Forgot alternative password

[AC Question]

Forgot my alternative password and the fingerprint option won't show,What to do?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? The alternative password is just as important as any other password for just this reason. Think hard--what might you have selected as the alternate password?

Otherwise, try here: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3388218?hl=en