Help with a pin locked S7

[wickedxj]

Hey guys

Came across my last phone I replaced with an S9 about 1.5 years ago. Wanted to get it wiped and use as a backup or give to family/friend...

Problem is it's pin locked, I've tried all my usual pins, everytime it makes me wait 1 hour before I can try another.

The phone is connected to my wifi, emails are coming in. Google find my device will find it, but all I can do is erase or secure it, which I don't think is the solution.

I have read that I have to use Samsung find my mobile to unlock it, but it can't locate my phone for some reason.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance

[Razor Ramon HG]

There's no way to get around it. You'll have to do it through Google or manually hard resetting it by holding the volume up (or down) + the power button on boot.