I forgot my password how can I unlock my phone without wiping everything on my phone?

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I forgot my password how can I unlock my phone without wiping everything on my phone

I set up my lock screen with a password, and now I can't remember the password, and I don't want to reset my phone and loose everything that I saved

 

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Re: I forgot my password how can I unlock my phone without wiping everything on my phone

I set up my lock screen with a password, and now I can't remember the password, and I don't want to reset my phone and loose everything that I saved

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You can try unlocking your phone via your Gmail account using Android Device Manager.

https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager