Remove /Bypass Lockscreen With Recovery

[Cruzer-]

You save my ass dude.. big thanks

 

[demenicis]

worked perfectly, on axon 7 mini with android 7.1. MASSIVE THANKS
Problem is, any idiot can get into our phones if twrp is installed!!!!!!!
and if it isn't, but usb debug is on, then again, totally unprotected........
i've been playing with android for years and never realised such obvious danger........
but since google REMOVED the ability to unlock phones from "find my device" or even from your google account on a PC, if I didn't have twrp installed I'd be screwed now.

BIG THANKS GOOGLE!!!

 

[Newby75]

Great! Thank you! You just saved me from another sleepless night!

I was being careful and just renamed them to *.archive instead of deleting them. Works just fine.

Cheers!

 

[Js Dh]

Look here

NOTE :

If you don't have these :

password.key
pattern.key
locksettings.db-shm
locksettings.db-wal

And only have
locksettings.db

Just delete locksettings.db then and reboot, it will work without any problems!

 

[SYS113]

Repetitive but interesting
It's a pity that it doesn't work on high Android version phones ...

thanks

 

[TioCareca]

Repetitive but interesting
It's a pity that it doesn't work on high Android version phones ...

thanks

For me had worked even in Android 10

 

[SYS113]

It was very interesting!

What is your device model?

 

[TioCareca]

It was very interesting!

What is your device model?

Pocophone f1

 

[panetesan2k6]

Hi, I'm very insterested in this as my father locked himself out of his phone by forgetting the pin of his Huawei P20 Lite...

Is it posible to install TWRP in a phone that is completely stock? I mean, Emui bootloader, and no USB debugging enabled at all? He would hard reset the phone but doesn't want to lose all the stuff in it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BZ0RG]

Hi, I'm very insterested in this as my father locked himself out of his phone by forgetting the pin of his Huawei P20 Lite...

Is it posible to install TWRP in a phone that is completely stock? I mean, Emui bootloader, and no USB debugging enabled at all? He would hard reset the phone but doesn't want to lose all the stuff in it.

No you can't because you need to unlock the bootloader, which also means that a reset will be performed.

I would have advised to use ADB but you can't as you don't have debugging enable.

I don't know much Huawei but maybe there is a way to dirty flash the system? Otherwise full reset will be the only way unless you have another way to log in than the pin...

 

[monicaONxda]

This method is dependent on a few factors,

If the device is encrypted you will not be able to read the data without it being decrypted. If you are using a newer device such as a pixel 3 that has a security chip the lockscreen/boot sequence has been offloaded to the chip as well. I have not verified if the OEM unlock also negates the fact the module that handles your lock screen would be accessible as it is its own entity.

I agree, it highly depends on your stock rom and device - you can check the files of your rom via adb , e.g. in Android 10 on a Galaxy Note 10 device, there is no "gatekeeper.password.key, gatekeeper.pattern.key, only locksettings.db, locksettings.db-shm, locksettings.db-wal. I doubt if I remove all *.keys and the locksettings databases that it works without issues, and if so, then you might still be stuck with an encrypted userdata (data/data ) partition...

B.t.w. I just found out, that the userdata (data/data ) partition is UNENCRYPTED and fully readable when viewed with an ADB viewer from my PC , although the device is in lockscreen mode / locked! How is that possible? Someone experienced that? It happens not immediately after reboot before the first unlock! After the device has been unlocked, accessed via ADB and re-locked (but not rebooted) it is (still) unencrypted, even on another PC!!!
Is that a security leak already known? Can it be fixed?

 

[mr_tanvir]

thank you bro.. it worked on all rom

thank you bro.. it worked on all rom

 

[domi994]

Hahahaha yes it works just did it today
This will work only if you have rooted your phone previously
Amazing it save me a wipe of all
to get to the TWRP for me in this case was an LG aristo
have to press vol - and power when you see the logo quick release and press power again
you get to the wipe data menu click yes.. it won't wipe anything will take u to the TWRP menu
thanks a lot @adithyan25

 

[blackxmafia]

Tested on xiaomi mi max 3 running gsi android 10.
Working ? thank you for this

 

[luckysoul777]

Deleting locksettings.db certainly bailed me out when I wasn't able to unlock my phone even with a correct pin. However, I must also ask myself then how we can secure our phones. In the wrong hand, a thief can delete this file too to unlock!

Others have mentioned the key is to get into TWRP and therefore, one can simply put a password on TWRP. Sorry, I went through the settings of TWRP, but I couldn't find a place where I can set a password for it! If this is about Secure Startup, that is device/ ROM dependent. I have a Samsung S4 on stock ROM and can't figure out how to do it. If anyone knows, please share.

Now my last problem is I simply can't set a PIN anymore! It always complains incorrect and that takes me back to square one to delete the locksettings.db. I know it is likely related to a dirty flash (After dropping in a circuit board for GT-I9505 to replace the dead one for SGH-I337M, I wiped clean my phone and Odin'ed stock ROM for GT-I9505. Then I restored my old DATA partition from my TWRP backup, created when the phone was still an SGH-I337M, because reinstalling everything is imply too painful with 100+ apps. GT-I9505 and SGH-I337M are different variants of S4. The main circuit boards are supposed to be interchangeable, but I am sure Samsung has burned some codes to them to differentiate the 2. For example, when I tried to Odin I337M ROM to an I9505 board, it would be rejected even though both boards have unlocked bootloaders). Is there any way to set a PIN after a dirty flash?

[Update Oct 25th, 2020: I am able to set a PIN and my phone doesn't reject it as incorrect anymore! Go to settings -> Security -> Clear credentials to wipe out whatever the old junks are! I assume you only need to do this if you dirty flashed as I did.]

 

[latouffe]

How can you protect against it? LEt's assume I lost my rooted phone. Anyone can delete this file then?

Anyway to protect my phone?

Thank you

 

[lulli1]

How can you protect against it? LEt's assume I lost my rooted phone. Anyone can delete this file then?

Anyway to protect my phone?

Thank you

Yes! Flash official OOS and close bootloader. Disable usb debugging and you should be safe. Back in 2018 but safe

 

[yoyo-went]

Hi, I am using Orange fox recovery, then do this manipulation also, or go? Thank you

 

[TioCareca]

Yes! Flash official OOS and close bootloader. Disable usb debugging and you should be safe. Back in 2018 but safe

had you try that? last time i locked bootloader with custom rom, phone get bricked...

 

[lulli1]

had you try that? last time i locked bootloader with custom rom, phone get bricked...

That's why I wrote "official OOS"