Hey guys. Yannis from appgeeker.com. This video will show you some effective ways to
factory reset locked iPhone if you forgot your lock passcode. Performing a factory reset
will earse all content and settings on the locked iPhone and restore the device to the
factory settings, in a state where it was unpacked from the box. That means all the
data on the iPhone will be deleted. When you forgot iPhone passcode and have entered
the lock code incorrectly too many times, your iPhone will be locked or disabled. The
only way to remove the lock screen password and unlock iPhone is restore it to factory
settings and wipe the iPhone totally clean. After restore, your iPhone is unlocked even
you don't know the passcode. To restore all your data previously sitting on the locked
iPhone after reset, a backup is needed. Make sure you have a backup on your computer or
in iCloud server. Now I get a locked iPhone 6 because I can't
remember the password, and I factory reset it and finally I can use it. These are the
factory reset strategies I used to unlock my iPhone. And now I'm going to show you how
I did it, and you can do the same thing to factory reset your locked iPhone without iTunes
or with it, in order to remove the passcode you've forgotten. After the restore process,
I will tell you how to restore your settings and content to your iPhone.
First, I restore the locked iPhone to factory reset status using Finder or iTunes, and to
do this, I put my iPhone into recovery mode. So I turn off my iPhone 6. If you use any
other iPhones, you will also need to turn off your phone as usual. While it's off, hold
the Home button on iPhone 6 and connect it to the computer. Do the same if need to reset
locked iPhone 4, 5, 5s, 6s. On iPhone 8, X or later, press the Side button and connect
it to computer, and keep holding the Side button. On iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, hold the Volume
Down button and connect the locked device to the computer.
When the restore screen appears on your disabled iPhone screen, release the button. The iPhone
is now in the recovery mode. Now go back to the computer. Launch Finder or iTunes, and
you will get a pop-up message requiring your to update or restore your device. Click on
Restore, then click Restore and Update. The restore process will begin, erasing all data
and settings inlcuding the passcode you forgot to unlock the iPhone. Finder and iTunes will
download and clean install the latest version of iOS on your iPhone. Just wait the factory
reset process to finish. Your iPhone reboots and resets itself. When progress bar on the
locked screen is filled up, the iPhone is reset to factory defaults, the passcode is
wiped out and the Hello welcome screen is displayed. Set it up and access the iPhone
without entering the passcode forgotten previuosly. Beside the method of putting iPhone into recovery
mode and resetting it to factory settings to unlock the locked device, you can also
take advantage of iPhone Unlocker. The program is a quick and easy password and locked screen
removal tool at hand. It grants you to factory reset a locked iPhone and do a clean install
of iOS to give your locked iPhone a new life. Best of all, it's able to unlock any models
of iPhone even you don't know the lock passcode without using Finder or iTunes in just a few
simple clicks. When you're ready, go to appgeeker.com, locate
iPhone Unlocker, download and install it on your computer. Launch it, and on the screen,
choose Wipe Passcode. Then click Start button. As prompted, use a USB cable to connect your
locked or disabled iPhone to the computer. If the software doesn't recognize your device,
you need to follow the on-screen instructions to put it into recovery mode. When it's detected,
select the device information corresponding to your iPhone, and then hit the Start button.
The software is now downloading the iOS firmware that you will use to restore the locked iPhone
to factory settings and get into the device without passcode. Once done, it will remind
you that the unlock process resets the software and earses all data. Next, enter "0000" in
the filed to confirm your desicion. Afterward, the last step is to click the Unlock button.
Then the restore process begins. It wipes your iPhone to factory settings including
data, settings, as well as lock screen. Make sure not to disconnect your iPhone while it's
restoring. After the reset completes, your locked iPhone
will restart. It looks like a brand new iPhone out of factory - no data, no passcode and
no lock screen. The Set-up Assistant will guide you to set up your device and restore
data from a backup. When you're in the App & Data screen and depending on where you store
your data before iPhone is locked, choose Restore from iTunes backup or Restore from
iCloud backup to get back your information. If you don't have a backup, don't stress about
losing data after factory reset, you regian access to your locked iPhone and use it again.
That's it for how to factory reset a locked iPhone when you forgot the lock passcode.
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