I have a Nexus 7 tablet that I haven't used in a while and I don't remember the pattern lock.
The problem is there's no backup password prompt, and it never asks for my google login no matter how many attempts I make. The device is online. It just says You entered the incorrect pattern 40 times. Try again in 30 seconds.
I tried the android device manager and locked the device with an alternate password but tells me that since there is a screen password set they won't use the password I just entered... which is unhelpful. Any other ideas short of a factory reset?
Hi there..
I'm trying ti understand device encryption before i install a custom ROM on my poco. (Any links explaining how encryption works on android would be greatly appreciated)
My first question is whether the pocophone encryption is turned on by default.
Under the encryption settings, the "encrypt device using lock screen password" slider is set to off.
However, every time I reboot the phone, i am forced to enter the lock screen password as fingerprint and facial recognition do not work. I assumed that this is because encryption had been enabled on my phone by default. But then why is the slider set to off?
mahela007 said:
Hi there..
I'm trying ti understand device encryption before i install a custom ROM on my poco. (Any links explaining how encryption works on android would be greatly appreciated)
My first question is whether the pocophone encryption is turned on by default.
Under the encryption settings, the "encrypt device using lock screen password" slider is set to off.
However, every time I reboot the phone, i am forced to enter the lock screen password as fingerprint and facial recognition do not work. I assumed that this is because encryption had been enabled on my phone by default. But then why is the slider set to off?
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The option that you are talking about under encryption settings, is the same as "Android secure start up" on AOSP. If you enable this option, you need to enter your device password while you restart the phone. Or else your device won't even boot up (and you won't see the lockscreen) completely and you will be stuck. It's an extra layer of security on top of lockscreen password/pattern/pin. Now coming to your second question, it's a security feature on android where no other unlock methods will work except PIN/Password/Pattern after you restart the device everytime. And it has nothing to do with encryption or decryption. Even if you decrypt the ROM, you will still have to enter your password or pin or pattern on every reboot. Only then all other unlock methods will start working. Some ROMs have a feature where you can bypass this security and unlock the device straight away on every reboot without entering the default pin or password/pattern. But they also put a disclaimer that it's not safe.
Thanks for the info.. But one of the questions "Is the Pocophone F1" encrypted by default?" is not yet answered. I am very interested to know. And (while I am asking) if not, "How can I do encrypt it"?
Yes, it is encrypted by default.
On one of my Axon phones the pattern lock is broken:
If I enter a wrong pattern, then it says "wrong pattern".
If I enter a correct pattern, then it seemingly unlocks, but then immediately relocks.
If I use my fingerprint, then I can unlock and use the phone as normal, except:
I can't change the pattern lock. If I try to remove it, replace it with another locking mechanism (e.g. PIN) or try to change the pattern, then android asks me to input the pattern first and I get a very similar behaviour there too. Wrong pattern -> "wrong pattern". Correct pattern. -> It loads something and then throws me back to where I was before. And then asks for the pattern again.
This is very annoying, how can I deal with that?
PS: No root or anything like that, it's all stock.
Is there any alternative available for screen unlocking if we forgot pin or pattern without losing your data. Similar type of ROM that can give option like forgot password, pin so we can recover the data.
Is there any option that can unlock the screen lock free if I forgot the password or pin. Is there any supported ROM that can give you option forgot password with alternate option so we cannot lose our data
Hh
try this
Rescue and Smart Assistant (RSA) - Lenovo Support IN
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