Android forgotten PIN - how to unlock your Smartphone
- On some devices you can unlock after several wrong attempts your Smartphone via your Google Account. For this you need your phone to have an active Internet connection.
- If you are using instead of PINs, a pattern, you can delete it via ADB. More detailed information on how to Setup the ADB can you find in this practical tip. The ADB then enter successively the commands "adb remount" and "adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key".
- Otherwise, only the back helps to reset it to factory settings. For this you need to boot into the Recovery. This works on most devices by holding down the Power Button and the volume down button. Select in Recovery mode the Option "Factory Reset". Note, however, that all data will be lost on your device.
Tip: To keep your PIN don't forget, you should a password Manager access.
