How To Unlock Pattern Lock On Android (3 Ways)

Android Pattern Lock is an important feature in android phones because by using it you can lock your mobile phone to secure your information about personal credentials, important links and other files from unwanted users. There are number of screen lock apps available on play store so you can see our post about Screen lock apps for Android. In this article we will explain How To Unlock Pattern Lock On Android. Android pattern lock provides us more security to secure our mobile phone and we can also lock our personal applications like Whatsapp, Facebook, Gmail etc so no one can read our personal messages or emails. But in any case if you Forgot Android Phone Pattern lock and don’t know how to Unlock android pattern lock then just follow the given methods and you can easily Unlock Phone Pattern Lock on Android.

How To Unlock Pattern Lock On Android ?

Unlock Phone Pattern On Android Lock Without Losing Data.

Method 1:-

Requirements:-

Download Aroma File Manager.
Memory Card.

First you have to download Aroma File Manager zip file and then copy the zip file in memory card(sd card) then insert the memory card in your locked android phone.
Then reboot your device and open Stock Recovery Mode by pressing Power Key and Volume up key simultaneously. There are different methods to open stock recovery mode on different devices so if you have any problem you can search on Google How To Open Recovery Mode for your specific device.
When you get in recovery mode you can use Volume- and Volume+ buttons to scroll up and down. For enter select middle button.
Then click on “Install Zip from SD Card” option and then select install “Aroma File Manager”from SD card.
After the above steps from Aroma File Manager go to settings >> in the bottom and click on“Automount all devices on start” and then exit.
Now again click on “Install Zip from SD Card” option and then select install “Aroma File Manager” from SD card.
Then you will get in “Aroma File Manager” again.
Now go to >> Data Folder >> System Folder and search >> “gesture.key” or “password.key”for pattern lock or password lock respectively and delete the file.
After deleting the gesture.key file exit from all settings and reboot your device and then you will see the pattern lock is still there but don’t worry create any pattern on it and it will open.

Note:- If there is question in your mind that you can set patter lock again, then the answer is YES you can set patter lock again from the settings. In this method you will see your all data will be there so securely you can unlock your android phone without losing any data with this above method.

Method 2:-

In this method first you have to download Android SDK. We will explain here How you can download and install Android SDK tools.
- To run ADB commands download and install Android SDK Tools. You can download on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.
- From the given packages select the Android SDK Platform Tools and uncheck the other tools. Next click on install packages like given in the image.
Secondly USB Debugging should be activated before the device locked.
Install the compatible drivers otherwise may be you will face an error while in the process. so install specific and compatible drivers for your android phone.

Steps To Unlock Pattern Lock On Android.

Now connect your phone via USB.
Next open the folder where you installed Android SDK Tools Users >> App Data >> Local >> Android >> Android-SDK >> Platform-Tools and then hold shift and click right mouse button on the blank space and click on “Open Command Window Here”
Now you will see the command window and you have to put some commands in it.

Check Your Device is connected or not, put command:-

adb devices

Next Put the below commands for Unlock Android Pattern Lock

adb shell
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
sqlite3 settings.db
update system set value=0 where name=’lock_pattern_autolock’;
update system set value=0 where name=’lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently’;
.quit

If the above commands not working put:-

adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key

4. After the all steps reboot your android device and it is done. You will see the pattern lock will be disabled.

Note:- This method only works if you have enabled USB Debugging on your android phone. If not, you can follow the 1st method, in addition go ahead with the 3rd method but it will delete all your data.

Method 3:-

Unlock Pattern Lock On Android Lock By Losing Data.

If you don’t have access to a computer, and still want to unlock pattern lock on Android device, you can use the given method to reset your device. This method varies from model to model and you may need to do additional research accordingly.

Step 1. First Turn off your Locked Android Device.
Step 2. Now, boot your Android device into “Recovery Mode” using specific keys by holding power key and volume up key simultaneously. You can look for booting into recovery for your specific device.
Step 3. On opening opening Recovery Mode,

Select “Factory Data Reset” option and give “Yes“.
Select “Wipe Cache Partition” to wipe cache data.

Step 4. Now Reboot your device.

Step 5. All Done ! Now, your device will start like new out of the box.

Hence, we have listed 3 best ways to unlock pattern lock on Android. We hope you use this guide to help yourself and friends in need and not to cause any trouble to anyone. For any assistance, write in comments below.

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