By Selena KomezUpdated on November 07, 2017
“I forgot the locked screen password on my iPhone, how to unlock it without password? I need to call my client as soon as possible while the contact save on the phone. Thanks appreciated.”
There are more and more people use iPhone as their mobile device and most of them set the lock screen password to protect the device and avoid leaking data for anyone. However, what if you forget the iPhone locked screen password? Generally, if you forgot the password for your iPhone, or you enter the wrong password on iPhone for six times in a row, you’ll be locked out and a message will say that your device is disabled. You can follow these steps to remove your the password on device. Firstly, please choose a way to erase your device so you can remove the password on iPhone: If you’ve synced with iTunes, use iTunes. If you can’t sync or connect with iTunes, use recovery mode.
If you’ve synced your device with iTunes, you can restore your device. This will erase the device and its password.
Step 1.Connect iPhone to the computer you synced with.
Step 2.Open iTunes. If asked for a password, try another computer you’ve synced with, or use recovery mode.
Step 3.Wait for iTunes to sync your device and make a backup.
Step 4.After the sync and backup have finished, click Restore iPhone.
Step 5.When you reach the Set Up screen while restoring your iPhone, tap Restore from iTunes backup.
Step 6.Select your device in iTunes. Look at the date and size of each backup and pick the most relevant one.
If you’ve never synced with iTunes or set up Find My iPhone in iCloud, you’ll need to use recovery mode to restore your device. This will erase the device and its password.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer and open iTunes. If you don’t have a computer, borrow one from a friend, or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
Step 2. While your device is connected, force restart it:
-On an iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Then, press and hold the Side button until you see the recovery-mode screen.
-On an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until you see the recovery-mode screen.
-On an iPhone 6s and earlier, iPad, or iPod touch: Press and hold both the Home and the Top (or Side) buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until you see the recovery-mode screen.
Step 3. When you see the option to Restore or Update, choose Restore.
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 2 and 3.
Step 4. Wait for the process to finish. Then you can set up and use your device.
The third way we want to suggest you to try is the iOS Toolkit – Locked Screen Removal. It is specially design for bypassing locked screen password on iPhone, you can use it to remove iPhone locked screen without password when you forgot password or your iPhone is disabled. When the password is removed, you can reset your device freely. What’s more, remove iPhone locked screen with Locked Screen Removal will not damage any data on your device. Locked Screen Removal compatible with all iPhone models and iOS system, like iPhone X/8 and iOS 11.
Step 1. Run Program and Connect Locked iPhone to the Computer
Run iOS Toolkit – Locked Screen Removal on the computer and select “Unlock” among all the tools.
Connect your locked iPhone to the computer using a USB cable. Then click “Start” on the program.
Step 2. Enter iPhone into the DFU Mode
Follow the instruction on program to boot iPhone into DFU mode.
-Power off the locked iPhone.
-Press and hold the Volume Down button and the Power button together for 10 seconds.
-Release the Power button and keep holding the Volume Down button until the device is in DFU mode.
Step 3. Confirm the Information of iPhone
Once the device is in DFU mode, the program will display the information of device, such as phone generation, iOS version, etc,. If the information is not correct, you can select the correct information from the dropdown lists. Then click “Download” to download the firmware for your device.
Step 4. Unlock iPhone Locked Screen without Data Loss
When the firmware is downloaded successfully, click “Unlock Now” to begin unlock your iPhone without password.
Only a few seconds later, your iPhone will be unlocked successfully.
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