I lost my phone and was just wondering it somebody would be able to go to a phone shop and override my pass code?

Posted by 21mac55@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 10 comments

I don't want the phone back but I was just wondering if somebody would be able to take the phone to a phone shop and be able to access my phone by taking the pass code off?

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0lliebro@reddit

They’re not stealing it for your data, the phone will be wiped and resold.

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mdzmdz@reddit

Go to Find My Phone - and, if nothing else sign out on the phone.

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IHaveTimeToWaste@reddit

can be wiped at home in 10 mins depending on the phone

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Peniche1997@reddit

>can be wiped at home in 10 mins depending on the phone I think what OP is asking is whether the person who has their phone can access their private data

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blainy-o@reddit

Hope you find it then, Android phones are a piece of piss to factory reset.

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ThereIsAFly@reddit

They'll probably just wipe it to get rid of it tbh. Will wipe the data on it too.

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21mac55@reddit (OP)

That's good tbh. So it would just be a fresh phone??

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