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Here I have Gigaset GS160 and let me show you how to bypass Google verification on the
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following device. So basically let me show you how to remove the factory reset protection on the following smartphone
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As you can see at some point of initializing process the following screen pops up, the
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verify your account, let me show you how to skip this step
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So at the very beginning you have to use the following tutorial from hardreset.info
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Here you need to download necessary tools, so the Gigaset drivers right here, here let's
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choose of course the Gigaset drivers right here, let's download them. What else you need to the SPFlash tool, the tool for flashing and scatter file download
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So we prepare for you scatter file download for the following model Gigaset GS160 and
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you can use only this scatter file for this model. So afterwards if you have everything downloaded let's unpack things and install them
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So here I have everything, let's unpack the SPFlash tool, unpack the scatter file and
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let's install the Gigaset drivers. I've got everything installed so now let me copy the scatter file, let me copy that file
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and let me paste it into the SPFlash tool directory. So right here let's paste it here, excellent
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Now let's open the SPFlash tool, let's do it with the administrator rights and now let's
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go to the downloads tab right here. Let's choose the scatter file, so in the second tab right here let's tap choose
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Let's choose your scatter file, so this is my scatter file. Excellent
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Now let's go to the format tab. Here you need to tick the validation box right here
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Let's select manual format flash. Let's read the region as it was in the default, so emmc user
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Let's enter the begin address, so we prepared the begin address for the Gigaset right here
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Let's copy that address and let's paste it here
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Let's also enter the format length, we also prepared the format length for the Gigaset
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So now you are ready so you can press power key on your device to switch off the phone
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Tap power off and tap ok. Let's prepare the micro USB cable connected to your PC
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If you have such a cable you have to press the start key on your SPFlash tool, so let
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me press start and now connect your device by using that cable
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So let me connect my phone. As you can see format is done, so let's close this window right here
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Let me disconnect my phone and simply press power key to start using your device
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The Gigaset logo is on the screen
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Let me also press power key, choose power off and tap ok
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Now it's good to perform the hard reset operation, so let's enter the recovery mode
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Let's press together power key and volume up for a couple of seconds
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Keep holding both keys. The boot mode pops up, so let's use volume up to navigate, choose the first option which
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is recovery and press volume down to confirm it. Wait until the device shows you the android recovery mode of course and here you have
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to navigate by using both volume keys. Let's scroll down to highlight wipe data factory reset and press power key to confirm it
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Then scroll down again to yes delete all user data and press power button to choose it
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The phone is sweeping data, let's wait a couple of seconds. And now let's simply press power key to reboot system now and now let's wait until the welcome
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panel of the Gigaset pops up again on the screen
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Excellent so now let me go through the following panel, let's choose your language, so in my
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case let me choose English. Let's go next. Tap skip inserting sim card, skip selecting wifi, as you can see we can skip the wifi
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so it's a good sign. Tap next a couple of times. Choose no thank you to protect your device by using a screen lock, skip anyway
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Let's go through the google services, tap next. And tap got it, as you can see the welcome panel just pops up
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To be sure that you erased the factory reset protection you can find the settings and right
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here under personal tablets choose accounts and as you can see there is no account so
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you just activate your device without the google verification and you can use this method
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for the Gigaset GS160. And that's it, thank you for watching, please subscribe our channel and leave thumbs up
