How to factory reset your Android phone without unlocking it
Jack Wallen/ZDNETRecently, I set up a new Android phone to review. The process went off exactly as expected, and I ended up with a phone set up with the unlock PIN I typically use for review phones. After an update, the phone required the PIN for unlocking, but no matter how many times I typed in the PIN, it wouldn’t unlock.Something had gone wrong, and I needed to access the phone to review it. Fortunately, I’d been down this alley before and knew what to do.Also: The best Samsung phones you can buy: Expert testedUnfortunately, my only recourse meant the phone would undergo a factory reset, which meant I’d have to set it up again. That wasn’t too much of a problem, given I hadn’t had the opportunity to do much with the device. Had the phone been months into usage, it could have been more of an issue. More