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Forgot lock pattern on android? Here’s a way to reset it.

  • Enter wrong pattern 5 times and wait for 30 seconds.
  • Select “Forgot pattern” and enter your gmail account username and password.
  • Make sure you use the same account that was used to activate the phone and double check the password by logging in to that Google account in a browser.
  • If you don’t have access to the original Gmail account, you will need to do a hard reset and loose your settings and apps on the phone. The data on the memory card will not be wiped though.
For the best experience, open this page on an android phone, so you can install the apps by clicking on market links.
Posted by droid on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 7:53 pm in Help & Tips, Showcase.
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33 Comments

  1. john parker wrote:

    someone tried to go in my phone

    Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 4:15 pm | Permalink
  2. reza wrote:

    i forgrt android pattern

    Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 3:00 pm | Permalink
  3. Ali albediery wrote:

    I forgot my pattern lock and gmail, what do I do???

    Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 4:44 pm | Permalink
  4. michael roth wrote:

    Great advice if there was someplace to select a non-existant “Forgot Pattern” no such option on my phone.

    Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10:32 pm | Permalink
  5. Marie wrote:

    If you locked it type in your gmail as username and “null” as password. Worked for me

    Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 7:20 am | Permalink
  6. natash bolton wrote:

    I forgot my pattern lock and gmail, what do I do???

    Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 6:17 am | Permalink
  7. Mike wrote:

    Thanks Marie! I typed the word “null” instead of my password and it worked on my LG intough max!!!

    I typed my google email into the first box and null into the password box.

    I’ll get rid of Android because of this issue, if google cant even get a simple lock pattern to work, what other problems might exist.

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 6:23 am | Permalink
  8. Darius wrote:

    this only works on the iphone, What about an android cruz? it just keeps on trying to make me do the pattern, WHICH I FORGOT!!!!

    Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 5:46 am | Permalink
  9. rakesh kumar wrote:

    dear sir/madam,

    i forgot the pattern & my gmail password of my Garmin asus A10 mobile & i m out of station now, pl. help how to crack the pattern.

    thanks & regd`s \
    rakesh kumar
    9717005827

    Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 10:54 am | Permalink
  10. carob wrote:

    i want to set my pattern code to lock my phone bt i cant remember my previous code to actually set it. what do i do?…..i dont have an option to type in my email

    Monday, June 6, 2011 at 10:55 am | Permalink
  11. Marks wrote:

    I’ll try it on my android. thanks

    Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 11:11 pm | Permalink
  12. Kim wrote:

    This works, i’ve been trying for several days to reset my phone. (Samsung GT-15500M Android)
    This is what i did:
    1) Remove SIM card
    2) Remove SD card
    3) Press all three button as indicated
    Press power button, call button and volume down for 30 seconds
    4) This then bring me into a recovery mode, scroll down and select reset (YES).
    5) Reboot system

    Hope this helps you folks

    Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:56 am | Permalink
  13. Alxandra wrote:

    i forgot my patter iphone 4

    Friday, July 15, 2011 at 8:32 pm | Permalink
  14. Sanjay Gupta wrote:

    It’s working fine. Thanks for this great information.

    Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 1:53 am | Permalink
  15. vincent wrote:

    i forgot my zte-link screen unlock pattern how do i hard reset it coz i cant do anything

    Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 4:07 am | Permalink
  16. lureyna wrote:

    i have an lg android and i forgot the pattern and it says that my password is invalid. what do i do?

    Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 2:07 pm | Permalink
  17. maan wrote:

    too many pattern attempts!!!use my username & password but it’s invalid.what should i do?do i have to reset it?

    Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 9:15 am | Permalink
  18. victoria wrote:

    i can not thank u enough , i was freakin out !!!

    Monday, August 15, 2011 at 11:14 pm | Permalink
  19. Aly wrote:

    what do you do if you dont have an google account

    Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 5:20 pm | Permalink
  20. John Mark wrote:

    I have a PAE9 android phone and i forgot my pattern security .. I already have my account but it doesnt seems to work what should i do .. help!!! please i tried the callin thing but it failed please assistants anyone ?????????

    Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 8:11 pm | Permalink
  21. John Mark wrote:

    I have a PAE9 android phone and i forgot my pattern security .. I already have my google account. but it doesnt seems to work what should i do .. help!!! please i tried the callin thing but it failed please assistants anyone ?????????

    Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 8:16 pm | Permalink
  22. allondra dimayuga wrote:

    my g.mail won’t work..
    how can i unlock my pattern??

    Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 5:41 am | Permalink
  23. jibey wrote:

    it Works!!! thank’s for sharing..
    Android Button

    Monday, October 17, 2011 at 8:30 am | Permalink
  24. Robert Burgess wrote:

    I have Iphone 4 but forgot the Pattern…Please help me i dont know what to do about it…

    Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 11:16 am | Permalink
  25. Robert Burgess wrote:

    I have a new Iphone 4 but forgot the Andriod pattern ..Please help me out ..

    Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 11:17 am | Permalink
  26. Luis wrote:

    I have a samsung exhibt 4g nd I forgot both email nd password need hlp plz

    Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 1:48 am | Permalink
  27. lee wei loon wrote:

    1212

    Friday, December 9, 2011 at 2:49 am | Permalink
  28. Tasha mac wrote:

    How do I do a hard reset on my LG aneroid Iv forget my pattern and email account could u please help

    Monday, December 19, 2011 at 11:17 am | Permalink
  29. joe wrote:

    have an android google phone forgot my unlock code to get in my phone

    Friday, December 23, 2011 at 12:20 pm | Permalink
  30. Meagan wrote:

    Thank you sooooo much! I was just joking around and set my password and I didn’t know what it was!!!!

    Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 7:39 pm | Permalink
  31. akshay wrote:

    If “Factory reset” turns out to be the only solution then the PC can be used the recover the data as mentioned below. u can recover the contacts if u have installed the kies software that comes along with the phone and also the memory card contents can be backed up using the same pc software kies.

    Monday, January 2, 2012 at 7:51 am | Permalink
  32. syazwan wrote:

    i send to shop because i forgot my pattern and gmail

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10:23 pm | Permalink
  33. syazwan wrote:

    i throw to dustbin

    Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10:28 pm | Permalink

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