HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR ANDROID PHONE

The built-in pattern lock tool is useful for adding an extra layer of security to your Android smartphone. What happens
if you forgot your pattern and want to know how to unlock android phone or
tablet? Pattern lock is very important for those who have sensitive data or have personal files in their android devices. This will help you to prevent your device from unauthorized use but
the trouble starts when you forget
it. This tutorial will show you how to unlock and reset your android device lock pattern

CATEGORY 1; If you have forgotten your lock pattern and can remember your Google/Gmail account:

Today many android phone user use the inbuilt unlock pattern to give security to their phones. This is very easy to use but some times after many wrong attempts it locked permanently. Then you need to enter the user id you entered in the Google Play Store to unlock the phone. However  this doesn't work if the phone wasn't previously connected to the Internet before lock, i.e if data connection and WiFi was switched off.

CATEGORY 2: Unlock pattern without Google account and Internet connection:

In this tutorial, I will show you how to unlock and reset your android device lock pattern if you have forgotten your lock pattern. Just follow these simple steps to unlock your phone and use again free of cost:

1) Just switch off you android phone and then wait for a few seconds for total shutdown. Remove your external SD or memory card.

2) Now hold this buttons all together
at the same time (Volume up +
Home Key + Power Button) until
the phone boots(usually a vibration should occur if its previous sound profile is normal).If you device doesn't have a home button just hold together volume up key and power key.
Now a setup screen will appear with different options.

3) Use the volume keys to move up and down then scroll down to “Restore Factory Defaults” or “Delete all User Data” depending on your device. If you missed a step or pressed a wrong command, remove the battery and start over.

3) Click with the home or power button on the device on the settings above (make sure the device is plugged in and charging)

4) Now scroll down to “Reboot System Now ” and wait for your
phone to reboot.

5) After restart, your phone looks as it was when it was brand new. Complete setup and you are good to go.

NOTE:
This method deletes all your data
and apps stored on phone memory.
In step 2 of this method we use
three keys Volume up, power and
home. But on some phones the home button is not available. You can press and hold Volume up and down with the power button.

It is advisable to use your Google account for unlocking. When you try different patterns and fail to unlock your phone in five attempts, a message pops up and shows two buttons “next” and “try again”. Click on “next” button and you see two options for unlocking phone.
One is answer the security question and the second option is to provide Google account details.
Mostly people don't set a security
question. But if you set it then simply answer the question and unlock your device quickly.
Otherwise check the Google account option and click “next”.
Now provide your Google account username and password attached with your device and click on “sign in”.
After that you are directed to choose new pattern and now you can unlock with this pattern.

If you followed this guide tutorial correctly, you can now access your android device as the pattern lock has been completely
disabled.

Hope this helps you in unlocking your device.

Other Screen Lock Options:
Most Android devices running at least Android OS 4.0 offer five different security options to lock your display. In addition to drawing a pattern, you can
slide a finger across the screen, use facial recognition technology, or enter a PIN or password to unlock it. Device manufacturers may label options with slightly different names, but functionality should be fairly uniform across brands.

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