Forgotten password

[#1]

Really need some help, my 10yr old son has locked his experia x8 phone and can't remember his password... is there a way to bypass this, even if it means losing his content on the phone??

[suze · Accepted solution]

Gotta love the kids.... exactly that problem that got me in to Android forums early last year!

OK so the easiest thing is to run a repair using either PC Companion or Sony Ericsson Update Service downloadable from here  http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/mobilephones/downloads/subject/updateservice/1.689743?cc=gb&...  basically just select your phone type and follow the onscreen instructions.

This will wipe his phone memory but the content on the SD card will be safe.  I hope he has a copy of his contacts either synced or copied on his sim or SD card.

If you need any further assistance, just shout!

[#3]

Thanks Suze, will try that today and let you know, he'll be chuffed if I can fix it!

[suze]

No worries, let us know how you get on.  I have forbidden my son from having a pattern lock on his phone ever since as either he would mess it up or nosey friends would try and get on his device and end up locking it entirely.  I have never put one on any of my devices cos its a pain when it goes wrong! He did do me a favour tho in a round about way, as I ended up getting myself the X10 last June and haven't looked back!

[#5]

All done!  Thank you Suze you've made a 10yr old boy very happy.. not to mention his stressed out mammy!

[suze]

Yay, glad your little fella is happy, cos all us Mum's know.... a happy kid makes a happy Mum.