Phone password reset: Smartphones have become essential parts of our lives now as they play an important role in our day-to-day life. From UPI payments to booking tickets online, everything is done with one click. Hence, it is important to put a screenlock on the smartphone to protect our data from others.
However, many times users forget the password, pattern or pin. And if you have also forgotten your phone's password and are unable to unlock it, then there is no need to worry. We have got you simple steps to unlock it.
You can unlock your smartphone at home without going to a service center. Check the easy steps below:
For Android Phone
1. Unlock your phone with your Google account
- Google account can be used to unlock the device if you forget your phone password.
- After entering the wrong password or PIN several times, a message appears on the screen saying 'you can try next after some time and, along with it, ‘Forgot Pattern/Password’ button'.
- Tap on it. It will ask to login to the Google account which is registered with the phone.
- After this, your phone will be unlocked. And now, you will be able to set a new password or pattern.
- It is worth noting, that a internet connection is a must for this method to work.
2. Factory reset your device
- Switch off the phone.
- Press and hold the Power button along with the Volume Up or Down buttons for a while.
- Your phone will go into recovery mode. Enter ‘Clean/Erase Data’ and ‘Wipe Cache’ after selecting the factory reset option.
- Turn on your phone after waiting for about a minute.
- It will not ask for any password or pattern, instead, you get the option to set up the phone from the beginning.
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For the iPhone users
- Switch off your phone.
- To put your phone in recovery mode, press and hold the power button on your iPhone and later devices after connecting it to your Macbook or PC. You need to press the volume down button on iPhone 7 series and the home button in older iPhones.
- You must have iTunes installed on your PC or Mac, after which you will see the recovery mode screen of the device and you will be able to control it with iTunes software.
- Click on the Restore option found in iTunes on PC or Mac. After this, all the data on the iPhone will be deleted and the passcode will also be removed.
- You can restore apps and settings from the backup after setting a new passcode or setting up the iPhone as a new device.
