After one week of non-use Phone A10 will not accept my pin

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After one week of non-use Phone A10 will not accept my pin

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Are you able to see chat page?

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Customer

Yes, I see the page

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Please give me a few moments while I get the steps to fix your device?

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Customer

ok

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Are you using the exact pin that you have kept for the phone?

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Customer

Yes I am. Have used many, many times before I went away

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Very good one moment please?

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Customer

ok, no probleem

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert
Let us try soft reset the phone once.
 
A soft reset will recycle the internal circuit of the mobile.
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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Press and hold volume down key and power key simultaneously for 7-10 seconds.

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Customer

doing so, phone restarted

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

One moment.

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Customer

 still not working

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

The pin still dont work?

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Customer

no, it doesnt

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Ok one moment.

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Okay, have you configure the Samsung account on the phone?

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

If you have the Samsung account added on the phone and remote control turns on then we can try unlock the phone using the Samsung find my mobile web page.

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Customer

I am not sure but let me just go to another page in my computer and I may get you some info. mom pls

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Please take your time.

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

You can unlock your phone using the link below as well.

 

https://findmymobile.samsung.com/

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Customer

OK. I seem to have an account. Email is:  J**y@gmail.com. My PIN is Calabash3d according to my record on computer. Does this help?

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Yes one moment please.

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Let me check this for you one moment please.

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

I am trying to unlock the phone.

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Customer

Oh great!! Good luck

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Please allow me a few minutes to try to unlock the phone please?

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Customer

of course

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Customer

Phone opened up I am on home screen. What about the PIN?

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

I see that you don't have the Internet connected on the phone, so we are unable to unlock the phone remotely.

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

I will find another way to unlock the phone one moment?

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Customer

normally it is connected. Dont know why it is now. Tha home screen is there, can I go into settings an d connect?

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Try connecting the phone to the home wifi or Turn on the Mobile data on the phone.

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

If you are able to get the notification panel by dragging from the top of the phone screen.

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Customer

I dont have mobile data but only wifi, and it is connected. Can I just reset the pon through settings?

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

yes u can please try that

 

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Customer

I must be blind, I am in security settings but cannot find anything regarding resetting the pin

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

One moment i will get you the steps

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Yes, you can reset the phone from the settings, but you will lose all the data on the phone.

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Customer

Oh no, that is not good. There are a million messages etc. Shall I try the old pin?

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

yes please try the old pin

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Customer

doing so now

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Customer

Wow, it work. Thanks sooo much. What if it happens again? Go back to you...??

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Yes I will be here anytime

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Customer

OK , will go to accept answere page. Thanks again! you saved my life...

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Very welcome.  Have a wonderful day.

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Charles Totherow
Samsung Expert

Dear Juergen, It was a pleasure helping you with your Samsung issue today. Here is a summary of the resolution.

Issue identified : Customer was locked out of phone

 

Solution Implemented : I left chat replies on how to remote unlock phone. Solved.

 

Answer Accepted


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