Can anyone help me with this issue. My Sprint Touch Pro with stock rom randomly locks, asking me for a password to unlock it. I had never set this feature up. As a troubleshooting step I set up it and then turned it off, but my password does not stick. So when it locks like this I am force to soft-reset it. Which wouldn't be so bad except that it erases my exchange server settings everytime this scenario happens. Any ideas? I have S2U2 installed, wonder if that is part of it?
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I had something similar happen to me, except I manually set-up the pw lock. It kept saying I was putting in the wrong pw even though I know for sure it was right. I had to do a hard reset just to access it. Although I heard you can bring it to sprint repair store and they can bypass the pw and tell you what it is.
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Hi Guys,
Well i hope this is not a dupe post, however ill give it a shot.
So i have my new Android phone that is setup with Exchange syncing from work. There is a PIN number that is forced onto my phone which is ok, however coming from an iphone they had a really neat feature where i could set the timeout on the PIN to say 15mins, then anytime i used my phone during that time i didn't have to enter in the PIN. This was ok with me. However since moving to Android, it seems that when i set the PIN and the screen lock feature to say 2 mins (so the screen will turn off quickly) when i wake it up the phone asks me for a PIN. It is starting to get quite annoying.
Now before you all jump on the security bandwagon, i want to first say i am happy with having to enter the PIN, however i was wondering if there is an app or solution out there that could make it similar to the way the iphone handles the PIN timeout.
I am using a carrier supplied phone, so no rooting or hacks have been done to the phone yet.
Does anyone currently know if there is any way to add in the PIN timeout feature (or whatever it may be called) so that when i wake my phone from sleep within a certain time, the PIN will not be asked until that timer has been met?
The apps i have seen do NOT work when exchange sync is enabled.
Any help would be really appreciated.
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Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on my question?
Thanks.
There's a version of email with the security requirement disabled. This would allow you to set your own password requirements and screen time out.
Where could I find this replacement email app?
Hi,
Not sure if this has been asked before, but If a pin number or password is set up for the lock screen, this can be bypassed by pressing the home button 5 or 6 times and will then open up the phone without the need to enter the password or pin. A work colleague found this out by accident and was able to access the phone uninhibited. Is this a feature in case of forgotten passwords / pins or is it a bug. Or can it be disabled? as it doesn't seem all that secure
Mine doesnt do that, tried it several times
must be a bug on your phone
Yeah I though that but another work colleague has the same phone and his does it as well. You have to press it quite quickly it seems to go into the voice control when it comes on and then goes on to normal phone use. I have found other references to it googling, but seems to be relating to a fix if you have actually forgotten the password.
We've been having a fiddle , and now having powered off the phones cold and restarting after setting the pin numbers it has stopped doing it. Up untill now after setting the pin code we hadn't actually powered off completely just into standby. SO you presumably must have to reboot the phone after setting the pin number.
Anyway both phones are working and cant replicate the issue, so hopefully sorted.
Thanks
First of all, I know this has been posted before regarding other devices, but I couldn't find anything about this phone.
Here's the deal, my friend passed away on Friday night, and suicide was highly suspected. His parents very much want to be able to unlock his phone and find any reasons that may point to suicide. They have exhausted all of the pattern lock attempts possible, so now it's stuck at the recovery option.
The phone is definitely on stock, and most likely hasn't been rooted. When I try to unlock it, I can see the actual homescreen in the background before the password recovery screen pops up. The phone is still active, so I can call it and text it if that can help bypass the lock screen in any way.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Wellp, none of the glitch methods I found online seemed to work. But I did manage to get into the phone.
I realized that Firefox/Chrome/Whatever will probably have his password for gmail saved. So his parents let me on his laptop and I managed to find his gmail password in the saved passwords and reset his pattern lock.
Sorry if this has been answered before, I did do a few searches before posting though.
I know the google account associated with this phone, as well as the correct password (I use it daily so I'm 100% sure of the password)
I have forgotten my unlock pattern (the one you draw on the 3x3 grid).
I'd like to unlock the phone, but it doesn't remember any wifi passwords, I cant figure out how to make it connect to wifi. I also don't have a compatible SIM card, that I know of.
Is there a way to back up the phone to an SD/Computer without logging in, before resetting it? I'd just like to access the old pictures, but if my only option is a factory reset I can accept that.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Hello!
I'm facing a very weird issue with my HTC U11 Life.
I've been using it for years with the same pattern and fingerprint, and out of the blue, my pattern appears as wrong while I haven't changed it.
It happened for the first time after restarting my phone (I switch it off pretty often though).
The fingerprint is recognised, but the pattern isn't.
I have no other option on the screen than the emergency call (no "forgot pattern"/enter password/pin/connect to my Google account), and the "find my phone" doesn't show anything ("Can't reach device"), even if it's connected to my home regular wifi.
Not sure it's relevant, but I tried to deactivate the pattern a month ago, as I'm using that phone only at home. But it sounds like it didn't go through.
After browsing forums for hours, I tried a few steps, all unsuccessful.
Using the ADB tools, when I enter the bootloader, I run “./fastboot reboot bootloader”, after which I see the device show up in “./fastboot devices”. Then I try to run “./fastboot boot twrp.img” for the HTC U11 Life, at which point I see a “Device corrupt, cannot be trusted” message. So I seemingly can't progress without flashing my phone, which I don't want to do.
I should probably also mention that I have another phone (Google Pixel 6), and I tried to put my home as a "Trusted place" for my Google account, but it unfortunately didn't change anything.
I saw the hard reset option but I can't afford losing any data on that phone, and I believe there is a solution given the fact that I can provide the right fingerprint and any password, if they're requested.
I hope your fabulous community can be of any help.
Thank you very much!
Take it to a data recovery specialist if you really need the data. They might be able to recover it.
Either a hardware failure or possibly malware, or a Single Event Upset.
Always redundantly backup critical data. Avoid encryption if possible. Use an SD card as the data drive if you have that option.
Hey Blackhawk!
Thanks a lot for this super quick answer, I really appreciate it
I should admit I have a hard time believing a malware attack, given that I was barely using Internet on this phone. So that indeed must be a hardware failure or a Single Event Upset. Go figure!
That's a pity that there is no solution to that, especially that my fingerprint works, which is super frustrating. Anyway, too bad, I guess I'll factory reset as it's my only option.
Have a great weekend!
seems theres no way to fix this
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seems theres no way to fix this
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There is. A factory reset. The data partition was somehow corrupted. If it reoccures then either the firmware has been corrupted or there's a hardware failure.
Anytime you set a password for device access, you are the one most likely to get locked out. It may be through no fault of your own however had no lock had been set you have a higher probability of retaining access.
NEVER set passwords for backup drives. Always keep backup drives isolated from everything unless in use.