Locking your mobile screen with a password helps protect your personal data from prying eyes. Problem, in case of forgetting the security code, after 5 unsuccessful attempts your mobile freezes. No need to panic, we will see right away that there are fortunately different solutions to unlock your Android smartphone..
Flickering memory
Everyone knows this song sung by Jeanne Moreau, "I have a bad memory, I can't remember very well". Forgetting your keys, not remembering where you parked your car, it happens to everyone. Memory sometimes plays tricks on us. But where it poses big problems is when you forget the unlock code of your Android smartphone.
PIN code blocking
Rest assured once again Google has thought of everything. After 5 unsuccessful attempts, Android will offer you an automatic password recovery procedure .
- Your device will display a message telling you that it freezes for 30 seconds due to the entry of too many incorrect password
- Click on the "forgotten pin code" or "forgotten password" button to access the recovery module for your account
- Android will then ask you to enter the identifiers (login and password) of the Google account used on your smartphone. As a reminder, these are the ones you used to download apps and games from the Play Store.
And there you have new access to your mobile. Do not forget to change the PIN code of your device by following the procedure described in this tutorial: Protect your Android mobile with a PIN code
Note, this method also works very well if you forget the locking scheme..
Delete PIN code by resetting your smartphone to factory settings
Unfortunately this feature has been removed on Android 5.0 (and higher) for security reasons. If you forget the secret code, you will have no other choice than to carry out a factory restore also called hard reset.
Attention, by carrying out this operation you will erase all the data (contacts, emails, sms, photos, videos etc.) saved on your phone. To be used only as a last resort..
If you wish to carry out a system reset yourself, I invite you to consult the user manual supplied with your device. You will find there in detail the manipulation to perform to find your phone in the state where you bought it.