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I have been trying to get device owner, inspired by google sample code

Using adb, I am able to get device owner on nexus 4,5,7,9 and micromax. However in LG G Pad (LG-V400) and LG G3 (LG G3 855) I get an error.

java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN.

I noticed that the device admin is enabled on these devices, but not the device owner. I was able to capture the bug report from the device found here.enter image description here

I have tried contacting LG but havent heard back anything.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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After discussions and help from Kash, we realized that my original answer was only a portion of what needed to be done to change the device owner. The steps to set the owner are as follows:

  1. Root the LG device. Here is the tool I used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
  2. Use the command: "set Settings.Secure.USER_SETUP_COMPLETE=0" as root
  3. Install your device owner app
  4. Create xml file as per this: How to make my app a device owner?

Reboot the device and it should now work. If you have any questions feel free to send me a message.

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Justin Reynolds
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  • can you tell me exactly when do you run this command? This is what I did: Reset the device, setup the device (without configuring play services). Then I run Settings.secure command, then adb install my device owner app and run the dpm command. I get the same error. Any help? – kash Jun 20 '15 at 08:13
  • Take note, we havent found a solution without rooting. I have contacted LG but there has been no response so far... – kash Jul 13 '15 at 16:15
  • `Settings.Secure.USER_SETUP_COMPLETE` normally becomes true when you set up a user account after a factory reset. Have you tried resetting and skipping the account setup? – Kevin Krumwiede Jul 31 '15 at 23:50
  • @KevinKrumwiede Yes, I did try to get become device owner without setup of any account. We still get the same problem. – kash Aug 19 '15 at 06:51