Forgot my PIN lockscreen

[MN Mama]

I've tried doing that several times and it will not work. Google will not send out the new pin because one is already assigned. I cannot log on at all. Have been on the phone with Samsung and Verizon all day and they are stumped. Verizon said this happened due to an upgrade they did on their system. The pin I used originally does not work now and I am unable to reset it. Lost pin/password message does not appear...ever. Please help. I have the Note 5

 

[Moinulhaqq Darbar]

I was able ti get to lock screen. It even showed the message I gave in android device manager. But it still asks for a pin. Kindly help.

 

[memoona78shah]

thanks a lot ! best answer (Y) i appreciate it .

 

[alec_aloo]

OK, THIS IS MY SUCCESS STORY. I had the worst problem out there, and I successfully managed to come out unscathed, with a special stroke of luck.

My problem:
Had simple swiping on lock screen on my LG nexus 5. My 3G was not working. Called up carrier guys. the jokers said that the settings were fine and I needed to switch off the phone, take the sim out -> switch on -> switch off -> re-insert sim card -> switch on. (yeah, no clue why!)

I did that, and next thing I know, its asked for a PIN. I had no clue what it was! Tried 5 times, asked me to wait for 30 seconds. Kept on trying all logical 4 digit pins I could, started making me wait for every 30 seconds. ADM was not working because...drumrolls...3G was not working in the first place! I hit a dead wall and wasnt really up for the hard reset stuff.

Solution part 1. Making Android Device Manager (ADM) work.

Frustrated fiddling with the locked phone, I had a eureka moment... the settings shortcut panel (the one you pull down by clicking on top bar) was accessible. I couldnt enter main settings listicle though. Tried connecting to a wifi on my laptop...asked for a password which the phone didnt allow me to enter... then I made the hotspot unsecured and tried connecting again, Voila!!! It got connected, and Android Device Manager worked!!! ADM located my phone, made it ring and apparently I could lock the phone first and unlock it! NOT. :-X

Problem 2: ADM couldnt unlock the phone!

Whenever I entered a new lock password on ADM, it said "Google has verified that your phone is already locked so you don't need to enter the password". I was like wtf guys, I know there is a password, I cant remember it and that's exactly I want to reset it!

Solution part 2:
After spending some good couple of hours going through all the forums I saw a definite factory reset looming ahead. People were talking about bypassing the ADM by using findmymobile for samsung phones. Tried it. Didnt work.. of course I had a friggin LG nexus 5! I had almost given all hopes and decided to reset the phone when I saw a small logo near time in the top bar. It was an app called "avast anti-theft" that I had once installed and forgotten." Of course I had forgotten that pin too!

Went to avast anti-theft website, logged in through facebook and then LOCKED MY PHONE.
AND UNLOCKED IT.

VOILA!!! The phone opened! No PIN required. I quickly went to ADM and locked it from there and set a new password. Then on phone, went to settings-> change PIN... it asked me to enter original pin. I entered the new pin. IT WORKED!!!!

So, there I am, with an unlocked phone and a changed pin on a phone whose PIN I had forgotten, whose 3g was not working, a phone that wasn't samsung and ADM being its normal, ridiculous self that it is!



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[TheLittleKavo]

How can you do this if you dont have an avasti account

 

[Peniro]

I keep putting in the wrong pin, but dont get the messege forgot pin? so i could put in my email details...:'( I really dont want to lose all my phone info! Help!

 

[Neil Ds]

If you remember your Samsung Account user name & Password you can unlock your fone without losing your data.

 

[Andrea Elias]

My samsung galaxy tab4 is locked with a pin and i dont know it i want to unlock it but without erasing data or nothing can you please help me!!

 

[laflynt]

ADM will not work properly, before I tried ADM, I unsuccessfully put about 40 PIN numbers in, and my phone never told me to wait for cooldown, or wait for 30 seconds, or anything of that nature. I didn't receive a prompt to go to Google to use ADM, either.

 

[cankalabaz]

Hi everyone,

I have a solution for the people who HAS NO INTERNET CONNECTION, and trying to get this out from this sh.t with the google account info

Can't remember PIN code---> ok I have google account info
Google info ---> Doesn't work even I know my password because I don't have internet connection (wifi and mobile connection modules was off while your phone blocked)
Hard Reset ---> Over my dead body!!!

Tried to open wifi with the toolbar but swiping down it was also blocked. Funny right? At that point I can not understand who designed this security sh.t requesting Google Info and there is no way to connect wifi? May be its too expensive to put a wifi on button blow airplane mode which pops up when you hold power button

I read lot forum topics, tried ADM, Samsung find my phone. Actually NON of them work if u don't have connection, then I tried to find a way to open wifi module, thinked about the recovery mode, if you have stock rom like me, it's not available. (Even you have root access I am not sure there is a way open it)

AND I was desperately trying the pin combinations, and realized when I hold the Volume Down Camera opened.
Here is our crack in the system

Pres and HOLD-- Volume UP
QuickNote comes up, AHA nice
Left up side click on menü
Share it ----> SmartShare Beam

When u do this screen will turn back to pin entry page again, bbuuutt now on the background u have wifi module open, and hope u have autoconnect wifi server.

Smmmmoothly done

To crosscheck it, Press and Hold Volume UP again. See the WİFİ logo on the toolbar.

F.CK the PIN!! Now u re able to unlock your phone with the Google Account Info..

I hope this works for you people Best Regards.

 

[Samuel Alcantara]

i forgot my PIN lockscreen what should I do??

I change my pin lockscreen but i cant access it...what should i do?

 

[Junej]

Please help urgently need to reset retrieve my security pin for my Samsung S3 mini, I have forgotten what it is because my friend's kids were messing with my mobile

Kedar please help this is not working for me, followed your instructions step by step, what am I doing wrong?

 

[key2music03]

So here is my dilemma...
My girlfriends daughter was killed in an accident. She had a finger print on her note 4 after so many wrong inputs it prompted for the gmail.
We were then able to get in the device. She reset to a pin code. The pin code she entered after it locked will no longer accept it. I have spoke to Google and Samsung and I know the carrier can't do anything, I worked for them as a tech. Will the note 4 eventually prompt for the Google with a pin lock??? I have also tried the ADM and it will say that it can't do anything because there is already a lock on it please help she wants her pics in the device.

 

[belodion]

So here is my dilemma...
My girlfriends daughter was killed in an accident. She had a finger print on her note 4 after so many wrong inputs it prompted for the gmail.
We were then able to get in the device. She reset to a pin code. The pin code she entered after it locked will no longer accept it. I have spoke to Google and Samsung and I know the carrier can't do anything, I worked for them as a tech. Will the note 4 eventually prompt for the Google with a pin lock??? I have also tried the ADM and it will say that it can't do anything because there is already a lock on it please help she wants her pics in the device.

Please excuse the tardy reply. I'll request that your post be moved from the Nexus 4 to the Note 4 forum.

 

[key2music03]

Thank you

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[HDZimmermann]

Same here.
I can type in my "wrong" PIN as often as I want, no reaction at all. The strange thing is that the PIN ist 100% correct, neither I nor anybody else changed it, but since this morning it's no longer working. Even switching Off an On again doesn't change anything.

 

[Ch Shoni]

i tried so many times but i haven't received any massage on my mobile

 

[Chirapriya Mondal]

found this review of opening the screen through ADM in various other forums but am unable to find the "LOCK"option instead am getting "RING"& "Set Up Lock & Erase"

 

[vinod1149]

i was forgot my pin

 

[Ran1986]

Thanks a lot!! Your solution works for me! I almost bought expensive software. I logged in to my samsung account and managed to create a new pincode It didn't come through my mind that it is possible to control your phone via samsung account.
Greetings