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.

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    4 months ago

    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.

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      4 months ago

      I once found a workaround on a trashpicked Android 5.1 phone by Huawei. There was a shitty third-party keyboard during the setup, so I tapped around and found that it has DLC themes. Attempting to download one resulted in a popup “Offline? Check network settings” with a link into the Settings app, where I could set a lock screen passcode and then remove it, which nullified FRP.

      Later, I found a YouTube video with instructions for another exploit, which somehow reached Settings via the screenshot shortcut and then attempting to share it via Gmail. I imagine weird phone brands will have several exploits like this.

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        Oh… lol okay I think my responses got derailed a bit. The RCA Reno is fine I don’t have a problem. The FRP lockout is on a Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro. I have it listed on eBay for sale now, including a warning about the FRP lock. Hopefully someone who has lots of exp with this maybe will purchase it. If not after a while, maybe I’ll make another attempt.