It occasionally happens that we forget the pattern lock that we had seted up on his Fairphone 3. When this happens, the lock screen of the mobile stays blocked because we can not do the right pattern lock again. If this happens to you, do not worry, your contact is not permanently blocked. There are alternatives to unlock the Fairphone 3 when you have forgotten your pattern lock. We will 1st see ways to unlock the pattern lock with your Google Account. We will see secondly the best ways to use the Android device manager to unlock the Fairphone 3. At last, we will see the technique to reset the Fairphone 3, whenever you are still stuck.
Unlock the Fairphone 3 lock screen pattern lock with your Google Account
If perhaps you still can not remember the pattern lock you have set up on your Fairphone 3, here’s what you need to do. You need to first do 5 times a bad pattern lock on your Fairphone 3. This will block the Fairphone 3 for 30 secs and should display at the bottom of the screen a button pattern lock Forgotten . Click this button to find 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 Fairphone 3 home screen will unlock.
Use Android Device Manager to unlock the Fairphone 3
Whenever the previous technique does not work, you can use Device Manager to unlock the pattern lock of your Fairphone 3. To accomplish this, you must go to www.google.com/android/devicemanager and sign in with the Google Account that is associated with your Fairphone 3. Once done, you have to click Lock . The interface will then offer you to enter a new password that will unlock your Fairphone 3. You just have to test to see if it works well.
Reset your Fairphone 3 if you have a forgotten pattern lock
Whenever the 1st two ways do not work for you, there exists an ultimate solution to unlock the Fairphone 3 in case of forgotten pattern lock. This answer is to reset your Fairphone 3. To accomplish this, you will need to start Fairphone 3 in Recovery mode and run a Factory Reset . Do not hesitate to consult our tutorial to factory reset the Fairphone 3.
