Forgot your Huawei Y8P password or pattern lock? This article explains easy methods to unlock your Huawei Y8P without reset or losing any data.
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There are basically multiple methods to unlock your Huawei Y8P, and what method to opt for depends on you.
Unlock Huawei Y8P by Answering Google Security Questions
If you have security questions set during under your Google account security, then you will be able to unlock your device by answering these questions.
Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get “Forgot Pattern” or “Forgot PIN/Password” option.
Step 2: Tap on it, and then select “Answer Questions” option.
Step 3: You will be presented with your Google security questions which you have added in your account. Answer them accordingly.
Step 4: If you answer the security questions correctly, you Huawei Y8P will unlock.
Step 5: After successful unlock, you will be asked to create new PIN, Password or Pattern Lock for your Huawei Y8P.
Unlock Huawei Y8P Using your Gmail Account
To unlock Huawei Y8P using your Gmail account, follow below-mentioned steps:
Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get “Forgot Pattern” or “Forgot PIN/Password” option.
Step 2: Login with your Google (Gmail) account by entering its details such as username/password.
Step 3: Once you are logged in successfully, your smartphone will be unlocked.
Hard Reset (Factory Reset) Huawei Y8P to Unlock
If none of the aforementioned methods works in your case, unfortunately, you are left with only option of doing factory reset/hard reset on your Huawei Y8P. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1: Turn Off your Huawei Y8P.
Step 2: Now turn it ON by pressing “Power + Volume Up button” combinations for few seconds until you see Huawei logo on the screen.
Step 3: Select “Yes” option to factory data reset message.
Please note that hard resetting will erase all the data and settings on your Huawei Y8P.
Unlock Huawei Y8P Using Googe Find My Device
While you may be able to unlock your Huawei Y8P using Google Find My Device, this method will erase all the data on your phone.
Here’s how you can do so:
Step 1: Open Google Find My Device and sign in with your Google account.
Step 2: After successful login, you need to select “Erase device” option followed by “Erase all data”.
Step 3: As soon as you hit “Erase” button, the data deletion on your Android device will begin.
Huawei Y8P Specifications
Display
The OLED display of the phone has resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels with 418ppi density and has size of 6.3 inches.
Platform and Camera
This phone contain Android version 10 with EMUI 10.1. the chipset is of Kirin 710F and CPU is Octa-core with Mali-G51 MP4 GPU version.
There is a tripe camera setup in this phone i.e, 48 MP (wide), 8 MP (ultrawide) and 2 MP (depth). There is an LED flash and also a single 16MP camera for selfie.
Body and Memory
The main body of this phone has weight of 163g which has dimensions of 157.4 x 73.2 x 7.8 mm.
On the basis of memory Huawei Y8P has two versions they are, 128GB with 4GB RAM and 128GB 6GB RAM along with external nano memory slot.
Conclusion
It can be extremely frustrating when you are unable to unlock your own device for the reason being forgetting PIN, password or pattern lock.
However, by following above methods, you can unlock your Huawei Y8P without losing any of your important data, but only if you remember your Google account security questions’ answer. Otherwise, you are left with only option of unlocking through hard reset.
