Published on October 21, 2022 An iPhone can become locked or disabled if you enter the wrong passcode too many times or if you've forgotten your iPhone's passcode. This is a problem—as long as your iPhone is locked and you don't have the passcode, you can't use it. That means you'll need to erase the contents of the iPhone and start over. Here's what to do. How to Unlock an iPhone Without the PasswordThere's good news and bad news. The good news is you can unlock an iPhone even without its passcode. The bad news is you have to erase the iPhone and set it up from scratch. If you've got a recent backup of your iPhone, you can restore it and essentially have it return to normal. If not, though, you may lose some data. Here's what to do:
There are lots of third-party apps that claim to be able to unlock an iPhone without the passcode. Don't believe it. Apple's security is very difficult to defeat. While there have been some very limited instances of hackers getting around the security, that requires very expensive and very sophisticated devices. Don't waste your money. How to Unlock an iPhone Without the Password Using Find MyIf you don't have a computer, you can use Apple's Find My service (which is usually used to find lost devices) to unlock your iPhone by erasing it. This assumes you've already set up Find My, of course. If you have, follow these steps:
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