Nowadays almost everyone using android smartphone and it has build-in pattern lock tool.It is useful for adding security for your Android smartphone.What happen if you forgot your pattern and you want to know how to unlock your smartphone.Main reason to set up a sort of pattern lock on your smartphone is to avoid strangers or friends checking out messages or pictures etc.So pattern lock is important for those who has private pictures or personal files on their smartphones.So here we are going to tell you how to unlock and reset your android smartphone.
How to Unlock Your Android Smartphone if You Forgot The Pattern
In this tutorial we are going to explain three easy ways to unlock your android smartphone.
Unlock Pattern Using Google Account
Unlock Pattern Using Google Account
Just follow these simple steps to unlock your android phone by using your google account.
- When you try different patterns to unlock your phone,if you can’t unlock your phone within 5 attempts then the message pop-up window shows two buttons “next” and “try again”.
- Now click on “next” it will show two options to unlock your android phone.One is answer the security question and second one asks you to provide the google account details.
- If you already set your security question then just simply answer it and unlock your android phone.Otherwise choose google account details and click “next”.
- Now enter google account username and password and click “sign in”.
- Now it will ask you to choose new pattern and with this you can unlock your phone.
This works only if your phone connected with internet otherwise choose another way to unlock your android phone.
Unlock Pattern Without Using Google Account
If you also forgot the google account details then follow this war.For this you don’t need to connected with internet,it is simple way to unlock your android phone.Follow these steps,
- Switch off your phone.
- Now hold power button,volume up or down button and home button ( if present otherwise don’t need of it) until your phone starts.
- When starting screen appears then leave power button and hold remaing two buttons.
- Now your phone shows a screen with Android System Recovery and shows list of options available.
- Now choose “Restore Factory Defaults ” or “Delete all User Data”(depending on your device) with the help of volume up or down buttons.And press power button to take selected action.
- Now it will ask your confirmation,select “Yes”.
- It will take some to complete it,After that it again shows Android System Recovery screen, now select reboot option and after it your phone does not ask your pattern.
This method will erases all your data and apps. And some android smartphones does not have home button so press and hold only two buttons (power and volume up or down).
Unlock Your Android Phone using Android Device Manager(ADM)
Unlock Your Android Phone using Android Device Manager(ADM)
Follow these steps to unlock your android phone using ADM
- On your computer or other smartphone open this link.
- Now sign in using your google account details.
- In the ADM interface select the device you want to unlock.
- Now select “Lock”.
- Now it will show a window,in that enter temporary password and skip recovery message and phone number.Now click “Lock” again.
- If it was successful then it shows window with ring,lock and erase.
- Now you see password field on your android phone and enter the temporary password in that.
- Now your phone will unlock.
- Now go to the phone lock screen settings and disable the temporary password.
- Now Job is done.
This is all about how to unlock your android phone if you forgot your pattern or pin.We hope this helps you in unlocking your android phones.Thank you…..
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