The FRP (Factory Reset Protection) feature is really cool, it makes a stolen smartphone worthless because it can't be used. But if you forget your password, how do you open it? Here, Jaka will tell you how!
If you are using a smartphone that is already running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop or later, after you enter your Google account, the smartphone will be tied to your Google account.
The feature is called FRP (Factory Reset Protection). When you do a reinstall or factory reset, to activate the smartphone it takes email and password your Google account. Otherwise, the smartphone cannot be used.
Then, how to open smartphone that is locked due to Factory Reset Protection?
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How to Unlock Phones Locked due to Factory Reset Protection
What is FRP (Factory Reset Protection)?
Factory Reset Protection is a security method designed to ensure that someone cannot use a stolen smartphone.
Usually thieves do factory reset force it without going through settings, because stolen phone uses screen lock. But now thanks to the FRP feature, even after they did a forced factory reset, they still need the last Google account information to be able to use the smartphone.
The goal is to reduce smartphone theft. Thanks to this FRP feature stolen phone is useless. This should make thieves aware that smartphones are no longer a lucrative target for theft.
What If Your Own Smartphone Is Locked?
But there is a bit of a problem, especially for people who buy used smartphones with active FRP. Just make sure you do a factory reset in front of the seller.
What if you forgot password your old account, and it happened to your own locked smartphone? what do you have to do?
The first step is change old password by clicking "Forgot Password". Unfortunately, you can't use a new password to unlock a locked smartphone for as long 72 hours or 3 days.
Second, you can use Google account recovery tool. This option works if you've ever done backup or already registered a second email address. To get started, click this link and follow the instructions.
As a precaution, you can set up your Google account by visiting the 'Google account settings page' and selecting 'security check'.
Check recovery information you, such as recovery phone, recovery email, and security questions. That's to help Google send tokens to your account if your smartphone is locked. Choose a recovery question as part of the first step.
Even though you may have never experienced the problem of being locked due to FRP, it is not impossible that one day you will experience this problem.
What do you think about the Factory Reset Protection feature? Is it effective to prevent unwanted things? Come on, share your opinion!
