How to unlock an Android phone when forgetting a password / pattern

When you have an Android phone, of course maintaining security so that no one glances at the contents of our smartphone is a must.


On Android, there are settings that allow you to provide security in the form of PIN, Password, Pattern, Slide, and also Face Unlock passwords.

Even now some Android flagship that have provided Fingerprint Sensor feature with more security, so only you can unlock your Android.

But for those of you who are still using the old security system, there must be many who prefer patterns or enter passwords as passwords.

Pattern patterns and passwords are easier to remember and not complicated. So what if you change your password so often that you forget the pattern and the last password you used?

Especially for those of you who like to enter complicated patterns to protect important data, because if you use a simple pattern or password it will be easy to guess.

Determine that by resetting it you will be able to access your Android again. But the risk is that all the data you have will also be deleted.

Here will be shared several ways to re-open the Android cellphone when you suddenly forget, without the need to reset it.

1. Use the ‘Forgot Pattern’ Feature

For those of you who use a pattern as an Android security password, you can use this method.

The Forgot Pattern tab will appear at the bottom of the screen when you enter the pattern incorrectly after 5 attempts.

The first step is to make sure your Android is connected to the internet from the start.

Continue by clicking the Forgot Pattern tab, and you will be asked to enter the same email and password that you use on your Android, then Sign in.

Then Google will give you the option to send the password pattern that you forgot to the email address you entered.

Wait a few moments for Google to send the last pattern you used to your email.

You can open your email with a friend's smartphone, or through the desktop.

Re-enter the pattern you got from Google into your smartphone, then your smartphone will open again.


2. Use the Android Device Manager Link

If the previous method didn't work or Google hasn't sent the pattern to your email, then you can try this method.

The first step is to find a device that you can use, be it a friend's smartphone, or a PC connected to the internet.

Then access the Android Device Manager link, and log in according to the Google account that you use on your Android.

Google will send a warning message to your Android because your account is accessed by an unknown device. But not to worry, you just need to click Yes.

After logging in, you will be given 3 choices namely Ring, Lock, and Erase. To unlock your Android, select Lock.

Then you will be asked to replace your pattern or password with the latest one, and click the Lock button.

Wait a few minutes, then your Android lock will open.

But keep in mind if both of these methods apply if your Android has previously been connected to the internet from the start. If not, you will not be able to use this method, and for that the next way will help you.

3. Receive Calls from Other Smartphones

For those of you who are not connected to the internet from the start, you certainly won't be able to access Google or email to unlock your Android.

But not to worry, because this way will help you.

It's quite simple by asking friends to call your number, and while the phone is connected, press the Home button and select the settings menu to deactivate your Android's pattern lock.

But this method often doesn't work, because in some Android models, the settings for disabling the key you have to enter the last pattern / password first.


4. Using ADB with CMD Commands

You can also use this method without the help of the internet, but first you need to make sure that your Android has previously enabled USB Debugging with your computer or laptop.

If so, then you can use ADB to unlock your Android. Also this method is very easy especially if you have rooted your Android.

You just connect your Android to the PC that you normally use with a data cable, then open CMD or Command Prompt in your ADB installation directory.

In CMD, then type or copy the following command: adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key (note the space too), and press enter.

Then your password lock will open when you reboot your Android. Immediately change your Android password and pattern with the latest one, because this key is only open for a while.


5. Making Key Display Experiencing Crass

This method has a 50% success rate, because sometimes it can also be ineffective, especially for those of you who don't use type 5.0 Android Lollipop.

But it still needs to be tried if the previous methods don't work.

This method is to take advantage of bugs or crass that often occurs when we tap the smartphone screen too much and make the screen freeze.

How to make a crass when your Android phone is locked, first press the Emergency Call button at the bottom of the screen, and in the dialer box press the * sign (star) 10 times.

Continue to long press or double-tap the cursor next to the asterisks until the text settings command is issued. Drag the cursor and block it to ten stars then select Copy.

Then point the cursor at the end of the 10 asterisks, press and hold until issuing the Paste command, the asterisk will double.

Keep doing it until it can't be duplicated anymore, then that's when your Android experiences crass.

Then you can access the Settings icon on the camera shortcut at the top of the screen, but only temporarily before the smartphone returns to normal.

When you pull the notification icon, and you press the Settings icon, the command will appear to enter the password, do Copy Paste the asterisk (*) again as before until your smartphone interface experiences crass and can be accessed again.


6. Reboot Android into Safe Mode Display

Keep in mind that this method can only be used if you have used a smartphone lock application before.

The way you can reboot into Safe Mode will be different for each type of smartphone.

You can browse the internet beforehand about steps to enter Safe Mode display according to your smartphone type.

After knowing how, do it until it works. When in Safe Mode, you can uninstall the locking application directly from your Android.

Reboot again, and your Android lock will open.

Those are some ways to unlock an Android cellphone without resetting all your data, which really needs to be tried.

But if all of these methods don't work, then one of your choices is just doing a Factory Reset.

Even though the risk is that almost all data in your Android's internal memory will be erased, but if you want your smartphone to be accessed again, then why not?

How to reset it is very easy, first by turning off your smartphone.

Then turn it on again, but before displaying the screen display, press the Power button and the Volume Down button together, then hold it until your smartphone enters the Recovery Mode page.

When entering this mode, the cursor will not operate, so you can use the volume button to scroll the page, and press the power button on the Factory Reset option.

Wait until the process is successful, and select Reboot system now to restart your Android again.

Then your Android will return to the initial settings as when it was first purchased.

The method for resetting may vary depending on the type of smartphone, you should first look for the steps on the internet.

Those are some ways to unlock an Android phone when forgetting a password / pattern with or without resetting your smartphone.

If these methods do not work, before deciding to reset your Android again, it would be wise to bring it to your smartphone's Service Center for safer handling.

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