, that's the important stuff. I'm sure all the tablet needs is a factory restore, but I've avoided that for obvious reasons. Now, something that may make this more awkward is that I *very* briefly started the factory restore by accident (tapped one too many on vol and confirmed), but terminated it ASAP. Not sure what may have happened, but this could impact things.

Is there perhaps some sort of update.zip I could flash that is just a data backup script to a microsd card? Just a thought. I have no idea if this is even doable, or how to write the script if it was.

Thank you kindly for any assistance! Sadly, this tablet has been troublesome since day 1 (screen flickers during boot and freezes), but on the whole it's worked OK, given that an item on clearance that had prior been $240 for only $129.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bepri:
On my S5, with stock everything besides being rooted and running 5.0, I have a modded Kik app. Whenever I attempt to uninstall an app for more space or speed, I very briefly see my phone showing the Kik app uninstalling, before quickly instead showing the correct app uninstalling. Then, after the correct app uninstalls, my shortcut on my launcher to the app says "App not installed" and I have to reinstall the app from DB.

So my question is, how do I fix this? It's annoying. It clearly doesn't fully uninstall, because the way Kik works is, if you uninstall or log out then log in, you lose chat logs. I never lose chat logs from this, yet I have to reinstall.

Thanks! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Rfdillon:
Since I have had the gs7 edge, when streaming iHeart radio, the phone will randomly reboot about once an hour. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app; it made no difference.

Today when it rebooted it prompted me for something about "advanced features" then it continued on.

When it finished rebooting, I noticed that:

My edge panels weren't there any more.

When I pulled down from the top, I didn't see any notifications.. Now when I pull down, I only get a couple of rows, and no notifications at all.

My quick settings were unavailable to me; only a few at the top row

When I clicked on the gear icon in the upper right, it did nothing

The home button no longer worked.

The only way to get into settings was to go to the app drawer and click on the settings icon

My always on stopped working.

I rebooted, to no avail. I went into the settings and attempted to verify that my edge panels were turned onand they were, the aod was turned on, and it was,and now I guess I will need to do a factory reboot to get this phone to work again.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Thanks in advance for your help!