How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone

The “iPhone is Disabled ” error can occur when you enter a wrong passcode many times on your iPhone. You can unlock a disabled iPhone by restoring it, which can be completed by using iTunes and iCloud on your iPhone. Here’s how to unlock a disabled iPhone.


Here’s how to unlock a disabled iPhone through iTunes
• You need to use that system which you have already synced with an iOS device.

• Pair the iOS device to the system by using a USB cable.

• If you do not remember the password to unlock a disabled iPhone and you were getting an option to enter the password, then you need to use any other system or move to recovery mode.

• Go to the iTunes application.

• Choose the device located at the upper left-hand side of the display.

• Now, you will get the details about the iPhone.

• You will get the Restore iPhone button in the center of the display.

• It will remove all the files and folders of which you have already taken a backup.

• Now, your iPhone will begin as a new phone.

• Choose the Restore from iTunes Backup option in case you want to restore the iPhone.

• Now, you have successfully unlocked a disabled iPhone.

Steps to unlock a disabled iPhone through iCloud

• Select the All Devices option given at the upper side of the display.

• Choose the iPhone device from the given list.

• Choose Erase iPhone option and after that, verify it.

• Enter a protected password registered with Apple to restore the purchases you have made.

• Now, all the files and folders get removed from your iPhone.

• After following these steps, the iPhone will work as a new phone.

• When you ask to select the backup option, then you need to choose the Restore from iCloud Backup option. You have to choose a newest option.

• It will take a few minutes to complete the restoring process of all the files and folders stored on the iPhone.

• Make sure that you do not disconnect the iPhone from the charged and a Wi-Fi connection.

Go through these steps to unlock a disabled iPhone via recovery mode

• Open the iTunes application.

• Start the iPhone again.

• Keep pressing the volume up key.

• After that, long press on the volume down key.

• Keep pressing on the side key until you get connected to the iTunes.

• Now, the recovery mode to unlock a disabled iPhone is started, and after that, you can select the Update option.

• iTunes will start restoring the iPhone and trying to not remove the files and folder from it.

• You need to wait for a few minutes. In case this procedure does not unlock a disabled iPhone, then you have to follow the same steps again but choose the Restore option rather than Update option.

• The iPhone will now work as a new phone, and you can take a backup from the iCloud or iTunes application.

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Ava Williams is a Norton product expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Ava has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as norton.com/setup.

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