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How to remove pattern lock without losing data?

I don't have an internet connection and my phone is not detected in Windows Explorer.

If you don't have an internet connection and your phone is not detected by your computer, your only option is to perform a Factory Reset. This will, unfortunately, delete all of your data but this is the only way you can unlock your Tablet. To learn how to perform a Factory Reset, read this VisiHow article.

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How to remove pattern lock without resetting?

How can I remove the pattern lock on my Android tablet without resetting it? I do not have any Gmail account associated with my device.

Unfortunately, there is no way to unlock a Tablet if it's not associated with a Google account. Thus, your only option is to Hard Reset your Tablet in order to unlock it. Keep in mind; hard resetting an Android device will erase all of its content.

Follow the steps below to Hard Reset your Tablet:

1. 1
   Turn your device off.
2. 2
   Press and hold the volume down and power button simultaneously.
3. 3
   When your phone turns back on, release the buttons.
4. 4
   Now you should be in recovery mode, where you can scroll up and down using the volume buttons.
5. 5
   Scroll to 'Factory data reset' and select it by quickly pressing the power button.
6. 6
   You should now see a popup asking you whether you're sure you want to erase everything or not.
7. 7
   Confirm the popup to proceed.
8. 8
   Wait until the tablet is reset

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   Do not press buttons or try to turn your device off during this time. Especially do not remove the battery, as you could damage your device, rendering it unusable.
   
9. 9
   Once the process is completed, your Tablet will be unlocked.
10. 10
    You should now be able to use your device again.

If you need more help resetting your Android Tablet, or if you have any difficulties performing these steps, let us know in the Q&A section.

How can I access my Droid Razr without wiping my device?

This is my old phone that recently broke, the screen cracked. When I got it repaired I couldn't get past the lock screen because I ran out of attempts on the pattern, and it's not taking my Gmail account info

You will need to try one method before you will have to hard-reset the phone.

1. 1
   First of all, from the computer, download the ZIP file and save it to your microSD card.
2. 2
   Then put the microSD card back into the phone

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   Keep the phone turned off.
   
3. 3
   Press and hold both the volume and the power buttons until the recovery mode appears.
4. 4
   Navigate with the volume-down button

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   Select options with the volume-up button.
   

   
   
5. 5
   Select "install zip" and apply the ZIP file from the microSD card.
6. 6
   Select "reboot system now".