Have you ever forgotten your iPhone password and you didn’t know what to do until you took it to a phone engineer before you were able to access your device, or do you want to learn how to reset your phone if you forget your password in the future?
So, if this is you, or if you’ve been locked out of your iPhone because someone played a prank and changed the password/Face ID (yep, it happened to me), I will provide you with methods that are simple enough to clean your iPhone and fully reset it as if it were a brand new unit. it’s time to consider factory resetting your old Apple device. If you’ve forgotten your password, here’s how to reset it.
How to Reset Your iPhone Using Find My iPhone
This is the faster alternative, but you are technically abusing a function that is intended to be utilized if your phone is lost or stolen. If you’ve misplaced your phone, don’t quickly erase it. Instead, set it to Lost Mode, which will prevent unauthorized use of your smartphone.
Step 1: Launch a web browser on your laptop or desktop and navigate to the iCloud website.
Step 2: Click Find iPhone
Step 3: This will display a map of all your devices, from which you may select your iPhone.
Step 4: When prompted, choose Erase iPhone, enter your Apple ID credentials, and confirm the phone erasure.
Step 5: From here, you can configure it as a new iPhone.
How to Reset An iPhone Using Finder or iTunes
This method will necessitate a combination of button presses as well as timing the cable connection with such button presses. It’s a little more difficult, but it’s simple to understand!
Step 1: Turn off your iPhone. For phones newer than the iPhone 8, hold down the Lock and Volume down buttons until the power slider appears. For anything older, simply press and hold the Lock button to achieve the same result.
Step 2: When the phone is switched off, connect it to your Mac or PC and force it into recovery mode. There are several ways to accomplish this:
- If you have a phone that is newer than the iPhone 8, press and hold the Lock button on the right side.
- If you have an iPhone 7, hold down the Volume Down button.
- Press and hold the Home button for anything older.
Step 3: Hold this button down until you see the Apple logo appear. You’ll eventually see the recovery mode screen, which shows a charging wire and a laptop.
Step 4: At this point, launch Finder on a Mac or iTunes on a PC.
Step 5: Select the iPhone that appears, and you’ll see an error notice stating that there is a problem with the iPhone. Choose Restore from this menu.
Step 6: This process may take some time, but once finished, you will be able to set up your iPhone as new.