False Credential Denial

[voicey99]

I dug up my old Samsung Galaxy Y brick but have completely forgotten the pattern. When I try to log in with my Google account instead it rejects my login, saying my credentials are invalid. I know this is not the case as I have never changed my credentials and I can log into Google+ with the exact same credentials as I am entering, including case-sensitivity. What is going on-is this a software fault or am I doing something wrong?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome back! Do you have 2-step authentication turned on for your Google account? If so, turn it off temporarily, then try logging in again.

 

[voicey99]

It is off, has always been off. I have been able to log in like this in the past, though

 

[B. Diddy]

Hmm, not sure how best to proceed, short of doing a hardware button factory reset.

 

[voicey99]

And how do you do that with just the power and home buttons? Also, I suppose there is no way to retrieve anything on the device now.

 

[B. Diddy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4TtEXfpI_Q

It will wipe your phone.

 

[voicey99]

After a wipe, it seems to be accepting my credentials again. Was it because it was not connected to the internet or something?

 

[B. Diddy]

Glad it's working again. Not sure why it wasn't accepting. May have been some issue with the firmware.