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[Q] [q] phone locked due to incorrect pattern unlock

hi all,
my phone is locked, coz of many incorrect unlock attempts. it says enter gmail account but nothng happens, in the fist place i cant enable data or wifi since i cant unlock the phone.
someone know what file to delete in system or data so i can unlock my phone? i dont want to wipe data
thanks

wazzink said:
hi all,
my phone is locked, coz of many incorrect unlock attempts. it says enter gmail account but nothng happens, in the fist place i cant enable data or wifi since i cant unlock the phone.
someone know what file to delete in system or data so i can unlock my phone? i dont want to wipe data
thanks
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first make a nandroid backup. now wipe data and cache in recovery mode. if you dont know then search here. if you know then after wiping data and cache use nandroid manager to restore your apps,sms,call logs,wifi and bluetooth settings. i dont exactly remember on how to fix it. you were supposed to replace a file in /data which holds the lock pattern info using adb

wazzink said:
hi all,
my phone is locked, coz of many incorrect unlock attempts. it says enter gmail account but nothng happens, in the fist place i cant enable data or wifi since i cant unlock the phone.
someone know what file to delete in system or data so i can unlock my phone? i dont want to wipe data
thanks
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Iv posted this a few times but here it is again
flash the attachment in cwm with everything mounted
aroma file manager starts
goto data/system
delete gesture.key
delete password.key
reestart

thanks guys, i will try those. btw, the phone is asking for gmail account to unlock, and it always say incorrect username/password, but i put it all correct (i tried in my other device). i think it's another file to delete other than password and gesture key.
anyways, i will still try your suggestions

i deleted the gesture.key but still the phone asks for gmail account before unlock..

wazzink said:
i deleted the gesture.key but still the phone asks for gmail account before unlock..
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try this buddy,
1. reload ur sim card
2. press power button [hold for a seconds until u see a prompt screen showing Power off, data enable..etc
3. if the screen prompt after pressing the power button choose "DATA ENABLE' then at status bar u will see H, 3G, E signal.
4. enter ur gmail and password
no nid for reflash

mizukage said:
try this buddy,
1. reload ur sim card
2. press power button [hold for a seconds until u see a prompt screen showing Power off, data enable..etc
3. if the screen prompt after pressing the power button choose "DATA ENABLE' then at status bar u will see H, 3G, E signal.
4. enter ur gmail and password
no nid for reflash
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thanks man.
i also tried it, but still nothing happens.
i believe i correctly entered my account and password.
maybe there's another file to delete in /data.

wazzink said:
hi all,
my phone is locked, coz of many incorrect unlock attempts. it says enter gmail account but nothng happens, in the fist place i cant enable data or wifi since i cant unlock the phone.
someone know what file to delete in system or data so i can unlock my phone? i dont want to wipe data
thanks
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you don't need internet to use your gmail account to unlock, it uses your last set password stored offline
or delete gesture.key from /data/system with adb

mjz2cool said:
you don't need internet to use your gmail account to unlock, it uses your last set password stored offline
or delete gesture.key from /data/system with adb
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yes i deleted it already. i entered my google account correctly (i believe), but still no success. sometimes it says, after entering username and password, that i should wait for 30 secs coz i entered the pattern incorrectly. and after 30secs, nothing.

wazzink said:
yes i deleted it already. i entered my google account correctly (i believe), but still no success. sometimes it says, after entering username and password, that i should wait for 30 secs coz i entered the pattern incorrectly. and after 30secs, nothing.
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did you change your password recently? cause if so, you should try your previous password

mjz2cool said:
did you change your password recently? cause if so, you should try your previous password
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nope. i think i have to do the last resort. nandroid backup and nandroid manager.

Wiping data solves this problem.
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[Q] how to reset alternate password for fingerprint lock

I am able to unlock the phone via fingerprint, but I can't reset the the alternate password.
How may I erase the alternate password without a factory reset? I am able to access the phone via fingerprint and via google password just fine.
William / Infoport

Infoport said:
I am able to unlock the phone via fingerprint, but I can't reset the the alternate password.
How may I erase the alternate password without a factory reset? I am able to access the phone via fingerprint and via google password just fine.
William / Infoport
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Settings > Finger scanner > Fingerprint Manager
Select and delete all fingerprints. Doing this will also remove the alternate password, allowing you to set it to something else. You'll have to re-register your fingerprints again, of course.

[Q] My Note 4 was stolen

My Note 4 was stolen but it had my Samsung account so I rapidly entered "find my phone" website and locked it was a message on it
My Question is Is this an imei lock or the Thief can just avoid it by flashing a firmware or ROM or wipe system with custom recovery

If reactivation lock was enabled they can't flash any new firmware AFAIK

I didn't get u right
I put a pin code and I didn't disable but I don't know If there was other methods the thief can use to enable it
The problem is he turned off the phone after that and along a whole week every time I entered "find my phone" website it give me that the connection is off the thief called me and blackmailed me for a pin and money "very stupid " so obvious he didn't disable the lock but The website still gives me that connection is off and I'm afraid if he can flash another rom or wipe the system and the lock from recovery and uses the phone again while I go to the website and I see the "off" sign

mohamdyoon said:
I put a pin code and I didn't disable it so no it wasn't enabled but I don't know If there was other methods the thief can use to enable it
The problem is he turned off the phone after that and along a whole week every time I entered "find my phone" website it give me that it's off but I'm afraid if he can flash another rom or wipe the system and the lock from recovery and uses the phone again while I go to the website and I see the "off" sign
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Sorry for your loss,Pin code is for lock screen only & it want stop person to flash & use, so if you have not enabled reactivation in settings by this time he must be using your phone.

no no not that pin code , I mean this remotely lock ( it just includes pin lock )
http://s21.postimg.org/6ib3078fr/image.png
but I don't remember If I activated Reactivation lock or not

I'm sorry for what happened.
Some questions that may help us to help you:
1. When you use Find My Phone, can you locate the phone on the map or does it appear offline (meaning it's switched off)?
2. Do you think it was stolen or could it be that you left it or dropped it somewhere? I'm asking because if that's the case, there's a higher chance that the person who finds will return it to you.
3. Have you set up the options shown in the screenshot you posted? Have you set a message to display on the screen, saying that this phone was stolen and to contact you? You can also set a number the phone will be allowed to make calls to so if someone has your phone and wants to return it to you, they can contact you.

1 - yes after few minutes from the theft I could locate it
2- no unfortunately it was stolen
3- Yes I have set up these option with a message and my number and pin lock

Then I suppose all you could do is wait to see if anyone will contact you. Can you still locate it?

no I can't locate it
I didn't know if I checked Reactivation lock option but with my condition can the thief avoid the lock simply by flashing another rom

I think if you haven't checked Reactivation lock, then yes, they can flash another ROM, sorry.

If they do a hard reset on phone it will wipe everything and they can use your phone if it was unlocked if not call your carrier to have imei blocked
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**SOLVED** PIN Not working after restoring the backup.

okay, so i was trying a new rom and i backup my old rom in my USB-OTG.
so after restoring my backup i successfully booted up my device and when i was on lock screen. i try to use my fingerprint and it asked me to insert my PIN so i insert my PIN, but it keep saying WRONG PIN. and i am sure that my PIN is correct !
i tried to get the option to recover my pin using my google account but that option is not coming up ! i tried 100 times !
is there any other way i can reset my pin ?
UPDATE: So just after posting this thread i found this solution http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/psa-twrp-backups-lockscreen-security-t3245070
and it worked ! and problem solved !

Just remember to disable all lockscreen security before you make your backup next time.

can i flash custom recovery if frp lock is on?

i need help with my g531h...i have forget my pattern and i need to unlock it without losing data but unfortunately i didnt have usb debugging on and frp lock is on.... can i have any solution to unpattern without losing data??
pls help

Why don't you try to reset the pattern? Fail a bunch of times and try to reset via Google Account. Or go to the Android Manager online on your pc and change the code.
Just make sure your phone is connected to the internet!

Aloosh99 said:
i need help with my g531h...i have forget my pattern and i need to unlock it without losing data but unfortunately i didnt have usb debugging on and frp lock is on.... can i have any solution to unpattern without losing data??
pls help
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This could help you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmJBmn2MJNk

I can't connect my mobile to Internet... And I don't have Google account on my device..

Aloosh99 said:
I can't connect my mobile to Internet... And I don't have Google account on my device..
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You must have a Google account on your phone otherwise you wouldn't be able to have FRP on

I can't make Internet connection to activate my Google account on the phone...

Try calling yourself and pulling the notification bar down.
Try using a flashable ZIP with stock recovery! I don't know if they use zip sign or not