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With more than a billion smartphone users in India and over five billion smartphones users globally, almost every household now owns a smartphone, if not every in the house. Most of these users use Android or iPhones, to keep their data like images, videos, files, etc secure, it has become a go-to choice for users to keep their phones secure by using a finger out scanner or face unlock. As a backup, all smartphones ask for a pattern, pin, or password. Because most users tend to use the fingerprint scanner or face unlock more often, some users might forget the pattern/ pin/ password they registered a while back. Or, you might be taking out an old phone to use after a few months or years and have forgotten the password or the pattern. In such cases, sadly, there is no way to recover your data (unless you remember your password or pin) without factory resetting your device. In this article, we will take a look at how one can unlock a smartphone by hard reset method, using Find My Device, and we will also cover how to unlock using third-party apps. We will be covering both Android and iOS users. Note: As said earlier all these methods will completely ERASE all your data including your photos, Google account, contacts, SMS, call history, and everything else. You can unlock the device without losing data on only Android 4.4 or lower only (check the last section) Also Read: How to Format or Reset an Android Phone to Factory Settings? How to Unlock Your Smartphone By Doing a Hard ResetThe first and easy way to unlock your smartphone is by doing a hard reset. If this method, you can follow the other method mentioned below. This requires no internet connection or PC or USB cable, all of the steps can be done by just using the smartphone alone.
Set up the device from start including adding your Google account, apps, photos, songs, etc. Note: On some phones to enter recovery mode, you need to press the Volume Up button. Also Read: Contacts Restore: How to Recover Deleted Contact Numbers on Android and iPhone How to Unlock Your Smartphone By Using Find My DeviceThis is a popular service by Google to locate, lock, and even erase the phone’s data remotely. Using this method, we can locate and erase the device’s data using the website. Alternatively, you can perform the same set of operations using Google Find My Device app from another phone.
Again, all data will be permanently erased from this device. After your device has been erased, you can’t locate it and you will have to set up the device from start and sign in to your Google Account again. Also Read: IMEI Number Check: How to Find IMEI Number of Android Mobile and Apple iPhone? How to Unlock Your iPhone By Using iTunesIn case you want to unlock and reset your iPhone, you must have a Mac or a PC to do so. Once you have it, you can unlock your iPhone using the iTunes app.
(Use the side button on iPhone 8 and up, use volume down on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, and use the Home button on iPhone models)
Also Read: Call Recording: How to Record Phone Calls on OnePlus, Samsung, Vivo, OPPO, Realme and Xiaomi Android Mobile Phones How to Unlock Your Smartphone By Using Third-Party AppsIn case you are unable to unlock and reset your phone using the aforementioned steps, you can follow the below-mentioned steps and do so by using the following apps. Using WonderShare Drfone App
This app also allows you to unlock the iOS screen, but the steps are the same as the one we mentioned for iTunes earlier. Also Read: How Old Is My Phone: How to Find out the Age of Any Smartphone Using PassFab Android Unlocker
Reset Your Phone’s Pattern (Android 4.4 or lower only)As of November 2021, less than 2% of billions of Android run on Android 4.4 or lower only. But, if you still own an age-old device and need to unlock the pattern, you can follow these steps.
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