Password is a crucial security step to keep your information safe and prevent third parties from prying into access your iPhone. Forgetting passwords happens quite a lot with all of us. If you want to unlock the password then, you need to visit the iPhone service center, to unlock your iPhone.

The iPhone’s security system is quite robust, thus accessing your device after forgetting the password is quite tricky. You cannot even guess the password more than six times; otherwise, it will be automatically disabled. Here’s a quick and easy guide on how to unlock iPhone when you have forgotten your password.

Forgetting passwords happens quite a lot with all of us. The iPhone’s security system is quite robust, thus accessing your device after forgetting the password is quite tricky. You cannot even guess the password more than six times; otherwise, it will be automatically disabled. Here’s a quick and easy guide on how to unlock iPhone when you have forgotten your password.

iPhone disabled? How to Unlock?

Before you come to this decision that you’ll try to guess your password because you remember a part of it, the chances are high that you will have your iPhone disabled. And it is a bit tricky to unlock a disabled phone. But if you have already done it, don’t worry. Continue reading to know how to unlock a disabled iPhone

For iPhone 8 and later generations:

Press and hold the power button and one of the volume buttons, when the power off slide comes on screen, let go of the button. Please turn off your iPhone and connect it to a PC while holding the side/power button. Let go of the key when the recovery mode screen is on. It will remove the pass-code. Now restore your iPhone data from the recent backup.

Unlock iPhone 7 and 7 Plus:

Your iPhone has to disconnect from a computer. Now press and hold the power button and turn off your iPhone. Press and hold the volume down key and connect the phone to a computer. Until the recovery mode screen appears on the screen, hold down the volume down button. Now you can restore your data if you have any backup.

Unlock iPhone 6s and earlier generation:

Press and hold the power button and turn off your iPhone. Hold the home button and connect the iPhone to a computer. Until the recovery mode screen appears on the screen, hold down the home button. Restore the device with the latest back you have of your iPhone.

How can you access your iPhone without a Password?

If you forgot the iPhone passcode, there are few ways to unlock your iPhone. Using these techniques will help you unlock your device effortlessly.

  • Using Find My iPhone: Find My iPhone will remotely wipe the data and passcode from your device. First, open Find my iPhone website from a browser. Find your device from the list of tools from the drop-down menu. Click on your device then select ‘erase your iPhone’ then confirm by clicking ‘erase.’ You need to enter your Apple ID password here to access your phone. Now the device has been factory reset; you can restore the data from your backups.
  • Using iTunes: Using a USB cable, connect the iPhone to a computer. Conditional on the model of your iPhone, follow this step to start recovery mode.

For iPhone 8 and later: Press the volume up button and then press the volume down button. Then press and hold down the power button until ‘connect to iTunes’ shows up on the screen.

For iPhone 7: Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds, swipe the ‘power off’ slide. Then, press and hold the home button until ‘connect to iTunes’ appears on the screen.

For iPhone 6s and older: Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds, swipe the ‘power off’ slider to the right. Press and hold the home button until ‘connect to iTunes’ shows up on the screen. Now, click ‘Restore‘ on your computer. And the process will start. After the restoring process is complete, your phone will reset to factory settings; your passcode will remove. Now restore your device with the most recent backup.

Above mentioned methods will wipe all your data. So it is important to regularly back up your data so that you don’t lose much data in case of forgetting passwords or disabled iPhones. Restoring your data from iTunes will save you from losing all your valuable data.

Another way to access your iPhone

Now, there is another way to access your iPhone, and this method will keep your data intact. That is hacking the iOS and bypassing the passcode. For this, you will have to have a computer.

Steps: Open ipsw.me on a browser and enter the model number of your device to identify the device. Next, download the make no erase program and unzip it. Bring the program and firmware file onto the icon, which will open a new window and unpack everything. It will create a new file using which you can restore your iPhone.

Next, connect the iPhone to a computer and then force it to restart it. Open iTunes and recover your iPhone. The restoration process takes 15 minutes. After that, your iPhone will be factory reset and reboot. But your data will be safe with the method. Once it reboots, you can access the iPhone without needing the password.

Finally, remember that hacking is a tricky process, so you have to be careful. An excellent alternative to this is using Wondershare Dr.Fone – Screen unlock your iPhone screen. Using this software is very easy and safe. Regularly back up your iPhone data to save your valuable information. We hope you can unlock your device easily using this guide.