How to Unlock an iPhone Without the Password
There’s good news and bad news. The good news is you can unlock an iPhone even without its passcode. The bad news is you have to erase the iPhone and set it up from scratch. If you’ve got a recent backup of your iPhone, you can restore it and essentially have it return to normal. If not, though, you may lose some data. Here’s what to do:
How to Unlock an iPhone Without the Password Using Find My
If you don’t have a computer, you can use Apple’s Find My service (which is usually used to find lost devices) to unlock your iPhone by erasing it. This assumes you’ve already set up Find My, of course. If you have, follow these steps:
on iPhone 8, iPhone X and newer, and iPhone SE (2nd gen) and newer, use the Side buttonon iPhone 7, hold the Volume Down buttonon iPhone 6, iPhone SE (1st gen) and earlier, hold the Home Button.
On Windows: Open iTunes.On Mac: Open a new Finder window and click your iPhone in the left-hand sidebar (you may need to expand the Locations section).
