Locked out of Samsung S6? Here's How to Get Into Locked S6

Part 1: Get into locked Samsung s6 with Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (Android)

The Samsung S6 is a premium device and rings in with a price tag as such. Hence, you should ideally use the best-proven solution first, and the best one that comes to mind is Dr.Fone. Billed as one of the best Android toolkits available, Dr.Fone rings in with a rich set of features, most notably removing the lock screen without any data loss whatsoever. If you've recently purchased a used Samsung S6, the great chances are that it is protected Factory Reset Protection if you want to factory reset the device to remove the lock screen, for which you will need the original Google account name and password to bypass. But you can avoid these hassles with Dr.Fone as it disengages FRP and allows you to gain access to the device without asking for any Google credentials.

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Although the software is pretty straightforward to use, there are detailed guides available along with stellar customer support you can count on in case you face any issues. If you’re locked out of the Samsung s6, here are the steps to unlock your device without losing any data. As for other Android phone users, if you have backed up the data from your phone, including Huawei, Xiaomi, Oneplus, you can also use drone - Screen Unlock (Android) to bypass the screen. Since it will wipe all your data after unlocking.

Step 1. After you download and install Dr.Fone on your computer, launch it and select Screen Unlock.

Step 2. Next, connect your Android cell phone to your PC and select the phone model on the program.

Step 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to get your cell phone into download mode.

Step 4. Once you’ve entered into download mode, the recovery package will begin to download automatically, so grab a latte and wait until it’s completed.

Step 5. Then Dr.Fone will start automatically once the recovery package is downloaded. This process will not result in any data loss on your device, and once over, it will allow you to access it in unlocked mode.

Part 2: How to get into Locked Samsung Phone with Android Device Manager?

The Android Device Manager is Google’s native solution to getting into a locked Samsung phone. Before you get started with using the ADM, you will have to download and set it up first, which by the way, is super easy, and here’s how to go about it.

Step 1. Access Android Device Manager from another phone or computer.

Step 2. Since your phone is locked, you will access ADM by typing in Find My Device in a Google search. Once signed in, you should see your cell phone’s location in real-time and three other options, from where you choose Lock.

Step 3. Selecting this option will allow you to change the password or PIN on your S6 Samsung phone.

Note that if you don’t have access to Find MY Devic on the web, you can use another Android phone to sign into the ADM app to reset your Samsung S6 Edge password.

Part 3: How to get into Locked Samsung S6 with Samsung Find My Mobile?

Like Google’s Find My Device service, Samsung offers a similar solution to unlock your device, aka Samsung Find My Mobile service. Apart from unlocking your cell phone, you can do several other things, such as locate your device in real-time. And just like you have to first register with a Google account to use Android Device Manager, you will have to have registered for a Samsung account for this solution to work. If you have, here’s how to unlock your device when you’re locked out of the Samsung s6.

Step 1. From your web browser, head to the Samsung Find My Mobile website and log in with your credentials.

Step 1=2. Click unlock from the left-hand menu, and your Samsung device will unlock.

As highlighted in the image above, you can now set up a new screen lock on the respective device. So if you want to set up an easier password or reset the current one, here are the steps to get it done.

Step 1. Bring down the notification tray by swiping from the top of the screen.

Step 2. Tap Settings, lock screen and security, lock screen type at the top and choose your new unlock type.

Part 4: How to get into Locked Samsung S6 by Factory Reset?

The last solution we have in store for getting into a locked Samsung phone is none other than a good ol’ factory reset. But before doing so, we should let you know that this will return your device to its original state, meaning all settings will return to default, and all data will be deleted. Since you’re unable to access the settings panel to perform the factory reset, you should first:

Step 1. Turn off the device

Step 2. Press the home, volume up, and power buttons simultaneously.

Step 3. After a few moments, you will be provided with a boot menu, from where you will select Wipe Data/Factory Reset.

Step 4. Scroll down to yes, delete all user data, and press the power button once again. When the operation is complete, you will receive a final message stating data wipe complete.

Step 5. You can power the device on to reset it and select a new lock screen type.