Recover Android Device in case of Forgot password/pattern unlock an Android device
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- 1 Questions and Answers
- 1.1 How do I unlock my Tablet when it's locked with a pin code?
- 1.2 How to unlock Samsung Tab4, I downloaded Firefly and need help! Please?
- 1.3 My daughter has a nextbook that she has been locked out of...she does not remember her Google username or password, so we cannot even use the Tablet?
- 1.4 A friend just got a tablet that was thrown out... just got it charged and connected to the internet and then it locked up and started asking for a Code?
- 1.5 I have a Galaxy tab3 China-made model no. T98, and it has been locked for five days. My child wants to unlock it - how can we do so?
- 1.6 Can you help me crack the pattern lock on my phone?
- 1.7 Locked out of my Samsung Galaxy S2 i91000?
- 1.8 How can I access my Samsung Galaxy mobile?
- 1.9 My device is locked, I cannot access my Google account because I cannot open my WiFi. I'm confused about what to hold to reboot.
- 1.10 How do you figure out a 7 digit combination password?
- 1.11 I installed ipvanish on my Samsung tablet last night and this morning I need a pin to unlock, have never had a pin for this tablet. now what to do?
- 1.12 I am 73 years old , was I thought clearing junk out of my Samsung tablet?
- 1.13 I purchased a tablet for 10 bucks but it has a pattern lock.I did a factory reset which didn't work.it is still pattern locked.I need help it don't have a model name anywhere just Android on screen.thanks for any and all help?
- 1.14 I forgot my apple I pad's password what do I do? Please help?
- 1.15 Device won't turn off without pin nb, and I forget it?
- 1.16 I want to change my password to open it I have a RCA 10 Viking pro laptop tablet?
- 1.17 I have forgotten the pin to my Android tablet. I have tried to factory reset it with all possible suggestions on YouTube and Google. Please help me reset my tablet?
- 1.18 My daughter set up everything on her tablet and now forgets the pinball and email account that was synced to it what can I do it a Nextbook 11?
- 1.19 Can not unlock Lenovo tab 7essential closed by family link parent access?
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Questions and Answers
How do I unlock my Tablet when it's locked with a pin code?
Hello. I locked my tab with a pin lock and I forgot the code. I entered too many many wrong codes, and now the tab is locked. I now remember the right code, but nothing happens when I enter it because of how many incorrect attempts I've made. What can I do? Please help me....
Power your device off, and then start it up again and enter the correct pin number. If that doesn't work, you will need to try the option to enter your Gmail account credentials so that you can access your device and change your password.
If that doesn't work, do a Hard Reset by completing the following steps:
Turn off Tablet Try one of these key combos (each Android device uses a slightly different key combo, but these are the most common).
Volume Up + Home + Power Volume Down + Power Home + Power
or
look for a reset button/hole
Release the power button when you see the Android
Choose recovery mode
Choose wipe data/Factory Reset
Choose yes
Tablet will reboot or will ask you to reboot
NOTE: This procedure will delete all apps and data so use it as a last resort.
How to unlock Samsung Tab4, I downloaded Firefly and need help! Please?
I have a Samsung tab 4, and I downloaded the Firefly app (Screen saver with a pin number) I changed by pin number, and I don't remember it. I have tried several times, there are NO other options, and it won't let me even turn OFF my tablet. So that I can power it down or even OFF. Please, I just bought this, and I need help.
Firefly claims that you can disable the lock while it is locked by clicking Disable System Screen Lock. It will sometimes not respond if you are playing a game on the tablet or low on memory/battery. To turn your tablet off, pop the back cover off and remove the battery. In the future, do not install a security lock app that is not linked to your Google Account, or that doesn't have the option to disable remotely via their website.
My daughter has a nextbook that she has been locked out of...she does not remember her Google username or password, so we cannot even use the Tablet?
How do we get into the Tablet without this info
Without having the information in regards to your Pin code or Google account information you are going to need to perform a Hard Reset on your device in order to gain access back to the device.
First, before trying to perform a Hard Reset, you can try to retrieve your information by visiting www.gmail.com. You can visit the website and use the forgot password/username option to regain entry to your account.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0xTW_qd3c
Secondly, if you have no choice but to perform a Hard Reset on your device then you can use, the following steps (as well as the video above) in order to help yourself to get back into your device by using a reset combination:
- 1Turn off device
- 2Press and hold your power button + volume key
- 3Use your volume keys to highlight factory data reset and press the power button to make the selection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-Ir-stVL8
A friend just got a tablet that was thrown out... just got it charged and connected to the internet and then it locked up and started asking for a Code?
A friend got a tablet that was thrown out, got it charged and connected to a nearby business. Then the tablet turned off and when it turned back on it asked for a code. I have no other details.
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I have a Galaxy tab3 China-made model no. T98, and it has been locked for five days. My child wants to unlock it - how can we do so?
The Tablet is demanding a username and password, and I don't know how to unlock it. I need your help.
If you had used a Google account to set up the Tablet when you initially purchased it, that would be the info you need to input at the unlock screen. If you somehow forgot your login info, you can try to recover it at Google's site here:
Just follow the on-screen instructions to proceed to get your username and password recovered.
Can you help me crack the pattern lock on my phone?
I can't unlock the pattern.
Well, there are a few ways you could try to unlock your Tablet. First, after getting the error of an invalid or wrong code, simply choose the "forgotten" option. From there, you will be taken to Google account recovery.
You can then choose either to recover it by using your Google account credentials (which you used to register your phone), your mobile number (which you also used to register), and lastly, answer a few questions regarding about your Google account credentials. The final option is to restore factory default of your phone. This option will erase everything on your phone.
Locked out of my Samsung Galaxy S2 i91000?
I have forgotten the password for my S2 and I cannot remember my Gmail information. I don't want to Factory Reset as it has important stuff on it. Can you help ?
Unfortunately, you'll have to do a Hard Reset on your Samsung Galaxy S2 to remove its lock. To do so, please complete the following steps.
Note: All of your data will be lost.
- Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S2.
- Press and hold volume up, home, and power button until Samsung logo appears.
- Wait until Android system recovery appears.
- With your volume key, select "wipe data/Factory Reset", then press the power button to confirm.
- Select "yes -- delete all user data", then confirm.
- After data wipe is complete, select "reboot system now", then confirm.
See more questions like this: My Samsung Galaxy tab 4 is locked with a pin and I can't reset it cause I didn't set the pin?
How can I access my Samsung Galaxy mobile?
I've been locked out of my device after exhausting my password attempts.
You can enter your email and password, but you need to be connected to the internet (data connection/WiFi) for that to be an option. If you aren't connected, you will need to a Hard Reset. This will delete all apps and data.
You will need to do the following on your phone:
Turn it off
- Simultaneously press the following:
- Volume Up
- Home button
- Power button
- Release power button when you see Samsung Logo
- Choose wipe data/Factory Reset
- Choose yes
- Press power button to reboot
My device is locked, I cannot access my Google account because I cannot open my WiFi. I'm confused about what to hold to reboot.
My device is locked, I cannot access my Google account because I cannot open my WiFi. I'm confused about what to hold to reboot.
Let's say that you want to reboot your Android device, but the on/off button isn't working. In some cases, this method may or may not work on your device, depending on the brand and model of your device. To reboot, or to force a reboot of your Android device, you should first turn it off.
Once turned off, press and hold the on/off button and the volume down buttons simultaneously for up to 10 seconds and just wait for the screen to view the options before releasing it. Find the Factory Reset option and select it, then follow the process.
How do you figure out a 7 digit combination password?
I know 3 digits of password but not the rest
If you know three of seven digits, that means you do not know four digits. This makes for 10x10x10x10 = 10000 possible combinations. There is no way you can physically try all those combinations. You either need to remember more digits, or reset the phone and lose your data UNLESS you know your Google ID (Gmail ID) and password. If you do use this info and follow the instructions in this Visi.
I installed ipvanish on my Samsung tablet last night and this morning I need a pin to unlock, have never had a pin for this tablet. now what to do?
My tablet is now locked after installing ipvanish last night. have never had a pin on this device and I'm lost without it for my work. please help. Because I just installed ipvanish and it is locked now
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I am 73 years old , was I thought clearing junk out of my Samsung tablet?
After switching it off , about 1 hour later tried to go onto tablet but the nos game asking for pin no , which I cannot remember , so cannot get any further. Could not find it covered
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will not let me log on as I do not remember pin no
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I purchased a tablet for 10 bucks but it has a pattern lock.I did a factory reset which didn't work.it is still pattern locked.I need help it don't have a model name anywhere just Android on screen.thanks for any and all help?
How to fix pattern lock not working even after factory reset. It isn't covered anywhere.noone can help so I'm trying your site
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I forgot my apple I pad's password what do I do? Please help?
I forgot my apple I pad's password what do I do?! Please help!!!!....It won't open up and did I loose it?....:((
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Device won't turn off without pin nb, and I forget it?
What to do?. I want just to turn it off, but I need the pin number to do it.. I forget it.. How to turn my Samsung Galaxy tablet, without a pin number?
Volume up power and home keys. Hold all three down until Samsung logo appears and then quickly change to volume down power and home keys until it enters recovery mode
I want to change my password to open it I have a RCA 10 Viking pro laptop tablet?
I have a RCA laptop tablet My problem is too many people know it and I would appreciate it if you could tell me how to change it ?. ? I want to change my password that will open my tablet because too many people know the password
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I have forgotten the pin to my Android tablet. I have tried to factory reset it with all possible suggestions on YouTube and Google. Please help me reset my tablet?
I forgot the pin sometime last year. It is an old tablet and hasn't wanted to factory reset with any of the variants of the power+volume thing. Does anyone know how to factory reset my device?
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My daughter set up everything on her tablet and now forgets the pinball and email account that was synced to it what can I do it a Nextbook 11?
How can I bypass the pin on my daughter tablet without a Gmail account. I don't have the pin or Gmail account can I bypass it somehow. I have tried: Did several different pins tried to reset it tried different email accounts. I think it was caused by: Her being to young and not being able to remember it
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Can not unlock Lenovo tab 7essential closed by family link parent access?
It asks to enter 6 digit code to unlock because the Google account is removed. It won't reset to factory reset, I can not access the parental code
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Categories : General Android Mobiles & Tablets
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