i have a family friend that had a close family member die recently two weeks before his wedding. his phone (a stock Verizon Galaxy S5) is locked with a PIN and Backup PIN (which no one knows) there was no SD card in it. they believe it is attached to a secondary Google account which they don't know either so Android Device Manager isn't helpful. does anyone know of any way to flash it with a custom recovery tool so i can at least get his pictures off of it? That's all his fiance wants, the many pictures that he took of the two before his passing.
I have tried using Odin to flash CWM and TWP but both of those fail and from what i have found i believe it is because Verizon has a locked ROM but i am not completely sure about that fact. I have also tried using ADB but USB debugging is probably not on because i cant get it to recognize it. they tried calling Samsung, Google and Verizon before contacting me, all said they wouldn't/couldn't help.
i have tried for a while now and am out of ideas, any useful suggestions would be gratefully appreciated by all.
Thanks
I have tried using Odin to flash CWM and TWP but both of those fail and from what i have found i believe it is because Verizon has a locked ROM but i am not completely sure about that fact. I have also tried using ADB but USB debugging is probably not on because i cant get it to recognize it. they tried calling Samsung, Google and Verizon before contacting me, all said they wouldn't/couldn't help.
i have tried for a while now and am out of ideas, any useful suggestions would be gratefully appreciated by all.
Thanks
