What to do when you forgot your pattern on Android

We use a screen lock on our devices every day: this provides reliable protection against accidental clicks or unwanted access to the menu by unauthorized persons. In the settings of the device, you can select the types of screen protection, it can be face control, pattern, PIN or password. For security, it is important to set a strong password so that it is difficult to guess, but it is equally important that you remember it well. Surely some of you had such a nuisance when the pattern key Android was forgotten. Today we will tell you what to do if Android is blocked.

How to bypass a graphical password

With this type of protection, you have five attempts to unlock your device. After five unsuccessful attempts, you will see a window where you will be asked to re-enter after 30 seconds, but what to do if you still can't remember after the specified time.

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Via data from your Google account

1. At the bottom of the screen there will be a button 'Forgot your pattern?', Click on it. You will be taken to the 'Unlock Account' menu.

1. Enter your Google username or email to unlock.
2. Next, enter your password.
3. Click 'Login'.

After a few seconds, the phone will unlock and you will be given the option to set a new lock method.

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Via PIN

In case you do not remember your data from your Google account, the second method is possible. When installing this kind of protection, you must confirm the PIN code of the backup.

1. Enter characters and click Continue.

1. Confirm the code and select 'Ok'.
2. At the bottom of the screen there will be a button 'Forgot your pattern?', Click on it. You will be taken to the 'Unlock Account' menu.
3. In the 'PIN-code' field, enter the previously invented code and click 'OK'.

Now your phone can be used – it is unlocked and you know what to do next time if you forgot your Android pattern.

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What is a digital password

The next type of blocking has been known to us for a long time – it is a digital password. Let's consider a situation when an Android owner has locked his phone and forgot his Android password. With five unsuccessful attempts to enter characters, your smartphone will display the same message, and you will have to wait 30 seconds until the next entry.

If you forgot the security combination on your phone, there are several ways to reset it.

For example, resetting data to factory settings is not a very pleasant method, but still effective. You can find out how to reset the settings to Android in a separate article.

1. Hold the lock button, wait until the smartphone turns off.
2. Hold down the combination of buttons [Volume +] and [Volume-] and [Power]. You will be taken to the recovery menu.
3. Point to 'Wipe Data / Factory Reset'
4. Wait a couple of seconds, a reboot will occur.

Your smartphone is unlocked, enjoy your use. If such a nuisance happens to you that you forgot your password Android, do not be upset, now you know what to do and you will easily deal with the problem.

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