OMG Forgot PIN and can't get past lock screen!

[Not Quite Right]

On my phone, I use just the swipe to unlock. No password, no pin. Nobody goes through my phone because it's always on my person. I'm sure if someone tried to lift it from my pocket, I'd know.

The only reason I see to lock my phone would be nosy people in my life. If someone takes my phone, what do they really have access to, other than my email and whatever saved passwords there are? Google wallet? Big deal, it has a pin. My bank accounts? Pin on one, password on the other. PayPal? Pin. Texts? Sweet, they'll find some dirty pictures of my fiancee and myself. Phone numbers? Do you really wanna call any of the a-holes I deal with? Games? Cool, you'll be entertained. I don't keep anything personally that imperative on my phone.

Swyped from my Galaxy Note II on the Now Network

+1 Couldn't agree more! Besides even if you lose or have your phone stolen, all the perp has to do is come on a website such as this and people fall allover themselves telling them how to defeat the password anyhow.

 

[regularshow123]

I've tried 150 times with no result.

 

[Mike crockett]

Go online and reset your gmail account info.

 

[Somdk]

Go online and reset your gmail account info.

I am asking this to be more clear, Will that work if there is no internet on your phone ? Or maybe i do have internet plan or wifi around, but the moment when i had forgotten the password, niether wifi nor mobile data was enabled.....then

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[Vito Halagic]

HEy guys ... i have a similar problem... I have Sony experia E, and since i have gmail account that i use only on it, and was created the day i bought the phone, i dont remember password. My nece was here and was playing on my mobile and enabled screen unlock password... and i cant acces my phone... I dont mind doing factory resset, but cant even acces recovery on my sony E. Tryed with few programs, but i guess my usb debug is off... Have any ideas how to fix it ?

 

[TommyRox]

Are you still having same issue? You can use Android lost app maybe because it uses SMS...it worked for my S3. PM me...

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[mickiehutch]

well im so glad that this is a great time for u, but some of use do have important things and others need to figure out a way to get in to their locked phone and you and other people are wasting our time we dont care that u dont need a pin that is peachy and seeing what u wrote makes me think..... u have no idea how identity theft works so yeah thanks for wasting my time.

 

[Eric Harris1]

well then any ideas on how to unlock it if i havent set up the google account 0.0

 

[hans01011]

I just tried to resolve the same issue than henning#CB with my nexus 4, and finaly found a simple way to do it!

To get it works;
-need a google account
-Your phone must be already in wifi or mobile network. (if you aren't and absolutly dont want to erase your phone, call your provider (Virgin, orange, at&t...?) to add an data plan and restart your phone when it's done.


You have to log in your google account (on pc) and go to playstore (or "play"). then you click on the setting icon and select the "android device manager". Once got in, you'll be able to "lock" your phone (a security option normaly in case of stolen phone) it will let you reset your password without the obligation to enter your old one.

 

[Precious Starr]

Hi I have this same issue. I do have a google account but there is no option to enter my email or email password. It just says Enter Password then there is a black box with a cursor so you can type with the keyboard your pass code under the box it says sprint then under that it says emergency call which is 911. It will not let me scroll swipe type check nothing, just type in the black box after so many tries you have to wait 30 seconds and try some more. You can receive calls and texts but can only answer phone calls. I did not set a pass code so I have no idea how it appeared on my phone? So I have no pass code. I want to fix this without having to do a factory reset and lose all my information and wipe out the phone back to new. My phone is the samsung galaxy note 3. Please if anyone can help me with some master code or link I would be so so happy and thankful. I need my information on my phone for it is priceless... Thanks Robin

 

[mrsmumbles]

Did someone else get their hands on your phone? You could ask them to undo whatever they did.

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[rgarcia900]

Hi I have this same issue. I do have a google account but there is no option to enter my email or email password. It just says Enter Password then there is a black box with a cursor so you can type with the keyboard your pass code under the box it says sprint then under that it says emergency call which is 911. It will not let me scroll swipe type check nothing, just type in the black box after so many tries you have to wait 30 seconds and try some more. You can receive calls and texts but can only answer phone calls. I did not set a pass code so I have no idea how it appeared on my phone? So I have no pass code. I want to fix this without having to do a factory reset and lose all my information and wipe out the phone back to new. My phone is the samsung galaxy note 3. Please if anyone can help me with some master code or link I would be so so happy and thankful. I need my information on my phone for it is priceless... Thanks Robin

Unfortunately No master code. Either, enter the correct pass code or master reset the phone.

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[Haroon Muhammad]

plzz sir my forget note 2 pasword

 

[John_OAS]

I've just run into the same problem. It seems odd that there's no way to unlock with the google account threshhold.

My situtation:

• My daughter has my wife's hand-me-down Nexus S, which she uses basically as an mp3 player. She's forgotten her PIN though.
• The phone is connected via WiFi only (no SIM) - it's an mp3 player for my 9 YO.
• We have full access to her google account, passwords, tablet etc
• The password screen just ckeeps counting, enforcing an occasional 30 second break, but no option to reset with account credentials?

Any ideas?

I know lots of you dont use a pin, and neither do I for my devices, but my daughter did in this instance.
I could do a factory reset, but that seems like a the long way around, I'd rather not re-install apps and settings in this case, given the choice.

 

[sh3smitty]

Hello, there is a way to get passed the lock screen. I myself can't tell you how but me and my gf were playing around with our phones and she told me she could unlock my Note 3. I gave it to her and she did in a matter of seconds. She would not tell me exactly what she did but said something about 4 zeros (0000). I have not been able to duplicate what she did.

Unfortunately No master code. Either, enter the correct pass code or master reset the phone.

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[hotboyz1984]

Can you find out plz shmity

 

[rizusuf]

Today I had the problem. I set the screen unlock PIN and then for some odd reason, all my tries in vain (strange, as i couldnt succeed even immediately after setting it).
Well the solution is my account with account.samsung.com, then find my mobile option. There is this wonderful feature of remotely unlocking the screen!

 

[Maryam Saleem]

With enough wrong attempts you get the option of 'Forgot Password' through which you can unlock your device by logging in with the google account you used to set up your phone.If that doesn't work,then you would have to factory restore your phone which would delete your contacts and apps.Hope the google account thing works! Good Luck!

 

[amcjavelinsst]

Probably not this, but will steam ahead in my male pigheadedness to pen the thought in any event.
As you can answer a call with pin lock on, are you able to call yourself from another phone, answer it, then use that "unlock" to navigate to change anything re your pin?
Thinking no, but my S-pen was crying out for some love & attention.
Enjoy

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[aadi100000]

i forgot my pattern lock and also user id associated with adroid phone.please help me