AndrewZabar @ AndrewZabar @lemmy.world

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I have been entirely M$ free for a while now with the exception of one machine which basically acts as a server at this point just hosting hard drives, a thermal label printer and the network scanning applet that my mfp talks to. Every machine I actually use is Linux and I’ve never been happier with the performance of my tech.

I don’t trust them in literally any manner at all.

Well, I got it on eBay with a bunch of stuff that needed repair some were ok. This device works fine, seemingly, but I can’t get in so I’m gonna just sell it with disclaimer about the lockout.

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.

Yeah that is outdated.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.

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

Evidently it's some company called Sonoma Communications.

https://fccid.io/OCVRCAR1ENO205

Oh yeah, that wasn’t a criticism sorry I was merely indicating that for me, it’s just not worth using both. Thank you for the info though, I’m sure you helped some other people who could benefit from that. :-)

That image does seem like just a stock image to depict a smartphone. Can’t hurt to try stuff at this point so thank you for info and I’ll post if I’m successful.

Thank you!!

lol hey I share your flabbergastiness - [I’m gonna go with _Flabbergastitude_™ ;-)] - about this. I got it in a lot of used devices and I just want the challenge of hacking it.

Most likely it’s made by HTC or maybe one of the Chinese brands…? I dunno. I know that some carrier-branded phones I used to have were just HTC models slightly modified.

So yeah, it’s just the challenge I want.

On another note, I’m also trying to do a LineageOS install onto a Galaxy J7 Sky Pro. All the literature I can find online is somewhat confusing insofar as getting the files onto the thing. I put everything onto a microSD and it’s in there, but I can’t figure out how to flash it. There is an article about first doing a file system mod etc. I followed directions but I am not seeing what they indicate I would see. It’s that way so often :-( anyway I’m going to next try something to free it because it has the message of an unauthorized factory wipe, so I am going to use droidkit to remedy that. After that I think it’s necessary to go into debug mode. I tried using the built-in Odin mode but it only says it can do update from sd card but that’s not what the file is.

Anyway sorry to ramble… I haven’t done any kind of rooting since I worked on my Zenpad to turn it into an e-reader. It’s so slow that it’s absolutely unconscionable that they would sell such a thing. These days it seems perfectly ok to sell a device that literally all it can manage is to load the Android OS. Once it succeeds then they presumably are able to release to market and not get their pants sued off. But beyond actual bootup everything is terminally slow, I have even seen to the point of a device just freezing up and shutting down lol. So they sell this thing that can just bootup and then it’s a brick draining a battery. Despicable.

But I am rambling again lol.

Anyway, back to the adventures.

I use Dystopia for the occasional usage of Reddit out of necessity. One day once there are federated groups for all I need, I’m ditching Reddit entirely forever.

They want ad revenue and the app is the only place they can be confident you’re not blocking.

I’m checking it out by your recommendation. I do post sometimes so I use Dystopia for that but oh it’s a horrendous UI. I suppose that’s why Spaz allowed it - and because it’s supposed to be for visually impaired.

Edit: doesn’t seem to offer anything substantial beyond Dystopia so I’m fine with Dystopia.

Yup. They got so desperate for money they first screwed developers with the API change and now they’re going to push this more and more. My expectation is they’re going to slowly move toward forcing usage of the official app or absolutely nothing else.

Spaz is desperate for ad money. I’m only in a few subs that have no Lemmy equivalent yet, but otherwise I’ve ditched reddit like the steaming pile of shit that it’s become.

Okay, I know it has been concluded that it was just a story that evolved and became this legend, based on some very simple and non-mysterious incident or maybe none at all, but I was really intrigued by The Man From Taured. It was a really chilling story, regardless.

Personally, I wish that jackass who shot his ear had been a better shot. What a waste of such an opportunity.

He will never see a second in prison, don’t kid yourself.

Well I just want to be able to use headphones. It doesn’t have any wireless connectivity.

Ok well it’s model A1136