Questions tagged [password]
A password is a secret word or string of characters used for user authentication/authorization.
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Unlocking a broken-screen Nexus 6
I have a pretty stock Nexus 6. It has Full Disk Encryption turned on, AFAIK (I didn't change any settings from when I first got it, and it requires the PIN to boot up). I dropped it yesterday, during ...
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PIN forgotten.no option of "forgot password"
Using oneplus one (not rooted). PIN forgotten. no option of "forgot password". Android device manager doesn't locate my device. cellular data is on. doesn't connect to the wifi automatically. din't ...
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Unable to unset the LOCK password Android 4.4.4
I have already read this Google help page as well as Unable to disable password on Android screen lock and several other links that explain how to a screen lock password/pin.
I am using Android 4.4.4 ...
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Forgotten backup PIN
I accidentally entered the pattern on my android phone wrong too many times. It now wants a backup pin to unlock. I remember the pattern and can get into my google account, but have forgotten my ...
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What is Marshmallow encryption protecting?
I installed CM 13.0 onto a Nexus 6, which includes Android 6.0.1, and I have set a PIN. The Settings UI reports that my phone is encrypted.
However, my phone is able to boot all the way to the lock ...
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Adding a new account to Gmail/Youtube shows a Password Error
I recently goy myself a Moto G3, that is running Android 5.1.1.
I have 3 e-mail addresses, all of those I wish to keep in my Gmail app (I did that in an older phone I had), so I go to "Add Account" ...
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How do I set a device password longer than seventeen characters?
The stock-Android device security settings restrict the length of passwords (and PINs) to seventeen characters. When I first got my device, I worked around this by using Android Device Manager to lock ...
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How can I make passwords really visible?
I've got a Nexus 7 running Android 6.0. I'd like to set a PIN for the lock screen, but given the inaccuracy of touchscreen keyboards, I'm not comfortable creating a password when I can't see what I'm ...
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How can I unlock my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 without factory reset
I suddenly cannot access my phone with my normal password. it just keeps saying its incorrect. How can I unlock my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 without factory reset. Very urgent help needed please.
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PIN longer than 16 digits
I was wondering if there was any way to use an unlock PIN longer than 16 digits on android lollipop - in the settings it allows you to enter a PIN less than 17 digits. I would like to stay away from ...
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Is it possible to reinstall an android that has a pass lock?
I bought a new Sony Xperia Z C6603 phone last week and first thing I did was set a complex pass code. Unfortunately I forgot it shortly after and now I have no access to the phone. Is there a way to ...
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Forgot password. What to do?
I recently forgot my password on my perfectly working Motorola phone. I tried everything but nothing worked.
What should I do?
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Chromium: Option to save passwords and change encryption greyed out
I am using Chromium build 353428 on PacROM 5.1. After signing in with my Google account, I tried to set a separate sync passphrase (using instructions given here). However, when I click on my account ...
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How can Android Device Manager (ADM) help to locate Android phone if Google account's password has been changed?
I lost my Samsung Android phone. It was connected with Google account, but I changed my Google account password. Now I am not able to trace it through Android Device Manager (ADM). When I tried, it ...
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Recover account difficulty
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An acquaintance has a strange problem with her Google Account. I'm a developer (not Android specialist) while she's just a plain user.
She forgot her Google account password, but her old ...
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My phone stopped remembering wifi passwords!
For some reason that completely escaped me, this here Samsung S3 mini stopped connecting automatically to my home network, always requiring me to re-type the wifi password.
Since then, I noticed that ...
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Changing android password remotely
I have Nexus 4 with Android 5.1.1, lock with a PIN code.
Somehow the right 3 vertical dots don't response for touch, therefore I can't unlock my phone.
I want to cancel / change the password.
I don'...
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Can't unlock Android
My Phone is locked, and I forgot the pin code. I tried to reset password using Android device manager, but it failed, I can't unlock device with new changed password. But when sending Ring using ADM (...
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Resolving Credential storage issue
On Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 SMP600 when I try to to add a VPN I'm prompted for credential storage password. I have tried all the other solutions on SO and none of them worked. I have PIN code on the ...
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Unable to disable password on Android screen lock
I would like to disable the PIN/Password of my Android screen lock but I am unable to do that as the relevant option is greyed out. Please see screenshot:
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Do every Android version store the PIN/passwords at the same file?
I find a hateful peculiarity of Android its nagging usual changes between versions in the paths for some system files and configuration variables. Even when I assume it is expectable on newborn ...
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No passwords stored in Webview
I have an ASUS tf101. Have rooted it and installed SQLite Editor. Have found the Webview file. There is listed some web adresses, but under passwords the fields are blank.
I desperately need one of ...
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What is my Google password? [duplicate]
I set up my device quite some time ago and created a Google account. Since then, I haven't had to use my password even once because my device is linked to the account.
The problem is, now I would ...
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View chrome passwords on Android device
I've been searching for a way to do this for a while now and haven't come up with a good solution. Does anyone know if chrome-saved passwords can be viewed on an android device? If they can't be, is ...
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Can't get past the PIN-screen of my newly bought used S4
I recently bought a used Samsung Galaxy S4. The problem is that the previous owner did not factory reset is and even after putting in the memory and SIM-card from my old phone, I can’t get past the ...
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How do I unlock the screen when forgotten password?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. My daughter put a screen lock on and doesn't remember the code. How do I unlock it?
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How to retrieve saved password in Google Chrome for Android?
Is there any way I can retrieve stored password specific to any URL in Google Chrome for Android. This is not in any way connected with Google Chrome running in Desktop versions. I'm able to see saved ...
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Forgot Android Password
I've tried waiting for the reset via google account to show up, but it didn't. I've tried to use Android Device Manager, but when I try to reset the password, it says "Since Google has verified that a ...
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Recovering Wifi Password without Root on Galaxy Note 3 [duplicate]
I am trying to recover WiFi password without rooting my phone. There are 2 ways I found online. One using a file explorer and the next is using ADB. I tried using ADB but I failed in doing so. I'm ...
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No option to recover password in Lenovo Tab S8 (S8-50)
So I locked myself out of my tab and I can only open it by entering the password (which I forgot). There is no forgot password option where you can enter your google account to get pass the lock ...
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How do I unlock my Tablet (using a pattern lock) when there is no "Forgot Password" button?
I forgot the password for my account on my brother's tablet, and being that it is not mine I cannot factory reset it, and even after about 100 failed password attempts, there is no "Forgot Password" ...
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How do i recover my wifi pass from android using adb? [duplicate]
I'm connected to a wifi spot with my android, but i'd like to connect with my laptop aswell. I don't want to root my phone (warranty and stuffs) nor reset the router, as it has complex settings on it. ...
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Android 5.1 update, Motorola X (1st Gen) and "Skip" NFC tabs (Really: disable "swipe" step before unlock)
I've just upgraded my gen 1 Moto X to 5.1. I've managed to get the NFC "Skip" tabs working again to unlock the phone, but the overall behavior is worse than with the prior release.
Before 5.1, when I'...
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Google account doesn't accept app password
While setting up a Google account on a Cyanogenmod 12 mobile phone, the app specific password that I generated is not accepted, but my real password is accepted.
Since I have enabled two factor ...
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Recover Bluetooth password for pairing with Mitsubishi Pajero 2015
I have lost the password for my Mitsubishi Pajero 2015's Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone System that is already paired with my Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.
Is there a way to know the password used to pair my ...
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Can an Android device's security be circumvented when its screen is being changed?
I had shattered the screen on my device (both touch and display) and it was locked with a password.
I took it to a nearby repair shop, and they took a long while to do touch-testing out of my sight ...
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My droid turbo is not able to reconnect with bluetooth with my ihome
I got the i-home and it paired with my phone fine. The phone prompt me for a passkey and i was able to enter it. Then 2 months later my phone wouldnt connect automatically when walked in the room so i ...
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My HTC desire C says 'type password to decrypt storage' and I can't remember my password
I got a new phone and am trying to sell my old HTC desire C with beats audio. When I turn it on it says 'type password to decrypt storage' but I can't remember my password, any way I can overcome this?...
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How to reset a non admin user password in Lollipop?
My son forgot his password in my Nexus Tablet. He does not remember the pattern to draw. Is it possible to reset it, or I must delete his account and recreate it?
It used to be possible. Android used ...
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How to perform a factory reset without access to owner profile?
I recently bought the RCA Voyager 7" tablet from Walmart.
I opened the settings app and added a slide password to my device. When I was finished I clicked 'OK' and the settings app closed and a ...
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Password
I inadvertently set a password for my Samsung Galaxy S5 that I cannot remember. I tried resetting it via google device manager (lock) option and I get the following message:
"Since google has ...
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Unable to use Android Device Manager to reset my Password
I recently locked my Nexus 7 (2013) having Android 5.0.2 with a password, which I forgot. I, then, thought to use Device Manager, since I've authorized it from Google Settings to make changes, such as ...
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Restoring wpa_supplicant.conf [root]
I have a rooted Nexus 5 (Lollipop 5.1) which just decided to restart itself and clear out my saved WiFi passwords!
Luckily I make regular manual backups of the wpa_supplicant.conf file from /data/...
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Force/Enable Pin screen lock
Is there a way to enable/set a pin code for screen lock, independently of the settings?
In my case everything is greyed out (except "Password") because I use device encryption.
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Wifi password lost every time I reboot my phone
VS985 - Verizon LG G3 - CM12 Nightly - 5.0.2
This has been going on for a few months now, and is just driving me bonkers. Every time I reboot my phone, and am home, my phone forgets the password for ...
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Nexus S won't turn on HELP!
i got issues with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus S i9023. It's new mobile. After 2 months i was msg's with my friends,then my phone just restart and its was fine for 1 min. then it turn off. And when i try ...
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How to make Android Lollipop remember wifi password?
I recently upgraded my Motorola Moto G OS to Android Lollipop. It works pretty well. However, one of the features I am missing is my corporate wifi being remembered that I used to enter from the ...
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Cannot reset lock screen password
I have a Samsung Galaxy Grand and I forgot my lock screen password. I set a full 16-character password but now I forgot the password.
Somehow I unlocked the screenlock, but now I can't reset it to a ...
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Is it possible to set an encryption password different than lock screen PIN?
I set up phone encryption using a numeric password. Android 4.4.4 on OnePlus One (Cyanogenmod 11S). Now on the lock screen, I'm asked for the same numeric password (but instead of a text input field, ...
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Android Device Manager password reset doesn't work [duplicate]
I accidentally forgot the password for my Galaxy S3 Neo (i9301i). People suggested I make a new one by locking it from Android Device Manager. However, when I send a new password to my device, the ...
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