If you are locked out of your iPhone and need to restore it to factory settings, there are a few ways to do this. One way is to connect your iPhone to a computer with iTunes and follow the prompts to restore your device. Another way is to use iCloud’s “Find My iPhone” feature to erase your device remotely.
If you have an iOS device running iOS 7 or later, you can also use the “Erase All Content and Settings” option in the Settings app.
- Connect your iPhone to your computer using a Lightning cable
- Open iTunes and select your iPhone from the Devices menu
- Click the Summary tab and then click Restore iPhone
- Click Restore and Update to confirm that you want to restore your iPhone to its factory settings and install the latest version of iOS
- Enter your passcode if prompted and then click Restore again to confirm that you want to erase your iPhone and restore it from a backup
How to Factory Reset iPhone When Locked 2023 (iOS 16)
How Do I Do a Factory Reset on an Iphone That I Cant Remember Password?
If you can’t remember your iPhone’s passcode, you’ll need to perform a factory reset. This will erase all of the data on your device, so be sure to back up any important files first. To do a factory reset, follow these steps:
1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and tap General.
3. Tap Reset at the bottom of the screen.
4. Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
How Do I Force My Iphone to Factory Reset When Disabled?
If you find yourself in the situation where your iPhone is disabled and you can’t seem to factory reset it, don’t worry, there are a few things you can try.
First, if you have access to a computer, connect your iPhone to it and open up iTunes. Once iTunes recognizes your device, click on the “Summary” tab and then click on the “Restore iPhone” button.
This should force your iPhone to factory reset.
If that doesn’t work, or if you don’t have access to a computer, you can try putting your iPhone into DFU mode. To do this, hold down both the power and home button for 10 seconds, then release the power button but continue holding down the home button until iTunes recognizes your device in DFU mode.
Once again, click on the “Summary” tab and then click on the “Restore iPhone” button.
Hopefully one of these methods works for you and you’re able to factory reset your disabled iPhone!
Factory Reset Locked Iphone Without Itunes
If you have forgotten your iPhone passcode, or if a message says that your device is disabled, follow these steps to remove your passcode.
How to factory reset locked iPhone without iTunes?
It’s quite easy to do a factory reset on locked iPhone without iTunes as long as you have access to the “Find My iPhone” feature in iCloud.
Here’s how:
Step 1: Go to www.icloud.com/#find on any web browser from any computer or another iOS device such as iPad and log into your iCloud account using your Apple ID and password associated with your locked iPhone.
Step 2: Select “All Devices” at the top of the screen and then click on the locked iPhone from the list of devices under it to select it.
Step 3: Click on “Erase [device]” and then confirm by clicking on “Erase” again when prompted. This will remotely erase all content and settings from your locked iPhone making it just like new so you can set it up again and use it normally without any lock screen passcode.
Conclusion
If you’re locked out of your iPhone and can’t remember your passcode, you can restore it to factory settings. This will erase all the data on your iPhone, so make sure to back it up first. To do this, go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
You’ll be prompted to enter a passcode, which is the one you forgot. Once you do that, your iPhone will start restoring itself to factory settings.
