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I have forgotten my password for my phone and cant get into it?

Hello, thank you for using Howly. I’ll be happy to help you out! May I ask your name?

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*****

Nice to meet you, *****!
Could you specify your phone model?

Customer Replay

samsung a20

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Okay, thanks
*****, so you cannot unlock your phone using the passcode, right?
At this point, the only way to reset your phone's passcode is to reset it to factory settings, which will erase all the data

Customer Replay

ok can u do this?

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Could you specify if you have a Google account linked to your phone?

Customer Replay

yes

I can not do that from my side, but I will guide you through all the steps

Customer Replay

ok

Please try following these steps:

  • Hold the **Volume down + Power buttons** for 10-15 seconds until you feels it vibrate. If needed, you can hold it a bit longer, that's OK. The galaxy will then show a system menu with instructions on how to use the menu. In most cases, he would need to use **Volume Up** or **Down** buttons to change menu selections and the **Bixby/Power button** key to select.
  • Use the **Volume Down button** to move the selection down to the **"Power down"** choice.
  • Use the **Bixby/Power button** to select/confirm "**Power down**".
Customer Replay

its going to start up screen, then back to enter password. no menu

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But have you managed to turn off the phone?

Customer Replay

no because it just keeps asking for password

Please try following the instruction once again, you should bypass the lock to turn off the phone

Customer Replay

no sorry. my phone is now showing flight mode and safe mode on start up screen??????

I'm sorry, *****, so did you turn off the phone using the instructions? After what actions did you get the flight mode and safe mode prompt?

Customer Replay

it goes to samsung a20 screen then to black screen that says samsung. then back to screen lock and when i swipe to unlock it asks for my password again.
i have my password in the memo app in my phone

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Try to press and hold the power and volume down buttons together, and once the screen gets completely black, press and hold the power and volume up buttons to enter the recovery mode. So first you need to hold the volume down button, then change to volume up

Customer Replay

nothing happened

Does the screen turn black when you hold the power+volume down buttons?

Customer Replay

yes

Try to press the volume up, bixby, and power buttons simultaneously until the device vibrates and the Samsung logo appears
I mean after the screen goes black

Customer Replay

ok when to shut down or restart screen . when i tapped shutdown it went back to lock screen then asked for password again

Please note, you need to use the **Volume Down button** to move the selection down to the **"Power down"** choice. Then use the **Bixby/Power button** to select/confirm "**Power down**. Not just click on the Power Down

Customer Replay

it doesnt do anything when i use volume down

Okay, I see
But the screen still goes black when you hold the power+volume down buttons, right?

Customer Replay

yes, then back to samsung logo

Okay, it means the phone is force rebooting, that's what we need. At that moment, while the screen is black, you need to press and hold the Power+Volume Up buttons till the Samsung logo appears

Customer Replay

yes i have done that

Please keep trying, you need to enter the Recovery mode

Customer Replay

then if i press power button it goes back to lock screen

Try to press Volume-up, then Power buttons and hold them together

Customer Replay

goes to black screen and then nothing

Did you release the power button after the screen goes black?

Customer Replay

held the buttons down together like u said then released both
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So you held buttons together till the screen went black, then released them, and pressed the Volume-up+Power buttons, correct?

Customer Replay

yes.

Try to hold the Power+Volume Down buttons, and when the screen goes black keep holding the Power button and click on Volume Up

Customer Replay

goes to samsung screen and as soon as i release them goes back to lock screen

You need to keep the Power button all the time, just try switching from Volume Down to Volume Up

Customer Replay

oooh got reboot recovery screen. now what do i do

Great job
Follow these steps:

  1. Once the recovery menu has opened on your device, use the **Volume Up** and **Volume Down** buttons to select **Delete all** **user data** or **Wipe data/factory reset**, then press the **Power button** to select.
  2. Select **Yes, Yes - delete all user data or Factory data reset**. And then press the **Power button** to select.
  3. The device will process the factory reset. Once complete, you will see **Data wipe complete** at the bottom of the screen. Press the **Power** button to select **Reboot device**.
  4. Once your device has rebooted, you may be asked to enter your **Google password** to access the device.
Customer Replay

how long does it take to reboot

It will take a while, like a few minutes

Customer Replay

ok waiting

Keep me posted, please

Customer Replay

ok

Customer Replay

ok im back in. thank you very much for all your help.

Everything is ok now?

Customer Replay

yes thankyou very
much

I’m glad I was able to get that sorted out for you. Is there anything else I can assist you with today?

Customer Replay

no thank you.

I am so pleased to see your issue got resolved!

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