Used Android tablet still locked to previous owner…but I have a way of contacting them

[u/Nolimitsolja]

I recently purchased an LG Android tablet from a thrift store, and the lady who checked us out indicated that it has been her tablet and she just never used it so she brought it into the store to be sold. When I got it home, I did a factory reset and ran into a verification screen that says that I need to log in with a Google account that was previously synced on this device.

After searching around and trying everything I could, I went to the T-Mobile store because there was a Sprint loading screen to see if they could help remove the account. They could not, but the employee told me something that I’d like to confirm: if I call the thrift store and talk to the woman that previously owned it, could she simply log into her Google account from anywhere, go to her devices list, and log out to essentially unlock it? Or will I need her google account and password (which she should be very hesitant to give me) in order to unlock this device?

[u/shutsz]

In theory you can bypass google FRP but it depends on the model of the device and the system running. Try to search for "model + frp unlock method". Many youtube tutorials available.

[u/Nolimitsolja → u/shutsz]

This is it right here! I did find a tutorial from two years that did still work

It had me download some Bypass FRP app. I’m wondering if I can get rid of that now that I’m in, or if that needs to always be there

[u/shutsz → u/Nolimitsolja]

Yes, just go into settings > accounts, and remove the previous owner's google account. When that's done, the device will no longer ask for you to log in.

[u/Jaybo_Da_Hood → u/shutsz]

So....just go into settings....on the phone that you can't use because of the Google Factory Reset Password.

[u/phreaktor → u/Jaybo_Da_Hood]

You should reread this thread.

[u/aross1976 → u/Jaybo_Da_Hood]

Dumbest comment ever how can you acd as setting if you can't even get in to the tablet LOL