It oftentimes happens that we forget the pattern lock that we had configured on his Honor 8X. When ever this happens, the lock screen of the cellphone stays blocked because we can not do the right pattern lock again. If this happens to you, do not worry, your telephone is not permanently blocked. There are alternatives to unlock the Honor 8X when you have forgotten your pattern lock. We will first see the right way to unlock the pattern lock with your Google Account. We will see in a second time the best technique use the Android device manager to unlock the Honor 8X. At last, we will see how you can reset the Honor 8X, whenever you are still stuck.
Unlock the Honor 8X lock screen pattern lock with your Google Account
If perhaps you still can not remember the pattern lock you have set up on your Honor 8X, here’s what you need to do. You must first do 5 times a bad pattern lock on your Honor 8X. This will block the Honor 8X for 30 secs and should display at the bottom of the screen a button pattern lock Forgotten . Press this button to access the recovery page. Once on this page, you need to enter information from your Google Account or your pattern lock PIN . If the information is good, the Honor 8X home screen will unlock.
Use Android Device Manager to unlock the Honor 8X
If perhaps the previous technique doesn’t work, you can use Device Manager to unlock the pattern lock of your Honor 8X. To do this, you have to go to www.google.com/android/devicemanager and sign in with the Google Account that is linked with your Honor 8X. Once done, you have to click Lock . The interface will then offer you to enter a new password that will unlock your Honor 8X. You just have to test to see if it works well.
Reset your Honor 8X if you have a forgotten pattern lock
If perhaps the 1st two approaches do not work for you, there exists an ultimate technique to unlock the Honor 8X in case of forgotten pattern lock. This answer is to reset your Honor 8X. To do this, you will need to start Honor 8X in Recovery mode and run a Factory Reset . Do not hesitate to consult our tutorial to factory reset the Honor 8X.