LG K30 LM-X410

LG K30 Factory Reset without password/hard reset buttons lmx410

What are your options when you’re locked out on LG K30 and you don’t remember the correct password/pin/pattern?

To bypass the lock screen you’ll try to hard reset your K30 via recovery mode. However, we need to power off the phone to enter recovery mode. On K30, it doesn’t let you turn off the phone until you enter the correct screen lock PIN/Pattern/Password.

The solution to this problem is a force restart. Let’s see how to factory reset LG K3o without the password as follows –

How to unlock LG K30 Forgot Password/PIN/Pattern – Locked Out – K30 2019 lmx320 lmx410

I’m stuck on the LG K30 lock screen and don’t remember the correct password.

To get past this screen, we need to hard reset the phone via recovery mode. Let’s turn off the phone to enter recovery mode.

 

It’s not letting me power off my K30 without unlocking the screen. There’s an error on the screen – “Unlock the phone to power off”.

 

Our next option is to restart the phone.

During the restart, we are going to use the volume down + power keys to enter recovery mode.

Long-press the power button and choose “Power off and restart” as shown above.

 

 

Now, immediately press both the volume down & power buttons.

 

During the reboot, when the LG logo shows up, release the power key for a moment and hold it again. Do not leave the volume down button.

Now, keep holding both the keys to enter Recovery Mode.

 

This factory data reset screen is Recovery Mode. It’s used to hard reset the phone when locked out.

In this mode, the touchscreen does not work.

We are going to use the volume rocker and power buttons.

Move down from “No(Exit)” to “Yes” with the volume down button. Now, click the power key once.

 

Again move down from No to Yes and click the power button to initiate the factory reset process.

We need to wait for a few minutes for the process to complete.

Afterward, it brings us to the Welcome page.

Tap the forward button to proceed.

 

Now, connect your K30 to a Wifi network.

It’s now checking for updates. This process takes a minute or two.

 

The next page is “Copy apps & data”. Choose “DON’T COPY” to move ahead.

Now, we are on the screen lock verification page. I don’t remember the lock screen password. I’ll choose the alternate option – “USE MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT INSTEAD”.

 

This time we are on the “Verify your account” screen. It’s asking for the last synced Google account on this device.

Enter your Google account credentials and follow the on-screen prompts to reach the LG K30 home screen.

In case, you don’t remember the Google account, then follow the below hack to bypass the FRP lock as follows –

How to bypass Google Account on LG K30 without computer 2021 Android 9 & 8.1 lmx410 lmx320

To bypass the Google account, we need a locked SIM card.

You need another phone to lock a SIM.

I’m using LG Aristo 2 & MetroPCS SIM for this task.

If you’re using an LG phone –

Open the Settings app and go to “Lock Screen & Security”.

 

Now, choose “Set up SIM Card” & turn on “Lock SIM Card” as shown above.

 

It’s asking for the current PIN. The default MetroPCS SIM PIN is 1234

Enter the PIN and tap “OK”.

The SIM card lock is enabled.

Now, we are going to insert this locked SIM in LG K30.

Use a SIM ejector tool to remove the LG K30 SIM tray.

Now, place the locked SIM in its respective slot. You can refer to the above illustration.

 

Check your LG K30 screen.

It’s asking for the SIM PIN.

Enter the PIN 1234 and tap the tick icon.

Now, there is a “Not signed in” notification on the screen.

We need to swipe down the screen starting from “Not signed in” towards the bottom. You can follow the arrow in the above screenshot. 

 

A few quick access icons appear on the top.

Long-press the Bluetooth icon as shown above.

Now, we are on the Bluetooth page.

 

 

Turn on Bluetooth and get hold of a Bluetooth headset or Earbud.

My earbud is PTron Bassbuds Urban.

 

 

Pair the Bluetooth device with your phone.

 

 

Now, tap the touch area of the earbud/call button of your Bluetooth headset for 2 seconds and release it.

This will launch Google assistant on your K30.

Tap the mic icon and say the term email

A “G Search” option shows up at the bottom-right corner. Tap on it.

 

 

Now, erase “email” from the search bar & type email once again.

 

 

Choose the “Email app with icon” as shown above.

Now, select the Email provider as “Microsoft Exchange”.

 

 

On the following screen, enter any email id and choose the “MANUAL SETUP” option.

This will bring you to the Server Settings screen.

Scroll down and use the last option to “Add” a Client Certificate.

 

 

An Attention pop-up shows up on the screen. Choose “CHANGE” to accept the request.

This will bring you to the Select Screen Lock page.

We are going to use this screen to add a new PIN, Pattern, or Password.

Let’s choose the Pattern option.

 

On the Secure start-up page, select the option “Require pattern to turn on phone”  and click “NEXT”.

Now, add an easy-to-remember pattern. I’ve drawn the Pattern L

 

Draw the Pattern once again and tap “CONFIRM”.

The screen lock has been changed.

Let’s use this new pattern to bypass the Google account.

 

 

Go back to the first page using the back button.

 

We are once again on the welcome screen. Click the forward button to proceed.

 

Choose “Don’t copy” on the “Copy apps & data” screen.

It directly brings us to the “Verify your account” page. The “Draw your Pattern” screen is missing. We need that page to bypass the Google account. 

To restore the pattern lock page, we need to hard reset the phone once again via recovery mode.

 

 

Power off your K30. Long-press the power button and choose “POWER OFF”.

 

 

Wait for the phone to turn off.

Now, press the volume down + power button to turn on the phone.

 

When the LG logo appears on the screen, release only the power button for a moment and hold it again.

Now, keep holding both the keys to enter recovery mode.

We are in recovery mode.

Go down from No to Yes and tap the power button once.

 

Again go down from No to Yes and click the power key to reset your K30 device.

 

 

After the reset, we have reached the SIM PIN verification page. Enter the PIN 1234 and unlock the screen.

 

 

 

Tap the forward button to begin the device setup.

Choose “DON’T COPY” on the following screen.

This time we get the “Draw your Pattern” screen.

Verify with the pattern L

The pattern verification is successful. We have bypassed the Google account verification.

Use the “Skip” option to bypass the google account sign-in.

Now, we are on the Google services page. Tap “MORE” to proceed.

 

 

Accept the Google services terms and conditions.

 

 

Tick the “I agree” checkboxes and tap “DONE” to complete the setup wizard.

We have successfully reached the LG K30 home screen by doing a factory reset without the screen lock password.

If stuck at any stage, feel free to leave a comment below.

LG K30/K40 FRP Bypass New Method 2021 No Switch Access

LG K30 & K40 are now updated to Android 9. The same FRP bypass hack works on both phones. After the recent security update, the old FRP bypass method no longer works.

Google has fixed the exploit in its new update. During the Google bypass, after changing the lock screen, you don’t get the screen lock verification page. It directly takes you to the “Verify your account” screen. To fix this issue, we need to modify the old method as follows –

I was locked out on my LG K40. I did a factory reset using the volume down & power keys.

After the reset, I’ve reached the “Welcome” screen.

Let’s click the forward button to move ahead.

 

Now, we need to connect our K40/K30 to a Wifi network.

After getting connected to the internet, it’s checking for updates.

 

After a few minutes, it brings me to the “Copy apps & data” page.

Click “DON’T COPY” to skip this step.

We have reached the PIN verification page. I don’t remember the lock screen PIN. I clicked the other option – “USE MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT INSTEAD”.

Now, it brings me to the Google verification page. To verify the ownership of the device we need to sign in using the previously synced Google account.

We are going to use the latest 2021 hack to bypass the Google account on LG K30/K40 without a computer –

How to bypass Google verification on LG K40/K30 without PC – No Switch Access – 2021 LM-X410 LM-X420

To bypass FRP, we need a locked SIM. Use another phone to lock a SIM card.

I’ve used an LG phone and Metro SIM for this purpose.

If you’re using an LG phone then follow the below steps  –

Open the Settings app and Go to “General” > “Lock Screen & Security”

 

Now, click on “Set up SIM card lock” and turn on the “Lock SIM Card” option.

 

It’s asking for the current PIN. The default PIN varies from carrier to carrier. You can search it in Google.

The MetroPCS default SIM PIN is 1234

Enter the PIN and tap “OK”.

The SIM lock is now enabled. We are going to insert this locked SIM in LG K30/K40.

 

Use a SIM ejector tool to remove the K30/K40 SIM tray and insert the locked SIM in its respective slot.

The phone is now asking for the PIN code.

Enter the SIM PIN 1234 and hit the tick icon.

Now, there is a “Not signed in” notification on the screen.

We have to swipe down the screen starting from “Not Signed in” towards the bottom of the screen. You can follow the arrow in the above screenshot. 

 

 

 

This will launch a few quick access icons on the top of the screen.

Long-press the “Bluetooth icon” to open the Bluetooth page.

 

Turn on Bluetooth and get hold of a Bluetooth Headset or Earbud.

I’m using “PTron BassBuds Urban” earbuds.

 

Pair the Bluetooth device with your K30/K40 as shown above.

 

Now, tap the touch area of the earbud/call button on the BlueTooth headset for 3 seconds and release it.

This will launch the Google assistant on your K40/K30. We are going to send a voice command to open Google search.

Say the term email in your phone’s microphone.

This brings a “G Search” option at the bottom-right corner. Click on it.

 

Now, the Google search bar is open.

Erase the term email as shown above.

 

Again enter email in the search bar and choose the “Email app with icon” from the search results dropdown.

Now, select the email provider as “Microsoft Exchange”.

 

On the Microsoft Exchange screen, enter any “email address” and click on “MANUAL SETUP”.

This brings us to the “Server Settings” page.

Scroll down on this page and use the last option to “Add” a Client Certificate.

 

 

 

It says we need to change to a secure screen lock to use credential storage.

Hit “CHANGE” to proceed further.

Now, we have reached the “Select Screen Lock” page.

Using this screen we can add a new PIN, Pattern, or Password.

This new lock will replace the old lock.

I’ve chosen the first option i.e. “Pattern”.

 

Choose the option “Require pattern to turn on phone” on the “Secure start-up” screen and hit “NEXT”.

Now, draw an easy-to-remember pattern. I’m adding a Pattern L

Make the pattern one more time and click “CONFIRM”.

We have successfully changed the screen lock.

Now, let’s use this new Pattern to bypass the Google verification.

 

Use the back button to go back to the “Welcome” page.

 

We are once again on the “Welcome” screen. Tap the “forward arrow” to proceed.

 

Choose “DON’T COPY” on the “Copy apps & data” screen.

This directly brings me to the “Verify your account” screen. The pattern lock verification page is missing. We need the screen lock verification page to bypass the Google account. 

To restore that page, we need to factory reset the phone using the volume down & power button.

 

Long-press the power button and choose “POWER OFF” to turn off the phone.

Boot the phone using the volume down + power button.

When the LG K30/LG K40 logo appears on the screen, release the power key and hold it again. Don’t leave the volume down button.

Keep holding both the keys until you reach the “Factory Data Reset” page.

This page is used the reset the phone. We are going to use the volume rocker for navigation and the power button for selection.

Go down from “No(Exit)” to “Yes” with the volume button. Now, tap the Power key once.

 

Repeat the steps.

Again go down from No to Yes and hit the Power key to begin the hard reset.

The factory data reset will take a few minutes.

After a while, I’ve landed on the “Enter PIN code” screen.

Enter the code 1234 and unlock the screen.

 

 

We are once again on the “Welcome” page.

Click the “Forward button” to proceed.

Now, hit “DON’T COPY” on the following page.

 

This time we get the pattern lock verification page.

Let’s verify with the Pattern we added a few steps ago i.e. L

The pattern verification is successful. We have bypassed the Google verification.

Now, there is a “Skip” option on the Google sign-in page.

 

Skip the Google account set up to proceed further.

 

Now, accept the Google services terms and conditions.

 

 

At last, we have reached the final page of the setup wizard i.e. the “Legal Documents” page.

Tick the “I agree” checkboxes and click “DONE” to finish the setup wizard.

We have successfully landed on the LG K30/K40 home screen thus bypassing the Google account verification.

If stuck at any stage, feel free to leave a comment below.

 

LG K30/K40 Problems, Known Issues & Troubleshooting lmx420 lmx410

In the lifecycle of an Android smartphone, we face many software and hardware issues.

The software problems are easier to fix. The software troubleshooting involves soft reset, hard reset, network settings reset, safe mode, software update, wiping the cache partition, deleting apps, moving apps to SD card, etc.

Hardware issues can be related to touchscreen digitizer, LCD, speaker, charging port, headphone jack, microphone, battery, camera, fingerprint scanner, flashlight, power button, sim card/sd card slot, etc.

Let’s check out the known K30/K40 issues and fix them with the help of the below troubleshooting guide  –

LG K30/K40 known issues/problems & fix

1. Charging Problems

lg k30 charging problems

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