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Explay hit tablet reset to factory settings. How to unlock a tablet if you forgot your password or pattern

Hello everyone, newly logged in and constantly reading my blog! I want to tell you several ways to unlock the screen of your favorite tablet. Why this particular topic? Because I myself often forget passwords, but this has long ceased to be a problem for me. To cope with this task is not so difficult. Most importantly, do not use this knowledge on other people's devices. I don't want to teach you bad things! So, how to unlock the tablet if you forgot the pin code? There are several ways, and I will talk about each of them in great detail. All of them will concern devices based on android.

Google is the father of the android platform. Everyone who owns devices on this operating system knows what a Google account is. Those who are not too lazy and have registered on this service are great fellows. Why, you ask? Because it makes it possible to recover forgotten passwords through your email. It's that simple! How to do it?

I give step by step instructions:

Don't panic after entering the wrong picture password five times. Smile! We'll fix everything!
Wait for the touch button "Forgot pattern?" and click on it
Enter your email address and password in the field. Remember Wi-Fi must be turned on
Successful authorization will give you the right to change the password or remove the screen lock altogether.

ADB unlock

Are you as forgetful as I am and can't remember your Google account details? We are trying the following way to unlock the tablet through a computer or laptop by connecting a USB cable.

Remember! The ability to restore access to a locked device via ADB is only relevant when the USB Debugging option is active on the device. How to achieve this? You need to check the box opposite the line of the same name at the same time as setting the password on the device.

The algorithm of actions is as follows:

Install the Android SDK from the official website of the developer
Connect the device to the PC using a special cable
At the command line of the computer, write the line cmd
Carefully enter the inscription cd \ in the new window, press Enter. and then cd android-sdk\platform-tools\
Wait for the serial number of the tablet to appear after writing the adb devices command
Enter the following lines in sequence. At the end of each of them, insert Enter

cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases

sqlite3 settings.db

Be careful! You can copy commands from this text and try to paste them through the clipboard.

update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock';

update system set value=0 where name='lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently';

Restart your device and enter a new pattern password.

drastic measures

When you forgot your password, do not remember the mail, and the account cannot be restored, you need to reset the tablet to factory settings.

Attention! This is the most radical way. This way you can access the tablet. In this case, all data from it will be lost forever. If the hard disk contains very important information, it is better not to resort to such measures. Contact the service center or the nearest IT workshop. They will help remove the wrong password and remove all files intact on hard drive.

The Hard Reset procedure provided by the manufacturer is approximately the same for all brands. It is equally suitable for Lenovo and Samsung.

How to proceed:

Activate the device and simultaneously hold down the volume control and the power button
Wait for the "Recovery" menu to appear
Navigation is done by pressing all the same buttons
Follow the path Settings-Format Settings-Reset Android
Such actions will lead to the complete removal of all settings and a return to the base firmware.

It is worth noting that on other devices, from Prestigio, for example, entry and reset manipulations are performed with a different key combination. Three of them can be involved at once - Power, Volume Down and Home.

SIM card to bypass the paths

If the tablet has a SIM card slot and it is actively used, you can try to bypass system protection. A prerequisite is an installed phone application. This method is good for any tablet, including Samsung. This is a big "hole" in the protection of the operating system, which is why android programmers removed this option from the latest versions of the platform.

Try to go the following way:

Make sure you have or install an active SIM card
From any other number make a call to the device
Accept the call and minimize the phone app with the home button
In the "talk" state, any application of the device is available to the user
Take the opportunity and unlock your tablet

For better or worse, but this method is not available on the latest versions and it will not work to remove the PIN code.

Third party software and its features

You can once again make sure that you need to register a Google account using unblocking utilities from the Internet.

Log in to the network in any way you can and visit the Google Play page. Download the apps you need, like Screen Lock Bypass Pro. It will be especially relevant on versions from Android 2.2 to Android 4.0.

Attention! The screen unlocker is paid. Check its compatibility with your version of the operating system to avoid unnecessary unreasonable expenses.

Specify your device in the program and reboot. After clicking on the Activate button, enter a new password.

Mechanical Capabilities

If the question of how to remove the password is still relevant, you can try to "deceive" the tablet. Not all firmware can be outwitted, but it's worth a try.

Keep your device with you and keep an eye on the battery level at all times. As soon as the warning that the battery is low, go to the "battery status" menu. In the drop-down menu, sequentially click on the commands "settings" - "privacy" - "reset settings".

Unlock tablet on windows

What to do if you forgot the password from the device on the Windows operating system? First of all, it is worth figuring out what type of record is blocked - local or account. You can recover your password through the online password recovery form on the official Microsoft website.

You need to be prepared for the fact that the system will request the contact details that were specified during the initial registration. Most likely it was an email address or phone number. Here you will receive a password recovery code that you will need to enter on the site.

Outcome

The password recovery procedure is not very pleasant and rather troublesome. You can avoid such situations if you write down and store the password on paper at home.

You should back up all data on your device. For example, store photos and videos in the cloud storage. So you can save photos dear to your heart even in the event of a hard forced reboot of the device.

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The graphic key for the tablet is protection, which blocks access from other users to your device, in particular if it is stolen or lost. In simple words, a graphic key is password, consisting not of numbers, but representing combination of nine circles, connecting which in the sequence specified by the owner of the gadget provides access to the device.

It's important to know: In some cases, you can try to enter the security key indefinitely. But, often, after several attempts, the program automatically blocks gadget, believing that it protects it from an attacker who has attempted to steal the data stored in the device’s memory. In this case, trouble begins, especially if you need to use the tablet urgently. How take off graphic keys will be discussed a little lower.

How to unlock tablet

As a rule, there are two ways to protect your data on a tablet - this is graphic key And password(fingerprint scanners familiar on smartphones have not yet been deeply integrated into the world of tablets). So, how can you unlock a protected tablet with a password?

Password represents a four-digit numeric or alphanumeric combination that was previously set by the user (for example, pin code 1111 or password ab11).

It's important to know: as you can see, the methods of activating the key and password are the same and carry identical functionality, and different they are interconnected exclusively by the input method and each user chooses for himself which of the methods is more convenient for him to unlock.

Well, now you should move on to a detailed description of how to unlock the device if the password data has been lost or simply forgotten.

Using a Google account

Google account verification is the most optimal a way to unlock the tablet, allowing you to access the device by sending an e-mail. To carry out this procedure necessary:

Reset the device to factory settings

If the password information was lost, and account recovery does not help, in this case, resetting via Recovery.

Recovery allows you to go to developer menu and it will be useful to those users whose device is not only blocked, but also malfunctions from time to time (reboots, freezes, etc.). So for this necessary:

Turn off the device and go to recovery menu.

For different manufacturers, you can get into this menu in different ways.

Navigation on the developers menu is carried out with the keys volume, and the choice must be made with the button food.

Reflashing the device

If the user failed to enter the Recovery menu, then the only thing left is reflash device, as this is the only way to start using it from scratch. For flashing would need:

To find required version firmware for the device (firmware is selected depending on the manufacturer).
Now, on the official website you need to download software required to control the tablet system.
Next, it is necessary to plug device to a personal computer and run the previously downloaded software. It will automatically detect the user's device and offer to start updating the OS.
After that, the firmware starts boot and installed on the tablet.

Removing gesture.key and password.key

gesture key is a file in the tablet system that stores pattern data, and password.key- this is a similar file, but it contains data about the password. In order to restore access to the tablet, you must delete one of these files.

Deleting files:

First of all, it is necessary get rights superuser ( root law). For this you need to go settings— About device— Firmware version(you need to tap several times until the corresponding inscription appears. New models require special software).
Next, you need to go to Recovery menu.
Then you need to choose file manager and select the files to be deleted.
Remains only confirm your actions and restart the tablet.

Despite the fact that the methods for setting standard and picture passwords on tablets are different, the unlock methods for devices with the Android operating system are very similar. There are only small ones in work with tablets of different brands.

tablet Prestigio, Huawei, Texet, if you forgot your password

If you do not remember your graphic or standard access key, then the easiest and most painless way to unlock is to restore access through a google account. To do this, enter the wrong password 5 times, and in the window that appears - data from google mail. Do not forget that you should specify in the login field only the mail name itself without @gmail.com.

If this method does not bring results, then you can by resetting to factory settings. On devices of Texet, Prestigio and some other brands, the sequence of actions is not much different.

Turn off your . Press and hold the power button while holding down the volume up key. To unlock your Huawei tablet, press the volume down button. After a few seconds, you will see an Android splash screen and a factory reset menu on the tablet screen.

Use the volume buttons to navigate to "Wipe data/factory reset>Reboot system now".

The tablet will restart and work again without entering passwords. However, the biggest disadvantage of this recovery method is the loss of all user settings and data.

How to unlock an Acer tablet

On a tablet of this brand, resetting the settings is a little different.

To unlock your Acer device, turn it off and slide the screen lock button to the left. Hold down the power and volume buttons. When you feel a vibration, remove your finger from the power key.

While holding the volume button, slide the screen lock key until you see the Erasing Cache menu on the Acer tablet screen. Release the volume control only after the formatting of the tablet has begun.

How to unlock password on Explay tablet

There is no volume control button on Explay devices. To reset the settings, turn off the tablet. Press the rightmost button on the device (back key). While still holding it, click the power button once.

When you see the Android splash screen on the screen, press the "home" button, and in the menu that appears, select the reset user settings section.

How to unlock a Samsung tablet

Unlocking Samsung tablets is easier than most other devices due to the presence of a special application. To unlock the password, connect your device to your computer with the supplied usb cable.

Launch the Kies utility, go to settings and change passwords.

If using this method is not possible or did not bring the desired results, use the method of resetting to factory settings. To make a hard reset on a Samsung android tablet, press the volume up key, the home button and the power button. Release the pressed keys after the recovery menu appears. To control, use the volume buttons and the "home" key.

If it was not possible to unlock the tablet by resetting the settings, contact the service center of the manufacturer of your device.

A graphic key is a very reliable data protection on a tablet computer, but sometimes the gadget owner himself becomes her hostage. For example, if he forgets his key. It is also not uncommon for a device to fall into the hands of a child who randomly creates a graphic password, saves it and, of course, does not remember it. And it becomes impossible to log in.

To everyone's joy, this situation is not fatal. In most cases, the tablet can be unlocked by resetting the unlock pattern. It happens that you have to sacrifice the information stored in the device's memory, but more often you can get by with "less bloodshed". Let's look at six ways to unlock an Android tablet if you can't remember your pattern password.

Via SMS

This option is one of the quick and simple, but it will only help those who foresaw the situation with an accidental blocking of the gadget and installed the SMS Bypass application on it in advance, and also received superuser (root) rights. Naturally, the device must be equipped with a SIM card reader.

So, how to unlock an Android tablet using SMS Bypass if you forgot your pattern?

Install the app from Google Play. It's not free, but it only costs $1.99. To install, you need access to the global network and a Google account.
Give the app full access to the device.
Set the secret code in SMS Bypass to reset the pattern (its default value is 1234). To prevent outsiders from doing this, it is advisable to come up with a more complicated code.
When blocked, send an SMS from another phone to the SIM card number of your tablet with the text “secret_code reset”. For example, "1234 reset". The graphic key will be reset.

Through a phone call

Note! This option has one serious limitation - it only works on Android version 2.2 or lower. And such gadgets are quite rare today.

How to unlock the tablet with a call if you forgot the pattern?

Make a call to the locked device from another phone.
After receiving a call to Android 2.2 it becomes possible to enter the application “Settings” -> “Protection” -> “Lock screen” and change the pattern.

Another option is to call from the locked tablet itself. After dialing the number and pressing the call button, the desktop opens literally for a moment. If at this time you have time to click on the application icon (any), you will be able to enter the “Settings” and reset the key.

With a Google account

After five unsuccessful login attempts, the “Forgot pattern?” button will appear on the tablet screen.

Click on it, sign in to your Google account and go through the process of restoring access.

If your device does not have Internet access, you can use one of the methods to get it:

Press the "Emergency Call" button, dial the number *#*#7378423#*#* , on the menu “ Service tests” select “WLAN” and connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Insert a SIM card into the tablet with a sufficient amount of money in the account and an activated option to connect to the Internet.
Connect the network cable of the provider to the tablet via the USB-LAN adapter.

Through the recovery menu

recovery mode

Recovery is a special recovery mode from which the system settings are reset to the state as after purchase, flashing the device, obtaining superuser rights, restoring data from a backup, etc.

Note! To get into it, you need to turn off the tablet and when you turn it on again, press together with the Power button the volume rocker to increase or decrease the volume (each manufacturer has its own combination of buttons).

You can also do this using the ADB Run program, which is installed on a Windows or Linux computer. To enter the Recovery menu, the tablet must be connected via a USB cable to the PC, having previously enabled USB debugging in the “Settings” -> “Developer Options” menu.

After that, run ADB Run, select “Reboot” from the menu and then “Reboot Recovery”.

Recovery mode is available on the vast majority of gadgets running Android, but not all. If yours does not have it, install it separately - with it you will have one more way to unlock the tablet if you forgot both the pattern and your Google account. To install, you can use ADB Run in FastBoot mode or the Odin flash utility (for Samsung gadgets).

Unlock

To unlock the device, you need to delete the file /data/system/gesture.key. But there is no file manager in the Recovery menu. For it to appear there, you need to install it in advance. For example, the Aroma File Manager program is perfect, which directly from Recovery opens access to system files.

If USB debugging is enabled on the tablet, you can also use ADB Run to remove gesture.key by selecting the menu item Manual and running the command adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key.

Another way to remove this file is to install a special update that only works if there is a Recovery partition. This update resets the graphic key.

Through data reset

Resetting data is one of the last resorts when no other methods have helped. It is not recommended to start with it for the reason that after that you will lose your saved SMS, phone book, installed applications and some other data not saved in your Google account. Pictures and melodies will remain in place.

To reset the data, you will also need to enter the Recovery menu and select the option wipe data|factory reset. Let's figure out how this is done on devices of some brands.

Samsung

On tablets: turn off the device and press the volume up rocker and the Power button before turning it on.
On newer smartphones: turn off the device and before turning it on again, press the Power, Home and Volume Up buttons.
On older smartphones: Turn off the device and press the Power and Home buttons before turning it on again.

HTC

When turning on, press and hold the Power buttons and the volume down rocker.
The wipe data|factory reset option on some HTS models is called clear storage.

Huawei

Turn off the device, remove the battery (if it is removable) and reinsert immediately.
When turned on, press and hold Power and volume up rocker.

On some models of Huawei smartphones of recent years, a data reset is performed by unlocking the bootloader using the HiSuite and ADB Run utilities. The smartphone will then be clean, as after purchase.

Prestigio

How to unlock a Prestigio tablet and smartphone if you forgot your pattern?

Turn off the device. When turning on, press and hold the Power, Home (if any) and volume up rocker buttons.
After executing the instruction wipe data|factory reset in the Recovery menu, select delete all user data and next - reboot system now.

flashing method

Flashing the device is the most complex and risky method. It remains to be resorted to if you have forgotten the pattern, you do not have the Internet and you do not know how to unlock the tablet in other ways. It is assumed that you know how to flash Android devices and you already have the appropriate firmware with all the necessary tools.

The official source of original firmware is the website of your device manufacturer. All other sources can exacerbate the problem by turning the gadget into a “brick”.

The following software is used to flash certain models of mobile Android devices:

For Samsung, it's the Odin utility we've already mentioned.
For LG - KDZ Updater.
For Sony - Flsahtool.
For devices of different brands - FastBoot from the Android SDK.
For devices on chips MediaTek(which is mainly used on Chinese gadgets) - SP Flash Tool.

There is no universal instruction for installing the firmware - you must first find it on the website of the developer of the flash driver utility and study it in detail. If everything goes without incident, you will get a pristine tablet with a brand new Android OS. There will be no trace of the graphic key on it.

Pattern is a useful tool to protect your Android smartphone. Of course, the graphic key is very important for those who store personal files on their device. However, what happens if you forget your pattern and cannot unlock your Explay N1 smartphone? Our instructions will help you remove the explay n1 pattern.

Remove pattern explay n1 without Google account:

Important:

This method deletes all data and applications.

Turn off the Explay N1 smartphone, then wait a couple of seconds before turning it on again.
Hold down the key combination "Volume Up + Home Button + Power Buttons" until the phone boots up.
After launching the Explay N1 smartphone, you will see a DOS menu with various options.
Use the volume key to move up and down. You must select either Restore Factory Defaults or Delete all User Data.
After selecting the above settings, click on Reboot System Now and wait for your phone to reboot.

Remove explay n1 pattern using Google account:

When you have tried all five attempts to enter the pattern, and your Explay N1 smartphone is locked, two buttons "Next" and "Try again" will appear.
Click on the "Next" button and you will see two options for unlocking your smartphone. One option is to answer a security question, and the second option will require you to enter data from your Google account.
Basically, people don't ask the security question. But if you have installed it, then just write the answer to the question and your smartphone will be unlocked. Otherwise, select the second option and click Next.
In this window, you must enter the username and password for your Google account, and then click on the "Login" button.
You will be given the opportunity to install a new graphic key with which you can unlock your smartphone.

After completing all the steps in the instructions "How to remove the explay n1 pattern key", you will get access to your smartphone.

Other options to remove the pattern explay n1:

Most Android devices run at least Android 4.0 operating system. In addition to pattern protection, you can use face recognition technology or PIN code to unlock explay n1 pattern.