I have read all of the posts in the previous thread titlled
need-help-changing-my-alternate-pass-code-but-forgot-original-one
and none of the solutions in them work for me.
Here is what happened - my phone kept turning on in my pocket and ran up a big data bill (I don't have data plan) so I decided to implement the fingerprint log in method. OK, it works but sometimes takes me 2,3,5 or more shots and it annoying makes you wait for 30 secs after 5 attempts. So I decided to use some other way to log in. Unfortunately the thing called "alternative password" is not actually that, it is the master password. You cannot change anything without it even though your finger gets in to phone.
I can do this as suggested ...
1. settings
2. finger scanner
3. any of fingerprint manager OR change alternative password OR screen lock
they all require knowing the password.
even though at 3, fingerprint manager allows a fingerprint scan as alternative to password, when it is done the whole settings window just vanishes.
I don't want to do a factory data reset (I assume that would fix this) because that is a big job putting everything back.
HELP!
need-help-changing-my-alternate-pass-code-but-forgot-original-one
and none of the solutions in them work for me.
Here is what happened - my phone kept turning on in my pocket and ran up a big data bill (I don't have data plan) so I decided to implement the fingerprint log in method. OK, it works but sometimes takes me 2,3,5 or more shots and it annoying makes you wait for 30 secs after 5 attempts. So I decided to use some other way to log in. Unfortunately the thing called "alternative password" is not actually that, it is the master password. You cannot change anything without it even though your finger gets in to phone.
I can do this as suggested ...
1. settings
2. finger scanner
3. any of fingerprint manager OR change alternative password OR screen lock
they all require knowing the password.
even though at 3, fingerprint manager allows a fingerprint scan as alternative to password, when it is done the whole settings window just vanishes.
I don't want to do a factory data reset (I assume that would fix this) because that is a big job putting everything back.
HELP!