Forgot my screen lock pattern

[anon9989719]

You probably mean easy way so as not to use your data as I’m sure hacking your own phone cannot be illegal.

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Fairphone 2 forgot screen lock password

Dear all, last May I lost my Fairphone 2, and late in December the police brought it back, which was great, and I was very thankful. However, due to the long lapse of time, I forgot my password for the screen lock, and now I cannot use it anymore. I tried at least 30 probable passwords, but none was the right one. I am reluctant to do a hard reset, since I don’t want to lose the photos and music I have on the phone. Furthermore, I read that the itsme app doesn’t work on rebooted phones. Is the…

I always have my personal data on an SD card set as external storage, and copy across regularly any bits that can’t be stored there like some info ~ contacts.