I have this phone and forgot the pattern now I cannot unlock it. It is already on my google account from before it was locked but it looks like there is no way to unlock it without the correct pattern. I tried google's device manager but I don't see any unlocking options although it does locate it and I can make it ring. Is there a way to root this phone over adb and then remove or change the pattern lock?
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So here' s a problem that makes zero sense. When I try to install the certificate for FoxFi and put in my security method of choice (PIN), it will take me to a screen that tells me to draw my unlock pattern even though I never set or initiated one. What's even more funny is that there isn't even a way to draw an unlock pattern when it asks; the input method is for PIN, so all I can do is insert numbers.
Has anyone run into this and knows how to get past it?
Recently installed Foxfi on my wife's Note 3, didn't have any trouble.
Suggestion: go into your security settings and setup a PIN before trying to install the certificate. If it is already setup, it shouldn't prompt for it during the installation.
Are you by chance rooted? I was working with a stock VZW Note 3.
Trying to help out a family member. She setup a pattern on her phone and forgot it....
Google search returns "dr.fone" but when installed it only shows options till GS3 IIRC
Samsung find my mobile doesn't help as location is off
She has no backup and doesn't sync with Google Photos.
Any idea how to remove the pattern and retain the data?
if you set pattern only to unlock the phone then there is no chance you forget pattern i am using finger,pattern & iris to unlock my S8+ there is no way to unlock your phone without correct pattern factory reset is only option to unlock if FRP ia not On
alimuhammadx said:
if you set pattern only to unlock the phone then there is no chance you forget pattern i am using finger,pattern & iris to unlock my S8+ there is no way to unlock your phone without correct pattern factory reset is only option to unlock if FRP ia not On
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i've read that there is a way to sideload other firmware, like in videos such as below (xda wont let me post video because i'm new), but search for "ALL SAMSUNG WITHOUT DATA LOST Remove Pin,Pattern,Password In FRP ON,OEM Mode Part 2 to Part 18"
anyone know how to do this for s8+ ?
I set a pattern and don't remember it, battery died so I couldn't use my fingerprint. phone is NOT attached to samsung account, so I am really in a bind here because I need to access it withOUT wiping
Please help
Hi,
I tried to change the pattern of my device, it seems that I didn't set what I thought and now that I restarted my system, the device (Android 7) is asking my for a pattern to let me turn it on, that I don't know.
Of course I'm the owner from this device, with my Google account and everything but I made a misstake and I don't know how to fix it.
What are my options now?, Should I restart the device with recovery options, wiping data user and that or what do I need to do?
Regards in advance.
Do you by any chance have TWRP installed? If so, there are certain files you can delete to remove the pattern.
Try it enough times and it should offer to unlock another way, then use your Google account.
And don't use pattern unlock... PIN an fingerprint are fine.
When I started up this phone I found an app called MTKLOGGER which is logging all my actions on my phone.
I tried to root the phone to delete the logging app but found out that the bootloader can't be unlocked. When I got to the service page, it says: bootloader unlock allowed: no
I don't want a phone that logs everything I do, but I don't know what I can do about this. Is there a way to delete that app? Is there a way to root the phone without unlocking the bootloader? Would there be a way to change to a completely new operating system (or rom, whatever they're called)?
Hey guys
Im in a bit of a trouble.
Sitting in front of my dads phone trying to unlock it.
Cant ask my dad anymore. He died few days ago. To get access to his password safe i really need to unlock the phone. He stored all of his onlinebanking accounts, insurance data and stuff there. Need to pays all his debts but i have no clue about what to pay and what is paid.
Already found his secret note about the master password of keepass but not the unlock pattern.
Factory reset is of course not an option.
Any chance that i can skip the pattern and unlock it with the PIN?
Its also still connected to his google account if this would help.
Bootloader locked, no root, no twrp.
Found a thread from 2013 that says i can boot to twrp without flashing to delete the pin data but im not sure if it works on this one.
Can you access your dad Google account from a computer? if so, you can use Google Device Manager to remove the PIN/password of the device, but I'm not sure if doing this will erase the data. Also, you should contact Google for a solution, considering that isn't unauthorized access, and have a good reason behind. There is a form to contact them. Sorry for your loss.
Hi,
Thank you for your condolences.
I tried to lock the phone but it wont let me change the password.
There is a message. You already have a screenlock on the phone so it wont be changed.
The link you gave me also only let me get access to the account but not the phone.
Any other ideas how to get access?