I need to gain access to a Samsung Captivate Glide mobile phone that is secured using a pattern lock. The user is dead. He had a Google email account and I recovered his Google ID from his computer but have no way to recover his account password - and I don't even know if it was linked to this phone. The phone is not in debugging mode.
I use MOBILedit! Forensic to examine mobile phones. While it can bypass iOS screen passwords, it cannot do the same for Android phones.
Does anybody know of a procedure or software program that can get around a screen lock?
David Penrod
Hi David,
Have you looked at Flasher Boxes to bypass the swipe code? I have used Asansam which will remove the swipe code on many Samsung's. Unfortunately it does not recover the swipe code just removes it. I am not sure if this model of handset is supported.
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Regards
If you're still looking…
There are multiple ways to get around locks on Samsung Androids. Some involve flashing the recovery partition, installing custom recoveries and possibly rooting the device, which can be problematic from a legal perspective. But if you're just interested in getting into the phone, I can direct you to a couple of things.
Kim Thomson
H-11 Digital Forensics