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Phone Locked (you do not have permission to perform this action)

tomt
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on ‎22-08-2021 16:22

on ‎22-08-2021 16:22

My phone has been locked when i try to use some apps and cant change most settings on my phone and wifi wont work as it keeps saying ( you do not have permission to perform this action. Contact your Organisations IT administrator for more information) its not a buisness phone. what can i do to unlock my phone again to full working order.

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on ‎22-08-2021 16:35

on ‎22-08-2021 16:35

@tomt 

You must have an app installed that is controlling those settings.

If you can't get in to change the settings, you may have to do a factory reset to remove it.

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on ‎22-08-2021 16:40

on ‎22-08-2021 16:40

I have deleted all apps off the phone to see if it would work but no luck. I cant do a factory reset because it come up with the i do not have permission message.

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on ‎22-08-2021 17:45

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@tomt 

Can you get into the bootloader to reset?

https://www.howtogeek.com/249439/how-to-enter-androids-bootloader-and-recovery-environments/

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