How to Crack Android Pattern lock with Metasploit

Getting locked out of your own phone can be very troublesome. Luckily Metasploit is a very powerful hacking tool that can let us do a lot of powerful hacks. One such hack is the removal of an android lock with the remove_lock_root module. Metasploit has thousands of modules with more added in each update. In this article, I am going to introduce you to the remove_lock_root module, which allows us to bypass the lock of our  Android device. You need to have shell access for this hack to work. In this article, we have given knowledge about how can we crack the password pattern lock with Metasploit.

How to hack android pattern lock with Metasploit with remove_lock_root module

Well, in the first step, we need to access the Android phone in order to remove the pattern lock

Now type the background command as shown below:

background

Now its time to use the remove_lock_root module

use post/android/manage/remove_lock_root

Use the show options to see all the options as shown below:

show options

You need to set a session with the session number as shown below:

set session 1

Now press the run command and you will have removed the android lock.

run

That’s it you have successfully removed the android pattern lock and unlock the android phone. This hack can help remove phone lock basically any android pattern locks on most android devices except the latest Android OS since they tend to patch these things up. Do note that this post is for educational purposes only. Do not misuse the information for any illegal purposes.

Have fun. Stay safe. Stay secure.