protection

Let's face it. Accidents happen. Things get stolen. If you're carrying your beloved device around without protection, these things may be a life-altering occurrence. Months ago, my wife talked me in to upgrading her to a Galaxy S7. While we were in the store getting the phone, they offered...

RootJunky released about 10 videos showing ways to bypass factory reset protection on several devices with several different types of exploits. Its kind of a JOKE! Why even include it Google? I mean I know locks are only for honest people. If a thief wants to break in he's going to kick down the...

Earlier today it was reported that the method outlined in the video posted by Rootjunky yesterday on bypassing factory reset protection was patched in the Google's January security patch. AndroidPolice noted that Tom was running the December update in the video, and that the January security...

Rootjunky is back with another one! So far he has shown us how to bypass the factory reset protection on Samsung and LG devices. Today he released another video walking us through the method for bypassing factory reset protection on the Nexus 6p and Nexus 5x. The method is just as daunting as...

Google added Factory Reset Protection in last year in Android Lollipop. The feature seems pretty awesome in theory. The theory is that if you phone is stolen and someone wipes the data your phone will now be useless to them. If thieves are aware of this feature it will make Android cell phones a...

Samsung devices require you to sign in with your Google account if you factory reset your phone. This is kind of ridiculous. It makes it a pain in the rear to resell your phone. Normally to sell your phone all you need to do is factory reset it. If you factory reset a new Samsung phone and then...