How to Unlock / Reset Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) After Too Many Patterns Attempts

How to Unlock / Reset Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) After Too Many Patterns Attempts

I would not label myself a techno junkie because I have never really been into gadgets even when I was a teenage. That would be primarily because of resource issues but it has something to do with the dynamic changes we see in the technological outputs literally each day: I cannot cope up that fast enough.

But nevertheless when I meet a snag (a technological snag at that) I welcome the challenge. And so after battling with one yesterday, I thought it would be better to share the results in my blog. I personally find some of the tips found on the internet too difficult to follow. I hope this one would work out for those who may be having the same problem. 

 

The Problem: Too Many Pattern Attempts

One simple way to protect your Samsung Galaxy Y from nearby intruders is to have a keypad lock of some sort. For this particular phone you can either: 1) have a pattern lock or 2) the usual password, only this time it can be a combination of numbers and letters.

When you have reached a certain number of incorrectly inputted pattern (5 in my case), it will double lock and you have to wait for around 30 seconds to attempt your lock pattern. In this so-called double lock period, you have the option to unlock your screen by supplying your Google account. Unfortunately, there will come that uncertain time when that screen for supplying that Google account will be the only thing the phone will give you. The more unfortunate thing is when you enter the correct account but you can’t still open your phone!

The Solution: Factory Reset 

Factory reset: it’s the best I could come up with, unless you want to rummage through the constellation of possible solutions found on the internet.

  
Here’s how to do the factory reset:

1. Turn off your phone.

2. Press/Hold the Volume Up button (found on the left side of the phone) and the Power button (found on the right side).

3. Somehow the phone will open but as you hold these two buttons press the Home button many times found on the lower part of the phone’s face. You will see a menu (Android System Recovery) like the one found above.

  

 

4. Choose Wipe Data / Factory Reset. Then you have to confirm the rest by choosing Yes – delete all user.

5. Once you have chosen it,  the /data and the /cache directories will be wiped out. You will then be given the notice “Data wipe complete”.

6. You will be brought back to the main menu and you have to choose Reboot System Now. This will open your phone as if it is a new one.

The Limitation

The only limitation I see is that it will effectively clear out the data you have stored in your phone. Contacts, messages, some installed programs perhaps. And so I suggest that you constantly back up your phone data by either using a memory card or storing your contacts directly into your SIM card. For the messages, constantly screen capture those messages you think important.

So there you have it. I hope that this will help you out dear reader.