The Android phones today enable us to set up a password, pattern, face, fingerprint, or voice screen lock to keep our Android phones away from unauthorized access. This well protects our privacy from disclosure, but sometimes, if the Android OS fails, or if I forget the lock screen password, I may lock my phone and can't get into my phone. In any case, there are easy solutions to unlock the phone if we are locked out of an Android phone. Read through this article to find out the best way to bypass Android pattern lock without losing data.
Locking out of Android phones quite frequently happens in our daily lives. Besides forgetting the lock screen password, there are also many other non-human factors. According to common experience, the reasons why locked yourself out of your phone lie below:
What to do if I'm locked out of my Android phone? If you are locked out of the phone password lock screen, the first thing you can do is power off your Android phone and restart it to check if this wakes up the Android screen or not. If not, you can try the following ways to bypass the lock screen password on an Android device.
Android Unlock is a professional Android unlocking software to remove locks on Android devices. It is very easy to use and even users with no tech knowledge can easily bypass any Android lock screen in 5 minutes by following the on-screen instructions. Besides, no privacy disclosure happens during the unlocking process. It is just completely safe, fast, and powerful.
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Note: After unlocking, you will lose all data on your Android phone (except Samsung). If necessary, you can try accessing your locked Android phone via USB to back up your files beforehand.
How to unlock an Android phone without a password when I am locked out of my Android phone?
01Download and install Android Unlock on your computer. Launch it and select "Remove Screen Lock" among all tools.
02Connect your locked Android phone to the computer via a USB cable.
03Choose your connected phone model from the list according to your Android phone and click "Start to Unlock."
04Afterward, follow the on-screen instructions to enter Download Mode. Once the recovery package is successfully downloaded, the password screen lock will also be removed.
The built-in Find My Device service on most Android smartphones was originally designed to protect your Android data when it is missing or stolen. Basically, if you have enabled Find My Device on your Android phone, you can locate, ring, lock, and erase all device data after it is locked or stolen.
To use this way to bypass the locked Android phone, you need the Google account and password that you have previously used on your Android phone. However, note that the Google Find My Device (or Android Device Manager) will erase all data on your locked Android device.
Let's see how to remove a forgotten password from a locked Android phone.
Step 1. Visit Google Find My Device from a web browser on your computer or another mobile phone, and sign in with the Google account that you have used on your locked Android phone.
Step 2. Select your locked Android phone and click "SET UP SECURE & ERASE".
Step 3. Click "Erase Device" and then the data and settings on your Android device will be wiped out.
Note: The locked Android phone must have been connected to the internet before the phone locked up. Besides, if your phone has not linked to a Google account, even if you have enabled Find My Device on it, it will not work.
If your locked Android phone runs Android 4.4 and lower OS versions, there is one easy way to unlock your locked Android device. But this method requires a Google account that has been linked to your locked Android device. If there isn't a linked Google account with your locked Android phone, you cannot bypass the Android lock screen in this way.
How to unlock the Android phone pattern lock with Gmail?
Step 1. Consecutively enter the wrong password five times on the lock screen when you are locked out of your Android phone. Then, a pop-up window will appear and prompt you to try again in 30 seconds.
Step 2. Tap "Forgot pattern?" from the bottom of the screen > Select "Enter Google account details" > "Next" > Enter the same Google account and password > Click "Sign in".
Step 3. This will remove the forgotten lock screen password and let you set a new one thereafter.
For users of Android 5.0 to 5.1.1, it's possible to bypass the Android lock screen using the camera. Here are the specific steps:
Step 1. Click the "Emergency call" at the bottom of the lock screen and enter "10 asterisks" in the Dialer interface.
Step 2. Double-tap the 10 asterisks and select the "Copy" option. Then, keep pasting the selected characters in the same field until you cannot paste any more characters.
Step 3. Return to the lock screen and press the "Camera shortcut" icon. After that, pull down the notification bar, tap the "Settings" icon, long-press the input field, select the "Paste" option, and paste the same text you did a moment ago to the field. Keep pasting until the lock screen UI crashes. Then, you can access your phone without a password.
This way works only on Android 6.0 and lower versions on which you have enabled USB debugging beforehand. Though ADB can bypass the Android lock screen, it is time-consuming and complicated.
If you want to use this way, you can follow these tips:
Step 1. Download the ADB tool on your computer.
Step 2. Launch it and install all essential packages on your computer. Then, connect your locked Android phone to the computer with a USB cable, if you have enabled USB debugging on your phone previously, a command window will pop up on your computer.
Step 3. Input the following command on the command window and hit the "Enter" key on your keyboard: adb shell rm/data/system/gesture.key. After that, eject your device from the computer and restart it without a lock screen password.
The last way when you lock out of your Android phone is to factory reset your Android phone. In doing so, it will wipe out all phone content, passwords, Gmail accounts, Wi-Fi password settings, etc., from your Android device. Because you may lose data during the unlocking process, we do not recommend you try this way.
Let's see how to remove screen locks from Android phones.
Step 1. Boot-locked Android phone into the Recovery mode. Power off the Android phone, press and hold the "Power" + "Volume down" buttons at the same time (on some devices, it's a combination of "Power" + "Volume up" buttons) from the sides of the Android phone until your phone vibrates and the Android logo appears on the screen.
Step 2. After entering the Recovery mode, use the "Volume up" + "down" buttons to select "wipe data/factory reset" and press the "Power" button to confirm your choice. Then, use the "Volume down" button to select "Yes -- delete all user data" from the menu and tap the "Power" button to confirm again.
Step 3. After the factory resetting process is over, a new menu will be on the screen. Now, select "reboot system now" from the menu to start your phone, and you will get into your phone without any password.
When you are locked out of your Android phone, you may get anxious to bypass Android pattern lock immediately. The 6 easy ways in this article are effective to unlock locked Android phones, but some ways may cause you to lose data. So, we highly recommend you try Android Unlock, which is easy to use, totally secure, and fast to bypass 5 types of lock screens on Android devices.
Well, if you encounter any problem during use, feel free to leave a comment below. Our support team will spare no effort to help you solve it.
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