Top 5 Ways to Bypass Android’s Secured Lock Screen [Security Pattern, PIN and Password]

1. Connect your phone to your PC; it should show up as USB Debugging connected on your phone.
2. Now, if you haven’t downloaded ADB packages, then download them from here.
3. Install the ADB files, and drivers go to the ADB folder and copy the path.
4. Open CMD and type cd and paste the copied path. Then run the following command.

   adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key

5. This will remove the files in which the gesture is stored, and when you reboot your phone, it should directly take you to the home screen.
6. If you still see your lock screen, then draw a random gesture, and the phone will unlock.

Method 2: If you have an Unlocked Bootloader

Sometimes the above method will fail due to some permission errors. So in this case this method can be helpful if you have unlocked your android phone’s bootloader. Else you may skip this method.

1. Search google for custom recovery for your phone model.
2. Then follow the methods mentioned on the website and install any custom recovery such as TWRP.
3. Most recoveries will work, but TWRP works better in this case.
4. Now Reboot your phone to recovery by holding the Volume down key and the Power key.
5. You should be able to view the custom recovery.

Now you can follow method 3 or method 4 from this step.

Method 3: Remove Lock Screen from TWRP recovery

1. From recovery, click on Advanced and click on File Manager.
2. From the File Manager, navigate to /data/system
   
3. Find these three files and remove them:

   locksettings.db
   locksettings.db-wal
   locksettings.db-shm

4. Now reboot your device this should work now.

Method 4: Backup Files from TWRP

Method 4 involves resetting your phone to the factory settings. Although before which you can take a backup of all files you need so that it doesn’t get lost when resetting.

1. As mentioned in the above method, open file manager.
2. Copy all files that are important to an external SD card or a Pendrive connected using OTG cable.
3. Now go back to the main menu is recovery and select Reset / Wipe.
   
4. When it shows swipe to factory reset, swipe the slider to perform a factory reset.

That’s it you have performed a factory reset. now when you reboot, your phone will ask for your google account that you previously used on your phone. When you use it, you can safely log back into your phone.

Method 5: Completely wipe your phone and install a Stock ROM

In case you have forgotten your Google account as well, you can take a backup and completely wipe everything. Although you may need a flashable zip file for your stock ROM that you can flash after a complete wipe.

1. Reboot your phone to recovery; TWRP is preferred.
2. Carefully wipe the following things:

   System, Data, Vendor, Dalvik ART Cache, Cache, and internal Storage

   

3. Here I mentioned carefully because you should not wipe the place where you have the stock ROM file (for example your SD card or OTG)
4. Now go back to the home screen on Recovery and tap on install.
   
5. Select the zip file and swipe to install. Wait for it to complete.
6. Delete Dalvik’s cache and reboot your phone.

So now you have the phone as brand new. You can now use it as a new phone and transfer all backed-up data if you took any backup previously before resetting from the TWRP recovery.

Conclusion

Bypassing Android’s secured lock screen in 2024 is no longer a simple task. Google’s enhanced security measures, like FRP Lock, prevent unauthorized access. While older methods like Forgot Password or Find My Device are ineffective, advanced recovery tools like TWRP and ADB can still help in specific scenarios.

To avoid such situations in the future, always remember your credentials, or keep a secure backup of your data elsewhere. In case of emergencies, having an unlocked bootloader or pre-installed recovery tools can save significant time and effort.