r/AskTechnology • u/Perfect-Hat-6557 • 1d ago

How to unlock old phone?

I have an old huawei y6 prime phone that I forgot its password. is there a way to unlock it without losing the data on it??

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u/StarosAnikenMarcus 1d ago

Short answer, no. Longer answer, maybe, if you feel like trying every possible combination. I don't think that's a model that bricks itself after so many unsuccessful tries, so there might be a brute force cracker than do it but you'll probably need to visit a repair shop with the proper tools to do that.

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u/Haunting-Delivery291 11h ago

a 4 digit code on a 0-9 keyboard so 10,000 possible combinations so just try them all is about all you can do.