How To Unlock Android Phone If You Forget the Password Or Pattern Lock

It’s a horrible feeling when your phone is locked behind a passcode you just can’t remember.

Even worse is being locked out of the device entirely.

Kids and sneaky friends are usually the worst culprits for messing with your password, but that’s what you get if you leave your device lying around unattended.

It’s probably also your fault for having such interesting text messages and apps. (As you might be able to tell, I have a few…let’s call them “curious” friends.)

Anyway, if you can’t get past the lockscreen on your device, we’ve prepared a list with methods that should prove to be helpful no matter what the situation is.

(If you’ve got a cracked or broken Android screen, we have a guide that should prove helpful.) If your Android screen is completely dead we also have a few solutions on offer.

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Method 1: Using your Google Account Password

You Will Need:

Your Device
Access to your synced Google account
This method uses your Google Recovery account to unlock the device from your lockscreen. One of the perks of Google Account integration is that it’s intertwined with most devices, and it’ll prove helpful here.

To get started;

Tap Forgot Password? To open a new menu. (This option is only available on some devices.)

Enter your Google account details in the menu shown and tap Sign in.

Your device will now unlock, and you will have full access.

(The lock code will also reset, which means you shouldn’t have problems in the future.) Make sure to set a new lock code as soon as possible to keep your device secure.

If your Google account information isn’t working, you can try one of the other methods on this list, or there are numerous ways to recover your Google account information using your PC. You can go directly to Google’s account recovery page, and follow the steps to reset via the associated email address.

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Method 2: If You’ve Entered an Incorrect Password/Pattern Too Many Times

You Will Need:

Your Device
A little patience
This is easy enough to solve. The simplest method is to wait for the timer to run out so you can try to input the password or pattern lock again. If someone has been fiddling with your device, it shouldn’t take too long for the timer to reset. (Usually it should take about 30 seconds before it allows you to have another go or five.

If you just can’t wait for the timer, you may be able to use an associated Google account to unlock the phone, using the same steps listed in the previous method;

Tap Forgot Password? To open a new menu. (This option is only available on some devices.)

Enter your Google Account details here.

Your device will now unlock, and you will have full access. (It will also reset your password.)

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Method 3: ABD Commands on an Unrooted Device (Android Debug Bridge)

If you haven’t dipped your toes into ADB before, now is as good a time as any. Using a series of ADB commands, you can unlock your phone, as long as you have USB debugging enabled. If you do not have USB debugging enabled, I will address this in a step in this method.

There are three different series of commands you can use, and I’ll be going through each.

If you do not have Android SDK tools installed, or enabled your device to accept ADB commands, please enable these features to complete this method.

Next you’ll need to confirm that you have SDK and ADB set up correctly. If you’ve already confirmed this before, please skip to Step 3.

To do this, open your platform tools folder, and then the command prompt inside of it.

You can open the command prompt in a folder with Shift + right-click, then select open command window here.

Now there is two commands you need to enter to confirm your ADB setup. The first is:

adb version
This will reveal the version number of your ADB software if done correctly. For the next command, make sure your device is connected to the PC:

adb devices
If your device is connected, the serial number should appear in the command prompt window. If you were unable to retrieve the serial number, please try this step again until successful.

USB debugging needs to be enabled for this method to work as intended, but there is a way to circumvent this.

If you boot into recovery mode, you can do these steps as normal without the need for USB debugging. However, your partition may need to be mounted, to do this:

Go to Mounts and Storage in your recovery.
Now mount /data.
After you’ve done this, you can proceed as if you have USB debugging enabled.

Hop into your command prompt and buckle your seatbelt, because we’re going for a ride. With your phone connected to your PC, and the cmd open, enter these commands one after the other:

After you’ve completed this, reboot your device. If this doesn’t reset your lock screen, then please 
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