Few people know about this, but in terms of basic functions security Android smartphones almost as good as iPhones. They support a search mechanism in case of loss, and their Google account protects them from strangers. In general, linking to an account is a mandatory requirement for most Android devices. It prevents unauthorized device activation by blocking the devices themselves at the system level. That's why forget your Google account password means almost losing control of your smartphone. Fortunately, there is a way out of even this situation.
Forgot your Google account password? It's OK. It can be reset
FRP on the phone. What is this
Google blocks the activation of a smartphone if you do not know the password for the account to which it is linked
FRP (Factory Reset Protection) is a special security mechanism of Android that blocks unauthorized use of the device by unauthorized people. It is needed in case it is stolen or found. Thanks to FRP, a random owner will not be able to access the data of a former user, as well as gain full control over the device. Not only will he not be able to restore the backup, he will also not be able to use Google Play and other services.
Factory Reset Protection is an analogue of Activation Lock on iOS . Thanks to it, the rationality of stealing smartphones is practically reduced to nothing, because without the password for your Google account it will not be activated.
Despite this, you can still disable FRP on Android And in several ways at once. But the difficulty of unlocking will depend on the version of Android. The higher it is, the more difficult it will be to remove the lock, because with each new version of its OS Google has improved its protection against unauthorized access more and more. However, on most modern Android devices you can still disable FRP Lock All that remains is to figure out exactly how this should be done.
What is Factory Reset Protection
Before considering the question of how to reset a Google account on Android after resetting the settings, let's talk about the features of the Factory Reset Protection system. Its development was first announced in 2014, and in 2015 it appeared on smartphones with the Android Lollipop operating system. The above option is part of the system. It is activated when you change your Google profile password and reset the device to factory settings.
According to the developers, the blocking lasts for three days. This period is allocated for the owner to return lost access. After this time, the device is unlocked and requires connection to the previously linked account. If for some reason the first password is lost, the device remains locked. In this case, a dilemma arises: how to reset your Google account in order to return to its previous functionality.
How to bypass Google account on Samsung
Despite the high level of protection of Samsung smartphones, for some reason they are the easiest to bypass a Google account. However, you should remember the golden rule - the lower the Android version, the easier the unlocking process. For example, on earlier versions of Android, you can remove the FRP lock on Samsung using the standard tools of the smartphone itself. The main thing is to follow the instructions below:
- Reset your smartphone to factory settings;
- Start activation, select a language and connect to Wi-Fi;
- When the account information entry screen appears, press and hold the @ symbol on your keyboard;
- Select "Google Keyboard Settings";
- Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select "Help";
You can even bypass FRP using standard means
- Select "Use Google Keyboard", select any piece of text and click "Search the Internet";
- Enter “Settings” in the search bar and go to the “About device” section;
- Click 10 times on the build number to activate the developer menu;
- Go back to Settings and go to Developer Options and then enable Unlock, Preset. prod. OEM" and click "Back";
- Reboot your device, connect to Wi-Fi and complete activation.
How to reset a Google account: working and current methods
Let us immediately note that in many phones, bypassing your Google account after a reset is not necessary. The fact is that in modern devices the work is performed automatically if the user himself made a Reset through the device settings. The situation is different if the phone has additional protection from the company that manufactured and marketed the phone.
In other words, verifying your Google account on Android after a reset is not always required. When the work is completed, all associated accounts are deleted, and the phone is freed of old accounts, including Factory Reset Protection. If you try to perform a reset through the bootloader, the security system will work, and then problems will arise with recovery - you will need the password of the previous account.
To check if Factory Reset Protection remains after a reset, follow these steps:
- Go to your phone settings.
- Add a new Google account.
- Try logging into your phone.
If the device asks for the old username, Factory Reset Protection is enabled. Let's look at how to properly bypass the limitation.
Official ways
It is not possible to completely disable Factory Reset Protection. The best way to protect yourself is to create a Google account responsibly and create a password that you won’t forget. In the future, you can write it down on a piece of paper and store it separately from your smartphone. If you have forgotten your password, there are official ways to reset your Google Account from your phone after resetting the settings. The algorithm is like this:
- Enter the requested data, namely your Google login and password.
- Log in from a desktop PC or another linked device linked to the same profile, then log into your account and unlink the locked device.
- Go to the service center, and present your receipt and coupon there.
- Replace the system board.
Above are the official methods on how to reset a Google Account. But they don't always work. Therefore, the methods discussed below may come in handy.
Deleting profiles
To reset your Google account on Android, prepare your phone for reset. To do this, take the following steps:
- Go to Settings and remove all protections that have been installed. For example, remove the lock screen if you have one.
- Go to the accounts section and delete all unnecessary profiles. Just select an account, click on the three dots and select the desired item.
- Make sure all accounts are deleted.
- Do a reset.
In this way, the question of how to bypass Google account after resetting the settings will not arise.
Method No. 1
Let's look at the standard way to bypass Google FRP account after reset. Take the following steps:
- Remove the SIM card from the phone and turn on the device.
- On the login and password request page (in the window where you need to enter your email), press back and hold the @ symbol until the keyboard settings appear.
- Press back and hold the submenu button until the Google search bar appears.
- Write Settings in it and in the menu disable AutoRecovery and Saving backups. Go to the Recovery and Reset menu, and then reset the settings.
Method No. 2
If your smartphone requires Google account confirmation after resetting the settings, try another method. Do the following:
- Install a SIM card and call it.
- Accept the call and select Add new call.
- In the input field, enter *#*#4636#*#*.
- In the advanced settings column, click on the arrow on the left and enter the standard settings section.
- Then proceed as in method 1.
Method No. 3
Let's highlight another method on how to remove a Google account from an Android phone after resetting the settings. The algorithm is like this:
- Connect via Wi-Fi.
- Once the network check starts, go back.
- In the selection menu, click on any network, and in the input window, enter any characters.
- Select them and click on the three dots at the top.
- Select Show tooltips.
- In the window that appears, write Settings, and then follow the algorithm of method No. 1.
Method No. 4
If desired, you can restore access using WiFi. Do the following:
- Turn on your device and go to the Wi-Fi connection page.
- Select a network that you can connect to. After connecting, a line appears to enter your Google account.
- Set the voice keyboard but don't say anything.
- Wait for the error and the planet symbol to appear.
- Select Google Now. A window will open with the details of this option.
- If you choose not to view the information, a search bar will appear.
- Enter the settings, after which the system setup section will launch, where you can make a reset.
- Perform a reset and wait until it restarts, then log into the device using a different account.
Method No. 5
Alternatively, you can use the Fastboot program to reset your Google account. Do the following:
- Connect your phone to your computer.
- Install Android drivers.
- Download and install Fastboot.
- Put your device into Bootloader mode.
- Enter the command fastboot oem clean_frp.
How to bypass Google account without a computer
However, this is not the only way to remove FRP lock on Android . You can get the same result with the Pangu FRP Bypass Unlocker utility. This is the development of the same people who jailbreaked the iPhone. However, to bypass a Google account, another program is used, the principle of operation of which is quite noticeably different from hacking iOS, although the result in both cases will be approximately the same.
- Pangu FRP Bypass Unlocker utility on your smartphone;
- Then use the Apex Launcher utility on your smartphone;
- Launch Apex Launcher and go to Settings;
- Open “Security” - “Other security settings”;
- Disable Find My Device and return to the “Applications” tab;
- Disable Google Play Services and add a Google account;
- Enable all disabled services in the “Applications” and “Security” tabs;
- Reboot your smartphone and complete the activation procedure.
This method is good for everyone, except that it is not suitable for everyone. For some unknown reason, a number of smartphones simply do not support resetting a Google account in this way. For example, Huawei and Honor devices flatly refuse to unlock in this way. But, if you need to unlink a Samsung smartphone from FRP , which will run Android 10 and lower, most likely you will succeed.
How to reset Google account on Huawei phones after Hard Reset
As of 2022, hackers and advanced users have come up with more than one way to bypass gadget locking. Therefore, we will immediately divide the options into legal and illegal. For your own safety and efficiency, first use an official tool that will cause minimal harm to the device’s information and memory. If it does not help, you will have to resort to the unofficial reset method.
Official FRP reset
To reset the lock, there is one simple and quick way - enter the same information for authorization in Google that was before the reset. If you did not purchase a new device, try to find out the data from the seller or the previous owner. Then open your account on PC and unlink your Android device. This can be done in the settings.
How to disable protection after FRP reset
If you managed to reset your Google account on Honor and Huawei phones, then you next need to disable the protection after deactivating FRP. This is done like this:
- go to main settings;
- open the accounts section;
- delete your Google account;
- go to developer or creator mode;
- activate the OEM UNLOCK feature.
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What happens after unbinding
Once you have managed to unlink your account from your Honor phone, you can create a new profile and change your account to it or continue to use the device as usual (if you have another Google account). In this case, access to the account is retained provided that you have not deleted it completely.
Knowing how to unlink an account from an Honor phone, you can avoid problems when receiving the device from another owner. In this case, the smartphone will not constantly request to connect to your account. In the comments, tell us what untying methods you use.
Bypass Google Account via Fastboot
Fastboot is useful for quickly updating firmware without having to use recovery mode. If your Android device supports Fastboot, then you can try performing an FRP reset through it.
To do this you will need:
- Computer
- Installed Android drivers
- Download Fastboot to your device
- Put the device into Bootlader mode
- Then you can enter the following commands: fastboot oem clean_frp or run the following command fastboot erase persistent, fastboot erase frp, fastboot erase config
Bypass Google Account via “Send/Share”
- We go through the initial device setup menu and connect to the Wi-Fi network
- Enter the e-mail and try to select it, the message “Send / Share” appears, select this item
- Open via SMS application
- In the to whom field we enter the number 112 and in the body of the letter we write some text again and send it
- A notification will appear that the SMS was not delivered, select this message
- At the top there will be a “Call” button, click on it
- In dialers, erase number 112 and enter *#*#4636#*#*
- A menu for testing the device will open, click on each item, one of them will redirect you to Android Settings
- In the settings, go to the “Reset and Recovery” section and do a full reset
Bypass Google account of devices with Mediatek chip via “SP Flash Tool”
Install the drivers, SP Flash Tool and download the scatter file from your firmware (you can download the full firmware, unzip it and take the scatter from there)
Important! We need a scatter file from the current firmware! If you have Android 5.1 installed, then scatter from Android 6.0 may not work!
1. In scatter-loading, specify your scatter
2. Go to the Format tab - Manual Format Flash
3. Now you need to indicate at what address Google FRP Lock is recorded, to do this, open your scatter.txt with any text editor (NotePad++ will be more convenient) and run a search (Ctrl+f) find frp, it should find something like this:
4. Now we transfer the value “linear_start_addr” from scatter.txt to “Begin Adress [HEX]” in the SP Flash Tool, also “partition_size:” to “Format Length[HEX]”, this is where Google FRP Lock is located
5. Click Start and connect the switched off phone to the PC, wait until the cleaning is completed
Performing a reset through the recovery menu (for Samsung)
The instructions, which usually work with early Samsung phones, can also help.
What should be done:
- Simultaneously press the “Power”, “Volume Up” and “Home” buttons (located at the very bottom of the screen);
- Hold these buttons until the loading indication appears on the smartphone screen;
- In the Recovery menu that opens, use the volume button to select the “Wipe data/Factory Reset” option and press the confirmation button (Power);
- In the confirmation window, select “Yes – Delete all user data” and press the power button again to confirm;
- Next, select “Reboot system now”. The Google account confirmation screen may disappear after resetting the phone.
Bypass Google account via SD card
This FRP reset takes place thanks to a pop-up message about the connected memory card, from which you can get to the system settings, proceed in order:
- Insert the memory card into a working phone
- In the notification, click OK, you will be taken to the storage settings
- Click on "App Data"
- Go to the "All" tab and find "Settings", click "Start"
- Settings open, select "Backup and reset"
- Now click on “Reset DRM” and confirm deleting the keys
- Go back to Backup & Reset and perform a factory reset
- Wait for your phone to turn on, now you are free from FRP Lock.
Why is there a problem logging into your Google account?
As you know, Google pays great attention to user privacy and security, as well as protecting user devices from third-party interference. Considering the large percentage of thefts of Android phones, which attackers simply reset to factory settings and sell in online stores, Google decided to introduce an anti-theft feature. With version of Android OS 5.1 (Lollipop), the “Factory Reset Protection” (FRP) function appeared on Android phones, translated as “protection from resetting to factory settings.” Now, after resetting the device to factory settings, the phone will require a password from the previous Google account that was on the phone before the reset. You will not be able to access your phone without entering your password.
Since then, phones from Sony, HTC, Lenovo, Moto and other popular brands have been equipped with this function. Therefore, after resetting the phone to factory settings, FRP will no longer allow the user to easily change the Google account associated with the phone. The phone becomes useless to the thief, which makes stealing such gadgets unprofitable.
However, this same function becomes a big problem for ordinary users who legally bought their phones on the used device market. If the previous owner didn't delete their account from the phone before giving (or selling) it to you, you will be faced with the problem of unlocking the phone after resetting it. A message will be displayed indicating that the device has been reset and that you need to log in to your Google account.
To activate FRP, two prerequisites are required:
- The device is logged in with a Google account.
- Screen lock is set to anything other than None or Swipe.
If any of these conditions are not met, FRP is automatically disabled. Thus, to avoid the trap of resetting your phone, you must remove all Google accounts from the phone before selling (transferring) it. And set the screen lock to “None” or “Swipe” (swiping your finger across the screen).
The error described above can be prevented by deleting your Google account before resetting your settings.
This mini-instruction will be useful if you are selling a device and want to perform a hard reset, removing traces of use. The buyer will be able to use the phone by connecting his Google account at the first launch of Android.
Attention ! When you disconnect your Google Account from your phone, you remove access to Gmail, Google Play, Google Assistant, and other apps associated with your account.
In order to reset your Google account, you need to follow the following sequence:
- How to recover a deleted Google account on your phone
- Go to Settings .
- Go to Accounts (or Accounts and Archiving ).
- Select an account to remove from the list by clicking on it.
- Click on the Delete account (or Delete account on Samsung).
- After clicking on the duplicate button Delete account. entry will be deleted ONLY from the current device (at the same time, it will be available online).
- We switch the phone to developer mode. To do this, select “OEM Unlock”
After this, you will no longer have Google account errors when resetting your settings.
But what if the system still asks you to log into your Google profile? Read on.
Bypassing Google Account via “adding another call”
This option is used if there is no Internet connection or it is impossible to open the phone settings menu in any way. Insert the SIM card into the phone that needs to be freed from your Google account. Turn it on, then call from another number to a locked smartphone, accept the call, call up the additional menu and add another call. Enter a random set of numbers and add this combination to your contacts. Link the number to your Google account and, if necessary, create a new one and reboot your device.
How to delete Huawei account
There are two ways to do this.
First
Initially, you need to connect an Internet connection, open any convenient mobile browser and go to https://id7.cloud.huawei.com/CAS/portal/loginAuth.html?val
Next, log into your personal account using your details.
After that, at the top of the screen, on the right side, click on the “Options” button. Scroll down the page and find the “Delete Account” tool. Let's use it.
Second
Everything is also done quite simply:
- Go to the settings of your mobile device;
- Click on the section “Log in via Huawei account”;
- Go through the “Confidentiality” subsection to “Delete account”.
There are several important points. Firstly, if an additional account is attached to the phone, for example, a child’s account, then it should be deleted first. Secondly, if the tool we need is not available in the “Privacy” section, then initially we will need to update the “Huawei Mobile Services” application - this can be done through the Google Play online store. After this, you can return to the deactivation process.
