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I received too many pattern errors on my Samsung Galaxy S3.

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I have entered too many pattern attempts and forgot my PIN code as well as my Google account. How to unlock my Galaxy S3?

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Please download Android SDK tools and start SDK manager then you can install Platform tools. Start a command prompt and type adb shell followed by rm /data/system/gesture.key. You will need to have your phone connected to the computer and USB debugging function enabled. Restart the phone and you can enter any pattern.

If you don't have USB Debugging enabled, you will need to press Volume UP + Home + Power menu and Factory reset your phone.

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I have entered too many pattern attempts and I forgot my pin code and google account. So what can I do? I would like to keep all data, app and images.

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