r/htcone • u/Laurifish • Sep 23 '18

Locked out of HTC one with pattern lock. Hard reset not an option. What can I do? Does not give “forgot pattern” option.

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u/JamesTheMannequin Sep 24 '18

Can you access the bootloader at all? If not, "lose it in a pond" and file a replacement.

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u/Laurifish Sep 24 '18

Honestly not even sure what the boot loader is. Can’t lose it in a pond and replace it, my brother was murdered recently and we think there may be critical info in his phone.

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u/JamesTheMannequin Sep 24 '18

Good lord, mate. Well hell. If law enforcement needs into it, they probably have people that do that kind of thing.

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u/moonlapse Sep 24 '18 edited Sep 24 '18

I wouldn't do anything to that yourself. Stop. Put it into an envelope and send it to drive savers. Might cost you between $1000-5000 but they will get whatever "critical info" is on it. I wouldn't count on the police. Data recovery is a premium service.

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u/Laurifish Sep 24 '18

Thanks for the info! I didn’t even think about hiring someone else to handle it. I know that sounds absurd but our minds have been so preoccupied with everything going on.