Questions tagged [password]
A password is a secret word or string of characters used for user authentication/authorization.
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updating 2FA for a defunct phone number
I moved an account from phone x to phone y and secured the account so that phone x had no access anymore. Next I enabled 2FA through the phone number on the new phone, phone y and discarded phone x. ...
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Bypassing the lock screen PIN on Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 without factory reset
My aunt suddenly passed away with no will as she was young. She has a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 that I'm trying to access for pictures off of it for her memorial service.
I've tried at least 20 different 4-...
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Remove/Change Android password
A friend gave me an old Android tablet (Medion Junior Tab S7322) which dates back into the Android 4.4 days and asked if I can get access to his pictures on the internal storage because she forgot her ...
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Chrome desktop lets you force a password suggestion. Does Android Chrome support this too?
The frustrating problem of Chrome sometimes not automatically suggesting passwords (more an issue with the individual sites than Chrome I think) got a nice fix a while back.
On the desktop, I can ...
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Create Google passkey for Web authentication
Webauthn passkey support is mainstream as of Chrome 108.
How do I generate a Google passkey using my android device?
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"Display over other apps" prevents me from entering passwords
The smartphone is a OnePlus Nord CE 5G, model EB2103.
Basically, when I focus a field where I'm supposed to enter a password, a system "Display over other apps" like this
takes over and ...
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login only recognises password at second attempt
On a Cubot Quest phone with android 9: Each time I reboot, the login screen does not accept my password at first attempt. It shows Wrong Password and immediately asks for a password again. At the ...
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If an app has the permission "Draw over other apps", can the app see the content present on my screen? [duplicate]
So I recently installed an app called XSCamera which can basically record with the phone camera in the background. It requires the "Draw over other apps" permission to display a mini-preview ...
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Change Unlock method after device restart via ADB
My Android 11 device is asking for a password after I reboot in addition to the fingerprint auth. I forgot the password. Is there a way to change the default unlock screen to pattern unlock?
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How does Android Chrome manage to leak a Gmail.com log-in to the Gmail app?
Using Android 12 and Chrome, when I logged in to gmail.com, I got a new email notification from a Gmail app installed on the same device but never accessed by me.
How did supposedly secure Chrome leak ...
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Fingerprint will not open
My passwords are kept in passwords.google.com. When I am on my Samsung 52 and I need one of my passwords, and I go to Google Password Manager to get it, Android asks me to "verify it's [me]."...
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Hide main ui/launcher/profile on specific password
I'd like to have an option to hide my usual apps list, photos, etc on specific pass unlock.
So if I unlock with my usual pass - it is my usual device, if someone requires to unlock my device - I use ...
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Android 12 reset password different from lockscreen
A few days ago, I locked my vivo S1 Pro running Android 12 with Google's Find My Device. At that time, it didn't have any screen lock, so I locked it with the password "pri8890". When I went ...
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My android phone won't accept correct PIN/password after I tried to change my screen lock password
I have a Realme 8 phone as my primary device.
It had a PIN and my fingerprint set up as the screen lock. Around a week ago at around 4 am, I decided to change my PIN as I keep changing screen locks ...
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Is it safe to store passwords in WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted backup?
So there is a WhatsApp group in which only I am present and hence I use the group to store my passwords by sending them in the group as chats. I then backup those chats using the WhatsApp end-to-end ...
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Forgot password for android device not able to reset it
I recently bought a new phone and forgot about the old one, and now I can't remember the password for the old device. I tried
google findmyphone: didn't work
hard reset: asking for the password
ADB : ...
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Is there a way to unlock my son's Galaxy Tab A (SM-T580) with Family Link?
My son has not used his Galaxy Tab A (SM-T580) for months and he has forgotten his 3x3 unlock pattern/password. The tablet is linked to Family Link on my Samsung phone. How do we access his device?
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How to allow auto fill of credentials in WebView App
We have a web application and want to provide an app for it. We use a simple WebViewClient application which opens our web application. This works good.
For authentication the web application doesn't ...
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How to enable lock screen password in BlueStacks 5 on Android 7.0 Nougat?
I installed Bluestacks 5 recently. It is also rooted. I want to install a CA certificate on the device which is Android 7.0. To install the certificate, I have to set the screen lock first. But when I ...
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My tablet won't let me type my password please help
I try to put my password but it's stuck there the keyboard doesn't show up so I can't put the password and I know it
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Can't restore backup - password unknown
I have a Google 6 Pro. I set up a "pattern" password (which I'll never do again - numbers and words are meant for my memory) and forgot the pattern.
After multiple tries, I decided to do a ...
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Remove Google Find My Device Password
A few weeks back I lost my Samsung Galaxy S7. I came home and immediately did a Google Find My Device. I added a message to the finder and a password to lock it. Great. That worked. The phone was ...
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On which Android versions was it usual for apps to ask, inside own window, for password of app of other legal entity?
When i tried to open my Whatsapp chats from web browser on laptop, and wanted to scan a QR code from Whatsapp on my smartphone, Whatsapp asked for password, indide the same Whatsapp window. As i have ...
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I changed my Google account password on my PC. How do I make the change on my phone and tablets?
I changed my Google account password on my PC. That went fine. But how do I make the change on my phone and tablets? I don't want the phone or Google apps on the phone to suddenly ask me for the ...
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Encrypted device doesn't ask for credential on boot anymore on Android 11
I use Android 11 (LineageOS) and recently noticed, that my phone stopped asking me for a decryption password when booting up, so I tried verifying that my data is still actually encrypted. Settings ...
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How to remove Google Smart Lock saved passwords in Instagram?
How do I remove these accounts and saved passwords from Google Smart Lock in Instagram?
I have tried all different methods to remove it but no use. I have deleted all of my Chrome passwords, Google ...
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Switch password by day on Android?
I like to put overly complicated passwords on my phone (currently it has 16 numbers). Is there a way to make the password switch by day? Like every Monday it would be "1234" and Tuesday &...
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How can I remove a PIN password form a backup?
I forgot the PIN to my Huawei TIT-AL00 android device. So I backed up my user data to a backup file.(user_data__20150913_075028.backup*) I couldn't use ADB to backup as it wasn't enabled in the ...
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"Screenlock didn't work" error message on "Verify it's you" for Google Password Manager
My passwords are kept in https://passwords.google.com. When I am on my Android 12 / Pixel 5a, I need one of my passwords, and I go to Google Password Manager to get it, Android asks me to "...
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Why QR Code wifi sharing is not showing the wifi password?
I have access to some work-only android devices which they have access to the work wifi and I don't know its wifi password so I tried the QR Code sharing but to my surprize, the plain text which is ...
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Is date safe in encrypted phone without passcode
If my phone does not have a passcode, but is encrypted by default, and I factory reset it, is my data safe? Or is there a way someone can decrypt it since it had no passcode
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Possible to have different passwords for device encryption and screen lock?
I'd like my device encryption password to be very long and complicated but a short screen lock password for convenience. Is this possible?
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Password protect zip file with 7-zip that works between Android and Windows
Is there a way to password protect a zip file with 7-zip on a pc, then unzip the file on android (while requiring the password), and essentially use it on either pc or android?
I tried with es ...
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How does Google know whenever I made a login in Android?
Now a time, whenever you make a login or anything using a username or password, Google prompts you to save the password in your primary account.
Unlike earlier, when it was limited to browsers only, ...
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How to set distinct boot and lockscreen passwords in Android 10 (full disk encryption)
How can I set a distinct password for:
The Full Disk Encryption password (used to boot the device)
The Lock Screen password (used to unlock the device)
For security reasons, I use a 25-50 character ...
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Is there a way to root a locked Motorola phone?
Someone gave me their locked phone and I want to install a custom rom on it but it's not rooted and developer options aren't enabled. The phone model is Motorola Moto G6 Play.
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What to do if my phone is stolen?
My phone was stolen recently.
I read that if you have a Google account connected to your phone, the thief needs to enter your Google password when wiping the data or factory resetting it.
However, ...
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Firefox Android with password storage
Can you suggest a good solution how I can store my passwords secure with Firefox for Android? Firefox sync has no "cloud storage" which means I have no cloud backup. Keepass2Android with ...
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Lock computer USB connection
I'm looking for a way to lock computer USB connection with anther password then the regular lock screen password... (or ether disable the usb connection completely without broke the usb port)
There is ...
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Android Chrome Password Pop-up
Does anyone know how to eliminate this annoying pop-up (see screenshot) in Chrome that has a separate window for passwords? I know it can be done but I can't find it and any every time I search for it,...
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Is there a way to unlock stock miui phone after forgetting password?
I have stock xiaomi mi 8 without any additions. I changed my password, and after 3 days of not typing it, I realized that I forgot the new password. I know some words etc, which are there, but I can ...
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What does the "Save password to Google?" do?
I'm on Android 10 and and after installing the Uber App, I get the "Save password to Google?" prompt. But since I'm a not a huge fan of the Google megapoly, I'm reluctant to say yes, when I ...
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No password screen lock option -- Can it be enabled?
I'm using a PALM phone which for whatever reason has no Password screen lock option. Only swipe and PIN options.
Does anyone know of a way to get the password option enabled that you typically have ...
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How to add custom passwords to the Google Password manager?
I’m using a OnePlus and want to add a custom password for a pdf I open frequently, I want to save this so I can easily access it and not type it over again. The native Password manager is not allowing ...
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Exporting a CA certificate from Android to Android?
I'm trying to install an openssl CA certificate on my Pixel 5, previously I was able to install it directly through the app I was using on my old Pixel 2 but with the new security measures this is no ...
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Can't access phone as forgotten work profile password
A while back I set a password for my work profile. For the life of me I cannot remember it (tried so many different combos).
I want to access my phone but it's asking for the password, which I don't ...
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Recover OPPO A9 2020 (Android 10) from forgotten PIN(6 digits => 1000000 probability)
I have tried more tools to recover oppo A9 2020 (Model CPH1937; patch: oct,2020; Android Version: Android 10; ColorOs Version: 7) from the forgotten PIN. I'm using Snapdragon 665 device. Since I ...
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Forgot encryption password, too many wrong password attempts = wipe: Can I image my phone to "get more password tries" by restoring an image? [duplicate]
Forgot my Android encryption password, only have 10 tries left before data wipe, how can I backup my phone to get 10 more tries if I don't manage to find the password within 10 tries?
For context:
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I Can't change my password
I can not change my password to slide or no password, it says it is due to administrator policies but i have disabled all apps from there, What do I do?
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I cant get on my samsung sm-t387w tablet
I have tried several passwords that I might have used, but no luck. My tablet is still on and it is asking for a password to turn it off. I even spoke to samsung customer service for an hour and they ...
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