How To Factory Reset An Iphone Without Knowing The Password

How to Factory Reset iPhone without Passcode

A passcode is required if you want to perform a factory reset of your iPhone from settings. If you don't remember the passcode, in this article, we will give you some solutions on how to reset iPhone without passcode.

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The passcode is the safest and most reliable way to block unauthorized access to your iPhone lock screen. But what if you forget your iPhone passcode and finer authentication doesn't work? You will be locked out of your iPhone, the only option left for you is to erase your iPhone passcode with a factory reset. Or, you want to factory reset your iPhone before selling but forgot the passcode.

How can you completely reset an iPhone without a lock screen passcode? To give solutions to your problem, here are 4 ways that you can use to factory reset your iPhone without the passcode.

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Factory resetting will erase your contacts, messages, music, and any other data you have added. So, if you had an iPhone backup previously, you can restore iPhone data from backup.

Reset iPhone without Passcode or iTunes via AnyUnlock

AnyUnlock – iPhone Password Unlocker is a powerful iPhone password unlocker. With it, you can factory reset your iPhone without passcode or iTunes. Check its main features:

AnyUnlock – iPhone Password Unlocker

Remove the lock screen to reset your iPhone without a password.
With original size with no loss of picture quality and no compression.
Also, remove the Apple ID, bypass MDM lock, recover iTunes backup password, and bypass Screen Time passcode.
No tech skills are required, as easy as 123.

Before starting , make sure that you had a local backup for iPhone to avoid data loss.

Step 1: Download AnyUnlock on your computer. Launch it and click Unlock Screen Passcode on the home page.

Choose Unlock Screen Passcode

Step 2: Tap the Start button > Connect your iOS device to the computer with a USB cable. (If your device is not recognized, please follow the steps on the interface to make your device enter Recovery Mode.)

Tap Start Button

Step 3: After that, select Download Path > Click on the Download button to download iOS firmware.If AnyUnlock fails to remove the screen passcode due to a firmware failure issue, pleaserefer to this article to solve the firmware issue.

Download iOS Firmware

Step 4. After the firmware is downloaded, click Unlock Now. Then AnyUnlock will unlock screen passcode automatically. Please do not disconnect your device until it restarts.

Tap on Unlock Now to Remove Screen Passcode

Step 5: When the recovery process is completed, you will see the "Screen passcode removed successfully" interface as below.After unlocking, the device will be upgraded to the latest version so you can enjoy the newest iOS features.

Screen Passcode Removed Successfully

After you unlock the screen passcode, all the device data will be erased and the iOS system will be updated to the latest iOS version supported by your device.
If Find My iPhone is turned on on your device, after removing the password, you need to enter the iCloud account and password to set up your device.

Here is a video tutorial about how to reset iPhone without a password, you can easily follow the steps to achieve:

Reset iPhone without Screen Passcode via iCloud

There is another way to reset iPhone without passcode and that is using iCloud. But this method will only work if you have enabled Find My iPhone on your device, otherwise, your only option is to restore using iTunes. If you meet the requirements, then follow the below steps to learn how to reset iPhone without passcode using iCloud.

Step 1: Open a web browser on your computer and go to iCloud.com.

Step 2: Log in to your iCloud account using the same Apple ID and password as your iPhone.

Enter your Apple ID and Password

Step 3: Then select "Find My iPhone" from the options displayed and click on "All Devices".

Choose Find My (iPhone)

Step 4: Select the iPhone you need to reset if you have multiple iOS devices associated with the same Apple ID.

Choose to Reset

Step 5: Finally, click on the Erase iPhone option and it will erase all data on your iPhone.

Factory Reset iPhone without Passcode via Recovery Mode

If you've never synced your iPhone with iTunes, then you can use recovery mode to reset iPhone. And here are the steps to factory reset a locked iPhone:

Step 1. Launch iTunes and enter recovery mode on your iPhone.

iPhone 8 or later: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button > Press and quickly release the Volume Down button > Press and hold the Side button until you see the recovery-mode screen.
iPhone 7: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time > Keep holding them until you see the recovery-mode screen.
iPhone 6S or earlier: 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 2. Connect the locked iPhone to your computer via USB cable.

Step 3. Choose Restore when you see the Restore or Update screen. It will take more than 15 minutes to download software for your iPhone. If it is stuck on the recovery mode, you will need to repeat the above methods.

Restore iPhone with Recovery Mode

Factory Reset iPhone without Password via iTunes

If you had a backup on iTunes, you can use Apple's proprietary software iTunes to factory reset your iPhone without the passcode. When factory resetting finished, you can restore from the previous backup of your iPhone so that you don't lose any of your important files or other data. Follow the below steps to know how to factory reset iPhone without password/passcode using iTunes.

If you have backed up your iPhone in iTunes before and haven't restarted your iPhone after you connected it to iTunes the last time, then iTunes won't ask you to enter your password to back up the device again. You can backup your locked iPhone with iTunes as usual.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer using its original USB cable and launch iTunes.

Step 2: Click on the "Summary" tab on the left navigation pane and then select the "Restore iPhone" option.

Go to Summary and Restore iPhone

Step 3: Click on "Restore" when prompted for confirmation.

Confirm to Restore

Step 4: iTunes will check for any new updates. You need to install those updates on your iPhone to reset it. Click on "Restore and update" to start the factory reset process.

Restore and Update if There is Available One

Step 5: Wait for a while for the process to finish and iPhone will reboot. After rebooting, you will be directed to your home screen.

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Bonus Tip: How to Reset iPhone without Apple ID Password

After factory resetting your iPhone, you may see the iCloud Activation screen if you've turned on Find My iPhone before you resetting your iPhone. If you don't know the Apple ID password, you can't bypass the activation lock on your iPhone. To solve this problem, you can use AnyUnlock – iCloud Activation Unlocker to bypass the iCloud lock and turn off Find My iPhone. For an in-depth tutorial, you can refer to How to Reset iPhone without Apple ID Password >>

Click on Start Now to Bypass iCloud Activation Lock

How to Reset Apple ID Password

If you want to reset your Apple ID password, you can do as follows:

Go to iCloud.com > Tap on the option Forgot Apple ID or password.
Enter your Apple ID (email address).
You can choose to answer security questions, get an email to get back your Apple ID password.
After that, you can reset your iPhone to the factory setting without any hassle.

Password Reset Email Sent

The Bottom Line

The above solutions can help you factory reset your iPhone without a passcode. And you can completely reset your iPhone even without an Apple ID password. AnyUnlock – iPhone password unlocker is a really easy choice to remove iPhone password and reset iPhone. Hope this article can help you out with your issue. If you got any useful ways, feel free to leave your comments below.

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