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If you do a reset from recovery and not the settings app it locks it down with android factory reset protection and the phone is bricked until the original owne
by jdnenej 7y ago
If you do a reset from recovery and not the settings app it locks it down with android factory reset protection and the phone is bricked until the original owner enters their google password.
- tripzilch 7y agoOh that might be it then, they still had their google account (or the TFA backup codes printed). Either way it seems sensible to do the OEM unlocking, just in case. Still stupid that it can brick the phone if you don't have that password.