Unlocking issues

[Donnery]

Help.... I went to use my phone and I cant get it to unlock, turn off or anything. It is asking for a password when before I would use a pin or my finger print. It says it will require the password every 72 hrs to ensure security. I do not remember every setting up a password. How can i do a reset?

 

[ocnbrze]

You will have to do a hard reset. This will trip Google's FRP (factory data reset) which will require you to enter your Google account info..... sooooo make sure that works before doing a hard reset.

 

[svim]

Well resetting a password to implement a new one without knowing the old password isn't likely. If it was so trivially easy to bypass, there's no point at all in even having one to begin with. It's a security measure to protect easy access to your user account on your phone.

Try doing a 'Soft Reset' of your phone, this will force it to restart normally without wiping away any of your data:
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s20-fe-5g/softreset/
If it restarts into your typical lock screen that should work out. If not and that password prompt still pops up instead, try using your Google account password (the Google account you used when setting up your phone).