January 2018
Beginner to intermediate
402 pages
10h 6m
English
book
Practical Mobile Forensics - Third Edition
by Rohit Tamma, Oleg Skulkin, Heather Mahalik, Satish Bommisetty
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Bypassing third-party lock screens by booting into safe mode
If the screen lock is a third-party app, rather than the inbuilt lock, it can be bypassed by booting into safe mode and disabling it. To boot into safe mode on Android device 4.1 or later, long-press the power button until the power options menu appears. Then, long-press the Power Off option and you'll be asked if you want to reboot your Android device into safe mode. Tap the OK button, as shown in the following screenshot:
Safe mode in Android
Once you're in safe mode, you can disable the third-party lock screen app or uninstall it completely. After this, reboot the device and you ...