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I have a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. I see this screen when I press "Forgot Password" in the pattern lock screen that comes by default with the phone:

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My Question is: How would my account be unlocked when (i) "Wifi" is turned off and (ii) "Packet Data" is disabled?

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Just as a guess I'd imagine the details could be stored in the phone's memory (presumably as hashed values, storing a plain text password would be a big no no). The entered values are then checked against the locally stored hashed ones. – Peanut Dec 3 '12 at 2:33
possible duplicate of Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? – ce4 Jan 4 at 1:12
Are you rooted? – Sachin Shekhar Feb 24 at 3:09
@SachinShekhar Yes. – user221287 Feb 24 at 8:19
Ah, it's not a big deal then.. Just create a Nandroid backup. Do factory reset. And, restore everything from Nandroid backup using Titanium backup. – Sachin Shekhar Feb 24 at 13:16

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  1. Search and download Unlocker or Screen Lock Bypass app from internet (which are no longer available in Play Store).

  2. Push it to the system from recovery (with update.zip).

  3. Start the system.

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