How to passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch without using recovery
If you enter the wrong passcode continuously into an iOS device like iPhone 4, 4s, 5s, 6, 6 plus, iPad, or iPod touch six times in a row, your device will be automatically locked and it will be disabled for some time. How to Reset iPhone and iPad forgot password without using iCloud.
In order to Reset a Forgotten Password for an iOS Device you have 4 different ways or steps which you can use to unlock your iPhone and reset its password:
Using Find My iPhone feature on Your iPhone
This feature only works if you enabled Find my iPhone feature on your iPhone. this feature helps you to erase and reset or unlock your iPhone forgotten password by deleting all data and settings. So, use this one if you don’t have your computer with you or you haven’t synchronized your iOS device data to iCloud. How to Reset iPhone and iPad forgot password without using iCloud.
- Go to your iPhone Settings then > iCloud.
- Scroll down and Tap on ‘Find my iPhone’.
- Toggle on ‘Find my iPhone and Send last location features.’
- After that Go to > iCloud.
- Sign In with your Apple ID and password to access iCloud.
- Select and Click All Devices at the top of your browser window and select on iPhone device you want to reset your passcode.
- After selecting the device it will show you three options play sound, lost mode, Erase iPhone.
- Click erase device to erase or reset its password or passcode.
- Now you can use your iOS device again.
Using iTunes to unlock and reset
Use this method only if you have previously sync your iOS device with iTunes. If you haven’t then this is not the right way for you and you have to use iCloud or Find my iPhone feature to reset your iOS device.So make sure that this is the right step for you before proceeding further. How to Reset iPhone and iPad forgot password without using iCloud.
- In the first step Connect your iOS device to the computer using apple usb connector and wait for iTunes to open.
- Open iTunes on your pc you have synchronised your iPhone data, If iTunes asks you to enter your passcode or asks you to allow access, then it means that you haven’t sync your iOS device to iTunes yet. Try ‘Find My iPhone recovery mode’ feature to reset and unlock your iOS device.
- If you have sync your iOS device data with iTunes before thi will help you to reset your forgotten passcode or password without losing your iPhone data.
- After opening iTunes will automatically sync your device and create a backup, just wait for it. If it doesn’t sync your iOS device, just click on your iPhone in iTunes and click on sync or backup to sync your iPhone with iTunes.
- After the sync is complete, restore your device. Syncing and backing up your iOS device will allow you to reset your device without having to worry about data loss. You can do this without unlocking if you’ve synced to this computer before
- Select “Restore from iTunes backup.” during the setup assistant.
- Wait for the backup to load and you are done.
- Resetting your device using iTunes backup will clear your passcode, allowing you to unlock your device. If you want to secure your device again, set a new passcode.
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