Saturday, August 1, 2009

Using the PUK code to unlock an Android G1

If you enter your PIN wrong 3 times, your G1 becomes "PUK locked" and supposedly you have to call the customer service to get this famous PUK code (which unique to each SIM card and doesn't normally change, so write it down somewhere). Thing is, it's not obvious at all how to use the code once you have it. You have to hit the "emergency dial" button and "dial" this "number":
**05*<PUK Code>*<enter a new PIN>*<confirm the new PIN>#
Normally, as soon as you enter the #, Android should tell you that you have unblocked your SIM card and it will take a short while to reset the PIN (be patient).
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Thanks that worked great! -EV 1/1/10

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    Thanks just what I needed.

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  3. AnonymousJune 23, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    fantastic.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 18, 2010 at 12:15 AM

    it dosent work for me

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  5. AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    It also worked for me. Thanks!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    It works!!! Thx!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    excellent - just need to do it exactly - works for me - thanks

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  8. AnonymousDecember 12, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    it says my puk # is wrong but i know its right & it wont work

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