I guess you probably know this, but even if you reset the phone with a hard reset ( 5:47 ) the previous account will still be on the phone just like iCloud lock. You can still remove it, but this can be quite tedious. I would recommend to go through the setup process to make sure you don't need to type in the previous owners Google account.
@@JaimeKing1989 there is a ton of videos on this topic on the web. The way I do it - using the keyboard settings to open privacy policy - open RUclips app from that webview and install corrupted Google services to simply add my account - old one disappears. But this is a very old method, today there are a plenty of newer and faster ones
I've repaired a few phones like this as well, and I think LG did a good job with making their phones easy to repair. However, for better or for worse, LG doesn't make phones anymore.
One thing that always confuses me in these videos. If you hard reset through the recovery menu, doesn't that result in the device being Google locked when you try and set it back up again?
Yes if the previous owner didn't remove it from their Google account and had not turned off "Find my Phone". If that's the case, you will need to hopefully have the seller's info; otherwise, hope you paid with paypal
no, android devices don't have no such thing like iPhone's if that's what's confusing you. Google doesn't lock devices down that's absurdly dumb and anti consumer they would be adding on to the e-waste and bricked devices apple does and many repair shops show off the tons of devices they got sitting virtually useless for no reason!
Is this a thing in other countries? Here in Australia this is not a thing I have reset many phones in the exact way he did and have never even heard of a Google Lock.
@@Bombasticdude11 there is a bypass for most Android versions. In this case you may also be able to put it into download mode and flash the stock rom using Odin
It was pretty easy to take out google frp lock. From 2023 they fixed almost all backdoors that was used to bypass it. If somebody dont update smartphone then its not a problem. Bigger issue is samsung frp lock.
For anyone wondering, this phone is almost part for part identical to the Note20 Ultra in disassembly so take notes here. Hugh is usually better at explaining and showing sneaky things than other repair channels on RUclips and explains things MUCH better.
Had the same exact repair done on my S20 before I was selling it, just severely less damage. They charged me over 400 dollars. Damn, if I knew it was this easy I would have done it myself.
I had to look up what you were talking about, I dont know if this is a regional thing or if you are referring to this in Australia but I have never seen FRP or encounted this on any device that I've factory reset the way he did in the video, the phone is just able to be setup like normal.
Exactly what I was thinking, he always seems to not encounter FRP whenever repairing Android phones and they just magically set up without problems, however this time he didn't even show it working
The 'water damage indicator' you saw on the bottom midframe/speaker was actually just the cover for the little balls the are in the speaker. They are red from the factory so no worries there.
@@jackkraken3888 "What those small balls does is bounce the sound waves around each other and scattering the sound waves out thus making it sound "larger"".
Your videos are ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !!!!!!!!! it's super relaxing to sit back and watch these after a day of FIXING CARS , WHAT A BIGG W :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Indeed. With the S21 and S22 series, they even removed the SD card reader, and the A53 5G also has no headphone jack (and no charger). I think the best modern flagship Samsung with all features was the S9/S10 series, with things slowly going south from there.
@@Archie.9005 The S10 already lost some of the features the S8/S9 had, like the iris scanner, 3D touch home button, heart rate sensor, or the notification LED (it got the fugly hole punch instead), but it was the last Samsung flagship that came with a headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and a charger in the box, so there's that.
@@denny1527 The s10 still had the heart rate sensor (minus the s10e), still had the notification light (via amoled ring light around the punch hole) and it had the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner (more accurate than the optical scanner found on other under display phones) I also think the iris scanner is a bit of a gimmick since Samsung is known for being the tech company with the most unusual products like the galaxy beam with was a phone with a built in projector, the galaxy round which was a phone with a display curved inwards and the zoom s4 which was a phone with the really big camera, all of which didn't sell well. Still think Samsung is a unique company unlike apple who sells the same shit every year and making it eyewateringly expensive and difficult to repair.
I'm more amazed by the price Hugh pays for salvaged devices than all of the phenomenal work he does on restoring....I cannot find devices in great condition (demoed) at Hugh prices.
thanks, this video encouraged me to order parts and repair my damaged s20 ultra which has a malfunctioned screen and a broken back glass. I have some experience in repairing electronics so wish me luck.😆
Question: a factory reset does not sign you out of Google account (or iCloud in the iOS world), making the phone useless, how does one get around that?
as someone who does this, that red mark on the loud speaker is NOT an LDI. I thought that as well when I first started but even new ones (straight from samsung) have that red mark!
So, what if that phone had a Gmail account signed in? Factory resetting the way you did would still require the previous account to sign in, in order to gain access to the device? What do you do in that situation Hugh?
I repaired my Xperia 1's fingerprint sensor (common issue in this model) thanks to your videos. it was inspirational and a housing replacement video of yours showed me where the retaining bracket might be for the sensor itself.
Love your videos. Just waiting for my ebay s20ultra with shdows on the screen. Hope is burning and not a black dot... A critic on the video: i missed information about prices of the replacements and the broken phone and the origin of the display. Is it original oled? Also how do you unlock frp (i suppose you dont tell that on purpose)
Despite its relatively lukewarm reception upom release, I still really like the Galaxy S20 Ultra (my current phone) and it still feels just as sleek and modern as any other phone even 3 years later. Biggest downside is that this is the last year of official support from Samsung on this phone despite the fact that it could easily last another 5 years if it were given software updates.
@@karmakaze9972 Yeah Samsung is really bad when it comes to phone support. Before the S20 (or maybe S10?) line of phones, they only supported their phones for *two* years! Nowadays they support them for 4 at least, but it's still nowhere near Apple's 6 years of support.
I used to own a regular S20. It was almost the perfect phone. My only issue that led me to sell it is the idle battery drain which led me to get about 3 hours SOT every day
When you wipe the phone from recovery mode the frp lock will turn on and will ask for the passcode on setup or google account You can remove the frp using software and you could talk about it in a video for other’s knowledge
A few weeks ago I had the experience of replacing the screen on my S10+ (this was the first smartphone screen I've ever broken, and my first one was the Motorola Droid). Thanks to Hugh and iFixit, I had a pretty fair idea of what I was in for. I feel like those replace your screen in an hour places are skipping the most important and most tedious part of the project, which is removing the adhesive and cleaning the surfaces before putting it back together (I think Hugh has mentioned it one or more times). I am a stickler for that in my profession. The project took me three hours, most of which was adhesive removal. But I did it and I am very satisfied with the result.
Hello, nice repair video. The initialization was not looked by the previous owner Google account? Usually hardware buttons hard reset requires to connect with previous owner Google acccount.
My S21 Ultra reaches its second birthday soon and was tossing up if I should pay the money and swap it for another from Samsung as it’s insured with them. The phone has a couple of screen chips from it landing on the screen after dropping 30cm but other than that is perfect. After Hugh mentioned the battery I might think harder about it now.
I love these full phone restorations. Fully restored my Note 8 a couple years ago following Hugh's video and an ifixit guide. If I can do it anybody can.
can't wait to get enough money to buy a bunch of broken phones and just fix them. YOU are my inspiration for fixing everything i can mate! also ,where could i Iet a good-quality Note 8 display without getting scammed? yeah i, Ive been looking at aliexpress but considering your experiences with Aliexpress so far I'm not gonna look there even though I bought a legit display for an older Samsung from aliexpress. asking this because i dont really know where to get one that whould be good. also the reason im looking for one is that my phone is... can i call it badly cracked? i think so but yeah its cracked and the burnin is starting to get so bad that you cannot unnotice it. sorry for the long comment im not good at shutting my mouth. PS: Thanks for inspiring me to fix nearly every device i own
So, I bought a replacement Galaxy S10e that is sitting on a drawer for when my current s10e kicks the bucket but should I open up the replacement and disconnect the battery? Thoughts from the community?
Doesn't these phones have Google FRP on them? How can we bypass that stuff? I have factory reset many phones but couldn't get passed Google FRP so they were essentially paperweight anyways
I guess you probably know this, but even if you reset the phone with a hard reset ( 5:47 ) the previous account will still be on the phone just like iCloud lock. You can still remove it, but this can be quite tedious. I would recommend to go through the setup process to make sure you don't need to type in the previous owners Google account.
exactly. could also be the reason why he did not show the home screen because it is still asking for previous owners google account.
removing that usually takes 5-7 minutes lol) googles reset protection is a joke
@@mrfoxesite2000you can bypass it easily on samsung unlike iphone
@@koshkingdedamage how do you remove it
@@JaimeKing1989 there is a ton of videos on this topic on the web. The way I do it - using the keyboard settings to open privacy policy - open RUclips app from that webview and install corrupted Google services to simply add my account - old one disappears.
But this is a very old method, today there are a plenty of newer and faster ones
just by how short this video was, it's fair to say that samsung seemingly make diy repairs alot easier than other companies
Don't discount Hugh Jeffrey's experience and expertise! I used to repair many devices, but I tip my hat to this man!
I've repaired a few phones like this as well, and I think LG did a good job with making their phones easy to repair. However, for better or for worse, LG doesn't make phones anymore.
Not really, he didn’t replace the screen only, he replaced the frame with the screen which is much easier and cost much more
Androids don't have unnecessary micro components like iPhones.
aphole = shit
It looks so effortless when you do these repairs! Great job!!!
Samsungs are effortless.
One thing that always confuses me in these videos. If you hard reset through the recovery menu, doesn't that result in the device being Google locked when you try and set it back up again?
Yes if the previous owner didn't remove it from their Google account and had not turned off "Find my Phone". If that's the case, you will need to hopefully have the seller's info; otherwise, hope you paid with paypal
no, android devices don't have no such thing like iPhone's if that's what's confusing you. Google doesn't lock devices down that's absurdly dumb and anti consumer they would be adding on to the e-waste and bricked devices apple does and many repair shops show off the tons of devices they got sitting virtually useless for no reason!
Scrolled too far to find this comment. I was hoping to know more about it because I accidentally locked down some phones while fixing them in this way
Is this a thing in other countries? Here in Australia this is not a thing I have reset many phones in the exact way he did and have never even heard of a Google Lock.
@@Bombasticdude11 there is a bypass for most Android versions. In this case you may also be able to put it into download mode and flash the stock rom using Odin
what about the FRP lock? many newer android phones have it enabled
It was pretty easy to take out google frp lock. From 2023 they fixed almost all backdoors that was used to bypass it. If somebody dont update smartphone then its not a problem.
Bigger issue is samsung frp lock.
Great job Hugh! Very professional and positively riveting to watch! 😊👍
Love your channel mate. I have been watching you for ages and I can’t wait to use the knowledge I learned from you to repair technology as well! :)
Love his channel because he’s so thorough and gives solid advice
For anyone wondering, this phone is almost part for part identical to the Note20 Ultra in disassembly so take notes here. Hugh is usually better at explaining and showing sneaky things than other repair channels on RUclips and explains things MUCH better.
But what about the frp lock ?
Had the same exact repair done on my S20 before I was selling it, just severely less damage. They charged me over 400 dollars. Damn, if I knew it was this easy I would have done it myself.
How did you avoid the FRP lock (Google lock)
2:28, i don't think that's a liquid indicator sticker. I believe that's just a sticker to hold in the tiny foam balls that are inside of the speaker.
Oh yes 100% true, just noticed that too
Didn’t get to see if it was FRP locked after the reset 👀 But great video as always Hugh!
Yeah that was weird, normally they show the phone in it's homescreen near the end.
I had to look up what you were talking about, I dont know if this is a regional thing or if you are referring to this in Australia but I have never seen FRP or encounted this on any device that I've factory reset the way he did in the video, the phone is just able to be setup like normal.
Exactly what I was thinking, he always seems to not encounter FRP whenever repairing Android phones and they just magically set up without problems, however this time he didn't even show it working
Bypassing FRP is no big deal
@@neerajdwivedi2015 Shit wait till u get to a s22 frp lock there getting hard to find people who can bypass
The 'water damage indicator' you saw on the bottom midframe/speaker was actually just the cover for the little balls the are in the speaker. They are red from the factory so no worries there.
OK can someone explain what the little balls actually do. I've been trying to find out and still don't understand.
@Jack Kraken make the speaker sound bigger and richer from what I can gather.
@@doosanengineer7659 I know but how?
@@jackkraken3888 "What those small balls does is bounce the sound waves around each other and scattering the sound waves out thus making it sound "larger"".
@@RonaldoTalison thanks does it also some kind of distortion? Sometimes I notice this on my phone and the distortion goes away.
Won’t this have FRP?
Your videos are ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !!!!!!!!! it's super relaxing to sit back and watch these after a day of FIXING CARS , WHAT A BIGG W :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arguably this is one of Samsung's best phones (inside out) especially when it comes to reparability. all this phone was missing is a headphone jack!
Indeed. With the S21 and S22 series, they even removed the SD card reader, and the A53 5G also has no headphone jack (and no charger). I think the best modern flagship Samsung with all features was the S9/S10 series, with things slowly going south from there.
@@Carahato iris scanner from the s9 is pretty cool
@@Carahato Imo the s10 was...
@@Archie.9005 The S10 already lost some of the features the S8/S9 had, like the iris scanner, 3D touch home button, heart rate sensor, or the notification LED (it got the fugly hole punch instead), but it was the last Samsung flagship that came with a headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and a charger in the box, so there's that.
@@denny1527 The s10 still had the heart rate sensor (minus the s10e), still had the notification light (via amoled ring light around the punch hole) and it had the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner (more accurate than the optical scanner found on other under display phones) I also think the iris scanner is a bit of a gimmick since Samsung is known for being the tech company with the most unusual products like the galaxy beam with was a phone with a built in projector, the galaxy round which was a phone with a display curved inwards and the zoom s4 which was a phone with the really big camera, all of which didn't sell well. Still think Samsung is a unique company unlike apple who sells the same shit every year and making it eyewateringly expensive and difficult to repair.
I'm more amazed by the price Hugh pays for salvaged devices than all of the phenomenal work he does on restoring....I cannot find devices in great condition (demoed) at Hugh prices.
i have a question, why don't you mention the FRP bypass that you would need to do to have it fully working again?
Right? There is a chance there was no Google account on the phone. But it's probably like 0,01%.
And we're done... soon to be a famous youtube ending. Thanks Hugh always like your short sweet and to the point posts
Sunday morning pancakes with a new Hugh Jefferys video is a nice way to start the day. Cheers mate
You make it look so easy! 😎 Touch wood that I never have to repair my Mum's S20! 🤣
Knock on wood…..
@@YeOldeGeezer They are probably not from the US, Knock on wood is the American phrase and Touch wood is the British variant.
@@JustA.Person most likely given that their profile picture is of the London Underground!
@@YeOldeGeezer I hadn't noticed that, haha
thanks, this video encouraged me to order parts and repair my damaged s20 ultra which has a malfunctioned screen and a broken back glass. I have some experience in repairing electronics so wish me luck.😆
Ive been watching u for so long and i really really love what you are doing with any tech you are basically a magician!
Question: a factory reset does not sign you out of Google account (or iCloud in the iOS world), making the phone useless, how does one get around that?
as someone who does this, that red mark on the loud speaker is NOT an LDI. I thought that as well when I first started but even new ones (straight from samsung) have that red mark!
I have my s20 ultra still, it still works great. The only thing I've had to do to it was replace the screen because it had a nasty chip in the corner.
Thanks hugh. I've repaired my broken phone because of your videos!!
Typing this on the same phone i repaired 😍😍
So, what if that phone had a Gmail account signed in? Factory resetting the way you did would still require the previous account to sign in, in order to gain access to the device? What do you do in that situation Hugh?
just for reference,the red dot its not a liquid damage indicator,it hold the balls inside the loudspeaker-antenna assembly
Great! Thank you.
Just replaced the screen and back following your video. Surprisingly easy 🙂
Such a nice phone to repair . S22 ultra i did the other day such a beautiful phone
I have always found the s20 Ultra, as such a nice looking phone.
I repaired my Xperia 1's fingerprint sensor (common issue in this model) thanks to your videos. it was inspirational and a housing replacement video of yours showed me where the retaining bracket might be for the sensor itself.
Sony Xperia 1 Mark 1?
@@DarkGhost9595 yes!
I think the the Knox E-Fuse is Tripped ie; 0x1 instead of 0x0
Hey Hugh, I noticed the bare PCB through the periscope camera at 6:13. Did you miss adding a piece or is it just like that on the phone?
I can't see what you're talking about
Where do you find these cheap broken phones?
I love my S22 Ultra. Mixing my favorite, the Note, with Samsung's best.
How do you bypass FRP after resetting phones?...great video btw
im surprised no one has been inside the phone with a crack like that.. if it was here 😂😂 missing screws would be the least of your worries
How did you get past the FRP lock if there was any?
Love your videos. Just waiting for my ebay s20ultra with shdows on the screen. Hope is burning and not a black dot... A critic on the video: i missed information about prices of the replacements and the broken phone and the origin of the display. Is it original oled? Also how do you unlock frp (i suppose you dont tell that on purpose)
Despite its relatively lukewarm reception upom release, I still really like the Galaxy S20 Ultra (my current phone) and it still feels just as sleek and modern as any other phone even 3 years later. Biggest downside is that this is the last year of official support from Samsung on this phone despite the fact that it could easily last another 5 years if it were given software updates.
is it really not supported at only 3 years old? no way
@@karmakaze9972 Yeah Samsung is really bad when it comes to phone support. Before the S20 (or maybe S10?) line of phones, they only supported their phones for *two* years! Nowadays they support them for 4 at least, but it's still nowhere near Apple's 6 years of support.
Always waiting to hear "And we're done" :)
I used to own a regular S20. It was almost the perfect phone. My only issue that led me to sell it is the idle battery drain which led me to get about 3 hours SOT every day
Is it okay to replace the screen and keep using the on screen fingerprint without messing it?
Im really greatful, you have gave me so much confidence in fixing devices and making money, Thanks, From Tom
This is so inspirational. Thanks for the videos, keep up the good work. Regards from finland😎
Wait, FRP wasn't enabled? How'd you reset the phone without having to put in the previous owner's Google account details?
Ouch! That phone had quite a beating but as usual you got it working again! Nice work sir.
Ive been watching the channel since 2020!
Hugh Isn’t the phone google locked or do you have a way to remove it
what about FRP ?wiping data doesn't wipe google account
When you wipe the phone from recovery mode the frp lock will turn on and will ask for the passcode on setup or google account
You can remove the frp using software and you could talk about it in a video for other’s knowledge
The genius that is Hugh strikes again 😊
Great fix! Who else tries to say "And we're done!" at the right moment?
What I love about seeing these videos is that I've ALWAYS seen a phone in worse condition believe it or not.
Beautiful work👌, The Ewaste is less or none with you 💪
what do you do for Android devices that are google account locked?
A few weeks ago I had the experience of replacing the screen on my S10+ (this was the first smartphone screen I've ever broken, and my first one was the Motorola Droid). Thanks to Hugh and iFixit, I had a pretty fair idea of what I was in for. I feel like those replace your screen in an hour places are skipping the most important and most tedious part of the project, which is removing the adhesive and cleaning the surfaces before putting it back together (I think Hugh has mentioned it one or more times). I am a stickler for that in my profession. The project took me three hours, most of which was adhesive removal. But I did it and I am very satisfied with the result.
WHEN HE WAS TAKING OFF THE PLASTIC AT THE END I SAID OUT LOUD “AND WE’RE DONE” I SAID YA!! NAILED IT! SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE HE SAID IT 😅
What do you do about FRP?
hey hugh
why don't u make a phone repairing course?
How much were the replacement components?
do I see correct, you started to use transparent tape to avoid Glass on your desk ? Great video.
Surprised you didnt get hit with the FRP when factory resetting
Hello, nice repair video. The initialization was not looked by the previous owner Google account? Usually hardware buttons hard reset requires to connect with previous owner Google acccount.
4:30 am, Studying and Got the Notification😅 Screw Homework
Watching your videos everytime🥰
where did u get a replacement screen for anything less then $100 ?
hahaha you are forgetting FRP lock my boy
My S21 Ultra reaches its second birthday soon and was tossing up if I should pay the money and swap it for another from Samsung as it’s insured with them. The phone has a couple of screen chips from it landing on the screen after dropping 30cm but other than that is perfect. After Hugh mentioned the battery I might think harder about it now.
I thought it keeps the password once you reset the phone? Happened when I had to reset my phone using recovery
Hugh, where do you purchase Samsung batteries? My S10e has a very worn-out one and I really need a reliable replacement.
Love you from Pakistan ❤️❤️
The s20 looks the best
Where can you source Samsung original batteries? I'm looking one for S21+ and ifixit store says the one they have is not original
I love these full phone restorations. Fully restored my Note 8 a couple years ago following Hugh's video and an ifixit guide. If I can do it anybody can.
Amazing and very informative video
I recently repaired a Samsung A41 and there is little to complain about in terms of repairability.
Imagine buying phones from the Cook 🤣
Where do u get these devices as i also want to do a restoration
When you factory reset it this way, afterwards doesn't it ask for the previous owner's Gmail account?
DOES THE KING LIKE ?
can't wait to get enough money to buy a bunch of broken phones and just fix them. YOU are my inspiration for fixing everything i can mate!
also ,where could i Iet a good-quality Note 8 display without getting scammed? yeah i, Ive been looking at aliexpress but considering your experiences with Aliexpress so far I'm not gonna look there even though I bought a legit display for an older Samsung from aliexpress. asking this because i dont really know where to get one that whould be good. also the reason im looking for one is that my phone is... can i call it badly cracked? i think so but yeah its cracked and the burnin is starting to get so bad that you cannot unnotice it. sorry for the long comment im not good at shutting my mouth.
PS: Thanks for inspiring me to fix nearly every device i own
Nice Great video as usual Hugh!
4:17 samsung batteries explode after a very short time (2 to 3 years), this is why i found my old samsung with a big battery
The replacement battery will never last as long as the original even after two years
How did he not run into FRP Lock which is impossible to bypass on Android 12 and up?
Don't Samsung phones have factory reset protection on by default?
Hi Hugh, if my handset is over heating is it worth me changing the screen which has white/green burn? thanks
Is this phone is still water resistant after this replacement???
So, I bought a replacement Galaxy S10e that is sitting on a drawer for when my current s10e kicks the bucket but should I open up the replacement and disconnect the battery? Thoughts from the community?
So about 500 milliamps of current? It to me sounds like it is charging the battery even though the display is likely dead.
Ohh gee can you fix my edge Galaxy phone please 🙏
how do you get around frp lock if the phone has it enabled?
I'm watched the whole video to see the cost of repairing parts ! I'm left hanging
What about the fingerprint scanner?!
They work fine on all S series phones after repair/replacement. It's only on some A series that they become inaccurate or need recalibration
Doesn't these phones have Google FRP on them?
How can we bypass that stuff?
I have factory reset many phones but couldn't get passed Google FRP so they were essentially paperweight anyways
How much did you spend on the panels and battery?
Did someone try to use the phone as a frisbee?