[Q] How to Disable Wrong Password Factory Reset?

silentpope · Jul 26, 2014

So, the LG G3 has a "feature" where if you input the wrong password 10 times, it automatically wipes itself and does a factory reset. I wasn't sure whether this was true or not so I tested it.

What a load of horse ****. I need help turning this "feature" off because it's so easy to lose all my data. Not only that, if someone takes my phone, all they have to do to get a clean phone is to input the wrong password 10 times.

silentpope · Jul 26, 2014

LG rep says it can't be disabled. Stupid. I'm still talking to them, I dunno, maybe I can get the customer service to write this down as an actual problem to fix in a future update. If anybody else has this issue, please contact them as well, maybe we can get something done about this.

Or if someone figured out how to fix this in a rooted version, let me know please.

Coycaine · Jul 26, 2014

That sounds terrible. You might not even have time to use the android device manager to locate it. I wonder if you were to use the device manager to lock it if that would override the feature. In any case, stupid stupid feature.

distortedloop · Jul 26, 2014

Don't iPhones do the same thing? If Apple does it, it must be good.

The G3 warns when you're getting there. Not sure it's s good thing.

silentpope · Jul 26, 2014

Coycaine said:
I wonder if you were to use the device manager to lock it if that would override the feature.

Nope. Just tried it. It threatened to wipe again.

silentpope · Jul 26, 2014

Verizon said even if somebody resets my phone that way they can't use it on their account. I doubt the truth of that statement but I can't do anything about it. They also said 'talk to LG if you want that fixed' so no help from them, not that I was expecting it. Only option really is to just not let anybody else use my phone. So stupid.

transfo47 · Jul 27, 2014

n/a

This has to be the stupidest thing ever. I mean, a factory reset? Why don't they wipe /sdcard while they're at it?

silentpope · Jul 27, 2014

LG rep that replied to my second email was the same guy, copy-paste of the same thing he said earlier.

droidkevlar · Jul 27, 2014

Pretty sure this is a Verizon feature. My M8 did the same thing

gcforreal · Jul 28, 2014

It actually does wipe your SD card learned this the hard way yesterday when my son got hold of my phone..wiped the internal storage along with the SD card.. Needless to say I'm not a happy camper.

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Namtaru · Jul 28, 2014

Good to know, my son loves to play with my phone, I'll have to make sure to keep it out of his hands or else I'm also going to be one pissed off user.

tech_head · Jul 28, 2014

Soooooo stupid.
My other phones would allow password recovery via Google.

With this feature/bug it means someone just wanting to piss you off can wipe your phone, if they get hold of it for 20 seconds.

On the HTC M7/M8 you can disable this if you are rooted by setting "devicepolicy_max_fail_passwords_for_wipe = 0" in an XML file.
It has to be doable on this phone.
The lockscreen app has to get it's parameters/information from somewhere.

taihard · Aug 4, 2014

Sorry to bump an old thread but is there any solution to this yet?

KassC · Jun 28, 2015

so stupid

Just learned all this the hard way. Daughter got a hold of my phone and everything was wiped, including sd card. I am beyond upset. Why the check wouldn't they let you disable this feature. It is the stupidest thing ever and they need to fix it. Now I have to keep my phone on me at all times. Fix this

tech_head · Jun 29, 2015

KassC said:
Just learned all this the hard way. Daughter got a hold of my phone and everything was wiped, including sd card. I am beyond upset. Why the check wouldn't they let you disable this feature. It is the stupidest thing ever and they need to fix it. Now I have to keep my phone on me at all times. Fix this

Root, TWRP, custom ROM.

Artimis · Oct 15, 2015

Does anyone know if this is still an issue on 35B?

bweN diorD · Oct 15, 2015

Artimis said:
Does anyone know if this is still an issue on 35B?

as far as the incorrect password too many times, i dont know, but doubt they changed that.
however, there were security upgrades to the 5.1 base from google.
now, if you factory reset with a gmail still on the phone, you must enter the correct password for that email, or you cant use or setup the phone.
so, no, it is no longer possible for someone to take your phone, then wipe it and use it without the gmail password that was attached previously.

what you have to do, say if you want to sell the phone, is remove all your emails BEFORE factory reseting, then the phone is no longer locked to the email, and someone else can set it up without password.

another note,
before someone says, "you can just flash the 35b kdz and bypass it" no you cant, the security is not some file that can be cleaned off. its encoded into the software, and requires communication with googles servers to disable with the password mentioned above.
there is a way to defeat the new security, for now, but as people buy new phones from this point on, there will be no way to defeat this security.
and, no, i will not say how to defeat it currently. its not widely known, and not usual that someone would need to know how to do it.

trent999 · Oct 17, 2015

It survives a .TOT flash ?

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roirraW "edor" ehT · Oct 17, 2015

trent999 said:
It survives a .TOT flash ?

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TOT and KDZ are an equally complete flash.

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