{"id":1902,"date":"2014-11-13T07:38:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T07:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2023-09-23T08:53:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T08:53:51","slug":"how-to-unlock-locked-ios-device-after-passcode-forgot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-locked-ios-device-after-passcode-forgot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock Locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod after Passcode Forgot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cI have forgotten the iPad passcode, so now it is locked. How to unlock my iPad or reset the iPad forgotten passcode?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is there any way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-locked-ios-device-after-passcode-forgot\/\"><strong>unlock iPad after the passcode forgot<\/strong><\/a>? Yes, you can do it. Is there any data loss after the iPad is unlocked? It depends on whether you have created a data backup of iPad before. It is bound to lose data during the iPad unlocking process. But you can restore the iPad backup after that. Here, you can learn 3 ways to unlock locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod without a passcode.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#way1\">Way 1: Restore iOS Device from iTunes <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way2\">Way 2: Unlock Locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod in Recovery Mode <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way3\">Way 3: Remove iPhone\/iPad\/iPod Password with iPhone Passcode Genius <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way4\">Way 4: Reset iPhone\/iPad with Apple ID Password without A Computer <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"way1\">Way 1: Restore iOS Device from iTunes<\/h2>\n<p>When you have synced an iOS device to a computer through iTunes, you can use this way to unlock locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Connect iPad\/iPhone\/iPod to your computer, which has previously synced your devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Open iTunes on the computer. iTunes will automatically sync your iPad\/iPhone\/iPod data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>After that, choose your iPad, click <strong>Summary<\/strong>, and there will be some options and information about the connected iPad\/iPhone\/iPod. Click <strong>Restore iPad<\/strong> and hit<strong> Restore<\/strong> on the prompt. iTunes will start restoring iPad\/iPhone\/iPod to factory settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/restore-ipad-via-itunes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126462 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/restore-ipad-via-itunes.png\" alt=\"restore iPad via iTunes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/restore-ipad-via-itunes.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/restore-ipad-via-itunes-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Minutes later, you can see the restoring process ends up . You can wait for the iPad\/iPhone\/iPad to restart on the Hello screen. Besides, you can set up the devices and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/restore-ios-device-data.html\">restore them from previous backups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way2\">Way 2: Unlock Locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod in Recovery Mode<\/h2>\n<p>If you have never synced an iOS device to a computer with iTunes, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/ios\/iosboot-genius-user-guide.html\">get iOS device in recovery mode<\/a>, and then restore it to remove the screen lock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Connect the iPad\/iPhone\/iPod to your computer and let the iOS device enter recovery mode.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using iPhone, you can refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/how-to-put-iphone-into-recovery-mode.html\">this tutorial to put iPhone into recovery mode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For iPad users,\u00a0 they can follow the operations below :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipad-into-recovery-mode.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126471 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipad-into-recovery-mode.png\" alt=\"put iPad into recovery mode \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipad-into-recovery-mode.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipad-into-recovery-mode-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>iPod user can do with the below procedures:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipod-into-recovery-mode.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126472 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipod-into-recovery-mode.png\" alt=\"put iPod into recovery mode\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipod-into-recovery-mode.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/put-ipod-into-recovery-mode-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Probably you couldn&#8217;t enter device recovery mode with the above steps. You can try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iosboot-genius.html\">iOSBoot Genius<\/a> to enter recovery mode with only one click.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"364\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1913 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/enter-ios-device-recovery-mode-with-tool.png\" alt=\"enter ios device recovery mode with tool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/enter-ios-device-recovery-mode-with-tool.png 520w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/enter-ios-device-recovery-mode-with-tool-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Open iTunes on your computer and click <strong>Restore<\/strong> on the prompt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-for-ipad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"380\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-for-ipad.png\" alt=\"click Restore for iPad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-for-ipad.png 641w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-for-ipad-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Click <strong>Restore and Update<\/strong> to erase iPad\/iPhone\/iPod data and restore the device to its factory settings. Minutes later, the process ends, and your iPad\/iPhone\/iPod restarts. You can see the Hello screen and follow the instructions to finish the settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-and-update-for-ipad-in-recovery-mode.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-and-update-for-ipad-in-recovery-mode.png\" alt=\"click Restore and Update\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-and-update-for-ipad-in-recovery-mode.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-restore-and-update-for-ipad-in-recovery-mode-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way3\">Way 3: Remove iPhone\/iPad\/iPod Password with iPhone Passcode Genius<\/h2>\n<p>There is another way to unlock a locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod when you forget the password. You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-passcode-genius\/\">iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius<\/a> to remove the lock screen without a passcode. This iOS passcode unlocker can help you to unlock iOS devices easily and quickly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/downloads-v2016\/isunshare-iphone-passcode-genius.exe\">Download<\/a> and install iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius on your Windows computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Launch the software and choose <strong>Unlock Lock Screen<\/strong> from the main interface.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/select-unlock-lock-screen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126473 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/select-unlock-lock-screen.png\" alt=\"select Unlock Lock Screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/select-unlock-lock-screen.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/select-unlock-lock-screen-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Then, hit on <strong>Start<\/strong> to start unlocking the locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hit-on-start.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hit-on-start.png\" alt=\"hit on Start\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hit-on-start.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hit-on-start-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Connect the iOS device to your computer. Then you can click <strong>Next<\/strong> to load your device information. If the software fails to recognize your device, you can put the iPhone\/iPad\/iPod into recovery mode first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-next.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-next.png\" alt=\"click Next\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-next.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-next-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> The software requires you to download the firmware package to unlock the locked iPad\/iPhone\/iPod. Just click <strong>Download<\/strong> to go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-download.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126465 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-download.png\" alt=\"click Download\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-download.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-download-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> After downloading, you can click <strong>Unlock<\/strong> to reset the iPad\/iPhone\/iPod to factory settings.\u00a0 During this process, make sure the iOS device is connected to your computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-unlock.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126469 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-unlock.png\" alt=\"click Unlock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-unlock.png 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/click-unlock-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way4\">Way 4: Reset iPhone\/iPad with Apple ID Password without A Computer<\/h2>\n<p>All above ways need a computer to unlock your iPhone\/iPad\/iPod. If you do not have a computer now, is it possible for you to unlock locked iOS devices? Yes, you can do it now only if your iPhone\/iPad\/iPod has updated to iOS 15.2\/iPadOS 15.2 or later and the device is activated with an Apple ID. More importantly, you have the Apple ID password to reset the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> On your iPhone\/iPad Unavailable screen, you can see there is an Erase iPhone option in the bottom right corner. Tap <strong>Erase iPhone\/iPad<\/strong>.\u00a0 If there is no such option, try to enter the passwords again until this option appears on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126598 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad.webp\" alt=\"tap Erase iPad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad-300x197.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Tap <strong>Erase iPhone\/iPad<\/strong>. Then it asks you to enter the Apple ID password to sign out of your account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad-again.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126597 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad-again.png\" alt=\"tap Erase iPad again\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad-again.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tap-erase-ipad-again-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Input the Apple ID password and soon you will see a prompt. Tap <strong>Erase iPhone\/iPad<\/strong> and then your iPhone\/iPad data will be erased automatically.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/enter-apple-id-password-to-erase-ipad.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126596 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/enter-apple-id-password-to-erase-ipad.webp\" alt=\"input Apple ID password \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/enter-apple-id-password-to-erase-ipad.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/enter-apple-id-password-to-erase-ipad-300x217.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If your iPhone or iPad has updated to iOS 17\/iPadOS 17 or later, you need to tap <strong>Forgot Passcode? &gt; Start iPhone\/iPad Reset<\/strong> to reset the iPhone\/iPad with the Apple ID password without a computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusions: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod is disabled, unavailable, or locked because of the forgotten password, you can try the above ways to unlock it. iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius is recommended as it is easy to remove the screen lock without a passcode or iTunes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/itunes-password\/forgot-itunes-backup-password-to-unlock-iphone-backup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Unlock iPhone Backup after Forgot iTunes Backup Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-erase-iphone-data-and-settings-in-two-situations\/\">How to Erase iPhone Data and Settings in Two Situations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-do-i-unlock-my-ipad-air-2-without-itunes\/\">How Do I Unlock My iPad Air 2 without iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/three-ways-to-hard-reset-iphone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three Ways to Hard Reset iPhone with or without Passcode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/ios\/restore-ipad-mini-videos-without-apple-id.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Restore iPad Mini Videos without Apple ID<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI have forgotten the iPad passcode, so now it is locked. 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