How to unlock an disabled iPhone if you’ve forgotten the password?

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 17, 2022

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If you've completely forgotten the passcode to a now-disabled iPhone, you'll have to factory reset the device. You can reset a disabled iPhone with iTunes, or unlock iPhone with iCloud - Find My iPhone function, or remove screen passcode from iPhone with third-party iPhone unlcoker like UkeySoft Unlocker.

CONTENTS

• If you enter the wrong passcode too many times, you will be locked out of your iPhone. There's no way to bypass the passcode without factory resetting the phone.
• Using iTunes, you can reset your disabled iPhone to its factory settings and then restore your apps and data from a recent backup.
• If you don't have iTunes or a computer nearby, you can restore the iPhone to factory settings using Apple's Find My iPhone web page.

The good news about iPhone security is that a thief or over-curious stranger has virtually no chance of getting to the data on your phone unless you've put the passcode on a yellow sticky note and affixed it to the back of the case. (Even the FBI has been unable to crack suspects' iPhones after major crimes.)

After entering the passcode incorrectly just a few times, your iPhone will lock you out from attempting more codes for a short time. Continue to enter the wrong passcode, and you might find yourself locked out permanently.

Here's what you can do if that situation arises.

How to unlock a disabled iPhone with or without a computer

If your iPhone is disabled, the bad news is that there's no way to bypass the passcode and simply restart the iPhone; if that were possible, anyone would be able to do that, and it would defeat the point of the passcode's security.

A disabled iPhone will warn you that you can't log in for some period of time, which might be anywhere from a minute to forever.

Instead, you need to reset the iPhone to its factory settings and then restore your apps and data from a backup. It's worth pointing out that this is one reason you should always have a current backup. See our article, "How to backup your iPhone to iCloud, your computer, or an external hard drive," to make sure your iPhone is regularly creating a backup.

Method 1: How to Unlock a disabled iPhone using iTunes or Finder

1. On your computer, start iTunes and connect your iPhone using a USB cable.

2.Start put iPhone into recovery mode.
Depending on which model iPhone, you'll need to do one of these two things:

If you have an iPhone 8 or later, press the Volume Up button, followed by Volume Down, then press and hold the Power button until you see the "connect to iTunes" screen.
If you have an iPhone 7, press and hold the Power button for three seconds, then swipe the "Power off" slider to the right. Finally, press and hold the Volume Down until you see the "connect to iTunes" screen.
If you have an iPhone 6s or older, press and hold the Power button for three seconds, then swipe the "Power off" slider to the right. Then press and hold the Home button until you see the "connect to iTunes" screen.
3. On your computer, click "Restore".

When iTunes senses that your iPhone is in Recovery Mode, it'll give you the option to restore it to factory settings.

4. After this process completes, your iPhone will be reset to its factory conditions. Then follow the on-screen instructions to restore your iPhone with a recent backup.

Method 2: How to Unlock a disabled iPhone using Find My iPhone

Ff you have turn on “Find My iPhone” before, another way you can accomplish the same thing is by using Apple's Find My iPhone feature, which lets you track your iOS devices and — worst case — reset them if they're stolen and can't be recovered. You can take advantage of that ability for your disabled iPhone as well.

1. Open the Find My iPhone website in any web browser.

2. Find your iPhone in the list of devices in the drop-down menu at the top of the screen and click on it.

3. Click "Erase iPhone" and then click "Erase" to confirm. You'll still need to enter your Apple ID password to do this, but you won't need the iPhone's passcode.

Using Find My iPhone, you can erase your disabled device and return it to factory settings.

3.After it's erased, it'll be returned to its factory settings and you can follow the directions to restore the iPhone with a recent backup.

Method 3: How to Unlock a disabled iPhone using UkeySoft iPhone Unlocker

If you have forgotten the passcode of your iPhone or if your device has been disabled, the most effective way to unlock a disabled iPhone is using UkeySoft Unlocker.

UkeySoft Unlocker is one of the most reliable iPhone unlocker tool, it can fix a disabled iPhone or iPad without relying on iTunes, let’s shows you how to unlock a disabled-iPhone without iTunes or iCloud.

To learn how to unlock a disabled iPhone with UkeySoft Unlocker, you can simply follow these steps, please download the iPhone unlocker on your PC or Mac computer.

1.Launch UkeySoft Unlocker on your PC or Mac. From the welcome screen, select the option of "Unlock Screen Passcode" to start the process.

2. Now, please connect your iPhone to the computer with using a USB/lightning cable.

3. Put iPhone into Recovery Mode. Proceed by following the instructions.

After entering recovery mode, and wait for a while as the application will recognize it automatically. After detecting your device, it will display an interface about your iPhone information. Provide correct information related to your iPhone’s model, firmware version, and more in the new window. Make sure that you have provided the right information before clicking the “Download” button.

4.Start to downloading a matching firmware package for your iPhone. The UkeySoft Unlocker will automatically download the related firmware update for your device. It might take a while to complete the download.

5. After download the related firmware update completed, click on the “Start Unlock” button.

The UkeySoft Unlocker start to removing screen passcode from your disabled iPhone. Here, you can see the complete iPhone unlocking process on PC or Mac.

5.Once it is completed successfully, you will be notified with the following message: “Removal Completed”.

It will take a few minutes to restart your device, please wait a few minutes and keep connecting your iPhone with the computer.

When the iPhone restarts, your disabled iPhone is fixed successfully. You'll see "Hello" in many language.

6.If you are not happy with the results, then you can click on the “Try Again” button to repeat the process.

Your iPhone device will be like brand new, and you would be able to unlock a disabled iPhone or iPad without iTunes as well. Please disconnect your device with the computer and start to set up your iPhone and access it.

Video Guide: HOW TO UNLOCK A Disabled iPhone without PASSCODE?

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