Forgot your Samsung Galaxy Note 9 password or pattern lock? This article explains easy methods to unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 9 without reset or losing any data.
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There are basically multiple methods to unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 9 smartphone, and what method to opt for depends on you.
Unlock Samsung Galaxy Note 9 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will unlock.
Step 5: After successful unlock, you will be asked to create new PIN, Password or Pattern Lock for your Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
Unlock Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Using your Gmail Account
To unlock Galaxy Note 9 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.
Unlock Samsung Galaxy Note 9 by Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
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 Samsung Galaxy Note 9. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1: Turn Off your Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
Step 2: Now turn it ON by pressing “Power + Volume Up button” combinations for few seconds until you see Samsung logo on the screen.
Step 3: Select “Yes” option to factory data reset message.
Please note that this will erase all the data and settings on your Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
Unlock Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Using Googe Find My Device
While you may be able to unlock your Galaxy Note 9 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.
Caution: This is non-reversible process.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specifications
Body
The dimensions of the phone are 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm with weight upto 201 g. This phone has aluminum frame while front and back are of Gorilla glass 5.
Screen Type
This phone has an HDR10 Super AMOLED display of 6.4 inches with resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels which is protected by corning Gorilla glass 5.
RAM and ROM
The memory versions of the phone are 128GB with 6GB RAM and 512GB with 8GB RAM. The memory can be further extended by an external microSD card.
Camera
The dual camera setup of the phone has both 12MP main cameras while selfie cameras are of 8Mp and 2MP with a dedicated iris scanner camera.
OS and CPU/GPU
The OS of the phone works on android 8.1 which is upgradable up to android 10.
The chipset of the phone is made of Exynos 9810 and Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 along with octa-core CPU with Mali-G72 MP18 and Adreno 630 GPU.
Conclusion
To conclude, there is no issue at all if you have forgotten your Samsung Galaxy Note 9 pattern lock or password. You can still unlock it and do not lose any of your important data like photos, contacts etc.
However, you will need to have your Google security questions answer in your mind, or username/password of your Gmail account linked with your Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
