Before Android 5.0 (Lollipop), doing a factory reset on your Android phone would restore it to its default state like it was brand new. From Lollipop onwards, doing a factory reset in recovery (when the device is still associated with a Google account) will require that you supply the credentials of the Google account associated with the device before the factory reset was done. This is called Factory Reset Protection (FRP), a security / anti-theft feature.
If you find yourself locked out after a factory reset (and don't have the required Google account credentials) then the methods in this guide will come in handy.
How to remove / bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) on a qualcomm android phone
Follow the steps below to bypass Factory Reset Protection on a qualcomm android device
How do I avoid the stress of factory reset protection when I need to do a factory reset
Navigate to Settings > Accounts and delete / sign out of the Google account associated with the device
This post was last modified: 23-01-2020, 12:22 PM by X3non.