Need assistance ASAP, stuck at pattern lock - ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers

So I am stuck in a bad situation.
I have forgotten my screen pattern and now can't do anything with the phone. I don't want to do a factory reset because I have a lot of important stuff in it. Is there no way that I can externally fix this?
I looked up many sites talk about being able to use your gmail to reset the screen pattern/pin, however there is no such option for me. Even when trying to remember I have to wait 60 seconds for each try and I don't want to guess around.
I would really be happy if someone could help me.

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cirnocirno said:
So I am stuck in a bad situation.
I have forgotten my screen pattern and now can't do anything with the phone. I don't want to do a factory reset because I have a lot of important stuff in it. Is there no way that I can externally fix this?
I looked up many sites talk about being able to use your gmail to reset the screen pattern/pin, however there is no such option for me. Even when trying to remember I have to wait 60 seconds for each try and I don't want to guess around.
I would really be happy if someone could help me.
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Go to TWRP, delete the file "locksettings.db" and similarly named files (the ones that start with locksettings) in /data/system

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Nexus one lockout screen

Whatever you do, don't use a pattern to unlock, my friend was messing around trying to guess it, i didn't mind because i know my username and password, however it doesn't even let me attempt it, it just says its invalid the second i enter it.
Now i have to hard reset.
I also found out this has been a problem with android for 2 years !
Megacamz said:
Whatever you do, don't use a pattern to unlock, my friend was messing around trying to guess it, i didn't mind because i know my username and password, however it doesn't even let me attempt it, it just says its invalid the second i enter it.
Now i have to hard reset.
I also found out this has been a problem with android for 2 years !
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After 5 attempts, it just asks you to put in your gmail password.
Paul22000 said:
After 5 attempts, it just asks you to put in your gmail password.
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This i am aware of, But stupid thing is it will always say that its invalid, so i googled it because i thought i was going insane and it turns out the problem is wise spread with no other fix than a hard reset,
Megacamz said:
Whatever you do, don't use a pattern to unlock, my friend was messing around trying to guess it, i didn't mind because i know my username and password, however it doesn't even let me attempt it, it just says its invalid the second i enter it.
Now i have to hard reset.
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When I got my N1 I deliberately checked what happened if you got the unlock wrong, after a few attempts it locks for 30 seconds, after several more it offers to let you login by google username/password instead, but you can still log in with the swipe pattern if you know it. I have let people try to use the swipe pattern when they've said "that's easy I know your pattern" and they've never unlocked it, and never forced me to hard reset either ...
This is and has been a standing problem for all android devices... so far there are a few work arounds for older devices, but I don't know about the N1.
I've had this occur and I had to hard reset as a result.
Here's an issue page: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4784
i was able to fix this on my droid.
pm me for a link, or gmail me (probably quicker)
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[Q] issue with htc hd2 password

I had put a pattern lock on my HTC HD2 but my phone went dead and after I put it in charge and turned it on the phone won't accept the right password like it doesn't recognize it ... so now im locked outta my phone . I know how to do a factory reset , but i dont wanna erase everything ..
I heard a whole bunch of stuffs and people everywhere be saying that they haven't heard any other way then the master reset to unlock the phone so I was wondering is there any other way I can unlock the phone without having to do a master reset cause I haven't backing up my datas on the phone yet and since it's locked now it doen't even allow me now to do any kind of synchronization on my pc. So since yall are the experts on that matter please help me cause I'm afraid of losing all my informations on the phone and it has been about two weeks now since I put the phone on a corner somewhere unuseful and waiting for an answer.
thanks already guys !
Unfortunately, there is no way out other than a reset. Sucks to hear I know. However, yank the SD card out first, at least you wont lose anything that's on that.
Going forward, you can use the built in Microsoft MyPhone to sync backups to your live account. Or any other number of backup software that's out there. You can also set your phone and video to save to the SD card.
Sorry man, it's the most frustrating thing about this phone.
Yea that is so frustrating ... but is there any way that I can back up my datas before i perform that master reset cause I have never back them up before and everything is saved on the phone even my contacts cause as the phone locked right now it seems impossible to me to do anything at all. Anytime I'm trying to synchronize the datas on my pc it won't let me and said "your phone is locked authenticate your phone first". So is there any way out ?
spencarter23 said:
Yea that is so frustrating ... but is there any way that I can back up my datas before i perform that master reset cause I have never back them up before and everything is saved on the phone even my contacts cause as the phone locked right now it seems impossible to me to do anything at all. Anytime I'm trying to synchronize the datas on my pc it won't let me and said "your phone is locked authenticate your phone first". So is there any way out ?
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Unfortunately that's one of the bugs, that the lock screen will no longer function correctly, you won't be able to get in, ever, sorry
i think i know why it happens, at least for me...
seems whenever i install certain cabs, then uninstall them, this happens. most recently has been a swype cab i found off here, was the latest version for t-mobile hd2s. it installed fine and worked fine, but when i removed it, it caused the issue. i reformatted and only installed that cab, setup a pin, rebooted, worked, uninstalled the swype cab, rebooted, broke-wouldn't take the pin.
so maybe it has something to do with using non stock roms and using different kinds of cabs or something...
Just happened to me last week due to a forced server exchange policy.
Hard reset is it. Confirmed by HTC.
Known bug with no fix on the way it seems.
same happended to me...and still looking to fix it
i already did the reset they told not to put a password on my phone
so im lookin if they find a fix so i can use password

Reformat Problem - Nothing happens?

My friend's Omnia 7 hates him. Phone's wonky, most applications crash, settings reset themselves and refuse to change, password doesn't change even after removing or resetting.
We're now trying to reformat the phone, but miraculously, that's failing too! It tells us "Formatting... Done" when we hard reset it, but it boots back into how we previously left it.
Help, thanks >.<
ReignOfComputer said:
My friend's Omnia 7 hates him. Phone's wonky, most applications crash, settings reset themselves and refuse to change, password doesn't change even after removing or resetting.
We're now trying to reformat the phone, but miraculously, that's failing too! It tells us "Formatting... Done" when we hard reset it, but it boots back into how we previously left it.
Help, thanks >.<
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This is a no-brainer. Back to the shop with this obviously malfunctioning phone!
Jan Roelof
PS: Contrary to all appearances, computers do not really have emotions!
Lol yeah, after searching the web for quite a while he decided that was the best solution. Really funny problem, his phone. It was as if everything was locked, deleted stuff would return on reboot.

Screen broken, need help wiping.

Hey guys/gals,
Dropped my phone yesterday and now the screen is completely gone. I was able to back everything up. I had planned on wiping it this morning, but apparently it had some mad LCD bleed and I can't see anything any more.
I had Vysor running yesterday (control your phone from Chrome browser), but now it seems to not be working (I didn't change any settings). I had USB debugging enabled...at least I thought.
I suppose I could just put it into Download Mode/Recovery, I come from 4 years of Samsung devices, so I was using Odin before.
Any chance someone could throw up some screen shots for any screens I'd have to interact with...driving blind.
Thanks
P.S. I did do an "erase" from Android Device Manager. It does say that I would see the Android Welcome Screen next time I turn the device on...haha, except I won't either way
I suppose I'll know if it is erased if the fingerprint reader stops giving me haptic feedback and turning on the device (can see a slight image on the bottom right).
Just boot into download mode, then use ADB to flash the factory image. It will tell you if it works or not.
Thanks Geoff, got that done.
MeetFace said:
Thanks Geoff, got that done.
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what are u doing to get ur screen fixed?
My work will fix the screen for $170
Have the replacement plan, $80 for a brand new phone. Typing from it
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
Hey sorry for the necro but cant seem to get any help on this. If you cant see ANYTHING on the screen, how do you know what mode you are in after you boot to recovery? It seems the default options are always different so how do you ensure you are at the right option to use ADB or anything else? I need to make 100% sure the phone is wiped before I sell it.
Dathaeus said:
Hey sorry for the necro but cant seem to get any help on this. If you cant see ANYTHING on the screen, how do you know what mode you are in after you boot to recovery? It seems the default options are always different so how do you ensure you are at the right option to use ADB or anything else? I need to make 100% sure the phone is wiped before I sell it.
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just use android device manager and wipe it but you will probably need to tell buyer your account and password after they fix it to get in it then change your password again https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiwzPL1-tjXAhVDPN8KHab3CCAQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fandroid%2Ffind&usg=AOvVaw18MrvVnXQpTGzGjml46v_F
billycar11 said:
just use android device manager and wipe it but you will probably need to tell buyer your account and password after they fix it to get in it then change your password again https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiwzPL1-tjXAhVDPN8KHab3CCAQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fandroid%2Ffind&usg=AOvVaw18MrvVnXQpTGzGjml46v_F
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I been trying ADM and it is not detecting my phone... I am pretty sure I am logged into my phone but again its hard to be 100% sure. Doesnt your phone have to be on and logged in for this to work? Or does your old sim card have to be in for it to work? I already put my sim card into the new phone, but dont wanna screw up my account or "new" phone by messing around with the sim. I've read somewhere else that it worked without it.
Dathaeus said:
I been trying ADM and it is not detecting my phone... I am pretty sure I am logged into my phone but again its hard to be 100% sure. Doesnt your phone have to be on and logged in for this to work? Or does your old sim card have to be in for it to work? I already put my sim card into the new phone, but dont wanna screw up my account or "new" phone by messing around with the sim. I've read somewhere else that it worked without it.
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No the phone does not need to be on just still connected to your account and the next time it turns on it will wipe it self and ask for the Google account to unlock it it will be in factory
Reset protect mode
If it's not showing up under your account its not on that account unused phone stay there for like 6 months to a year before disappearing
billycar11 said:
No the phone does not need to be on just still connected to your account and the next time it turns on it will wipe it self and ask for the Google account to unlock it it will be in factory
Reset protect mode
If it's not showing up under your account its not on that account unused phone stay there for like 6 months to a year before disappearing
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Ok I think we are missing some info here....
I already got a new 6P and put my SIM card in that
In the Google options to wipe it shows the phone in 2 different names, I think one is my very old Samsung S4, but the 6P
When I clock on the old 6P, it tries to find it but results "Can't Reach Device"
When I click on ERASE it results in:
"ERASE Your device has been erased If your device is offline, erasing will begin when it next comes online. You'll need to sign in to your Google Account to use the device again."
Now that sounds great, but since I cannot see anything, how do I know whats going on as far as if it did it, will it be safe for me to sell this phone now, etc, etc.... I cannot login to a phone I cant see or check out whats going on on it.
I hope this makes sense... maybe I am sounding paranoid but I am sure you know how it is if you have any valuable or personal data in your phone and are selling it.
Thanks so much.
Dathaeus said:
Ok I think we are missing some info here....
I already got a new 6P and put my SIM card in that
In the Google options to wipe it shows the phone in 2 different names, I think one is my very old Samsung S4, but the 6P
When I clock on the old 6P, it tries to find it but results "Can't Reach Device"
When I click on ERASE it results in:
"ERASE Your device has been erased If your device is offline, erasing will begin when it next comes online. You'll need to sign in to your Google Account to use the device again."
Now that sounds great, but since I cannot see anything, how do I know whats going on as far as if it did it, will it be safe for me to sell this phone now, etc, etc.... I cannot login to a phone I cant see or check out whats going on on it.
I hope this makes sense... maybe I am sounding paranoid but I am sure you know how it is if you have any valuable or personal data in your phone and are selling it.
Thanks so much.
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It is as Google says next time it connects to the internet it will wipe it self

Forgot Pin on Mom's Phone

Hi,
So today I changed the pin for my mom's phone and the completely forgot it.
She has a lot of Photos on the phone that she wants to keep, but she has not turned on the backup to google photos option
Is there a way to unlock the phone or recover the photos ?
I have entered the wrong pin multiple times and I still cant see the forgot password option.
Pls help or else mom will kill me.
I hope there is no solution because it would be big security problem.
Your mother maybe using google photos cloud so dont be worry
This poses a security risk for those who lost their phones, so I hope there's no easy way around it.
RIP OP
I also hope there isn't a remedy. I don't mean to sound negative and not help but look at it from our side.
I once had a phone that needed a pin to unlock after being fully booted. Was able to go into recovery without it though.
But on 6t I think the pin encrypts the partition, so no way of bypassing it.
[irony] Maybe tell some intelligence agency that there is terrorist evidence on the phone, see if they have a "special key". [/irony]
elchmartin said:
I once had a phone that needed a pin to unlock after being fully booted. Was able to go into recovery without it though.
But on 6t I think the pin encrypts the partition, so no way of bypassing it.
[irony] Maybe tell some intelligence agency that there is terrorist evidence on the phone, see if they have a "special key". [/irony]
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I agree.
Can you not plug in your USB cable and copy the contents off the phone onto your laptop?
KashMiester said:
Can you not plug in your USB cable and copy the contents off the phone onto your laptop?
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Not without unlocking and enabling USB transfer
Just to be sure, it is the pin for the phone and not the simcard right?
superiscch said:
Just to be sure, it is the pin for the phone and not the simcard right?
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Good point
Is it not possible to boot to recovery then factory reset it.........
xobtik said:
Hi,
So today I changed the pin for my mom's phone and the completely forgot it.
She has a lot of Photos on the phone that she wants to keep, but she has not turned on the backup to google photos option
Is there a way to unlock the phone or recover the photos ?
I have entered the wrong pin multiple times and I still cant see the forgot password option.
Pls help or else mom will kill me.
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Get your plot ready then.
You have to format data.
Hopefully you can remember the password or pin.
There is far to many security measures in place
you could by having USB debugging on don't know if it's against rules to tell you or just have them email you don't they still email the password to email reg. on phone
There is simply NO way to access the contents without the encryption key. No app from google that claims it can, not google, not even the NSA or anyone but the key holder can. Trust me, you messed up and there is no other way but to remember what it was or completedly reset the phone. After you reset you will be asked password for the account that was last used there. not worth even trying mate.
I wouldnt normally try to help in a situation regarding security but check out this link: Bypass lock screen PIN all One Plus Devices! Might help!
Good luck and let us know how it turns out :highfive:
That worked for me! Thanks so much!
Scott said:
I wouldnt normally try to help in a situation regarding security but check out this link: Bypass lock screen PIN all One Plus Devices! Might help!
Good luck and let us know how it turns out :highfive:
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+1 this worked for me too
elchmartin said:
[irony] Maybe tell some intelligence agency that there is terrorist evidence on the phone, see if they have a "special key". [/irony]
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Not really for 6T. File Based Encryption that's used by OnePlus doesn't help here either. There may be a way for OnePlus 6 tho since it uses a different key to sign its boot image.
It may be possible to change current password by using Google Find My Device (https://www.google.com/android/find), but i haven't used it for a long time so i'm not sure at this point.

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