How to Bypass “Verify Pin” After Factory Reset? “I factory reset my phone and now I’m locked out” is a familiar refrain on the search pages. But there’s no way to reset an Android ...

While I can’t say I’ve ever forgotten the password or PIN for my phone, I totally get how it’s possible.

Some custom ROMs let you erase the entire phone by typing a special PIN. That's too drastic. A decoy setup would benefit more people, here's why.

How to set a longer PIN or password Every Android device is a little different, with Samsung taking a different approach from Google and so on.

Google has dramatically changed its tune on bypassing the Android lock screen. If you forget your lock screen password/PIN/pattern, a factory reset is your only recourse.