The screen lock of a phone is a very practical option when it comes to saving battery; however, when the mobile device is used to carry out actions that necessarily need to have the screen on (when making a recipe or downloading).
Screen lock becomes a problem . That is why today we want to show you how to deactivate it, especially on an Android mobile.
How to disable the screen lock on an ANDROID mobile? – Effective process
Index( )
- What methods to use to disable screen lock on Android?
- Remove lock with ‘Pin’
- Undo lock with ‘Fingerprint’
- Disable ‘Screen Swipe’
- How to remove the password of my mobile device if I forgot it?
- Using Google’s ‘Find My Device’ Option
- Disable password from Gmail
What methods to use to disable screen lock on Android?
The good thing about technology today is that it allows you to solve situations in different ways in case the first one doesn’t work for you.
Such is the case of the settings on smartphones, you can perform an action using different functions and an example of this is the way to disable the Android screen lock. We will explain how to do it with the Pin, the fingerprint on your Android device and the screen swipe.
Remove lock with ‘Pin’
Pin screen lock is a handy way to unlock your phone , however as it is by numbers, the combination can be easily forgotten, that’s why you can remove pin lock. To do so, you must first go to the ‘Settings or configuration’ menu and from there follow the steps shown below.
- Scroll through the settings menu until you get to the option that says ‘Passwords and Security’ .
- Now select the ‘Lock Screen’ option.
- When accessing the screen lock option, you must enter the password you are using on your mobile device,then you can enter the menu.
- Now you just have to uncheck the screen lock option that may be shaded in ‘PIN’ and that’s it.
Undo lock with ‘Fingerprint’
- From the ‘Settings and Configuration’ menu, scroll down the screen until you find the ‘Password and security’ option.
- Select ‘Unlock with fingerprint’ and access by entering your security password.
- Once inside the menu you have to slide the screen to the option that says ‘Use fingerprint for’.
- Here you will have several options but you just have to uncheck the one that says ‘Lock screen’. Then the option will be disabled.
Disable ‘Screen Swipe’
This is one of the easiest options, start from the ‘Settings and Configuration’ menu and choose the ‘Security’ option and locate another option that says ‘Screen Lock’ where you must press ‘None’. The phone will prompt you to enter a security pattern, after you do so the swipe option will be disabled.
It is important that after you make all these screen lock settings on your phone, you proceed to restart it. This will serve to fix the configuration and work from the modification you made. Then if you want to change it you just have to perform the same procedure.
How to remove the password of my mobile device if I forgot it?
There is nothing worse than forgetting the cell phone lock password , it can really be frustrating because very few things can be done when a situation like this arises and it is almost always decided to take it to the technical service to perform a software reset running the risk of losing all information. But below we will show you a couple of options that you have to try.
Using Google’s ‘Find My Device’ Option
Today all Android phones are associated with a Google account , so ‘Find My Device’ is a tool that could get you out of trouble if you forgot your password.
It is important that this option is active, it is normally used to locate the phone if it is lost or stolen and from the page you can apart from seeing the location , delete the phone or change the password.
- Go to the official Google page to ‘Find your Mobile’
- Enter the Google data that corresponds to your phone and select your locked device.
- The page will offer you 3 options and from them you have to select the one that says ‘Lock device’. This will lock your device and close any Google accounts on it and offer you the option to set a new password.
- Use the new password on your phone and it will be unlocked without any problems.
Disable password from Gmail
Unlocking your phone from Gmail is quite simple, you just have to wait for the phone to throw the message that the password is incorrect and ask if you have forgotten your password.
You will have to press that option and you will have to enter the email to which the mobile is associated. After this, the password or the option to change the password will be sent to you by mail and you will only have to follow the steps that will be presented to you.