How to Hard Reset Phone when you Forgot Lock Pattern
In the previous article we have gone through how to password protects your Android mobile phone with different lock options. In Lock Pattern you are asked to provide the combination of dots which are arranged in grid to unlock the device. This trend is available in the smartphones which have touchscreen input.
It’s fine if you remember which dots to use to unlock, you can get in but what if you have forgotten the lock pattern on your Android handset? But still you can have a try with the lock pattern until you remember some or atleast a part of it. Try to use the combination possible. If you have entered the wrong pattern five times then you need to wait for another 30 seconds to unlock the device.
If you forgot you screen unlock pattern then you need to reset it. The simple procedure is mentioned below –
- Continue to enter the unlock pattern five times until you are prompted with forgot password (forgot pattern in some handsets) at the bottom right side of the screen.
- Tap on the Forgot Password option and you would be prompted to sign in with the existing Google or Gmail account information. You need to provide the ID when you first register or activated your phone. If you have that, it would be easy to get in for you and then change the unlock pattern (atleast by now you would be remembering your unlock pattern).
- If you don’t know the Gmail ID or the password is wrong then there is only one solution to hard reset your handset. The data present on the added SD card will not be wiped out but you would lose your personal data or information or contacts stored on your phone memory.
- The procedure for hard reset is mentioned clearly at Reset Android mobile.
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i have a samsung replenish and i dont have a forgot pattern button what do i do?
did you forget the pattern!!
i have a samsung galaxy pro and did not make a note of the pattern and forgot it. i have tried every combination in the book – NO LUCK
you will get to reset the same with your Google Account!
My Phone not including Acount email ?
so can u help me ?
have a samsung galaxy pro,have tried the null password but it does not work, another thing is have forgotten my google account password and when I reset it, it shows secondary email which i do not remember also!!!!!!
what is your google account
Uhmm i let my sister see my phone she try to do my code locked up my phone and i forgot my gmail account what do i do ?
just enter into the recovery mode and wipe the data!
how do you wipe the data
how to do it?:(
how to wipe data
you can from your recovery mode!
hell yea nigga
hello brother yeah i forget my samsung galaxy note pattern lock nothing is open on my mobile and plz help me wat should i do
i forgrt mt htc pattern how can i open tha cell phone
i have typed it in 215 times and no luck how do i get it to come up ?
me too!! ive tried mine for like freakin 230 times and it still wont pop up if i forgot my password!
i have change my gmail passord by computer, can i use the new password to unlock my sumsung galaxy s2?
Hey,
I’m despirate, I’ve got the same problem, but only i have forgotten mij password, not the dottpassword. does anybody knows how i can fix that?
you can recover by entering your recovery module by entering the Google Account credentials!
I can’t seemed to find the “forgot password” button… how should i unlock my galaxy gio now??
So have reset your phone.
My Sumsung galaxy S2 have been lock due to too many pattern attempts. I have try to unlock by key in my gmail user name & password but not successful (May be wrong password key in), so may I reset the password by my PC and try ? or how to do ?
Go for harware reset of your phone by entering your phone through recovery mode.
Can you show me more detail ?
regd?
@Yogesh Patel, how do i do that?
Sorry, can you show me more detail.
Any problem with your mobile phone?
may i reset my gmail password by PC & use the reset password to unlock my sumsung galaxy S2 screen ?
Thank you.
Gmail password can be changed or modified on PC as well.
I already change the gmail password & try to unlock my sumsung galaxy S2 screen with new password but not successful. What to do next ?
Well if that doesn’t work out then going through recovery mode and hard reset it.
i’m having the same problem at the moment, how did you end up fixing yours?
please help me unlock my pattern
what do i do now
please help me ..i did everthing you asked me to do.
any error message?
what now
you can do the hard reset, wee you able to do factory reset?
am i doing something wrong
I had forgot my password for my galaxy s2 this should work for most android phones………hold volume up, power key, home button at the same time until phone enters recovery mode, using the volume buttons go down and select wipe data factory reset then select yes if it comes up asking you to confirm password just enter 0000 ok keep doing this 0000 ok it usually takes 5 or 6 attempts after this phone will be wiped then go up and select reboot phone. phone will be factory reset you may loose all previous data but hey forgoton password no longer a problem
you can probably enter the device in the recovery mode and then clear / wipe the data for clearing the password policy
please
you can reset the unlock pattern!
how to i reset my phone i forget my pattern lock and nothing is open
i foget my password pattern in lock screen my is galxy y ..
hot to reset my galxy y ..
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IF YOU HAVE ADDED THE GMAIL ACCOUNT THEN YOU CAN RETRIEVE FROM THAT OR YOU CAN ENTER RECOVERY AND CLEAR ALL THE DATA AND WIPE THE SAME!
my sister has entered the code in wrong and now it is asking me to enter my google account and I have forgotten it… Can someone please help me as I’m lost without my phone
hard reset the phone in the recovery mode, it will be fixed! wipe the data too
I already change the gmail password & try to unlock my sumsung galaxy S2 screen with new password but not successful. What to do next ?
Thank you.
get into the recovery mode and reset the phone by clearing everything!
I have changed passwords on my gmail account since I registered my phone (I change it every few months). Just to be clear, I just need to log into my gmail account using my EXISTING password correct? When I read this it sounded like the password I used a year or so ago when i got my phone. I don’t want to screw my phone further my entering the wrong thing now.
CHECK WITH THE PASSWORD OF YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT! HAVE YOU OPTED FOR ADDED SECURITY?
bought a galaxy S obvs not brand new from store lol need to unlock it for my FIDO chip honestly too lazy to read thru this so if someone cud pls help me out and tell me step by step instructions on how to unlock my new phone that wud be awsomerzz <3
i dont have a internet access on my samsung galaxy gio, and i only got it yesterday so i am pretty new to it but, i somehow forgot it, so i cannot access internet to unlock it
, PLEASE HELP ME
you need to reset your phone, for resetting you need not have internet access!
does it work with Galaxy s4g??? help no gmail and no password!!
yes it will work!
I ave a samsung galaxy neo and i have forgotten my unlock pin and it does not have a forgot password button! what can i do?
you can follow the procedure, are you facing any issue?
hey guys,
get the data network mode activated before you guys try to unlock using you gmail account it will work. most of the times we wouldn’t be having the data network mode activated hence it shows incorrect username or password.
hope this helps
Hey , Thanks man.. for this advice.. ,but what should one do incase of Samsung Galaxy s2 phone??
YOU NEED TO ENTER INTO RECOVERY MODE AND CLEAR EVERYTHING!
Hello
i just read some of your conversations and how to enter into recovery mode to clear everything?
i got samsung galaxy s2 and its asking me for a google account now when i try signning in it wouldnt work it always response with invalid usename or password any advice for me to do?could you help me or can you tell me how to do the hard reset? thank you.
what would the password be on an htc desire
you need to reset he phone, we cant comment on the password which you have set!
hey there… my sister found a samsung s2 phone when she went on holiday to spain-she said it had a pin so she could not unlock it and gave it to me.. ive had this sat on my shelf now for about 6 months… is there anyway i can get into the phone so i can use it?… might aswell thanks
you need to unlock the device!
Dude,
Be honest and have the phone returned to the original owner.The owner might be having some important data and contacts.I know how it feels like when somebody loses his phone and people like you just keep it as if it was yours.
i have A pandigital tablet and i forgot my pattern…how do i unlock it?
Hi,
I have a complicated question.
I’ve got a sony ericsson xperia mini pro and activated the pattern lock for safe guarding my data on my phone. But at the same time I have also activated the PIN lock on the same phone. Now when I go to unlock my phone I enter the PIN exactly the same which I registered on the phone and it doesnt let me in. On the other hand after a several tries it says “you have incorrectly drawn your unlock pattern 5 times”
Please help me and also reply with a copy of your reply of solution to my email address as well.
Thank You.
alron.lucien@gmail.com
you now need to reset the phone from the recovery mode by clearing the cache!
Hi,
I have tried so many times keying in the password numbers but it doesnt prompt any forgot password option and how do I go to the recovery mode when I cant even pass through the password lock.
Please help.
Thanks.
i can’t open my samsung galaxy i know my pattern but my friend try to unlock it but he excedeed the limit.now my phone need my gmail account and i forgot it how to unlock my phone again?
galaxy y
you need to again reset the phone from recovery mode!
how do you do it though
i have galaxy y i forgotten the pattern to unlock the screen please help??
go to recovery mode and then clear the cache and wipe the data
i forgot my gmail account
you need to reset from the recovery mode!
my model is different. it doesnt have the red button. its a sony ericsson though, i forgot the password to the security question and i dont have a google account! how can i reset my mobile?
go to recovery mode and wipe all the data to get away with the security lock!
Hi
I have a Samsung Galaxy Europa GTI-5500, same problem, i know the dot pattern, but my kids have locked the phone, and i cannot get into the google account or reset or retreive the google account.
I need to do a factory reset on this model.
The power key hold and home key hold for 30 seconds does not work.
Any ideas ??
My daughter forgot her pattern and her lg enlighten vs700 droid verizon phone has locked up. She cant get
into google account. What to do?????
Did you go through the process mentioned in the above article?
Then u need to hard reset your cell.. it will erase your all data, To do hard reset Hold Power-ON+Volume Down+Search or Power-ON+Volume Down+Home
hi, i did that & icon that appeared is “downloading” “do not turn off target!!” i’m using samsung galaxy s2…..:((
this option is very use full…. tnx dude…
I forgot the pattern and I dont get the second option after 30 second with the option to unlock via e mail. How can i unlock it now??
you need to reinsert the battery and enter into recovery mode to clear the cache and data!
i have an nexus s. today i forget my lock pattren n so i got an condition where it say too many patteran lock…so i give it correct id and password as i am useing my account on internet..but it said invalid username or password. but my android markit shows proper installed appz in pc…i have no net connection in my phone due to wifi off. so i decide to hard reset but when i hit the recovery mode then no triangle with exclimation comes… and i don’t get the factory reset..plz help me…i am so upset as i try 100 of time to open it…
i forget my email/id and password
of my anroid phone what to do please help me…
you need to hard reset the device!
how do you do that ?
How long does it take to reset? I followed steps to hard reset and it says, \Downloading… Do not turn off target!!\ Its been like that for almost an hour! Is that normal?
Hi, I have a Samsung galaxy y, and I have forgotten my lock pattern I’ve tried unlocking it too many times that it has come up with the google mail page, however that also isn’t working, how to I hard set it to clear everything? The way suggested doesn’t apply to my phone.
as i read your comments i m gona follow u and i m gona RECOVER & CLEAR EVERYTHING.,.,., but IS this posibal to get that data BACK.,.,., coz i have very important MAMO, CONTECTS , MSGs , so is this posibal to get that back.,? plz help me dude
i m in a same condition as [mr.Patrick Lai] dude plz help ne as soon as possibl
THANX
i have forgotten my pattern password, and i cant remember my googlee account what do i do ?
CLEAR AND WIPE THE DATA FROM THE RECOVERY MODE!
where i find Recovery Mode !! ??
hello neal i have a samsung galaxy pro gt-b7510 , and i forgot my pattren and also my google account now how can i unlock my fon ,,,, ur hard reset method is not working on my phone
get into the recovery mode and wipe the data to hard reset the phone! all the data will be lost!
tell me sir
hi samsung galaxy here i have locked my phone and my gmail wont let me unlock it, does anybody have a clue how i could unlock it
How to unlock Samsung galaxy y phone
we dont have clue on how to unlock devices!
I can’t remember my google account. What should I do?
hard reset your phone and signin with a new Google Account.
On my phone I don’t have a forgotten password? What do I do?
Hi, I don’t have the forgotten password button and I don’t know how to unlock it and I dunno how to wipe the data and one more thing I don’t have a gmail account what should I do I need help it’s my Christmas present!!!!
Basically Google is a cunt. Thats it.
my nam is houssam pleaz help me i heve samcun galaxy an i forget password
we can help me
i have a motorola photon 4g and my nephew somehow screwed it up now i cant get in my phone
Dear!Help me plz!..I have samsung galaxy young…..I forgot pattern n after too many attempts it requires to sign in throu my gmail i.d linked with android but i dont remember the password and cant get email back…..now what shoul i do…plz tell me the way i could also prevent my data plz!
YOU CAN ENTER INTO THE RECOVERY MODE
I have a mytouch4g that i changed the pattern lock on and cant remrmber it…luckily i was able to select not to use a lock on my phone before it went into lock mode but now i cant figure out how to change the pattern lock without having to know current and it says i also need it to reset phone…what do i do, any advice?
how can i go to recovery mode pls teach me im using samsung galaxy s2…
ey guys for samsung s2 user to reset to factory setting just hold on the power button and volume up and at the same time the ok button so its three buttons at a time then select the factory reset and after that select the reboot and your done good as new:) that’s for password lost of pattern problems…
too many patterns on my xperia mini. locked out. tried connecting it to the pc to run sd update but not reading memory card. to make matters worse it somehow is now in latin or portuguese or spanish….. help me please
will this work on a samsung galaxy 5? im in really big trouble and need help!!!!!!
I have a Kyocera Zio and i dont have a forgot pattern button what do i do?
Hey I was just wondering what if you don’t know your password but know your gmail but the Internet isnt switched on. I have tried to reset it but it’s not working. My phones an lg
IF ANYONE FORGET PASSWORD TNEN USE YOUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT.. IT’S WORK ON GALAXY ACE
HOPE FOR U ALSO IF U HAVE NO YOUTUBE ACCOUNT THEN MAKE IT.. 
how to unlock my phone???i forgot my gmail address and password too~~~so what i gonna do??
i forgot my username and password in google. how can I open my cellphone?
TNEN USE YOUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT.. IT’S WORK ON GALAXY ACE.. HOPE WORKS FOR U ALSO.. IF U HAVE NO YOUTUBE ACCOUNT THEN FIRST MAKE IT.. AND USE IT ON CELLPHONE TO UNLOCK..
Arshi- after u make the youtube account do u use the gmail that u put in at the begining?
My samsung galaxy y is locked because of too many pattern attempts. I also forgot my username and password, at the same time. how could I unlock my cellphone? please answer me quickly. What’s the easiest way to do? thanks.
hey….please help me,my samsung galaxy y is locked,i forgot my pattern and my gmail password….what should i do????please help me
IF ANYONE FORGET PASSWORD TNEN USE YOUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT.. IT’S WORK ON GALAXY ACE
HOPE WORKS FOR U ALSO.. IF U HAVE NO YOUTUBE ACCOUNT THEN FIRST MAKE IT.. AND USE IT ON CELLPHONE TO UNLOCK.. 
Ty
chillax every 1………. its a flaw in android
first, if your gmail account is obama@gmail.com
type
username: obama
password: null
u can thank me….:P
thankyouuuuuu!!
I would thank you, if it worked..
Today, i just installed new external memory card. After that it was working fine with my Galexy S II.
now im trying to put my “unlock pin” but a massage apeared to me try again!!
I dont know whats going on ?? is momery card affect that?!!
however, I read he above but, it does not have a forgot password button to enter my gmail account ! what can i do now ?
hi I have a galaxy y pro and I forgot the password, not the pattern, the other, what can I do? does the phone have a limit of how many times I can try? If it is tell me please… because there´s no other option and I already try 25 times and I’m afraid if I try again something wrong gonna happen…
enter the phone in the recovery mode and wipe the phone or you can get the security code via gmail
Just thought I’d post this cause I was just about to reset my phone and loose everything because I couldn’t remember setting up a google account/gmail account for the android market when I had first gotten my Samsung Galaxy S2. If you are in the same position check out this link to find out what your username and password is.
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=46346&from=12382&rd=1
i have forgot my android lock patter and forgot gmail id or password .
my tablet name is vizio tablet pc .
pls tell me that what can i do
to open my tablet .
guys just use the first word of ur email adress. so if ur email adress is cupcakes@gmail.com . put ur username as ‘cupcakes’ and have ur usual gmail password! read this from a previous comment and it alctually worked on my phone xx
guys just use the first word of ur email adress. so if ur email adress is cupcakes@gmail.com . put ur username as ‘cupcakes’ and have ur usual gmail password! read this from a previous comment and it alctually worked on my phone xx
guys just use the first word of ur email adress. so if ur email adress is cupcakes@gmail.com . put ur username as ‘cupcakes’ and have ur usual gmail password! read this from a previous comment and it alctually worked on my phone xx
all i wanna know is if there is a pattern liock on a skyrocket
i forgot my unlock pattern ,what should i need to do?
you can either get via Gmail or via hard reset method!
i forgot my unlock pattern ,what should i need to do?
i forgot my unlock pattern ,what should i need to do?
i have galaxy note i gorget the patten and my google account, what can i do?
hard resett he device, it will be solved
what if there is not a ’forgot password’ button?
I also don’t have that button I only have the ‘emergency call’ button
you need to check with the pattern
I also have this Problem, I am using an Andoid Samsung Galaxy S GT-I90000 and it dosen’t have a ‘forgot password’ button or anything in relation. I have tried many ways of hard-resetting it, and even through updating the software but NOTHING at all works. BTW, I have a google account but not with this device seen as I don’t use interent on it. WHAT do I do? What do you mean by “You need to check with the pattern”???
PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP!!!!!!
what if there is not a ’forgot password’ button?
May i know where is teh red buton ? cant found it on galaxy s 2,
i read out the previous post, mention there is end call button, but where is the end call button?
Thanks
which red button you are talking of?
have you upgraded the firmware?
thanks
i have a LG amazon android and i forgot my email and now am locked uot!! and dat hard reset aint working!! HELP!!
where can i found that reset button? i have a galaxy pocket and its not working!! heeeellllp!!
where can i found that reset button? i have a galaxy pocket and its not working!! heeeellllp!!
I forgot my gmail and i need my phone where is the reset button
it didnt work with my myphone a818 duo.. is there anything i can do beside from this hard reset??
i have galaxy young. i forget pattern and google account what can i do?
i have a galaxy young phone and i stupidly had my security as a password
and my phone doesnt have a “forgotten password” and i have no idea what to do/..
please help
I have a huawei ascend h688c and my sister forgot the email and password and its locked completely how do I wipe it or anything ?
i dont forgoten ptren pasword but i forgot gmail id password wat i will do now?
plz tel me hurry up?
hard reset the device from the recovery mode and then clear / wipe the data to get rid off the LOCK thing
karbonn a6 mobile forget the pattern please tell me
enter the device in the recovery mode and clear all the cache and wipe the data from the recovery mode