How To Unlock Pattern Lock On Android Phone (3 Ways)
Method 1:- Unlock Pattern Lock On Android Without Losing Data.
Tools Required:
➡Download Aroma File Manager.
Tools Required:
➡Download Aroma File Manager.
➡ A memory Card.
➡Your android device either locked by pattern lock or password lock.
➡ After downloading Aroma File Manager, transfer it to your memory card (SD card) and insert the memory card into your locked android device.
➡ Open Stock Recovery Mode by rebooting your android device and pressing Power Key and Volume up key simultaneously. Different phones may have different methods to open stock recovery mode so if you face any problem Google it.
➡ Use Volume(+) and Volume(-) buttons to scroll up and down. Use middle button to select.
➡ Click on “Install Zip from SD Card” and install “Aroma File Manager”.
➡ After installing, it will open in recovery mode.
➡ From the Aroma File Manager, navigate to settings >> go to bottom and click on “Automount all devices on start” and then exit.
➡ Repeat Step 4 & 5 again.
➡ After this you will get “Aroma File Manager” opened again.
➡ Now navigate to Data Folder>>System Folder and find >> “gesture.key” or “password.key” for pattern lock or password lock respectively.
➡ Delete any of the extension file above and then exit aroma file manager and reboot your android device. After rebooting you will notice that password or pattern lock not removed. Don’t worry draw any pattern to unlock your device.
Note: That's your new pattern lock you just drew.
➡ Run ADB commands. Now select platform according to your download and install it.
➡ After installing open it, uncheck the other packages and check Android SDK Platform-tools and then click on install packages according to the image given below:
➡ USB Debugging should be enabled before your android device locks.
➡ The process will not be helpful if you don't have specific and compatible drivers for your phone. So you should be very careful while installing your device compatible drivers.
➡Connect your locked android phone with PC/Laptop via USB.
➡Open folder where you installed Android SDK Tools Users >> App Data >> Local >> Android >> Android-SDK >> Platform-Tools and then click on blank space, right click and select “open command window here".
➡ Type in these codes in the command window:
adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key
➡ Once you're done you have to reboot your android device. After rebooting your device you will see the pattern lock disabled.
Method 3: Unlock Pattern With Factory Settings (Data Will Lost).
➡ Switch off your Locked Android Device.
➡ Boot your Android device into “Recovery Mode” using specific keys by holding power key and volume up key simultaneously.
➡ Select “Factory Data Reset” option and click “Yes“.
➡Select “Wipe Cache Partition” to wipe cache data.
➡After above steps Reboot your device.
➡ All Done ! Now, your device will start from the scratch.
NOTE: In this method, USB Debugging should be enabled before locked but If it is not enabled then you cannot proceed to step 3.
