Samsung Galaxy S2 — Locked SGS2

Dear members,

I have locked my SGS2, I was hoping that somebody would be able to tell me how to back up my photos before i reset the phone??
Can I copy photos to the an sd card while the phone is locked??? or is there a way of using the usb cable while the phone is locked??
I have tried to unlock my phone using the google log in but that didnt work

Any help would be greatly appreciated

i remember the pattern but the screen that comes up is the google account username and password, i no my username but im putting in th wrong past word i guess coz its not unlocking

google was very unhelpful as i didnt provide enough info to my account to regain access to my phone

but i did find a back way into my phone this my be helpful to other people, i already had viber installed on my phone, one of my friends called me from viber during the call i had my phone connected via usb to my computer, while on the phone call i was able to use the pull down menu tab, which allowed me to activate the usb connection. i then backed up all my files on the my computer GOOD TIMES!!!

after backing up all my files i turned the phone off, then turned it back on as it was loading i held down the upper volume, power button and the lower middle button for a couple of seconds then released them which loaded some reboot menu, from this i was able to do a factor reset to remove the google account and unlock my phone

after the reset i could use my phone again, to my surprise i didnt lose my photos or music but everything else was deleted

hope this helps other people with SGS2 phones