How to unlock iPhone password without computer or iTunes

by James · January 13, 2023

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If you forget your iPhone passcode and get locked out of your iPhone, there’s a good chance you’ll be prompted to connect your iPhone to your computer and then use iTunes to restore it to unlock it. But what if you don’t have a computer or have trouble using iTunes? Don’t worry, you can also unlock your iPhone passcode without using a computer or iTunes. This article will walk you through how to do that.

Part 1: How to unlock iPhone password without computer.
Part 2: How to unlock iPhone password on computer without iTunes.

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Part 1: How to unlock iPhone password without computer

If your iPhone has Find My iPhone enabled and you have your Apple ID credentials, you can unlock your iPhone passcode without using a computer. There are at least two ways to do this.

Method 1: Use the Erase iPhone option on the lock screen

This method only works for iOS 15.2 or later.

Step 1: Keep entering the wrong passcode on the iPhone lock screen a few times until it says “iPhone unavailable, try again in 1 minute”.

Step 2: When 1 minute expires, enter the passcode again and this time the iPhone will say “iPhone unavailable, try again in 5 minutes”.

Step 3: After the 5 minutes are up, enter the passcode again and the iPhone will say “iPhone unavailable, try again in 15 minutes” along with an Erase iPhone button at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Step 4: Tap on Erase iPhone option and on the next page tap on Erase iPhone again. Next, enter the password for the Apple ID signed in to the iPhone. iPhone will start erasing and unlocking itself.

Method 2: Use the Erase iPhone option in the Find My app

Another way to unlock your iPhone passcode without a computer is to use the Find My app to wipe your iPhone remotely. You don’t need to use a computer, but you still need to operate it on another working device, such as a phone or tablet.

Step 1: On another available device you have, go to icloud.com and click Sign in, then sign in with your Apple ID. The Apple ID must be the same as the one you’re signed into on your locked iPhone.

Tip: If you can’t sign in to icloud.com due to security verification issues, this method won’t work for you.

Step 2: After you’re signed in to your iCloud home page, scroll down and select the Find My app.

Step 3: On iCloud Find Devices page, select iPhone and click Erase iPhone option to erase iPhone and unlock it.

Part 2: How to unlock iPhone password on computer without iTunes

Although you may not want to use a computer or don’t have one, using a computer to unlock your iPhone passcode is still the best and only option if the above methods don’t work for you. If you don’t have a computer, borrow one from someone else.

So does using a computer to unlock iPhone passcode mean you have to use iTunes? No, you don’t. Another reason behind wanting to unlock your iPhone password without using a computer might be that you have trouble using iTunes or you can’t stand the fact that iTunes takes a long time to restore and unlock your iPhone. Fortunately, the specialized iPhone unlocking tool iSumsoft iPhone Passcode Refixer allows you to unlock your iPhone passcode safely and quickly on your computer without using iTunes.

You need to download and install iSumsoft iPhone Passcode Refixer on a Windows computer, then follow the steps below to unlock your iPhone passcode without using iTunes.

Step 1: Launch iSumsoft iPhone Passcode Refixer and click on Unlock Lock Screen option.

Step 2: On the next page, just click on the Start button to continue. This will not immediately start unlocking your iPhone passcode because there are a few more simple steps to follow.

Step 3: If you haven’t already, connect your locked iPhone to your computer with an Apple Lightning to USB cable. Then click Next and the software will automatically detect your connected iPhone and load the information.

Tip: If the software doesn’t recognize your iPhone after clicking Next, it will instruct you to put it in recovery mode. So just follow the on-screen instructions to put your iPhone into recovery mode and it will be detected.

Step 4: Click the Download button and the software will automatically start downloading the firmware package needed to unlock your iPhone password from Apple’s servers. Then you have to wait a few minutes for the download to complete.

Step 5: When the firmware package is ready, click the Unlock button and the software will start unlocking your iPhone password without the need for iTunes.

Step 6: After a few minutes, your iPhone will be unlocked and you will be able to access it again.

To summarize

When we forget our iPhone password and get locked out of our iPhone, we always want to be able to unlock it quickly without the use of a computer. This may be due to lack of a computer or dislike of using iTunes. Unlocking your iPhone password without a computer is possible, but only if Find My iPhone is enabled on your iPhone and you have your Apple ID credentials. Otherwise, using a computer to unlock your iPhone passcode is still the only effective solution. Fortunately, you don’t have to use iTunes. iSumsoft iPhone Passcode Refixer allows you to safely and quickly unlock iPhone passcode on your computer without iTunes.

Finally, it’s worth noting that if you forget your iPhone passcode, all data on your iPhone will be deleted whether or not you use a computer to unlock it. After the iPhone is unlocked, you need to restore the data from the iCloud or iTunes backup.