When you are locked out of your iPhone, you may need to know some details about unlocking your iPhone without a passcode. Here are 4 easy and quick ways to help you to unlock the passcode on your iPhone.
If you are locked out of your iPhone for some reason, you can unlock it without a passcode using the 4 ways below.
Locking your iPhone helps prevent others from viewing or accessing your device easily. In these times when the risks of identity theft, data leak, and privacy breach are increased, screen locks have never been more important.
However, if you forgot your iPhone passcode and entered the wrong passcode several times, you may get an iPhone Unavailable screen and be locked out of your iPhone permanently. Then you'll need to know how to unlock your iPhone without a passcode.
Note: If you want to unlock the passcode on your iPhone, the only way is to erase the iPhone. A reset not only removes the passcode, but also wipes all your iPhone data. Hopefully you have backed up your iPhone, since you can restore your data from a backup after the reset. Otherwise, all your data would be lost forever.
Here we've prepared 4 methods to help you unlock your iPhone without a passcode, including Erase iPhone feature, iPhone Unlocker, Recovery Mode, and iCloud. Whether you're just a newbie or a specialist in computer, you can choose one of the easy ways below to unlock your iPhone without a passcode effectively.
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With the launch of iOS 15.2, Apple offers a convenient feature called Erase iPhone that allows you to unlock your iPhone without a passcode, not using a computer.
Before you select this method to unlock the passcode on your iPhone, you need to notice some points below.
Once the conditions above are satisfied, you may be ready to unlock your iPhone without a passcode in this way. Here's how to unlock your iPhone passcode with Erase iPhone feature.
Step 1. Keep entering the wrong passcode multiple times in a row, until you see the Erase iPhone option in the bottom right corner on the iPhone Unavailable screen. And tap on it.
Step 2. To confirm unlocking the passcode on your iPhone, tap "Erase iPhone" for a second time.
Step 3. Enter your Apple ID password to sign out of your Apple ID, and choose the "Erase iPhone" option for the last time. Then your iPhone will automatically unlock itself without a passcode.
Once your iPhone passcode has been unlocked, you can restore the data from a backup or start your device anew.
If you haven't updated your iPhone to iOS 15.2, or didn't connect your device to Internet, there is a third-party tool you may choose —— iPhone Unlocker.
It is a solid desktop-based software that is designed to fix different iPhone passcode problems, including lock screen passcode, Apple ID password, and Screen Time passcode. It is also a great choice for novices, thanks to its user-friendly interface that allows you to unlock your iPhone passcode with a few simple clicks.
Tip: iPhone Unlocker is compatible with all iPhone models of any iOS system.
Here're how to unlock an iPhone without a passcode using this software：
1. Download and launch iPhone Unlocker on your Mac or PC, then click the "Wipe Passcode" option, and hit the "Start" button on the next page.
2. Connect your iPhone to the computer, then click "Device connected but not recognized?" to put your iPhone into Recovery Mode following the instructions that appear on the screen.
3. Next, there will be a page asking you to confirm your iPhone information. After completing the correct information according to your iPhone model, click "Start."
Then, an iOS software will start downloading. Wait for a few minutes.
4. Enter "0000" and hit "Unlock" to start the iPhone unlocking process without a passcode.
You can monitor the erasing progress on the page. When the process is finished, you need to set up your iPhone again, either using a backup or starting it afresh.
Tip: Remember to keep your locked iPhone connected to the computer until the unlocking iPhone passcode process is finished.
The next option to unlock the iPhone without a passcode is using Recovery Mode, which allows you to restore your iPhone via iTunes (Windows 10 or later) or Finder (on macOS 10.15 or later) to unlock iPhone passcode.
Tip: A lighting cable is required to connect your iPhone to the computer.
We will use iTunes to show how you can go about unlocking your iPhone without a passcode by Recovery Mode.
Step 1. You should first power your device off, and wait a while to make sure it turns off completely.
Step 2. Open iTunes, then plug your iPhone into your computer and press the corresponding buttons based on your iPhone model.
Step 3. After your iPhone entered Recovery Mode, a message will prompt you to either Restore or Update your iPhone on iTunes. Then, you should select the "Restore" option to unlock the passcode on your iPhone.
Step 4. Click on "Restore and Update" to confirm unlocking iPhone passcode. Then iTunes will begin downloading software on your iPhone before unlocking the device.
After finishing, your iPhone will start unlocking the passcode by erasing itself automatically. You can choose to restore your data from the backup or start your iPhone from scratch.
Built into every Apple device, iCloud could securely store your data, and even unlock your iPhone without a passcode through the Find My function. If your locked iPhone has enabled Find My iPhone function and is connected to network of Wi-Fi or cellular data, you might be able to use iCloud to unlock your iPhone without a passcode.
You will need to follow the steps below to unlock your iPhone without a passcode by this means.
Step 1. Head to icloud.com in a browser, and enter your Apple ID and password to sign in. Then select the "Find iPhone" icon in the bottom right corner.
Tip: As long as you have a computer, phone, or tablet that's connected to the Internet, despite the types of the brand being different, you can access iCloud to unlock the iPhone passcode.
Step 2. Click on "All Devices" at the top of the page, and choose the iPhone that you want to unlock without the passcode.
Step 3. Among the three options, select "Erase iPhone."
Step 4. Click "Erase" to confirm unlocking your iPhone without a passcode, then your device will start the process of unlocking the passcode on your iPhone.
Once these steps are completed, your iPhone will be unlocked and you can set it up like it's a brand-new device. If you have backed up your iPhone recently, you can recover all your data in the process of setting up.
