Whatevadroid
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How do I disable retail mode?I already tried default password code, didn't work.
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Retail mode
- Thread starter Whatevadroid
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You're going to need to contact the store you bought it from.
Basically, you can't.
Retail demo version phones are supposed to be returned to Samsung after they're finished with.
Retail demo version phones are supposed to be returned to Samsung after they're finished with.
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svim
Extreme Android User
Hopefully you can return this phone to whatever retail seller or person, and then either get your money back or have them take care of the problem. Basically phones running Retail Mode are intended to be in-store, showroom phones only, not sold as a typical commercial product. Depending on where you did buy it, the phone was either mistakenly sold off to you or it was stolen.
Whatevadroid
Lurker
I got phone from a friend of a friend, hard to track him down.I don't know from where the phone came, so I can't return it.I have heard that there is a way to disable retail mode regardless.I just don't exactly know how.
From what I understand there are no secret passwords or whatever. Samsung retail demo phones are loaded with a special firmware that's hard-coded, often to play a promo video after a certain period of inactively, and to show a permanent R in the notification area. Plus the bootloader is locked as well, so no chance of flashing a different ROM. The intention being to make them worthless to anyone who shouldn't have one, and worthless for fencing and/or sale.
As I've already stated, these showroom devices are supposed to be returned to Samsung, etc. who'll presumably just destroy and recycle them.
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