How do I by-pass the Google lock after a factory reset?

[BrainSmashR]

How do I by-pass the Google lock after a factory reset?

It is UNACCEPTABLE that Verizon will allow a 3rd party to lock my $800 phone

[Acrillix]

Couple things...

1. The Anti-Theft Locking Software (AKA: Kill-Switch) is a Google implemented security feature to prevent a person from stealing a phone, wiping it, and re-selling it.

2. The Android Operating System is created by Google. So no, it is not 3rd Party.

3. There is no way to bypass the Killswitch without signing into the Google account that was synced with the phone. You will need to reset the password (only if you forgot it) and wait 24 hours for the phone to unlock. After 24 hours, turn it off and back on then try it again. Sometimes you need to wait an additional hour. Do NOT reset the password multiple times.

[bearone21]

so you don't remember google login/password &it's someone else's fault.

did you setup any password recovery when you setup the account.....you were asked to??

Password & sign-in method

Your password protects your account. You can also add a second layer of protection with 2-Step Verification, which sends a single-use code to your phone for you to enter when you sign in. So even if somebody manages to steal your password, it is not enough to get into your account.

Note: To change these settings, you will need to confirm your password.

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[BrainSmashR · Accepted solution]

Google may have created the operating system, but they're still a 3rd party with regard to my contract with Verizon....and that is the saddest excuse for a theft deterrent I have ever seen.  They should call it a customer inconvenience because once I found the information I needed, it took about 10 minutes to get back into the phone. 

Bypass Samsung Account Google verification (FRP Lock) Nougat 7.0 7.1 7.1.2

[Ann154]

Your contract with Verizon Wireless is for the service not the phones.

[BrainSmashR]

Wrong...

My "contract" for both phones is actually the Verizon Edge program, now called the Verizon Device Payment Program.  Instead of just a conventional contract based upon a specified dollar amount over a specified time period, my contract is based upon a monthly service fee plus an extra $33.00 which will pay for the phone over a 24 month period.  The advantage is I do not have to wait for a specified time period before I can upgrade to a new device...I just pay off 75% of the phone then turn it in for an upgrade anytime I feel like it.  Of course the disadvantage is that it's like leasing a car...in that I will never own the phone and thus always be paying for one.

[Ann154]

That's a payment agreement not a service contract.

[Acrillix]

Ann154​ is correct. Verizon Wireless does not manufacture their own devices they sell. They simply purchase them from the manufacturer and then sell them to you. It is not VZW's warranty that you get with the phone, its the manufacturers.

Google is not a 3rd party in this sense, since VZW is simply providing the option to purchase a phone on a payment plan VS full retail. If you so wish to, you can buy it outright from the manufacturer.

Your contract is for the service that is provided to you by VZW. There is no way you can argue that this is 'customer inconvenience' because this is a feature that's created by Google, not VZW. You can try to bend it any way you like, but these are the facts.

VZW = Wireless Phone Service Provider

Google = Manufacturer of Android OS and Google Pixel.

[BrainSmashR]

That's got to be one of the silliest things I've ever read...you BOTH acknowledge that I am buying the device directly from Verizon yet still insist that Google isn't a 3rd party in this transaction.

If you buy a new car and one of the headlights goes out 2-months later, are you going to call GE where the headlight was manufactured or the Ford dealership where you BOUGHT THE CAR?    

If you buy a new shirt and the stitches start to unravel, are you taking it back to the store or the farmer who grew the cotton?

If you order a steak and the meat is inedible, are you complaining to the restaurant staff or the rancher who raises cattle?

Well I bought a device directly from Verizon, not one of their 3rd party vendors

[BrainSmashR]

My GF didn't forget her password, Google locks the device for 24-72 hours after a factory reset...