Here is What to do When You Forget Your IPhone Password
You are human and things happen. Even though you are in charge of placing passwords and pins on your iPhone as a means of protecting your data, it is very possible for you to forget it especially at very crucial moments.
If you forget your iPhone password, or if a message says that your device is disabled, follow these steps to remove your passcode.
What to do when you forget your iPhone password
If you enter the wrong passcode on an iOS device six times in a row, you’ll be locked out and a message will say that your device is disabled. Learn what to do.
First, pick a way to erase your device
There is no way to retrieve your data after erasing it. Of course, unless you made a backup before you forgot your passcode. You’ll have to eradicate data from your gadget, which erases the greater part of your information and settings. Pick an approach to clean your gadget so you can remove your password:
If you’ve synced with iTunes, use iTunes.
If you can’t sync or connect with iTunes, use recovery mode.
Erase your device with iTunes to remove your passcode
If you’ve synced your device with iTunes, you can restore your device. This will erase the device and its passcode.
Connect your device to the computer you synced with.
Open iTunes. If asked for a passcode, try another computer you’ve synced with, or use recovery mode.
Wait for iTunes to sync your device and make a backup. If it doesn’t, learn what to do.
After the sync and backup have finished, click Restore [your device].
When you reach the Set Up screen while restoring your iOS device, tap Restore from iTunes backup.
Select your device in iTunes. Look at the date and size of each backup and pick the most relevant one.
Erase your device with recovery mode to remove your passcode
If you’ve never synced with iTunes, you’ll need to use recovery mode to restore your device. This will erase the device and its passcode.
Connect your iOS device 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.
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.
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.
Wait for the process to finish. Then you can set up and use your device.
After You Erase Your iPhone
No matter which of these options you use, you’ll end up with an iPhone that’s in the state it was when you first took it out of the box. You’ve got three options for your next step:
Setting up iPhone from scratch: Choose this if you want to start completely fresh with your iPhone and don’t want to restore any data (or don’t have any to restore).
Restoring from backup: This is best if you have a backup of your data, either on iTunes or iCloud and want to put it back onto your phone. We have the instructions for doing this.
Redownloading content: Even if you didn’t have a backup, virtually anything you’ve bought from the iTunes, App, and iBooks Stores can be redownloaded to your device. Learn how to redownload this kind of content.
After following these steps, you’ll be able to gain back control over your phone. So you see? There is no need panicking when you have forgotten your iPhone password.
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