My husband died and I don’t know his passcode. Is there anyway we can unlock the phone so it can be used ?

My husband died and I don’t know his passcode. Is there anyway to reset his phone so that it can be used?

Posted on Dec 6, 2019 6:53 AM

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Posted on Dec 6, 2019 9:06 AM

Take it to an Apple Store with the death certificate as well as any documentation that you are now the legal heir to the device and Apple will help reset the iPhone so that you can use it. You will not be able to recover anything off it but they will help you reset it.

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My husband died and I don’t know his passcode. Is there anyway we can unlock the phone so it can be used ?

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