{"id":86421,"date":"2021-08-23T11:10:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=86421"},"modified":"2024-10-01T06:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:19:20","slug":"how-to-unlock-disabled-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-disabled-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock Disabled iPhone Using a Computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entering a wrong passcode several times can disable your iPhone. It will flash ‘<\/em>iPhone is disabled<\/strong>’<\/em> error and asks to try again after 1, 2, 3, 5, and so on minutes. The situation can get maddening. Your iPhone is locked and disabled. You cannot use it further. Moreover, you are on the verge of losing your contacts, photos, videos, music, apps, and other data stored on it!<\/p>

So how to unlock disabled iPhone<\/strong> and reuse it? Remember, the situation is not completely gloomy.<\/p>

You can unlock and get back your iPhone from the disabled state, even if you have forgotten the passcode. And it’s easy too. Read on to know how.<\/p>

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Part 1: Best 3 methods to fix disabled iPhone and unlock iPhone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

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  1. Reset iPhone using computer via iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Reset iPhone with Recovery Mode (use in case you can’t connect with iTunes or iPhone is not synced with iTunes)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Use Find My iPhone feature<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>

    Part 2: Restore iPhone data, after fixing disabled iPhone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

    Why iPhone gets disabled?<\/strong><\/h2>

    The disabled iPhone error usually occurs when you cross the minimum attempts of feeding wrong passcode to open the iOS device. Some users also reported the ‘disabled iPhone’ message, after their iPhone dropped from height, an iOS update failed and water, or other liquid spilled on their phone.<\/p>

    Part 1: How to unlock and fix disabled iPhone<\/strong><\/h2>

    The only solution to fix a disabled iPhone <\/strong>is to remove its passcode by erasing iPhone data. This action will delete all the existing photos, videos, call logs, etc. However, you can set the new passcode later and restore your data from iCloud or iTunes backup.<\/p>

    Method 1: Reset iPhone using computer via iTunes<\/strong><\/h3>

    You can unlock iPhone using computer by resetting the device with iTunes.This method works when your iPhone is trusted and gets synced with your PC or Mac. If not, move on to the next method, i.e., use Recovery Mode to unlock iPhone.<\/p>

    Steps to erase iPhone passcode with iTunes:<\/strong><\/p>