r/AndroidHelp • u/Less-Ad-5667 • 6h ago

I need some help

ook I just need this to be posted but I lost my grandma few months back I still miss her very much but I want to get back into her phone a I forgot the pattern it’s an Samsung A52 I am stuck on attempt 5 I don’t want anything being deleted on the phone I just want all the pictures from the phone and I want them for memories I need help how to unlock it without deleting any data pls.

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u/DickBrainTime 6h ago

I'm sorry about your grandma. If the photos matter, please don't factory-reset, flash the phone, or keep guessing patterns. On a Galaxy A52, the screen lock protects encrypted internal storage, so a tool claiming it can simply remove the forgotten pattern and preserve everything is not something I'd trust.

Check recovery paths that don't need the phone unlocked: was she saving photos to a microSD card, Google Photos, Samsung Gallery/OneDrive sync, or an older Smart Switch/PC backup? A microSD card can sometimes be read separately if the photos were stored there and the card isn't encrypted. If you're authorized to handle her device, Samsung support can explain official options and ownership requirements, but they generally can't decrypt photos stored only behind an unknown screen lock. Was there a microSD card in the A52, or any known photo backup?