Pattern Locks Are Unsafe: Secure Your Lava Blaze 2 Pro Phone Now with These Tips

Pattern locks have been available for about as long as people can remember, and they have been hugely popular with people thanks to how easy it is to simply swipe your screen and unlock your smartphone, as against, say, keying in the 4-digit PIN/ 6-digit PIN. However, pattern locks are easy to crack, and today, we bring you all you want to know about pattern locks and how to create a hard pattern lock. Further to this, we also tell you how to move beyond pattern locks and what to do in case you forgot the hard pattern lock you just set and are unable to unlock your smartphone.

Part 1: What You Need to Know About Pattern Locks

Pattern lock is an Android-only feature that makes it easy for users to have a modicum of security on their smartphones. Most users do not prefer using and remembering a PIN to unlock the smartphone. Creating a pattern makes it easier, somehow.

There is a 9-point grid on which you swipe your finger from point to point, in any direction, and when you take your finger off, that pattern you swiped becomes the key to unlock your smartphone.

Pattern locks were exceedingly common only a few years ago, and they are not recommended for use any longer due to concerns (mentioned later in the article).

1.1: Popularity and Usage

Old habits die hard, or so they say, right? That’s because it is true. We are creatures of habit, and pattern locks have been around for a long, long time. We are accustomed to pattern locks. So, even with even easier technologies such as fingerprint recognition and face recognition, we tend to gravitate towards the familiar old pattern lock.

The only thing is, there is a reason why pattern locks are no longer the preferred option to use for unlocking your smartphones. As it happens, that reason is security, and it can be very easy for humans to take a swipe (pardon the pun) at your pattern lock. And guess what? The research conducted suggests that they would get it right with an unsettling accuracy.

1.2: Advantages and Drawbacks

With on-the-go lifestyles, our smartphones have become indispensable and contain some of the most sensitive aspects of our lives – IDs, credit and debit cards in digital wallets, photo and video memories, business documents – you name it, the smartphones have it, on the go. This has opened our lives up to the public at large, and if someone steals our smartphone or, best case, finds it, the only barrier preventing them from being privy to all that wealth of our sensitive information is that screen lock – the pattern lock that we set on our smartphones. That’s it – the single pattern lock stands between malicious actors and our data. You might be beginning to realize just how crazy this is.

Advantages of Pattern Locks

There are two advantages to using pattern locks. One, they are better than nothing. Two, they are easy to use. And that’s about it. There is no third advantage to pattern locks. We might think we set a hard pattern lock that nobody could guess, but, as research proves, we might be thinking too low of human prowess.

Disadvantages of Pattern Locks

Security, or rather, the lack of it, is the lone disadvantage of using a pattern lock. What good is a pattern lock that can be easily deciphered? Sure, they are easy to use, and they are better than not having anything, but would you really want to protect your life’s data with something that could be, as researchers found out, breached in under 5 attempts? We don’t think you do!

The research found that 64% of test subjects who were shown videos of people unlocking their phones could correctly guess a 6-point pattern lock, that too after viewing the video only once! That number shot up to 80% if they were allowed to see the video again. That is simply astounding and a nightmare for security. When it comes to PINs, only 11% could guess a 6-digit PIN after viewing the unlocking video once, and that number shot up to 27% when they could see the video two times.

Part 2: How To Create a Hard Pattern Lock (Including Remembering Complex Patterns)

Now, if you must continue using a pattern lock, let’s help you know how to create a hard pattern lock that would not be as easy to decipher as easy pattern locks. For that, you should know how people use pattern locks, the kind of pattern locks they create, and the ones that are the most commonly used pattern locks. That way, you can avoid those fallacies and create a hard pattern lock for your smartphone.

2.1: The Pattern Locks People Use Most Commonly

Marte Loge, an M.Sc. Computer Science student, gave a presentation on pattern locks at DEFCON 23 and made a bold claim. She said, “Tell me who you are, and I will tell you your lock pattern.”

She presented the following statistics to support her claim:

• - In her research, she found that 77% of people started with one of the 4 corners when creating a pattern lock.
• - 44% of people started with the top-left dot and 15% with the top-right, while the bottom-left was preferred by 14% of her test subjects.
• - People set 5-point pattern locks on average, and most users were content with a 4-point pattern.

These are some of the most common pattern locks people create:

• - patterns in the shapes of alphabets,
• - patterns in the shapes of numerals,
• - patterns in any other simple shape, such as square, triangle, star, etc.

To understand how this is a security nightmare, the possible combinations for a 4-point pattern are a measly 1624, whereas by adding just 1 more point to the pattern and creating a 5-point pattern, the number of possible combinations becomes 7152, an increase of 5528 combinations. In stark contrast, creating a 9-point pattern would give you over 140,000 possible combinations!

2.2: How to Create a Hard Pattern Lock

Knowing what most people do when creating a pattern lock, it becomes easy to avoid those mistakes and instead create a hard pattern lock for oneself.

• - Do not start creating a pattern lock from any of the 4 corners of the grid.
• - Never use your first initial as your pattern lock.
• - Never use the shape of a numeral as your pattern lock.
• - Use all 9 points on the grid to create your pattern lock, and contrary to popular belief, you can go over the connecting lines several times, creating a hard pattern lock that would not be as easy for people to decipher!

Part 3: Going Beyond Pattern Locks

You might think that now that you have set a hard pattern lock, you are good to go. Hardly. Technology has evolved, so have methods to break into your device.

Step 1: Set a 6-digit PIN

The minimum you should do today is set a 6-digit PIN to unlock your phone. Consider this a necessary investment into the safety of your data residing on your smartphone.

Step 2: Use Fingerprint Recognition (or Face Recognition on Apple Devices)

All modern smartphones released over the last decade have come with fingerprint recognition. Using fingerprint recognition requires you to set a 6-digit PIN and then set a fingerprint to unlock your device. You can set additional fingerprints, too.

This way, your device is the most secure it can be today. In case your fingerprint is not recognized for any reason, the phone falls back on the 6-digit PIN that you can enter and unlock your phone.

While face recognition is available on both Android and Apple devices, it is truly secure only on Apple devices. This is why Apple iPhones released after the iPhone X in 2017 have come only with Face ID. They fall back on a minimum 6-digit PIN (called Passcode in Apple world) to unlock in case the face does not get recognized in the first attempt.

Part 4: How To Unlock Phone If Hard Pattern Lock Forgotten

Just in case you set a hard pattern lock and promptly forgot that abstruse pattern you just set, we have a tool for you to quickly unlock your phone in case of a forgotten hard pattern lock: Wondershare Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock.

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• Remove all Android screen locks (PIN/pattern/fingerprints/face ID) in minutes.
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Download the latest version of Dr.Fone from the Wondershare website and launch the app.

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Step 1: Click Android under Toolbox > Screen Unlock.

Step 2: Click Unlock Android Screen.

Step 3: Select your device manufacturer.

Step 4: Prepare your device to unlock the screen.

When the greyed Next button becomes available, click it and wait for your device to be unlocked.

All data on the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device is wiped under this method. Select Samsung phones may be unlocked without data loss. Check this list for devices that may be unlocked without data loss.

Closing Words

Whether it is an easy pattern lock or a hard pattern lock, the fact is that pattern locks are antiquated and a security nightmare. A minimum 6-digit PIN must be used, and using fingerprint recognition is the preferred way to go for Android devices. Using fingerprint recognition will require that users create a 6-digit PIN. On Apple devices launched after 2017, there is Face ID, Apple’s marketing term for face recognition. If you did indeed still set a hard pattern lock, only to promptly forget it, use Wondershare Dr.Fone – Screen Unlock (Android) to seamlessly unlock your phone right now.

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The main reason why we keep our smartphone locked is to prevent children (or stalkers) checking out our private photos or messages. You don’t want anyone to access your pictures, emails, or other important data. What if you forget your pattern or PIN and cannot access your phone? Or someone changes lock screen pattern to leave you annoyed?

To avoid such types of conditions, we have tried and tested the following methods to bypass the Lava lock screen pattern, PIN, password, and fingerprint.

Method 1. Use ‘Find My Mobile’ feature on Lava Phone

All Lava devices come with the “Find My Mobile” feature. To bypass the Lava lock screen pattern, PIN, password, and fingerprint, you can just follow the below steps to get it done.

• Step 1. First, set up your Lava account and log in.
• Step 2. Click the “Lock My Screen” button.
• Step 3. Enter a new PIN in the first field
• Step 4. Click the “Lock” button at the bottom
• Step 5. Within a few minutes, it will change the lock screen password to the PIN so that you can unlock your device.

Method 2. Use Android Device Manager to Bypass Lava Password

To know how to unlock a Lava phone lock password with Android device manager, make sure the Android Device Manager is enabled on your device.

• Step 1. Visit google.com/android/devicemanager on other smartphones or PC.
• Step 2. Log into your Google account that you used on your locked device.
• Step 3. Choose the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device you want to unlock in ADM interface
• Step 4. Click on the “Lock” option.
• Step 5. Enter a password. There is no need to enter any recovery message. Select “Lock” again.
• Step 6. You would see a confirmation below if it is successful, with “Ring, Lock and Erase” buttons.
• Step 7. Now you must get the password field on your phone where you can enter your new password, and your phone will be unlocked.
• Step 8. Go to lock screen settings on your device and disable the temporary password.

Method 3. Google Login (Supports Only Android 4.4 or Lower)

If your device is still running on Android 4.4 or lower, here’s how to bypass the Lava lock screen fast.

• Step 1. Enter the wrong pattern for five times
• Step 2. Choose “Forgot Pattern”
• Step 3. Enter your Google account login or backup PIN
• Step 4. Now your phone would be unlocked.

Method 4. ‘Pattern Password Disable’ and Custom Recovery (SD Card needed)

To bypass the Lava lock screen in this method, you ought to be an advanced user who knows what are “custom recovery” and “rooting”. You have to install any kind of customer recovery, and you should have an SD card on your phone. SD card is required to move a ZIP file to the phone, and it is the only way to transfer the file when the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device is locked.

• Step 1. Download a zip file named “Pattern Password Disable” on your computer and move it to the SD card of your Lava device.
• Step 2. Insert the card on your device
• Step 3. Restart your device into recovery mode.
• Step 4. Flash the file on your card and restart the phone.
• Step 5. Now your phone would boot up without lock screen. Don’t worry if you had a gesture lock or password. All you need to do is to input a random gesture or password, and it will be unlocked.

Method 5. Delete the Password File Using ADB

It is yet another option that will work only when you have enabled USB Debugging previously on your device, and your PC is allowed to connect via ADB. If you meet such requirements, it is ideal to use this method to unlock the Lava lock screen.

• Step 1. Connect your device to the PC using USB cable and open command prompt in the adb directory. Type the command “adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key” and then press “Enter”.
• Step 2. Restart your phone, and a secure lock screen must be gone, and you can access your device. Be sure to set a new PIN, pattern, or password before rebooting again.

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Method 6. Factory Reset to Bypass Lava Lock Screen

A factory reset is the best option in almost any case if one of these solutions couldn’t work. According to your device type, the process may vary. In most devices, you have to turn off the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device completely to start the process. But this method will delete all the precious data on the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device after the factory reset.

• Step 1. Hold the power button and volume down at the same time. It will open the Bootloader menu.
• Step 2. Press the volume down button two times to choose “Recovery Mode” and select it by pressing the “Power” button.
• Step 3. Hold down the power button and tap “Volume Up” once, and you would enter “recovery” mode.
• Step 4. Choose “Wipe Data/Factory Reset” option by using volume buttons.
• Step 5. Select it by pressing the Power button.
• Step 6. Select “Reboot System Now” once the process is done.

Backup your Lava phone regularly in case of any data loss in the future.

Method 7. Boot into Safe Mode

Chances may be that you are using a third-party lock screen app. Then lucky for you, this way works best to bypass the Lava lock screen. Specifically, you can boot your Lava device into Android Safe Mode .

• Step 1. Open up the Power menu from the lock screen and press and hold the “Power Off” option.
• Step 2. It will ask if you want to boot in safe mode. Tap “OK”
• Step 3. Once the process finishes, it will temporarily disable the lock screen activated by the third-party app.
• Step 4. Uninstall the third-party lock screen or just reset the data.
• Step 5. Reboot your device and get out of safe mode.
• Step 6. Now the irritating lock screen app is removed completely.

Method 8. Other Methods

• Step 1. Take your friend’s phone to call on your locked phone.
• Step 2. Accept the call and press the back button without disconnecting.
• Step 3. Now you can access the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device completely
• Step 4. Go to the security settings of the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device and remove the pattern or pin.
• Step 5. It will ask you the correct pin that you don’t know, guess, and try various combinations you can recall.

To avoid forgetting your password or PIN next time, be sure to write the pattern or numbers on a text file or paper to keep them safe. If you have to bypass the Lava lock screen pattern, PIN, password, and fingerprint, you may consider using Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (Android). It is a professional tool that can remove all the fingerprints, pattern, and password lock screens without losing any data on your phone.

The Ultimate Guide: How to Bypass Swipe Screen to Unlock on Lava Blaze 2 Pro Device

Nowadays, the security mode is enabled in almost all digital devices, which is the case with our smartphones. However, when we repeatedly change our password, we might be in a state of confusion to remember it. Such instances are highly schemed to lock our messages, galleries, emails, and other personal storage. Using the locking pattern enhances security, and thus, apart from the known user of the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device, unknown people cannot access your Android phone. To overcome this critical situation, we have this article to help you unlock your Android devices by removing or bypassing the swipe lock Android screen. The solutions provided in this article are easily accessible to all users and are easy to operate.

So, if you have ever been stuck due to a lock code, go through the article to resolve the issue and swipe up to unlock a password that somehow gets forgotten.

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Part 1: How to disable Swipe Screen to unlock when you can access the phone?

Some people do not pay much attention to their privacy and will not bother locking their Android devices. They would disable the swipe screen to unlock their devices. Thus, this section will talk about the basic solution to disabling the swipe up to unlock Android devices. Our main focus here is on a disabling method of swiping the screen when your Android device is accessible.

Let us look at the detailed steps below to remove the swipe screen to unlock the Android phone.

Step 1: To begin with, touch the gear icon (that is setting) on the main screen of your Android phone. The settings screen will display directly since it is a shortcut to get in. You will get a drop-down menu where you will see many options are available for your flexibility.

Step 2: Out of those, choose the “Security” tab to access your further.

Step 3: It will prompt the tab as “Screen security,” You will be listed with three choices, namely, Screen lock, Lock screen options, and Owner Information.

Step 4: Select the option called “Screen lock,” The next step is to enter your PIN code for security purposes. This step is carried out in Android phones to ensure you are the original owner of the Android device.

Step 5: If you click the PIN code option again, the drop-down menu will be listed with more options. Now select the option “None.”

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That’s all. You have successfully run out of the disable commands for the swipe up to unlock the screen. You can now open and access your device without any security methods.

Part 2:How to remove/bypass Swipe to unlock when the phone is locked?

To unlock your device, the only solution is to follow the Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (Android) . If you are looking to unlock the screen when the phone is locked, then this method solidly proves to bypass swipe lock Android when it is locked. It helps to resolve this issue by bypassing or removing the swipe screen without causing any loss to your data. This tool temporarily supports bypassing Android screens without data loss on Samsung and LG. As for other Android phones, all the data will disappear after unlocking with this tool.

The features of this Dr.Fone software are many. It gives a solution to four lock methods: a pin, pattern, fingerprint, and password. It is user-friendly, and even a user with no technical information can also use it with no issue. This tool is only limited to remove the screen lock on Samsung and LG without losing data. Your data will still be wiped out on other Android phones after using this tool.

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• It can remove four-screen lock types - pattern, PIN, password & fingerprints.
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Tips: This tool also supports unlocking other Android screens beyond Samsung and LG. However, it does not support saving all the data after unlocking, like Samsung and LG.

Step 1: Initialize the Dr.Fone on the computer, and there will be many options in front of you. In that, select the “Screen Unlock”.

Step 2: Now, to bypass swipe lock Android, using the USB cable, connect the Android device to your computer, and it will prompt the Unlock Android Screen option.

Step 3: To enable the download mode on your Android device, shut down your phone>Simultaneously, press the volume down, Home button, and Power button >Press the Volume up button. Once your device is in download mode, the recovery kit will get downloaded.

Step 4: You will see the result right in front of you as Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock, recovery will bypass swipe lock Android without hampering your data. Foremost, you can now access your device without swipe up to unlock the screen.

Pretty simple, right? Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock to the rescue for the issue of swipe screen to unlock.

Part 3: How to turn off the swipe to unlock when the pattern is enabled?

In this section, we will cover how to turn off the swipe to unlock when the pattern lock of the Lava Blaze 2 Pro device is enabled. Therefore, here we will go through the process of turning off the swipe to unlock the feature of your device. This structure is formed in some interval of locking the screen.

The steps below imply turning off of swiping screen instantly:

Step 1: At first, open the app “Setting” present on your Android device.

Step 2: There will be multiple interfaces. Now choose the option “Security.”

Step 3: To turn off the swipe screen, when the pattern is enabled then, choose “Screen lock” and then click on “NONE.”

Step 4: If you have enabled your pattern choice already, it will again prompt you to enter the pattern. Once you entered the pattern, the swipe screen lock will disappear.

Step 5: The final step is to reboot your Android device to update the feature of turning off the swipe screen. Now you can open your device at any time without using the pattern lock feature.

Note: Regardless of any situation of forgetting the Android lock password, you can go for an email account set up for swiping into the Android devices.

Conclusion

Now, to sum up, we would say that in this article, we tried to bring out the best solutions for your Android device in such cases wherein you want to disable your screen security. The Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock is simply a proven mechanism that delivers what we need and that, too, without any data loss. We ensure that you can disable the swipe screen to unlock easily and effectively using the methods given above. Hence, you can access your phone by bypassing swipe lock Android even if you forget the screen lock code. So, don’t just wait, but bring out the solution for the swipe screen to unlock the Android device with Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (Android) now.