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[Q] forgot password

i forgot the device lock password, how can I remove it? pls help.

this is a general android question and has nothing to do with GNote.. I don't have any information as never happened with me... this forum is packed with the same exact questions and there are many youtube videos explaining how to unlcok it back

As far as I recall, put it wrong a few times then you can recover it using your Google account.

Easiest way is to hard reset ( Vol up + Menu + poer - entre recovery mode, then select wipe data/factory reset - yes)
If you want to backup before hard reset, just install this
yes you cant make simple installation in locked screen, so first open above said link to PC, login with gmail account which you have on device, install it, it will install to device.
Now this applicatin will temporary disable lock screen, take backup of your req stuff n Hard reset
Notes:
This application will also run each time the device is booted so you can always bypass the lock screen.
This application does not remove or reset your pattern/PIN, it only temporarily disables the lock screen so you can access your device.
This method will not work on certain devices, but give it a go, it is free after all!

dr.ketan said:
Easiest way is to hard reset ( Vol up + Menu + poer - entre recovery mode, then select wipe data/factory reset - yes)
If you want to backup before hard reset, just install this
yes you cant make simple installation in locked screen, so first open above said link to PC, login with gmail account which you have on device, install it, it will install to device.
Now this applicatin will temporary disable lock screen, take backup of your req stuff n Hard reset
Notes:
This application will also run each time the device is booted so you can always bypass the lock screen.
This application does not remove or reset your pattern/PIN, it only temporarily disables the lock screen so you can access your device.
This method will not work on certain devices, but give it a go, it is free after all!
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You're advising a device-wide wipe to remove a lockscreen password, overkill much?
If you've registered your Note with Samsung Dive, it can remove the lock screen and reset it remotely. Otherwise they can use your suggested app, then register and then reset it.

Good Idea, though 1 Q, Samsung dive unlock screen which is locked by Dive PW, does it unlock screen which is differently here in this case?

thanks. unfortunately I don't know the google account on the device...
dr.ketan said:
Easiest way is to hard reset ( Vol up + Menu + poer - entre recovery mode, then select wipe data/factory reset - yes)
If you want to backup before hard reset, just install this
yes you cant make simple installation in locked screen, so first open above said link to PC, login with gmail account which you have on device, install it, it will install to device.
Now this applicatin will temporary disable lock screen, take backup of your req stuff n Hard reset
Notes:
This application will also run each time the device is booted so you can always bypass the lock screen.
This application does not remove or reset your pattern/PIN, it only temporarily disables the lock screen so you can access your device.
This method will not work on certain devices, but give it a go, it is free after all!
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dr.ketan said:
Good Idea, though 1 Q, Samsung dive unlock screen which is locked by Dive PW, does it unlock screen which is differently here in this case?
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Yes, it will remove any pattern/pin/password so they can be set again.
anothermxw said:
thanks. unfortunately I don't know the google account on the device...
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Is it even your phone?

jayshah said:
Yes, it will remove any pattern/pin/password so they can be set again.
Is it even your phone?
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u r rite, this seems suscpicious... Sorry

anothermxw said:
thanks. unfortunately I don't know the google account on the device...
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Lol..from the first day OP send his post i already suspected either the phone is his or not? Haha..but i keep quiet until he said he dont know google account..haha..BUSTED!!
This is how i feel when he send the post the first place
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anothermxw said:
thanks. unfortunately I don't know the google account on the device...
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So first of all you forget "your" password, and now you don't know "your" google account?
I don't suppose you know where "you" bought the phone from, or how much "you" paid either?

I think Thread shud b closed isn't ?

if i'm not wrong, you can reset your phone, you will always locate it with samsung dive, right ?

[FLASH ZIP] Bypass Nexus 5 Lock Screen

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My idea is to replace the lock screen files with an empty null stock lock screen data
and the phone will be without lock screen at all "just slide to unlock"
without format or modify any data "settings, media, apps, Rom data ..etc"
So what is it ?
It's a zip file that bypass any lock screen
-Pattern
-Pin
-Password
-Face
How
Just flash it with CWM
- tested with Nexus 5 Kitkat
- Works fine with kitkat and jelly bean [didn't test it on ICS but I think it gonna work too]
- [BACKUP FIRST]
Why to use it?
So you forgot you pin or pass? no need for format
1- just download zip file on USB [OTG] then flash it TWRP
2- CWM sideload
3- If your device support external memory card.. copy it then flash it
Happy bypass guys :good:​

HMJ-q8 said:
My idea is to replace the lock screen files with an empty null stock lock screen data
and the phone will be without lock screen at all "just slide to unlock"
without format or modify any data "settings, media, apps, Rom data ..etc"
So what is it ?
It's a zip file that bypass any lock screen
-Pattern
-Pin
-Password
-Face
How
Just flash it with CWM
- tested with Nexus 5 Kitkat
- Works fine with kitkat and jelly bean [didn't test it on ICS but I think it gonna work too]
- [BACKUP FIRST]
Why to use it?
So you forgot you pin or pass? no need for format
just download it on SDCard then flash it CWM
or CWM sideload
Happy bypass guys :good:​
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Can't you just select "none" as a lock screen option under security to achieve the same thing?

jxr94 said:
Can't you just select "none" as a lock screen option under security to achieve the same thing?
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If you read the entire OP you would've saw it says it's for if you forgot your pattern/pin/password.

jxr94 : How you gonna do that while its already LOCKED ??
Lethargy : Thank you for reading

Lethargy said:
If you read the entire OP you would've saw it says it's for if you forgot your pattern/pin/password.
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Yeah that was my bad, I glanced over that part.
HMJ-q8 said:
jxr94 : How you gonna do that while its already LOCKED ??
Lethargy : Thank you for reading
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Good one? Lol.

Great tool for Nexus 5 thieves who have some basic flashing knowledge.
"Passcode or no passcode, we'll snatch it anyway."

well ... this makes me very scared if anyone steals my n5 now

nooktablet said:
Great tool for Nexus 5 thieves who have some basic flashing knowledge.
"Passcode or no passcode, we'll snatch it anyway."
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well it would be weird if they do so unless they want your data.
Full flash is preferred!

Will this work is the phone is encrypted?

I don't think so but I didn't try it

What's wild is I just had to use my first backup and you bet it had a pattern lock I didn't remember and this would have been handy for a faster result. I ended up entering the pattern wrong so many times it finally asked me for my email address and opened rite up.I now have your zip in case it happens again.thank you and its a great idea
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

nooktablet said:
Great tool for Nexus 5 thieves who have some basic flashing knowledge.
"Passcode or no passcode, we'll snatch it anyway."
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That would mean they need ADB knowledge to push the zip to the phone in recovery since the phone has to be unlocked to access internal storage.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

it's easy to push file via abd sideload ! just type "adb sideload FILE-NAME.zip"
however you can flash it with TWRP via USB OTG

I have tried the file but keep getting
E:footer is wrong
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted

dyzan said:
I have tried the file but keep getting
E:footer is wrong
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted
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1. you need a custom recovery
2. you need to disable signature verification if your custom recovery uses it

Is there a way to protect against this other than not having a custom recovery? I unfortunately couldn't think of one yet. I'll keep on tho.

TheLastSidekick said:
Is there a way to protect against this other than not having a custom recovery? I unfortunately couldn't think of one yet. I'll keep on tho.
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if you encrypt the device you will not be able to flash something to data partition without entering the correct password and the zip on this thread needs data partition

jxr94 said:
Yeah that was my bad, I glanced over that part.
Good one? Lol.
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It's called flashing. The idea is you keep the zip on your phone, incase you need it. You can get recovery with a locked phone and flash it

Can't set pin or password, sd card unmounting

Hello everyone,
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Omega Rom android 4.4.2
I installed an anti theft app called 'Android Lost'.
I installed it on my phone and went on to their site to try out some of the commands after it had registered with my google account and whatever else it does. I sent a command to my phone to lock it with a pin. My phone received the command but it didn't do what it was supposed to do. It removed the pattern lock that was on my phone and left it open to unlock without any sort of password or pin. I tried the command again and it did not work.
I gave up as I was in a rush to leave and left the house. I then tried to set a pin on my phone again and the option wasn't grayed out or anything but when I selected it and set the pin, my phone would freeze and then after a minute it would unfreeze but "swipe" would be selected. I was able to set a pattern but nothing higher security than that. Also, even when pattern was selected and I tried to set a pin, it would set it back to "swipe". I also noticed that now I am always getting a message that says "my sd card can now be removed safely" even when I didn't select for it to be removed.
I uninstalled the app and it unregistered me from the servers and all of that, but everything is still the same. Still getting the sd card message, and still can't set a pin.
I have tried the method of incorrectly entering my pattern and using google to change to a pin, that didn't work, just set it to swipe and the sd card message was still appearing.
I also tried clearing all credentials like someone mentioned, but the option is grayed out so I can't select it, and my sd card isn't encrypted and either is my internal storage.
I even went as far as manually going to each credential and disabling it, this did not fix anything either.
Today after not having any replies on the Android Lost website, I decided to factory restore my phone after backing everything up.
This, to my surprise, still did not fix the problem. Now I have a wiped phone and still can't set a pin, and am still being told my SD card can be safely removed.
I tried factory restoring several times, still no fix. I have also tried reflashing my rom, still have same issue.
I am so lost at what to do, maybe there is a cache I can clear or something on top of restoring the phone to clear the credentials as they all seem to be the same still after restore, or maybe it has something to do with my google account, or a server still sending commands to my phone or has set a lock on it. I'm not sure.
Thanks for reading, sorry if it was a bit long, I rarely post to forums as I can usually solve problems by myself by searching.
All help appreciated!
EDIT: I have been taking notes when flashing and factory resetting. The security credentials are staying the same even after each wipe and reflash. Is there any way to clear these manually as the button is still greyed out to clear them? I'm wondering if this has anything to do with not being able to set a pin and ejecting my sd card.

I ran into same issue today, couldn't enable PIN. I use stock NF4, rooted. Still haven't found the cause for that.
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same thing happens when i updated mine to FNF4 kitkat
mine was having the same issue aswell, when i try to setup a pin or a pattern for my security,itll just freeze for a while and still swipe option has been chosen and when i try it once more,,it does freeze again and my sd card was already unmounted.,what was that thing happen,is it becoz of the root and security policy builds in the new update?

amzkyz said:
mine was having the same issue aswell, when i try to setup a pin or a pattern for my security,itll just freeze for a while and still swipe option has been chosen and when i try it once more,,it does freeze again and my sd card was already unmounted.,what was that thing happen,is it becoz of the root and security policy builds in the new update?
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Have you solved this problem? I have exactly the same

Is the Galaxy S7 Edge encrypted?

Hi, does anyone know if the phone is encrypted or is there an option to do so?

Marshmallow by default is encrypted, but I think with Samsung you have to do it in the Knox environment.

The sd ?

Yes there is an option for encryption. Also Knox adds an extra layer of security above it.

ekjl said:
Yes there is an option for encryption. Also Knox adds an extra layer of security above it.
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Bump. I'd like to confirm if this device is already encrypted. From what I can see in Lock Screen and security, I can only encrypt my SD card (useful) and when I tap Protect encrypted data, it states it's already encrypted but offers to "require screen lock to decrypt data when device turns on".
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It is encrypted, by default.

ingenious247 said:
It is encrypted, by default.
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I have an S7 edge and was just trying to find how to do it. It just has the SD encryption options, so I thought it might be by default for the main storage. Good to have this confirmed. Thanks.

How to disable encryption......

gurpreet4u15 said:
How to disable encryption......
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You can't.

spectrumfox said:
You can't.
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You can if you do a clean wipe and flash dm-verity to disable it - which is required for a usable internal storage partition in TWRP and xposed

Inb4, necropost.
I and it would seem a lot of users are missing the option to set a password before the phone boots into Android. The ‘Protect Encrypted Data’ option in 'Lock screen and security' section doesn't show. Does any one know if this has been removed? Can anyone confirm that the S7 (edge) is still encrypted? Surely you can prevent the phone from booting into the OS until you've entered credentials? To prevent lock screen exploits.
Just curious for your input.

LoftysGame said:
Inb4, necropost.
I and it would seem a lot of users are missing the option to set a password before the phone boots into Android. The ‘Protect Encrypted Data’ option in 'Lock screen and security' section doesn't show. Does any one know if this has been removed? Can anyone confirm that the S7 (edge) is still encrypted? Surely you can prevent the phone from booting into the OS until you've entered credentials? To prevent lock screen exploits.
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My AT&T S7e continues (under Android 7.0) to have the Settings->Lock Screen and Security->Secure Startup option "Require password when device turns on".

Gary02468 said:
My AT&T S7e continues (under Android 7.0) to have the Settings->Lock Screen and Security->Secure Startup option "Require password when device turns on".
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Thanks for the reply.
Any one from the UK have this setting still?
I've been reading that there is a possibility that recent (end of Dec 2016) UK law change could have caused this to be removed from phones sold in the UK hence digging up this thread.
I'm still waiting for the 7.0 update OTA as I'm still on 6.0.1 but I may try and update myself to 7.0 to see if the option returns.

LoftysGame said:
Thanks for the reply.
Any one from the UK have this setting still?
I've been reading that there is a possibility that recent (end of Dec 2016) UK law change could have caused this to be removed from phones sold in the UK hence digging up this thread.
I'm still waiting for the 7.0 update OTA as I'm still on 6.0.1 but I may try and update myself to 7.0 to see if the option returns.
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Hi there,
Had the same question today but I found the option is there and has been renamed to "Secure Startup" and is just above the "Decrypt SD card" option (Or Encrypt SD card if you haven't already enabled SD card encryption).
Samsung Galaxy S 7 SM-G930F
Android 7.0

Changing encryption password?

I'm using the default "partition based" encryption that came with the device. Afaik encryption is done using the standard password of "default_password", because thats what twrp can decrypt with. In the event my device were to get lost or stolen or something, with the standard password it's pretty easy for anyone to get access to all the data on the device. Now my question is, how do i change the pw from "default_password" to one of my choosing. Preferably without losing data.

Settings > Security > Screen Lock > Password should ask you if you want secure start up; saying yes should change that password (without data loss).
Advisable to have a backup, of course. There is no going back if you e.g., forget the password.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I don't want to secure device start up with a password or pin, requiring me to enter it to boot up. I want to change the password used to ENCRYPT the device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013) with Tapatalk

Anyone?
Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk.

Bump, still need to know
Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk.

Pro tip: Try Google so you don't have to wait 6 days, or in case no one knows. Here's a few link I found, hope these help.
First result;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nick.cryptfs.passwdmanager (seems to not be updated for newer OS versions, I'd advise other methods first. Use at your own risk).
2nd;
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.xd...-change-your-android-encryption-password/amp/
3rd;
https://copperhead.co/blog/2015/07/08/android-encryption-password
4th;
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/88845/how-to-change-encryption-password-android-5-0
From what I'm seeing in those results, he's right. Changing the lock screen / boot pin, pass or pattern will change it.

Well i went the settings way, then set screen lock back to pin. So encryption pw should be changed. What's the quickest method to verify it actually is? Something through TWRP possible?
Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk.

Ch3vr0n said:
Well i went the settings way, then set screen lock back to pin. So encryption pw should be changed. What's the quickest method to verify it actually is? Something through TWRP possible?
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TWRP will use the same pin then. If you enter the wrong password you'll see an error about unable to decrypt data. Entering the pin will let you in. Typing "default_password" should be invalid now, it won't work.

Well doesn't look like it, just went into twrp 3.0.2-2. Tapped hamburger icon in bottom right, saw this
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I don't know if you understand dutch but 'standaardwachtwoord' means 'default password'. Quests what I'm asking is what can I do in TWRP to test the password? When going into twrp it did NOT ask me for my pin NOR my password.
Flashed TWRP 3.0.3, started a nandroid backup. Same thing. Line 5 'standaardwachtwoord', 'successfully decrypted using default password'
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I cannot access my data from TWRP using "default_password"
"Failed to decrypt data"
I must use my pin. Have you set it to require pin on boot? TWRP won't let you in with the default password if you do.
Aside from that, you could try the ADB shell commands in one of the other links above, but I've never done that before.

No, I haven't set it to require pin nor pass on boot. Only as screenlock.
Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk.

The problem is now that TWRP refuses to accept it? ""Unable to mount data". Using twrp 3.0.3." Or am i reading this incorrectly. Every time i go into TWRP i'm prompted for my password. Entering seemsthe pw i set does get me into TWRP? Is this normal behavior after changing encryption password or a bug. I've only had my Nexus 6P a couple months now and only recently found out about the "default_password" used for encryption. So as a security measure i changed it. Then set screenlock back to pin.
So is this normal behaviour after changing pw to a custom one instead of the default one?