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[Q] [help]Unlocking pattern problem

Dear all, I have a htc wildfire s. yesterday my younger brother try to unlock my phone without knowing the unlocking pattern. He tried so many times that my phone was completely locked. now i have to enter my Google account username and password to access my phone. but no matter what format i entered, it just kept saying incorrent username or password. I have very important information stored in my phone and I don't want to lose it. Is there any way to unlock the phone?
many thanks

houjia said:
Dear all, I have a htc wildfire s. yesterday my younger brother try to unlock my phone without knowing the unlocking pattern. He tried so many times that my phone was completely locked. now i have to enter my Google account username and password to access my phone. but no matter what format i entered, it just kept saying incorrent username or password. I have very important information stored in my phone and I don't want to lose it. Is there any way to unlock the phone?
many thanks
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It happened with me once but the device unlocked when I entered my google username and password(and amazingly without any data connection)..
I think it matches the username and password stored in the device(used 2 connect 2 android market,2 sync data etc) to verify(may be thats why it didn't need any data connection..
try this :
-->If u use any different password along with your google account username to connect to 'htc hub' and/or 'htc likes' try those(i don't remember which i used)..
-->try entering null as password. (together with your google username)
-->try entering your username without @gmail.com
-->use both of above two steps together
-->try changing ur google account password via computer and try again..
-->go to htcsense.com and click forget password under sign in and reset ur password following the link sent to ur gmail and then try again
-->Call yourself from another phone, answer, without hanging up press the home button, then menu button, settings, try to disable pattern-lock or change pattern
-->Call yourself from another phone, answer, hang-up, directly after hanging up start pressing your buttons like a madman for <30-60 seconds ending with your home button (might take a while to get the timing right). Go into settings and disable pattern-lock.
-->try first 4 steps without the sim..
other than these saving ur data on devices internal memory will be difficult..factory reset phone or contact service centre(who will also probably factory reset ur phone)..well !! Best of Luck..:fingers-crossed:

If you created device specific password for your phone through "google 2-step verification", you have to enter that password instead of your actual google password...

just restart ur phone nd try ur pattern again.. thats it....

Akhil137 said:
just restart ur phone nd try ur pattern again.. thats it....
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Well he has already reached the point where his device is asking for google username and password to unlock..pattern lock screen is not showing..so he cannot enter his pattern and thats why he needs help..so restarting will not help..

oh.. then he just have to enter its google username nd Password thats it..

Akhil137 said:
oh.. then he just have to enter its google username nd Password thats it..
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and thats where the problem starts..device doesn't recognises username and/or password(as it is with htc devices)..

That happened to me once, I saw it as a opportunity to flash a new rom
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"You can overclock as much as you want, your phone will always seem too slow."

titochan said:
and thats where the problem starts..device doesn't recognises username and/or password(as it is with htc devices)..
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Restore your phone nd then try to enter username
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using xda premium

omnomnomkimiiee said:
That happened to me once, I saw it as a opportunity to flash a new rom
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!! NICE:highfive: !!

HTC M8 pattern password not accepted or resetting.

Somehow my password pattern is suddenly not detectable and it shows as wrong password. As there is no more option in lollipop for "forgot password" and using the gmail account to log in. How do I reset the password on a HTC M8 without doing a reset? I've tried logging into the google account, and I can use the "find" option in the device manager to locate the device, but if i press the "lock" button and try to enter a new password, for a split second it says "We have sent a lock request to the device", but then it says "Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered won't be needed." Wtf is going on? I am stuck with a pattern locked phone of whose password i know but the phone doesnt detect it anymore. Is there another way to reset the password?

No replies?

Well.......
Let me start by saying that this is a delicate matter, what if the device is stolen and somebody wants to get the info or device to work without wiping it. I know that this is probably not your intention and that it is hard to prove otherwise. But the possibility could be there in the worst case scenario !
Now don't get the above personal, it's written from another point of view, as i am running HTC phones for the past 6 years and never encountered this all of a sudden at any point. So from my point of view i find it difficult to believe.
To get to your point ...... not sure if it can be done otherwise but to reset the device. Depends if it's rooted or not for instance ?
Cheers

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According to the story, looks like either : 3rd party apps are interfering (can also be malware/virus) OR someone physically got hold of the device and changed the password(perhaps he thinks its his own)
Try restarting the device while holding the volume up button only, android will go into safe mode and disable all 3rd party apps. If the password still doesn't work, then you have 2 options:
1) if S-ON : factory reset and lose all user data
2) if S-OFF or bootloader unlocked: remove password (this is the most details I can give without being an accomplice)

Urgent, bypass pincode possible?

My father in law died last weekend and we don't know the pincode of his stock Nexus 5X. We can access his Google account and we know the pincode of his sim card. I hope someone can help us out to get access to his phone. Things we've tried:
- The vingerprint reader was setup but we've tried a lot of possible pins. We've tried his vinger yesterday but because of the attempts the pin is also required now.
- With a pattern lock you'll get a possibility to unlock through the Google account password after some attempts but his phone was secured with a vingerprint and/or pincode. Only the delay between attempts get increased, currently 16 minutes between them.
- The lock option from https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager, but because there is already a pin lock it doesn't work. The pin doesn't change.
- I've tried to access the phone through ADB, booted into the recovery but "adb devices" doesn't see the phone. When I choose to "install update through adb" I see the devices with "adb devices" but I can't use "adb shell", only sideloading works.
- Installing a custom recovery could work but the bootloader is locked, when I unlock it a full wipe will be performed so we still can't access the data.
- From the Play store in the browser on my Mac I've installed the androidlost.com app on the phone, but the app needs to be opened once before it can be used.
- A rubber ducky could help us out, but I don't have one and the time between attempts get increased and increased... it would take weeks, months or years to unlock.
What other possibilities do I have?

First sorry for your lost!
Second, i don´t know for sure, but maybe get the phone to the store where you bought it and explain the situation, maybe they will give a correct advice or like you said the phone is registed in google ( device manager) maybe if you contact them they will help you with that ( the problem is they probably will take a long time to reply or don´t reply at all) or wait for a more expert user than me here in xda,
again, sorry for your lost and hope you solve this problem,
cheers

If the phone was rooted with a recovery installed, YES, you could delete the passcode files and get into it, without root/recovery, you cannot get into it without the password, that is the point of encryption and passwords and all that jazz.... Yes there is probably a way for some high level hacker to do it but good luck finding that.... If you just want to be able to USE the phone, do a factory reset from recovery....

Question Second space issue

I have a second space issue, and i hope someone can help me out. i have pictures of my deceased grandmother in my second space, but the problem is that when i enter my password it shows "too many incorrect attempts and 85000 seconds to try again. i go back and try again the correct password same message and the second still on countdown. there is " forgot password" and it doesnt give any options except to how to wipe the data. Is there any other way to retrieve picture through the phone on a laptop or i should root it so i have complete acces? thank you any advice would be extremely appriciated

How long do you wait between attempts?
Also, did you try this?
https://c.mi.com/thread-1430128-1-0.html

when i enter my correct password its shows the message with wrong attempts and starts at 85000 seconds, if i try again in a minute its 84940 seconds. so i though 85k second is almost 24 hours, so i waited 24 hours and then it starts at 85000 seconds again.

Is resetting the password as the link I posted suggested an option?

there is no forgot password option, even before entering password. i had it twice that forgot password showed up, i click on it and then it suggests how to wipe data, no other option as suggested in your link

Well, I guess getting root is your best option then.
Make sure the bootloader is unlocked before attempting anything

but would you know where these files (pictures) might be located from the second space? or maybe try to delete password of second space so it would be possible to access? Thank you for your time and advice

No, I don't know. But I can guess if you like.
However it is probably protected, so you might need root.
Try looking under /storage/emulated, possibly under /mnt/user.

okay i will try that, appriciate your help)

Forgotten Pattern issue PLEASE HELP!

Month ago I decided to put passcode for my RedMagic 5G device. I couldn't find any other option but (pattern) So i place it, after that i got the (finger print) option so i tried to place it but in order to do so i would have to put the pattern. I put the pattern it gave me (wrong password) message i tried couple of times it didn't work.
Searched in Google and i read "if its locked, after few fail attempts it will give me to recover password using google account"
So i locked it kept trying but it never show me the "google option" it just kept adding more cool down time for the next attempt.
I deleted the device from my google acct. I format it (wipe data) all my data gone and it still require the pattern.
i format it multiple times and pattern still require.
to the point it got in loop mood and got stuck on retrieve data ,I flashed it with ROM. the problem solved but still require the pattern.
i format it after the new ROM but still require pattern.
PLEASE help what i should do now?
and would root fix the problem?