Life slams to a halt when you forget your Android password, PIN, or pattern, but there are some things you can do. We take a look at your various options.

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If you forget your Android phone's password, your options are limited, but we have a few suggestions for steps you can take to help prevent it.

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to get into your Android phone if you've forgotten your security pattern.

Quick Recovery from Device If you’re looking for a quick and straightforward way to recover lost files from your Android device, use the Quick Recovery mode in DroidKit.

Android used to have a process where you could type the wrong PIN or password multiple times and it would then send a recovery email to the associated account. However, Google removed that procedure.