Help S4 Mini screen unlock password issue

[solquiff]

Hi, today when I went to unlock my phone I typed my password incorrectly and it said I had to wait 20 seconds before I could try again.

Doesnt this happen if there are 5 failed attempts?

Could this have been a a glitch? I changed the language of my phone last night so could that have caused it?

Also, are these '5 attemps' in a row or acumulated over time, so say for example I typed the password incorrectly 4 times in the past few months then today it was the 5th time, is this what caused the lock out?

Another thing is that I didnt get the pop up saying that I had to wait 20 seconds, on the lock screen itself the timer started up.


Noone else was using my phone and it had been in my pocked the whole time leading up to me using it.

thanks in advance

 

[solquiff]

any ideas please? thanks

 

[lvt]

Did you restart your phone to see if the problem persists?

 

[solquiff]

no, although it hasnt happened since and never before. could it just have been a glitch?

is it possible that someone could have been trying to type in my password remotely?

 

[lvt]

Let's say it was a software glitch.

 

[solquiff]

Ok, thanks.

do you know if it is possible to somehow remotely enter in a password? Would I need to have some kind of app installed?

 

[lvt]

Ok, thanks.

do you know if it is possible to somehow remotely enter in a password? Would I need to have some kind of app installed?

Yes there are apps that can access your device remotely, but if you didn't install and setup any app like that you are safe.

And even if you are using an app to remotely access your phone, I doubt that the authentication process has something to do with your PIN entries counter.