Lumia 920 Lockout, can't reset.
I apologize if this sounds like a sob story, but that's exactly what it is to me.
I've had my Nokia Lumia 920 from the first week it was released, and I used it for EVERYTHING. I met my soul mate and future wife through random text messages and back and forth random conversations, my lumia 920 contains so many of my our precious memories. I've used it for so long, until the day I accidentally dropped it and had the screen shatter, rendering the device useless. I could not afford the repair cost for the device, and I was not under warranty (and was afraid to send my device in to some other company, for fear of losing the precious contents inside)
This was a year and a half ago.
Last week, I bought and received a replacement screen, and repaired my device, I was overjoyed when I finally saw the NOKIA logo on the screen as it booted up, and when I saw my lock screen with my girl's face smiling back at me... I've only ever been this happy few times before.
Until... I realized I forgot my pass code. 5 digits... keeping me away from priceless memories, from innocent texts turned to flirtatious back and forth conversations, to the moment where I asked her if she would be my girlfriend.
I've tried desperately all the possible combinations that I have ever used, birthdays, addresses, zip codes, special dates, names as numbers... I am locked out.
I need my memories. I can't just reset the past. I need to be able to look back and laugh, smile, and cry. I can't reset my phone, because I need those memories. We both do.
I refuse to reset my phone.
I ask you for your help, I have no one else to turn to, every message board, and device expert tells me the same thing "reset" But, that is not an option for me. I am asking for your help, as it is your own device, is there ANY other way for me to unlock that which is mine? Or, am I stuck continuing to enter number after number, and watch as the minutes multiply with each consecutive failure?
I'm desperate. As one fellow person to another... Please help me.
Eddy K.
Hi Eddy,
I know about memories. They are beautiful and precious. But if you cannot remember your passcode there is a one last resort. Your girl may have a record of those conversations and you could get a copy from her. As for the passcode the more you try the worst it becomes. I would stop thinking about it for a few days and see if it comes back. Sometimes it does.
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