topic Re: pin lock suddenly appeared in XPERIA archive

pin lock suddenly appeared

hanpan — Fri, 09 May 2014 19:06:16 GMT

Hi, I have an xperia tablet which has worked fine since bought last october. I went to use it a few weeks ago now.It has always been set to 'swipe to unlock' but now it is asking for a pin code, which I did not set up. And now I am locked out!

I have searched the inrternet but any tips about holding down volume and power button just don't work and I cannot find anything else.

For added info the only app it has on there outsde of the standard ones is bittorrent.

As a last ditch I hooked it up to my mac this evening where it says there is a new software update available, but I first need to charge the tablet to 80% before it will install. Interestingly it connected up to the computer while the tablet was technically 'locked' still.

Help please. Rather peeved at not having a useable tablet...!

Thanks!

Re: pin lock suddenly appeared

Uliwooly — Fri, 09 May 2014 19:10:10 GMT

Do you have an antivirus app?

Re: pin lock suddenly appeared

hanpan — Fri, 09 May 2014 19:17:03 GMT

Nope. Now you say that it seems rather obvious that I should... I always thought of it more like a phone than a computer (not that it has a sim)

Re: pin lock suddenly appeared

Uliwooly — Fri, 09 May 2014 19:27:44 GMT

well, it could be a

SIM lock

a Pin lock (settings > security > lock > pin lock)

it could be an antivirus app

Re: pin lock suddenly appeared

takrzem — Sun, 25 May 2014 12:37:49 GMT

or it could be enforced security settings as a result of adding corporate mail account that requires these