Look at the date and size of each backup and pick the most relevant, and click Restore and wait for the restore time to finish.ĭoing so will remove the passcode from the locked and disabled iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Since you have backed up your iPhone data via iTunes, when the iOS setup screen pops up on your device, tap Restore from iTunes backup.Ħ. When the backup completes, click on Restore iPhone to initiate the restoring process.ĥ. Wait for iTunes to sync your device and make a backup.Ĥ. You should put your device into Recovery Mode to restore as the following method.ģ. However, if iTunes requires that passcode be entered for access, and you have never synced with any of your computer, this method won’t work for you. If iTunes allows phone access without prompting for a passcode, you can proceed. Connect your iPhone to the computer that you previously synced with.Ģ. Then you can backup your locked iPhone, reset your passcode, and resync the data from the device or a backup.ġ. In case you’ve previously synced your iPhone or iPad with iTunes and haven’t restart your device after the last iTunes connection, iTunes may still remember your passcode and allow access to disabled iPhone. Synced with iTunes? Factory Reset iPhone without Passcode Using iTunes But if you’ve backed up your iPhone with iTunes or iCloud, you can restore your iOS device after resetting. What to do if you can’t remember the passcode? Apple makes it clear that the only way to fix a disabled iPhone is to factory reset your device, which will delete all of your data and settings, including the passcode. Once you entered the wrong passcode in the 10th attempt, all data on your iPhone or iPad will be erased immediately. If you have activated the Self-Destruct Mode on your iPhone, that’s the Erase all data on this iPhone after 10 failed passcode attempts option in the Settings app under Face ID & Passcode or Touch ID & Passcode.
There’s still another chance: You can completely wipe your iPhone or iPad after 10 failed passcode attempts. Your device shuts down completely and you cannot make any more attempts to enter the passcode. That’s when you’ll see the iPhone is disabled, connect to iTunes message. Your device will lock you out completely after 10 failed attempts. What happens after 10 failed passcode attempts? After the ninth attempt, you’ll be locked out for 60 minutes. After this, with every attempt, your device will lock you out for longer periods of time. Six failed passcode attemptsĪfter the iPhone passcode has been incorrectly entered 6 times in a row, the iPhone will lock itself for 1 minutes, leaving you the message “ iPhone is disabled, try again in 1 minutes“. You can fix this issue and turn your device normal.įirstly, let’s figure out what this error message means. How can we do if the device is disabled? Well, don’t panic, all is not lost. Since you’re accustomed using Face ID or Touch ID to unlock the latest model of your iPhone or iPad device, you can more often forget your passcode.