Having issues setting up PIN unlock (though haven't tried any of the other security options). I'm running dman's rooted, deodexed, etc. LB3 ROM with Entropy's March kernel. The only other mod I have is the 8-lockscreen / CRT off mod.
When I setup the PIN unlock, I enter my 4 digit PIN once, then hit OK, then confirm a second time, and hit OK. It goes back to the settings screen as if it was accepted. Then I lock the phone and try to unlock it. It tells me my PIN is incorrect.
I've done this three times now, since the first time I thought I might have fat-fingered the PIN on entry; the second and third times I was very careful with my entry. Each time it won't let me in, and I have to restore from a backup done before I put in the security code.
I also tried restoring to an older backup that didn't have the 8-lockscreen mod and got the same response.
Any ideas? I don't normally use a PIN, but I'm going to put a work email account on it and would like to secure it.
Thanks.
possibly just dense?
I'm beginning to think I might just be dense. Had a few moments to try another ROM and see if PIN unlock works, so I flashed Devastation build 2.
Ran qkster's pre-flash wipe script, then flashed, then fixed permissions. Everything booted as it should, so I went straight to settings to try the PIN lock.
I selected Location and Security > Set Screen Lock > PIN. I typed in my 4 digit PIN, then hit the Continue button at the bottom. Typed it in again and hit the OK button at the bottom (not the OK right under the 7 button).
Then to test it I tried to change the screen lock. As it should, it prompted me for my PIN. Once again, it told me "Sorry, try again".
What the #$%# am I doing wrong? Should I be hitting the "ok" button under the number 7 instead of at the bottom of the screen?
The other possibility is that I just have a bad flash in the mix somewhere and I need to heimdall back to stock and start over.
Cheers.
sjroberts98 said:
I'm beginning to think I might just be dense. Had a few moments to try another ROM and see if PIN unlock works, so I flashed Devastation build 2.
Ran qkster's pre-flash wipe script, then flashed, then fixed permissions. Everything booted as it should, so I went straight to settings to try the PIN lock.
I selected Location and Security > Set Screen Lock > PIN. I typed in my 4 digit PIN, then hit the Continue button at the bottom. Typed it in again and hit the OK button at the bottom (not the OK right under the 7 button).
Then to test it I tried to change the screen lock. As it should, it prompted me for my PIN. Once again, it told me "Sorry, try again".
What the #$%# am I doing wrong? Should I be hitting the "ok" button under the number 7 instead of at the bottom of the screen?
The other possibility is that I just have a bad flash in the mix somewhere and I need to heimdall back to stock and start over.
Cheers.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This happens with hellraised/leak-build ROMs with a longer-than-4-number PIN or password. At least to me. So either you're lying about the 4 numbers or your phone is weird.
I unlocked my phone normally several times today using my pattern. Five minutes after I had unlocked it, I picked it back up and drew my pattern and it said it was incorrect. I tried several more times with no change. I was able to unlock the phone using my fingerprint, but I have no idea how my pattern changed without my permission. If my phone dies or restarts for any reason, I will need the pattern to unlock it, as you can't use fingerprint on start up. (I've had the same unlock pattern since my last phone, so I'm sure I am putting it in correctly.)
Has anyone else encountered this bug? Is there any way to create a new pattern using my fingerprint? Finally, how should I go about reporting this to Samsung?
Thanks.
Yes!
Same thing happened to me... S7 working great for first few days when suddenly it didn't accept my unlock pattern. I've been using the same pattern for awhile and unlocked the phone a few times that morning. After a few reboots it finally accepted my pattern again. Immediately disabled it and now using pin instead.
stevecr25 said:
Yes!
Same thing happened to me... S7 working great for first few days when suddenly it didn't accept my unlock pattern. I've been using the same pattern for awhile and unlocked the phone a few times that morning. After a few reboots it finally accepted my pattern again. Immediately disabled it and now using pin instead.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you just restart again and again until it worked? If it worked for you I might try it instead of the factory reset.
I've had lock screen issues with my LG V10, but not quite like yours. I use a pattern, not a password or fingerprint. Sometimes the screen is locked and I fail the pattern and the phone gets unlocked anyway. Usually, this is associated with having first touched a notification with the screen locked. What happens after the pattern fails (trace shows in red), is that the screen appears as it does when it's not locked and I just swipe and I'm in the application whose notification I touched. The LG V10 has a fingerprint reader on the power button, but I haven't programmed it since I heard it's not that great. This is a major security issue in my opinion, and I haven't read any other posts anywhere about it. So I don't know if it's specific to LG, the V10 or Marshmallow (it started with Marshmallow).
I can start a new thread if you believe our lock screen problems are unrelated (enough). Just let me know.
Bruce
Same thing happened to me. I'm THE ONLY one to ever use my phone and I went to open it and it was saying my pattern was invalid. I was able to use the thumb print pattern still though. However when I went to change the pattern in my settings I entered what used to be my pattern and it locked me out of my phone for an hour. I don't know how to change it.
bluefire2128 said:
Same thing happened to me. I'm THE ONLY one to ever use my phone and I went to open it and it was saying my pattern was invalid. I was able to use the thumb print pattern still though. However when I went to change the pattern in my settings I entered what used to be my pattern and it locked me out of my phone for an hour. I don't know how to change it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Saw you had the same issue, so wanted to let you know. I restarted the phone and the old pattern started working again. Another person with this issue said that they had to restart several times, but it did work. So I'd give that a try, worked for me. Good luck!
It just happed to me. I restarted it and it accepted my pattern. I now have it set with pin instead.
Had the same issue as well! Samsung Galaxy S7, suddenly stopped recognizing my screen unlock pattern. Same solution as well; Restarted my phone and the problem went away.
Is there a way to disable the pattern feature if you are able to navigate the phone? Got locked out of Marshmallow on my MOTO G 3rd gen. phone after a pattern change; I was surprisingly able to just reboot into an unlocked phone. I've turned on adb debug access while I still have the opportunity.
I just had that issue. I was able to unlock with the pin, and reset the pattern and it now works again but it was freaky.
Same happened here. This morning the lock pattern on my S7 edge is forgotten by the phone.. Reboot doesn't help.
have the same problem today. i didn't change my pattern and it happened again. before i was using a PIN and I ended up factory reset and by this time I wouldn't want to do the reset factory settings as the last option.
The pin was also randomly stop working, I have mine set to pin and it did the same thing.
Me too!!!! Wtf!!
Mine has locked as well and I swipe the wrong pattern until it gives me the option to put in the back up pin but when I go to correct the swipe it wont let me in. I have tried everything all of you have suggested except the factory reset, I just can't believe that Samsung hasn't put out a fix for this yet.
Here is how you fix it
Method 1. Use 'Find My Mobile' feature on Samsung Phone
All Samsung devices come with "Find My Mobile" feature. In order to bypass Samsung lock screen pattern, PIN, password and fingerprint, you can just follow the below steps to get it done.
• First of all, set up your Samsung account and log in.
• Click "Lock My Screen" button.
• Enter new PIN in the first field
• Click "Lock" button at the bottom
• Within few minutes, it will change lock screen password to the PIN so that you can unlock your device.
tell me it work ??
Just an update to help out someone who might be going through this. This recently happened to me on my s6 edge.
Like the above comment suggests, go to "Find My Mobile". Once signed in, select the "UNLOCK MY DEVICE" option , (selecting the "Lock My Screen" option does not allow you to change the lock screen type afterwards).
Selecting Unlock my device will immediately unlock the phone and erase any lock screen patterns, fingerprints or pins that you might not remember, thus allowing you to set them up again!
Hope this helps!!
---------- Post added at 08:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 PM ----------
Also, one more thing. Doing the above ^ seemed to have solved a problem I was having with "Smart Lock" not working. So just as an FYI, going through that process might help you with that.
This just happend to my gf's s4 also she sent a text and then went to reply again a few moments later and her pin was invalid and it locked her out of her phone for 30 seconds, she just had to restart it once and it worked with the old pin again.
brobbeh said:
I just had that issue. I was able to unlock with the pin, and reset the pattern and it now works again but it was freaky.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
same issues here, pattern just stopped working. im positive im using the correct pattern.
i can login with my pin, but i cant reset the pattern as it keeps asking for the current pattern.
how can i reset the pattern or change to pin / fingerprint?
ive restartted 2x and trying a 3rd now....
> Use 'Find My Mobile' feature on Samsung Phone
No this didn't work. It still requires my pattern, and tells me I'm doing it wrong...
It DID let me into the phone, which was nice. But the pattern problem persists...
...Update: I restarted the phone, and it came up and accepted my pattern.
This just happened to me on my phone and my tablet. I wound up having to do a factory reset on both! Way to go Samsung. These are the last Samsung devices I'll ever buy.
Hi there,
Recently went back to a S7 from a HTC M9 and wow what a difference and love this phone now. When setting up phone from new I set up a PIN and fingerprint screen lock. All was going well until I recently restarted it as had it turned off, now after a restart you have to re enter your PIN for fingerprint sensor to open it but unfortunately I was unable to remember my PIN ( silly bugger next time write PIN number down ). Eventually I opened it using Samsung Find My Mobile by using Lock My Mobile and using a new PIN phew what a relief as I didnt want to do a factory reset and then have to reload everything. Now I want to change my PIN to a new number ( already written down ) and when I go into Screen lock type in settings and it asks me under Confirm PIN to enter my PIN, I enter the PIN I used in Lock My Mobile to open phone it doesnt accept it and locked me out again for 5 minutes but after that time fingerprint sensor opened phone normally. Question is how do I reset a new number because if I have to restart /reboot phone for any reason I will be locked out again.
If you aren't rooted, Factory Reset is pretty much your only way. If you are rooted, there's some files you can delete but I don't remember them.
Think about it - if your phone was lost or stolen, would you want someone to be able to disable the screen lock to get at your information?
Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
For the past few years I was starting to notice that every now and then my phone would just reboot for no reason. (Interval being like once or twice every 3 months, and no reason meaning no noticable reason (no software update, no freeze, no low memory, no extended use etc.)).
And this isn't even a normal reboot, because if I hold the power button and then reboot my phone, when it's done I am prompted to enter my SIM pin code, and then my device pin. However on these random reboots, the phone only asks for the device pin, never the sim.
When the random reboot happens, my phone vibrates as the screen fades to black, and soon after I see my service provider intro and the device and android specific intro, and then the phone asks for my device pin.
This was happening with my older phones, Xperia GO, Z3 Compact, and now it is also happening with XZ Premium. On the XZP, I have fingerprint detection on, however on boot I have set it to always ask for the PIN, and disregard FP detection on boot. That's why I know it rebooted, even if I don't notice it happening on the spot.
Anyone got an idea why this is happening? Always have latest available firmware installed (vanilla OTA android), and also latest app versions. (Also I don't usually shut down or reboot my phone, I leave it on "forever" most of the time and just charge it at night. Most recently I put it on charging and the phone rebooted when I plugged it in.)
What I want to know: why the reboots are happening, how to stop them, and how to force the system to ask for SIM pin when a random reboot happens (without it I lose an extra layer of security if this glitch happens).
1. First remove sim and look your problem solved or not?
2. If not I suggest you to flash your firmware
Sent from my SHV-E210S using Tapatalk
I've just got done a fresh install of the May update. After I finished restoring my settings, I went to set up my pin/fingerprint. As I was typing in the new pin, a system message appeared saying the settings app timed out, closing the settings app. I went back into the app to enter my pin/continue setting up my pin and it now says I need to put my pin in. So I just assumed my pin went through, I entered my pin and it says it's wrong. However, there is no pin lock on my phone. I can enter my phone from the lock screen, reboot, anything as if I don't have a pin. So I'm locked out of making a new pin, but not locked out of the phone.
Has anyone else came across this issue? I've never had this happen until the may update.
Thanks!
Pesty_Pupil said:
I've just got done a fresh install of the May update. After I finished restoring my settings, I went to set up my pin/fingerprint. As I was typing in the new pin, a system message appeared saying the settings app timed out, closing the settings app. I went back into the app to enter my pin/continue setting up my pin and it now says I need to put my pin in. So I just assumed my pin went through, I entered my pin and it says it's wrong. However, there is no pin lock on my phone. I can enter my phone from the lock screen, reboot, anything as if I don't have a pin. So I'm locked out of making a new pin, but not locked out of the phone.
Has anyone else came across this issue? I've never had this happen until the may update.
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 same thing happened to me :/