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I need help with a RCA tablet

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reble

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I was given 2 used 7" RCA model RCT6873W42 Android tablets, OS v6.0. The batterys on both tablets are charged up and the tablets turn on. The last owner didn't do the "factory reset" in the right order. He did the factory reset in recovery mode without 1st removing his Gmail account that the tablets are synced to. And I keep running into a roadblock on both tablets when I get to the point in the set up were it asks for the Google email address and password that they were synced to. See the 1st screen capture upload. I did the "wipe data/factory reset" 2 times in recovery mode. No change. I don't know how to bypass the "Factory Reset Protection" and I can't get the last owners email address and password in order to open up the tablets. I have tried many ways to get around the "Factory Reset Protection" with no luck. I did find that I have a back door into the tablet's via the USB cable when the cable is attached to my Windows 7 laptop. See the 2nd screen capture upload. Via the back door I can upload/download app's to the tablets and read text files that are on the tablets via the back door. But I can't run any app's. I don't know if this tablet's are rooted or not. I know how to root and flash tablet's and phones. But not when the FRP is enabled. This is my 1st time running into FRP. Now the Windows OS I know inside and out. I had a MS-DOS pc computer then I started with Win 3.1 and keep upgrading to Win 7 that I have now. I would like disable the FRP on this tablets for the learning experience, I learn by hands on.

Steve

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As FRP is intended as an anti-theft feature, to try and make stolen devices difficult to sell or fence, it's very secure and probably impossible to defeat AFAIK.
 
The person that I got the tablets from doesn't want to give out the info for that Google account. from what I have found there is many ways to crack the FRP. I just haven't found the right one that works. Also I haven't been able to find the drivers to make the tablets talk to the pc via the USB cable to make the GSM flasher prog talk to the tablet. There is one other way to do it via ADB. I was told to wipe the whole OS minus the boot loader. But I can't find any step by step directions to wipe the OS and reinstall the OS. I also can't find the OS files. I never done a wipe and reinstall of the Android OS before. The RCA tables are a learning tool for me and no more. If I end bricking them, no big deal and no lost to me eather. I have a very nice ZTE tablet that works great.
 
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https://www.cnet.com/products/rca-voyager-iii/specs/
Looking over the hardware specs on this model, even when you do bypass FRP, two issues to note are it only has a 1GB of RAM and the screen is limited to 1024x600. The low RAM issue will result in performance limitations so don't be surprised when there are random pauses doing just typical things, and with the resolution not even able to get up to 1024x720, be prepared to do a lot of up/down scrolling especially when it involves web sites and such (recalling frequent frustrations using a treasured, Intel Atom netbook also limited to 1024x600.) But as you referred to, these are for experimentation and learning, not production, and since they were free at least there's that plus point. Just keep in mind to keep your expectations in line with the hardware limitations.
 
reble said:
The person that I got the tablets from doesn't want to give out the info for that Google account.
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They don't have to. They can log into their google account from a browser and to it too. Sign into their google account, goto review devices, click on a device and hit the big red "Remove" button.
 
He is getting a bit testy because I have asked him a few times already. Eather to bring them to him. I know about the "him logging into his Google account via a browser" bit. He said "it is your problem now" don't bug me anymore.

Unforgiven said:
They don't have to. They can log into their google account from a browser and to it too. Sign into their google account, goto review devices, click on a device and hit the big red "Remove" button.
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reble said:
He is getting a bit testy because I have asked him a few times already. Eather to bring them to him. I know about the "him logging into his Google account via a browser" bit. He said "it is your problem now" don't bug me anymore.
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That would make me question whether they were his to sell :( o_O
 
1 thing that I was thinking of for 1 of the tablets was for a receiving screen for a flying drone that I am plainning to get. But after reading the specs that you just posted about the tablets. My room mate and I think we should take the tablets out for TP.

svim said:
https://www.cnet.com/products/rca-voyager-iii/specs/
Looking over the hardware specs on this model, even when you do bypass FRP, two issues to note are it only has a 1GB of RAM and the screen is limited to 1024x600. The low RAM issue will result in performance limitations so don't be surprised when there are random pauses doing just typical things, and with the resolution not even able to get up to 1024x720, be prepared to do a lot of up/down scrolling especially when it involves web sites and such (recalling frequent frustrations using a treasured, Intel Atom netbook also limited to 1024x600.) But as you referred to, these are for experimentation and learning, not production, and since they were free at least there's that plus point. Just keep in mind to keep your expectations in line with the hardware limitations.
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OOOO by the way my room mate is a retired cop. He used his connections to find out if this tablets were hot The IM just came in, there cold. The guy that I got them from. The tablets belonged to his kids. The kids have new tablets to use now. He is just been a stinker. It pays to have a retired cop as a room mate.
 
reble said:
OOOO by the way my room mate is a retired cop. He used his connections to find out if this tablets were hot The IM just came in, there cold. The guy that I got them from. The tablets belonged to his kids. The kids have new tablets to use now. He is just been a stinker. It pays to have a retired cop as a room mate.
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That's good. It doesn't help your situation though. :(
 
reble said:
I was told to wipe the whole OS minus the boot loader. But I can't find any step by step directions to wipe the OS and reinstall the OS. I also can't find the OS files. I never done a wipe and reinstall of the Android OS
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There's a problem. Good luck in trying to do that with a budget RCA tablet, from an unknown Chinese manufacturer(TCL?). Basically you won't find any good information, because no devs are really interested in hacking $50 cheapo tablets.
 
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Good grief, how much effort can it really be to log into a website and free up the tablets? I'd pester him at all hours of the day and wreck his reputation on whatever website you used to buy them, until he decides it's better for him to just release the things.
 
The person that I got the tablets from is a local person in my town. I know, it is no effort to log in and free up the tablets. Like I sead he is been a stinker. I won't pester him. But I will wreck his reputation around town. There is 1 ave left that I can try. I know a local person/friend that repairs Android cell phones and tablets. His National Guard unit just got back from overseas duty. He is back in his store/repair shop. He mite be able to crack the FRP for me. Question about this tablets spec's. Can this tablet handle a wi-fi or bluethooth video connection from a drone in flight?

The_Chief said:
Good grief, how much effort can it really be to log into a website and free up the tablets? I'd pester him at all hours of the day and wreck his reputation on whatever website you used to buy them, until he decides it's better for him to just release the things.
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Hopefully your National Guard friend doesn't charge you more than the things are worth. Bare in mind these are $40-50 cheapo tablets, sold at Walmart or something. As for using them with a drone, not a clue.
 
From what I know about these drone apps is that some use 5GHz WiFi only so if this tab doesn't have that, the performance is moot. It won't connect. Even if it does 5GHz is higher power but shorter range than 2.4 GHz so the further the drone get's from the phone, the choppier the video feed will be.
 
thanks Lunatic59 for ur input and to everyone that answred. These rca tablets will be TP when we go out.

lunatic59 said:
From what I know about these drone apps is that some use 5GHz WiFi only so if this tab doesn't have that, the performance is moot. It won't connect. Even if it does 5GHz is higher power but shorter range than 2.4 GHz so the further the drone get's from the phone, the choppier the video feed will be.
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