How to Unlock Android Pattern Lock

Google developed android pattern lock for android user’s convenience and security. But what if you forgot that pattern, sometimes even we will not able to reset that pattern lock through forgot password. That’s why i decided to teach you how you can unlock that pattern lock.

I have two methods for unlocking your android device from pattern lock.

1. Unlock android pattern lock using Android SDK Tools.

2. Unlock android pattern lock by resetting your phone to factory settings.

Unlock android pattern lock using Android SDK Tools.

This method allows you to unlock your android device without losing your data.

Requirements:

• Android SDK Tools
• Data cable
• USB debugging mode should be enabled on that locked device.  (Don’t worry if USB debugging mode is not enabled on that device you can use second method.)

Process:

• Download and install Android SDK tools to run ADB command.
• When you finished installing open it, now only check SDK Platform-tools and click on install packages.
• Connect your locked device with your system
• Goto Android SDK tools by default the path is Users > App Data > Local > Android > Android-SDK > Platform-tools
• Now hold SHIFT and right click on platform-tools folder
• Click on open command window
• Then command prompt will appears now type following commands one by one:
  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

• That’s it,  restart your device.

Unlock android pattern lock by resetting your phone to factory settings.

This method is the easiest method for resetting pattern lock, but it will also reset your phone to factory settings with means all your apps and personal data will be deleted.

Process:

• Shutdown your android device
• Now restart it by pressing power button, then immediately press power button along with UP volume button.
• Then a recovery mode will appears, move up and down using volume buttons and select using Home button.
• Then select Restore Factory Settings/Delete all user Data.
• That’s all