Forgot the iPhone passcode? Here’s the real fix to unlock

To keep it safe, we often keep our mobile data locked. But sometimes we or our children forget the password. At this moment, most people think that a factory reset is the only solution to being able to use their iPhone again.

I am an iPhone user and had a similar problem, but I was not ready to accept that a factory reset was the only solution.

So I tried to find different techniques to resolve this issue and finally got success. I finally found something I wish to share with everyone.

 In this post, you will learn to unlock an iPhone without a password. I will tell you the top 2 methods to resolve this issue.

Unlock iPhone without Password via Find My iPhone

Find My iPhone allows users to erase locked iPhones and then bypass the iPhone passcode. This allows you to unlock the iPhone passcode without a computer. If Find My iPhone is enabled on your iPhone, you can follow the below steps to unlock your iPhone without a password.

Step 1. Visit icloud.com in a browser window and log into your account.

Step 2. When done, you should select “All Devices” and select your iPhone. If “Find My iPhone” is already active, it should be on the list when checking.

Step 3. Click ” Erase iPhone ” and then click ” Erase ” to remove the forgotten / lost passcode, but also remember that it will erase all the data on your iPhone at the same time.

Via iCloud – “Find my iPhone” function to remotely wipe the iPhone, in order to remove the passcode and all data.

Unlock the iPhone with iTunes via recovery mode.

This method can be applied when your iPhone’s Find My iPhone feature is disabled. To perform this method, you would have at least synced your device once with iTunes recently.

• Step 1. To get started, you need to update iTunes to the latest version.
• Step 2. Launch iTunes and connect your iPhone to a previously synced computer.

On iPhone 8 or later: Press and release the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time. Then, hold down the side button until the Connect to iTunes screen appears.

On the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: press and hold the side and volume down buttons at the same time. Do not release until the recovery mode screen appears.

On an iPhone 6 or earlier: press and hold the Home and Top (or Side) buttons at the same time until the “Connect to iTunes” screen appears.

Step 3. You will be informed that your device is in recovery mode. And click “OK” to restore the iPhone.

Step 4. After a while, you have unlocked the iPhone passcode. You can now reset your iPhone or iPad. You can restore from an iTunes backup if you have one.

The device will be reset to factory settings. After the restore, you will be asked if you want to restore data from a backup. Now you can restore your iPhone

 

Unlock the iPhone with iTunes via DFU mode.

Put your device into DFU mode

On an iPhone 8 or later: press and release the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time. Then, hold down the side button until the “Connect to iTunes” screen appears.

Points to Ponder:

You can use iTunes in two ways to unlock your iPhone without a passcode. Let’s go over them.

Before we dig into the details, I recommend you to know these necessary points.

• You must have the Apple ID and password for the Apple account associated with the target iPhone.
• The contents and settings of the phone, as well as the passcode, will be erased by iTunes.
• iTunes can create a backup of your phone and save it on your computer, which can later be restored on the phone.

How to Unlock?

1.                       Download and install iTunes on a computer.

2.                       Connect the iPhone to the computer with the lightning cable, then launch iTunes.

3.                       Hold down the home and power buttons on your phone until you see it boot up                    in recovery mode.

4.                       Select the “restore” option in the iTunes dialogue box that appears.

5.                       Wait for iTunes to erase your iPhone; once that is complete, you can use it.

Summary:

You can get out of a locked iPhone for any reason. Although the passcode mechanism has been set up to protect your phone and data, it can also cause a problematic situation. In this article, I have mentioned the top two methods to unlock iPhone without a password. Find My iPhone is the native iOS app but still erases your data, However, it depends on which is your choice.