How to unlock an apple phone without password

There has been a recent trend of late to find methods of unlocking you phone while wearing a mask, the obvious one being typing in your pin code.

With the current situation unlocking your iPhone to look at a key piece of information can be tricky. This is especially true if you are fully decked out in PPE or are simply not looking to spread germs to your phone screen.

We recently covered a method of how to unlock your phone while wearing a mask, we have now had the opportunity to test this with many people with different models of iPhone and have found mixed results.

The Tik Tok method to iPhone unlocking without using a passcode or Face ID

More recently on Apps like Tik Tok and Instagram there has been a viral trend of videos stating they have a method for unlocking any iPhone without using a pin code or face ID.

While there are a number of methods out there. They all seem to follow a similar trend of entering your phone camera or calculator from the control panel.

An example of one of these methods is below if you want to try it yourself.

1. Swipe down on your control panel while covering your camera Face ID. If you are on an older iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 7 or iPhone 8 then swipe up.
2. Turn off your, Wi-Fi, Data and Bluetooth. Turn on Aeroplane mode.
3. Enter into you calculator, type in a decimal place.
4. Turn your phone sideways to enter scientific mode, press “IN”, then Press “Rand”
5. Swipe up on your device and it’s unlocked.

If you have tried this you will find that this does unlock your device and get you onto the home page. However, it is little more than a deceptive illusion.

Although you have covered your camera at the start of this process, while turning off all of these meaningless settings the camera has had plenty of time to validate your face and unlock the phone, so by the you are into your calculator your phone is already unlocked.

All of the steps are just put in place to distract you from the fact your phone has already been unlocked by your face. This life hack is nothing more than a viral hoax.

The real way to unlock an iPhone without a passcode or Face ID

If you came here looking for a genuine new way to unlock your device and are disappointed, don’t worry, we do actually have a new method for you. It requires a little set-up but is well worth the effort.

1. Activate Voice control. This can be found in settings under accessibility or you can search voice control in the search bar.
   
2. Create a new custom command.
3. Type in the phrase you want to use to open your device we have used “Open” but you can use whatever you want.
4. Press “Run custom Gesture” and type on the screen where your passcode would be, for example if your passcode is 1111 you would need to press top left four times.
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6. Once completed press save and give it a go. Head to you lock screen and use your phrase to run the gesture.
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8. If you find that your button presses are a little bit off or a bit slow then edit the gesture until it is how you want it to be.

This is really useful if you find that you cannot easily type in your passcode or your device is not reading your face ID.

On another note if you find yourself locked out of your iPhone we also have a guide for that. What’s more, we also have information available if you are having issues with your Face ID or Touch ID.

If you find either of these guides does not resolve your issue, message us here on live chat or book your device in for the necessary repair as described in these resources.

An iPhone can become locked or disabled if you enter the wrong passcode too many times or if you've forgotten your iPhone's passcode. This is a problem—as long as your iPhone is locked and you don't have the passcode, you can't use it. That means you'll need to erase the contents of the iPhone and start over. Here's what to do.

How to Unlock an iPhone Without the Password 

There's good news and bad news. The good news is you can unlock an iPhone even without its passcode. The bad news is you have to erase the iPhone and set it up from scratch. If you've got a recent backup of your iPhone, you can restore it and essentially have it return to normal. If not, though, you may lose some data. Here's what to do:

1. If you use Windows, install iTunes on your computer. If you use a Mac, skip to the next step.

2. Begin by turning off your iPhone (the steps differ by model, but the link has instructions for every iPhone).

3. Connect the USB cable that came with the phone to your iPhone, but not to your computer.

4. Hold down a button to put your iPhone into Recovery Mode:

   • on iPhone 8, iPhone X and newer, and iPhone SE (2nd gen) and newer, use the Side button
   • on iPhone 7, hold the Volume Down button
   • on iPhone 6, iPhone SE (1st gen) and earlier, hold the Home Button.

5. Keep holding the button and plug the other end of the USB cable into your computer.

6. When the Recovery Mode screen appears on your iPhone, let go of the button.

   
   

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7. What you do here depends on what kind of computer you're using:

   • On Windows: Open iTunes.
   • On Mac: Open a new Finder window and click your iPhone in the left-hand sidebar (you may need to expand the Locations section).

8. Click Restore.

   
   

9. Follow all onscreen instructions. As you do, you'll need to wait for your computer to download updated software, erase your iPhone, and return it to set-up mode.

10. As part of the setup, you can choose to restore from a backup (if you have one) and set a new passcode.

11. When the set up is complete, disconnect your iPhone from the computer.

There are lots of third-party apps that claim to be able to unlock an iPhone without the passcode. Don't believe it. Apple's security is very difficult to defeat. While there have been some very limited instances of hackers getting around the security, that requires very expensive and very sophisticated devices. Don't waste your money.

How to Unlock an iPhone Without the Password Using Find My

If you don't have a computer, you can use Apple's Find My service (which is usually used to find lost devices) to unlock your iPhone by erasing it. This assumes you've already set up Find My, of course. If you have, follow these steps:

1. On any device that's connected to the internet, open a web browser and go to iCloud.com.

2. Log in using your Apple ID and password (this is not the passcode for your iPhone. It's your username and password used with Apple devices and when buying things from Apple platforms like the App Store).

   
   

3. Click Find iPhone.

   
   

4. Click All Devices and then click your iPhone.

   
   

5. Click Erase iPhone.

   
   

6. In the pop-up, click Erase.

   
   

7. After your iPhone has been erased, you can set up it like new or choose to restore your data from a backup and set a new passcode.

If you've tried these options and still can't unlock your iPhone, you can contact Apple for support. For online or phone help, go to Apple's support website. You can also make an appointment for in-person help at your closest Apple Store.

FAQ

• How do I unlock my iPhone with no password and just my phone?

  If your iPhone is running iOS 15.2 or later, Find My is on, and you're connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data, keep trying your password until you see "Erase iPhone" in the bottom-right corner. Select Erase iPhone, then enter your Apple ID password when prompted. This will erase your iPhone and reset it to factory settings, at which point you restore it during setup.

• How do I unlock my iPhone with no password and without a computer?

  So long as you have Find My turned on, you can use the Find My app on a connected iPad or even the web browser on an Android phone to reset and unlock your iPhone instead of a computer.

• Can I unlock my iPhone without a passcode using the camera?

  There have been bugs and exploits in older versions of iOS that would allow you to unlock your iPhone by accessing the camera, but those security loopholes have been closed for a long time now.

  Can you unlock a locked iPhone without password?

  If you can't remember your passcode when you try again, use a computer to put your iPhone in recovery mode. Recovery mode allows you to erase the iPhone, giving you access to set it up again. After you erase your iPhone, you can restore your data and settings from a backup.

  How do you unlock a locked Apple iPhone?

  To unlock iPhone, press the Home button using the finger you registered with Touch ID. To lock iPhone again, press the side button. iPhone locks automatically if you don't touch the screen for a minute or so.

  How do you unlock an iPhone without knowing the password without resetting it?

  To unlock an iPhone without restore via AnyUnlock:.

  Choose Unlock Screen Passcode. ... .

  Get a Matching Firmware. ... .

  Tap on Unlock Now to Remove Screen Passcode. ... .

  Screen Passcode Removed Successfully. ... .

  Sign in iCloud Account and Choose Find iPhone. ... .

  Select the iPhone without Passcode. ... .

  Choose Erase iPhone. ... .

  Remove Screen Lock Passcode..

  Can you unlock an iPhone without Apple ID and password?

  You can go to the Apple store for help if you cannot find your Apple ID password. The Apple authorities will be able to help you activate an iPhone without an original apple ID.