When Android 5.1 was announced last year, Google revealed that the firmware carriers a new security protocol that makes it harder to factory reset stolen devices. What the functionality does is enforce a procedure that requires users to enter the credentials of the Google account that was linked to the handset before its system-wide wipe.
Unfortunately for LG owners, it appears that there’s a bug on the South Korean company’s phones making it incredibly easy to bypass the newly-introduced factory reset protection.
All you have to do to gain access to an account-locked handset is add a new button combo in accessibility settings, then open up the web browser to download and install an APK, which provides you with access to the system settings, where you can add a new account with administrator privileges.
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Via: Android Police
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