Setting a password to the Android is one way to protect your personal information if your smartphone gets into the wrong hands. Sometimes it is impossible to remember the password due to various reasons. In this article, we will tell you how to unlock the password on your Android smartphone without factory reset.
How to remove the lock
There are several methods to unlock the phone without factory reset, which work on certain versions of the operating system.
Sign in with your Google Account
This method worked before Android 5, so it can only be used on older versions of the system. The point is that you can unlock your device by entering your login and password from your Google account. The window to enter your Google account data appears after you’ve entered the wrong password five times in a row.
Disable the lockout via TWRP Recovery
TWRP Recovery has a built-in file manager, which allows you to remove the files responsible for locking the smartphone before booting the operating system. The method will work if TWRP Recovery is installed on the phone, as in factory Recovery such function is not available.
Unlocking the phone with applications
Several PC apps specialize in data recovery, as well as support the removal of the lock, password, or pattern. We can advise you to use one of the following Android data recovery applications: iMyFone, iSkysoft Toolbox, 4uKey for Android. With these apps, you can unlock the Android phone without factory reset.
Unlocking the password using ADB
If debugging via USB is activated, the password is unlocked via ADB. The disadvantage of this method is that you have to enter commands via the terminal. It is not difficult, but beginners may not like it. To use this method, follow the steps below:
- Download and install the ADB from the official website
- Connect a locked phone to a computer with ADB installed
- In the terminal from the location where you installed ADB, enter the command: adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key
Contact an authorized service center
You can also get help with unlocking at an authorized service center of the mobile device manufacturer. As such workshops have such programs, which you will not find online in free access.
Conclusion
The article contains the actual methods that will help you to unlock the password from your android phone without factory reset. Each method is individual and will work only with a certain mobile device or operating system version. So you may have to try each method one by one until you find one that will unlock the password.
