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To ensure user safety, Android devices have a feature called Factory Reset Protection (FRP) that restricts users from performing an untrusted factory reset. However, this feature was not available on all Android phones. It is primarily rolling out for devices having Android 5.1 or above version. Since it is a security measure, it appears to be a barrier for Samsung devices.

Samsung phones come with a TouchWiz firmware file that has a .TAR extension and can only be flashed to Samsung phones. Samsung often compiles the Android source code (AOSP) into their firmware and blocks the measure as a security measure. Meanwhile if a Samsung user tries to mess with software forcefully, it will show an FRP lock error. So, here we will guide you to fix it.

How to Fix FRP Lock issue on any Samsung Galaxy device?

Samsung devices have a lineup of modules that users can use to modify their phones. Although the user restriction was not an issue, the FRP lock was. But especially for Samsung devices, these features were added in order to make smartphones more resistant to the effects of software changes. You will be surprised to know that your phone has a setting to disable the FRP lock. However, it should be done before installing any custom ROM. Want to know what you need to do to disable it? Read below.

  1. Open your phone’s settings.
  2. Scroll down to About Phone >> Tap the build number 7 times.
  3. Go back to the settings menu, tap on the developer option.
  4. Look for the OEM unlock option and toggle it on.
  5. Following this, you will be able to install any custom ROM without FRP error.

It’s true that most people don’t pay attention to these steps, and you might also not do them as a precaution before installing any custom ROM. Simply put, that’s the basic reason you are getting the FRP lock error. To resolve this problem, we researched a lot, but we always found some tools to use. In the meantime, there is no way to fix it with system help. So, here we will fix it using a trusted tool.

  1. Download and install UnlockGo on your PC.
  2. Connect your Samsung phone to a PC using a USB cable.
  3. Now open UnlockGo and click on the start button to continue.
  4. Next, select all Android versions and continue.
  5. In a moment, a pop-up displays with a code that use to access Samsung diagnostic menu.
  6. Following this, you will be bypassed the Google account sign-in screen and the FRP lock issue will be resolved.

Now that you have installed a custom ROM on your Samsung phone, the FRP issue has been resolved. After this, you might wonder how to get your data back. It is possible to restore your data even after installing a custom ROM. There are many ways to get it such as Google Account Sync, System Settings or through any recovery software. But without any hustle, you can follow these steps to recover data using system settings.

  1. On your phone, open the settings app.
  2. Scroll down and find backup & reset there.
  3. Under backup & reset, mark the checkbox for automatic restore and verify it.
  4. That’s it. Your data will be backed up when you reinstall any apps.

As a result, FRP locks are a good way to restrict users or to make it harder for everyone to switch to another ROM. But since most users don’t enable OEM unlock and subsequently get FRP error. It is that when user installed custom ROM and after that it asks for Google Account sign-in. But i hope now you can bypass it. Even after explaining that if still anyuser have query then ask them all below.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. When FRP enabled on any phone?

Ans. FRP enables when the user first sign in with their Google Accounts.

Q2. Can we permanenlty remove FRP on our phone?

Ans. Since it is a security measure you can’t remove it permanently but you can bypass it.

Q3. Does OEM unlock disable FRP?

Ans. Yes, it is one of the way to disable FRP, you can unlock OEM from developer options so that FRP lock will disable.

Q4. Does factory reset delete my Google Account?

Ans. No, you only get log out at that time, since FRP is enabled just after your first login.

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