How do I transfer contacts from a locked OnePlus phone without the PIN?
Answer
If the old OnePlus stays locked, you usually cannot copy contacts from its screen. The best path is recovering contacts from the Google account that was used on the old phone, then signing that same account into the new phone.
Before you start: stop right away if…
- A factory reset on the locked phone without a backup can permanently remove contacts stored only on the device.
- Unlock services that ask for payment outside official support are often scams.
Follow these steps
Check Google Contacts from another device
On a computer or the new phone’s browser, open Google Contacts while signed in with the Google account used on the old OnePlus and look for the saved numbers.
You should see: You see the contact list in Google Contacts, or you confirm the account has few or no contacts.
Add that Google account on the new phone
On the new phone, open Settings → Accounts (or Passwords & accounts), add the same Google account, and turn on Contacts sync.
You should see: The Google account appears on the new phone and Contacts sync is enabled.
Wait for contacts to appear
Open the Phone or Contacts app, pull to refresh if available, and wait a few minutes for synced contacts to download.
You should see: Familiar names and numbers from the old phone appear on the new phone.
Decide about the locked OnePlus
If Google has the contacts you need, leave the old phone locked or use official OnePlus/Google account recovery only if you still need other data. If contacts were never synced, review official forgotten-PIN recovery, knowing a reset may erase local data.
You should see: You either restore contacts from Google or understand that local-only contacts may be lost without the PIN.
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Extra tips
What to look for: Whether the old OnePlus used a Google account with Contacts sync, and whether the new phone can sign into that same Google account.
Before you change anything: Write down the Google email that was used on the old OnePlus, if known. On the new phone, confirm you can open that Google account in a browser before changing anything on the locked phone. Do not pay a third-party site that claims it can unlock a phone PIN for a fee. Avoid factory-resetting the old phone until you have checked Google Contacts, because a reset without a backup can erase local-only contacts.