How do I change the encryption pattern required to boot the device? I accidentally set it on a 5x5 pattern and am looking to go to a different room that doesn't give that option on first boot so I've had to flash back. I've tried setting screen lock to a different pattern but that didn't change it. Thanks in advance for your help!
I think you'll have to wipe the userdata (storage)
I'd prefer not to but if I can't figure anything else out I will try it
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I'm rooted using the Mac process. I tried to do a backup and I get a password request. Can I just uninstall TWRP and reinstall it instead of doing a wipe and reformat?
Password request in twrp? Wiping and going back to stock fixes everything.
You missed an initial step mate, you had to reboot after unlocking the bootloader and then flash TWRP.
I made your same mistake and has to wipe data.. in TWRP when it asks for password press cancel then go do wipe and do a factory reset and a data wipe.
It's not nice but it's the only way to solve it.
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I'm rooted using the Mac process. I tried to do a backup and I get a password request. Can I just uninstall TWRP and reinstall it instead of doing a wipe and reformat?
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Not sure if this is the solution to your question... are you using a pattern lock to lock your phone? I think I read something about this.
See the OP of this thread -> [RECOVERY][shamu] TWRP 2.8.3.0 touch recovery [2014-12-22]
In the changelogs, there's a note stating:
Note: At this time we do not have a GUI representation for pattern unlock. You can still decrypt patterns though by translating the pattern dots to numbers. The pattern dots correspond to numbers in the following pattern:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
So an upper-case L would translate to a password of 14789 entered on the keyboard. Eventually we plan to add a proper pattern unlock to TWRP but it is a relatively low priority at this point.
Hope that helps... let us know if that works
EDIT: I just tried it, and it worked for me. Hope it works for you.
I just used my numeric equal to my lock pattern. So happy.
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So I usually dont use a PIN for security just swipe. I made a PIN and used it for a couple days ans went back to just swipe. But ever since TWRP and booting the phone requires that same PIN. How do I stop this?
When you change the screen lock you are asked if the lock method be applied when the system boots. Maybe apply a PIN and say No, reboot and then change the lock back to swipe.
Hello, I'm using official CM 13 on my Mi5 as my daily driver and I was very satisfied with it. I encrypted it with a pattern and the encryption was working fine. But today, I powered it on and suddenly instead of asking for a pattern, it asks for a password! I never used a password to lock or encrypt a device. How can I decrypt it? Is there some kind of defaut password? What could cause the password change? Or the only possible solution is just format data?
Note: TWRP also asks for a decryption password instead of the pattern.
You Need to format data, in wipe section.... Write Yes and After flash ROM.
By the way every dot on your pattern is a number, so u just need to figure out your password
Thank you, I tried to figure it out and it worked!
Davidkrch said:
Thank you, I tried to figure it out and it worked!
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Cool! To definitely eliminate encryption just make a twrp back up, save it on your PC or USB. Format Data, and after restore your back up!! I was in your situation, now I can boot without password
Philb90 said:
Cool! To definitely eliminate encryption just make a twrp back up, save it on your PC or USB. Format Data, and after restore your back up!! I was in your situation, now I can boot without password
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What should i bakckup? System? System image? Or what?
I tried installing a couple of custom ROMs in my Mi Max 2. When setting one of these ROMs, I set PIN lock to its screen.
After that, my TWRP is PIN locked as well. I must enter PIN to unlock my TWRP and to access it.
So the question is: How to unset TWRP lock? Is there in TWRP itself a command/option to unset TWRP lock?
(TWRP is official 3.2.3.0, ROM I using is EU Nougat.)
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I tried installing a couple of custom ROMs in my Mi Max 2. When setting one of these ROMs, I set PIN lock to its screen.
After that, my TWRP is PIN locked as well. I must enter PIN to unlock my TWRP and to access it.
So the question is: How to unset TWRP lock? Is there in TWRP itself a command/option to unset TWRP lock?
(TWRP is official 3.2.3.0, ROM I using is EU Nougat.)
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maybe u can try and flash twrp again, see if it resets and removes that PIN. also try other twrp versions to see if that helps.
you set encryption > then the lock is the pin to encryption and that has nothing to do with twrp .. it just trying to decrypt storage to work on it
try using that pin
if it didn't work you can always factory reset from twrp and it will recognize the storage.. provided that nothing valuable on the storage
also if you can boot to the system i had a pretty bizzare bug the can be useful for you
i installed reachability cursor app on xtended rom and force closing the app makes it lose the accessibility permission
after enabling it for the second time freezes the device and then if you force restart with power long press it stops asking for the code in twrp and while booting..
maybe specific to the rom but worth a shot if that's your case
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maybe u can try and flash twrp again, see if it resets and removes that PIN. also try other twrp versions to see if that helps.
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I tried flashing same TWRP again as well as almost dozen of other TWRP versions for Oxygen. Nothing changed, I still must enter PIN password when entering TWRP and the same password when booting into system (from TWRP or from phone turned off).
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you set encryption > then the lock is the pin to encryption and that has nothing to do with twrp .. it just trying to decrypt storage to work on it
try using that pin
if it didn't work you can always factory reset from twrp and it will recognize the storage.. provided that nothing valuable on the storage
also if you can boot to the system i had a pretty bizzare bug the can be useful for you
i installed reachability cursor app on xtended rom and force closing the app makes it lose the accessibility permission
after enabling it for the second time freezes the device and then if you force restart with power long press it stops asking for the code in twrp and while booting..
maybe specific to the rom but worth a shot if that's your case
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I must enter same PIN password when booting into TWRP and when booting into system (from a) TWRP, or b) from phone turned off, or c) after resetting the phone when in system).
It is needless to say that phone screen is not locked in any way - by PIN/phrase password or by fingerprint. That leads me to conclusion that something should be (re)set/changed in TWRP itself.
Factory reset in TWRP didnot help. I will try to repeat the trick with xtended ROM and reachability cursor app.
you need perform format data
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I must enter same PIN password when booting into TWRP and when booting into system (from a) TWRP, or b) from phone turned off, or c) after resetting the phone when in system).
It is needless to say that phone screen is not locked in any way - by PIN/phrase password or by fingerprint. That leads me to conclusion that something should be (re)set/changed in TWRP itself.
Factory reset in TWRP didnot help. I will try to repeat the trick with xtended ROM and reachability cursor app.
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i wonder what will happen if you set a new pin in the current rom you running and made it ask for it at boot
then removed it?!
Or you may try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/doogee-mix/how-to/fixed-how-to-remove-data-encryption-twrp-t3757595
rino64a said:
you need perform format data
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Thank you. I will try that tomorrow.
kalawy said:
i wonder what will happen if you set a new pin in the current rom you running and made it ask for it at boot
then removed it?!
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"...and made it ask for it at boot" - I already tried that. EU ROM has the option to PIN lock the screen, but it hasnot the option to ask a PIN at boot. So with EU ROM, at boot it will ask for same PIN as for the TWRP an after a boot it will ask for screen PIN as set in EU ROM.
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"...and made it ask for it at boot" - I already tried that. EU ROM has the option to PIN lock the screen, but it hasnot the option to ask a PIN at boot. So with EU ROM, at boot it will ask for same PIN as for the TWRP an after a boot it will ask for screen PIN as set in EU ROM.
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as far as i can remember it was present in mi-globe and mi globe is the same as EU
it's there .. maybe in another place
Please post a screenshot or just shoot your screen.
P.S. You should ask in
"Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Questions & Answers"
or
"Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Guides, News, & Discussion" .
Hi guys, I forgot my phone's pattern and now the phone is not unlocking by using fingerprint or face unlock. Is there any way to reset the lock screen?
abhish3kkk said:
Hi guys, I forgot my phone's pattern and now the phone is not unlocking by using fingerprint or face unlock. Is there any way to reset the lock screen?
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Try entering the bootloader i.e official recovery and try remove cache and dalvic cache if there is no option like this then do wipe cache partion .
If you have pc then try using easus mobisaver or wondershare toolkit to remove phone lock .
Or even odin for windows, run it and do remove cache or dalvic cache .