Forgot iPhone Passcode? 4 Ways to Unlock your iPhone

If you unfortunately forgot your iPhone passcode, don't worry. Here we will show you 4 ways to bypass the passcode lock.

1. Use iTunes

If you've synced your iPhone or iPad with iTunes before, and "Find My iPhone" is not enabled on your iPhone, then you're lucky, because this will be the fastest way to get your device back up and running.

Requirements:
Find My iPhone is turned off on your iPhone.
You've synced your iPhone or iPad with iTunes before.

Pros:
You iPhone will be restored to the last backup without losing any content.

Steps:
1. Connect your iPhone or iPad to computer with USB cable.

2. Run iTunes and select "Back up now" to create a backup of your device.

3. Select "Restore iPhone".

4. Select "Restore from iTunes Backup" from the Settings menu.

5. Find your most recent backup and choose it. Your iPhone or iPad will use this data for recovery.

6. After the recovery is completed, you can activate it step by step, just like the new machine.

2. Use "Find My iPhone" to restore your device

If you have previously enabled "Find My iPhone" on your iPhone or iPad, you can erase your device in a faster way. Just follow the instructions below to use the "Find My iPhone" remote removal device. And, if your device is lost or stolen, it can also quickly restore your iPhone or iPad without the help of a computer. Once the device is restored, simply follow the setup process and recover from the previous iCloud backup (if available).

Cons: All your content and settings will be erased.

Requirements:
You must have "Find My iPhone" enabled on your iPhone.
The device must have Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity

Steps:

1. In Find My iPhone on iCloud.com , click All Devices, then select the device you want to erase.

If you don’t see All Devices, it’s because you’ve already selected a device. Click the name of the current device in the center of the toolbar to access the Devices list, then select a new device.

2. Click Erase [ device ].

You can also use the Find My (or Find My iPhone) app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac to erase your missing device.

3. Enter recovery mode and erase everything

If you have never synced your iPhone or iPad with your computer before, or if you have "Find My iPhone" enabled, this trick is for you - Enter recovery mode, erase all information on the device, and update the latest software version at the same time. The password will also be deleted during this process.

Steps:

1. Make sure that your device isn't connected to your computer, then choose your device below and follow the steps:

iPhone X or later, and iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus: Press and hold the Side button and one of the volume buttons until the power off slider appears. Drag the slider to turn off your device. Connect your device to your computer while holding the Side button. Keep holding the Side button until you see the recovery mode screen.
iPad with Face ID: Press and hold the Top button and either volume button until the power off slider appears. Drag the slider to turn off your device. Connect your device to your computer while holding the Top button. Keep holding the Top button until you see the recovery mode screen.
iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPod touch (7th generation): Press and hold the Side (or Top) button until the power off slider appears. Drag the slider to turn off your device. Connect your device to your computer while holding the Volume down button. Keep holding the Volume down button until you see the recovery mode screen.
iPhone 6s or earlier, iPod touch (6th generation or earlier), or iPad with Home button: Press and hold the Side (or Top) button until the power off slider appears. Drag the slider to turn off your device. Connect your device to your computer while holding the Home button. Keep holding the Home button until you see the recovery mode screen.

2. Locate your device on your computer . When you see the option to Restore or Update, choose Restore. Finder or iTunes will download software for your device. If it takes more than 15 minutes, your device will exit recovery mode and you'll need to repeat steps 1-3.

3. Wait for the process to finish. Then you can set up and use your device.

4. Use FoneUnlocker

If you think that the above three methods are a bit complicated, here is the simplest operation: use FoneUnlocker, the easy-to-use iPhone/iPad/iPod lock remover.

Steps:

1. Run FoneUnlocker

Download, install and run Ondesoft FoneUnlocker on your Mac or Windows. The user-friendly interface contains detailed instruction, click below Unlock Screen Passcode.

2. Unlock Screen Passcode

Here lists the iPhone/iPad/ipod passcode issues can be solved by Ondesoft FoneUnlocker. If you are facing one of the below issues, click Next.

Select your device model and then follow the on-screen instructions to put your iPhone/iPad/iPod in recovery mode. Then click Next.

Click Download button to download the latest firmware package, which is required to unlock screen passcode. If unluckily the download fails, click Copy Link button and then paste to browser address bar to download the Firmware Package through browser. After downloading, click Select to locate the package.

It take a while to download the package depending on your network speed.

After downloading, click Start button to unlock the screen passcode.

Please read below warning terms and click the check box. Then click Start Unlock.

Then the screen passcode removing process begins. Wait a few minutes and the passcode will be removed.

When you see below window, the passcode has been erased from your device successfully. The device is unlocked. It will take a few minutes to restart your device. After that, you can set us your device from start.