hi, i'm running the 5.0.0 version (i think) and i recently made a new pattern lock as a security measure. however i forgot the pattern. GG
after i got locked out, i installed android device manager from my pc to my phone. it says the install was successful, and i'm on the android device manager webpage to get a password lock sent to my phone, however the screen that displays the actual INPUTTING of the password doesn't appear ;(
i get the recovery message screen to display on my phone, but nowhere does it allow me to put in a password.
is my only option to factory reset it?
tldr; phone doesn't receive password lock - what can i do now
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can anyone help me just flashed phone with dutty's 6 rom all was working great no screen lock came up and when i enter password and hit okay nothing happens....
i want to know if you phone is locked like sim lock or rom lock
Phone Lock
regular phone lock the password you enter
did you try to reflash it again
Phone Locked
cant connect to active sync without password so cant reflash
i can't help you it is the first time i heard about a password with active sync when i do mine i only connect my phone to the computer using the data cable after will install the drivers and then it will active sync by itself without installing a password.
fixed hard reset did it
Hi all,
I'm running CM11 on a Moto G. Due to work requirements I encrypted my phone via the security settings. It all went as expected, until I got to the screen where I have to enter my password to decrypt storage...
Once I enter the correct password, it loads a screen with an android on (I think it was similar to the one from the encryption screen) very briefly, then goes blank. I presume it turns off as it doesn't do anything else for quite a while. If I reboot and try enter an incorrect code, it prompts for the right code, so I'm definitely entering the correct pin.
My questions is - is there any way around this (without wiping the phone)? Any idea what's gone wrong?
I can still access recovery, but obviously it's rather limited as it's all encrypted. Is there any way I can connect via PC to get my files and decrypt them as I know the password?
How do I reset the passcode on a nexus 5 without doing a reset? I've tried logging into the google acconut, and I can use the "find" option in the device manager to locate the device, but if i press the "lock" button and try to enter a new password, for a split second it says "We have sent a lock request to the device", but then it says "Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered won't be needed." Wtf is going on? Is there another way to reset the password?
I have not tried this and I do not know if it's updated for Lollipop, so use with caution.
This thread discusses how this can be accomplished if you have custom recovery installed or if USB debugging is enabled. If neither of those are true, you'll have to do a factory reset, there are no other options.
Issue:
Device is encrypted, but when I reboot my phone I am NOT prompted for a device password.
* It used to be that when I did a reboot or shutdown and restart, I would have to enter a password before the system fully started.
* But now the phone boots into the phone without putting in my password. I can reboot the phone and it will boot all the way to the Lock screen, and I can unlock the lock screen with my fingerprint or my backup password.
* I am concerned that somehow my device is either no longer encrypted or that there is some setting which has stored the boot password.
I have device encryption turned on:
Settings-->Personal and Security-->Other security settings: First item shows "Device encrypted"
Screen is locked with Fingerprints:
Settings-->Personal and Security-->
Screen lock type is Fingerprints
I'm on a Galaxy S6, AT&T branded phone, no root; this is a stock/vanilla phone.
Model - SAMSUNG-SM-G920A
Android Version - 5.0.2
Baseband G920AUCU2AOF4
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Issue:
Device is encrypted, but when I reboot my phone I am NOT prompted for a device password.
* It used to be that when I did a reboot or shutdown and restart, I would have to enter a password before the system fully started.
* But now the phone boots into the phone without putting in my password. I can reboot the phone and it will boot all the way to the Lock screen, and I can unlock the lock screen with my fingerprint or my backup password.
* I am concerned that somehow my device is either no longer encrypted or that there is some setting which has stored the boot password.
I have device encryption turned on:
Settings-->Personal and Security-->Other security settings: First item shows "Device encrypted"
Screen is locked with Fingerprints:
Settings-->Personal and Security-->
Screen lock type is Fingerprints
I'm on a Galaxy S6, AT&T branded phone, no root; this is a stock/vanilla phone.
Model - SAMSUNG-SM-G920A
Android Version - 5.0.2
Baseband G920AUCU2AOF4
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Hi, thank you for using XDA assist.
There is a general forum for android here https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help where you can get better help and support if you try to ask over there.
Good luck
soo yesterday i flashed twrp and everything went smoothly, i then proceeded to format the data to remove encryption. later, when i was setting up a lock screen password it literally wouldnt set the password
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the lock screen password was still off even after setting a password
is there any way to fix this?
This happens when you try to format data via TWRP in order to remove encryption. The only way to get the lock screen back is to flash the stock image via fastboot