Change screen lock password with Android Device Manager

Android Device Manager – android device manager, it is the official application Android de Google. With it we can change the screen lock password of our phone or tablet. This among other actions, if we have forgotten it or by mistake it has been changed and we do not know it.

It is also useful to remotely lock the device, if we do not want it to be used. Either because it has been stolen or we don't know where it is. This way we can prevent someone unknown from seeing our information on the phone.

How to unlock an Android tablet or phone by changing the lock password

Android Device Manager locks and unlocks our Android

We will be able to recover the normal use of our device, without having to do the dreaded hard reset or factory reset, which erases all data, photos, videos, contacts, documents on the phone.

Android device manager

In the video, we detail the steps to follow to change the password and use the tablet or phone normally again, without having used the factory reset.

In order to successfully perform this procedure, you will need:

  • 2 android devices configured with the same gmail account
  • Android Device Manager
  • internet connection either Wi-Fi or by mobile Internet

With these 3 requirements, it is now possible to change the screen lock password. We will also be able to erase the data from the device, remotely, as well as activate the sound of the device that we select, in order to find it if we have lost it at home, at work or elsewhere.

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      Francis A. said

    please help
    install device manager but in blocking the option to change password did NOT come out, just add message or phone number.
    how do I solve it?

      Viviana INDI said

    consultation
    Hello, I have a sansamg s7 edge, the screen broke and I don't know the password and I want to recover the photos. Does anyone know… THANK YOU

      android said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”Felipe”]My problem, like some people here, is that when using android device manager it does not give me the option to generate a new password to unlock the device, the problem is that all the people who write do not see an answer some on the page.[/quote]

    Hello, I think that with the new version of Android, you can no longer change the password, if you lock the device remotely. In the Google play app they comment: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm

    It just locks the device, wipes its data, or displays a message. For this reason, this video only serves for versions of its time.

      faby456 said

    Screen lock
    I already detect it but it does not ask me to change my password, it only appears to send a message and a telephone number where the person who has my cell phone can contact me

      tony1971 said

    hacked pattern
    hello, if anyone has a new nokia 8 solution with a fingerprint, I don't know if I recognize it, but he sends me to confirm with the boss, which I don't know because I'm sure it was changed, he doesn't accept the one I put, besides I have strange movements in the google account of password change I have recovered the account and changed the password by obligation I call the phone and it rings and I can use it receiving but when I change the Google password the tfl does not connect how to get the pattern without deleting data in the history there are movements that are not from another side of the world where they make a password change

      emerson said

    emerson
    I do not know my password
    I have forgotten it

      mariwl said

    Unlock
    My android has a fingerprint and I don't know why it doesn't accept it and I have forgotten the password and it doesn't give me the option to enter with a google account

      Arnold said

    solution.
    [quote name=”Yoicelandy alfonso”]On my device it does not give me the option to change the screen lock[/quote]
    You have to enter the lock options of your cell phone (in the security part) and put the lock option without a password and that's it, update the page and it will appear for a new password.

      nancy.castle said

    recover my lock password
    recover my password to unlock my cell phone

      nancy.castle said

    nancy.castle
    how to recover my password to unlock my cell phone

      Cesar Russo said

    Help
    Good evening, I have done the test with my two cell phones, but it turns out that I can block it, but I do not understand how to change the password because I do not see that option anywhere, thanks

      Josefa Jimenez Rivod said

    my move
    the movi Android asks me for the password I don't have it and it won't let me enter

      iceland alphonse said

    The video did not work
    On my device it does not give me the option to change the screen lock

      erka flowers said

    helps
    Change axidental enter my password of my cell phone and I need to recover it no how to do it I need help please

      Airam said

    i cant unlock
    Hi, I changed the pin on my cell phone's lock screen and I don't remember the password, and I followed the steps in the video but when I select lock it only allows me to add a message and a number to call if I find the cell phone but it doesn't let me know. gives option to change the password.
    Help please.

      sarita diaz said

    grungy cell phone
    Look, my phone is blocked and I don't know its password, what can I do?

      Maria Eugenia Gomez said

    I want my new password for my cell phone
    I want my password for my huawei cell phone

      karime said

    PATTERN BY DOTS
    URGENT DOUBT,
    WILL ALSO WORK FOR PATTERN GUIDE (NOT NUMBERS OR WORDS)

    I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH SINCE RESETTING IT IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE MY EMEI IS MODIFIED AND IT WOULD BE LOST IN THE SAME WAY

      Edith said

    Interrogatory
    How can I change the password of my cell phone, it is a ZTE ZMax Pro, I can only unlock it, not with my fingerprint and I have forgotten my unlock pattern

      Soul151099 said

    pattern lock
    I forgot my unlock pattern, I want to change it using this method, but even if I manage to change the password, on the phone in question it only asks me for the same pattern, what do I do?

      Christopher Perez said

    Good evening, I need you to help me unlock my Android cell phone. It asks me for a username and password and I don't know what it is.
    I need to unlock my android phone because it asks me for a username and password and I don't know

      red jovary said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    I forgot my password and I can't use it and I need to use it fast please

      Lilian Bonilla said

    GOmobile 503
    I feel desperate I don't know how to unlock my Gomovil 503 I don't know how I blocked my pattern

      Rosalba said

    Urgent
    My baby was playing with my phone and I locked it, now it asks me for the alternative password and I don't remember it, I'm going crazy and I tried to change the screen password from my tablet it accepts to lock but when I put the new password it doesn't receive it keeps saying that It is not.

      Ignacio Moreno said

    unlock android
    I want to unlock movilsamsung and I can't. I put another mobile linked to the email and I lock again and change the security code... but then welcome to samsung comes out but the mobile is not activated

      roberto123456789 said

    works with knock code
    The same thing has happened to me, but when I block it, it keeps asking me for the knock code with a message that says an administrator has blocked the device, but I still can't do anything

      Marta Garrido said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    I have downloaded the application and it has found the location but when I put the password it tells me an error when blocking the device.

      Jose David Picado said

    Consults
    Hi, I used the Android device manager to block the cell phone, but I need to unlock it again and I still don't have the cell phone, since the authorities want the phone to be turned on and used to be able to locate it by satellite.
    Thank you

      IMuxika said

    I can't unlock the mobile
    Very good!
    Thank you very much for the contribution. I have the same problem that others have already pointed out to you. My phone was stolen and I used device manager to lock it. The problem is that I entered more than four characters and included letters, but on mobile I can only enter four numeric characters. I've tried adding a new lock password to change it, but device manager tells me that a lock password already exists and doesn't need to be changed. Is there a solution that does not go through the terminal reset?
    Thank you so much!

      android said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”Martha Sánchez”]Good evening. I had to lock my phone because I lost it in an airport. Hours later they found it and days later I claimed it. I forgot AND the lock code and followed the instructions in the video to unlock it and it was not possible after several attempts. I don't want to reset it please. Help me, I am far from my country and my family and I need my mobile to work as soon as possible. Thanks.
    Martha Sanchez
    [/ Quote]
    Try to recover gmail password to unlock.

      android said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”Grace”]Hello,
    A few days ago I lost the tablet and from device manager I put a password on it. Fortunately I found it but it doesn't recognize my new password, and I changed it a few times to try, but nothing. How can I solve it?
    Thank you [/ quote]
    Try to recover gmail password.

      Gracia said

    I can't unlock tablet
    Hello,
    A few days ago I lost the tablet and from device manager I put a password on it. Fortunately I found it but it doesn't recognize my new password, and I changed it a few times to try, but nothing. How can I solve it?
    Thank you

      Martha Sanchez said

    Phone locked
    Good night. I had to lock my phone because I lost it in an airport. Hours later they found it and days later I claimed it. I forgot AND the lock code and followed the instructions in the video to unlock it and it was not possible after several attempts. I don't want to reset it please. Help me, I am far from my country and my family and I need my mobile to work as soon as possible. Thanks.
    Martha Sanchez

      Greece said

    Help
    [:“Because Google verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered will not be needed.”
    Please help my cell phone is an htc and you can't change the password because it's a pattern and I don't remember. I don't want to lose my information.

    WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THESE CASES? WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE INFORMATION?[/quote]

      YELI said

    how do i change the password
    hello!!! I went to the page you gave and I got into the google account and if it gives me the location of the cell phone
    The problem was that my device had it locked by pin. And the new password that I put was with letters -_- and now I cannot unlock it and I fill in the boxes with the new password, name and emergency phone number but it tells me that it is already locked and the new password that I put is no longer valid
    WHAT CAN I DO NOW??

      doohanHN said

    SUPPORT
    Hello, unfortunately today my phone was stolen and I had just updated to Android MM and I had not seen if I had activated the device manager, I went to the google device manager and the last connection came out today, October 19, which It makes me think that I did have this option activated, now, my doubt is that at the moment the phone is not connected to a mobile internet network or Wi-Fi, so I want to know if I give DELETE, it will delete the data when at the moment to connect the phone to the internet? Or do I have to wait for it to connect and, once connected to the internet, delete the data? First of all, Thanks.

      Irma Ana Di Salvo said

    I have lost my mobile password
    How can I solve my problem with my cell phone since I have lost my password, they are asking me for it, for that reason it does not allow me to use my cell phone.
    How can I solve this problem??
    If you can help me thank you Irma

      alexalex said

    account change
    I've lost a tablet and the first thought I had was to change the Google account password from my PC, hoping that whoever found the tablet couldn't access the mail.
    Later I discovered the possibilities of the Device Manager, but now I wonder:
    Can I locate/lock the tablet having already changed the account password?

      ayline said

    URGENT HELP
    I have a Huawei G Play mini and when I lock the device I get this message: "Because Google verified that there is already a screen lock configured, the password you entered will not be necessary".

    WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THESE CASES? WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE INFORMATION?

      BREDDY said

    only emergency call
    Good afternoon, the day I give my phone it stays in only emergency call, I only receive calls and I can't unlock it with any password, how can I do not to delete all my information

      Serge Robert said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    I have a sansung galaxy gran neo plus but I forgot the punk key I tried everything and I didn't ask to help it I would appreciate your help

      Telesphorus said

    Help
    Good evening: it happens that I installed the kinroot application on the second generation moto g without unlocking the bootloader. A few days later my phone was downloaded and when I turned it on it was in recovery mode, the pc does not recognize it, I already have the drivers installed and it does not accept the factory recovery, please help what should I do, thanks for the attention

      I can't unlock said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    It has the pattern and I have not been able to unlock it, it is asking me for a password, I write it memedise, there is a circuit that I should do, please help me

      david_astur said

    IT NO LONGER WORKS
    This method is no longer valid, since Google has changed the method. If you have a lock pin, now you get the message that the mobile or tablet already has a screen lock established and that therefore it is no longer necessary to put it on with the new password. a fist

      hvargas901 said

    Hello
    My problem is that I put a pattern and not a password, it's a motorola and it doesn't ask for a pin or email when it fails, any solution?

      Davichuelo said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    You have forgotten to comment on another essential requirement to be able to access to change the password and that is that the location service must be activated on the locked device, otherwise it will not let you change it.

      Pablo Diaz said

    I have a HUAWEI tablet
    I HAVE A HUAWEI TABLET THAT ONLY HAS TWO POSSIBILITIES LEFT TO UNLOCK IT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT I HAVE TWO POSSIBILITIES LEFT BECAUSE THE PIN AND PASSWORD WAS PUT IN WRONG BUT IT DOESN'T UNLOCK

      Ricardo Prati said

    same mistake
    [quote name=”AntonioALM”]My problem is that when I hit 'lock', I get a blue box that says 'error locking device'. Does anyone know what is causing this?[/quote]

    hello the same error happens to me, I can't change the password, if I put a message it appears on the screen but a password doesn't accept it tells me error when locking device, I have a Galaxy S7 Edge

      urssansan said

    and yes??
    But what if when I put it it tells me that there is already a screen lock and that it is not necessary and I do not remember that screen lock???

      angelasdasdasdsa said

    Help
    Look at this problem, it tells me that in order to block it needs to be activated on the cell but, I don't remember the cell password, if you understand me please answer me!

      Janez said

    Unlock the screens
    Unlock the screen

      July said

    does not unlock
    [quote name=”Tobias”]hello, I did all the steps but from the internet with my laptop and changed the password it tells me that it was changed perfectly but when I put it in my phone it does not unlock.. 🙁 help plz[/quote]
    my tablet won't unlock either

      July said

    won't let me unlock
    Hello. I did each step as you indicate, but when I go to the tablet to enter the password, it tells me that it is an incorrect pin. I thank you for the collaboration

      hygalepus said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    android device manager
    Hello: It is not working for me, because by clicking on the “configure blocking and deletion” button, nothing happens. It tells me that the notification has ended, but nothing else.

    What should I do?

      Libardo Lozano Shrimp said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”Tobias”]hi, i did all the steps but from the internet with my laptop and change the password it tells me that it was changed perfectly but when i put it in my phone it doesn't unlock.. 🙁 plz help[/quote] Me The same thing happens with my cell phone, who can help me please?

      Libardo Lozano Shrimp said

    I forgot the AD password
    Good morning, I recently recovered my stolen android, which I had locked with the device manager (AD), but now I can't unlock it and in the AD it tells me that a screen lock is already configured with a previous password which I don't remember , and I can not lose the information contained in the phone… Thank you

      Augustinian said

    I have a problem
    Hello, it appears that the location of my device is not available. What do I do?

      lucialinda44 said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    Hello, what happened is that I was testing the locks on my cell phone and I put the password option and well but now I turn it on and the line appears where the dots appear when you write but the keyboard does not appear so I put the password I have an S3 mini SOMEONE HELP ME!!
    try to do what it says here I have to accept a notification from my cell phone but I CAN'T PUT THE CONTRACT :C

      Tobias said

    it didn't work for me
    hello, I did all the steps but from the internet with my laptop and changed the password it tells me that it was changed perfectly but when I put it on my phone it does not unlock.. 🙁 help plz

      Luis Alberto said

    Change of password
    [quote name=”DamarisMichelle”]I have done it the other way around, my mobile is locked and I tried it from my tablet, I did all the steps you teach in the video but it still does not accept my password, my mobile is the sony z3 compact ¿ It is different? I don't know what to do anymore.[/quote]

    The same thing happens to me too I have a Sony z1 and I change the password and I put a text so that it appears on my device to know that I am doing it right and it tells me that the wrong password I have changed the password dozens of times, I have called to Google… I don't know what to do anymore help

      r2frod said

    remove password prompt
    [quote name=”Nely mv”]Hello, I need help, I was trying the google remote lock options and I used the lock screen option, I put a password and it worked fine, but now every time the phone is locked it asks me the password, even if I have already “found” it, how can I remove it??[/quote]

    Hola!
    1- unlock your cel with your password, normal
    2- go to Settings > General > Security and privacy > Screen lock... It will ask you to repeat your password, do it
    3- You will see that the “complex password” option is checked, select “There is no password”
    4- Ready!

      nely mv said

    how to remove remote lock password
    Hello, I need help, I was trying the google remote lock options and I used the lock screen option, I put a password and it worked fine, but now every time the cell phone is locked it asks me for the password, although I have already “found it » How can I remove it?

      ester13 said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    Hello, the other day I reset the factory data of my mobile, a zte and now when I insert the sim it asks me for a mobile lock code, a pin that I don't remember and I know it has to do with the device manager thing, I have changed but as now it is not connected to the internet it does not change on that mobile and I do not remember the password, what can I do?

      antonioalm said

    Error
    My problem is that when I hit 'lock', I get a blue box that says 'error locking device'. Someone knows what this is?

      Pablo Ruiz said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    Hello, I need help. My Experia SP cell phone was blocked by a patron and I don't remember which one it is, nor my Google account, and I don't want my files to be deleted or anything on my phone.

      Ghost said

    question
    Apparently it's good but for those of us who are not connected all the time on the Internet what can we do to unblock or block if you know something please let me know ok thanks[quote name=”Ñeh”]Hello! I only have a Blu Neo 4.5 and it was blocked with a password and I don't remember it! Help please![/quote]
    [quote name=”Amitis”]Hello, I need help, I have an Iris 2 tablet and it got locked with a pattern….. I can't remember it, please help me.[/quote]

      damarismichelle said

    It doesn't work with mine
    I have done it the other way around, my mobile is locked and I tried it from my tablet, I did all the steps you show in the video but it still does not accept my password, my mobile is the sony z3 compact. Is it different? I do not know what to do.

      neh said

    Help!
    Hello! I only have a Blu Neo 4.5 and it was blocked with a password and I don't remember it! Please help!

      Wendy Villareal said

    I need help
    What happens with my Smartphone is that my LG L80 has screen in lock mode with password and I was using it normally and suddenly a message appeared -Unfortunately, LG Keyboard has stopped- I turned off the cell phone to see if it was restored but at the beginning it asked me for my password but the keyboard is still locked
    What should I do? I don't remember my Google password

      josunemig said

    can i do it with web app?
    Hi, I have an ASUS tablet.
    I have forgotten the password.
    Since I don't have another android device, I try to unlock from the web application.
    The Sonar function does work correctly.
    However, the option to block does not open for me.
    I have the device connected to the internet.
    SOS

      Amytis said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    Hello, I need help, I have an Iris 2 tablet and it got locked with a pattern….. I can't remember it, please help me.

      Male said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    It tells me that I cannot change the password because one is already in use. and I don't remember.

      oils said

    experience and
    How do I unlock Experia and I don't remember the unlock pattern and it won't let me write it down?

      masterful said

    Tells me that
    “To use lock and wipe options, you must enable them on the selected device. Send a notification»
    When you hit send I receive a message on the other phone but I can't access it.

      anye said

    android info
    Hello, good afternoon. I would like you to help me. I have a samsung phone and it was blocked with the pattern, and I don't remember the pin. I already tried with the email and the password but it does not access because the TV is blocked and there is no connection to the internet. There is no way to activate inter because it is blocked. I would like you to help me thanks

      nayara said

    I have an urgent problem
    I DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING IN THE VIDEO WITH MY HUSBAND'S PHONE AND THE FIRST TIME I FIXED IT! Later I did it with mine and a very strange thing happened to me z is that when I went to write the password, once it was restored, the phone restarted and I could never change it again. by the way it says not available

      wasawasha said

    I can not
    The thing is that I forgot the pattern and it sends me to a black background that says to put my email and my password, I already put it like 5 times and I've been with this problem for 2 days, can you help me?

      Itziar B. said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    Thank you very much

      android said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”david perez”]Hello, how are you, good afternoon, the team to be unlocked does not have internet, unlocking is possible, even so, I am waiting for an answer, it is urgent, I do not want to lose the information, have a good day, thank you[/quote]
    Without an internet connection you can't.

      android said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”lorena060901″]when I already have the device located I give it to change and it says that I have to accept it with the other mobile but I cannot do it because it is blocked -.-[/quote]
    It's weird because having control of the other, you shouldn't ask them to accept from a cell phone you don't have. Take care to follow the steps in detail.

      android said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”jazmin @hotmail.com”]hello and to unlock a motorola . moto G are the same steps..[/quote]
    Yes.

      lorena060901 said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    When I already have the device located, I give it to change and I get that I have to accept it with the other mobile but I cannot do it because it is blocked -.-

      david perez said

    the phone does not have internet
    Hello, how are you, good afternoon, the team to be unlocked does not have internet, it is possible to unlock it, even so, I am waiting for an answer, it is urgent, I do not want to lose the information, have a good day, thank you

      aiman said

    HTC lock
    I have blocked the HTC cell phone, I did not remember the PATTERN and it asked me for an account and I put it in and it does not accept it so I searched the internet and found your video but I do not know what my combination is because I formatted it, please help me!
    Thank you ????

      Daniel merino said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    Thank you very much I will follow the article in detail and as soon as I do I will notify you

      rosy91 said

    forget screen unlock password
    Hello, CHIC@S… I have a big problem, in none of the three ways that they indicate here on the page can I unlock the cell phone… I did the thing of pressing the up button + start key + power on and nothing at all does not show that screen either 🙁 not anymore I find what to do … 🙁 help!

      jasmine @hotmail.com said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    hello and to unlock a motorola. moto G are the same steps..

      butter said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    [quote name=”Javier Castillo”]Thank you very much for the advice, it was very useful, I'm going to subscribe!!!![/quote]
    Thank you

      Javier Castillo said

    Gratitude
    Thank you very much for the tips, they were very useful, I'm going to subscribe!

      ndanig said

    RE: Change screen lock password with android device manager
    Thank you for this helpful page.
    My problem is that I forget the password
    from my samsung galaxy tap 3 tablet and
    After making mistakes many times no
    It asks me for my google account. Only me
    Ask for the password. It doesn't have 3g.
    Help me please ….