You can unlock your Android phone even if you've forgotten the passcode, but you'll usually need to factory reset the phone.

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Shouldn't the moment android phone screen turns off and you want to turn it back on, it ask for the pin? So is there an option to reset the phone after a certain amount of attempts similar to iphone?