How To Reset Password On Huawei P9 When Locked Out

If you own a Huawei P9, it’s wise to use a security measure to protect from unauthorized access your Huawei mobile phone, whether you use a pattern, PIN, password or face lock. But what do you do when you forget your own access code?
If you have forgotten your Hauwei P9 Android phone unlock password, pattern or PIN. Many solutions to reset the password on the Huawei P9 require completing a hard factory reset which can delete all your files on the mobile phone – exactly why you should back up your P9 data before something goes wrong.

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You can reset password with factory reset:

Turn off your Huawei P9.
Press and hold the volume up key and the Power key until the phone start screen appears and the Android logo is displayed. Do NOT press the power so long but keep pressing the Volume UP key until EMUI logo and factory reset options appears.
When the recovery menu comes up just release the Volume key.
Select Wipe data / Factory reset on the touch screen. If touch screen is not active, select with Volume key and confirm with Power key.
When the Huawei P9 restarts, everything will be wiped and will be ready to set up again.

Do not want to lose data, how to do it? Don’t worry. The following is a guide that will teach you different ways to reset the lock screen password on the Huawei P9 when you get locked out.

• Method 1: Delete Huawei P9 Password File Using ADB
• Method 2: Using “Forgot Pattern” Feature to Unlock Huawei P9
• Method 3: Bypass Huawei P9 Lock With Android Lock Screen Removal

Method 1: Delete Huawei P9 Password File Using ADB

This method works only when you have enabled USB Debugging previously on your Huawei P9 and your PC is allowed to connect via ADB. If you meet such requirements, it is ideal to unlock Huawei P9 lock screen.

Step 1. Connect the HUAWEI P9 to PC by using the USB line, open a command prompt in the ADB directory. Type the command “adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key” and then Enter.

Step 2. Restart your P9 smartphone and the security lock screen must be gone now, you can access your HUAWEI device. Be sure to set a new PIN, pattern, or password before restarting.

Method 2: Using “Forgot Pattern” Feature to Unlock Huawei P9

By default, this feature is available on Android devices, including HUAWEI P9. After a few failed attempts, a message will pop up saying “Try again in 30 seconds”. After the message, click the Forget Pattern option.

Then you need to provide Google account details. After that, enter the main Gmail account and password you use to set the Huawei P9 device. Google will send an email with a new unlock pattern.

However, this requires internet access to reset the pattern this way which is not pragmatic every time.

Method 3: Bypass Huawei P9 Lock With Android Lock Screen Removal

If you’ve forgotten the pattern used to secure your Huawei P9, regaining access is easy. We can easily bypass the unlock screen on Huawei P9 without any hassle using a Android Lock Screen Removal app. All your data are secure.

Step 1.Choose “Lock Screen Removal” from the Program

Download, install and run Android Lock Screen Removal and go to “More Tools”. Then choose “Lock Screen Removal“, it will let you remove the password of PIN, patterns, password and fingerprnt.

Then connect your Huawei p9 device and click “Start” to begin.

Step 2.Enter the Download Mode on Huawei P9

Three steps for you to enter the download mode.

a. Power off the phone.
b. Press and hold volume down + home button + power button at the same time.
c. Press the volume up to enter download mode.

Step 3.Download Recovery Package

After entered the download mode, the tool starts downloading the latest recovery package on your Huawei P9 phone. This may take some time, please wait until it’s complete.

Step 3.Remove the P9 Lock Screen Without Losing Data

You can let the Huawei P9 lock screen removal begins when completing the recovery package downloading. You don’t need to worry about your data, nothing will be lost during the process.

Not only for HUAWEI P9, the software also supports other Android phones, similar to Huawei Mate 7/8/9, Huawei P8, Samsung Galaxy S8/S7/S6/S5, Galaxy Note 5/4/3, Galaxy J5/J7/A5/A8/A9, SONY, HTC, Google, etc.

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