{"id":9217,"date":"2019-10-23T08:52:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T08:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=9217"},"modified":"2024-08-09T02:33:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T02:33:07","slug":"how-to-remove-screen-lock-from-iphone-with-or-without-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-screen-lock-from-iphone-with-or-without-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Screen Lock from iPhone with or without Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As everyone knows, now iPhone users can use the Touch ID and Face ID as the passcode to protect their iPhone data.\u00a0 But in some situations, such as when we want to sell the iPhone to others, we need to remove\/turn off\/ disable the screen lock on the iPhone, how can we achieve this? In this article, you will learn effective methods to remove screen locks from iPhones with or without the password.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#way1\">Method 1: Turn off Screen Lock from iPhone with Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way2\">Method 2:\u00a0Remove iPhone Lock Screen Password with iPhone Passcode Genius<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way3\">Method 3:\u00a0Disable Screen Lock in iPhone with iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way4\">Method 4: Remove iPhone Lock Screen without Computer When Forgot Passcode <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/remove-screen-lock-from-iphone.jpg\" alt=\"remove screen lock from iphone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/remove-screen-lock-from-iphone.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/remove-screen-lock-from-iphone-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/remove-screen-lock-from-iphone-256x128.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Part 1: How to Remove Screen Lock from iPhone with Password<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"way1\">Method 1: Turn off Screen Lock from iPhone with Password<\/h3>\n<p>There is no doubt that it will be easier to turn off the screen lock when you remember the password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-1:<\/strong> Open your iPhone and tap <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Touch ID &amp; Passcode<\/strong> (or <strong>Face ID &amp; Passcode<\/strong>).\u00a0 For iPhone with older iOS versions, tap <strong>Passcode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-2:<\/strong> Enter your passcode to confirm the operation. Then find and tap <strong>Turn Passcode off<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-3:<\/strong>\u00a0 Select <strong>Turn Off<\/strong> to remove the screen lock on the iPhone. You have to enter the initial password.\u00a0 As a result,\u00a0 all passwords (PIN lock, Touch ID, Face ID, numeric passcode, etc.) are disabled. In other words, anyone can access this iPhone now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"346\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/turn-off-screen-lock-with-passcode.jpg\" alt=\"turn off screen lock with passcode\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/turn-off-screen-lock-with-passcode.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/turn-off-screen-lock-with-passcode-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Part 2: How to Remove Screen Lock on iPhone without Password<\/h2>\n<p>If you forgot or lost the iPhone screen lock passcode, the following methods may help you.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"way2\">Method 2:\u00a0 Remove iPhone Lock Screen Password with iPhone Passcode Genius<\/h3>\n<p>If you forgot the passcode and failed to unlock the iPhone screen with iTunes dues to Find My iPhone, how can you remove the iPhone lock screen password? Don\u2019t worry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-passcode-genius\/\">iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius<\/a> is developed to solve all issues on the iPhone lock screen. It supports users to remove digit passcodes, Face ID, Touch ID, etc. on iPhone 5\/6\/7\/8 series and latest iPhone X series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-1:<\/strong> Download and get iPhone Passcode Genius installed on your Windows computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-2:<\/strong> Run the software and connect your iPhone. Select \u201c<strong>Unlock Lock Screen<\/strong>\u201d from the interface.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/select-unlock-lock-screen.jpg\" alt=\"select unlock lock screen option\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/select-unlock-lock-screen.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/select-unlock-lock-screen-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-3:<\/strong> Click \u201c<strong>Start<\/strong>\u201d and confirm the iPhone is connected. To continue, click \u201c<strong>Next<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-4:<\/strong>\u00a0 Click \u201c<strong>Download<\/strong>\u201d to get a firmware package for your iPhone.\u00a0 Of course, you can decide the destination of the file.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9222 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/download-firmware-package.jpg\" alt=\"download firmware package\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/download-firmware-package.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/download-firmware-package-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-5:<\/strong>\u00a0 Click \u201c<strong>Unlock<\/strong>\u201d to remove iPhone lock screen password from your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9223 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/click-unlock.jpg\" alt=\"click Unlock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/click-unlock.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/click-unlock-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-6:<\/strong> Get the iPhone unlocked successfully.<\/p>\n<p>After that, all data on iPhone will be erased and you need to add your Apple ID account again to finish the settings of your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unlock-screen-successfully.jpg\" alt=\"unlock iPhone screen successfully\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unlock-screen-successfully.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unlock-screen-successfully-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"way3\">Method 3:\u00a0 Disable Screen Lock in iPhone with iTunes<\/h3>\n<p>If you forgot the passcode, you can use iTunes to restore your iPhone and lose all settings and contents.\u00a0 If you have backed up the data into iCloud, you can restore it after unlocking the iPhone. But most people failed in the restore process and got the iPhone stuck in the recovery mode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-1:<\/strong> Connect your iPhone to the computer via the USB cable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-2:<\/strong> Run iTunes and click on your device icon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-3:<\/strong> Click<strong> Restore iPhone<\/strong> to reset your iPhone. After the restore process ends, you can open your iPhone without a password restriction.<\/p>\n<p>Notices:\u00a0 You must make sure Find My iPhone is turned off. Otherwise, you cannot use iTunes to reset your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"252\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disable-screen-lock-with-itunes.jpg\" alt=\"disable screen lock with itunes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disable-screen-lock-with-itunes.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disable-screen-lock-with-itunes-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way4\">Method 4: Remove the iPhone Lock Screen without a Computer When Forgot Passcode<\/h2>\n<p>Is there any way to remove the lock screen from your iPhone without a computer when you forgot the passcode? Yes, of course. Apple has developed such a function on iPhone with iOS 15.2 or later. For those people whose iPhones have updated to iOS 15.2 or later, they can remove the iPhone lock screen with the Erase iPhone option on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/iphone-is-unavailable-how-to-unlock-it.html\">iPhone Unavailable screen<\/a>.\u00a0 But you should make sure the iPhone is activated with an Apple ID and you have the correct Apple ID password.<\/p>\n<p>Step-1: Try to input the possible passwords until you see the Erase iPhone options on the bottom corner of the iPhone Unavailable screen. Then tap <strong>Erase iPhone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step-2: In the Erase All Content &amp; Setting screen, tap the <strong>Erase iPhone<\/strong> option again.<\/p>\n<p>Step-3: In no time, it requires you to input the Apple ID passwords to sign out of Apple ID.\u00a0 Just do it and you will see a prompt to tell you that this operation will iPhone permanently erase all data on your iPhone. Tap <strong>Erase iPhone<\/strong> and then your iPhone will be reset automatically.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/erase-iphone-on-iphone-lock-screen.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126594 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/erase-iphone-on-iphone-lock-screen.webp\" alt=\"Erase iPhone on iPhone Lock Screen\" width=\"680\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/erase-iphone-on-iphone-lock-screen.webp 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/erase-iphone-on-iphone-lock-screen-300x190.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those who have updated to iOS 17, the Erase iPhone option is changed to Forgot passcode. But they can also reset the iPhone with the Apple ID password without a computer: On the iPhone screen, tap <strong>Forgot Passcode?<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Start iPhone Reset<\/strong> and then enter the Apple ID to erase this iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/choose-start-iphone-reset-when-forgot-passcode.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126607 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/choose-start-iphone-reset-when-forgot-passcode.png\" alt=\"choose Start iPhone Reset\" width=\"680\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/choose-start-iphone-reset-when-forgot-passcode.png 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/choose-start-iphone-reset-when-forgot-passcode-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Related Articles:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-unlock-locked-ios-device-after-passcode-forgot\/\">How to Unlock Locked iOS Device after Passcode Forgot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/how-to-remove-forgotten-password-from-iphone-without-restore.html\">How to Remove Forgotten Password from iPhone without Restore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/unlock-iphone\/remove-passcode-from-ipad-if-forgot-it.html\">How to Remove Passcode from iPad if Forgot It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/4-ways-to-unlock-a-disabled-iphone-with-without-itunes.html\">4 Ways to Unlock a Disabled iPhone with\/without iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As everyone knows, now iPhone users can use the Touch ID and Face ID as the passcode to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ios-devices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9217"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126768,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9217\/revisions\/126768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}