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Here are six easy ways to unlock your Android phone without an actual password. While an alphanumeric password is currently the best way to secure your Android phone, most people don't want to go ...

It’s a disconcerting experience, to say the least, to be locked out of your own phone. Whether you forgot the password or bought a second-hand phone that arrived still locked from the last user, it ...