Forgot your Realme 5 password or pattern lock? This article explains easy methods to unlock your Realme 5 without reset or losing any data.
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There are multiple methods to unlock your Realme 5, and which method you choose solely depends on you.
Unlock Realme 5 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 Realme 5 will unlock.
Step 5: After successful unlock, you will be asked to create new PIN, Password or Pattern Lock for your Realme 5.
Unlock Realme 5 Using your Gmail Account
To unlock Realme 5 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) Realme 5 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 Realme 5. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1: Turn Off your Realme 5.
Step 2: Now turn it ON by pressing “Power + Volume Up button” combinations for few seconds until you see Realme 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 Realme 5.
Unlock Realme 5 Using Googe Find My Device
While you may be able to unlock your Realme 5 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.
Realme 5 Specifications
Body
The weight of this phone is 198 g with dimensions of 164.4 x 75.6 x 9.3 mm.
Its front is built in with Gorilla Glass 3+ while its back and frame are of plastic.
Display
This phone comes with an IPS LCD display of 6.5 inches size and 720 x 1600 pixels resolution with ~269 ppi density.
Camera
Realme 5 contains Quad cameras which are 12 MP (wide), 8 MP (ultrawide),2 MP (macro) and 2 MP (depth) alongside LED flash, HDR and panorama. while the selfie camera is 13 MP wide angle.
Memory
It comes in 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM and 128GB 4GB RAM versions. Besides a dedicated slot for microSDXC .
Battery
The battery of this phone is Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable of 10W charging.

Conclusion
It is understood that you will be in an extremely frustrating situation when you are unable to unlock your own Realme 5 device because you forgot its pattern lock, PIN or password.
With above methods, you can unlock your Realme 5 without losing any of your data if you remember your Google account security questions’ answer.