What To Do If Your iPhone is Locked & Disabled

iPhone passwords/passcodes help restrict access to your phone. However, in case you forget or enter the wrong passcode you also get locked out. The iPhone usually gives the user six attempts to enter the correct passcode before the phone is locked and subsequently disabled. Although this seems like a reasonable number of chances to help you remember and enter the correct passcode, many people still find themselves with locked or disable devices from time to time. It is helpful to know that Apple offer a variety of ways users can unlock their devices and regain access.  

Ways to unlock your Locked iPhone

1. If you have synced your Phone with a Computer

Connect the iPhone to the computer you had previously synced it with. Apple devices can only be synced with one computer, so make sure you use the right computer; don’t be alarmed if you get an error code. After connecting to iTunes, right click on the device name and then click Back Up. Once the backup process is done, restore the device.

2. If you have never synced the iPhone with iTunes

If you have never synced the iPhone with iTunes, or do not have access to the specific computer you used, you should follow the following steps. Note that this procedure wipes out the data store in the phone. To put the phone in recovery mode:

• Remove the data cable from your phone.
• Turn off the device by holding down the power button and sliding to power off.
• Hold down the Home button to until the screen display reads ‘Connect to iTunes’ at which point you should release it.
• iTunes will restore the device to factory settings. You can then download all the apps and music you had previously bought from iTunes for free.

3. If you have no Computer

To unlock your disabled iPhone device when you have no access to a computer requires that you have previously set “Find My iPhone” on when you were setting up the device. You should then connect your iPhone to an Apple device which has the “Find My iPhone App”. Locate and use the “Erase Phone/iPad’ option to reset the phone back to factory settings. Still under this method, you can use a computer and connect to iCloud.com and use a previous back up of your iPhone to reset the passcode.

With the above steps you can be sure that you can unlock your device easily and efficiently if it were to be locked.