A friend was trying to guess the patten to unlock my phone when it told him to wait 30 secs before trying again. He said he pushed the button that said "Forgot passcode?". Now its telling me to login with my google accnt. I tried, it said "invalid username or password".
Apparently this is a semi-common problem, and the only confirmed solution I can find isn't very noob-friendly.. I'll post it below.
Google says to reset password and it should work.. When asked again, they say that it sometimes takes a while for the password to take effect on your phone. After this, all threads die.. And no I don't know if it actually worked, or if they had to do a factory reset.
I know I could wait a day or two... But I'm impatient and I really need my phone asap
Heres the fix thats supposed to work. I did my own research and still can't figure out what exactly to do. Any help is greatly appreciated
Pattern Lock.. Defeated! EDIT: updated with step-by-step instructions.
Step 1. Download the Android SDK (
http://developer.android.com/sdk/)
Step 2. Make sure to configure the ADB usb interface drivers (search the forums for more information on this if you're confused.)
Step 3. Plug your G1 into your computer (via usb). (Settings -> Application -> Development -> USB Debugging, must be enabled [it is enabled by default in JesusFreke releases i think])
Step 4. Open command prompt and enter the following:
Code:
> adb -d shell
# sqlite3 data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
sqlite> update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock';
sqlite> .exit
# exit
Step 5. Now power off the phone, and turn it back on. Tada! No more pattern lock.
