Google account is your Gmail account which you use to send and get messages free of cost. Like all email services, All email service utilizes 2 things for the account login, an email id and password. For all the android based smart phones, your Gmail account or your Google account is required for security checks especially when your device is unlocked. You need to type your Google password to unlock your Smartphone. Hence it is important to know your password and remember it.
Your Android operating system uses an inbuilt security system which allows it to grant special privileges or restrict unauthorized use of the device. This is common in all operating systems though. Your Android operating system uses a PIN, or a password, and/or a pattern of your choice for the purpose of providing security in order to protect your device. For instance, if you incorrectly try multiple times to type your pattern, or someone else does it for a large number of times, you Android phone will be locked automatically. Now you require a Google account to unlock it. However, it is possible to unlock your phone without using a Google account. For this you must perform a hard reset. It should be very well noted that hard reset once performed on your device will affect all your stored data. It will erases all the data on your phone.
Unlocking android phone without Google account
The following steps should be taken to unlock your Android phone without a Google account:
1) First of all, you must switch off your phone and before that you must remove the SD card if it is present in your phone. This will not affect the data stored in SD card. You need to hold the Power button to switch off your phone. If you do not remove the SD card, all the data in it will be lost
2) Now you must set your Android phone to Recovery mode. Depending upon the Android phone and OS version y Different Au use, you might have to use different methods to boot into recovery mode. The most common way is to hold the Power key and Volume keys simultaneously. When you press both the keys together at the same time, your phone will set to be in recovery mode. Here a DOS-like black screen will pop up
3) Here there will be many options available. Then you must choose Restore Factory Defaults. To navigate among the options, use the Volume key to move up and down the options. Once you reach at Restore Factory Defaults, you can use the Power button to select it.
4) Now click on Yes, delete all user data option.. As mentioned earlier, this will erase all data and reset your phone to factory settings. After this your device will reset. Depending upon your processor and phone model, this may take a while as it deletes your device’s data.
5) Click on Reboot system once resetting is done by using volume keys .
Now your device will be unlocked, you can use a new pattern or security key to open it.
In the event that you require any specialized help, you can specifically contact Google specialized help to get your questions resolved. Google Customer Service number can likewise be reached to clarify your concern and get it resolved.