https://community.sony.lu/t5/l-series/forgotten-pattern-unlock/m-p/3623566#M6300 <P>Hi Laundrymonkey and welcome to the Xperia Support Forum!&nbsp;<IMG class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lu/html/images/smilies/011.png" alt="Slightly_smiling_Face" title="Slightly_smiling_Face" /></P><P>I am very sorry to hear about you losing the unlock pattern in your Xperia phone. There is two ways to go in order ty bypass the screen lock and get access to your device. However, both of these measures will delete all personal data in your device.</P><P>If you have access to a computer you can connect your phone using the charging cable and perform a <A href="https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/FAQ/How-to-perform-a-software-repair-with-Xperia-Companion/m-p/1103057" target="_self">software repair</A>. Option number two is that you can use Google's service <A href="https://www.google.com/android/find" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Find My device</A>&nbsp;in order to perform a factory reset of your device. Just log in with the same google acount that is synced in the phone and select the option named <EM>E</EM><EM>rase</EM>.</P><P>Let me know how it goes and have a very nice day!&nbsp;</P> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:30:17 GMT Martin1 2019-01-03T11:30:17Z https://community.sony.lu/t5/l-series/forgotten-pattern-unlock/m-p/3623565#M6299 <P>Help can I avoid a factory reset as I've forgotten my unlock pattern!&nbsp;</P> Wed, 02 Jan 2019 21:31:23 GMT https://community.sony.lu/t5/l-series/forgotten-pattern-unlock/m-p/3623565#M6299 Laundrymonkey 2019-01-02T21:31:23Z https://community.sony.lu/t5/l-series/forgotten-pattern-unlock/m-p/3623566#M6300 <P>Hi Laundrymonkey and welcome to the Xperia Support Forum!&nbsp;<IMG class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lu/html/images/smilies/011.png" alt="Slightly_smiling_Face" title="Slightly_smiling_Face" /></P><P>I am very sorry to hear about you losing the unlock pattern in your Xperia phone. There is two ways to go in order ty bypass the screen lock and get access to your device. However, both of these measures will delete all personal data in your device.</P><P>If you have access to a computer you can connect your phone using the charging cable and perform a <A href="https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/FAQ/How-to-perform-a-software-repair-with-Xperia-Companion/m-p/1103057" target="_self">software repair</A>. Option number two is that you can use Google's service <A href="https://www.google.com/android/find" target="_self" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Find My device</A>&nbsp;in order to perform a factory reset of your device. Just log in with the same google acount that is synced in the phone and select the option named <EM>E</EM><EM>rase</EM>.</P><P>Let me know how it goes and have a very nice day!&nbsp;</P> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:30:17 GMT https://community.sony.lu/t5/l-series/forgotten-pattern-unlock/m-p/3623566#M6300 Martin1 2019-01-03T11:30:17Z