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Tagged with factory-reset lock-screens
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Can somebody reset my phone without opening screen lock?
Suppose somebody took my phone and reset the phone ( all files will be deleted like factory reset ) without knowing my screen lock password or even opening my phone.
Is that possible? if possible then ...
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Wiping data on old j7 prime
My dads phone broked so he now is trying to use an old j7 prime he used before, the problem is the phone has lockscreen and he forgot the code, i tried entering in recovery mode but when i press Vol ...
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Difference between factory reset and forgotten password erase all data
Is there a difference between performing a reset from recovery mode, or clicking on the forgotten password button on the locked screen, which offers to "erase all data"? I assume there isn't,...
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How can i get past the samsung account "abnormal reset" on a samsung galaxy s6? [duplicate]
I done a factory reset on my samsung galaxy s6...well now I'm stuck on a page that wants the samsung account the phone was set up in due to an "abnormal reset" but I dont know that ...
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How to factory reset a locked phone when you cant access fastboot or usb debug mode
I have a Hyundai Orbit android phone. The situation is as follows:
The phone has a pin which we don't know
The phone was never signed into any google or other accounts
USB debugging is not turned on
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Does the auto factory reset reset the counting of 15 wrong attempts?
I just set up a PIN to my device when I saw the option of enabling auto factory reset after 15 wrong attempts to unlock my phone and I now wonder: for how long are these 15 attempts valid? One hour? ...
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How can I reset the "password attempts" counter on the S6
guys! I'll admit it, I was trying to unlock my mom's phone she let me borrow, and it closed for inactivity, and I didn't want to bother to go ask her, so I tried the password. Now I only have two more ...
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Can't unlock previosuly resetted Wiko Pulp 4g phone (loop in login screen)
I just got a new phone from a friend, a Wiko Pulp 4G. Before giving it to me, she did a factory reset on it without logging out of the phone previously - so now when I turn on the phone, it demands to ...
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What "password" am I being prompted for before a wipe?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 with Verizon. I've also had my phone wiped 4 times because of our corporate policy requiring a device wipe after 4 or 5 attempts and, when hiking with my phone in my pocket, ...
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Need direction on best course of action with an lg16c with Kitkat
I have recently started teaching myself Android systems, and I'm not sure if I bricked or what happened. Now I could seriously use some direction as to the best course of action.
Somewhere in the ...
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Huawei Mediapad M1 won't hard reset
I just bought a used Huawei Mediadpad M1 and it still has a lock screen from the seller. Unfortunately he won't write back any more so I need to hard reset it. I found in the forums these steps:
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Getting around the lock screen and cannot reboot to do Hard reset
I purchased a ZTE Z970 MetroPCS phone from ebay sold as "For parts - Broken". The battery was drained completely when I received the phone. When I charged it for a bit and tried the Power + Volume Up ...
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Factory reset Sony Xperia J with forgotten pattern code [closed]
My friend asked me if it's still possible to factory reset his Sony Xperia J phone in any way when the pattern code was entered 20 times and it locked itself. The only way to do it right now is to ...
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After Factory Reset, how do you unlock phone when it is not connected to wifi?
I can't use my Samsung i9000 (Galaxy S1) for a number of years because I tried the screen lock incorrectly too many times. I no longer get that option, it just says "Too many pattern attempts" and ...
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Factory reset upon unlocking
For security reasons, I want to be able to specify two lock passwords (or patterns) as follows :
One for normal unlocking the device.
Another one if entered, the device will factory reset itself (...
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