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What can I do if I forgot my screen lock password, PIN, or pattern?

If you’ve forgotten or lost your screen lock password, PIN, or pattern, you have up to 5 attempts to try and unlock your HTC device. If this fails, you'll be given more attempts. First, make sure you enter the password, PIN, or pattern properly. If you're still unsuccessful after several attempts, the only way to unlock your device is to do a factory reset.

How do I perform a factory reset using hardware buttons?

Before you do a factory reset, please be aware of the following:
  • A factory reset will erase all data, media, and files from the phone storage. You'll lose them and won't be able to restore them if you didn't sync or back them up before. Make sure you've backed up all important information and files before you proceed.
  • Make sure the phone is charged to at least 35% before performing the reset, or is connected to an HTC charger and is actively charging.
  • Make sure you know your Google Account name and password. You'll need them to unlock your phone after the factory reset.

    In phones with Android 5 or higher, Device Protection may be enabled, which means that after the factory reset, you'll need to sign in using the same Google Account that was logged into your phone. If you forgot your Google Account password, use your computer web browser and go to www.google.com/accounts/recovery to reset your password first.

To perform the factory reset:

  1. Turn the phone off.
  2. Do one of the following:
    Phone models Do this
    Phones with pressure-sensitive buttons such as HTC EXODUS 1 and HTC U12‍+
    1. Press and hold the POWER button.
    2. When the phone vibrates, release your finger, and then immediately press the VOLUME DOWN button.
    Other HTC phones
    1. Press and hold the POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons.

      Note: For some phones, you may need to hold VOLUME UP instead.

    2. Release these buttons when you see the Download mode screen.
    3. Press VOLUME DOWN to navigate to the Reboot to bootloader option, and then press the POWER button to select it.
  3. Keep pressing VOLUME DOWN until you've selected the Boot to Recovery mode option, and then press the POWER button.
  4. When you see the screen showing an exclamation mark, do one of the following:
    • In phones that have pressure-sensitive buttons such as HTC EXODUS 1 and HTC U12‍+, press and hold the VOLUME UP button.
    • In other HTC phones, press and hold the POWER and VOLUME UP buttons.
    You'll then see the Recovery mode screen.
  5. Press VOLUME DOWN to navigate to the Wipe data/factory reset option, and then press the POWER button to select it.
  6. If prompted to confirm, press VOLUME DOWN to select Yes, and then press the POWER button.
Note: Make sure you do not select the other options on the screen. Doing so may void your warranty or brick your phone.
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